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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1909
Page
1
A statewide Baltimore & Ohio strike spreads from Mount Clare, with machinists helpers and apprentices quitting at multiple shops. About 500 quit while 1,700 remain at work, as new workers are recruited to fill vacancies and prepare for emergency coverage. Talks set for June 14 aim to decide a joint nine hour day and hourly wage to end piece work.
W Bryan urges Democratic voters to pick pure and undefiled candidates for Congress. He warns trusts fund campaigns and threaten to control congressmen after election. He calls for district unity to nominate trustworthy Democrats and expose money from predatory corporations.
A rough OCR fragment describes a new national party formed in St Louis led by Simmons, advocating prosperity and commercial organization. The text mentions Simona of St. Lind, a banking institute figure, and proposals to meet county laws and unite into a business party under slogans like over Laws and Better Laws.
Advance in wages of about 10 per cent June 1 reaches Wagen and Emplaves of the Republic Trending Steel Company and independents. Other steel firms, which cut wages April 1, will likely restore the prior rates within days as United States Steel remains the only large Pittsburg district firm not cutting wages. A government action in Washington helped thwart a proposed marriage by an Italian couple and an American heiress, stopping the union with help from Knox and Rome officials.
Cohen husband follows wife into swift current near Goat Island to save her. He is pulled to shore in a struggle with the water, she slips away downstream. Rescuers reach her body near a rock with ropes, but life is extinct. The crowd and officials witness the harrowing scene.
Ten believed lepers on Molokai were declared free of the disease after a recheck. Eleven people, ages 27 to 74 including two boys 66 and 7, were examined in Honolulu by a legislative committee. Some freed patients wish to return to Molokai. Nineteen more suspected cases will undergo reexamination soon.
President Taft transmitted to Congress a special volume containing the report of Charles Magoon who served as provisional governor of Cuba during the occupation. Taft warmly congratulates Magoon for services to the United States and Cuba and lauds Major General Thomas Jarry who commanded United States forces.
A massive ammunition order for 71.5 million rounds of cartridge ammunition is recalled at the United States arsenal in Philadelphia. The directive aims to supply the present force for the next twelve months with caliber Dall cartridges for army and navy use.
Bert Garrett, described as of unstable mind, detonated a charge of hazardous material in the kitchen of his Oregon City home. The house was destroyed and burned. His wife and daughter, ages unknown, were harmed in the incident as authorities investigate the motive and safety factors.
United States grand jury indicted nine Monroe county residents including two officers on peonage conspiracy charges. Accusations allege $14,000 was generated with enslaved African Americans kept in bondage. The alleged plot tied plantation owners to county officials and local charity rhetoric is criticized.
The Iron Pride Review notes May was strong for iron and steel, with forecasts of higher activity as rail orders surge. In the Chicago district orders for about 200,000 tons of steel target shipments before October, while Pittsburgh and other centers report booming plates and shape demand. Prices vary, wages rise in key districts, and several major contracts spread to Boston, Denver, Salt Lake City, Chicago, and Pittsburgh amid cautious speculation and firm pig iron.
A Lisbon dispatch to the state department states Portugal plans to ban port and will deliver up to 10,000,000 kilos of wheat. No further details are included. Telegrams from Grand Army and Confederate Veterans chapters nationwide approve a grand reunion in Washington next year under the War Secretary’s supervision.
Secret trials of airships and gerapirates in a North ork yan show Japan favors an airship destroyer fitted with explosive cells that detonate on contact, according to reports from the Montangla steamer.
A new National Telephone Corporation based in Charleston W V aims to unify long distance services for eastern independents. It will link with a Western syndicate led by St Louis interests, cover routes from Chicago to the East, and operate toll lines directly with dominant contracts in Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and more. John A Howard of Wheeling chairs the Charleston venture as Pittsburgh headquarters prepare heavy traffic contracts.
Elbert H. Gary, chairman of United States Steel, says most mills of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company favor open shops. He notes wage scales remain essentially unchanged, with July 1 as the effective date and no wage disputes, praising the company for maintaining high pay during hard times.
Detroit authorities charge managing partner Louis H. Case and six clerks and operators with criminal irregularity after the firm Cameron Currie & Co. failed by $1.6 million last July. Indictments allege joint conspiracy to defraud via unauthorized use of company credit with Hayden Stone Co. and other banks. Defendants notified to appear in court.
In an address at a Bil. Paul's school, President Woodrow Wilson expressed a pessimistic view of current educational conditions. He urged mastery of life and warned that universities must shed laxity or risk becoming obsolete, stressing that athletics and discipline should energize faculties and student effort.
Cleveland investigator Yeatrick O'Reilly contested a $15000 state reward claiming his information led to Whitla arrest. claim deemed by Cleveland Police Department as unverified and subject to test.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, costing 10 million dollars, officially opened June 1 with President Taft pressing a golden key and a ringing signal. Diplomatic corps, James J. Hill, and a large parade witnessed cheers for Japanese sailors from Aso and Soya. Gates of Formosa tea house luncheon noted. White House ceremony followed with Taft’s brief speech and congratulatory message.
Best Manufacturing Company of Pittsburg closed a large order for United States Steel’s Gary Illinois plant. The contract covers wrought steel pipe valves and fittings from 3 to 30 inches for high and low pressure systems. Piping for power station boiler and engine houses for four blast furnaces plus cooling materials and related work. The total to date surpasses 1 000 604 dollars with additional copper and bronze orders from Indiana Steel Company for Gary blast furnace cooling components.
Eight people were injured when a Southern Railway freight and passenger train toppled from a softened fill into Black Creek near Maxine Alabama after heavy rains. The engine and several cars sank but four crew and passengers escaped submerged coaches by swimming to shore.
France recorded an excess of 48,441 births over deaths in 1907, easing gloom about national growth. While overall death totals fell by 46,266 since 1808, births also declined by 18,067 in the earlier period. In Atlanta, Georgia, a weeklong railroad strike ended as firemen were ordered back to work and arbitration will settle remaining disputes.
A San Francisco report states two thousand feet of Nevada grain dock at Port Costa used for storing California grain bound for foreign parts was mined. The loss is estimated at pier less than a million dollars.
Speakers at the United States Brewers Association meeting urged proper regulation of liquor traffic and strict enforcement of saloon laws. Percy Andrews of Ohio warned dives fuel anti liquor sentiment while J Haster of Columbus pledged to push enforcement and separation of liquor from vice. Herman Straub of Pittsburgh was elected a trustee.
Boston officials including Leo F. McCullough and James T. Cassidy were sentenced to hard labor terms by Judge Schoefield for conspiracy to defraud the city and stealing 200 by forging a law books order. Former Alderman George Battis received three years for money larceny tied to Fourth of July prize purchases in 1906.
President Taft attended a Metropolitan Club dinner in honor of Vice Admiral Uriu of Japan, signaling cordial ties. The event was hosted by United States Naval Academy class of 1881 alumni and attended by many notable figures and Uriu’s fellow graduates.
President James O'Connell of the International Machinists union sent out a call for a general strike of all machinists in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad repair shops. The action follows the company's refusal to abolish the piecework system recently introduced at the Mt. Clare shops in this city.
Count Zeppelin's airship completed a return journey from Bitterfeld to Friedrichshafen covering about 850 miles in 37 hours. While maneuvering to land near here it struck a tree and sustained heavy damage, ending its flight in an open field.
Dover reports a man found hanged in a tree rib area with $1,193 in his pockets. Chicago notes a broker narrowly spared by a stray bullet into his auto. Boston sees carpenters strike for year round Saturday holiday pay affecting about a thousand workers. Wisconsin Governor Davidson backs Hull bill penalizing swearing in public with fines or jail. Cleveland quotes a violent threat by Fred Daniels to his mother. Ogden reports flat cars preparing for 14,000 steel pipe shipment from Zanesville to San Joaquin Valley for San Francisco Bay. Centerville criminologist Hoeve testifies in the John Jenkin murder trial, labeling the defendant degenerate but sane.
Engineers of the Vandalia railroad plan work costing about 1.6 million dollars. The project includes new crops on 120 acres and immediate carving with an initial 500000 dollar expenditure. Total improvements may reach 1.5 million dollars with several miles of double track to be added.
Bradstreet reports a mixed but cautiously optimistic market outlook with ongoing tariff uncertainty and awaiting crop yield data. Iron and steel remain active, finished linen leads over prior months, leather prices stay strong, but pig iron stocks rise in major centers. Wool softens while textiles stay busy. western shipments exceed last year by 24 percent amid labor unrest and streetcar strikes. Building materials remain active as cement prices drop spurring more work. US weekly business failures total 191, Canada 26, numbers compared to prior periods.
The New York Journal predicts men will become more intelligent and edgitized drunkenness will die out. It notes past acceptance of intoxication by senators lawyers and judges and recalls stories of their behavior when drunk. The piece laments current public attitudes toward drunken conduct.
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues no punishment matches kidnapping, noting the crime stirs the nation. It says beneath gaiety and display people still deeply love children, guiding social life and concern.
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