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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
4
A 1906 survey notes nearly 7,000 U S coal miners were killed or injured, with rising trends due to lax mine regulations, unsafe explosive use, gas and dust hazards, and deeper mining. It cites Europe’s stricter laws and testing stations as effective models for safer mining conditions.
This item warns readers to rest eyes and body, avoid wind dust and smoke, and manage diet for eye health. It stresses light, posture, reading conditions especially on trains, and proper eyewear, noting eye strain can affect overall eye disease and aging.
The forthcoming trip by Mrs Roosevelt and friends up the Mississippi from the gulf to St Paul follows the president's river journey. The Indianapolis Star says the tour is well worth taking and will educate travelers about the country. River travel offers leisure over the rush to get somewhere.
The Ilinois Pupils' Reading Circle notes that in 1907 twenty two thousand seven hundred thirty nine books were distributed to state school children. The report suggests circulating libraries in populous districts may form, aiding both children and adults during long winter evenings. Rural areas already have many libraries but need more, says the St. Louis Republic.
Frank Gotch defeats George Hackenschmidt at Dexter Park Pavilion Chicago after two hours of endurance and skill. Gotch captures the world title and $10,000 plus side bets as Hackenschmidt, the Russian Lion, concedes after Gotch secures a flying fall. Crowds of about 8,000 witness the dramatic finish as authorities restore order.
In St Louis on a sunny April day Georgia's Thomas A. Watson and Samuel W. Williams were chosen as presidential and vice presidential nominees after a platform adoption. Nebraska and Minnesota delegates blocked further nominations, disorder followed as J B Jones opposed delaying nominations to July 16.
Within an hour after sailing for Europe, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was named defendant in a suit filed in the New York Supreme Court by his wife Ellen French Vanderbilt. The nature of the action is not disclosed. a referee was appointed to hear testimony and report findings. The couple have long been in the public eye amid family estrangements. their daughter Pauline French French was to wed Samuel Wasall at Newport on May 5.
Gus Johnson, a rich farmer living five miles south of Kenmare, was found murdered on his farm. R. Noah and Patsy Coyle, an ex convict, were jailed on charges of the crime. The men allegedly worked for Johnson briefly before his death and disposed of grain and stock while he was away. His body was discovered in a cellar through a trap door with clear signs of violence.
Telluride Colorado offers rewards totalling ten thousand dollars for the capture of the person or persons who dynamited General Burkeley Wells in an attempted killing. Sheriff Fituont Mek said on Monday that sufficient evidence to warrant arrests had not yet been obtained. Henry Anker, a waiter, was arrested for incendiary language but found to have no connection with the crime.
Indiana Republicans at the state convention adopted a platform endorsed Vice President Fairbanks and instructed 30 delegates to back his nomination. The ticket listed includes James E. Watson for governor and Fremont C. Goodwine for lieutenant governor with other state officers named.
Severe floods from heavy rainfall sweep Elkhorn and Tug river valleys in West Virginia and Virginia. The Elkhorn and Bluestone rivers rise beyond banks, forcing hundreds to camp on mountain slopes as homes flood. Reports confirm multiple deaths at North Fork and Keystone, with bridges washed out and rail traffic halted.
Washington lawmakers approve an 11,508,806 dollar agricultural appropriation bill after late House action. Democrats threaten a filibuster. In executive session the Senate confirms ambassadors and ministers including David Jayne Hill to Germany Spencer S Holdy to Argentina and Arthur M Beaupre to the Netherlands.
San Rafael California judge Ward McAllister son of New York society leader died Tuesday at a royal sanitarium from surgical complications after an appendectomy. He had suffered paralysis for two years and could not withstand the operation performed last Saturday.
Joseph D B Smith a 19 year old junior at Qotner Christian university in Lincoln Nebraska was chosen Thursday as Nebraska's Rhodes scholar for Oxford University His home is in Qverton Nebraska.
Two hundred fifty thousand bituminous coal miners halted work Tuesday pending a wage settlement and new scale between United Mine Workers and coal operators. The move signals no prolonged strike given winter stock and mild mood, with districts holding meetings as President Lewis seeks to revive the interstate unit rule and arrange an interstate wage convention in Indianapolis.
Washington reports Gifford Pinchot chief of the forestry bureau replies to allegations raised by Mondell Smith and others. He denies paying newspapers, denying instigation of attacks on public men and misuse of public funds. He argues press material comes from the forest service and defends sending officials to forestry meetings for feedback and suggestions.
President Roosevelt sent to the senate the nomination of Dr David Jayne Hill to be American ambassador at Berlin Germany. The resignation of Charlemagne Tower, who holds the post, has been accepted to take effect June 1. Hill will assume his duties then marking a happy ending to the Hill incident.
Mary Green aged 22 daughter of a former sea captain, in wedding finery, committed death by own action by gas asphyxiation. She was engaged to William Woolginton, an electrical engineer. The tragedy occurred on Thursday, before the Easter wedding she had planned.
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