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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1907
Page
2
The Garland Globe lists advertising rates and terms for one year six months and three months with prices .50 and .00. Advertising rates furnished on application. General Manager J A Wikcom Editor fee stated as $1.50.
Survivors recount brutal moments when women were left by men seeking safety after the steamer Larchmont sank in Block Island Sound. Captain McVey and crew are accused of abandoning passengers as 438 known dead and 167 aboard. Harris Feldman describes a brutal raft ordeal where many perished from cold and exposure.
Herman Frankholdt a well digger was trapped twenty four hours under tons of earth when the well caved in near South Omaha. He survived by air from an iron pipe and a hollow ladder and was rescued after eight hours of digging following heard taps.
An underground gas leak caused an explosion at a restaurant run by B. Consorti at 114 116 West Second Street. Four people were killed and nearly a score injured as a two story brick building housing several small businesses was wrecked. The blast damaged the Consorti restaurant and Verger’s laboring establishment along with other offices on the second floor.
Washington reports the senate passed a bill granting government right to appeal to the Supreme Court over constitutional questions in criminal cases. The measure, discussed for days, advanced after amendments shown not to change the bill’s core aim despite criticism from several senators.
The British steamer Heliopolis collided with the Orlanda off Penarth at midnight. The Orlanda sank in half an hour with fourteen dead including the captain. nineteen crew were aboard the Orlanda, six reaching a lifeboat and all but one surviving after rescue by a pilot boat. The Heliopolis drifted away, chartered to carry 2000 Spanish emigrants to Honolulu.
Rabbi Emil G. Hersch told a National American Woman Suffrage Association audience that society worships war and soldiers and condemns women to be denied voting rights. He urged a government built on the home with mothers and women having a vote on family and national issues.
New York Mrs Lottie Wallen wife of Leopold Wallan a bronze importer was charged with first degree murder for poisoning her mother Mrs Ida Binge who died February 6 after a cancer operation. An analysis of stomach contents showed poisoning. She was held without bail.
Journal reports no formal move yet toward a California settlement under the Roosevelt-San Francisco agreement. Authorities maintain a calm, resolute stance, with a settlement on that basis possible though potentially lengthy and prone to violent opposition if pursued.
In Topeka Kansas the senate will consider a bill to appropriate 76000 dollars for expositions. W D Webb special commissioner has worked to secure backing from house and senate. Exposition planned for Beattle in 1909 to build a Kansas exhibit and cover related costs.
Washington senators approved the immigration bill conference report authorizing the president to exclude Japanese laborers at his discretion. The House action is uncertain as debates focus on banning entrances. The vote on the appeal failed 46 to 44 along party lines, and the conference report passed without a roll call.
A wreck on the Harlem division near Woodlawn road, Bronx, killed eighteen passengers and later four more died of injuries. At least fifty were seriously injured as trains derailed on a sharp curve after speeds around sixty mph. Officials debated causes with initial blame on axle failure.
The Western Retail Lumbermen's association finished its convention at Armory Hall Salt Lake City electing officers. George B Merrill of Salt Lake was reelected president. New officers include H D Andrews Caldwell vice president F K E Rotting Ritzville Wash W P Monson Preston Ida and D R Beebe Provo. Directors for two years are J M Hunt Bozeman Mont and J B Bartlett Lewiston Ida. The 1908 convention will be held in Tacoma Wash.
Senator William A. Clark of Montana urged separating Japanese immigration provisions in Culberson's amendment during a Saturday Senate debate. He also criticized President Roosevelt for meddling with San Francisco school policies affecting Japanese attendance.
Frederick A. Holbrook chairman of a furniture manufacturers association accused of conspiring with K. H. Stafford to restrain trade in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Law. Holbrook was arrested Saturday on a federal court warrant prompted by the Department of Justice.
In Trinidad Colorado a Mexican man named Tafeya killed Juan Griego near Segundo and then killed an American named Grivery at Sopris. He surrendered after first aid and says he acted as he was justified in both killings.
The three masted schooner Harry Knowleton collided with the toy line steamer Larchmont off Watch Hill near Rhode Island at about 11 PM. Nearly 200 aboard, only nineteen survived, with forty eight bodies recovered. Differences over fault cited by captains. Knowleton avoided fatalities.
In The Hague the acting premier Dr De Meester announced ministers had tendered their resignations to the queen after the army estimates were rejected. The first chamber vetoed the war budget on February 9 prompting a cabinet crisis over war minister Braal’s push to reorganize the military.
On Tuesday Representative Mon dell introduced a resolution, adopted, demanding Secretary Hitchcock report to the house by what lawful authority he issued orders on January 20 and other dates. The orders withdraw 64,000,000 acres of public lands across western states and territories from entry and prohibit all forms of entry in Alaska.
President Roosevelt through Secretary Root proposes to insert a clause in the immigration bill to bar Japanese coolie labor from the United States. Speaker Cannon and Republican leaders in Congress are informed. Mayor Schmitz’s delegation supports the provision.
Washington report says the house committee on public lands adopted a leasing clause aligned with President Roosevelt’s coal lands plan. The bill limits leases to 2560 acres per winner and a royalty of 2 cents per ton, with post leasing withdrawal possible but not pre leased. Western lawmakers oppose broad immediate withdrawals from entry.
Alexis Alladin, head of the Peasant party in Russia, arrived in New York and warned that thirty million Russians are near famine with a million deaths possible in the coming months. He urged American help but said funds must bypass the government and be controlled by American relief committees with Russian access. He warned that without constitutional government, a vast strike could dwarf the 1800 uprising.
In Silverton Colorado a southbound Gladstone and Northern train carried twenty passengers when the rear coach jumped loose on a steep grade. Conductor Carl Barnes halted a panicked crowd and helped passengers leap to the platform before the car left the track and toppled down an embankment. Barnes suffered serious injuries to hips and body.
A jury for the Steve Adams murder trial was completed Friday. Members include Geo Wilson mining man A R Ivard retired Jacob Frank miner George H Curtis Morning paper employee Harry Wilton mining man Pink Rogers candyman John Furat hotel proprietor Peter Doyle Hecla mines employee Frank J Riding merchant H B Elters dairyman J Conners retired J Vanderwerker miner.
Washington marked by a grand jury indictment against Anna M. Bradley for murder in the first degree for shooting ex Senator Arthur Brown of Salt Lake at the Raleigh hotel on December 8. She was held by the coroner's jury at the inquest and has remained in the district jail awaiting action.
Philadelphia report states the Jas. P. Dunlap Carpet Co. faces temporary embarrassment with about 600000 in mobilities. Causes include unpaid tentative stock subscribers and president James Dunlap clashing with the jute trust.
The Russian general Kuropatkin’s confiscated history of the Russo Japanese War portrays disarray and disobedience in command. It charges officers like Kaulbars with blame for Mukden and argues Japan’s preparedness outweighed Russia’s. The three volumes cover Liao Yang Sha River and Mukden with critical conclusions.
In New York the Thaw-White trial paused when juror Joseph B Bolton’s wife died shortly after he reached her bedside. The court adjourned until Monday and freed the 11 remaining jurors with caution to avoid media reports.
A city wide strike disrupts Butte and Anaconda with pressroom workers and Rocky Mountain Bell operators demanding higher pay. Linemen may join in. about 400 people involved, newspapers suspended for up to two months as Allied Printing Crafts vs. local publishers clash.
Butte mail carriers plan a mass resignation on March 1 after Washington rejected a wage increase. Postmaster George Irvin reported carriers had tendered resignations two weeks earlier, saying they cannot survive on current pay and would quit unless pay is raised.
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