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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
3
Beer Tax Proposal Aims 50 Million Waterways Fund
Acheson of Pennsylvania introduced a joint resolution proposing a one dollar tax on every barrel of beer brewed in the United States to create a permanent investment fund of 50 million dollars yearly for developing the nation’s waterways. President Roosevelt’s annual message was read in both houses with little business conducted beyond the reading. Senators Aldrich and Crane, Republican leaders, said after meeting Roosevelt they believe he is not seeking a third term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
House
Acheson
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Congress
Aldrich
Crane
Senate
Mixed World Events and Disasters Reported
A column recalls monarch Oscar II of Sweden dying in Stockholm with the crown prince Gustave V rising to the throne. It notes fires in Boston and Jacksonville area losses, a restaurant murder in Kansas, suicides and domestic killings, art theft at Notre Dame Courtrai, indictments in New Mexico land frauds, and notable deaths including Joseph Houthwaite and Louisa Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar II
Sweden
Stockholm
Gustave V
Boston
Mary Joubert
Charles Joubert
Emilie Joubert
William Stewart
East
Church of Notre Dame
Courtrai
Belgium
New Berlin
Jacksonville
Ill
Marshal Brinson
Midville
New York
Federal
New Mexico
RB Hobart
N. S Dornay
Edward W. T Stewart
Robert B Riell
Joseph Houthwaite
Ohio
Columbus
Grant
Taft
Cuxhaven
Boulogne
Plymouth
Dalzell Brown
San Francisco
California Safe Deposit & Trust Company
W J Bartnett
Folkestone
Lilian Wulff
Chicago
E Parmalee Prentice
John D. Rockefeller
Elihu Root, Jr
Alida Stryker
Stryker
Hamilton College
Clinton
Marcellus Hopkins
Chicago South Side
Louisa M Taft
Secretary of War
Milbury
Mass
Troops Deployed to Nevada Mines and Related News
Five companies of the Twenty second Infantry moved from Fort McDowell San Francisco and four from Monterey to Goldfield Nevada under Brig Gen Fred Funston army orders. Capt William Cox reported an imminent reopening of mines by nonunion workers. Ambassador Bryce summoned to England. Several notable deaths and trials noted including Porter's bequest and a Monongah mine disaster death toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-second Infantry
Fort McDowell
San Francisco
Monterey
Goldfield
Nev
Fred Funston
Department of California
War Department
William Cox
Gov. Sparks
Mine Owners’ Association
Bryce
England
America
George F Porter
Minneapolis
Stella M. Blethen
Joseph
Floyd Randall
Ernest Doutelle
Flint
Mich
Flint River
Consolidation Coal Company
Baltimore
Monongah
W Va
Carling
St Paul
David Bradley & Co
Council Bluffs
Richardson
Mason and Hare
Chihuahua
James Bartlett Hammond
Hammond Typewriter Company
George A Pettibone
Frank Steunenberg
Boise
Idaho
Mary
Southwest Bridge Company
Joplin
Fort Pitt National Bank
Pittsburg
State Bank
Admire
Kan
Bank of Stotesbury
Stotesbury
National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
D. H. Perry
Salt Lake City
Utah
Los Angeles
Cal
Oklahoma Senate
Pskov
Russia
St. Marys
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia Railroad Company
Hallowing Point
Patuxent River
Maryland
Topeka
H H Tucker, Jr
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Tucker
Rice
Mile Arzheffskala
United States
Viscount Kaneko
Roosevelt
Japan
Listing of early 1900s crimes and incidents across the nation
A compiled report notes multiple cases including alleged murderer Harry Jones in Coal Valley Illinois, Van Winkle deaths in Iowa, Mrs. Bloodgood’s suicide in Baltimore, five men robbing a Carney Oklahoma bank, and the Topeka Harvester trust verdict. Also covered are Roosevelt ordering Funston to Nevada, a Kansas City bank suspension, and various labor, political, and crime updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jones
William van Winkle
Fairport
Coal Valley
van Winkle
Bingham
New York
Clara Bloodgood
Stafford
Baltimore
Carney
Okla
Topeka
Kan
International Harvester Company
Roosevelt
Gen. Funston
Goldfield
New
Nevada
National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
John Nahan
Justice Dowling
W. B. Nethaway
Union Pacific
Norfolk
Neb
State House
Boston
Edward Cohen
Lynn
American Federation of Labor
Dennis _D Driccoll
Cunard
Mauretania
James J Hill
Senate
House of Representatives
America
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Cornell Association
South America
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Nicole de Falhco
Philadelphia
Vesta Field
Jessie Bryan
Merry Widow
Chicago
Peter F Roller
Secret Service
John Worthington
San Francisco
Montana
Taft
St Petersburg
Berlin
Treasury Department
Congress
Cortelyou
Wash Mussay
Augusta
Ark
Superior Court
Monaco
Vere St Jl
Eged Goold
Marie
Emma Levin
Monte Carlo
Monongah Mine Disaster Relief Grows Over $25,000
Relief funds in Monongah West Virginia surged over $25 000 on Monday as rescue work continued after the Monongah mine explosions leaving 78 bodies recovered from the two mines. Officials estimate 260 men remained in the mines but locals insist 406 entered Friday morning plus additional workers not counted. Miners expect new West Virginia mining legislation at an extra legislative session. Rescue efforts proceed with caution as crowds of women gather near the mines in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongah
W. Va
West Virginia
Joseph McDermott
Stoessel Court Martial Opens in Saint Petersburg
The final stage of the Stoessel court martial begins in Saint Petersburg with charges of surrendering Port Arthur before exhausting defenses. Gen Reiss and Gen Fock stand as co defendants. Smirnoff faces a separate count. Nine generals will hear the case, chaired by Vice Admiral Doubassoff, and include Kuropatkin and Bilderling. About 17,000 troops were engaged and 15,000 sick and wounded remained at surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Martail
Jwieut
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Gen. Tock
Gen Reiss
Smirnoff
Goldfield Mines to Reopen With Wage Cut and Strikers Replaced
Goldfield Nev. mines will reopen Thursday with a reduced wage scale and no employment for Western Federation of Miners members. About 500 replacement workers will be brought in as 500 strikers are placed out. The Mine Owners association executive committee approved the plan, with deserters favored to fill positions and other unions allowed to work. Troops remain nearby to guard the mines during the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Nev
Western Federation of Miners
Mine Owners’ Association
American Federation of Labour
Western Federation
Industrial Workers of the World
Gov Star
Cripple Creek
Frank A. Keith
Tonopah Mining Co
Congress Session Briefs Introduce Bills in Senate
In a one hour Senate session on the 9th a number of bills and resolutions were introduced. The House was in session minutes and adjourned until the th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Murder at Martins Ferry leaves Italian man dead
Martins Ferry Ohio December 10 George Zamfert a well known Italian of the city was shot and killed Monday John Stefen is in custody accused of the crime Stefen and Zamfert reportedly planned a holdup of two Syrians but disputes over spoils led to the fatal shooting in the street Stefen allegedly shot Zamfert in the stomach then fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
George Zamfert
John Stefen
Zamfert
Stefen
Gill Loses in Circuit Court Bucket Shop Case
In Cleveland on December 10 the circuit court affirmed the lower court ruling convicting Robert E. Gill for operating a bucket shop. Gill was arrested over a year ago for selling stocks on margins with no delivery, a test case in gaming law. His attorneys plan to take the case to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill
Circuit Court
Cleveland
Robert E. Gill
Supreme Court
Betrayed Woman Lena Haese Sparked Nationwide Search
Steubenville Ohio December 7 police nationwide are asked to aid in locating the man Lena Haese twenty who on her deathbed confessed involvement in an operation she said killed her She worked ten hours daily in a tin mill counting metal sheets and met a man she loved who refused to marry her and fled when she learned of her illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Lena Haese
Miss Haese
Meck Refuses to be Eliminated
Meck of Dayton will sit with the state board of school examiners after sending his questions to the School Commissioner for the next examination test. He refused to resign after being accused of state school certificate trafficking, which the commissioner calls unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meck
Columbus
Dayton
State Board of
Jones
Legislature Urged to Act on Bernardo Transfer
Columbus news reports that Maria Bernardo, a Cleveland murderess awaiting maternity, will be moved from the pardon board and governor to the legislature. Friends seek a law permitting temporary penitentiary to hospital transfers. No pardon board applications will be made until the legislative effort is attempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Alili
Maria Bernardo
Cleveland
Pardon Board
Friends of the Girl
Burglars Busy at Dillonvale
Blood hounds from the West Virginia penitentiary sweep Dillonvale seeking a gang that has burglarized multiple stores and terrorized the town. Police report capturing a man alleged to be gang leader with jewelry claimed as local loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillonvale
West Virginia Penitentiary
Cassie Chadwick Alleged Bank President Signature Case
Toledo story recalls Cassie Chadwick as president of the Citizens National Bank of Oberlin in May 1902 or 1907 and the note bearing her signature as bank president passing as currency. U S Marshal Chandler received the Oberlin bank note bearing Chadwick’s forged presidential signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Toledo
Cassie Chandwick
Citizens’ National Bank of Oberlin
United States
Marshal Chandler
Oberlin Bank
Cassie Chadwick
Markets Report Wheat and Corn Prices Movement
Flour markets dull and lower with No 2 red wheat at 100 4. Corn No 2 at 67 4c in elevator. Oats mixed 54 kc. Hay quiet. Cattle steers around 300 5 75. Veals 35.00 9.50. Sheep wethers 2.75 4.50, lambs 5.25 6.25. Hogs Yorkers 4.85 5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Pittsburg
Agricultural Prices Across Cities Include Grains and Livestock
Daily price quotes from Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburgh list Wheat Corn Oats and Cloverseed with varying cash bids. Cattle show values for choice and export steers with calves lambs and sheep, while hog quotes feature Yorkers and pigs across multiple markets.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congresional News
Goldfield Mines
East Buffalo
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