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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
3
A devastating fire at a North Collinwood public school near Cleveland killed between 160 and 170 children aged 6 to 16. Inward opening doors and crowded stairways trapped pupils as teachers sacrificed to organize escapes. Firefighters arrived late. morgue lines and numbered bodies reflected the scale of loss.
Clayton attorney T Ss Burnett filed for pro forma incorporation of the National Gypsy Association of America in St. Louis County Court. Officiating officers named include Joe Adams as King for life, with Adams as Secretary and John M Adams as Treasurer. The group aims to promotegypsy harmony, residency, naturalization, taxation, and civic duties, with St Louis as national capital.
Tokyo officials of the foreign office say Japan issued no ultimatum and made no threats regarding the Tatsu. They demand China release the vessel, express regrets, and pay damages, relying on the good sense of the Chinese government.
Emanuel Codring drove a sixty horsepower Italian car for 200 miles at 77 mph to break the world record for average speed over the distance. Nazzari’s Grand Prix average stood at 70.8 mph.
A payment of one million dollars for back taxes on the estate of the late Marshall Field was delivered to John R. Thompson, treasurer of Cook County, in a Chicago special.
In Wilmington a Negro organization formed to oppose Taft and Roosevelt. Rev Dr S L Carrothers, organizer of the Independence Republican League of Delaware, spoke of 500000 voters backing Bryan if Taft is nominated and preferred Roosevelt if renominated. The group also backs Fairbanks or Hughes.
Peking warns of possible armed recall as China holds the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru at Huangpu on the Sikiang. Japan demands unconditional release and cargo protection with China to buy the aboard arms. China contends neutrality violations and counters counterfeiting claims.
Minneapolis Salvation Army workers round up stray cats to send them to the Punjab region in the fight against bubonic plague. Cats are believed immune to fleas carrying plague germs, with cat farms established in Gujarat and English imports aiding the effort.
Colonial Secretary Dernburg states that 75,000 natives died of starvation amid the German campaign in East Africa. He explains troops seized supplies to feed soldiers and to deprive the enemy, causing widespread famine among the local population.
A Sharon, Pennsylvania baseball man announces plans to start a company that will manufacture rubber pop bottles for sale in baseball parks. He says umpires will be pleased as fans won’t think twice about tossing the bottles onto the field.
In Hawkinsville Georgia two Black men Curry Robertson and John Henry were lynched and their bodies burned after being charged with murdering Mr and Mrs Warren Hart. One suspect reportedly confessed claiming robbery as the motive.
Ten thousand residents were displaced to clear space for the new Manhattan bridge approach. Trucks and vans are in high demand as the clearance proceeds.
A New York report claims John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie have not socialized or conducted business together since last fall. A disputed golf score allegedly triggered the estrangement, with Rockefeller claiming a 5 to 6 victory and Carnegie countering 6 to 7. Rockefeller reportedly declined a stock venture when told Carnegie was chief investor.
London society buzzes as J P Morgan hosts the English Queen and Russian Dowager Empress and King Edward I announces he will act as godfather to Burns baby, Morgan’s grandniece. The link to Cavendish-Bentinels and Burns ties amplifies the royal rapport with the financier. The king has sought Morgan’s counsel on finance and art.
Secretary Hurty of the State Board of Health warns nearly twenty school houses in Indiana are fire traps and unsanitary. Following Cleveland’s disaster that killed 170 children, 26 schools face investigation for dangerous conditions and seating issues endangering students.
St Paul Minnesota special: after a bitter fight the democratic state committee of Minnesota adopted a resolution endorsing Governor John A Johnson for the democratic presidential nomination and recommending his name be placed in nomination at the national convention in Denver next July.
August W. Machen former post office official at Washington D C has been released after serving years in the West Virginia penitentiary at Moundsville and departed for Washington on Saturday
John Wickliffe, 69, walked from Xenia Ohio to visit his daughter Mrs Joe Heck in Jasonville near Terre Haute Indiana. He did so due to a religious scruple against riding railroad trains.
Report says China may apologize to Japan and discipline the commander of the navy at Kwangtung responsible for hauling down the flag of the Japanese steamer Tatu Maru.
Herr von Pohlen Halbach, husband of Bertha Krupp owner of the Essen steel works with an income of five million, is summoned to six weeks training as a reservice private in the Kaiser's cavalry regiment where he previously served.
Word from snowbound Alaska reports a long dog sled race set for early April. Harnessed dogs will compete in a sprint to the finish with the prestige of featuring top Klondike teams and a $2000 prize for the winner.
James W. Hensley was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of Walker McClintock and his son Enoch after a confrontation at the McClintock home. Indeterminate sentencing under Michigan City Prison law ranges from two to twenty-one years.
Ward en Frank Coates of the Montana State Penitentiary was desperately wounded and Assistant Warden John Robinson was killed when three life convicts led a rush for freedom. Robinson's throat and jugular were severed, and Conley was wounded but returned fire, killing two assailants after firing on them. Convicts Hayes and Rock were shot by Conley. Coates is believed to recover.
C Budd a Pennsylvania railway engineer gave his life saving a young girl from a live wire near a boarding house in Fort Wayne Indiana. He and others found a broken Central Union wire on the ground and he pushed the girl aside then collapsed saying Ive got it. The tragedy highlights his brave act and untimely death.
Born on different days in Shelbyville Indiana the Special Twins were presented by Mrs. Roy Sexton to her husband Thursday night and Friday morning. They are both girls. One was born about 9 o clock Thursday night and the other about 5 o'clock the next morning. The babies weighed seven and a half and eight pounds.
Rabbi Edward B M Browne of New York argued in a Jefferson Society lecture that Apostle Peter betrayed Christ, not Judas, a claim that created a sensation during the Norfolk Va special report.
Enos T Taylor a Huntington Indiana banker and businessman aged 68 died suddenly from neuralgia of the heart. He was president of the Citizens State Bank and valued at at least a million dollars.
Lexington special reports negotiations have nearly finished the three year tobacco war in Kentucky. The conflict included listing and arson incidents and is expected to be settled immediately.
Nashville news reports that the Supreme Court has upheld a city ordinance separating saloons by designated territory within Nashville Tennessee. The ruling confirms continued enforcement of racial and social segregation in local liquor establishments.
H C Watson editor of Dans Review predicts a gradual recovery from the recent financial slump. He warns of slow business until after the nominating conventions in June and July, noting widespread readjustment, falling prices, and unemployment at manufacturing centers. He argues wages will resist cuts, currency reforms are needed, and the economy still has untapped resources and cotton exports supporting income.
Mrs Margaret Deland told the League of Political Education that the new woman fuels loose divorce laws by elevating selfish individualism over universal suffrage. She warned such views threaten marriage and civilization and may justify self destructive actions.
Detroit special notes the Stork Club of Detroit formed January 1907 with five members and no mothers. Now each member brings a bright eyed baby to meetings and discusses the child with the group, earning commendation from President Roosevelt.
In a signed statement Dr. Harvey W. Wiley chief of the Bureau of Chemistry at the Department of Agriculture vigorously denies recent claims including the remark that a man who never takes a drink is a mollycoddle.
During a legislative committee hearing on the Peabody Bill to bar healers, Poston Massachusetts heard a claim that a leper was cured by Christian Science. Official testimony focused on the legality of alternative healing practices and the bill’s reach.
Robert H. Hollowell and wife Mary filed in federal court in Paducah a $50,000 damages case against 28 alleged Kukluxers in Lyon and Cattea well Counties. They allege that on May 2, 1907 the men whipped and beat them, Mrs. Hollowell was shot in the face and kicked after being knocked down, threats to burn their home were made, and the couple fled to Vanderberg County Indiana.
Thousands of costumed children filled New Orleans streets for Mardi Gras finale attractions. Two allegorical parades and two ball scenes capped festivities, with the King Rex and King Comus union in the French Opera House and the Mytle Krewe of Comus parade featuring gods and goddesses from across history.
A formal report to the House urges approving 33 million for Pearl Harbor Hawaii as a naval base. It argues the harbor must be impregnable and ready to deter enemy action and protect the Western coast, using Pearl Harbor as a Pacific buffer and coaling corridor for fleets from the Orient.
New York reports the death of Weyeurold Mitzeel Morok after a loop the loop act ends when Miss Antoinette Derframme mishandles a pistol. A cartridge explodes and Morok sustains fatal injuries while pouring tea for a friend amid a circus scene.
Report from Lisbon claims nesoteriens plan quarrel over Wing Manuel and Princess Louise, daughter of Emperor William. Discussion set for Kaiser’s condolence visit to Queen Mother Amelie, officials decline to comment on the report.
Charles Hickey, manager of a beef packing firm, testified before Justice Greenbaum and a jury that over twenty years he sustained warmthred losses approaching 1 million dollars. He could name only one year with losses near 40 thousand dollars.
Louisville report states general business conditions higher grain and cooperage costs and a tight money market will reduce Kentucky whisky production this year. Liquor men say output and barrel groossitte will drop as a result of the economic pressures.
The first move to secure Harry Thew's release will be April 1 after sixty days of observation required by law at Matteawan Insane Asylum. The hearing aims to determine whether Thew may be discharged from the institution.
The Indianapolis market lists No 2 red wheat at 9.99 per unit, No 2 white corn and oats unavailable, No 1 timothy hay at 12.067, poultry prices for cocks, toms, hens, ducks, and turkey data, butter, eggs, cattle at 55.6 to 75, hogs at 4.50 to 4.40, sheep at 4.25, and miscellany grains. National notes show Chicago wheat at 1.00 and New York wheat red price unknown.
Prof. E A Dillon, arrested in Harrisburg on an alleged poker game fleece, files a $5 000 damage suit against Mayor Byington claiming intense humiliation and physical agony from being chained to a pole in public.
Since the 1906 fire, San Francisco has issued building permits totaling 97 million dollars. The effort reflects post disaster reconstruction and urban redevelopment underway in the city.
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