12 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Perth Amboy Evening News
Location
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1909
Page
1
Sixteen of ly Patients state there is no difference which patients. they all affirm the sole reliable source of satisfying dental work in Perth Amboy is Dr Salter.
Pittsburg July 12. The strike order has been issued and unless an adjustment is reached between District No 5 United Mine Workers and Pittsburg Coal Company 18 000 union miners will quit work on Thursday. The strike stems from the tin plate workers dispute with open shop policy of United States Steel Corporation. The coal company holds a twenty five year contract with US Steel and miners warn that any attempt to fill contracts with other firms could close those mines as well.
Sydney New Brunswick July 12. Unable to quell strike rioters at the Inver ness colliery Mayor D H Mcleod called 150 troops from Halifax to restore order. Workers from the Provincial Working men's association continued inside. upon leaving they faced 300 demonstrators who attacked with sticks and stones, injuring a miner with a deep cut.
New York July 12 The Spanish steamer Montserrat from Genoa was struck by a giant wave broadside to port. Boatswain Jose Linares was killed and a passenger and five sailors seriously injured as the sea swept the vessel. The crash caused the liner to reel and roll as towering waves banged the hull. An unrelated Baltimore American quote on criminals and lodoform follows.
Detroit July 12. The sixth annual Glidden tour, the American Automobile Association reliability contest, began from the Campus Martinus with a large crowd and city officials. Forty cars start a 2687 mile endurance run via Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, Denver and back to Kansas City, to be completed in fifteen days with rest stops. Manufacturers compete for three trophies: Glidden for touring cars, How er for runabouts and roadsters, and Detroit for miniature tonneau models.
President Taft, at the dedication of the Ingram Congregational church in Washington, called for less Puritan severity and urged religion as a part of daily life. He praised churches that blend duty with happiness, social engagement, and rational amusement.
British steamer Marina bound from Flushing to New York was beached after a collision with Ettrickdale from Algiers. Marina’s engine room flooded and feared further below waterline damage while Ettrickdale also sustained heavy damage. Crew of Marina landed. News report from Antwerp dated July 12.
Washington reports intensified lobbying as six Republican representatives and five Republican senators work to merge Senate and House tariff bills. Conferees expect concessions, with Aldrich pushing for higher duties and Payne for broader cuts. Experts claim a 2 percent average reduction could still be substantial, while key items differ between the chambers.
The Isthmian canal commission asked for forty eight million dollars to continue Panama canal digging in fiscal year 1911. The current year appropriation is 33038000. Contracts will be awarded for large quantities of structural steel for the lock gates. Officials say steel material is a key item. Next year’s needs likely drop. President Taft will review estimates to scale them down if possible.
William Colgate formerly of the United States assay office in Washington committed suicide at Bloomingdale asylum White Plains New York July 12. While the nurse was away he leaped from a steel shower support and fractured his skull. He had been confined a month ago for mania in personal crisis and left a large estate to a wife and daughter traveling in Europe.
Archaeologists report carvings unearthed in Egypt indicate the bellows were in use for forge fires during the fifteenth century. The find suggests ancient metalworking practices extending earlier than previously thought.
Miss Mary B. Stewart of Pittsburg flees to Canada to escape being called as a witness in the case over Lieutenant James N. Sutton of the marine corps killed near Annapolis on Oct 18 1907. The Sutton family disputes the court verdict of death by own action and seeks new testimony to prove a brother officer killed him.
The Colonia of the Commercial Cable company began laying a direct Newfoundland Europe to New York cable at St. John’s on July 12. It will connect Flemish Cap landings and run to New York then back to St. John’s, carrying 2000 miles of cable and replacing the Flemish Cap to Canso route.
In La Paz on July 12 mobs attacked the Peruvian and Argentine legations after guards were withdrawn. The city faced rampant pillaging, damaged buildings, and cut electric wires. Foreigners, especially Peruvian and Argentine residents, faced extreme danger as the Argentine minister and his wife narrowly escaped injury and sought protection at the Bolivian president's home.
Supreme Court Justice Isaac N. Mills opened the inquiry into Harry K. Thaws sanity before a curious crowd in White Plains New York. Thaws mother Mary Copley Thaw expressed confidence he would soon be free and criticized District Attorney Jerome whom she blames for opposing release. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw faced a subpoena as the Thaw case moves to the state attorney general with testimony from physicians and lay witnesses alike to determine his mental state and danger to the public.
A Philadelphia Ledger account recalls a courtroom exchange where a chauffeur admits striking a man at high speed, claiming mere precaution and noting the victim could still climb back into the vehicle to strike back. The judge presses for why the driver did not slow down, while the man allegedly injured describes the episode as a close, contested encounter.
Persian cavalry of about 1200 men, led by Russian officers, attacked Nationalist forces under Generals Sipahdar and Sardarasad fifteen miles from Teheran. Royalists shelled the position for two hours but could not dislodge them. Nationalists held fire with one gun and forced the shahs troops to retreat as Russian forces were reported at Kazrin eighty six miles away.
Paterson New Jersey July 12 The war department has leased an observation tower on the brow of Garret mountains near here for use as a wireless station and apparatus is now being installed.
A July 12 tornado in Ortonville Minnesota killed eleven people and injured seventy five, with heavy rain and hail. The same storms struck Bigstone Nokomis and Xenia, destroying hundreds of houses and injuring dozens more across Pana and Xenia.
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