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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
1
Toledo reports miners and operators reached a 90 cent wage scale and a two year contract. A joint conference is expected to ratify Friday and resumption of work in the mines is planned for next Monday with minor local differences to be settled in districts.
Secretary of War Taft commented on reports that he plans to resign from the Cabinet after Congress adjourns. He said such a move is news to him, though he thanked well wishers for their interest in his welfare.
Ferdinand Schumacher, famed as the Oat Meal King and founder of the oatmeal industry, died in Akron, Ohio, at age 86. Once a multiple millionaire, his fortunes declined due to ill‑advised deals, leaving him comparatively poor in later years.
Rioting erupted in Chester when street railway cars operated with strikebreakers from New York. One strike breaker and a special officer were badly wounded, ten more beaten and hospitalized. Police are ordered to quell the disturbance with troops possible if needed.
Wooster Ohio April 16 Sorority girls at the University threaten to strike after a faculty order forbids any more initiations to secret female organizations. Chapters must die when present members leave. No ban on boys fraternities. A meeting is planned tonight to act.
Southern California crowds greet the fleet as warship crews prepare for a regatta and field sports. A grand fireworks display tops tonight's program as April 16 events unfold in San Diego.
In Helena on April 16, it is believed the Missouri river flood’s worst is over and Great Falls and the large smelter may be saved. The rise is slow. dynamiting the Black Eagle dam helped ease the danger. Estimated losses range from 500000 to 1000000, with Craig bearing the heaviest toll as many buildings were swept away.
Murray Kentucky April 16 authorities report twenty three Night Rider arrests to date with nine more taken yesterday. Most detainees are youths aged eighteen to twenty with one 65 year old figure, plus three alleged squad captains. Jail capacity is exceeded and many suspects have fled to Tennessee.
Secretary of State moved to show cause why the Standard Oil Company should not lose its business license in North Dakota. State agents have gathered a mass of evidence against the oil trust as part of the action.
A large rock rolled from the hill above the C. and P. track near Industry and blocked the railway for over an hour Tuesday night. The wreck crew from Wellsville cleared the stone after it was broken. No passenger trains were due, but fears remain as more rocks threaten to fall and endanger passengers.
A. J. Vorys, Taft manager, will travel to Chicago to establish headquarters and remain through the national convention hoping Taft is nominated. Columbus headquarters stay open for ongoing work. Taft delegates in Missouri and Minnesota conventions are chosen under Taft instructions, with key names Kellogg Heffelfinger Hawkins and Putnam named for Minnesota delegates at large. Governor Hughes endorsed for vice president in Minnesota district. Missouri has four of 36 delegates unselected, with six in St Louis contested.
In Common Pleas Court No 1 Wednesday ten Pittsburg area couples faced the judge over elopements at Steubenville Gretna Green. Nine admitted marriage there this century, the latest within two years. Judge Marshall Brown urged parental consent. one wife’s claim of being called an old maid was dismissed as insufficient for divorce.
La Belle Oil Company touts Nos 3 and 4 wells as the two largest in Follawsbee field with combined daily output over 1 000 barrels. Wells 3 and 4 reportedly flowing at about 600 barrels per day each after a successful shot, though sustained output may vary. Five new wells on La Belle and Realty tracts expected early next week, with one due Saturday.
Light wells are evident across the lower southwest and southeastern Ohio fields with steady new work starts and completions. Most recent completions occur in old defined territory, yielding small producers. many dusters appear in all fields except Brooke county where regular formations limit dry holes. The search for new pools and extensions to old fields continues, though southeastern Ohio shows notable activity while new pools remain scarce and extensions unsatisfactory.
New York April 16 the March monthly statement shows a decrease in net earnings for the Baltimore and Ohio Railway. Gross earnings totaled 5 310 640, compared with 6 493 208 the previous year. Expenses also decreased.
The annual congregational meeting reported strong spiritual and financial health under Rev. Evans. Trustees added John Milligan and Cp.F. Coe. Congregation receipts and expenditures balanced at $6,663 for the year. Sixty-three new members joined the church and fifty-three to the Sabbath school. The pastor’s salary rose from $1,800 to $2,000 per year plus the manse.
The Steubenville and East Liverpool Traction Company will start a 30 minute intercity service between the two cities this weekend from 2 PM to 10 PM on Saturday and Sunday. An hourly service will be maintained on the remaining hours. A King farm cut-off is being completed within two weeks to straighten the track and improve high speed service.
Washington reports fair conditions in Ohio tonight with frost and slightly warmer readings in the northern and western portions. Friday is expected to be fair and warmer across the state.
Oliver W. Stewart of Chicago spoke on The Problem of Drunkenness at the Christian Church last night. He argued prohibition saves homes, limits saloon power, and links temperance to law and divine right, urging listeners to elect leaders who will enforce a drink-free society.
Charles Johnson a colored man found unconscious in a Toronto brickyard died at the County Infirmary Thursday of paralysis after a prior stroke. A Virginia native with no known local friends, he lingered after being taken to the infirmary and will be buried in the infirmary burying ground.
The Jefferson County Trades and Labor Assembly held a regular meeting last evening and formed a committee to arrange four mass meetings of wage earners next Sunday at 2 30 p m in Red Men's Hall. The purpose is to protest the recent supreme court decision applying to the Sherman anti trust law and to draft resolutions urging Congress to pass needed labor legislation.
George Foster of Foster & Brimner, general contractors in Crafton, was killed instantly at the Crafton Avenue crossing by a light passenger engine at 9 am Wednesday. He left his Creighton road home near Oakwood Park and was struck while crossing the Pan Handle tracks, not seeing the approaching train. He leaves a wife and child. Foster, about 36, was well known in Steubenville.
Judge McCleary appointed the Blind Commission naming Chas McKinney Robert McGowan and William M Kerr. They receive $10 a year plus 8 cents mileage for five meetings annually. The law provides $150 yearly aid to the blind. The fund will be raised this year by transferring from the poor fund. Board to meet in the commissioner's office. Law passed April 2 and approved by the Governor.
A newly organized company has leased more than 6 000 acres of oil land two miles west of Wellsville near Oak Ridge and adds 125 more acres on the George Taggart farm along Irondale road. A cash offer for the entire lease was made by a Beaver Falls prospecting firm, but local men refuse to sell, stating they have secured a good position.
The Pope Glee Society will hold a competitive concert on Decoration Day May 1908 at Well's Auditorium. The event aims to develop dormant talent in the community with prizes contributed by society members and seeks to elevate the performers beyond their usual reach.
Two Pan Handle railroad workers from Dennison were killed when an east bound freight car derailment struck their locomotive near Hanlin's Station about 10 PM. Fireman Charles Utterbach aged 24 and brakeman Edwin Maxwell aged 22 died instantly, their bodies sent to Dennison after Steubenville wreck crew cleared tracks. Maxwell’s father, Engineer James H. Maxwell, learned of the tragedy at Wheeling Junction. Maxwell leaves a large family. Utterbach was single and well liked in Dennison community.
Thomas Nuttridge a Pittsburg hotel keeper leaves a $134000 estate with conditions to favor his widow if she stays in Allegheny county. If she relocates abroad, household goods go to his daughter and annuities shift. Executors must grant $1000 yearly during a first year in England, plus a variable annual allowance. If she remains, she gets $1500 yearly plus six percent from certain property sales.
Columbus April 16 The House today killed by indefinite postponement the Bassett bill which would have kept election ballots for 30 days for judicial review by boards of election.
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