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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1908
Page
1
Observations for the 24 hours ending at 5 p m yesterday report a maximum temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit and a minimum of 60. Winds were from the southeast with clear skies.
The company reports a large deployment of direct through circuits within its territory delivering improved prompt and comprehensive service. A new line now connects with Oklahoma facilities providing first class service to Oklahoma City Guthrie and western Oklahoma points.
Tokyo May 16 Some high state officers are dismissed after endorsing a controversial Paris edition of Zola A socialist image linked to Saionji's endorsement triggers pressure on the premiership Imperial household fears republican talk and cuts in government spending follow amid election gloom as Ito backs the cabinet and optimism fades about final results.
In Cleveland on May 16, a city traction strike halted most lines as conductors and motormen refused to run. Police opened fire on rioters tearing up tracks and hurling bricks while new crews were assigned to protect cars. Sup t Cook says service will resume within ten hours as tensions rise over contract issues with the old company.
Dr Landon proposes to select twenty physically and educationally perfect children to train as teachers in a new program. If successful, a school will open at the Hoege home in Hollywood in October, with twenty teachers training to develop the best in twelve children chosen this summer from major centers.
Coroner Mack said on May 16 that he would return an open verdict in the Belle Gunness case, stating the mother and three children died in the home fire. He planned to drag Fish Trap lake for more victims. A Milwaukee report noted Emma Russell, a Gunness friend, was seen there this week.
May 16 report from Lakewood New Jersey says former President Cleveland remains critically ill. Friends note he shows no interest in activities and sleeps most of the time due to irritability and poor temperament.
A representative of King Edward closed a deal in St. Louis for thirty five thousand dollars worth of furniture to be used in the royal palace. The bulk of the purchases will be bought from Evansville suppliers. The information came from Evansville, Indiana, dated May 16.
County Commissioners allocated fourteen thousand dollars for the investigation of the Gunness murder mystery. Seven thousand covers investigation expenses and two thousand goes to the sheriff, as Andrew Helgaline's burial occurs with no mourners in La Porte.
One thousand delegates attended the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore and were welcomed in Washington by American University. Luncheon was served and exercises began at three o clock with Bishop Cranston presiding. President Roosevelt Vice President Fairbanks Senator Dolliver and others spoke. Mrs. Roosevelt and the president greeted delegates at the college building.
In South Omaha on May 16 the Omaha Packing Co plant burned with losses around 1.25 million dollars. The Cudahy plant sustained about 200 thousand dollars in damage. Five firemen were rescued from beneath collapsed walls. Local report notes the blaze and its heavy cost to two major facilities.
A gruesome discovery at W. A. Sheppard’s farm near Wiskat unk in Matteawan New York reveals the bodies of Sheppard his wife a servant Jennie Bondy and a ten month old infant riddled with bullets. A farm hand is missing and searchers pursue him across the countryside.
Prince Helie de Sagan and Mme Anna Gould depart Monte Carlo for Paris amid wedding rumors. Reports say Count Boni de Castellane's aides will call on Prince de Sagan shortly after his arrival.
Civil War veteran in Peru, Indiana fatally wounds wife and then attempts suicide by cutting his own throat. Mrs. Jas. H. Clear, 40, is dying. husband is jailed with a self-inflicted wound. The pair had recently reconciled after he urged her to join him in death. Continuous.
Cedar View Mississippi merchant B G Stewart says buyers get the worth of weight in gold from Dr King’s New Life Pills. The product aids constipation malaria and biliousness and is sold under guarantee at all druggists for 25 cents.
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