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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
1
August 13 Hot Springs Va Judge Taft fell from his horse four miles from the hotel on a mountain road when the animal slipped its knees. He landed on his hands and knees, suffering only bruises and a vigorous shaking. The Republican candidate escaped serious injury or death.
Caleb Powers from Kentucky speaks at the Springfield Ohio Chautauqua sharing his claim of innocence in the William Goebel murder case. He notes two life imprisonments and one death sentence for himself while decrying a corrupt Kentucky political system and noting his recent jail release. He describes his lecture as improvised after five weeks out of jail, drawing applause and sympathy from the audience.
Former Kentucky governor W. S. Taylor faces trial on charges of complicity in the Goebel murder. The case will be called in Frankfort with a possible venue change to Louisville after the November election.
Hot Springs Virginia August 13 Letters flood Taft from rival factions as National Republican Committee plans to settle West Virginia contest. Taft says he will not be dragged into state fights and will let the committee have a free hand.
In Auckland on August 13 the American jackies rifle team lost to the home marksmen 2 246 to 2 311. Despite the defeat the Americans received a silver cup as a gift which will be subject to challenge by rifle teams at foreign ports where the fleet stops.
Chinese forces mutinied at Kongh Hau and are terrorizing villages along their flight route toward the Taking mountains. More than a thousand soldiers participate in the uprising, pillaging towns and killing numerous villagers as they seek to join a larger rebel band entrenched in the mountain fastnesses.
Fair and cooler tonight with diminishing humidity. Friday looks fair and cooler, especially in the southeast portion. Highs and lows not specified. forecast emphasizes cooler trend and pleasant conditions for the day.
Columbus Aug 13 Democratic executive committee met to set time and place for the state campaign. Cities Mansfeld Akron Chillicothe Lancaster Bucyrus pursued openings with Sept 12 19 and 26 among dates. Mansfield likely Sept 26 with Harmon and ex Governor Campbell as chief orators.
Camp Perry Ohio August 13. Wonderful shooting by Ohioans in the Hall medal match finished this morning. Lieut Simon Co M Sixth Regiment won with 101 points out of 105. Capt Bensouth First cement was second with 97, Capt Ss Benedict Seventh Regiment scored 16? out of 105.
Constantinople authorities report a group of Young Turk radicals planned to overthrow the Sultan. Police are seeking the radicals their headquarters and any leadership ties as officials confirm the extremist faction aimed to end the reigning regime.
Two severe workplace incidents are reported. Charles Harris a Skelly section foreman was thrown from a hand car when the bar handle broke, injuring his head with a four inch gash but he is expected to recover. Edward Porter, age twenty, fell twenty feet while painting in Cresswell and stabbed his jaw and tongue with a putty knife, receiving medical care with hope for a good recovery.
Rev. W. P. Dorsey faced intense hostility at Huntington's County Democratic Convention while denouncing disfranchisement and Jim Crow planks in the state platform. He asserted the party is the white man’s party and warned Republicans opposing the planks, provoking loud hissing as the packed courtroom stirred over the sensational remarks. Local papers plan to address the incident tomorrow.
Hot Springs Virginia August 13 1912 Leaders from both parties met with Taft Hitchock and WV figures Senator Elkins Senator Scott and Swisher governor candidate to discuss the split ticket issue and campaign logistics in Ohio including speaker supply literature distribution and policy talks with Arthur Vorys.
Wahlington August 13 Ainsworth Rand Spofford editor publisher and author librarian of Congress from 1864 to 1897 and later chief assistant librarian died at Holderness New Hampshire He suffered paralysis two years ago and never fully recovered but remained able to perform duties at times related to the Congressional Library.
A St Clair Sunday excursion from Walpole Lake to Mount Clemens ended in fire after an explosion aboard the Uhlman. About 500 passengers escaped burning wreckage with timely aid from the Detroit which stopped to rescue them. Women and children endured severe peril before all were brought ashore by nightfall.
Paris Aug 13 Wilbur Wrights aeroplane experiments stirred France into a fever of excitement but a serious accident ended the session. In avoiding a slough the craft plunged to the ground breaking the left wing and causing minor injuries though the motor remained undamaged. Wright hoped to resume testing in a few days. He was unhurt and logged his greatest speed. The aircraft reportedly reached forty miles an hour and stayed aloft nearly eight minutes.
Harry E. Schmidt of Marietta sues Dr. W. W. McMillan and the Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Ry Co and H W McMaster and PF HH Skelding as receivers to force extension and transfer of an original lease. Schmidt seeks title to the lease for land at Mingo Junction. Mansfield and Merryman attorneys.
Grain traders in Chicago report closing prices for wheat at 93.14 cents per bushel. Corn at 77.56 cents and oats at 43.7 cents. Pork futures settle around 14.97 dollars per hundredweight.
Guiseppi Vanthisel a laborer at LaBelle Iron works yard was run over by a shifting engine Thursday morning and escaped with a cut hand and a severe scare. He lay between the rails as the engine passed over him and was so frightened he needed help to get home. The engine was moving slowly and bumped him but did not crush him.
The Wellsburg Brilliant Bridge and Ferry Company obtained an injunction to stop the Wabash to narrow the roadway to the Brilliant ferry landing. The 20 by 12 foot passage under the railroad is at risk as a contractor plans piling work. Attorneys S A Waddle and Erskine Smith noted the action follows a prior injunction. new parties Worthingomn and the contractor added.
Frank A. Pierce of the South Side claims an automatic electric device to stop trains at sixty miles per hour within its length and prevent side swipes. It works with the block signal system and would keep two trains from occupying the same track segment. Pierce discussed the invention with Pennsylvania Railroad officials in Pittsburgh. Baltimore & Ohio executives also praised it as a major breakthrough. The invention has patents in the U S and Europe and a West Virginia incorporation.
M J Duffey an elderly capitalist in Los Angeles attacked his son Fred and daughter Ada Lacomb severing their heads before turning on his wife and finally slashing his own throat. He then assaulted Policeman Coe before officers overpowered him. He is expected to recover.
Donaldson LeComte Co reports second test on Miller heirs farm top feet north of No 1 yields 100 barrels in first 24 hours. No 2 and other wells in Mingo pool push activity in Hollidays Cove area as Brooke county leads in drilling. Follawsbee pool totals roughly 2,159 barrels daily with multiple producers sustaining strong output.
The mutilated body of Albert Hall, about thirty five, was found along the Wheeling and Lake Erie tracks a mile and a half east of Adena. He was last seen alive in Dillonvale Wednesday evening and, likely intoxicated, walked onto the railroad. A miner crew found his body at daylight. reports say he rode a coal train from Dillonvale and may have fallen between cars.
Detroit report details Edmond Frischke arrest after he stabbed his wife to death during a drunken frenzy. The 12 year old Edward Frischke witnessed the attack, alerted a policeman, and the chase ended with authorities detaining his father Christ Frischke. Mrs Frischke died during the incident.
Hiram Scott a colored man from East Liverpool about 40 was fatally shot last night by Albert Smith who surrendered after the incident. Scott allegedly rushed Smith before a double barrel shotgun fired over his head struck Scott in the head and eye. Scott died about two hours later.
In Flatbush a group of Black Hand men dragged Pietro Barillo from his bicycle and killed him while a girl and a man witnessed the attack. Police arrested Antonio Del Marto, cousin of the victim, and several Black Hand letters were found at the scene.
The Syrian condemned for the murder of Officer Leslie McDonald has been in the death cell since May 1. He cannot speak English and spends time with a Catholic priest teaching him religion. Dodig reads the Servian Bible and greets officials with a smile, signaling a wish to work by making signs.
New York Aug 13 reports claim the wife of tenor Enrico Caruso eloped from Florence. Copies of the Trieste based Piccolo reached New York today and sparked the rumor regarding the famous singer’s domestic affair.
Lincoln August 13 Mack national chairman says after meeting with Mr Bryan he will travel to lay out a nationwide speaking tour for the Democratic candidate. Arrangements to be set in Chicago late next week according to the committee’s plan.
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