05 May 1908
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Newspaper
Janesville Daily Gazette
Location
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
1
Milwaukee hearings on tariff and financial questions featured representatives from local papers and officials. The discussion touched on minting, currency, and urban finance while citing proposals for congressional action and urgent inquiries to be addressed in upcoming sessions.
Storms and fires caused extensive destruction near St Louis, Missouri, and Walkerton, Indiana, with a tornado adding to the havoc. Bridges, trains, and docks were damaged. several vessels and buildings burned. casualties included a ship crew member found drowned.
In a fragmentary wartime note, the widowed Duchess de Chaulnee is reported to not return to America. The source text is unreadable in parts but suggests she will stay in France after a period of steps toward departure.
An important decision handed down today confirms that a divorce decree issued in Texas will be recognized under Indian law. The ruling states that iuriliges made by the Indian nation within its borders are valid for recognition in legal proceedings.
A company appeals to the state commissioner stating Green Bay officials passed an ordinance prohibiting a pole sale on a street. The filing alleges the city, mayor, city attorney, and street committee acted to restrict pole erection, with the radio commission involved.
Report from Hurley Wisconsin details declare the village of Teltea as a hub of gambling dens and vice aligned with mining activity. District authorities faced removals for enforced law absence while locals largely participate in annual resort operations drawing miners and visitors to a tainted town center.
The report notes a guilty plea by several defendants in a large embezzlement scheme involving about 148,000 dollars. It also mentions domestic turmoil linked to a murder case, with various officials and locations referenced in a scattered, garbled account of legal actions and political context.
In Springfield, a large employer announced decisive layoffs affecting about two thousand shop employees. Management cited persistent financial difficulties and reduced demand as the reasons, with many workers left awaiting limited severance and unclear recall prospects.
A garbled report notes a Winds photographer meeting at the HOTAE convention opening. It mentions May 1 and ongoing debates and discussions with a focus on photographic work and representation at the event.
The Way Music Festival began today gathering choirs and orchestras from Toronto Denver and New Orleans. The event features a program led by the principal choral work Hyperfine ProkeOn and Grieg Tyrgvankon. performers include Edward Johnson Corkane Hidernelsey Spaneer Wake and Witherxponty. The festival runs through Saturday with a grand finale by the Chicago orchestral chorus and a reverent mixed choir.
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In San Francisco and surrounding areas a bitter preconvention struggle shapes up over control of the state delegation. Prominent figures rally under partisan banners as efforts to influence the Sacramento convention and the national Chicago meeting intensify amid calls for honest politics and party unity.
The New Jersey Republican convention debates delegate selection for Taft and Fort. Key figures include Governor Fort as possible delegate chair, ex Attorney General Griggs likely for a seat, with Senator John Keane or Pratt among prominent supporters. The outcome hinges on which candidates receive the party’s preferred backing and how the congressional delegates are apportioned.
A New York district attorney faces contempt for defying a judge’s order to disclose certain remuneration. The article notes the DA would prefer jail over complying, with court clerks and officials referenced in the chaos of the proceedings.
Aboard the vessel Monlory California May Taelend and naval personnel boarded the ferry to address an immediate fire alarm. The Connecticut Huweriagene Band coordinated a rapid response, with Exauiy and Par AMACLATLIY Wir on deck.
Hartford May 5 The Connecticut Republican state convention opens tonight in the Auditorium to choose fourteen delegates for Chicago. The unpledged and uninstructed delegation may include many Taft supporters, though some members are expected to back Taft or be neutral. The session will finish by 10 tomorrow morning with real business on the agenda.
The Linlaville Kentucky racing scene inaugurates a spring gathering with a $6000 purse for the winner. The meeting runs through May 30, ahead of the Kentucky Oaks return, as pari mutuel testing proceeds this month with seven machines in operation.
San Francisco braces for the Atlantic fleet led by Admiral Evans with a grand parade and naval review planned. The city prepares hotels, decorations, and crowds as the Connecticut departs for a Golden Gate entry and a four-zone bay parade precedes official ceremonies.
Four mutilated bodies discovered buried in the back yard of the Gunns home in Porte, Indiana, during a period of trial. The grisly find ties to a case involving Mrs Gunns and her children, suggesting a murder was committed by an unnamed suspect.
In Alabama during May the Taft faction faced defeat as delegates and nominees for state offices were set to appear on the ballot in November. Houston session notes mention political figures and remarks as party factions maneuver for the Roosvelt era. Local festivities included King’s Daughters events and a tribute to Empress Buyreule on her eighty second birthday after a Ceylon visit.
A special legislative session convened to review the inquiry into state institutions management. Committees reported findings and questioned officials as part of ongoing oversight. Newport society wedding noted at St John’s Church in May with prominent attendees.
A Milwaukee charter convention convened at city hall to discuss adopting a new city charter. Officials and committee members were appointed to present a program at the next meeting, with plans to listen to suggestions during the first week.
Fond du Lac city fathers debate pay for councilmen amid uncertainty this year. A meeting next week will review resolutions ending salaries of sixty dollars annually, reflecting general sentiment against compensation for council work.
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