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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
6
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The special house committee ended its probe after F B Whitney of Lake Torpedo Boat admitted writing letters in the case. Bartholdt of Missouri attacked prohibition before the District committee. Conferees moved a new currency measure of 21 dollars. The president's message was read in both houses. Senate approves pension and District of Columbia appropriation bills.
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, son of King Gustave, wed Grand Duchess Marie Pavilovna in St. Petersburg. The bride, cousin of the Russian emperor, is daughter of Grand-Duke Paul Alexandrovich. The event links Swedish and Russian royal lines amid a year of notable headlines.
Fire devastates the New Aveline hotel in Fort Wayne with 20 or more perishing or leaping to death. A tenement blaze in Brooklyn leaves six dead and four seriously injured. Murders shock South Columbus as investigators seek motive. The Illinois battleship Illinois dodges collision during a Monterey gale. Rome-born Monsignor Connell is named titular bishop of Sabate in Baltimore. Antipolo in the Philippines is leveled by a fire sparked by lightning. Peruvian government swiftly quells a revolutionary outbreak. Cincinnati brokers indicted on bucketshop charges. A sweeping conspiracy alleges spiritualist mediums tried to wrongfully coerce banker J T Crumbaugh into leaving his fortune to them.
Six express firms operating in Indiana filed suit in the U S district court seeking to enjoin the Indiana railroad commission from reducing express rates. The action names the commission and seeks to halt rate cuts amid ongoing regulatory disputes across the state and industry.
In a federal court filing Rogers and James Stillman join to deny conspiracy by Harriman, Schiff and various railroads to control interstate commerce. Rogers calls for dismissal for lack of Utah residency, seeks costs and damages for alleged defamation. He admits heavy stock purchases in Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe but denies motive to conspire. He claims no intent by any defendant to form a railroad monopoly.
The Pacific fleet squadrons reached San Francisco from Puget Sound to await the Atlantic fleet due Wednesday. Rear Admiral Sebree commands the second squadron with Tennessee, Washington, California, and South Dakota. Admiral Evans will command the Connecticut until Monterey, then assume overall control aboard the fleet.
The steamer Minnie S. Kellen struck a leak during a Friday storm off Newport Oregon. A heavy wave washed crew overboard, drowning eleven. Nine men were saved by life saving crews. four on a raft struggled ashore with one man breaking his leg. The lumber-laden vessel was bound Aberdeen to San Francisco and was later picked up by another schooner.
A compact chronicle of notable items from Buckeye state cities and towns. Short notices cover local events, community updates, and snippets from various municipalities, reflecting a wide range of everyday happenings.
Ohio reports show grave conditions in Brown County tobacco districts as night raids by night riders unsettle growers. Adjt. Gen. Critchfield says many farmers guard beds nightly and a Kentucky growers meeting is planned to oppose this year’s crop. Gov. Harris and officials discuss potential actions and legal questions.
Raphael Francea, jealous of Christiana Papendrea, shot her, her rival Raphael Comit, and cousin Pietro Micelotta in a grocery store run by Papendrea’s father. Christiana and Micelotta were gravely wounded. Francea escaped.
Toledo Ohio Mary McMurray former stenographer and confidential clerk for the Canton Bridge Co was indicted by the grand jury on perjury charges. She had been sought as a witness in the bridge trust prosecution after giving evidence deemed false by the prosecutor. She was arrested and released on bond.
The American Baptist Missionary Union will establish a three story colonial home in Granville for children of missionaries overseas. Cincinnati philanthropist W H Doane has pledged to cover all construction costs. Four acres of land have been bought for the project.
Springfield leader John W. Bookwalter sent 30,000 to Wittenberg College. President Heckert announced on Friday that the funds add to the college’s five year total of 300,000 secured, while Bookwalter spends winter in Nice.
Columbus reports that Tom L. Binckley of New Lexington, previously chief clerk, has been appointed to the new office of assistant secretary of state. The legislative bill, signed Friday by Gov. Hearris, creates the post and raises the salary to 3000 dollars per year.
The Cleveland Electric Railway Co filed a certificate to raise its capital stock from 12,870,000 to 35,000,000 dollars as part of settlement preparations for a street railway dispute. The state filing fee of 22130 was among the largest incorporation fees in Ohio history.
Burglars entered the home of Daniel H. Leslie a member of the board of public office in Cleveland Sunday night and stole jewelry valued at $1,000 including diamonds and other precious stones.
The Ohio Legislature passed a bill to appoint a five member commission to select a site and prepare plans for a new penitentiary. The governor will appoint the commissioners who will receive 1000 dollars annually. The measure moves to the governor for approval.
Columbus reports an almost all-night end as the Seventy-seventh General Assembly adjourned on a spirited note. Both houses met from 9 80 Friday until early Saturday, with conferees finalizing appropriation bills and the unauthorized deficiency measures. Temperance legislation passed in the Senate, and two school bills reached compromise. The small city boards bill covers most Ohio cities except Columbus and Dayton, while a teacher certificate interchange measure gains final approval.
After a long session the Seventy-seventh general assembly concurred with the conference committee on the general appropriation bill at 2 a.m. Sunday and will recess until May 9 for final adjournment. The bill totals about 8 million dollars with several large adds cut by the conferees. The panel trimmed 200 thousand for Columbus Y M C A offices and 50 thousand for a farm at Dayton hospital. It also removed 40 thousand for a rail line project and approved 35 thousand each for Cincinnati and Cleveland probes with a report due by August 15 unless court delays occur.
The Colorado legislature increased duties for state departments this season leading to hundreds of appointments for Secretary Thompson. He now oversees collecting auto taxes enforcing the auto law and issuing licenses and tags. On Wednesday Fred C. Caley of Akron was appointed mailing clerk and automobile registrar at 1350 dollars.
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