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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
5
Eyewitness accounts describe a brutal outbreak in Adana with Armenian civilians and Turkish forces clashing. The city is reported sacked and gutted, thousands homeless, many killed or wounded, and streets filled with bodies as villagers seek safety and aid.
The famed tenor Carlo Caruso, arriving in Liverpool, denies reports of vocal loss and vows to sue American papers that claim his voice is damaged. He says the rest will restore his singing and refuses outside meddling in his career.
Washington April 7 Former Representative Joseph W Babcock of Wisconsin who served 14 years in the House and long led the Republican Congressional Committee died at his home at 9 46 a m He was 59 and had suffered weeks of liver and kidney trouble A noted party organizer Babcock chaired GOP efforts to elect Republicans to Congress.
Flushing NLYZ April 29 The Maine jury was completed by noon as the trial of Captain Peter G Haine began. Peter Haine 11 son of the captain has not seen his father since the arrest and travels to New York. his mother Mrs Claudia J Hanna waits there to be called as a witness.
In Chicago on April 2 reports claim Attorney Wayman is probing a Randoloph Street city hall lease. The building, slated for two and a half years during a new edifice build, allegedly costs 600000 annually though space offered to bidders was at one third that price. The owner denies involvement and associates pressed Wayman to drop the inquiry.
Nashville Tennessee April 20 Inaac Morse a young businessman was shot and killed today by Gertrude Douglas who escaped but was arrested an hour later. Douglas said Morse had ruined her and had been with her for years. There were no witnesses to the tragedy.
Roof collapse during a ceremony at the cathedral in Torbes Lugo province killed nine and wounded eighty mourners and worshipers. Six women and three men among the dead, several priests reported. Rescue workers searched the rubble for survivors.
Crespiwood G awyer of Heat tle had been tendered by Prominent Tate an appointment to the newly created judgeship in Washington State.
A foreign report states Abdul Hamid is deposed and his brother ascends the throne as sultan. The new ruler is described as elderly, well educated, and largely inexperienced in world affairs.
News from Constantinople reports Abdul Jocenid I being deposed as sultan and Mehemimed Renehad effendi installed after a military takeover. A 2:20 pm salute marked the transition, with parliament and the king’s church declaring the change. arrests targets include Prince Sabsh EKadine and Young Turk leaders. London dispatch notes palace seizure and sultan’s capture, moved to Cheraghsa palace for safekeeping.
In Washington on April 29 officials await confirmation of Mehemmed Meshad effends enthronement. Diplomats believe the new sultan may usher a new era for the Turkish empire. Turkish officials praise his mind, conduct, and amiable inclinations toward a lawful constitutional state. The Young Turks may seize the chance to build a stable government.
Fire broke out under the bows of the battleship Florida at the New York navy yard in Brooklyn as it was under construction. Investigation suggested a rivet caused by a worker’s hot flame sparked the blaze, with damage described as trifling.
In New York on April 29 Oliver Laken rescued his 4 year old son Oliver Jr from a burning building but the child died after reaching the street. The tragedy details a father’s dangerous effort and the loss of life in the blaze.
Jefferson City MO The attorney general’s office has continued the case against International Harvester Co and a lumber combine accused of violating the antitrust law to the October term.
A missing girl described as a kidnapping victim reappears arriving from an eastern city this afternoon. She was taken by her father from the family home and found wandering near a local residence, with police reporting officers searched for her and warned of the danger. The girl is said to have returned of her own accord and is with relatives as authorities investigate the case.
The Roosevelt party including Major Edmund Sfeller and J alder Sloring joined Sir Wilfred Pease near the Atil river. They traveled with Selous toward Machakhor. Roosevelt’s first hunt produced two wild beasts while a hunt for two giant gazelle trophies remained unfulfilled.
Washington reports twelve articles or classes paid three fourths of 300 million dollars in tariffs. The prior three years averaged 209 million yearly, with 1907 seeing sugar, manufactures, leaf tobacco, fibers, silk, wool, raw wool, wines, iron and steel, ceramics, chemicals, dyes, and fruits among top earners. The 12 groups totaled 269 million, three fourths of the year’s tariff receipts. The bureau of statistics summarizes duties by year and by article.
Caracas interview via Willemstad quotes President Gomez calling Castro the evil genius of Venezuela and says Venezuela should be grateful to the powers for not confounding the country with that ill omened man. He vows secure peace and foreign ties and asks powers to appoint experts to study future Venezuelan developments. Port of Spain notes Gomez temporarily hands presidency to Velutini and travels to Maracay.
In Pikeville during a primary election fight Anthony Taylor, a Republican worker, was shot three times and killed while three others were severely clubbed with hopes they will die. Several arrests were made as John Abner faced trial in Jackson for the 1892 murder of James Cockrill, part of Breathitt county feud killings. Abner allegedly aided John Smith and Curt Jett in Cockroti’s murder.
Des Moines job April 28 Mathew Teneycke the oldest locomotive engineer in continuous service in America died at Valley Junction Iowa at age 76 He served 68 years with the last 30 on the Rock Island railway He claimed to have driven the first locomotive in America beginning work in 1633 at Baltimore
Poentiort Kentucky April 2 Governor Molen cleared the court record of murder charges tied to the Gobel case. W. Gotwenheyer declared the clemency a sacred duty while professing regret over the tragedy. The governor extended clemency to Caleb Powers and Jumerx Flewed. Mr Taylor said he will not return to Kentucky.
Mercer Pennsylvania April 26 grand jury returns indictments against James H Boyle and wife in the March 18 abduction of Willie Whitla of Sharon Pa The pair face kidnapping charges and an additional count for aiding and abetting The trial is set for next Friday. the jury recommends guarding court room overcrowding and notes measures to secure Boyle in a burglar proof cell after a prior escape attempt Witnesses include J F P Whitla son Bebloss Roy Thompson and Detective Woods Cleveland.
Four people died and three were seriously injured when the Central hotel on Kansas Avenue in Topeka burned early today. The dead are John W. Erickson of Clay Center district, J. L. Stratton of Missouri, Benjamin Sippy of Belle Plaine and Walter Sippy of Topeka. The fire started around 4 a.m. from crossed wires in a small balcony dining area, trapping second floor rooms with no escape routes. This was Topeka’s second major hotel fire in three months following the Copeland blaze January 14.
Unclear text indicates General Wood slated to head the Army in the Philippines with references to transfers and possible reassignment. Source is fragmented but centers on a military leadership change involving Wood and postings abroad.
A Washington dispatch summarizes a 1908 State Department report by Secretary Rice on Venezuelan policy under Gomez and Castro. It notes negotiations with Venezuela, tensions over American interests, and the denial of redress for seized properties, signaling ongoing U S clarification of diplomatic stance toward Venezuela.
New York reports ongoing smuggling of Paris gowns through the port. Officials estimate up to 1,000,000 dollars in goods entered yearly for the past decade, with 600,000 dollars in customs duties evaded annually. Prominent society women of New York and Philadelphia linked to seized gowns are under scrutiny as a federal grand jury holds the case.
April 26 dispatches report fanatical Muslim mobs destroying Armenian villages from Antioch to Alexandretta. Tens of thousands displaced or destitute, with Beirut tense and troops arriving. In Tarsus 4000+ refugees linger at the American college as further massacres unfold and relief is urged.
Lewiston New York April 26 dynamite blasting to clear the Niagara River channel resumed today with a 200 pound charge moving several ice bergs into the lake. The ice level dropped about 12 feet since yesterday and the floe is disintegrating.
In Oxford Pennsylvania on April 26 Livingston Nitham Mzimba Simon Tamba Mantanga and Simon William Njikelana sons of Zulu chiefs and other 10 graduates formed Lincoln university theology department class among 13 graduates in total.
Bloomington Indiana April 26 the medical department of Indiana University announced after examining a dog that died in convulsions that the animal had rabies and 17 students and Professor Charles Haseman will immediately begin Pasteur treatment under the supervision of a physician from Indianapolis.
The Roosevelt expedition train nears its stop at Nairobi after a long journey. The party, led by Sir Alfred Pease and President Theodore Roosevelt, is expected to reach the rail station by afternoon and proceed to the Pease ranch for camp duties before continuing toward Nairobi and surrounding areas.
Former United States Senator Stewart, a Republican for most of his 28 years in the Senate, died at 7:05 this morning after an operation. He was 81 and had lived in Washington for decades, widely known for his Santa Claus image and tall figure with a white beard. His passing ends a long career noted for opposition to the force bill and support for silver.
In Madison on April 26 the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Brewers association introduced a bill to regulate all Wisconsin saloons by a state commission. The measure aims to wipe out dives and disorderly establishments and remove liquor interests from local political influence.
The Versailles brought Cipriano Castro, Venezuela’s deposed president, to St Nazaire. The ailing Castro ranted at a reporter about US meddling and foreign plots, claimed his condition was grave, and said he would seek immediate medical care while asserting he is a prisoner of war. He later boarded a train to Paris with belongings unloaded from the ship.
Salina Kansas April 26 Mrs Carl Nelson became mother to a boy weighing three pounds. The infant, initially judged dead, showed signs of life after a poultry incubator was used. It revived and is recovering. doctors expect about eight weeks of incubator use.
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