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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
6
A scrambled OCR page outlines diverse topics from fashion and social norms to crimes, politics, and technology. It references health, marital issues, wartime songs, school policies, forestry efforts, and legal opinions, weaving a mosaic of fragmented notes and opinions.
Reports from Key West and Port au Prince describe foreign tensions as revolutionary activity spirals. German and American warships deploy to protect nationals while authorities deny hostility to foreigners and announce executions limited to Sunday conspirators. The government pledges calm and safe conduct for peaceful foreigners.
Rear Admiral Sperry to bring ships home via Suez for Evans after San Francisco review. Evans to retire in August, remain aboard until the May 8 naval review. Thomas to succeed Evans, retire in October. Sperry to lead fleet homeward voyage with Sperry likely Washington posting afterward. Promotions shuffle Capt Seaton Schroeder and Richard Wainwright fill battleship commands.
Senator Willem Pinckney Whyte, longtime Maryland politician born August 9 1824, died in Wisconsin after illness following a trip to Washington. He began public service with the Maryland House of Delegates in 1847 48 and held numerous offices thereafter.
Irregularities totaling about 6190.98 were found in the accounts of A. A. McDermott former state oil inspector, with estimates of losses between 5500 and 8000. Gov Curtis Guild in critical condition after two weeks illness prompting consultation from three physicians. Southern financier John S. Rainey dies in New Orleans at 62. Grover Cleveland marks 71st birthday at Lakewood. Old warship Monongahela burned at Guantanamo. Stoessel death sentence upheld in Russia. Tommy Burns defeats Jem Roche for heavyweight title in Dublin.
Lieut Gen Smirnoff probably fatally wounded in a pistol duel with Lieut Gen Pack in the Chevalier Guard riding school. Distance 20 paces. Duel arose from a memorandum Smirnoff wrote about the siege of Port Arthur questioning Gen Fock’s courage. Fock demanded satisfaction, honoring his name and reputation.
China concedes all Japanese demands and will purchase arms aboard the Tate, with a Japanese flag to be raised. Tokyo announces a satisfactory settlement of the Tatsu affair. Also in Kentucky news a $60 reward is offered for arrests of night riders in Woodford and Scott counties.
Delegates at the Republican state convention elected four delegates-at-large to the national convention and instructed them to back Taft. They endorsed Senator Allison and gave 67 percent support amid party divisions. The platform calls for tariff revision at a special congressional session, with Cummins supporters consternated by the stand-pat pressure. The session opened with Frank P. Woods as chair, followed by H. W. Byers and C. G. Saunders guiding the proceedings and caucus results.
About 8,600 unionized workers at St Louis breweries walked out after a factional quarrel in Beer Drivers Local 42. The strike came from International United Brewery Workers of America after fruitless talks with brewery representatives. Police protection was provided at each brewery during the actions.
Caldwell Idaho Harry Orchard was sentenced to death on a guilty plea for a series of murders tied to the Steunenberg case. Despite conversion in prison he offers no escape plan, and Judge Wood urged the state pardons board to commute the death to imprisonment. The death sentence followed his re arrest last week after his confession.
The fortifications act, totaling 3 210 611 dollars, was reported to the house appropriations committee. Concerns over provoking Japan led to recommending a much smaller 18 million dollar fortification plan and focus on Hawaii and the Philippines, with minimal continental funding.
Washington reports the US Supreme Court division of six to two affirmed the circuit court ruling against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway for granting rebates on shipments and Packers of Kansas City accepting them for export. Justice Brewer dissented. The decision, announced today, is part of a broader trust bust era enforcement.
Port Huron Mich state banking commissioner announces Supreme Secretary W L Wilson embezzled more than 75000 over years via building and loan operations of the United Home Protectors fraternity. Wilson is under arrest. the organization faces insolvency and a receiver possibly. The fraternity has about 2600 members and 100 lodges across Michigan.
A sudden shift in weather bureau forecasts reduced expected flood severity in Pittsburg Pennsylvania on Thursday night. Despite the lower flood danger, the city faces enormous debris and widespread property loss. Families remain trapped, supplied by food patrol as railroads and river craft suffer heavy damage.
In St Louis C H Hartman, replying to a bogus telegram claiming his wife was dead, stepped from a train in Cincinnati and found his wife and daughter amillsrry, the shock caused by the false message led to a collapse and his removal to his home in a ge- Tits condition.
New York society page reports Madame Anna Gould, divorced wife of Count Ben de Castellane, aboard the Adriatic, fueling gossip that she may be linked with Helle de Sagan. She soon declares she is not engaged and has had enough of married life.
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