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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
6
A collage of brief notes touches on China’s emperor, post rates to Germany, Canadian and British politics, technology shifts, and global affairs. The page references Japan’s poetry policy, aluminum patents, and debates over school fraternities, with scattered items about explorers, editors, and notable figures.
A large blaze destroyed four buildings in Benbow City near Alten, threatening the Standard Oil Co plant. Firefighters contained the flames in two hours as the hotel and several structures burned. one resident died and multiple people were injured.
A jury finds Tonien City Tenn Gindity guilty of a crime at 45 o'clock Thursday. Garret Johnson and Sam Ape find themselves involved in a garden incident and life imprisonment is noted. In Indianapolis the General Assembly convenes with uproar after a murder trial and a disputed estate matter surfaces. In Washington DC a judge faces threats. police guard precautionary measures are ordered. A separate case in Baltimore concerns whisky seizure misbranding.
Opie Reed fled the Baldwin theater and Colonial Hotel as a devastating fire started by a leaking gas erupted after a lecture. The four story Baldwin theatre valued at $100000 and other buildings suffered about $200000 in damage with insurance likely $000 on contents and walls. Firefighters arrived late as flames spread across the business district forcing guests and residents to flee with belongings.
Chicago papers publish Atlanta dispatch claiming Florence Maybrick wife of a British poisoner will wed Charles L. Wagner secretary of a lyceum bureau. The announcement comes from J H McCracken Atlanta bureau representative and a wedding is planned soon.
Munich restaurant keeper uses mileage based pay for waiters instead of fixed salaries. Each waiter earns according to the approximate miles walked during work, aiming to tie compensation to effort and movement.
Constantinople reports the sultan plans a grand welcome for the American battleship Seet arriving at Smyrna around January 20. He will send Turkish officers and his son to present an invitation to the American rear admiral and officers in Constantinople, aiming for acceptance. This marks the first foreign fleet visit since the revolution and contrasts with the prior visit used for fundraising or demolition.
Yoris Wright a famed American aeroplanist named Friday as co respondent in a divorce suit filed by Lieutenant Coujardy of the Cuirassiers stationed at Champagny The trial is set for February. Champagny lies between the military camp at Avenis and Le Mans where Wright has test flights. Mrs Goujaide is said to be an aeronautics enthusiast among spectators. Police Sergeant killed in San Francisco as he tried to disperse drunken crowd. Anton Nolting was shot twice after being knocked down and attempting to draw his revolver. Ptomaine poisoning from chewing gum kills Archie C Morris 18 in Asbury Park. He was son of Rev T Morris of Belmar. Louis A Helnsheimer of Kuhn Loeb & Co dies after appendectomy in Mount Sinai hospital New York.
In Media Pennsylvania Mrs M Florence Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Beisel were acquitted of the murder of Capt Erb on October 5 1908. The jury returned not guilty verdicts after debate and juror questions on self defense, amid a tense courtroom scene.
James Reynolds a Ridgehurst farmer in Danbury Connecticut died after an hour long struggle with an enraged bull in his pasture. The incident left investigators and neighbors stunned at the fatal accident.
William White of Three Rivers Michigan describes a railroad collision injury causing long lasting kidney pain and bloody urine. After years of ill health he sought hospital care, then began Dean's Kidney Pills and reports dramatic improvement after four boxes, with his condition greatly improved beyond seven years of medical treatment. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box, Porter Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A collage of humorous clippings and reader letters from old newspapers. Bits include a baseball gibe about walks, laundry starch pitches, a soldier’s excuse, bragging about not being rich, breakfast hotel miscue, a long sleeper in Lowell, and a Postum and Grape-Nuts testimonial praising health benefits.
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