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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
2
The Garland Globe of Garland Utah lists advertising rates by inquiry. It notes a weekly Saturday publication and provides editor and manager J. A. Wixom contact for details.
The Utah Democratic platform endorses national party principles from Denver, calls for direct primary elections for state and U S Senate candidates, fiscal restraint, state economy, and reform of public spending. It supports a state department of mines, health, road construction, and pension plans for veterans, while praising alignment with Bryan for president and vows to commemorate Lincoln’s birthday.
A gunnery drill near Toulon ends in a violent blast that wrecks the after turret of the French armored cruiser La Touche Treville and kills all thirteen men of the gun crew. The accident mirrors a prior incident at the gunnery schoolship Cow Tone off Low Salion d'Hyeres on August 12, when a breech burst killed all aboard and wounded eighteen.
William HH Munn a stock clerk employed at a Detroit club was found murdered in an alley between Congress and Fort Streets near Cass Street. He lived in Colburn Idaho. A bullet wound in the right temple ended his life and neighbors heard shots Monday night. Teamsters found the body Tuesday on a bale of bag, upright. No motive is known.
Famine threats loom as Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia endure a prolonged drought. Rivers run low starving coal and lumber works. about 16 000 river miners face layoff and over 20 000 Ohio steel workers may halt without relief. Authorities warn of epidemics as crops stockpiles drop and economies suffer. Citizens pray for rain to end the crisis.
A severe snowstorm caused the worst crash in Northern Pacific history near Young's Point Hutte Montana. An eastbound passenger train collided with a westbound freight train, killing twenty and wounding many others with gruesome scenes and heroic efforts by relief crews.
London crowds estimated at 800000 gathered in Hyde Park for a Sunday demonstration against the licensing bill. The march included fourteen sections with 60000 riders and 106 bands, as 90 speakers spoke from central points. A bugle call and a rexploration condemned the bill, drawing loud cheers.
Jesse Knight of Provo declines the Democratic gubernatorial nomination after the Logan convention. The party will select a replacement through the Logan committee as Knight focuses on mining interests and private work. Knight cites age and duty to his enterprise, asking to remain a private citizen.
Italian man of large build sparked a wild scene in Washington Square Park on a Saturday. He drew a revolver from his pocket and opened fire at a headpiece, startling loungers who fled in fear before police captured him and he was taken to a hospital in a skeleton jacket.
Manila reports a postponement of the planned reception for visiting American battleships due to cholera concerns. The decision follows fulvicen from Washington and Governor General Smith is expected to convene a conference with territorial officials and Wariness interests to discuss delaying the event until the ship visit proceeds under safe conditions.
Chicago reports Charles W. Haskell resigns as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee three hours after arriving from Guthrie Oklahoma. He cited no desire to burden the party and said he conferred with officials at the national headquarters before making the decision.
Silver Creek Nebraska hundred farmers along the Union Pacific corridor form an association to contest the road s claim to 4100 feet of right of way under a government grant. Membership opens to all landowners along the line between Omaha and Ogden with Charles Wooster as president and a full officer slate chosen.
At Camp Jossman Lieut Edward J. Bloom of the Fourth Infantry and Private Sutilesa of company K were killed Saturday night. Sutties shot Bloom then fatally cut his own throat. Suttles died at once while Bloom lingered until Bundy died. Military authorities are investigating the incident.
Dr Robert Koch leads a European inquiry into tuberculous infection from milk. Dr J F Haymins of Belgium notes that English and German commissions find bovine tuberculosis can originate human tuberculosis, despite counterclaims.
Seven Atlantic steamship lines and three New York operators on the Pacific coast announce a formal traffic agreement for freight via Tehuantepec route to Europe. They post rates 10 to 15 percent lower than prior tariffs in competition with transcontinental railroads.
The body of Thomas Cockrill, a famed Breathitt county Kentucky feudist, was found killed in the Kentucky and Indiana railroad yard in Louisville. His presence in the yards remains unexplained, and he was a brother of Jim Cockrill, once marshal of Jackson, who was assassinated.
Dr Foster of California warned at the twenty third annual meeting of the conference on state and provincial boards of health that the Gulf and Atlantic coasts may already face bubonic plague infection and urged vigilance. The address unsettled delegates in Washington.
Milton C Creviston, who ten days earlier killed John Coons Jr a college student and wounded another, hanged himself in his cell in the gall Saturday night He fired from his house near the sidewalk after being annoyed by rapping on the walls police feared a potential lynching before the suicide
Eighteen people die in a Berlin elevated railroad crash when two trains collide in daylight. A signal error caused the wreck. one crowded car was hurled forty feet to a street, shattering it and injuring many more.
News from Wrangel Alaska reports the cannery ship Star of Thegal wrecked at Helm Point Coronation Inland. Of 157 aboard, 110 perished, 27 survivors were rescued by the Hattle Gage. Captain Wagner of Star of Bengal accuses tug captains Kyak and Hattle Gage of cowardice and vows action. Bodies of fifteen white men buried on the beach. The ship broke in three pieces.
London brace for a Sunday march opposing the focusing bill. Property worth 1.2 million behind the protest. The parade claims 800000 participants including employers and workers from the harness trade and investors, with 90 brass bands and 100 speakers. The event aims to showcase temperance opposition and broader labor support.
Government experts study typhoid fever handling and find most cases linked to impure milk pollution. Reports from peers across the United States emphasize sanitary causes and offer guidance for the layman.
A 100 foot span of the Baltimore and Ohio bridge over the Susquehanna bridged by a wrecked northbound coal train. Watchman William Wilson of Havre de Grace was injured and may die. Officials suspect dynamiting despite initial beliefs of accidental failure.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. has departed for his new job, with the White House confirming the move on Wednesday. Secretary Loeb deflected questions about the specific position saying the president wants the son to draw as little attention as possible and to be given a chance to prove himself.
William J. Bryan, Democratic presidential candidate, spoke in Ohio for a second time in the campaign. His final address drew about 20,000 in Columbia, while Memorial Hall in Columbus held the largest crowd yet, with 6,000 seating and 2,600 more pressed in.
A St Louis and San Francisco passenger train derailed near Spring Creek, Missouri, with the engine and baggage car plunging into the river. Engineer Lew Blood and fireman Harry Gerrous were killed. Thirty six passengers were injured, with one possibly dying. Survivors describe chairs, stoves, and debris trapping travelers as rescuers freed victims from the wreckage.
A powerful typhoon swept central Philippines damaging Samar Leyte and Masbate areas, with wires down and numerous buildings wrecked. Reports from Misshete indicate substantial property loss and many homes destroyed as the storm moved into the China Sea.
Washington Secretary Metcalf forwards a dispatch to Cywlte detailing cholera reports in the Philippines. The message notes potential danger near Manila Cavite and warns of the risk to ships and personnel, with patrols ordered and movements restrained to avoid infection as the vessel fleet remains at hand.
Reports say two strong earthquake shocks were felt Wednesday off Acapulco causing sea agitation and tremors along the coast. A vessel named Thudines from San Francisco to Hamburg encountered heavy seas. its crew were thrown about as the ship rolled. Four people were killed and several others wounded by debris and collapsing gear.
Tan Shao Yi, a high ranking Chinese official, sails to the United States via Liverpool to thank the U S government for remission of part of the Boxer Indemnity and to express gratitude for American investment in northern China development.
Elaine Mines daughter of Senator Stephen EB Wikins, linked to Katherine Ell and the Duke of Abratal, is named defendant in a 100000 breach of promise suit filed Thursday in federal court in her home state. The complaint cites Ada Louise Lonadale, an actress, as the prior fiancée and notes Wikins’ marriage to Emily Bird Kenna.
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