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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
2
The garland globe advertises Saturday publication and subscription terms while a string of society vignettes and quips ranges from a New Jersey 81 year old man’s wife’s arrest to Paris bound gunbagpipe humor. It ends with Harvard president Eliot’s football limits proposal.
A brown haired athlete arrives at the dock with friends and a cameraman. A little boy with a fishing pole outpaces him and topples him into the water during a minor incident captured in the scene.
A Cleveland inventor unveils an air ship designed to remain aloft for months. Skeptics note even the most ardent aeronaut would likely descend to earth every two to three weeks.
A New York physician claimed to remove a human heart and repair an injury with no harm to the patient. The remark sparked further comment about women and romantic pursuits.
The New York teachers who refuse a paid Europe study trip due to pride should be allowed to remain at home.
A Washington Post remark about rich people's marriages being unstable prompts the Baltimore American to question the claim. The paper notes that recent examples do not support the idea and casts doubt on the stereotype that wealth fixes domestic woes.
A Chicago woman drinks to teach her husband a lesson, illustrating how morality does not thrive in humiliation and hinting at a divorce scandal. The piece notes nearly 20 million horses in the U S valued around 2 billion dollars, with horse numbers and values rising as motor cars spread. It likens rural and urban transit growth to crowded tunnels and subways.
Excavations for the Niantic block foundations uncover the remains of the vessel Niantic once sailed from Maine about six decades ago. Abandoned by its crew during the gold rush, the ship was hauled ashore and repurposed as a lodging.
The Youths Companion notes heavy patronage in Brooklyn's Jewish district leading to halted current work and new architects drawing plans for a larger building. On Washington's birthday the temporary library overflowed with a long waiting line, showing strong public eagerness for learning and support for American institutions.
Four thousand Korean police under Japanese officers will be enlisted and trained to keep order in Korea as reinforcements of about five thousand gendarmen arrive to quell bandit activity. Prince Ito orders respect for law abiding citizens and warns of punishment for abuses while expanding telegraph services to improve soldier and police communication. Crop prospects across Korea are excellent.
Delegates from about a thousand dioceses worldwide will attend the Pan Anglican congress in London this June. Laymen and clergy with bishops will attend, with American bishops and dioceses sending representatives. The gathering aims to be one of the era’s great religious worker meetings, with global delegates and mission spokesmen.
Dawson deputy sheriff W M Farmer was arrested in the Well Fargo Express strong box theft at French New Mexico, alleged to have guarded $35,000 destined to pay miners. He was jailed at Raton with two men arrested earlier, with unconfirmed reports of another conspirator under oath.
Police protected strike breakers in Cleveland as street cars ran with improved service. An officer rode each car and heavy wire screens shielded motormen. One serious assault attempt occurred on Miles avenue where missiles struck a car and a conductor drew a pistol.
San Francisco hosts the state convention with 100 delegates from 30 of 38 counties adopting a platform against party fusion and selecting four at large delegates plus four alternates to the national Independence League convention in Chicago on July 27. Eighth district meetings chose two delegates and two alternates from each district.
Salt Lake City reports a large attendance at the Utah Peace Society gathering in the First Congregational Church. A permanent organization was formed and officers, including the board of directors, were elected for the coming year. Members from multiple denominations united for universal peace and war abolition as a dispute settlement.
William D. Shepherd a prosperous poultry fancier and former rough rider was found murdered on his Matawan New Jersey farm on Saturday morning after a warning of a violent death within two weeks His wife and servant Jennie Benty also died while the seven month old baby slept unharmed The house was ransacked and valuables were taken Police suspect the farm as the scene of the crime.
Washington reports a three day White House conference with President Roosevelt governors from forty four states cabinet officers judges and lawmakers discussing methods to conserve national resources. A permanent federal state compact is seen as likely while Secretary Root notes constitutional limits do not bar inter state agreements subject to Congress approval.
Prisoners attempted to break from the government jail at Yekaterinoslay after breaching the wall with a bomb. The assault ended in a brutal clash as guards shot 28 inmates dead and several wounded, with more deaths expected from injuries. A second group in the kitchen was killed to a man when marked by soldiers summoned by prison authorities.
Idaho Republicans convened in Wallace and cut Governor Gooding and Senators Hayburn and Borah from delegate lists to the Chicago national convention. Elected delegates include James H. Brady of Pocatello, B F O Neil Wallace Warren Truitt Moscow C C Cavanah Botwe J W Hart Minan and B M Hetho of Weiser. Taft endorsed for president.
The house judiciary committees set a special order to take up in sequence government liability, Sherley bankruptcy, Caulfield judiciary pension, Goebel newspaper bill, and Goebel appeal from post office fraud orders in committees. The committee omitted Littlefield liquor, Townsend injunction, and Hepburn antitrust amendment bills.
Senator Foraker abandoned efforts to gain consideration of his bill restoring negro troops discharged after the Browneville riot. The Senate tabled Culbersons motion to set Saturday for a vote and then approved December 10 as the voting date.
A noon Wednesday severe storm hit Caney Kansas wrecking the Caney Glans company plant. A fire followed but was checked. no serious injuries reported. J Hinebart’s store roofed, ball park fence and buildings blown to pieces along with other damages.
Beattle-Joseph Garcia described as a Mexican desperado died from wounds after a Wednesday evening shooting at First avenue and Pike street during attempted arrest. He had a long criminal record and was accused of fatally shooting Patrolman Charles O Ford on December 14, 1907, ending a reign of terror in Salt Lake City.
The Vreeland currency bill passed the House 184 to 145 under a special rule. Fifteen insurgent Republicans joined Democrats, who opposed the measure. Debate featured strong Republican enthusiasm as Democrats refused to go on record for the Williams substitute.
San Francisco. Rear Admiral Charlos Stillman Sperry, after returning from The Hague mission, assumed command of the Atlantic fleet. He replaced Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas, who had succeeded Evans, and Thomas issued a farewell address as Sperry boarded the flagship.
A violent tornado swept through Gilliam Bollinger and Elmore in northern Louisiana on Wednesday evening. It left an estimated thirty people dead and about two hundred injured as it tore through a mile wide and fifty mile long path. Gilliam FCilliam residents report thirteen dead while Bollinger cites six. Elmore saw destroyed houses and unknown fatalities. Victims were rushed to Shreveport hospitals as relief trains carried the injured. many structures were leveled.
Three armed bandits elude pursuit after looting the depot at French thirty miles east of Las Vegas NM on the Santa Fe line. They broke into the depot late Thursday, bound the station agent and guard, blew open the safe and escaped with about $46,000 while bloodhounds and pursuers close in. A tramp freed the injured depot crew and raised the alarm.
The Minnesota Democratic state convention endorsed Governor John A. Johnson for president and rejected William J. Bryan as a second choice by 772 to 166. Bryan backers did not force a rump convention after their defeat before the credentials committee.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans reached Washington by train Thursday night at 6 30 after landing in San Diego weeks ago. He stepped from the train aided by crutches and declined the roller chair only to say he would have to use it.
Herman Rhode, convinced he spoke with Mrs Belle Gunness in St Paul, claimed the woman matched photographs of the Indiana murderess. He went to the St Paul Dispatch office on Thursday and insisted the pictured woman was Gunness.
Delegates from fifty commercial and shippers associations met in Chicago to oppose an eastern railroads plan to raise freight rates. W. C. Brown of New York Central warned the increase is deemed necessary, urging that opposition implies wage cuts for 1,500,000 railroad workers and demands responsibility for ensuing results.
Texas Republicans at Fort Worth back Taft for president in official resolutions while endorsing Roosevelt's administration. Delegates were not instructed for Taft to allow a stampede for Roosevelt if favorable. Texas will send two sets of delegates to Chicago, regulars meeting here and reorganized faction at Waco later. No negroes will be admitted to the regular faction.
Mrs Christina Moetaker of South Bend Ind was acquitted of murdering Carleton Morgan outside Mae Green's home in Cassopella at 3 am on April 10. Crowds cheered clapped and sang despite warnings of arrest as verdict was delivered Friday.
In Pensacola Florida fifty seven sticks of dynamite weighing one half to two pounds each were found by navy yard marines about 500 yards from Big Bayou trestle. The whole quantity was secured by navy personnel and is believed to be linked toRecent streetcar bombing suspects.
Chicago-Grundy Stidger a former chief officer of the Golden Circle dropped dead at his home Monday and was buried Saturday. Largely unknown to neighbors and civil war veterans in Chicago his death drew little notice. He served as a secret service man in the last two years of the war.
The Washington government proposes Shanghai for the January 1 1908 meeting where powers will set opium cultivation controls across territories to aid China in curbing opium use. The French government has accepted the American proposal.
A powerful tornado struck northern Sarpy County then moved south tearing through Louisville Bellevue and Richfield. In Omaha twelve killed and about twenty injured with major damage at Bellevue and Louisville. Elmer Leader and Ed Fuller among dead or injured near Richfield.
Washington reports X. O. Pindall as acting governor of Arkansas condemns a dispatch from Little Rock that Allen H. Hamiler, acting in his absence, issued a proclamation for an extra session. Hamiler denies seeking the office after Pindall’s return and consults with attorneys opposing Pindall.
A Tonopah blaze Tuesday night burned an entire block of business houses except the Butler theatre. Twenty eight business buildings and six homes were destroyed. Citizens saved stock by moving goods to safety as the fire, visible from Goldfield, raged for about two hours. The fire department was slow to respond but volunteers and locals aided efforts. Telephone corps supplied 2000 feet of hose in forty five minutes by automobile.
Storm damages total 116000 across Cleveland area. A school floor gave way under eighteen pupils as the roof collapsed but no child was hurt. Teacher Mrs Sayles injured. Mrs Milem seriously hurt as her house collapses. Mrs Gottsche, 78, killed. Six houses and a church wrecked.
Joseph B. Keating, a Fairbanks political manager, rejects Washington reports that the fight was open to Taft. He states Indiana will nominate Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks at the Republican national convention in June and that Fairbanks has his best chance now.
President Roosevelt held a dinner at the White House as a prelude to the conservation conference, meeting governors from many states and territories. It marked the first social function where the president hosted chief executives from multiple states and territories.
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