Tanama canal lock width set by navy and other notes
Navy officials fix lock width at one hundred ten feet for a proposed Tanama canal later raising it by ten feet from prior plans. Also reported are a man found with severed legs near St Paul tracks and expected recovery, a destructive northwest storm in Galveston with heavy rain and 72 mph winds killing one woman and injuring about twenty, and business losses. In San Francisco a court ruling limits railroads from pursuing recalled patents, while industry figures in New York discuss cutting railroad operating costs and supplies. Also noted are the death of John Mooney in Statismann county after starvation and exposure with money on his person, a Canadian Alaska demarcation survey, and the U.S.–Canada border line starting near Mount St Elias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Tanama Canal
W. OS. Whiting
brown-Corliss Engine Works
Corliss
Wis
St. Paul
Tlow
Galveston
Juder W. O. Morrow
United States Circouit
San Francisco
United States
Southern Pacific Company
New York City
Mooney
Ottawa
USAF
Alaska
Canada
United Sixth
Syes
Fractured dreams and loud headlines in brief notes
A fragmented digest reports a Meadville fall in football, libel suits in Berlin, a New York heir, a Santa Rosa arrest, a murder sentence at Sing Sing, and Knoxville saloon closures. It notes a Tennessee city reincorporation trend, a carbolic acid attack in Lawton, jewelry theft near Bronxville, treasury bank circulation, and Pittsburgh health officials seeking school inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miie
Maximoffs
Zinmkeva
Gen
Prisvine
Ministry of the Interior
St. Outersbure
Watneal
Uvia
J. Oy. Sinders
Wace
State Assembly
Willian K. Vanderbilt
New York
Virginia Fair
Charles H. Rogers
Pred R. Olney
Middletown
N. Y
Lotopkins
Sing Sing
Lee
Pendleton
Tennessee
Knoxville
John Hopkins
Lawton
Okla
Kingston
Pittsburg
Multiple Disparate 1908 News Items Include Fatal Explosions
The paper reports a dynamite accident in Venice Florida killing four and injuring others, plus broader items: city and state budgets rising, a Goshen murder verdict, football injuries, high profile inheritances, Mohonk tariff concerns, a Pittsburg accident, cathedral plans in Baltimore, railroad wage changes, layoffs, observatory notes on Saturn, and various crimes and local incidents across cities.
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across the Nation
Charles T. Deere of Moline died in Chicago after months of illness. Congressman John Welborn of Missouri died at 51 in Lexington. Others died or were injured in accidents: T Clark electrocuted in Lima. three men killed in Santa Maria oil well blast. Marl Stapleton and Floyd Burrill drowned in Bull Lake near Milbank after a storm. A dynamite explosion near Reynoldsburg seriously injured John McKinley and Hugh Atwood. Charles L Lampesell and others indicted in Charleston for trolley wreck manslaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Deere
Great Deere
Moline
Chicago
L. P. Lane
Zanesville
Ohio
John Welborn
Missouri
Lexington
T. Clark
Pennsylvania Railway
Lima
Santa Maria
Cal
Clem Knoke
Albert Bryan
Dudley Hart
Marl Stapleton
Floyd Burrill
Bull Lake
Milbank
S. C
Salida Colp high school player dies after collision
Arthur Cope aged 19 died at Red Cross hospital from injuries sustained during a game with Leadville. He was running with the ball head down when he collided with another player. In a separate report, B E Stockwell of Tulsa shot and killed W B Campbell, then murdered his son and killed himself amid suspected jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Cope
Salida Colp
Leadville
Red Cross
Cope
B. E. Stockwell
Tulsa
I. T
W. B. Campbell
Winfield
Kan
John M. Gorman
William C. Dudley
Odell Stock Company
Cincinnati
William J. Odell
Gorman
Dudley
Odell Brokerage Company
Messenger Boys
Levee Strike Ends as Arbitration Talks Begin
In New Orleans the levee strike involving about 10,000 workers mainly cotton handlers ended with an agreement to return to work while final settlement is sought by arbitration. Meanwhile reports from Byron, Georgia detail the lynching of John Wilkes after he robbed two boys of 75 cents. In Enterprise, Alabama a jail fire killed prisoner Leroy Brown and left Ars Goins behind bars, with Goins later escaping. Tirawn died in a separate cell before responders could reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Central of Geoorgia
Byron
John Wilkes
Leroy Brown
Enterprise
Ala
Ars Goins
Tirawn
Goins
United States Steel reports record third quarter profits
In 1907 the United States Steel Corporation reports net profits for the third quarter and profits for the first nine months, marking the greatest in the company’s history. The report also notes AFL leader Gompers urging unions to oppose Speaker Cannon and lists key postal reform recommendations. A Nome Alaska fire causes about 300000 in property loss and Pioneer Mining Company’s Second Avenue office building is destroyed. The postal commission favors a director of posts and major reforms but rejects a parcels post reference due to opposition from country merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Passol
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Nome
Alaska
Second Avenue
Pioneer Mining Company
Three Victims and Disasters Across the Atlantic and Far East
A young woman shot Gen General Maximovsky in St. Petersburg. The Empress of China sank at Vancouver dock but was floated afterward. The Pampico abandoned in mid Atlantic with crew saved. A Russian princess’s daughter Barabara Laponkhin vanished in London amid suspected political kidnapping. Tokyo dispatches report torpedo boats mutinying near Vladivostok and fighting. Karatagh in Bokhara was buried by a mountain slide with 15,000 dead. governor and mother survived. Beethoven dances found in Leipzig will be published. Port Arthur warehouse collapse buries seven. five injured. Britain fines Michigan Central for a deadly dynamite explosion in Essex Center. Roosevelt's Louisiana cane fields hunt yields one deer and a bear as he travels to Nashville. Metcalf’s navy reforms split boards. is a Pacific cruise crisis brewing. Sherman act seizures target tobacco trust in Virginia. immigration opinion limits State aid. Panama Canal locks may widen. theater case upholds anti Hebrew criticisms. World's largest hospital is in Paris.
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Venice
Fla
New York
Charles H. Rogers
Olney Brothers
Alice Ingerick
Goshen
N. Y
Virginia Fair
Lake Mohonk
Philippines
Pittsburg
John Hughes
American Bridge Company
Ti. Vervack
Buffalo
Vittsburg
George Schuman
Baltimore
Wiliam Paret
Dunkirk, Alegheny Valley
Dutsburg
New York Centralines
New Maven
Harvard College Observatory
Ural
Wlw
Campbell
Lick Observatory
Tamestead Steel Works
Alleskeny
Ta di
Roosevelt
Washington
George B. Gordon
At Call Department of American Arenacolacy
Vito Greld
The
Black and Society
Krall Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Foud Benean Greipaldi
Greinaldi
Black Mand
Mgn
Black Wand
Greineldi
Richard Walton
Chicago
Lillian White Grant
Walton
United
Railroad
San Francisco
Fred A. Boran
Akron
Ohio
Dollar Sayings Bank
Union Pacific
Mohler
Ina L. Speer
Arnold Zb. Crouse
David EB. Speer
Lima
Speer
Justice Geiger
St. Louis
Geiger
World-Herald
I. J. Penfold & Co
Omaha
Penfold
George Blackwell
Minnesota Reformatory
St. Cloud
Central Police
St. Paul
Blackwell
Bancroft
Severy Bank
Oklahoma
Charles Filson
Territorial Govenor
Kansas City
Southwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Johnston & Lorimer Dry Goods Company
Cox-Dlodgett Dry Goods
Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Shanghai
China
Lorrin Andrewskis
Maximilien Harden
Die Zerkunft
Berlin
Kuno von Moltke
Official Telegraph Agency
Calabria
Italy
Tokio Jiji
Vladivostok
Karatagh
Bokhara
Russian Turkestan
Beethoven
Moeding
Vienna
Leipsic
Port Arthur
Ont
Toronto
Out
Justice Riddell
Michigan Central Railway
Essex Center
Talented writer touts Peruna cure for nasal catarrh
Mrs I M Tinney of San Antonio writes that in 1901 she suffered from nasal catarrh. Six bottles of Peruna cured the condition completely and it has not returned. She cheerfully recommends Peruna to others with similar afflictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Tinney
Nueva St. San Antonio
Tex
Peruna Praised By Green Bay Woman For Cough Remedy
Mrs Ellen Nagle of Green Bay Wisconsin writes that Peruna cured her lingering cough after a severe cold. She recalls choosing Peruna over a doctor’s prescription, taking it and improving within five days with no residual lameness or cough. The note adds that Peruna tablets are available for those who prefer solid form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Nagle
4Th Street
Green Bay
Wis
Comparative Expense Across Aces Of Trade Dialogue
In a brief exchange a speaker accuses another of trading a car for a Torsey cow. The defender replies that while the car needed costly repairs, the cow incurs no repair costs. The dialogue centers on ongoing costs of ownership and maintenance.
Our-Pie Preparations Lemon Chocolate Custard Pie Mix
A brief advertisement urges readers to skip uncertain recipes and visit the grocer for 10 cent Our-Pie Preparations in Lemon Chocolate or Custard to ensure good pies. The note emphasizes reliability over experimentation.
Death of Mr Conger Reminds of Boxer Uprising News Policy
An Open Policy recalls Myr. Conger former American minister at Peking and his timely news communication during the Boxer uprising. The Rev Tolland Allen notes contrasts with British secrecy delaying public notices, causing suspense. The American approach kept people informed while others fueled anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myr. Conger
Peking
Peking Legations
Toland Allen
Postum hailed as best friend over coffee by Wisconsin woman
A Wisconsin woman shares how coffee harmed her health with heart palpitations and nervousness. She credits Postum Food Coffee with soothing symptoms, weight gain reversal, and newfound strength after a year of use. Her sister and children also favor Postum, and she signs with permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postain
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Kingman
Indiana
Lane
French
Falliack
Meadville
Pac Fade
Dane
N. OB. Fluléen
Sige Street
Wuroe Wei Moltke
Maximileen Harden
Klein
SESCO
Swift Packine Company
Santa Rosa
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Merton
Munn
Peter Mathieson
Bemidji
Frantz
Thoosevelt
Dollar Savings Bank
Fred A. Baron
Clearing House Association
Saveings
Northwest
Interstate Commerce
White House
Northern Pacific
Thomas B. O'Brien
George T. Simpson
Supreme Court of the United States
General Young
Young
United States Circuit Court of
Lochren
Mr. Young
American Steel Company
East St. Louis
Sarah Klink
Mary Shicher
Pennsylvania
Bucyrus
Irving Klink
Miss Klink
Southern
Louisiana
Nashville
Tenn
Vicksburg
Patterson
Wall Street
Andrew Jackson
Mississippi
Metcalf
Atlantic
Pacific
General Board
Board of Construction
Bureau of Navigation
Virginia
American Tobacco Company
Tobacco Trust
Tobcco
Bonaparte
Geronimo. Garcia
Cuba
Louisiana State Board of Agriculture and Immigration
Isthmian Canal Commission
Secretary of the Navy
Panama Canal
New York Court of Appeals
Paria
E. M. Tinney
Peruna
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