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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
2
House OKs conference report on army bill to president
Conference report on the army appropriation bill cleared, about 5 million of 7 million for increased pay for enlisted men to be distributed. Five Republican congressmen were named to draft a financial bill favoring commercial paper through clearing house associations as emergency currency. Canteen in national soldiers homes rejected. Senate approves Gallinger Bill regulating child labor in the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Gallinger
District of Columbia
Notable Early 20th Century Political and Crime Briefs
Vice-President Fairbanks dedicates St Stanislaus parochial school in Chicago, the world’s largest. Taft reports progress on the Panama isthmus boundary dispute. Arkansas House Speaker Allen D Hamiter becomes governor. P J Muldoon appointed bishop of Rockford. Prince Philip zu Eulenburg arrested in court scandal. Otto W Paulson pleads guilty to bribery, fined 500. William Montgomery arrested for embezzling 429000 from Allegheny National Bank. Edward E Brennan accused of attempting to extort 40000 from F August Heinze. Manuel proclaimed king of Portugal after oath. Taft endorsed by GOP conventions in Connecticut and Alabama. Admiral Evans resumes command, sails from Santa Cruz to San Francisco. Calvin Demarest wins international amateur billiards title in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
St. Stanislaus
Germany
Maximilien Harden
Otto W. Paulson
Rockford
William Montgomery
The
Allegheny
Pa.) National Bank
Pbant
Edward E. Brennan
Butte, Mont
F. Augustua Heinze
New York
Heinze
Manuel
Portugal
Taft
Connecticut
Alabama
Robley D. Evans
Santa Cruz
San Francisco
Calvin Demarest
Chicago
Revolle
Multiple Dangers Mark Night Across United States
During a vaudeville show in St Paul Mrs Bert Swan fired six shots at her husband the alligator tamer none took effect Charles E Bamford a West Point graduate and ex second lieutenant shot himself in his Regent hotel room Washington A rock crashed through the smoking car roof injuring three on a Baltimore and Ohio express near Hammond W Va Miscreants tried to wreck an east bound Panhandle flyer near Washington Pa Fire gutted Goldberg Bros department store six stories Detroit loss about 150000 One woman died and three injured in a New York tenement Chinese rebels defeated government forces in Yun Nan province Journalist Charles Matthias committed suicide at Hot Springs Ark Fairyland Park Memphis Tenn was destroyed by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Bert Swan
Charles E. Bamford
Weat-Point
Regent Hotel
Washington
Chicago and
New York Express
Baltimore & Ohio
Hammond
W. Va
Panhandle Road
Goldberg Bros
Detroit
New York
Yun-Nan
Charles Matthias
Chicago
Hot Springs
Ark
Memphis
Belle Gunnee
Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Mrs. Guinness
Ole. B.budsberg
Iola
Wis
Guinness
Gunness Farm
Catholic University of America
Order of Hibernians
Isaac Williams
Kiev
Russia
Thomas Crumbaugh
Bloomington
Metcalf
Pacific
San Francisco
Evans
Thomas
J. Sanderson Christison
Duma
Atlanta
Vincennes
Chester
Fire Island
Peter Rickmers
University of Michigan
P. S. Sullivan
Glenwood
Minn
Juan Durand
Peru
Euclid Avenue Trust Company
Cleveland
Cleveland Trust Company
Atlantic and Pacific
Regular Army
National Guard
Civic Sotieries
Long Island
Denver & Rio Grande
Castle Rock
Col
Express
Charles H. Wright
EB. Loucke
Reedley
Cal
Utah
Roosevelt
Taft
Wyoming
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Bryan
Irene Dolph
Bodies unearthed in Laporte case shadow Gunness crimes
Reported discoveries near Laporte Indiana reveal up to ten bodies tied to Mrs Belle Gunness and suspected ally Ray Lamphere as investigators probe the so called death house. The era’s morbid fascination draws large crowds and further evidence mounts against Lamphere.
Taft Nominated on First Ballot Sought by Republican Harmony Effort
Washington leaders press for a first ballot Taft nomination with plans to avoid Chicago strife. Meetups among Aldrich Hale Allison Crane Payne Sherman Tawney Jenkins Smith and others aim to rally Roosevelt and Fairbanks backers while seeking unity for Taft ticket prospects in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Congress
Chicago
Aldrich
Hale
Allison
Crane
William H. Taft
Taft
Harmony Movement
Hemenway
Penrose
Cullom
Hopkins
Depew
Parsons and Vreeland
New York
Boutell and Mann
Hlinoip
Burke and Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Watson
Landis
Indiana
Fairbanks
Cannon
Knox
Hughes
Roosevelt
Texas
Utah
California
Sjl Mnodis
Foraker
Ohio
Picker Up in Buckeyedom Happenings Across Ohio Towns
Report of notable events from cities and towns across Ohio with brief updates on local happenings. Names of places and activities highlighted reflect the broad scope of daily life across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeyedom
Refuses to Resign Over Marriage Views at Cincinnati UC
Cincinnati professor Heath Bawden of the University of Cincinnati says he will refuse President Dabney's demand to resign over his views on marriage. Bawden plans to fight a forced retirement, citing domestic issues from his Vassar dismissal, and asserts he has never taught his private ideas to students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
H.—_Heath—Bawden
University of Cincinnati
Dab- Tey
Bawden
Vassar
School Board Violations Probe in Central Ohio Counties
Examinations of Stark, Hancock, Auglaize, Harrison and Crawford counties' schools filed with the state bureau of accounting reveal irregularities in supply purchases by school members. J. C. Fowler found Canton township board members paid 36 dollars for dinner and Plain township members paid 34 dollars for livery during board meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Stark
Hancock
Auglaize
Harrison
Crawford
State Bureau of Accounting
J. C. Fowler
Stark County
Canton Township
Found Gold on His Farm Near Niles Ohio
On a farm two miles east of Niles E A Holzbach uncovered gold at six feet in a salt spring property. The bright yellow nuggets range from marble to sand size and appear first class. Holzbach placed a claim on the land and sent samples to Pittsburg for analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles, O
Niles
E. A. Holzbach
Holzbach
Pittsburg
Five Men Drowned In Ohio River Launch Mishap Near East Liverpool
A gasoline launch carrying nine young men on the Ohio river near East Liverpool became disabled early Saturday. The craft drifted toward Babb's Island as a fleet of empty coal barges anchored nearby, and five men drowned after the engine failure near the Chester tin mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Ohio River
Here
Chester Tin Mill
Babb’s Island
Harris Signs Broad Ohio Appropriation Bill
Gov. Harris signed the general appropriation bill on Monday without deleting any item. A veto amendment to the state constitution allows the executive to strike objectionable items from appropriation bills and leave others intact, while other measures must be approved or vetoed as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Gov
Harris
Train collision injures twenty five on Third Avenue elevated
A southbound Third Avenue elevated train discharged passengers at 143rd Street when a second train moving in the same direction collided. Windows shattered and passengers cut by glass as cars swung off the track. Motorman Ammerian of the second train was badly injured and arrested. Police, ambulances, and fire units responded amid a belief the block signal system failed during rush hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Third Avenue
Price
Ammerian
Tobacco Shed Burned by Night Riders Threaten Growers
In Butler County Ohio a band of men claimed as Night Riders visited the tobacco district Thursday. After their visit a large shed and about 6000 pounds of tobacco were destroyed on Barney Harborn’s farm near Somerville. Growers have planted crops under armed guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County
Barney Harborn
Somerville
Washington Traction line sold again in Ohio
The Washington Traction Co. line between Springfield and South Charleston was sold at a receivers sale to creditor George W. Baker for 36667 dollars, two thirds of appraised value. Baker plans immediate extension to Washington Court House Hillsboro and Greenfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Washington Traction Co
Charleston
Ers
Mondey
George W. Baker
Strike wave demands uniform wages on Cleveland line
May strike threat from 150 motormen and conductors on the Cleveland & Southwestern electric line if uniform 26 cent an hour wages are not paid across the route. They currently earn 16 to 26 cents an hour from Bucyrus to Columbus and Cleveland to Galion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Cleveland & Southwestern Electric Line
Cleveland
Galion
Bucyrus
Columbus
Death from hydrophobia after dog bite in Berea
In Berea Ohio Clark Harper aged 19 died this morning from hydrophobia. He had been bitten by a dog last fall and was believed to have recovered, but a doctor diagnosed genuine hydrophobia before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea
Clark Harper
Ohio General Assembly Ends Adjourned Session
The Seventy seventh general assembly closes with acrid disputes and the appointing of a three Democratic senators and three Republican representatives committee to probe municipal affairs in Cleveland. The audit office plans to sue to challenge the propriety of funding a broad city investigation, arguing legislature lacks authority to earmark a lump sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Seventy-seventh
General Assembly
House
Senate
Cleveland
Hafner
Hut
Van
Over
Little
Briggs
Braun
Ten Years for Burglary in Dayton
Peter Jacquarth received a ten year sentence for burglary in an inhabited dwelling. Judge Brown imposed the minimum under the verdict, as the jury found him guilty but recommended mercy and spared a life term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Peter
Clubbed a Recruiting Sergeant in Elyria Incident
United States Recruiting Sergeant Michael Sorger of Cleveland was badly beaten Thursday night in Elyria. Sorger, who had accompanied Miss Edith Brunger to her home, says Clarence Nash, a motorman on the C S and W C Nao, stepped on the porch and attacked him with a heavy weapon. Nash is said to have been keeping company with Miss Brunger and allegedly struck Sorger again, severely wounding him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
United States
Michael Sorger
Cleveland
Clarence Nash
Sorger
Edith Brunger
Nash
All Quiet in Tobacco Region Work Trips Report
Assistant Adjutant General Kautzman returned from the tobacco region in Brown Adams and Clermont counties saying no tobacco bed had been disturbed since troops arrived. He warned the situation remains difficult and that withdrawal would not be safe until plants are transplanted to the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Adjt
Kautzman
Brown
Adams
Clermont
Widows Barred From 1862 Squirrel Hunter Pay
Columbus reports that the 1862 squirrel hunter pay of 13 dollars will be paid by State Soldiers' Claim Agent Curry on July 1 to living veterans only. Widows and heirs cannot receive the funds. Estimates suggest under 1,000 survivors, though Col. Curry believes more remain. Total appropriation was 8500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Curry
Convention in Seventh District Ends Without Attendance
In Springfield Ohio no rump convention by 5000 colored voters occurred as planned. The meeting to fix a convention date failed last night with no attendees. The Foraker club leader was absent and the vice-president did not appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Foraker Club
Suspected Train Robber Captured at Storrs Station
A man giving the name George Keller from Jersey City was captured in a freight car at Storrs Station Friday. He is held on suspicion of being one of the express train robbers who held up a Pennsylvania Flyers west of Pittsburgh, securing $80,000. detectives say he matches the description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
George Keller
Jersey City
N. J
Storrs Station
Pittsburg
Keller
Ravenna brakeman dies in probable railroad crash
Clarence Cole aged 32 of Ravenna was likely fatally burned in a wreck on the Cleveland and Pittsburg line. A light freight crashed into the regular freight while Cole slept in the caboose. the caboose and a freight car burned. He leaves a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna, O
Clarence Cole
Ravenna
Cleveland
Red Men Convene at Ohio Great Council Session
The fifty sixth session of the Ohio Red Men opened in Dayton with a sham battle between asceudo Indians and soldiers drawing a crowd of about five thousand. On Tuesday a series of prize drills will be held at the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Great Council of Ohio
Red Men
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