Riots at Steel Car Plant Leave Dozens Killed or Injured
A violent clash at the Pressed Steel Car Company plant in Schoenville left five men dead and a dozen or more wounded, including a deputy sheriff. A mob of about 690 women gathered near the company restaurant as shots rang out, with a failed bomb attempt and several explosions around the offices. Troopers and deputies faced bricks, stones, and mud as they intervened, while avoiding a direct charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittalwin
Laws
I" 1 Steel Car Company
Mi Rocks
Stile Constabuliiey
Daputy
Harry Exley
Schoenville
Ohio Street
Smith
Giosa
Mills to Resume Columbus Plant Amid Steel Rehires
Carnegie Steel issues orders to restart its Columbus Ohio plant after two years idle. Two blast furnaces, two essemer converters, blooming sheet bar and small billet mills will operate as workers are hired. Full rolling mill capacity and Schoen steel wheel plant to run. rail orders booked after January 4. general price increases expected for most steel classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Carnegie Steel Company
Wellman Balloon Trip Fails North Pole Attempt
Walter Wellman and a three member party fail their second North Pole voyage in the giant dirigible balloon America. After about 82 miles from the launch point the craft met with a mishap. the crew landed unharmed and returned to port aboard the steamer train which towed the disabled balloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Camp Wellman
Spitzenbergen
Walter Wellman
America
Welbnin
Mr. Wellman
Walloon
FOUR FALL IN FEUD FIGHT IN KENTUCKY KILLINGS
In Kentucky's Garr County a feud ends in deaths and injuries. Addie Chapman and John Luttrell are dead. John Chumley and Luttrell’s son-in-law and daughter are seriously wounded. The case is part of a wider blaze that damaged Hast and surrounding business districts. Total damage put at $1,000,000 with heavy insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Stanford
Addie Chapman
John Luttrell
John Chumley
Luttrell
Gasey County
Decatur
Hast, Main
Fortune Left to Railroader Heir in New York Estate
George Gibson, longtime Missouri Kansas Texas coal chute worker, quits his job after being informed by a New York attorney that he is heir to a Rochester New York estate valued at 450000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
New York
Rochester
N. Y
George Gibson
Missouri, Kansas and
Texas
Boiler blast kills two on Pere Marquette train
In Grand Ledge Michigan a boiler explosion aboard the Pere Marquette locomotive pulling the resort train between Detroit and Petoskey killed two men instantly and injured many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Ledge
Mich
Detroit
Petoskey
Prisoners Start Tunnel At Riverside Prison Break Attempt
A group of inmates attempted an escape at Riverside Prison by digging a tunnel from a lumber shed to the yard. A watchman noticed disturbed earth and hollow timbers revealing the tunnel. Investigations point to improvised digging tools and a planned exit near the yard. several inmates may have been moved to solitary confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Cape
Wade
Hitler
Pyaris
den Shepp
Detyee
Arraigns Ohio Prison in Magazine Tale of Torture
Charles Edward Tinscell writes in September Hampton's that Ohio Penitentiary is among the worst in the country. affidavits describe dark unventilated cells and alleged abuses, including two deaths from the water cure. The piece contrasts prison conditions with bankers row where inmates face few restrictions and receive outside meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohi
Charles Edward Tinscell
Hampton's
Ohio Penitentiary
Tia Cometry
Russell
Cleveland
Bankers Row
Negro Boxer Not Wanted by Massachusetts Navy
Massachusetts authorities notify the navy department they do not want David Williams, a black mess attendant on the battleship Vermont, after a boxing bout with Foster whose death followed. Williams was cleared by a naval court of inquiry and may be turned over to Georgia authorities for an alleged assault committed before he joined the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Massachusetts
Navy Department
David Williams
Vermont
Foster
Williams
Naval
Georgia
Willams
Navy
"$100,000 Baby" Dies Near Frankfort in Family Tragedy
Three weeks old daughter of J F and Clementine Deshon known as the $100 000 baby died at the country home. The birth of this child saved Mrs Deshon and Mrs Clark, nieces of James A Holt, from losing the farm valued at $100 000 to the Clark Masonic lodge at Jeffersonville Indiana if they died without issue. Local lawyers say the lodge has no claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
iKky
J. F
Clementine Deshon
Counterfeit Penny Ring Cracked in Brooklyn Factory
Two Italian workers at a Brooklyn Krags foundry were arrested and charged with producing counterfeit pennies. Secret service men say only one prior case in the country involves producing bad pennies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Secret Service
Telegraphic Briefs Burn Across Several Regions
A collection of terse notices reports a forest fire in the Castle Mountains near Seattle. Japanese Ambassador Takahira sails for Yokohama. the torpedo destroyer Reid launched costing 625000 at Bath Maine. a charter filing for a total abstainers insurance company in Atlanta. earthquakes and sinking waters in Acapulco Mexico City. rising rewards in Rochester for Aunt Schumacher murder case. explosion at Western Explosives Company near Bowen Island. furnace fire damages in Rochester. cold weather losses and a claimed block fire. U S Marine Sgt J Dingle sets shooting range scores at Camp Perry Ohio. two robbers killed City Marshal Kicler during looting at the State Bank in Vicksburg. they escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Aunt Schmmacher
Vancouver
Western Explosives Company
J. Dlingle
United States Marine Corps
Seville Range
Camp Perry
O. ‘Vulsa
Okli
Kicler
Fuford
Cashiey Gabrey Webling
Gambling Outfit Burned At French Lick And West Baden
In Indianapolis Indiana authorities publicly burned gambling paraphernalia valued at 280000 in the street following action against Thomas Taggars and Lee Sinclair, owners of illegal halls at French Lick and West Baden. Nearly 2000 spectators watched as the equipment burned amid mixed comments from the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ond
Thomas Taggars
Lee Sinclair
French Lick
West Baden
Two Killed In Speer Carnival At Indianapolis Speedway
At the Indianapolis motor speedway during a carnival event two drivers were killed when a Knox car driven by William A. Tourneau and his mechanic Harry Holcomb crashed and flipped into the fence. Robert Burman won the 250 mile race in a Buick. several records were set but the day was marred by multiple fatalities and an AA A ultimatum for track changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor
William A. Tournue
Knox
Harry Holcomb
Barney Oldfield
Benz
de Palma
Chevrolet
Oldfield
Robert Burman
Biuick
Bourque
Holcomb
Stoddard-Dayton
Clements
National
Merz
Kincaid
American Automobile Association
Lig
Louis Chevrolet
Fred Ellis
Burman
Buick
Charles Merz
Claude Kellum
In- Canapolis
Ora Joleffe
Trafalgar
Ind
Taft Likes To Scorch Beverly Car Trips
Beverly Mass reports abroad about Taft speed driving the president’s car on smooth roads. White House traffic fears prompted letters urging caution. Official word: Robinson’s directive limits speed to no more than 20 miles per hour at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverley
Mass
Taf
Beverly Mave
White House
Taft
Robinson
Hatchet in Transit Chicago Chickens Shock Shippers
A brood of one chickens was found alive in a case of eggs shipped to Chicago from Missouri. Labeled strictly fresh, the chicks were discovered on the top layer of pasteboard within the cage after a heated box car journey, leaving poultry growers and commission merchants astonished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Missouri
Banker Corne lius Cuyler Leaves 100000 to Princeton
The will of Corne lius Cuyler, a banker killed in a recent automobile accident in France, leaves Princeton University one hundred thousand dollars. The gift is to be known as the Theodore Cuyler general fund, with income at the trustees’ discretion for use as they deem best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Princeton University
Cornelius
Cuyler
France
Theodore Cuyler
General Booth Abandons Tour Amid Eye Poison
General Booth of the Salvation Army is suffering from septic poison of the eye. This forces the abandonment of his religious crusade in the provinces and his return to London. He also abandons his planned American tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Booth
London
Salvation Army
State Bank Robbery Shocks Hallock Minnesota
Robbers broke into the State Bank of Karlstad Minnesota and obtained 1500 dollars in cash. Local authorities investigated the heist as residents reported the incident in Hallock Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank
Hallock
Minn
Karlstad
Mion
Seven hazers ousted at West Point for involvement
By direction of President Taft seven cadets at the United States Military Academy were dismissed for involvement in the Harding case and Sutton deaths. Names listed include James W Sutton’s brother and others from classes at West Point New York and several distant towns. One cadet, Young Sylvio, was reported in the vendumg hospital for a considerable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weat Point
Hrowdent Taft
United States Military Academy
Radande Sutton
Cagot Sutton
James WN. Jsutton
Naval Aca Vumy
John By Rooker, de
West Point
Instehiss
Richard We. Daker
Kaigas City
Vendumg Hospital
Swindle at Union Station Targets Porter and Baggage
A sharp swindler in Washington introduced a novel scam near Union Station using a silver backed writing pad. He induced a porter to hand over 1.40 dollars as a supposed deposit for the writer’s baggage, but no baggage was ever delivered and the porter lost his money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Union Station
Begro
Deaf and Dumb to Operate Census Machines in Washington
Secretary Nagel contemplates appointing deaf and dumb individuals as operators for puncturing and tabulating census machines. He argues their precision is suited to the task since census returns lack external checks, and a large number of machines will be employed when statistics arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Georgia governor signs act against negro secret societies
Governor Brown affixed his signature to a Georgia law prohibiting negro secret societies from using insignia rituals grips and other paraphernalia of white orders. The act removes the black Elks and Knights of Pythians while permitting negro Masonic and Odd Fellows groups to continue by adopting altered names and symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Brown
Georgia
Negro Organization of Elks
Knights of Pythians
Masonic
Odd Fellows
Revenue receipts rise in July, 1909 far above 1908
Treasury officials report Internal Revenue receipts for July, first month of the new fiscal year, at 22,968,642 dollars, up 939,226 dollars from July 1908 and indicates strong general prosperity for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Washington
Treasury
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Missing Mail Reveals Large Check at Chicago Station U
Postoffice inspectors found a letter with a $1,000 check to Mary Thompson hospital in rubbish under the flooring at Station U sub-station. Several other letters with smaller checks were also found. The discovery followed the arrest of a sub-station employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mary Thompson Hospital
Station U
War Game Condemned at National Peace Society Meeting
On the closing day of the forty third convention of the National Peace Society resolutions called for soldiers to be used in police duty if kept, and condemned the current war game in Massachusetts as a mistake and a needless expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic, Comi
Ris
National Peace Society
Massachusetts
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Bans Cigarettes for Police
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Lewis FP. Kniffen announced a ban on police smoking cigarets. He directed an officer charged with cigaret odor to leave City Hall and ordered enforcement prohibiting all officers from smoking them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Lewis FP. Kniffen
163 600 Acres for Settlement in Wyoming
The secretary of the interior designated about 163600 acres of nonwirrigable land near New Castle Wyoming for settlement under the enlarged homestead act. This brings Wyoming total designations to date to 11910800 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Castle
Wyoming
Secretary of the Interior
Eleven Drowned When Gloucester Schooner Oronoco Capsizes
In Lunenburg Nova Scotia a Gloucester fishing schooner named Oronoco capsized off the harbor drowning eleven men all identified as Nova Scotians. The disaster leaves families and the local fishing community in mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunenburg
Nova Scotia
Gloucester
Million in Bogus Cash Is Captured in Kentucky
A trunk in a Louisville home contained about $1,000,000 in counterfeit Mexican pesos. John Roberts was arrested in Shelby County with the money. he pleaded guilty at the October Federal term, facing Atlanta prison. Marion Roberts led police to the sting. Will Koenig was also arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisyie
John
Marion Roberts
Rothers
United States
William Blaydes
John Roberts
Shelby County
Atlanta
Louisville
Simpsonville
Blaydes
Roberts
Mexico
Will Koenig
American Interests Push Concessions in Ottoman Turkey
Washington reports heightened American activity seeking concessions in Turkey to invest heavily in roads railways and telephones. Projects target Asia Minor from Angora to Van via Sivas and Harpoot with Mediterranean links and a port, plus Alexandria to Aleppo routes and Euphrates headwaters. Companies aim for Constantinople telephone control or government buyout and an empire wide telephone concession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Turkey
Department of State
Ottoman Empire
Asia Minor
Angora
Van
Sivas
Harpoot
Mediterranean
Diabekir
Mosoul
Alexandretta
Aleppo
Euphrates
Constantinople
War Game Ends with Blame on Umpires and Fortified Positions
Boston watchers dispute whether the Reds captured the city or the Massachusetts troops repelled the assault. General Bliss claims victory for his side and says the way to Boston is open. Blue camp officers insist the Blues held the line with positioned fire near Assonet and Hanovers Four Corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Bliss
Pew
Leutenants
Assonet
Hanovers Four Corners
83 Year-Old Man Becomes Bridegroom in Mt Vernon
Isaage Martin aged 88 of Walnut Hills married Samantha McNeil aged 66. Martin is the oldest man ever granted a marriage license in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Isaage Martin
Walnut Hills
Samantha McNeil
Martin
Mosquitoes A Calamity Drives Cattle to Gulf Perish
A Gulf plague of mosquitoes causes cattle losses and mass travel to the coast where animals stand in water and starve. In Point Boliver area workers halted a train to flee the pests. Oil use in Galveston had a mitigating effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Galveston
Tex
Point Boliver
Coal production drops in 1908 field figures by US Geological Survey
The US Geological Survey lists 1908 coal output at 416,842,698 short tons with value $1, which includes 74,347,107 tons of Pennsylvania anthracite valued at $158,173,840 and 673,944 tons of bituminous and lignite valued at $374,193,262. Overall anthracite and bituminous output fell by 64,520,726 tons and value by $82,494,781. Bituminous output declined 26.78 percent in volume and 16.78 percent in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Geological Survey
Pennsylvania
Curtiss Averts Air Collision In Aviation Week Demo
Glenn H. Curtiss guided his aeroplane to rise above another aircraft to prevent a midair collision during aviation week trials in Rheims France. The maneuver occurred as three craft, including M. Dumanset in an Antoinette mono plane, approached at right angles on the same level, drawing cheers from thousands of spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheims
France
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
ML Dumanset
M. Hissandier
Roghi Defeated as 50 Heads Sent for Public Exposure
Reports from the interior say Roghi's forces were defeated by imperial troops though Roghi's capture remains unconfirmed. After the rout, Roghi fled to the mountains as Sultan's troops captured 160 prisoners and executed 50 heads to be publicly displayed in Fez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Roghi
Morocco
Riff
Fez
Swedish Strike Fails as Rail Workers Refuse to Join
Stockholm reports the last card of the strikers failed when a railroad ballot showed a majority against the strike. The general strike among organized men continues yet lacks public support and leadership seems unable to gain traction. Unorganized workers resume work nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Harriman Gains Option on New York Central Control
Rumor says W H Harriman secured an option on a controlling stake in the New York Central lines potentially giving him control of a 4 through route from Atlantic to Pacific. The option reportedly covers about 50 million dollars of New York Central stock, much of it previously held by the Vanderbilts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. H. Harriman
New York Central Lines
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
The
Stock Exchange
Platform to H 50,000 at Paso Jaurez meeting
A vast platform for about 50 000 spectators will be set for the presidents I iz and Taft joint meeting at Paso and Juarez. The exact platform location for the event is not yet decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
I’ Iz
Taft
Paso
Jaurez
Snowstorm Disrupts Johannesburg Business and Stock Exchange
The heaviest snow fall in years hit Johannesburg on August 17 with six inches by noon and ongoing storm. Telegraph and telephone services are disorganized, business nearly suspended as stock exchange members pause to join a snowball battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
The
Stock Exchange
Costly Blaze in Glasgow Destroys Stores
Fire in Glasgow retail quarter consumes several blocks of buildings. Damage pegged at 1,250,000 dollars. By noon firemen had flames under control. No fatalities reported. Stocks destroyed were mainly dry goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Bottling works proprietor shot dead in Elkhart
Elkhart Indiana Frank Fortuno proprietor of a bottling works was shot dead in his place of business by an assailant identified as any Tino who fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Frank Fortuno
Tino
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Pressed Steel
Wellman
Ohio
Speer
Hatchet
Princeton
Seven Hazers
Weat Point Gadets Olamlased
Sutton
Marshall
Yankees
United
Harriman
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