19 Apr 1909
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Newspaper
Perth Amboy Evening News
Location
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1909
Page
1
The note references Dr Salter Scheuer Building and a request about plate fitment. It reads as a fragmented message likely from a local notice or ad context. No clear event date or named organizations beyond the referenced building.
In Altoona on April 19 Edward Russell aged twenty six was shot and killed by J Craig a Pennsylvania railroad locomotive fireman who surprised him with Mrs Craig in her home. Craig calmly shot Russell after a struggle and was jailed. A Chicago maid confessed complicity in a separate jewel robbery case involving Mrs Bartels. More than 20,000 read the Evening News.
Washington hosts fifty top small bore rifle shooters under the National Rifle Association for an indoor world championship three nation match among the United States England and Australia. Contestants fire thirty shots in strings of five at seventy five yards with liberal rules on positions and rifles under .280 caliber and sights without glass. The trophy remains with the winning country for one year before defending in the next round.
Amzi L Barber head of Barber Asphalt company died at Ardsley Towers Ardsley-on-the Hudson after three days of pneumonia following a California trip. His estate is estimated at 10 million dollars.
Port Limon report notes Senora Castro, wife of a former Venezuelan president, arriving aboard the Guadeloupe and planning to sail to St Mazaire. Her husband is already en route on the Versailles. The item records her intent to travel with the ex-president. Caesar Czarnikow, noted as the world's largest sugar broker with branches in New York, Liverpool, and Glasgow, is reported dead from heart disease in London.
Boston April 19. Harvard astronomer Professor William Henry Pickering proposes a system of giant mirrors driven by a central axis to flash signals toward Mars. With a 5,000,000 mile closer approach in July, he believes Martians will recognize the light and reply, enabling further interplanetary communication. Percival Lowell supports the inhabited Mars theory.
Geraldine Farrar of the Metropolitan Opera company in Chicago has paid the last installment on an 84000 loan taken ten years ago for her musical education. She repaid the original 10000 plus 24000 in later loans and collected 5 percent interest. The funds enabled her to hire top music masters and sustain her early career.
Paducah Kentucky reports the death of a man with the longest name in the world. The body of Arthur Hugh Thomas T De witt Talmadge Tardin Holdy Lane Ar land Linnie Marion Branch Sam Jones Pigg Reuben Walker Chiles was found in Perkins Creek. He was the son of Rev. R. C. Chiles, superintendent of a rescue mission. He had been missing three days.
In St. Clair Michigan on April 19, captain Ralph Pringle shot and killed banker George B. McKinnon of Mooretown. The tragedy stems from Pringle's jealousy over McKinnon's alleged friendship with Mrs. Pringle. Pringle, a renowned Great Lakes shipowner, is known across the lakes.
Charley asks about Miss Kidder and a bull terrier. Arthur demands details. The dog, he says, knows as much as the speaker, and she questions whether ten shillings was too much to pay for it.
Philadelphia April 19 Navy officers discuss a secret pamphlet condemning former Secretary Truman Newberry over yard reorganizations and direct staff control. The pamphlet led to suspicions of court martial while two officers, McKean and De Laney, travel to Washington to confer with the Navy Department.
In St Peter's Rome a beatification of Joan of Arc was celebrated before about 80,000 French pilgrims and French bishops with Pope assisting at benediction. The ceremony featured electric lights, Te Deum and a bishop of Orleans delivering the first pontifical Mass in her honor.
Washington April 19. Patriotic women marked the opening ceremony of the Continental hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The convention focused on the new home as its main feature while officer elections drew public attention between two leading president general candidates Mrs Matthew T Scott of Illinois and Mrs W O Story of New York.
Washington April 19 The Senate opened tariff debate with Senator Aldrich defending the bill and detailing committee changes as Democrats push for income tax and futures tax. Republicans named Lodge Hale Brown Carter Cummins Cul lom Heyburn McCumber Nelson and Smith of Michigan poised to speak while Democrats Bailey Bacon Bankhead Clay Gore Johnston Money Newlands Rayner and Smith of South Carolina prepare remarks. Secretary Dickinson heads to Panama with War Department party aboard the Mayflower from Fortress Monroe.
Weather shows possible showers and cooler temperatures with moderate south winds. Nearby news items are sparse but can be found in today’s want ads.
After a stormy meeting Cincinnati master bakers vote to end supply of three and four cent bread loaves. From now on only five and ten cent loaves will be sold. Resolutions sent to Ohio senators and congressmen claim gambling in food products raised flour prices and reduced bakers wages, pushing bread costs up for consumers.
A Hansa liner from Calcutta delivers a massive shipment to Boston including 145 apes, 1000 monkeys, 12 pythons, 10 cassowaries, and thousands of birds. Chief Engineer Heman was bitten by an ape and another ape escaped its cage and jumped into the sea.
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