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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1909
Page
2
The Garland Globe of Garland Utah lists subscription terms: one year in advance for $1.50, 17 months for unspecified price, and three months for 60 cents. Advertising rates are available on application.
A roundup of Utah state items notes new flour mill planned for Payson, a free delivery system for Binghams, and Utah’s G A R encampment crowd heading to Salt Lake City. Also reported are deaths from smallpox and an Ogden hospital memorial project, plus jail, health, and public safety updates across the state.
French aviator Louis Bleriot crossed the English Channel in an airship from Calais to Dover in under half an hour averaging about 45 mph with occasional speeds near 60 mph. He claimed the 5 000 dollar Mall prize, despite rivals Latham and de Lambert aiming for the attempt, and flew with his wife and friends aboard in windy chop under a 20 mph breeze. He descended near Dover at dawn after circling the coast and stayed about 260 feet above sea level.
Wabash passenger train No 4 plunged into the Missouri river thirty miles east of Kansas City Saturday night. Six people died and thirty six were injured with three possibly fatally. Flooding and undermined roadbed had weakened the track. a freight run three hours earlier had passed safely. Fifty feet of track collapsed as the engine and cars toppled into the river.
Dr Roy M Collins a top Portland surgeon was killed by his wife after a six month marriage at Major Sladen's residence. The wife allegedly confessed to Dr Charles Frisbie and was arrested. authorities cite temporary mental aberration from unfounded jealousy as motive. Mrs Collins, formerly Mrs Van Winkle, comes from a prominent Portland family.
Four people die when a Sons of Hermann picnic boat capsizes on the Yellowstone River near Billings Montana Alderman John Staffek is among the victims. Three young girls ages 16 17 and 6 are involved with one girl rescued after hours of effort by W J Scott who pulled her from the water and revived the child.
Senator Newlands entertained at Woodley Washington with a moonlit supper for the Gridiron club officials and top federal leaders. F. H. Newell presented an illustrated talk on western reclamation projects with stereopticon views of irrigation efforts in Wyoming Colorado Utah Montana Nevada and Arizona.
News from St. Petersburg reports the murder of Princess Alexander Mestchersky at her father's Smo lensk estate. The housekeeper, seeking revenge after dismissal, decapitated the 14 year old girl with an ax. The Mestchersky family ranks among Russia's oldest noble lines with many notable historical ties.
A cloudburst deluged Two Mile Canyon north of Boulder injuring six and drowning Verne Carlisle aged 13 of Robinson Illinois and Arthur Dickerman age 26 of Greeley Colorado. Mrs Vergie Abbott of Garden City Kansas and Zera Carlisle of Robinson Illinois were seriously hurt.
In the Commercial club building stairway at 8 16 Saturday morning two men attempted to rob Cashier Sweet of the Pullman company. Sweet fought back and was struck but alarmed by cries, the robbers fled with no gain. Suspects J H Cummings, a laid off railway fireman, and W Rose a peanut butcher, were arrested and named as the likely culprits.
In New York a bankruptcy petition by John T. Garrison, filed on July 24, cites Eastman & Co. liabilities of 92000 and assets of 1132, plus individual liabilities of 28300 and assets of 13700, recalling the deaths of Edith Woodill and Robert B. Eastman on Maryland's eastern shore last month.
King Edward visited Wrest Park on a weekend stay with Ambassador and Mrs. Reid. Local notables from across the country attended as the host escorted the king through the avenue to the house where guests were presented and tea was served.
Texas congressman Randell presented a resolution asking the speaker to appoint the judiciary committee to study amending the law to prohibit congress and courts from receiving favors from public service corporations trusts and others with legislative interests. The resolution was voted down.
Cheremne-4ye- He Anna Belend of Ashton Ky traveled to Wyoming seeking any trace of her brother Frank Friend who vanished two years ago while working as a cowboy on a Cheyenne area ranch. Letters from Friend stopped abruptly two years ago, and relatives fear foul play.
Salt Lake City marks Pioneer Day on July 24, the 62nd anniversary of Mormon pioneers arrival. Business nearly stops. resorts fill to capacity. Sandy hosts a grand celebration, with Lehi Provo Park City Logan Ogden and many towns joining in observed festivities.
Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound railroad announces elimination of all switching charges on grain at Tacoma and Seattle docks and mills. The policy raises grain price by about one cent per bushel for growers and exporters, signaling a major shift in Northwest railroad freight terms.
In Mancos a dry town Ed F. Nolan a prominent trader was fatally wounded by Marion Baker a Salt Lake City plane salesman. Nolan accused Baker of supplying liquor to his sons and warned him to stop. on Sunday the confrontation escalated and a shot ended Nolan’s life.
New York’s Cornelius P. Shea, ex Chicago labor figure and former Teamsters president, drew a sentence of not less than five and not more than twenty-five years after being found guilty of attempting to murder Aliee Walsh, a former Chicago waitress he had lived with in New York. Judge Foster denounced Shea as he pronounced the term, saying the ruling aids organized labor by removing such a figure to state prison.
George Gleason was arrested by detectives in the tenderloin district and held for Helena authorities on a charge of stealing 150 dollars from Attorney Spaulding of Helena. Gleason says Spaulding gave him a check to cash to resume poker play but Gleason used the money and lost it in Butte games.
Rioting at the N. R. Allen and Sons tannery in Kenosha Wisconsin led to guards firing on strikers near the plant entrance injuring at least one and prompting state troops to prepare for deployment. A deputy and a policeman were attacked with bricks and clubs as arrests followed amid ongoing labor unrest shaping a lengthy dispute at the tannery.
In Cheyenne William White and R W Stockwell of Rock Creek were arrested in Laramie after a spree that saw $445 spent on wine. White deposited $4020 in a Laramie bank claiming the money was found in a glass jar buried in a cellar. The seized gold coins are old dates and officials believe part of a Union Pacific train robbery swag from Wilcox years ago.
Cambridge Massachusetts Charles W Eliot former Harvard president spoke at the Harvard summer school of theology predicting a new religion not bound by dogma or creed. It would promote cooperative goodwill, attack evil, rely on natural law, and emphasize prevention with skilled surgeons as members. It would focus on joy and life rather than sorrow and death.
Robert Widdison a longtime Park City blacksmith and respected citizen left his home on Thursday at 1 30 PM after packing tools and sharing keepsakes with his wife and two children. He then went to the barn and shot himself with a double barreled shotgun, dying soon after.
Reports to the Isthmian Canal company in Washington show substantial progress along the line. Excavation reaches about 80,000,000 cable yards, near the total dirt removed by the French during their operation. Under 100,000,000 cable yards remain to be removed, with transit readiness estimated for January 1, 1915.
St. Petersburg reports a steady cholera trend with a peak of 120 cases and a drop to 52 by Thursday. City hospitals admit about 800 patients and 48 in suburban facilities receive care. Preventive inoculation, once common in 1908, is deemed useless by experts.
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