16 Dec 1909
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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
1
Brussels reports indicate King Leopold is in critical condition after a night of fainting fits. Doctors held a 4 o'clock morning consultation with outcomes still uncertain.
Belgiums parliament debates the Congo issue while King Leopold rests at court in a stationary condition after a night of concern. Rankin defends Belgiums colonial record, cites progress for natives, and urges patience before judgment of Leopolds rule and vast holdings.
Mrs. C. W. Martin 64, widow of East Orange, New Jersey, was arrested in New York and formally accused of murder in the Ocey Snead case. Three undated notes were found in her hotel room, and counsel includes Franklin Fort Jr., son of New Jersey's governor.
H. Stanislwaski of this city tells how forest rangers rescued Mr. and Mrs. J Bruce of Berlin after a blizzard on the Nevada desert between Tonopah and Berlin. The couple set out from Berlin toward Tonopah in a rig when a horse bolted and they were stranded. Found by rangers Bruce lay near death in the snow while his wife kept a dying fire from fading.
A steamer Swanley arrived at Honolulu with Portuguese immigrants from Madeira and the Azores. The tired workers, newly employed, are set to join plantation sugar work on Oahu.
The house passed the Esch bill requiring railroads to file full monthly accident reports with the Interstate Commerce Commission and a measure to empower the commission to require uniform railroad car equipment. It then resumed general debate on the Mann Panama Canal bill after concluding the debate.
Guthrie Oklahoma December 15 The condition of Governor Haskell, per physicians, seems improved tonight. Doctors suspect gall stones and say an operation will probably be necessary.
A 19th century note describes a tub cure novelty where a person soaks linen in hot soapy water then rubs items on a washboard until hands and face glow pink. Participants announce completion by phone and prize is awarded, framed as an entertaining outdoor workout.
Fragmentary text describes a combined bank novelty by a Chicago inventor. It discusses why merging savings with a task could be advantageous, noting early doubts and referencing two articles with unclear relation.
Greensboro, Dec 15 The Richmond Atlanta passenger train No 11 struck a broken rail at Reedy Fork ten miles north of Greensboro. Twelve bodies were recovered by 6 PM with reports of many injured and more deaths feared as wreckage is searched. George J Gould and son Jay were aboard but unharmed and left for a hunting lodge later.
City men identified the body found in St. James Park line as that of the man who shot himself in the park last Saturday. He had met the fellow traveler on an Overland train in Texas last October and the pair had traveled to Los Angeles. The man was with his wife and a Miss Burland en route to her uncle in San Diego.
Organizers in New York report work toward forming an international union of stenographers and typewriters. They say about 500000 workers in the United States and Canada are eligible, aiming to secure wage uniformity.
In Congress today the Mann bill faced vigorous opposition as plans to abolish the Isthmian Canal Commission and place Panama canal governance in one director general were debated. Rep Harrison denounced Roosevelt as a dictator, challenging authority to govern the canal zone.
The Arbuckle Brothers acknowledge unpaid customs on imported sugar from 1898 to 1907. They offer $693,573 to the treasury with attorney general consent, while criminal prosecution remains possible. Government says voluntary restitutions total $2,930,573 from several importers. Investigation began in June and is before a grand jury.
Amex Sewell of San Francisco an insurance adjuster about 50 years old died suddenly this morning on the Southern Pacific train arriving in Stockton at 10 50 a m.
The California Court of Appeals affirmed the embezzlement conviction of M. B. Leavens a Goldfield mining operator. He was sentenced May 7 to 18 months in San Quentin and has been on bail while awaiting the higher court ruling.
The United States ranked as the largest loser in 1908 lead production but still accounted for 27 percent of world output. Missouri led in tonnage with higher mineral mined, while Minnesota Utah and Colorado produced less.
A merchant chides miners for buying from catalogue houses and taunts a wary old miner. The miner realizes he could have saved money by ordering goods directly, prompting an embarrassed reply about why the merchant never advertised to the miners. The exchange ends with a shrug at the commercial gap between merchants and buyers.
Topeka. November 11. Robert Robinson, held on forgery charges, confessed to officers that he killed George Bowen, captain of Monroe Ga baseball team, on July 4.
News from Baltimore reports the dredge Fort Ancon sank between Cape Lookout and the Frying Pan shoals during a hurricane. Five crewmen are missing and presumed drowned as the vessel bound for Cristobal Panama went down early Monday morning.
The United States navy issued orders placing the armored cruiser New York in reserve to form crews for the new battleship Michigan. The move reflects a heightened need for manpower to support the Atlantic fleet's armored cruiser squadron after New York’s recent recommissioning.
A Goldfield report states Neil McLean, longtime local warehouse and transfer operator, has secured the contract to grade 60 miles of the Bwky Goldfield railroad from this end. McLean and his local representative would not confirm or deny the claim, and local Tonopah and Tidewater offices had no information. The report carries apparent authenticity but remains unconfirmed.
Five months after a Fourth of July event in Reno Justice of the Pence Lee Davia appears in district court as attorney for a divorce. The case lists Ethel Vyce and Roy Doyle as defendants with Kihel and Roy Davie referenced in the private docket. records are sealed and details remain undisclosed.
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