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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
6
A column of jumbled items notes weather, prices, and social quips. Mentions radium at 9 million per pound and looming aviation accidents. Reflects on Cuba, Chicago social fashions, and a New Jersey fortune tied to a toy shop. Also references a Messina quake aftershock and disaster talk.
King Manuel of Portugal honors his mother for courage during his father’s assassination. The ceremony reflects a public display of family loyalty and political sentiment. A New Orleans observer notes a warship warning device illustrating era tech.
The vessel on the North Trones coast, once under Uncle Sama revenue cutter escort, was not for a flibustering expedition for Castro but for Venezuelan government use. The ship was allowed to proceed, seen as a warning to other nations about U S vigilance against illicit ventures.
Riot by 100 dock laborers mainly Greeks Hungarians and Italians sparks martial law in Fort Willam. Canadian Pacific police clash with strikers injuring many, including Chief Ball and several constables. a reporter and a butcher are among the wounded. Militia called, troops arriving from Winnipeg to guard the district.
Ras Tesama of Abyssinia, now regent, demands custody of King Menelik from Empress Tatu. He alleges a plot to slow kill Menelik with poison and backs Prince Sidk Jassu, a 12 year old heir, against the empress who vows defiance, risking war.
Reported Russian cautions say Ahmed Mirza, Persian prince known as the boy shah, faces assassination risk more than self harm. Two rival claimants to the throne, including the Rakhtiads and Satur Ad Dowleh, are active as Teheran tensions loom and a royal India death is speculated.
James McSorney, recently released from prison, shot Daniel Fenton on a Middletown street corner. McSorney fired three times then drew and shot Fenton twice, killing him. McSorney died en route to hospital. Fenton died hours later. Police note motive linked to a conviction years earlier.
In Milwaukee a protégé of Ralph Gasne was found guilty of killing in revenge for his brother's death, then acquitted on appeal. The case followed a cafe shooting scene and a charged local trial, amid broader midwestern news items.
Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister to the United States, is recalled from Washington for a second time and ordered home. His successor will be Chang Yin Tang, described as a progressive with broad diplomatic experience. Wu is currently in Peru and plans to stay about a month longer.
Fifty six workers at the American Sheet and Tin Plate plants in Newcastle are summoned to the U S Circuit Court in Pittsburgh to answer a $200000 damages suit filed by the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company a subsidiary of United States Steel. The plant employs about 3000 workers and the company claims the alleged conspirators prevented operations hurting profits.
Alonzo L. Church former librarian of the United States Senate died at the home of his son in Newark New Jersey He was 81 years old The report notes his long service and modest passing in retirement only days after his 81st birthday Bleached flour seized in Muscatine Iowa under the pure food and drug act charge a carload of flour marked bleached is taken as a test case by federal authorities.
Mrs May Spindle wife of prominent Louisville lawyer H T Spindle shot and killed herself in a bedroom of their home while brooding over her ill health and that of her daughter.
Mrs Pankhurst, famed suffragette leader, will travel to the United States to deliver a series of lectures in major cities. The itinerary includes engagements in London England and other European centers planned before returning to Britain.
Anna Schumacher, 17, was found buried in Holy Sepulcher cemetery after an assault and strangulation. An autopsy described extensive bruising and a fractured tongue bone, with the corpse dragged and partially undressed. A broken spade near the scene and a fleeing man at the cemetery raised suspicions, but no arrest has been made. Authorities continue to search for the killer as the inquest proceeds.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train from St Louis to St Joseph derailed in South Leavenworth. The engine was torn apart and cars left the track, but no injuries were reported. The wreck resulted from a broken tender track and the baggage car tore and tipped on its side near a steep river bank eight feet from the water.
Orville Wright and Katherine Wright departed Dayton for New York to sail to Europe in a few days. The departure was kept secret and only a few people were at the station when they left.
Detroit detectives pursue a dead end in the Martha Galaha mystery. The body was found in a Hamtramck area shrub line with no clues. Investigators focused on a local childhood sweetheart who later surrendered after midnight seeking to clear himself.
Welch West Virginia report states John Thomas aged 18 was found guilty of criminally assaulting and murdering Lulu Stafford 10 and jurors recommended life imprisonment. The case drew local attention as details emerged from the courtroom and the judge set anticipated sentencing.
Jacksonville reports Mrs. John Cherry Sr wife of a wealthy contractor has vanished since Saturday along with Mr Cherry's chauffeur Peter Haxton. Cherry offers no explanation for the absence and has prior notoriety from a Paris Missouri suit. Her family includes uncle W Baskett former Missouri state senator and her father once headed building and loan associations under Governor Lon V Stephens. Illinois expresses rate control updates involve shippers and the Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission requiring all common carriers to file transportation charge schedules.
The will of Judge S. H. Bethea leaves almost all his wealth to Dixon Hospital, estimated between 100000 and 125000 dollars. It orders the hospital renamed Catherine Shaw Bethea Hospital and engraved tablets for his wife parents and himself. Palmyra and Dixon township patients in Lee County to be admitted free when practical.
Sterling hosts a four day Great Northwestern Fair from August 24 to 27 featuring a beauty pageant for women over 21 and under 21, a horse show with a $1000 prize, and four daily races including a Dan Patch Minor Heir display. Ridgeway reports a fatal shooting as Frank Wilson killed James Edwards in a family feud, Wilson surrendering afterward. Fairfield sees Ben Hunter injured in a roadside accident when a buggy shaft struck him in the mouth during a dark collision with Ephraim Kennard. he is hospitalized with possible permanent disfigurement.
Springfield Illinois Governor Deneen announced four Illinois delegates to the Mississippi Valley Legislative Conference on Uniformity of Legislation Concerning Women and Children to be held in Chicago on October 2. The appointees are Colonel Nathan William Mac Chesney John C Richberg Charles L Billings and Louis F Post all from Chicago.
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