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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
2
The Garland Globe an early 20th century Utah weekly notes humor and science tidbits. It ships weekly from Garland Utah with editor Wixom and explores topics from medical venom price trends to new illuminating gas and tall tale aviation hopes.
A Kalamazoo man struck by lightning three times serves as a remarkable example for long standing politicians clinging to their lightning rods without relief. The odd tale underscores resilience amid persistent political cycles.
Germany asserts a two cent postage entitlement to the United States if Great Britain is involved. It contends that the cost of transmitting letters written in German is no greater than that of sending messages in shorter terms.
The piece notes stronger claims by cities over Homer as the author of Casey at the Bat challenging the traditional view of his sole genius. It highlights enduring affection for celebrated poetry and the debate over authorship.
A tramp buried a rat in a flower pot and sold it as a rare plant to a farmer's wife for 50 cents in Indiana. The note recalls an old scam and contrasts with lumber production figures for 1906 and prior years. It also cites a columnist view on American men and wives.
Opinion jeers at new lyrics to Dixie as wasteful and trivial. The piece notes Leon Delagrange’s flight at Rome and his claim that only minor improvements remain for dirigible flight, remarking the proposal resembles polishing a poem.
In Denver on Monday the Democratic national committee resolved most contests, leaving only Pennsylvania and Idaho for Tuesday. Sixty six seats across Illinois New York Pennsylvania Idaho Ohio and DC faced review by sub committees. Roger Sullivan won 20 Cook county seats amid Burke Aten dispute while Idaho and DC issues drew cautious action.
Lincoln Nebraska reports temporary chairman Theodore A. Bell and Mr. Bryan struggled to reach Denver for the convention opening as high water crippled railroad service, leaving the washout scene at 6 p.m.
Denver reports that James Bryan shows a non rigid stance on the injunction plank for the Democratic platform. He notes possible need for injunctions without damages to property in certain life or irreparable harm situations discussed at a Fairview dinner on July 4.
Johnson wins in the Nineteenth Ohio district after a prolonged subcommittee struggle with a 26 to 24 tally. In the Ninth Ohio district Garber keeps two contestants amid Johnson’s protest. Patrick McCarren faced a hostile hearing in Kings County against Charles Murphy for twelve seats. A Rock Island special train serves amid a washout near Rockeby Nebraska, reaching Belleville Kansas to connect with the Colorado express.
Prominent negroes in this region plan decisive action to oppose the lily white wing of the Republican party in Texas. Opponents say they will vote for Democratic national nominees if treated right, arguing that southern Democrats are the negroes' best friends.
A informal subcommittee led by Governor Haakell drafts a party platform emergency plank with self dissolving injunctions after three or five days. Work continues Monday with prominent party members, aiming to present a perfected platform to the resolutions committee and then to Mr. Bryan in Lincoln.
Lincoln Nebraska endures likely its worst flood as five hives are lost and two more may be gone. Several injured, property damage unquantified, rail traffic halted, hundreds displaced. Acting Mayor Marshall appeals for flood relief donations.
Abraham Ruef was freed from county jail on Monday night on bonds totaling 1 600 000 the largest ever posted in the state. The sum covers seventy eight indictments returned by the Oliver grand jury charging Ruef with bribery of the former board of supervisors in relation to the granting of franchises to public service corporations.
Fire and gas explosion at the Rikovaky coal mine in Yuzovo, European Russia, traps over 200 workers. At least 160 bodies recovered, 75 wounded with ten dying. rescue teams face suffocating conditions and chaotic crowding as troops cordon the area. Cause unknown.
Washington reports a proposed revolutionary movement against Honduras led by former President Bonilla. Salvador and Guatemala warn against such activities in their territories. Honduras seeks guidance from the U.S. and may deploy a warship if needed to protect American interests at Porto Cortez.
In San Francisco Battling Nelson dethroned Joe Gans to claim the world lightweight championship after a fierce 17 round battle. Over 10 000 spectators watched as Nelson wagered heavily on himself and left the ring a winner. Gans conceded the better man won and blamed fatigue as age.
Tokio reports indicate the cabinet resigned at noon Friday with Emperor to likely appoint Marquis Katsura to form a new administration. Announcement expected July 7 or delayed until Prince Ito’s May 12 arrival from Seoul. The next cabinet may chiefly include Yamagata supporters and operate on non partisan lines.
Washington reports that sale prices of commodities climbed higher than any year in the past eighteen, with October the peak and the annual average 25.5 percent above the 1890 1899 ten year baseline. Farm products led gains among the nine groups of 258 recorded commodities.
Five people die and forty are injured as a tornado hits Fort Sumner in Guadalupe county. Governor George Curry and congress delegate W H Andrews tour the devastated region and coordinate relief efforts. The dead include Henry Gerhardt his wife Mise Alvarado and two unidentified sheep herders.
A bleacher collapse at the New England league ball grounds in New Bedford injures about 200 spectators, with one likely fatality. Five taken to hospital including George P. Brock, civil service agent, not expected to survive. fourteen sent home, many others with lighter injuries.
Buenos Aires reports say Paraguayan revolutionists toppled the government in Asuncion after days of street fighting. Emilio Gonzales Naviro named president as ministers sought refuge at the Argentine legation. Casualties estimated around five hundred as public buildings suffered damage.
Ignatius J. Dunn of Omaha has been chosen by the Nebraska delegation as a fourteenth delegate-at-large to the national Democratic convention in Denver to nominate William J. Bryan. Dunn, assistant city attorney, has twelve years of Democratic activity and is regarded as a strong Bryan supporter with a poised voice fit for the large audience.
The Socialist Labor party in New York nominated its presidential and vice presidential candidates for the national election. Martin R. Preston of Nevada would lead the ticket and Donald Munroe of Virginia would be his running mate. The platform repeats the call for a cooperative commonwealth replacing present industrial order. Preston is serving a 25 year Nevada penitentiary sentence for a restaurant shooting during a strike in Goldfield.
The state board of health mandates immediate vaccination for all pupils teachers and janitors and requires sewage infrastructure upgrades across cities. It prohibits stream contamination and warns of prosecutions. No action taken on Boveman smallpox while locals handle it.
Ed Hall the gambler is hospitalized with a concussion after being struck from behind by an unknown man during a Fourth of July dispute. Doctors say recovery is unlikely. An earlier report naming a woman was incorrect. Police did not arrest the assailant.
Advices from Seoul report the campaign against insurgents continues unabated with daily minor engagements across the disturbed region. Army headquarters show insurgent losses about thirty daily and indicate activity waning after mass arrests. insurrection expected to be practically quelled within thirty days.
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