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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1910
Page
4
The Marshfield Times recalls a flood of dubious schemes and oddities from 1910, listing frauds, political chatter, and curious notes on press, real estate, meat, eggs, and local industry. It references a Chicago jury, royal alike, and rumors of a comet tail while mentioning engineers, banks, and a 16-inch coast defense gun at Sandy Hook.
In Rome Col Theodore Roosevelt met King Victor Emmanuel at the Quirinal with Ambassador Leishman present. Roosevelt and his son Kermit joined Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel for an audience with Queen Helen. Roosevelt declined a Vatican visit due to restrictions and issued a statement urging calm and unity among Americans, Catholic and Protestant, about the Vatican affair.
A historical excerpt discusses the importance of religious tolerance in America. It argues that personal differences should not fuel bitterness and mistrust. Catholics and Protestants are urged to work together with cordial respect, avoiding controversy that could harm national unity.
Minneapolis police report a murder on a street car following an accidental step on a man’s foot. The slayer, unnamed, fired on Augustus B. Johnson on a platform after Johnson apologized. The car was crowded. Vito De Palo is held as a suspect.
Justice Dayton of the supreme court ruled that the Salvation Army in the United States known as the Booth organization has the right to protect its name. The decision grants a perpetual injunction preventing the American Salvation Army or any name closely similar from causing public confusion. Gen James W. Duffin is identified as commander in chief of the American Salvation Army.
Washington reports that Republican chairman Willem 3B McKinley of Illinois and Democratic chairman James T. Lloyd of Missouri prepare for an early campaign for the coming congressional contest. Both will set up offices in Chicago weeks ahead, establishing headquarters for the fight in the Midwest. They are dedicating effort to raising campaign funds.
Leavenworth Kansas April 4 With simple rites the body of Supreme Court Justice David J Brewer was buried beside his wife in Mount Muncie cemetery After public view at First Congregational church hundreds of mourners observed the ceremony Business suspended flags at half mast Also Oklahoma Beekeepers Meet Guthrie April 4 association held annual meeting with good attendance N Fred Gardiner of Geary presiding and delivering the annual address Others who spoke included C C Platt G Kings Arthur Rhoads G H Coulson Prof Sanborn Jacob Goenwein and F W Van De Merk
Davenport Iowa April 4 Alfred Mueller Republican elected mayor over Democrat George W Scott by 240 plurality. The city ticket backed by Democrats won six of eight aldermen. Ardmore Oklahoma April 4 Smith G Matson appointed assistant attorney general succeeding George Hoenshaw. Matson is son of C C Matson Indiana tax commissioner.
President Taft spoke to about 2,000 railroad employees in Worcester Mass urging intelligent labor organization and condemning boycotts and sympathetic strikes. He rejected being Father of Injunctions while backing injunctive measures and pledged to sign the amended employers liability bill.
A powerful blaze in Omaha Nebraska on April 4 destroyed a million bushel grain elevator complex owned by Nye Schneider Fowler & Co and damaged Manly Mills Company facilities. The Independent Elevator Company and Chicago Great Western railroad line suffered near total losses. Union Pacific railroad lost 50 freight cars. Estimated total damage stood at about 1 million dollars with wheat stocks totaling 85,000 bushels in the Marly elevator.
Mt Etna eruption escalates with loud rumblings and ash showers as lava resumes movement. A new stream about eight meters high and eight meters wide detaches and advances toward Palmento and Pecorella, while the main flow threatens nearby villages. In Columbia, South Carolina, officials adopt the commission form of government by a five to one vote, despite council opposition.
Special Agents of the Department of Justice raided brokers offices in New York Philadelphia Jersey City Baltimore and St Louis as part of a federal crackdown on stock gambling. Sixteen arrests were reported and a grand jury in the District of Columbia returned conspiracy indictments naming 22 individuals linked to E Bogg & Co Price & Co and Stanford Stock & Grain Dealers with offices nationwide.
In Stettin Germany on April four a German military balloon Pommern plunged from a gale into the Baltic after a series of crashes. Werner Hugo Del Brueck a reichstag member acted as pilot and was severely injured but helped try to release the escape valve. Three other airship crew members died or were mortally injured in the wreckage and ensuing fall.
Edward Clifford, a mining man from Elgin, Illinois, reported missing last summer, is confirmed dead after a skeleton is found 12 miles from a painted area in the Nevada desert. Nearby, Andreas found Clifford belongings including $210 in coin and a $20 bill, with Clifford’s letters and other items tying the discovery to him.
The Smithsonian Institution has received the sixth installment from the Smithsonian African expedition led by Col. Roosevelt. About one third of the total collection arrives in bulky consignments, including around 250 large mammal skins, mostly collected by Roosevelt or his son Kermit and prepared by Edmund Heller. The shipment supports ongoing studies from British East Africa.
A national assessment notes robust Western Canadian business and strong grain prospects. 1909 production set a high benchmark, with record quality and quantity, while farmers adapt with steam and gasoline outfits across Lethbridge district to accelerate field work. The piece cautions about future fluctuations and stresses continued growth potential.
A fragment from The Circle humorously notes mutual waiting and jokes about evolution with a quip that a good harvest requires work both ways. The exchange uses playful slang and references a pet name Jobo.
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