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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
2
Roosevelt proclaims Thanksgiving Day observance
President Roosevelt issues a national proclamation fixing Thanksgiving Day for Thursday November 26. Notable items include Orville Wright leaving Fort Myer hospital after six weeks confinement and a Jersey City jury finding Theodore Whitmore not guilty of murdering his wife. Willem H. Flichner a New York lawyer is jailed for grand larceny. Rear Admiral Cowden retires on his 62nd birthday. Governor Guild of Massachusetts suffers gastritis for the third time in a year. Ex cashier William Montgomery found guilty again of embezzlement in Pittsburgh. Prince Henry of Prussia tours in a Zeppelin airship with Count Zeppelin. Dr C S Mack resigns as Laporte County coroner to become a Swedenborgian pastor in Toledo. Countess Szchenyi gives birth to a daughter. Will H Pettis pleads guilty to embezzling 27000 and is sentenced to ten years. Mrs Lillian M N Stevens reelected president of the National WCTU. Edward English kidnapped for ransom but escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
W. Va
Jersey
Theodore Whitmore
Willem—H.—Flichner
New York
Wall Street
Alfred Reynolds Cowden
Navy
Gov
Curtis Guild, Jr
Massachusetts
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
Pittsburg
Prince Henry
Prussia
Count Zeppelin
C. S. Mack
Laporte County
Indiana
Toledo
Countess Szchenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Will H. Pettis
Sac City
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Portland
Maine
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Edward English
Mount Vernon
Wash
Bronx
John Schink
Bridgeport
New-York
Sir Percy Scott
South America
Winston Green
Amegro
Richmond
Atlantic
Navy Yard
Congress
American Medical Association
Roane —County
Kingston
Tenn
George Cook
Eee E. A
San Francisco
Ruef
Lapham’s Lane
Mich
William H. Emory
Amoy
China
Race and
Fourth Streets
Cincinnati
Hawaii
North Sea
Yarmouth
Hook of Holland
Harwich
Tampico
Mexico
Smyrna
Tewfik Pasha
Barcelona
Boston-came
Holy Cross
United States
Charles_W. Morse
New_York
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
St. Petersburg
Negligent foreign policy blamed as emperor interview stirs crisis
Critics say Chancellor Von Buelow faces resignation after a London printed interview with the German emperor. President Castro refuses to lift a Curacao port blockade order amid Dutch-Venezuelan tensions. In Rome New York, 150 feeble minded women inmates were rescued from a fire. Ephraim Angel killed Harvey Ross wounded in Kentucky. Belton Texas cotton fire destroys 10000 bales worth over 250000. Catholic diocese centennial parade in Boston. Russia reportedly to issue ultimatum to Austria Hungary and mobilize. Dr Julian P Thomas injured in wind wagon test at Morris Park. Nancy Murrill acquitted of murder in Jackson Kentucky. Oscar Hoganson found dead near Marengo Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Buelow
Foreign Office Omiciala
London
Castro
Curacao
Netherlands
Rome
N. Y
Heidelberg
Lee County
Ephraim Angel
Harvey Ross
Angel
Ross
Hallowe’en Rousterers
Belton
Tex
Boston
Russia
Austria- Hungary
Julian P. Thomas
Morris Park
The
Aeronautic Society
Nancy Murrill
Jackson, Ky
Mary Terry
Oscar Hoganson
Marengo
Final hearing set for Standard Oil dissolution in St Louis
The government seeks dissolution of Standard Oil with a final hearing scheduled for February 23 in St. Louis. A roundup of other events includes notable deaths, accidents, and geopolitical moves across North America and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
St. Louis
John B. Jackson
Pittsburg
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
Olongapo
Confessed Killer Names Motive In Detroit Murder Case
John Kurka and Mrs. Anthony Schultz pleaded guilty to murdering Schultz, a half-brother of Kurka, after Kurka admitted the crime stemmed from an illicit affair with Schultz's wife. The pair confessed to the plan and transport of the body from Detroit to a western suburb dump. The pleas waive a local exam and move the cases to Wayne County circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
John Kurka
Anthony Schultz
Justice
Schultz
Annie
Kurka
Kua
Justice’s Court
Justice Court
Circuit Court
Wayne County
Spectacular fire destroys Williams lumber yards in Philadelphia
A massive blaze in Philadelphia’s northwestern lumber yards of R A and J J Williams caused about 750000 dollars in losses. Fireman Harry Wilkinson and a companion barely escaped as engine No 45 was engulfed and both horses burned. The fire halted Pennsylvania railroad trains along the tracks beside the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
R. A. & J. J. Williams
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern and Western
Harry Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Calhoun Says Ads Mislead Over New San Francisco Railway Syndicate
Patrick Calhoun, president of United Rail Roads of San Francisco, denounces San Francisco ads about New York capital backers forming a syndicate to finance a new street railway. He asserts G W Harriman and J D Lindsay are not connected with the company and Lindsay’s partner Nicoll has no stake in it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads of
San Francisco
New York
New Street Railway Corporation
G. W. Harriman
J. D. Lindsay
Owl
Calhoun
Harriman
Lindsay
Nicoll
President Roosevelt to depart March 13 for Naples voyage
Roosevelt plans to leave New York March 13 for Naples aboard the Lloyd liner Koenig Albert with his son Kermit who will photograph the Africa game. He will be joined by a Smithsonian Institute professor and travel via Gibraltar Suez Aden to Mombassa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Roosevelt
New York
Lloyd
Koenig
Albert
Naples
Gibraltar
Kermit
Africa
Smithsonian Institute
Mombassa
Suez Canal
Aden
Yawning Dislodges Jaw in New Castle Woman
Mrs. John Felton of New Castle dislocated her lower jaw Saturday night after yawning too wide. Doctors reset the jaw after it had remained locked open for about 20 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
John Felton
Thanksgiving Proclamation Urges Moral Renewal by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt issues the annual Thanksgiving Proclamation urging Americans to balance material progress with moral and spiritual growth. He calls for national unity, righteous living, and a designated day of prayer and thanks on November 26, with citizens to remove from work and gather in homes or churches to seek divine guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wallon
United States of America
Atlantic
Tidewater
Tropic
Theodore Roosevel
United States
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Bold Cleveland Woman Fends Off Burglary
Mrs. Nellie Geiger, age 22, awoke to a burglar in her home in Cleveland Ohio. She struck him with a billy and knocked away his revolver then forced him to flee after he tried to take silverware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Nellie Geiger
Boy William Stout Reported Kidnapped in Lima
Four year old William Stout disappeared after school in Lima on Friday. Pupils recalled a veiled woman taking the child during recess. An investigation showed the woman bought a ticket to Michigan. The boy, living with his father after a recent divorce, remains missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Aoe
William Stout
Lincoln School
Union Station
Michigan
Move Toward Peace in Cleveland Traction Dispute
Mayor Johnson proposed yielding traction lines to secure peace and fair operation. Cleveland Railway Co directors agreed to public negotiations for a new grant with safeguards for citizens, arguing profits must exceed savings bank interest to attract capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Johnson Ade
Cleveland Railway Co
Trusted Employes Are Suspended at Cincinnati Office
Five trusted employees of the Cincinnati Western Union office were suspended pending investigation after charges by the Chicago board of trade that market quotations leaked to bucket shops. The chief operator, lineman, clerk, head of ticket department and switchboard head were dismissed. two are nephews of Superintendent Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chicago Board of Trade
Cincinnati Western Union
Miller
Cleveland Banks Hold Vast City Deposits In 1920s
Cleveland residents store a total of 227,349,075 in city banks for a rainy day. About 65,816,777 sits in national banks while 161,532,298 rests in savings banks and trust companies. Most funds earn around 4 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Veteran Toledo Editor Michael Murphy Found Dead
Michael P. Murphy a longtime Toledo newspaper man and former proprietor and editor of the Sunday Courier Journal was found dead in bed from an alleged chloroform overdose. Born in Ireland he came to Toledo 28 years ago and held editorial posts on several papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, O
Michael P. Murphy
Toledo
Sunday
Courier-Journal
Murphy
Ireland
Suit for damages against railway receiver
Charles Wolf, a railway employee, sues Judson Harmon as receiver for the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton railway in common pleas court for 50000 dollars. He claims loss of one leg and permanent injury of another in the local yards on June 12, 1907 due to alleged negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima, O
Common Pleas
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Charles Wolf
Whitaker to be dismissed by board of safety
The board of public safety found Police Chief Whitaker guilty of drunkenness and conduct unbecoming an officer and recommended his dismissal to Mayor Burkhardt. Whitaker fought the charges but is greatly discouraged by the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martan O
Board of Noblic Safety
Whitaker
Burkhardt
County to supply diphtheria anti-toxin to poor
Franklin county officials may provide anti-toxin to indigent diphtheria patients under the new law. Attorney General Ellis advised county commissioners on Friday that they have the legal right to distribute the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Franklin County
Ellis
McKinnon Not at Death's Door Denial From Family
Columbus reports of State Treasurer McKinnon being in a serious condition and near death are vehemently denied by Mrs McKinnon and the attending physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinnon
Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dalton
Orld
General News
Detroit, Mich
Harriman and Lindsey
Roosevelt Savage
Buckeyedom
Ashtabula, O
Ella Johnson
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