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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
2
Information from quarters of the civilized world and various notices fill this brief summary. A busy scene highlights general happenings in home and foreign news with scattered details and brief items.
George W Fitzgerald a Chicago sub treasury teller was arrested for the disappearance of 173000 from his desk. Edward Cotteringham treasurer of the Union Traction company Lipton Ind accused of embezzling 5000 was arrested in Ottawa. Alfred T Wimberly a Kentucky manager with Bankers Life in Des Moines died by suicide in Louisville. A son was born to Senator Beveridge of Indiana in Manchester Mass. John D Rockefeller gave 50 to cousin Gertrude Rockefeller of Oklahoma City as a wedding gift. Miss Annie S Peck the climber reburied in Lima Peru.
The Springfield grand jury indicted six mob leaders while Private Klein of Chicago was released on 10000 bail for the Earl Nelson killing. Gov. Deneen recalled state troops except two units. Negro fears rise as surrender plans unfold. Dramatic crime, weather and international notes follow including shipwrecks and a Paris suicide.
An explosion on a tunnel near Pottsville Pennsylvania caused by lightning killed two men and fatally injured a third. The incident adds to a string of disasters reported in today’s editions.
A masked bandit, about 55, weight 140 pounds, robbed seven Yellowstone Park stage coaches near the Old Faithful Inn. He seized over $6,000 in a riflepoint holdup and vanished on a horse belonging to a transportation company. Soldiers were sent from Fort Yellowstone and West Gallatin to pursue.
State examiners probing Cuyahoga County finances report missing cash journals from the sheriff's office hinder audit. They suspect overcharges by county officials totaling 50 000 to 75 000 dollars. Thirty six books were sent back from ex Sheriff Mulhern's barn. journals from Ed Barry and Mulhern administrations are missing.
In Cincinnati a leg belonging to Elizabeth Hansen, a Presbyterian missionary, was found in a river sand bar at Bridge Street foot. A shoe and stocking fragment were with the limb. Hansen’s brother and sister identified the shoe as hers. the rest of her body remains missing.
Ralph Eddy, once hailed as the missing bridegroom, remains unfound. Plans for his wedding to Miss Lucy Warren were resumed after a Milwaukee sighting but postponed again when a report from N By Iverson proved Eddy was not the man confined at Sacred Heart sanitarium.
United States circuit court of appeals reverses lower court rulings in two cases against Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Denver Rio Grande. Ruling abrogates common law reasonable care, upholding Congress safety appliance acts as absolute duties on railways to maintain coupling devices.
Whisky drinkers in Cleveland have been defrauded for months through bottle refilling and water or inferior mixing. Internal Revenue special agents have summoned more than 100 retail liquor dealers to explain. Collector McCord may forward cases to the district attorney, with arrests possible.
J C Howard once released in 1902 after a 1900 parole for defrauding Euclid Auto Livery Co. Toledo police arrested him on a fraud charge. Judge McGannon ordered his return to the Mansfield reformatory Monday for parole violation.
More than 1,500 orphans from city institutions enjoyed a banner day at Euclid Beach. Ideal weather, ample transportation, flags, and cheering gum made attendees happiest in months.
In Ironton Ohio Henry Frecka a plumber and Republican central committeeman candidate was killed by rival Robert Frowein after an on street encounter. Frowein drew a gun and fired then was arrested as the investigation proceeds into factional politics behind the murder.
Baltimore women Bonnie Rosenbloom and Eva Rosenbloom confessed that the corpse in a trunk at Belle Mawr, near Camden New Jersey, was Samuel J. Rosenbloom of Windber Pennsylvania. They alleged he was killed by Alexander Rosenbloom at their Windber home on or about November 12. The pair were arrested in Baltimore.
Cleveland based report states B. Miller of Akron is charged with conveying $10,000 to defraud creditors. The suit, filed in federal court Monday by E. E. Otis, trustee in bankruptcy, notes Miller as son of the late Lewis Miller of Aultman Miller Co., manufacturers of reapers that failed for millions.
Chief State Inspector John H. Morgan orders all district inspectors to recheck every school building nationwide and report findings before the fall session. The directive targets safety upgrades and ensures prior orders are carried out promptly.
Gas stove explosion caused clothing on a three year old and a baby carriage to catch fire. Mrs. Mary Abruzzo threw the baby from a third story window and leaped after it. Joseph Abruzzo died from burns. the mother and infant perished from the fall. Firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
In Cincinnati, Judge Thompson of the U.S. District Court refused the petition by Union Distilling Co and others to restrain the government from enforcing its order that imitation whisky be branded as such. The ruling leaves the government action in effect.
A patient seeks spiritual aid from Mrs Smithkins who, in a trance, identifies a son and relays a message about a wine that could aid her illness. The whisper cites No Fulton Street Manhattan as the source, and the wine dealer is listed as Smithkins, prompting the patient to buy a whole case.
Rodrick questions Van Albert about camping and cooking under the stars. Van Albert admits he has never enjoyed a camping trip and has no fond memories of such experiences.
Traffic greatly increased in Paris with both horse drawn and motor vehicles now totaling 101 750. Current fleets include 2 000 omnibuses and tramcars, up from 845 in 1891. Hackney coaches have risen to 18 250 from 2 000 in 1900.
The summary reports varied commodity prices across New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburgh with grain futures and live stock prices. Wheat No. 2 red around 94 to 1.00 per bushel, corn mostly 83 to 90 cents, oats around 60 to 52 cents. Butter 25 cents, cheese 14 cents, potatoes about $1.00. Cattle and hog values noted across cities with steers around $5.50 to $6.25 and hogs $6.50 to $7.10. Lambs $4.00 to $5.75, sheep $4.00 to $4.75, veal near $5.50. Flour Minnesota patent about $4.60 to $6.50 per barrel.
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