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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
2
The Garland Globe displays weekly publication notes from Garland Utah with subscription terms for one year six months and three months and advertising rates available on request. Editor and Manager listed as J A Wixom.
Harry Kendall Thaw leaves Mattenwan hospital for the criminal insane and stays in the Dutchess county jail pending a writ of habeas corpus ruling. The supreme court will hear the hearing next Monday with District Attorney Jerome opposing release. Thaw shows improved health after weight gain, and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw may testify if needed in the annulment case.
A Newport Oregon storm incident on Friday night caused the Minnie Kelton to shift its deck load and spring a leak. A big wave washed deck cargo and cabin overboard by Saturday noon leaving the vessel waterlogged and unmanageable. Seven crew drowned, four on a raft attempted to reach shore with one man surviving with a broken leg. Local life-saving crews rescued nine men near fifteen miles north of Newport.
Fort Scott Kansas court granted the government's third request to adjourn the trial of Fred D. Warren editor of the Appeal to Reason. The case concerns a $1000 reward flyer in the kidnapping of ex Governor Taylor of Kentucky. The paper pursued attention to a Supreme Court ruling on the Western Federation of Miners officers transfer.
Washington Senator Bulkeley of Connecticut spoke in the senate on the Brownsville affray. He asserted the Twenty-fifth regiment’s innocence, blaming rioters from outside the town and an uncooperative local element for the August 13 14 1906 incident and questioning witness testimony due to Wight's absence.
Butte Montana Lewis Ferris a rancher near the scene of the attempted holdup of the North Coast limited was wounded on East Park street while resisting or retrying by Sergeant Sinnel of the local police Ferris is wanted in Madison and Deer Lodge counties on robbery charges and had been suspected from the fleet He came into Butte Monday and pawned a rifle police found cartridges beside the track the night of the holdup fit this gun
Fort Scott Kansas article notes Clarence Darrow defending Moyer Haywood and Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners in Boise City trial. He says he would sign a mercy petition for Harry Orchard, the confessed slayer of Idaho Governor Governor Geunenberg, and expresses sympathy for Orchard. Darrow also defends Editor Warren of the Appeal to Reason, a Socialist publication, on charges of mall misuse.
Fire swept the New Aveline hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana early Sunday killing at least a dozen people. Rescue crews used ladders to reach guests as many leaped from windows to the street. the six story brick structure burned from the elevator shaft at 3 30 am and collapsed floor by floor.
Telegraph reports from the west coast describe a Peru revolution beginning at Chosica near Lima led by Augusto Duyan. Rebels cut Lima’s electric wires and seized a railroad train as government troops moved to quell the disturbance. No outcome details yet. The prior uprising occurred in 1889, known as the Billinghurat Duran movement.
A Sunday morning blaze in a four story brick tenement at 17 Humboldt Street Brooklyn kills six, including a mother and her four children, with four others injured. Police and firemen rescue many trapped residents by brave jumps to life nets as dozens more escape.
Berlin reports Baron Von Ruexleben, 35, killed by his wife Baroness Udo Von Ruexle at their Buddenberg chateau near Dortmund as he prepared to retire. She then wounded herself but survives. No motive given. The couple wed in Berlin last November. she 26.
Eddie Gregg, 12, placed flowers on A W Copeland’s door at Foy station near Seattle as a May day custom. The boy rang the bell, fled when no one answered, and Copeland fired a shotgun as the door opened, injuring Gregg in the thigh and risking blood poisoning.
Pekin reports a growing boycott of Japanese goods linked to the Tated Maru incident. Admiral Ijuin's cruiser squadron remains off Taku after meeting the emperor and empress dowager. Japan seeks British support to stop the boycott through joint China representations while blaming Canton influences for the campaign. China uses foreign and native press to sway Western opinion, which Japan views as hostile amid Anglo Japanese alliance tensions.
Two white gunmen boarded the New York and St. Louis express at Union Station in Pittsburg at 10 06 Thursday night and overpowered the express messenger. They escaped with four bags of currency whose amount is unknown, fleeing to Walker's station eleven miles west in a secluded area. Secret service and local police have been alerted but no identification has been made.
President Roosevelt sent condolences to Emperor Hirohito after the Japanese cruiser Matsushima was destroyed by a magazine explosion at Pessadores on April 30. He expressed deep shock and grief at the disaster, noting 24 officers, 33 midshipmen, one warrant officer, and 150 sailors lost.
In Wardner Idaho a dynamite blast wrecked a newly built ranch house on the North Fork river injuring BE Carlson his wife and their hired man who was hurled from the building. The blast killed or injured animals and destroyed the barn. Investigators found no culprit yet though threats from nearby Finnish workers are noted.
Columbus reports state authorities consider declaring martial law in the Burley tobacco district to shield residents from night rider violence from Kentucky. The plan would be used if the legislature does not authorize the adjutant general to dispatch a secret service guard into the district.
Washington report states the house foreign relations committee will favor a bill to buy American embassy legation and consular buildings abroad with up to 1 million dollars yearly. For this year the bill earmarks 500,000 for embassies at Berlin and Mexico City and 500,000 for purchases at Shanghai and Yokohama.
Express Robbery In Mexico reports a loss of 01,000 in Mexican currency from a City of Mexico car bound for a Chihuahua bank. Two Torreon arrests occurred, officials doubt the detainees hold the money, and one company agent remains under suspicion awaiting arrest.
New York Governor Charles E. Hughes will remain in the presidential canvass until the national convention in Chicago selects a candidate. General Stewart L. Woodford announced this at a conference of New York delegates at the Hotel Astor, urging continued support for Hughes’ candidacy.
Representative Murdock of Kansas has asked the state department to explain Ambassador Selahman action in seeking Mrs. Bernard Warkentin's signature on a release for the Turkish prince who fatally shot her husband on a Damascus railroad train. The department will request an explanation before any formal complaint is filed.
William A Stetson a famed leather dealer faced bankruptcy petitions filed by creditors Friday. Included are Ford Morocco company Wilmington Del where he was president Houston Rome Leather company where he was secretary and William A Stetson company Boston where he led. Liabilities amount to 3 000 000 dollars.
Henry P. Turpin aged 32 of Harrisburg Pa attempted suicide twice in the old Pennsylvania canal. A bulldog aided his rescue efforts as two men pulled him from the water, but on the third attempt he escaped their hold and drowned. He had been drinking heavily at the time.
In Fort De France Island of Martinique a deadly political clash erupted in the city hall between rival factions led by vice mayor M Labat and mayor M Severe. The mayor was killed and several others wounded in the gun battle.
European chef Auguste Escoffier praised New York as offering superior cuisine before returning to Europe. He said American meals are well cooked, and that if he were younger he would move to New York to enjoy the hospitality, noting Americans eat better than others.
Mexican officials seize a wagon road of contraband goods at Nogales Bonora, arresting Jesus Gonzales of La Moda Co. and seizing driver Martinez before releasing him after deposition. On Thursday Jeffrey & Co brokerage office is shuttered by government order for alleged smuggling involvement.
John Holan, a lone pedestrian en route to Melrose from the north, halted a planned explosion by discarding dynamite into a river. Police link the blast to powder stolen from the Weaterlaken and Peterson mine. The northbound Oregon Short Line train was delayed while investigators probed the site six miles from Melrose.
Glasgow dispatch reports the Clyde ship-builders locking out 6000 wood-workers as part of a broader UK stoppage. The dispute pits Ship-building Employers' Association against northeast coast workers who refused wage cuts and sought federation arbitration. Thousands more in other trades face imminent lockouts, risking a nationwide shipbuilding halt affecting about 250000 men.
Washington reports army engineers in charge are focusing on preserving park roads. Sprinkling to prevent disintegration is costly, about 200000 dollars for perhaps 100 miles of road. Some propose alternative treatments, but concerns about expense remain.
The Prince de Sagan plans to become Protestant to allow a civil and religious marriage to Mme. Gould after the Catholic Church refused to annul her first marriage. He hopes that converting will enable both ceremonies and unite them.
A wealthy backed bid will launch before the Louisiana legislature meeting in Baton Rouge on May 11 to ban all betting at racing tracks, aiming to close tracks permanently. No opposition strategy has been disclosed.
Charles W. Morse, former banker and steamship promoter, plans to pay every dollar of his indebtedness. His counsel said settlements with the National Bank of North America are only the beginning and he will settle all claims quickly. Upon completion, Morse is said to be worth at least $2,000,000 after debts are cleared.
Prince Wilhelm, second son of King Gustave, wed Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovas at Tsarko-Selo. The ceremony featured grand display as crowds gathered in the muddy palace square amid European court pomp.
Washington reports Representative Vreeland introduced a revised currency bill replacing the Aldrich plan. It creates a currency commission with twelve lawmakers and six presidential appointees, and forms national clearing house associations by at least ten banks with combined capital and surplus of five million dollars. Emergency currency would start at four percent, rising monthly to ten percent until circulation is retired.
In Denver, Judge RK E Lewis in US district court upheld US Forest Service grazing rules on public lands. The case, brought by government and Colorado Cattle & Horse Growers Association against Red Light near Aspen, challenged state common and police law. Demurrer overruled. stock interests plan to go to the US Supreme Court.
The Atlantic fleet of battleships left Santa Barbara after five days in port and headed for Monterey as the next stop on its long itinerary. A Wednesday dance on Plaza Del Mar honored fleet officers with about forty young women from Santa Barbara's social circle participating in the festivities under a large tent.
Coroner begins inquest into Irene May Smith death a six year old of Alliance parents and uncle linked to fanatical religious sect. Bachman claims the child was possessed by the devil and says he killed her by command from heaven.
Reno governor John Sparks, after three weeks visiting his daughter in San Francisco, returned to Reno Wednesday severely paralyzed by a stroke. Accompanied by his wife, Dr. St. Clair, and a nurse, he remains in very serious condition with two paralyzed hands but his speech intact, and grave fears for recovery.
In Middletown New York the six year old Mary Kelly daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Kelly disappeared from home Monday. Authorities say the Beard is pursued. fears rise as townsfolk fear kidnapping. The area near Staatsburg Rockland county lies close to New York City.
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