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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
2
Round about World presents a quick digest of diverse global items gathered from quarters of the civilized world. The column compiles notable events and trends for the busy reader seeking breadth over depth.
Lieut Frank T Evans of the battleship Louisiana was found guilty of absenting his post and disrespect to a superior officer. He received a reprimand and a 150 numbers sentence. Also noted is the acquittal of Frank L Couden on manslaughter charges. Other items: Roosevelt to visit England in 1910 and deliver Rome lecture. DePauw University presidency offered to Rev Francis J McConnell. Dr Von Tiedmann charged with embezzling 4400. Clerk James McKenny marks 50 years in court service. a dispatch from Dr Frederick A Cook about polar travel. David W Hill resigns U S Senate bid. Horace Taft declines state legislator bid.
French diplomats quickly persuaded Turkey and Bulgaria to suspend mobilization orders avoiding immediate war. Bulgaria rejects London’s indemnity condition for recognizing independence. Britain France and Russia back a conference framework while Germany aligns with Britain on Bosnia and Herzegovina, leaving Austria-Hungary isolated. Serbia hopes war is averted.
Rev N K Fielding head of the Illinois State Gaelic Athletic association and Chicago Catholic leader was shot twice as he prepared to leave Corpus Christi church. Other news notes report distant events and tragedies including a Chicago sausage maker’s brother suicide and a German balloon crew death.
A Detroit Mackinaw railway relief train carrying Metz villagers was burned after being ditched near Metz, Michigan. Fifteen people, including 11 women and children, died in the blaze as northern Michigan forest fires forced evacuations and Gov. Warner appealed for aid. Relief efforts began in Detroit and beyond.
Firestorms sweep Adirondack and Green Mountain regions with hundreds of square miles of timber ablaze in New York and Vermont. Rain is scarce, winds high, and fires threaten Lake Placid Saddleback Mountain and areas near Indian Lake while Dannemora and Bennington report flames spreading in multiple townships and towns.
Taft pressed his campaign through Newark Elizabeth Trenton and Baltimore drawing strong attendance. He focused labor in Elizabeth and Newark while Newark’s rally emphasized all issues except labor. A voice problem will trim daytime speeches and may cancel West Virginia Connecticut dates.
William J. Bryan arrived in Chicago at 8 PM after an all day Illinois trip. Thousands greeted him at Union Depot with a Cook County Democratic delegation and local candidates escorting him to Pilsen Park and Arcade Hall. The visit featured fireworks as Bryan attacked Republican efforts to buy the election.
Democratic headquarters says John W Kern will visit Ohio for two days following a Bryan trip. Bryan arrives October 21 after an extra day if Judge Harmon speaks in New York October 20. Campaign events planned across northern Ohio around October 30.
Mrs Mary M Emery of Cincinnati presents 500000 to the Ohio Mechanics Institute to build a new Emery auditorium. The structure will serve the institute and be dedicated for the entertainment needs of music lovers. The gift honors her late husband Tate Thomas J Emery, a wealthy financier.
Cleveland report says John Shreve of Harrisburg Virginia says his wife ran off with $1000, wrecking a deal to buy a livery. He had saved 1600 for the purchase during three years of marriage. The wife vanished on Thursday after arriving from Virginia.
Columbus Ohio Henry A Williams Republican state executive chairman on Friday predicted Gov Harris would be reelected by 100000 and Taft would carry the state by about the same margin. He said rural voters will back Taft while Harris gains Democratic farmers on temperance votes.
Daytons AFL convention sees about half the delegates quit after bartenders push to oppose candidates with liquor trade leanings. Resolution sponsored by bartenders is voted down by 18.
The drought across Ohio is severe with rainfall shortfalls ranging from 4.7 inches in Toledo and Cincinnati to 6 inches in Cleveland. October's deficit up to the date stands at 1.44 inches as fields and forests dry, fires frequent, and stock some getting forage stored for winter.
Assistant Secretary of State Binckley reports Putnam county went dry by 21 votes after a local option election. The county board of elections requested certification authority and will forward results to the secretary of state for official action.
I. M. A. Toledo traction line electrician Earry A. Young fell from a street car Friday. A knife dangling from his belt pierced his right leg artery. He was taken to a hospital but massive bleeding could not be stopped.
Local option advocates began circulating petitions across Hancock County but found little support in Findlay and McComb, the county's principal cities. The effort aims to push local option measures, though reaction seems lukewarm in key communities.
Lorain County Ohio approved keeping saloons by a 36 vote margin amid a heated campaign. About 154 saloons faced potential closures and disputes arose over alleged non naturalized foreign voters in one Lorain precinct as organizers expected a legal challenge.
Medina Ohio Rasor and his attorney faced a preliminary hearing Monday for the murder of Orie Lee Rasor's sweetheart. Testimony included the dead girl's father Henry Lee and her aunt describing the discovery of her body with three bullets through the brain near a road at Wadsworth on October 8, two days before the planned marriage. Rasor sat unmoved throughout the proceedings.
James White aged 25 shot Margaret Lisk aged 19 as she spurned his love then killed himself. Lisk was wounded in the right arm. the second shot missed, and the third struck her brother's coat as he accompanied her to work.
In New Concord Ohio a lighting plant exploded in the basement of the First United Presbyterian church during Sunday services. Earl Cole, 19, janitor, died from a skull fracture after rushing to the basement when the lights failed. No other serious injuries were reported.
Financial notes from New York show on call money at 1 percent and prime mercantile paper at 4 4 1 percent. Sterling exchange at 486.50 for demand. Grain and live stock mixed. Chicago and Cleveland reports list various prices for wheat corn oats butter cheese and cattle. Notable quotes include hogs at around 5.15 in New York and wabble in grain and seed markets across cities such as Toledo and Buffalo with fluctuating prices for wethers and lambs.
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