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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
10
A Senate faction advances the Payne tariff plan, proposing higher duties on wines spirits and many luxuries while seeking lower duties on gloves and stockings for women. Taft vows to veto any bill Congress passes. The panel emphasizes revenue targets and minimal changes to key items.
Thousands gathered as 89 of 125 baptism candidates for the Navy of the Lord, a Negro church, were immersed in the Mississippi River by Rev. J. B. Parker known as The Admiral. After immersion, converts changed garments in a boiler shop. forty five faltered at the cold water.
Washington April 12 The Easter egg rolling on the White House lawn draws children and guardians, with a government band playing for spectators beyond the iron fence. The event welcomes all children, white and colored, while a nurse attempting to enter with two children of color faces a humorous, revealing misstep at the gate.
More than a hundred members of the Descendants of the Signers gathered in Washington for the quarterly board meeting. They viewed the Declaration of Independence at the State Department, were received by President Taft at the White House, and later heard an illustrated lecture at the Arlington hotel by Miss Mary W. Worstell of New York with cabinet brief remarks. The society, founded July 4, 1907, traces descendants to the signers and tied to the Jamestown exposition and Independence Hall heritage.
Tacoma Apr 12 Burling ton train No 11 derailed one mile west of Bristol between Celldlum and Strewsburg. Engineer Franklin J. Hammond of Tacoma died. Nine passengers injured including Hewitt of Quincy Illinois and Mrs. August Schnidig of Muskegen Michigan. Cause unknown but train rot ders suspected.
Mrs. Mary Langenau wife of W C Langenau a Cleveland industrialist died in a runaway incident. Her son W G Langenau and grandchild Z F Langenau along with James Groves coachman were injured. Robert E McKigson former Cleveland mayor is noted as a relative. The accident occurred yesterday in Cleveland with the family involved.
The steamer Admiral carrying ex-President Roosevelt left the Suez Canal around ten o clock Saturday night and headed toward Aden and Mogadishu on the east coast of Italian Somaliland, making a brief stop at Suez.
Lenox Massachusetts April 12 fire in the heart of the business section caused six deaths and about 200000 dollars in losses. Four blocks were destroyed along with two dwellings and two other structures. The fire began in the Clifford building from spontaneous combustion. Victims include Edward Ventres and several family members with multiple injuries reported. The blaze also damaged the Curtis hotel briefly but did not threaten the summer resort area. A second fire in Mayfield Kentucky destroyed four tobacco warehouses with about 25000 dollars in losses and an estimated 200000 pounds of tobacco burning. Night riders suspected. Another fire in Elkina West Virginia threatened Western Maryland railroad shops with losses around 15000 dollars.
Washington reports from Leupp with Eufeulia Bario headman of the Four Nations council urging the federal government to halt further arrests of innocent Creeks and release those in custody. He warns that militia attempts to seize Crazy Snake band members involved in recent outbreaks may harm full blood Indians. Agent Kelsey in Oklahoma is instructed to protect innocent Indians.
Madison Wis Anr 12 1 QQ Emery president of the Association of State and National Food and Dairy departments yesterday on authority of the executive committee of the association appointed a committee of 11 from among various state food chemists to consider the use of ben zonte of soda in food products. Bold Thieves Steal Locomotive Fhshktl Landing N Y Apr 22 Thieves stole a locomotive on the New Haven railroad at Hopewell and turning it ten miles abandoned it when the steam gave out The stalled locomotive tied up trains and more steam could be generated The thieves escaped.
In the final day of Billy Sunday’s seven weeks of revival, 80 new converts joined the campaign, bringing the total to nearly 1,000. The event wrapped up on the closing Sunday, with Bitly announcing the enduring impact of the revival.
Chicago delegates totaling about 200 will travel by special train to Springfield to lobby lawmakers for a bill granting women voting rights in all municipal elections. A public hearing is set for Wednesday. 25 speakers will address the assembly with additional delegates from Cook County and several towns along the route. Notables include Jane Addams of Hull House and O W Stewart among others.
In New Orleans on April 12 authorities warn districts that mosquitoes and house flies are undesirable. Officials recall 1905 yellow fever lessons as they launch an early campaign against these disease carriers in villages and cities nationwide. Mosquitoes are linked to yellow fever while flies spread other illnesses, reinforcing public health efforts.
President Taft pressed the electric button at Washington to open the Southern Electrical and Industrial Exposition in Louisville. The showing, in the Flint Regiment Armory, features thousands of exhibits aimed at bringing electricity progress to the South and nearby states. The Kentucky congressional delegation and Congressman Cox of the Third district attended the ceremony.
Easter churchgoers found crepe decorations and a minister's portrait at First Christian Church in Washington Indiana. Rev Elmer E Davidson resigned and fled after charges of victimizing Miss Bunn Clark daughter of ex mayor Hale Clark tied to a back marriage in St Louis last December. The scene rekindled local gossip as pictures and baby shoes accompanied the crepe. In New York the Jewish federation challenged Dr Emil Hirsch over Russian Jewish immigration.
A natural gas explosion yesterday blew out the front wall of a radioshed horse room. John Welsh, the operator, was knocked to the floor and his coat torn away but he escaped without burns or injuries to his body.
Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela was expelled from Martinique aboard the Versailles. He protested against forced deportation arguing breach of international law and denial of individual rights. He planned to seek passage to Spain via Santa Cruz Tenerife and Trinidad.
The funeral for Ethan Allen Hitchcock former secretary of the interior was held in St Louis with services at Second Presbyterian Church. The body arrived yesterday from Washington where he died Friday and was buried at Bellfontaine cemetery.
Edward Paygon Weston, the long distance pedestrian, resumed his journey to San Francisco at 12:05 this morning after spending Sunday in Toledo. A contingent of police and several autos escorted him to the city limits as he planned to reach Bryan, five miles west, to resume the trek.
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania April 12 There is a rumor that anthracite operators will cut wages by ten percent across all miner classes though no three year agreement exists. Some say wages will be restored when conditions warrant. Locals in Mahanoy City plan referendums on operator offers as divisions form over a long term pact. A three year contract is favored to cover through 1912 presidential year.
Pittsburg officials accuse Chinese Minister Wu Ting Pang of pernicious activity linked to the arrest of two Chinese dignitaries. Police say letters show Wu threatening fellow Chinamen with deportation to influence American justice. Officials hint at forcing his retirement from diplomatic service.
Buffalo reports Niagara River frozen solid from bank to bank after severe southwesterly gales. Unprecedented April weather shattered records, caused lake ice to rebuild from Lake Erie end to end, and left damage estimated at one million dollars.
In Dubuane Iowa Apr 12 the Minals Central flyer struck and killed Anna Fotworf 7 Mabel 8 and Ruby 14 daughters of Fred Fotworf four miles west of town. The girls, walking up the track toward an oncoming train, had their heads down in a high wind and did not hear the engine until it was too late to stop.
Sweet girl graduates and undergraduates from across the country attend the Kappa Delta sorority convention in Washington. Sessions opened today and run through tomorrow with a banquet to conclude. Delegates and members visited the Capitol to view lawmakers at work.
A mob seized John Smith, a Black man identified by Miss Mary Steel Ewing, two miles from Ar tadiz, dragged him from her buggy, and he was taken by sheriff’s deputies in a high power machine and lynched yesterday. Local authorities investigated the incident as a mob violent death.
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