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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
2
A broad digest notes President Roosevelt urging anti anarchist action in Congress, a Senate and House confronted with filibuster rules, and naval and fortification appropriation votes. Foreign events include assassinations in Galicia, Canada boundary talks, and a Tennessee oil ruling. Domestic items cover divorces, suicides, floods, labor strife, and a memorial for Durham White Stevens.
The Jacques Cartier sails from Dunkirk under Lieut Benard. Minnesota Governor Johnson urges state rights at Shiloh battlefield dedication. Mme Anna Gould heads to Europe. Robert La Follette wins most Republican delegates in Wisconsin primaries. Taft delegates falter in Virginia. Rear Admiral Evans stays out of San Diego events. Dr Koch arrives in New York.
The Boston metropolitan Chelsea fire destroyed over a square mile of manufacturing tenements and retail areas. Three people died and about 50 were injured as 1500 families lost homes. The blaze began at 10 40 a m and raged until nine p m with aid from many cities. Twelve churches, two hospitals, the city library, city hall, five schools, 20 business blocks and hundreds of dwellings were destroyed. Fire loss estimated at 10000000 dollars. The Illinois Central announced the Birmingham division would open April 19, linking to the Harriman transcontinental route by controlling the Union Pacific and Central of Georgia.
Gen Byron M Cutcheon 72 former congressman from Manistee Mich and prominent Civil War soldier died at Ypsilanti He served four terms in Congress and was noted as a leading figure among Michigan's veterans Daniel R Neyes a leading Presbyterian layman is also mentioned in connection with Minn.
Boston reports 10 000 homeless from Sunday's blaze in Chelsea. Insurance losses estimated at 3.5 million with total property losses near 6 million across churches schools factories and homes. Relief moves include 39 238 raised in Boston state funding 100 000 sought Chelsea 10 000 city aid and widespread subscriptions.
A desperate attempt to wreck a west bound passenger train on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad near Lowman New York seven miles east occurred Monday night. Ties were piled on the track on a curve by the river the locomotive ground one tie to pieces and rolled the rest along the rails. A similar obstruction was later found on the east bound tracks where a freight train was due. In Chattanooga Tennessee incendiaries set fire to the Southern railway bridge at Costanaula near Dalton about 20 miles below the town and a farmer's timely discovery averted disaster for passengers on the early train.
President Roosevelt delivered a special message vetoing a dam bill and warning Congress of pending measures that would grant stream rights for 1,300,000 horsepower. He urged safeguarding bridge and dam privileges with payment by grantees and outlined a future policy to promptly utilize construction rights, including rejecting a Rainy River project extension.
George Doei, night operator at Braymer's Milwaukee station, was bound and gagged during a staged robbery and cash drawer theft of 250 dollars. He and accomplice Charles Michaels admitted the plot and are jailed in Eineston.
An old health column warns riders to wear wraps during spring day trips on street cars to prevent catching cold as cars cool bodies. It advises starting Peruna at the first symptom and continuing until all signs vanish, claiming this prevents longer illness.
Letters from customers in Chicago Atwood Colorado and Paterson New Jersey praise Peruna for easing cold symptoms and catarrh. Secretaries and families report lasting improvement after use, with claims of cures and high recommendation.
A wife boldly declares that if she dies her husband would remarry within a year. He coldly challenges the claim, insisting she is mistaken and dares her to test him.
A mother from Brentwood Essex recounts her daughter suffering a severe eczema that spread from chest to back and head. After two doctors failed, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and soon the disease vanished. Mrs T W Hyde notes the cure as remarkable and sudden. George Meredith quote about men's duties remains.
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