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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
2
Congress Items Move Through House and Senate
The Banking and Currency Committee votes to table the Aldrich bill and to hear Rep Vreeland of New York. The Senate backs the Overman Bill limiting injunctions to three judges. John S. Leech is confirmed public printer. The Navy bill passes with submarine selection pending. Roosevelt’s request for four battleships is rejected 199 to 83. Senate measures include anti betting in DC, land purchases for government buildings, a Montana bison range, and larger non irrigable homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Aldrich Financial
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Senate
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mall
Montana
Henry M. Cake Nominated for U S Senate in Oregon
Henry M. Cake of Portland was nominated on the Republican ticket for United States senator, defeating Senator Charles W. Fulton, in recognition of his work for Native Americans. Senator Clapp of Minnesota, chair of Indian affairs, named a chief of the Crow tribe. Nathan Meyer of Wabash Ind faces receivership. Julia Marlowe suffered a nervous breakdown in New York. Mrs Eliza Hodge of Janesville Wis has been unconscious for days after church revival excitement. Michaél Tsokas, labor contractor, sentenced to eight months in Sing Sing for importing contract laborers from Macedonia and Bulgaria. The will of Thomas B Wanamaker admitted to probate in Philadelphia leaving nearly all a $20,000,000 estate to relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Cake
Portland
Ore
United States
Charles W. Fulton
Clapp
Minnesota
Committee On Indian Affairs
Nathan Meyer
Wabash
Ind
Julia Marlowe
New York
Eliza Hodge
Janesville
Wis
Michaél Tsokas
Sing Sing
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Thomas B. Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Misfortunes and clashes across cities reported in brief
Misidentified gunfire claims kill two Eastside Columbus grocers’ sons by city patrols. In Warrensburg a 22 year old, temporarily insane, kills two public servants and is killed by a hotel porter. A Manhattan Kansas principal is assaulted and maimed by three men. An Italian squadron sails to challenge Turkish waters. The American battleship fleet anchors in Los Angeles harbors. Jessie Llewellyn Call dies by her own hand in Chicago. Grant’s birthday marked in New York with Taft Carnegie and Shaw addressing the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jom
William D. Frank
R. O. Frank
Columbus
Heinz and
Casey
Warrensburg
F. O. Hawes
James Ryan
Basbahn
R. P. Pollock
W. W. Hutton
Manhattan
Kan
Los Angeles
Jessie Llewellyn Call
Llewellyn -of-Kansays
Chicago
U.S. Grant
New York
Taft
Andrew Carnegie
Leslie M. Shaw
Metropolitan Temple
Union protests and court cases fill Easter week news
A wide range of reports spans labor meetings and protests, court actions, and local incidents from across the country. James Lally faces murder charges in a burning death. a receiver is appointed for Odell Brokerage in Cincinnati. Pope Pius emphasizes marriage in Easter decree. Dr Lucy Hagenow gets 20 years for causing a death. multiple violent acts and accidents are noted including poisonings, killings, and a barn fire. The piece also covers labor consolidation talks, refinery and mining disputes, weather and dam failures, and political moves in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree
Congress
James Lally
Herbert—Johnson
Odell Brokerage Company
Cincinnati
Pius
Ole
Lucy Hagenow
Chicago
Annie Horvatc
Lilith
George
A. Ford
Holland
Mich
Jesse W. Osborne
Kokomo
Ind
Fairy McClain Miller
Lenkoran
Caspian Sea
Alberta Canyon
Cascade Mountains
Gus
Bessie Gilbert
Detroit
Persia
William M. Watts
Worthington
Indianapolis
Chester
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
George W. Tomson
Presbyterian Church of
Woodbury
N. J
Train Bumps Trolley on Brooklyn Elevated Line
A four car motor train on the Bath Beach line collided with a surface trolley at Eighty Sixth Street in Brooklyn. The crash overturned the trolley and injured several passengers, with Mrs. Alice Hughes 23 fatally hurt and others gravely injured. Trainmen were arrested. a similar crash occurred May 27, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Bath Beach
Brooklyn
Sixth Street
Alice Hughes
Flughes
Think They Were Cheated Mining Suit Expands to 5 Million
A supplemental petition in Findlay Ohio seeks $5,000,000 in an older mining case alleging a sale of Mexican mines near Santa Barbara for far more than the initial $3,000,000. Plaintiffs Baumann of Fremont and Smith of Fostoria say depositions in Cleveland and New York support the higher claim and accuse G. G. Gillette, W. E. Mathew, and W. H. Picking of large-scale improprieties connected to a $5,000,000 venture. The suit notes a Spanish discoverer and a company’s partial idle period before operation. The filing marks one of Ohio’s largest suits, with Gillette allegedly using proceeds to fund a Los Angeles home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Gillette
Fostoria
Los Angeles
Cal
W. E. Mathew
W. H. Picking
Bucyrus
Thugs Hold Up Chicago Man in Cleveland Passport
Roman Kadrowski of Chicago arrived by train in Cleveland with $25, a watch, a return ticket, and two stamps. Two highwaymen blocked his path at Union depot with a .45 pistol, forced a surrender of money and goods, then Kadrowski alerted police and sought funds to leave the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Roman Kadrowski
Chicago
Union Depot
Kadrowski
Widow Louise Johnson Strangled in Parkman Village Robbery
In Chardon Ohio a 74 year old widow Mrs Louise Johnson of Parkman village was assaulted by a masked intruder who pried in a window and strangled her. She escaped to Andrew Coulter home at 2 am and neighbors searched for the assailant. She lay unconscious for hours and was robbed of pension money. she remains in serious condition.
Mother and Babe Crown Tragic Delaware River Tragedy
Mrs. Claudia S. Smith wife of a farmer near Yardley Pennsylvania walked into the Delaware River with her baby in her arms on Monday and both were drowned. She had been ill for a long time and it is thought she took her own life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Crown
Trenton
N. J
Claudia S. Smith
Tesiding
Yardley
Delaware River
Ohio Legislature Debates Bills on Spitting Fines and Probes
Senate and House consider measures including fines for anti spitting ordinances benefiting a municipal tuberculosis society. Proposals extend Cincinnati probe findings statewide and seek regional cooperation to curb Ohio River pollution. A primary election bill passes. railroad advertising and constitutional amendment notices are authorized. permissive liquor and gambling restrictions are debated amid saloon related closures in Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
Cincinnati
the-Ohio
House
Canton
Ohio bill to house insane detentions aims for cities
Columbus report says the bill by Mr. Roberts of Cleveland would allow larger cities to build detention places for suspected lunatics pending inquests instead of prison confinement. The bill previously failed last Thursday. A Hafner dissent blocked adjournment and a joint committee of three Republicans and three Democrats is to lead investigations of Cleveland with powers to summon witnesses and inspect records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House
Roberts
Cleveland
Senate
Committee On Finance
Hafner
Youst
Married After Midnight in Cleveland Dare Wedding
Three couples in a gay midnight cafe party rushed to obtain licenses and a minister on a dare. About two hours later the six participants were legally married, tying the knot in a spontaneous urban ceremony in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Warringéa
Easter Suit Fire Destroys Bucyrus Shop
A gasoline explosion in Frank Ledinski’s Bucyrus shop Friday afternoon sparked a fire that ruined all suits in the store. Fifteen Easter outfits including women’s wear were burned and Ledinski suffered severe burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ledinski
Ledinski
New Trial Refused in Maria Bernardo Case
Judge Schwan overruled the supplemental motion for a new trial filed by Bernardo’s attorneys. Bernardo was sentenced to life in the penitentiary on a murder charge in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Schwan
Maria Bernardo
Lfe
Willoughby Faces Water Purification Drive Amid Illness Threat
Willoughby Ohio confronts a potential epidemic as physicians urge immediate purification of the water supply. Several illness cases have already been traced to the present water source, prompting calls for action to avert further outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby
O.— Willoughby
Sunday Closing Law Forces Shops to Halt All Business
Independent grocers claim a statute requires all stores to close on Sundays ceasing business of every nature. They argue the law compels a full Sunday closing across commerce.
Steal Cheese and Beans in Kent Car Raid
Thieves raided a Wheel ing and Lake Erie car in Kent Ohio stealing a wagon load of cheese and beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Printing as a Church Tool Highlights Publicity Value
The New York Press notes churches increasingly use print to educate and engage congregations. Catholic parishes publish monthly magazines while Episcopal churches issue weekly bulletins. Trinity chapel distributes leaflets with maps and hymn index cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunda
Trinity Chapels
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York Press
Caterpillar Plague Follows South African Hailstorm
In Krugersdorp district, a vast swarm of about 200 000 caterpillars appeared after a severe hailstorm. Locals link the phenomenon to recent storms, noting past cycles where insect swarms followed big hail events and recalling 1860s and 1870s plagues that devastated crops. Rhodesia Herald reports the memory of Black insects coinciding with locusts’ disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krugersdorp
O. OK
Veld
Free Staters
Rhodesia
Pressed Flower Habit Dims With Postcard Craze
A New York Sun remark laments the decline of the pressed flower and correspondence as picture postcards flood the world. Travelers once sent back leaves or flowers with notes from historic places, but modern card sharing ends letters and keepsakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesteryear
New York Sun
Market summary and grain prices across multiple cities
Market report from New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg with wheat prices around 9 5 3 4 0 May and 82 1/2 cents for Chicago wheat. Cattle steers hogs sheep and lambs listed with bid ranges across several exchanges. Prices shown include dairy and hay values, with regional variances noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
East Buffalo
Stan
Pittsburg
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Grover
John Spurgeon
Lawrenceburg
National Educational Association
Monterey
New-York—bay
William H. Taft
Louis Orian
Forman
N. D
Herbert F. Robinson
J .L. Layne
F. B. Holiday
Morris
Federal District Court
Minneapolis
East St. Luis
Til
Paradd
San Diego
Admiral Evans
Thomas
Robert N. Harper
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Kimball
Department of Church and Labor
Hauser Lake
Missouri River
Helena
Committee On Resolutions
Fostoria,o
Ohio
Ohio City
Neig
THE
Ohio Legislature
Toledo
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