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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
7
Austro Hungaria available for active service 409 000 reserve 381 000 total war strength 790 000 available for duty unorganized 1700 Servia available for active service 27 000 reserve 198 000 total war strength 225 000
London reports a shift inBritish stance on Balkans talks to include broader questions beyond Bulgaria and Bosnia. Servia's assembly votes confidence in the government, easing tensions with Austria-Hungary. Powers favor a conference and resists quick note exchanges or ambassadors at Constantinople.
Chicago October 14 The third annual convention of the American Meat Packers association opened with delegates from across the United States. President James B Agar presided and defended the industry against muck rakers claiming prodding with a sharp stick harms commerce and exaggerates evils.
Washington reports Comptroller Murray will raise national bank examinations from twice to three or four times yearly for banks with a history of violating banking laws. The goal is closer oversight, curb reckless and speculative banking, and preserve charter integrity where abuses are persistent.
A rumor from Rome claims the Elkins Abruzzi engagement is off due to Miss Elkins refusing to change her religion. No confirmation has emerged, with announcement expected soon. Senator Elkins denounces as untrue an AP interview attributed to his wife denying any engagement event.
London Oct 14 The Standard reports that after extended talks between the colonial office and the Chartered South African Company the government will guarantee either a loan of 50, or an interest in Rhodesian debentures of similar amount to aid development of the company territories and railways.
The army board found Colonel William F. Stewart of the coast artillery unfit for further service and retired him from active duty. Secretary of War Wright notified Stewart by letter that the president approved the decision on October 14.
Dr Charles H Parkhurst argued that modern American life's restless pursuit harms genuine progress. He cited crowded schools and a shift toward frantic activity, contrasting it with the steadier German schooling and warning that tumult dulls moral and civic influence amid material pursuits.
Otto Willert, a laborer in a clay pit near Auburn Iowa, was seriously injured in a cave-in when several tons of dirt buried him. Rescue by coworkers followed as he suffered broken legs and other injuries. Earlier in life, Willert survived extensive injuries from an enraged bull and later lost a foot after being run over by a freight train.
The Chicago health department weekly bulletin reports air samples taken forty feet above street level over ten days show dust and soot deposits per acre in Chicago three times greater than in London. The finding highlights the unusually dirty city air in downtown and lakefront areas.
The grain interests of Kansas City, Omaha and St. Louis clash over differential rates from trans Mississippi territory to the southeast. Kansas City shippers seek 2% cents more than Omaha to St Louis and 3 cents more east of St Louis, against a 1 cent current gap. St. Louis warns that such changes would push it out of the grain trade.
Atop the Williamsburg Bridge tower a mentally disturbed man, Joseph Kratz of Brooklyn, battled two policemen for ten minutes as onlookers watched. He threatened to leap, was disarmed, then taken to a hospital and placed in a padded cell.
New York reports Lily Morrison Carr of St. Louis a 60 year old society leader and grandmother begins her Broadway stage pursuit. Despite a first rebuff she remains hopeful for a suitable part and a brilliant future in acting.
Ernest Barry of London won back the professional sculling championship of England after ten years in Australia, defeating George Towns of Australia by a length and a half over four and one quarter miles.
Gettinie Montenegro reports the national assembly convened in an extraordinary session as war fever runs high amid the tense atmosphere in Montenegro on October 14.
Ora Lee a 21 year old factory girl was found shot to death on the road between Wadsworth and Custard Hook on the eve of her wedding to Guy Rasor. Rasor is detained while police pursue theories of alibi rival suitor and missing horse shoe tracks near his home.
New York reports a sweeping railroad alliance forming between Harriman and Rock Island interests. Kuhn Loeb & Co. will act as fiscal agents for Rock Island and affiliates, signaling an end to rival warfare. The two systems plan joint traffic pacts to mutual advantage.
The U S circuit court of appeals upheld a federal injunction against the Iron Moulders' union of Milwaukee in the Allis-Chalmers strike. It modified the ruling to permit peaceful picketing while still prohibiting threatening or intimidating conduct.
Philadelphia reports Geo. Roberson in a Locomobile wins the 200 mile Fairmount park race in 4 hours 2 minutes and 30 seconds amid several wrecks with no serious injuries. Other races include the Motor Parkway Long Island Nassau sweepstakes won by a Buick driven by Easter in 2 hours 7 minutes and 60 seconds Jericho sweepstake 150 miles won by Burns Chalmers Detroit in 3 hours 2 minutes 36 seconds Lyttle takes the Motor Parkway sweepstakes 250 miles in 3 hours 19 minutes 10 seconds and William H. Sharp wins the Garden City sweepstakes 200 miles in 3 hours 19 minutes 34 seconds.
New York reports a cooperative 24 Gramercy Park building to house art literature and drama. Six incorporators include Richard Watson Gilder Rodman D Gilder Jules Guerin Herbert Lucas Francis Wilson and Charles H Lee from United States Leather. The 12 story structure on a 51 by 108 foot plot will offer studio apartments with each founder having a personal suite.
A fire in Mason City Iowa originated in a blacksmith shop owned by Fred Hale. The blaze destroyed the shop and a rear barn and damaged John Bush agricultural warehouses. Four horses owned by Peoples Gas and Electric were cremated and a telephone line cable was burned, crippling service.
A report lists 33 drowning and suicide or accidental deaths at Niagara since July 1. Women and men are among those who plunged into the cataract or were found on islands. authorities note 11 headline cases.
Niagara Falls authorities confront eleven violent deaths since July as both sides of the border weigh new measures. Despondent individuals have plunged into the whirlpool or used the cataract as a site for self harm, prompting officials to act.
Newark tale centers on Miss Katherine McKenna who sued North Jersey Railway for 25000 after a trolley crash at Clinton Avenue and Spruce Street. Medical experts testified corsets did not incapacitate her sales job though one suggested after the wreck she faced tighter lacing. jury awards 3700 to McKenna, a win framed as corsets’ victory.
Chicago news item reports a divorce suit by Mrs. Rose Allegretti against Benedetto Allegretti a candy maker. Hearing slated for Tuesday before Judge Rah. Witnesses may testify about office shadows on shades resembling kissing scenes involving alleged participants.
Stephen A. Douglas son of Lincoln’s rival died suddenly at his home on East Twenty second Street after delivering an oration at Knox College in Galesburg. He collapsed after dinner with his family and died before a physician arrived. He was 58.
Frank Munsey the publisher has sent a representative to inspect the Star league newspapers in Terre Haute Indianapolis and Muncie that are to be sold at a receiver sale.
A customer points out Professor Knowsitt reading Joex's Fool ish Rhymes for Foolish People in a bookstore. The clerk confirms the author and notes the professor is absorbed in the text.
Patrons finding meat in the soup will please return at once to the waiter. This notice informs diners to report any meat in their soup to staff immediately.
Two years of foot traffic wear down the Minneapolis post office marble floor. The piece contrasts worn local floors with enduring European marble and comments on homeless people and varied post office patrons. It laments the floor’s wear from shoe leather and traveler haste.
Manila report states testimony concluded in the court martial of Lieutenant Frank T. Evans of the battleship Louisiana. The defense contends intoxication was unfounded and witnesses including Surgeon Andrew R. Wentworth testified Evans was not intoxicated. Evans admitted leaving the deck on watch to quell a disturbance and presented explanations for his absence.
Washington October 10 Wh Whipple a portrait painter for Neoeter city visited the White House to study the president for a New York Republican club portrait. He aimed for thumbnail sketches but was rotated through a stream of officials, leaving him with a headache and a vivid impression of Roosevelt’s pace. He will make another attempt.
New York dated Oct 10 deputy sheriff Richard Harding Davis of Mount Kisco finds thefts by night burglars against his estate. three of his saddle nags vanish from stables and he quips about flashing his tin star to catch horse thieves. The article notes his fame as author and deputy and the irritation of the loss.
Washington reports that on October 10 the proposed arbitration treaty between China and the United States was signed at the State Department.
John Murphy aged 47 was sentenced to seven years at Sing Sing for possessing burglar tools. The tools included a revolver and a screwdriver, which the judge treated as burglary implements given his long record. The note about the envelope being invented in 1683 appears as background.
Henry Dexter, a New York billionaire and former head of the American News Co, offers 16000 dollars for information leading to the capture and conviction of Orlando Ferry Dexter's killer. The murder occurred on September 19 in broad daylight near his Adirondack estate. Police and Pinkertons had no breakthrough. Franklin County grand jury found no substantial evidence. Dexter directs his executors to publish the offer in five Adirondack region papers and to pay during his lifetime.
A 1903 notice states Henry Dexter offers a $10,000 reward for information leading to the murderer of his son Orlando Perry Dexter, to be paid upon conviction during the executors' lifetimes. Details to be lodged with attorney Lemuel Skidmore at No 69 Wall Street, New York City.
The Madison session of the Farmers National Congress passed resolutions favoring soil conservation, anti waste efforts, and support for Roosevelt’s conference. They urged postal extensions, prohibition with medical exceptions, river and harbor improvements, forestry and Appalachian projects, postal savings banks, and support for agricultural colleges and industrial education bills. Milwaukee fear case: Minnie Plautz sues for $1000 after being pinched. jury awards $125.
The October 1 crop report shows corn at 77.8 percent good. Spring wheat quality at 88.1 percent with 233,090,000 bushels produced and 13.2 bushels per acre. Spring and winter wheat total about 659,030,000 bushels at 89.4 percent quality. Oats quality 1.3 percent, production 789,161,000 bushels and 24.9 bushels per acre.
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