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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
6
A garbled OCR slice from Grand Rapids Wisconsin era column mixes weather notes, jokes, and scattered observations. It mentions a petlmad car porter robbery and stray references to Wright brothers, Mint, and Congress amid stray weather bureau chatter.
Taft dedicates an 85 foot monument on Hancock avenue at Gettysburg to honor regular army units in the 1863 campaign. Miss Taft unveils the shaft, with wreaths placed by veterans as Secretary Dickinson transfers the memorial to the Gettysburg National Park Commission. Lincoln Statue Dedicated at Hodgenville Ky and other notes follow in a wide roundup.
News describes a strong earthquake felt across Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Indiana and surrounding areas with no deaths but property damage damage to chimneys and buildings in Chicago and Dubuque. Many towns reported tremors and residents feared disasters echoing Messina and San Francisco.
Atlanta reports rising tension as a workers strike widens in Georgia. Disruptions threaten supply chains across a dozen counties with ongoing negotiations hampered by the race issue. Some towns assess food stock, Madison notes 15 days of planned plenty, Washington cites yeast shortages and rising prices, Lithonia holds 12 cart provisions while ice keeps perishables usable.
In Dowagiae Wisconsin eight men were in the Geesey Hoop mill when its boiler exploded. Six died, one later from injuries, one severely hurt, and one escaped uninjured as the fire destroyed the building. Victims include Deforest Geesey, Frank Geesey, Otto Behnke, Charles Fritz, Bastil l Gamber, and Marvin Stewart. Freeman Geesey injured.
A committee representing the Republican party of Porto Rico arrived in Washington to urge U S citizenship for islanders. They aim to win Taft’s support and influence senators and representatives to push the Porto Rican citizenship plank in the recent party platform and Congressional action.
A fire during a commencement program at Mrs. B. C. Boyd's school in Central City, Iowa, killed five girls aged five to eight and injured several others as audience members shielded children with coats. The blaze followed a candle accident after a light was extinguished, causing a rapid collapse of the muslin costumes and panic.
The bandits who held up and robbed a limited train three miles west of Omaha late Saturday night fled with unknown loot. Four attackers wore long coats and masked faces. Empty mail pouches found near Forty-Third and Jackson suggest the robbers came to the city. Authorities, including federal agents, Union Pacific detectives, and local sheriffs, chase every lead and warn surrounding counties. The report cites a possible $200,000 haul and possible escape by auto or fast horse.
A tornado six miles southwest of Mattoon struck farms Tuesday at three o clock, plucking seven geese from E M Thomas s pond and leaving them featherless in the hay mow. Buildings on four farms were demolished but no injuries or stack losses were reported.
Missouri railroads introduced three new passenger rates starting Tuesday. The Missouri Kansas & Texas lines charge three cents a mile in competition with others. Burlington Rock Island and Frisco set two and a half cents per mile, while Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Cotton Belt Wabash and Santa Fe stay at two cents until a state supreme court writ is ruled. Fisheries Commission Meets in Washington discusses uniform protections and seasons for U S and Canada waters with President Jordan attending. A farmer Eli Hill of Yoga City shot his wife and son then himself, likely fatally wounding the latter and leaving the wife seriously hurt. Major Israel Greene, who captured John Brown at Harpers Ferry, has died. Mrs Rockefeller recovers from pneumonia at Hot Springs. A July 9 boxing match for Stan Retebéte is announced in Hot Springs.
The Presbyterian general assembly in Denver endorsed a report urging ministers to petition Congress to halt interstate liquor shipments and bar mail distribution of liquor ads. It rejected a motion to force judges to refuse licenses, while supporting doctrinal teaching and opposing some insurance plans for church property.
Washington reports a scuffle in the senate press gallery between Senator Bailey and W S Manning of the New York Times after a dispute over a newspaper piece questioning Bailey's stance on the income tax. They were separated by Sen Clapp and others with Manning and Bailey giving slightly different accounts of blows. Bailey reportedly had Manning by the throat after the clash.
United States grand jury returns new indictments charging Charles N Haskell F L Severs W W Hutchins C W Turner A Z English and W R Eaton with obtaining government files for Muskogee town lots by illegal means Bond set at 5000 each and promptly posted amid government attorneys and secret witnesses claims indictments secured against him.
An official publication notes the prevalence of horse meat in Paris markets with per capita consumption estimates and widespread import from England. It describes abattoirs, stalls, and shops selling horse and mule meat, contrasting it with other meats and reflecting broad public appetite in the city.
A Nashua based society woman, Mrs Ellsworth, operates what is described as perhaps the only worm hog buyer in America. For two years she buys hogs from farmers, ships to Chicago, and sets prices by Chicago supply projections. She inspects cattle from her home, answers by telephone, and says farmers are fair and she is fair in return.
An article fragment recounts a belligerent kitchen scene and a testimonial about Grapes Nuts and Portum. The reader is urged to consider digestibility and health, citing a speaker who claims relief from indigestion after switching breakfast to Grape Nuts and Portum. A later note touts the product as part of a lifestyle.
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