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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
6
A rugged exchange unfolds as Enright battles back against Cottonwood Wasson and other figures in a savage street scene. Floyd-like chatter and bravado mix with sharp lines from Alfred Henry Lewis, detailing Humorous, chaotic maneuvers and a tense clash of wits in a crowded, smoky setting.
In a frontier clash a Chinaman purchases goods while Cottonwood and investors press for trade, sparking a mob action. Enright and Moore confront Cottonwood over interference, leading to a tense showdown. A crowd debates punishment, a dice game decides fates, and Cottonwood is spared only to leave town under scrutiny.
Testimony opened in Dewitt County circuit court as Richard Snell seeks to break his father Col Thomas Snell's will. Plai ntiff alleges Col Snell spent large sums on women and that marital and family ties influenced the will, naming Maybelle Snell McNamara and others. Maybelle, once Miss Snell, married James V McNamara, deputy sheriff of Jackson County, Missouri.
Friday night a fierce fire wrecked the Parker building a 12 story business block between East Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets on Fourth avenue Manhattan. Firemen battled dense flames and collapsing floors as walls gave way trapping at least 30 responders. Three engine company No 72 men and one fire patrol No 3 man were missing after the call. Florence hotel adjoining the blaze served as a temporary hospital while emergency crews treated the injured. Estimated monetary loss reached 5 million dollars.
Judge Walter T. Sanborn appointed A B Stickney and Charles H F Smith both of St Paul as receivers for the Chicago Great Western railroad. Stickney now serves as president. Kollogs and Severance of St Paul to act as receivers’ attorneys. The action follows the companys failure to meet 1908 obligations and lack of extension. Boilermakers strike last fall added to financial trouble. Over ten years the line expended 14000000 pounds in reconstruction.
Friends of author Jack London fear for his safety as he fails to reach the Marquesas Islands after departing Hilo, Hawaii on October 7 in the Snark. The boat is thought to drift due to machinery damage, with London, his wife, two friends, and a small crew aboard.
Secretary Straus forwarded to Congress the Steamboat Inspectors W L Withey and John Stewart report on the Larchmont collision with the schooner Harry Knowlton near Block Island in February last year. They fault pilot John L Anson, now deceased, and absolve the crew.
Lincoln Nebraska Judge John Ht Ames of Lincoln resigns from the state supreme court. The resignation is to take effect immediately due to his necessary absence from the state.
The American battleship under Rear Admiral Hyans was sighted passing Pernambuco, Brazil, at noon on Wednesday en route to Rio de Janeiro, signaling ongoing U S naval movement in the region.
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