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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
1
Chicago reports a turn in the tide with a projected 80 000 fewer idle freight cars by next Monday, lowering total surplus to 351 000. From May 13 to 27 the U S and Canadian railroads added 22 050 cars to service, shrinking idle equipment to the smallest level in over a month while coal cars fell.
June 22 in Chicago Judge Wildes sentenced Jennie Moulton, 21, to twenty years in the penitentiary for inducing a 15 year old girl to enter Gust Polis's home where she was confined for a week. Polis, a Greek, pleaded guilty and awaits his sentence next Saturday. Kate M Kenna, 15, was among the younger workers at a West Side candy factory where Moulton served as forewoman.
A wind fed blaze in a Three Rivers stable spread rapidly through the lower town destroying the business district and over 400 buildings including the post office and City Hall. Fire brigades from nearby towns aided by soldiers struggled with the flames as the loss mounted above one million dollars. A woman and two children were badly burned with no lives confirmed at the time.
Walter J. Bartnett former vice president of the suspended California Safe Deposit and Trust Company and administrator of the estate of Mrs Brien M Colton was found guilty this afternoon of embezzling securities and bonds belonging to the estate valued at 31700 The jury was out less than fifty minutes and returned the verdict on the first ballot Bartnett was recommended for mercy and Judge Conley set Tuesday June 30 for sentencing He had been released on 200000 bonds and was allowed to remain free.
Seoul June 22 The Colibran Bostwick claim to Korean mines was amicably settled after three years of negotiations among the American Ambassador at Tokyo the Japanese Residency General at Seoul and the Korean government The agreement aims to reorganize Korean military and foreign relations with possible long range changes Roosevelt to talk Washington labor representatives report further discussions expected.
Chicago June 22 substitute fare plan for Western roads to end fares under two cents per mile failed. A third proposition largely matches the executive committee recommendation. The obstacle is no weekend trip provision and a request to the President for a farewell address at the White House on Latter Day, extended September.
In Hemphill Sabine County a mob lynched eight or more black men after the killings of two white men. Reports name Frank Williams Jerry Evans Will Johnson Mose Spellman Cleveland Williams Will Manvels William McCoy and two unknowns. additional negroes killed and two found in a creek bottom as tension rises amid arrests and guard.
Kansas City officers recovered a $50,000 currency pouch and $100,000 in jewelry from a Rock Island yard. The thief escaped capture, while a suspect arrested June 7 influenced an attorney to secure a vacated vagrancy charge. Federal agents issued a photo of Charles Stephenson, with a $2,000 reward.
The forty one days of oral arguments by Fred J. Bliss against the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, known as the Smoke case, concluded before Judge W. J. Hunt. The proceedings reportedly spanned thousands of pages, with millions of words involved, and stretched to miles of testimony.
New York stocks showed a small volume with a tossy positiveness and intermittent recoveries last week. Demand was weak and declines were frequent while some issues posted brief recoveries amid overall sluggish activity.
In a small town meet, Melveh Stile Roseng and Roseng co-led the Wrens as they posted a tight score. The event featured Lake venue details and a 22 bead margin showing on the scoreboard, with A S447 524 noted among the entries.
Chicago records the hottest day of the year as the mercury hits 94 degrees. Seven deaths are reported by the Coroner, with numerous heat prostrations and panic over unleashed dogs. Morton Park suburb authorities order shooting of unowned dogs. Officials expect relief by Wednesday with a swath of showers and a wind shift.
Investigators link last Saturday s blast on the German steamer Arcadia to ignited fireworks in the hatch where fourteen cases of German novelty fireworks were stored. Three stevedores died and over twenty workers injured as officials pursue the accident s cause. A second brief notes Capital City Savings Bank in Little RockArkansas is in receivership after a run.
A Teheran dispatch says Persian leaders ask Germany to protect Iran and to send officers to reorganize the Persian army and government. They cite the Turkish invasion as a threat to Armenian lands and seek German aid.
Madrid report notes Victoria formerly Princess Ina of Hattenburg and Alfonso wed in Madrid on May 31 1906. Their first son born May 10 1907 marks a historic royal lineage with the Queen Vieluela now facing a renewed page in royal narratives.
Crowded subway crowd witnesses chaotic scene as a person darted into path of a moving train at the Fourteenth Street station. Eyewitnesses describe panic and confusion as bystanders reacted to the incident and authorities investigated the circumstances.
Secretary of War Taft returns to Yale for his class of 79 reunion and is escorted to Woodbridge Hall for a corporation meeting and to the commons to speak to soon to be graduates. He then attends medical school exercises as part of the university visit before heading to Oyster Bay with General Luke Wright for talks with President Roosevelt on matters before the War Department.
Chester June 4 22 A blaze swept a block housing several firms. The fire destroyed the buildings and left forty families homeless. Estimated damage around 500 000 dollars.
A June wind and rain storm swept Clark's Grove and Ellendale in Steele County. The Clark's Grove elevator collapsed and twenty seven barns were leveled. Many cattle and horses died. losses near the town reached about $100,000. In Ellendale most structures were destroyed, with crops in Steele County valued around $50,000.
Baseball notes from yesterday outline scores and key plays across Avitosal League games. Teams Cleland Pittalemig Sow Vors and Chicago appear in the misted box, with Crom ed Pivttadenee and JMO EAGER listed in partial lineups and host venue Westernbinges Chamberemy Chetepel.
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