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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
2
Warden Haddox at Battle Creek dies after fall from fifth story window of sanitarium. Charles W Morse denies creditors' pressure as Campania arrives Queenstown. Multiple executions, fires, accidents, and political upheavals reported from Missouri to Portugal. Dutch and Italian incidents, stock market ties, and railroad crashes noted amid global brief items.
President Roosev elt denies charges of using federal patronage to aid Taft and asserts he has sent to the Senate 1,164 postmaster nominations since March 4 1907. He cites cases in Ohio where appointments followed bipartisan advice, rejects critics as partisan and malic ious, and notes 11 new and 27 reappointed Ohio posts with several refusals by the Senate.
New York grand jury returns five indictments in a probe into bank deals tied to Charles W Morse organizer of the American Fee Co and the Consolidated Steamship Co Three indictments relate to squar tax cases and two to grand larceny Authorities say Morse now returns from Europe and will face court in the Dowling supreme court bail set at ten thousand dollars for each larceny indictment while another remains unnamed
A nine year legal fight over moving picture patents ends with a Buffalo formed 98 million dollar alliance controlling film production and rental. Named members include Thomas Bilson Essan Selig Co Vita graph Patho Mothiers Lubin and Edison will receive 200000 dollars yearly royalties with exclusive rights. The plan imposes licensing for operators and rental rates of 26 dollars weekly for three films with no outright sales.
Brookville Pennsylvania former congressman and prominent western Pennsylvania attorney George Augustus Jenks died at his home from age related infirmities at 72. A 1874 congressman from the Twenty fifth district he chaired the pension committee reforming the pension bureau. He advised in the Belknap impeachment and held posts including assistant secretary of the interior and U S attorney general under Cleveland. He prosecuted major cases against the Pacific railroad and Bell telephone and later served as special government counsel. The obituary notes a storied career and influence in national affairs.
An Army captain declares court martial as the worst fate for a soldier fearing dishonor. The trial marks a man and his future posts, with commanding officers watching closely. Even cleared cases leave a lasting chill and distrust in the service.
The Obie court hears testimony as Justice Brewer questions a witness named J Curtin Greene. The exchange becomes tense when Brewer asks for the correct initials and the witness stumbles over his name, prompting further clarifications from the judge during the proceeding.
An interviewer cites Charles M. Schwab advising caution in stock speculation. Schwab notes ignorance of the stock market makes one foolish to rely on others. He recalls a man who bought a stock on Smith's advice, then hears five reasons it should rise, followed by five reasons it should fall.
A Norwegian woman physician Dr De Jolla Bang-Kilock and her physician husband will be among the first to winter at Advent Bay Spitzbergen. Two mining firms announced a need for doctors and accepted the couple. The venture aims to support a mining colony of about 100 people including seven women.
New York reports patent flour at 5.50, wheat No 2 red 1.00, corn 62c, oats 5Tree, hay steady, cattle with steer prices from 10 to 50 cents, lambs at 10.88, pork at 5.00. Cleveland notes flour at 6.40, wheat 16c, corn 4 Site, butter 3.60, hay 15.00, cattle and sheep varied, Yorkera hogs around 4.75 to 5.40, market totals shown across several cities with mixed gains.
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