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Newspaper
Ione Proclaimer
Location
Ione, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
2
A wide collection of brief items reports Fairbanks leaving China for Manila, a Santa Fe train-operations withdrawal, a $100,000 jewelry theft in Pittsburg, reinforced Spanish forces in Morocco, and early snow in Montana. It notes Roosevelt as a missionary delegate, Peary versus Cook at the Pole, Harriman fortunes, and various political, railway, and disaster updates including Acapulco quake losses and Akutan eruptions.
Washington reports Consul General Hanna describes severe flooding from Monterrey to Matamoros with railways washed out and large homeless populations. He urges American aid and notes possible cooperation with Mexican and U S forces to deliver relief as belief grows that over ten thousand lives may have been lost.
La Paz Baja California reports a terrific storm wrecking the old Californias settlement. Seven lives lost, streets flooded four feet, ships wrecked, and communication cut off except by a port steamer. Devastation extends to country districts as residents face widespread misery.
Chicago authorities prepare for sensational disclosures as Vincent A. Altman and Joseph Altman face trials on malicious mischief and arson charges. State witnesses are expected to link the explosion at Standard Leah & Door company’s plant on May 25, 1908 to a series of Chicago bombings.
The Kansas board of railroad commissioners issued an order prohibiting baggage from tumbling from rear door trunks to the brick platform. Recent complaints about damaged luggage prompted the action as gagemen are required to prevent trunk drops.
London Sept 14 Captain R Scott, who led the Discovery expedition in 1908, will start next July on a renewed south polar journey aboard a new ship and with a larger party.
Arden records the death of Edward H Harriman a leading railroad magnate and financier after a long illness at Tower Hill His death comes amid market activity hours after New York trading closed and his family gathers for private services Harriman built a vast empire spanning Illinois Central Union Pacific Southern Pacific and more with holdings in ships telegraph and coal firms and major banks He was born 1848 on Long Island and began as a Wall Street clerk rising to become one of the era’s most powerful market manipulators and railroad consolidators.
Rufus Ireland George Dally Frank Wells and Wilberforce Sully are jailed in New York on charges of conspiring to defraud the U S government of coal lands. They were indicted in federal court with others for alleged land frauds in the state. Defendants allegedly gained possession by using dummy occupants.
General Corbin died in New York after an operation for a renal disorder. He would have turned 67 soon. Mrs. Corbin and ex Governor Herrick were at his bedside. He had been ill for two years and had traveled for treatment to Carlsbad Paris and finally returned to the United States. The Roosevelt hospital operation followed a Rotterdam voyage arrival.
News from New York and St Johns confirms Robert Peary has reached the North Pole and planted the American flag, a parallel claim to Dr Frederick Cook’s recent royal praise in Denmark. Peary reports no trace of Cook, via Captain Bartlett of the Roosevelt, with Jeannie supplies meeting them off Greenland.
Chicago report notes Hill lines push to shave hours from fastest Chicago to the North routes. Santa Fe aims to cut ten hours on its Los Angeles corridor, with rivals racing to upgrade schemes and experts. St Paul with Puget Sound extension threatens rates and mail contracts, prompting industry fleet adjustments.
Canada aims to build a national war fleet and attract British shipbuilders to open plants on Canadian soil. Three renowned shipbuilders are evaluating proposals to set up branch yards in the Dominion, with assurances of tariff and other concessions from the government. Canadian ministers at the London conference have not yet received a reply.
A brief notes a girl completing a grueling nine mile route with an event dated to September and a mention of oars in a water passage through Hell Gate. Swamp tiles referenced as part of the course. No clear names or organizations identified.
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