19 Jul 1910
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Newspaper
The Delphos Tri Weekly Courant
Location
Delphos, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1910
Page
2
A concise history of a week highlights Dedbs and his lieutenants jailed for contempt after a fearsome explosion in Uazelton Pennsylvania. The President signs Utah statehood bill amid news of a destructive cyclone and other global events.
Chicago report says Eugene Debs George Howard L W Rogers and Sylvester Kelcher officials of the Railway Union were jailed by Judge Seaman in the United States Circuit Court for alleged violation of a court injunction. Bail set at 3000 each they refused to post and await a Monday hearing. Debs meanwhile blamed Pullman and urged restraint asserting no guilt.
A mine explosion near Hazleton Pennsylvania killed or mortally wounded nine or more miners while drivers were harnessing mules. Patrons reported seeing about a dozen men near ODonnell moments before the blast as rescuers raced underground to recover remains amidst torn timber and debris.
Terre Haute special reports Ed Holloway, jailed for the Fontanet wreck after confessing to throwing the switch, now repudiates the claim saying the confession was coerced by Detective Grady and mob pressure frightened him into admitting guilt.
A saw mill grist mill planing mill grain elevator and one dwelling house owned by George Bottkoi and Bros in Lincoln Wisconsin were destroyed by fire. The origin is unknown. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars with 5000 dollars insured.
The President signed a bill allowing Utah to hold a constitutional convention and paving its admission to the Union as a state. The action signals progress toward Utah’s statehood pending final ratification and timetable.
Governor Altgeld and Mayor Hopkins request Gen Miles withdraw Federal troops from Chisago. Miles refuses.
Senate and House conferees on the tari bill face a stalled dispute over key provisions and may request instructions to break the deadlock. Delegations remain at odds on thresholds and enforcement, delaying final passage as negotiations continue.
The National Congress in committee of the whole declared Prudente Jose De Moraes Barros as President and Manuel Victorino Pereira as Vice President in the Rio de Janeiro special election result.
A cyclone swept Upper Bavaria causing extensive destruction with about 200 houses ruined along its path. Local authorities assess the damage and begin relief plans as residents cope with the loss.
Nellie Weaver a 10-year-old domestic at Montpelier Indiana, pleaded guilty to poisoning D A Walmer and family. She was sentenced to the female reformatory until age. Walmer and wife fell ill but recovered. In Kansas Leb anon a shouting match erupted at the Hotel Linton after Dr J B Dyker, a local politician and physician, was attacked by Li P Birchfield at breakfast.
The report details a feud ending in a duel where Birchfield fired twice at Dyker, grazing a neck wound and hitting the head. Dyker countered with a revolver, the men fought, Birchfield was floored, and Dyker battered him. Dyker is in critical condition.
The fire wrecked Folon village in Ohio with 800 residents and eight dozen buildings. Williams and Clark’s chemical works at Carteret New Jersey faced about 600000 dollars in damage as forest fires burned over 6000 acres near Egg Harbor. War between China and Japan seems inevitable as Japanese troops seize Seoul and control the northern road.
Judge C L Miller defeated Congress member Funston in the Republican convention for Kansas Second District with over 1000 ballots cast. Minnesota Republicans renominated Knute Nelson for Governor and listed a full ticket including D O Clough as lieutenant governor and Albert Berg as secretary of state. Minnesota Populists fielded a full slate headed by M Owen for Governor with Ladd and Willis on the Supreme Court tickets. Debs arrest is described as unjust and unwise.
At Newport RL General James B Fry aged 67 At Washington Colonel Thornton A Washington At Racine Wis Charles KF Bills aged 77 At Necedah Wis Rev K J Lavin aged 60 Colonel Washington a great grandson of the elder brother of the first President died in the capital George Rex Graham veteran publisher died Friday at Orange Memorial Hospital N J of heart disease He was tied to Charles J Peterson in Gentleman's Magazine 1840 later founded Grahams Magazine In 1864 he bought North American Philadelphia but failed Henry FE Thayer Thayer Jackson firm died at Battle Creek Mich while seeking throat treatment John Comby Birdsell 8n inventor of the clover huller died at New Carlisle Ind while visiting
The river and harbor bill moves to the Senate with an appropriation boost of 3,087,490 over the House figure. The Senate sugar trust hearings complete testimony 622 pages plus a 32 page index. Secretary Carlisle accepts a 1,000,000 gold offer from Lyman J. Gage to replenish the treasury reserve, to be shipped after railway tensions subside. Other Chicago banks propose private gold gifts as well. Congress is expected to adjourn by August 11, with all major legislation except tariffs settled.
Britain will act as mediator in the Corean dispute with Japan accepting the offer. Meanwhile news reports seventeen men dead after twenty Spanish fishing boats went missing in a recent storm. French authorities uncover an anarchist plot aimed at destroying the Ironclad California prior to her launching.
Autumn Russian army maneuvers near Smolensk were abandoned after authorities uncovered a plot to blow up the building to be used by the Ozar.
The report covers General A L New arranging a hunting trip for President Cleveland in Colorado with top officials, a Wichita street assault on lawyer J F D Casey linked to divorce rumors, an autopsy in New Hampshire showing ossified heart death for George O Clarkins, and finance data with exports and imports for the year ending June 30. It also notes Lexington Freemasons seeking Colonel Breckinridge’s expulsion and current standings in National and Western League clubs.
Thomas Nevins of Orange New Jersey has acquired Detroit streetcar lines for 8.25 million dollars, paying four million in cash and the balance in bonds. A wave of strikes disrupts Youngstown cars and other rail operations, with wage readjustments sought and wide losses estimated across Chicago roads. Evansville potters accept arbitration and return to work, while Debs and AYRU leaders are not recognized in settlements, amid broad economic strain and a persistent but improving business climate.
The article recounts Patrick Eugene Prendergast being executed for the murder of Chicago Mayor Carter H. Harrison in 1893. It details his calm walk to the scaffold, signs of strain before the drop, and his final defiance softened by priestly rites. It notes the relentless legal defense and unprecedented efforts to save him.
Wages for female Prussian servants run from 14.28 to 871.40 per year while male wages range from 23.80 to 95.20. Micro scopists doubt the strongest microscopes reveal the lowest life stages. Neah Bay Washington records the country’s wettest year with over 1 inch of rain. Niagara Falls water erodes rock at about five yards every four years. Chicago forms a Domestic Science Association planning a home duties institution for women. Butter sweetness may come from a beneficent bacteria species. Persian mourners receive cotton wads to wipe tears, tears preserved for potential restorative use.
News of Our Ohio reports a broad roundup of incidents across the state. Entries cover drownings in Scioto River and Akron mines, fatal rail and machinery accidents, a bank of restructuring cases, burglaries near Martel, and a pistons of public figures. Naturalized suffrage note from the Secretary of State. Embezzler sent to penitentiary. Local fires and wrecks.
Debs and four American Railway Union officers were arrested in Chicago on charges of conspiracy against the United States for interfering with interstate commerce and mail passage. They were indicted by a federal grand jury, released on bail, and face trial next fall. The government asserts leaders can be held responsible for the boycott against Pullman cars. The Union offices were stripped for evidence. Debs defended their methods as lawful and vowed to continue. Washington welcomed the indictments, while Judge Grosscup outlined the limits on labor actions.
Five or six dozen yee of apollinaris water and a box of lemons are daily used to brew lemonade for the Senate in hot weather. The drink is prepared in the basement and served in three gallon earthenware coolers from the cloak room. Two men squeeze lemons and mix juice with sugar, using apollinaria. No alcohol is used. The Senate provides baths, ice water, steam, violet water, bay rum, quinine, Jamaica ginger, and remedies for stomach upsets and headaches, all from the contingent fund.
John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil heir, is required to donate 350000 to Chicago University to match a prior gift, completing an exact million dollar goal. The final $15000 needed has been raised to fulfill the condition.
Briefs report two large dynamite bombs found in New York City while Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill arrive ill. Other items note John McChuguh resigns as national bank examiner Capet W Valentine faces court martial at West Point for hazing. Miners reject or accept the Columbus scale in Illinois. A Paris fund ruling limits Mrs Parnell and Harrington. A New York lawyer M J Stein is arrested for perjury. Chinese vessel registration may shift to Germany. An unfinished Bucharest pavilion burying twenty eight workers, four fatally.
Congress in session moved through rail and land bills, with the Senate approving post office funds and a Utah Indian lands act, while the House advanced the McRae forfeiture measure and Utah state admission. Debates centered on railroad forfeitures, river and harbor needs, and military academy and diplomatic appropriations, with limited major outcomes.
Henry D. Lloyd recalled a stark case from Spring Valley Illinois about ten years earlier. W L Scott organized the coal company town, lured miners with wages and homes then foreclosed mortgages. Lockouts left most workers half paid, families threatened, and many forced into starvation as owners shut down operations.
A Skye terrier named Bobby inherits 300 during life from Mrs. Kunegunda Kugler. The trust holds funds for the dog, with the remainder likely going to trustees after Bobby’s death. The piece notes some would hasten the end.
The piece notes ants signaling foul weather, debates about atmospheric depth, and a German railway bees program. It compares labor pay to Europe, recalls an 1813 Burton locomotive with legs, and mentions Miss Mary Proctor lecturing in Brooklyn on the Giant Sun and its family.
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