19 Feb 1909
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1909
Page
1
Charles J. Patzelt was shot twice in the head on a Chicago street and is dying at County hospital. An eyewitness, Mrs. Mary Pillar, saw the assassin flee across a prairie as Patzelt walked to a lodge meeting. Police consider it a deliberate hit with no robbery motive.
Five men fishing aboard the Rita sighted a sea serpent about forty feet long off Grouper banks, eighteen miles offshore. Guy Grimm and James Harvey were aboard. the monster’s head resembled a barrel, eyes the size of a fist, and a large dorsal fin. The crew fled after the creature pursued them, fearing it could wreck the boat.
Marie Strong, slater to Attorney WwW. Strong of Portland, pleaded guilty to stealing jewelry from Alexander therear and C. Arculing after being bound over to superior court. The student from St Marys College formerly met a roommate in Los Angeles, and the two traveled with men across the bay posing as stenographers before the thefts. Strong was released on bail after her brother arrived in court.
Johnny Coulon world bantamweight champion defeated Join Daly in a lively ten round fight at the Whirlwind Athletic club in New York. No decision was rendered though Coulon showed clear superiority and sustained cuts while Daly was bloodied but not severely whipped.
Cincinnati report notes February 19 records President-Elect Taft as a master Mason, linking his political ascent with Masonic affiliations amid early public interest.
The ceremony in the Scottish Rite cathedral near Old Columbus witnessed by seventeen state Masons crowned William Howard Taft with admission by at sight. Charles S. Hoskinson and Worshipful Master C. M. Patton led the rites for Kilwinbing lodge where Charles P. Taft was once indicted. A reception at the CP Taft residence followed the two lodge sessions.
Winnipeg report describes Seabe the elder returning from a hunting trip and claiming he killed his best friend. He then ordered his daughter to kill him to save his soul, she initially resisted but killed him when threatened with further murders. Police ruled it self defense as he threatened to kill her two young sons.
Escondido Cal February 19 John Martinez a ranch hand died after being impaled on a barbed wire fence for three days. He was found alive and rushed to a hospital but died from shock and exposure. Reports say his head and feet were on opposite sides of the fence with barbs in his abdomen.
Waterbury Connecticut February 19 Secretary of the Interior Garfield and Mrs Garfield arrived to be with their son John Garfield confined in the Taft School at Watertown after an operation for a car abscess. His condition is not serious. Horace D. Taft headmaster and Charles T. Taft student are connected to the Taft family.
A Havana house bill would bar foreigners from owning land in Cuba. It targets Americans Britons Spaniards Germans and French with nearly two billion dollars in existing property at stake. The measure, if published in the Gazette, allows only natural born or naturalized citizens to acquire property and suspends ongoing transfers.
Sacramento reports Governor Gillet signed the Walker Otis anti race track gambling bill closing the Emeryville and Arcadia pools. The law takes effect sixty days from today, with penalties including county jail or up to one year in prison. The measure passed both houses with strong opposition from race track stockholders and clergy critics.
Agricultural explorer N. E. Hanson returned with over 300 seed lots and plants after eight months of travel through Russia Iberia Central Asia and northern Africa enriching U S. agriculture with Siberian alfalfa varieties believed to be hardy. The department of agriculture will test the new plants in several northwestern states.
Guy W. Green completed the purchase of John Y. Smiths half interest in the Lincoln Western league baseball franchise and becomes sole owner. He also announced the end of talks regarding a sale or transfer of the club.
Greenwich Connecticut February 19 A sportsman's weigh-beam invented by Ernest Thompson Seton has been presented by Mrs Seton to President Roosevelt for use in his...
A compact hunting instrument weighing three quarters of a pound uses gravity to weigh animals up to 300 pounds with accuracy. It is designed for taking measurements and is promoted for field use on African hunting expeditions.
New York February 19 members of the State Federation of Women's Clubs push for a legislative law creating a court for criminal cases against women and a special courthouse with a women staff. They plan to advocate before the commission and argue the measure will succeed.
Washington reports the select committee on pulp and paper investigation urges reducing news print duty from $6 to $2 per ton and placing ground wood on the free list. It urges a one twelfth cent per pound duty on mechanically ground wood pulp with free entry from allied countries.
Teheran reports a local caution to citizens urging them to avoid travel to the countryside and seek shelter in the embassy amid rising unrest. Officials note curbs and strikes as bazaars stay busy while crime, including nightly murders and robberies in the native quarter, continues.
In Ely Nevada on a Wednesday night Mike Rakisch and Nick Evanesvich Austrians fired on a crowd at a social gathering in the home of John Krompo toe. Twenty two bullet holes marked the walls yet only two people were wounded. Victims include Louis Ble an and John Tranz. Police arrested the two shooters and guards bar them from mob violence. A three year old child narrowly escaped a fatal bullet near a sleeping bench scene described as pandemonium with families diving for cover.
Andres Osuna, director of public education in Coahuila, asks the state to prohibit school teachers and pupils from attending bull fights. He argues brutal exhibitions harden minds and harm citizenship, likening bull rings to Rome’s decline. Public sentiment grows against bullfighting in Mexico.
Old Point Comfort Virginia reports vast crowds gather to view the fleet as armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana head to join the squadron. The combined force is to reach Southern Drill Grounds near Virginia capes by Saturday with maneuvers planned before Monday's anticipated arrival. A Navy banquet at Chamberlain Water and a social ball for junior officers follow as Congress members plan attendance.
New York stocks opened lower with liquidation driving prices down across the list. United States Steel and other leaders fell sharply though some rallies later lifted rails and utilities. overall trading remained unsettled with limited recoveries and irregular bond moves.
Market tickers show Amalgamated Copper at 73 44, American Car and Foundry 48, American Locomotive 52 1 2, and United States Steel at 48 4 8 with several par values and preferreds noted. Rail and railroad stocks including Atchison 101 7 8, Baltimore and Ohio 75, Canadian Pacific 172, Reading 190 1 8, Union Pacific 177 3, and Southern Pacific 118 1 8 move within narrow ranges as trading progresses.
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts about 15,000 with steady tone and price ranges from 4.25 to 6.90 for Texas and western steers, stockers and feeders at 3.35 to 5.40, cows and heifers 1.85 to 5.60, calves around 6.00. Hogs receipts near 20,000 with prices from 5.10 to 6.45 and general gains. pigs and heavies versus varied lots. Sheep receipts about 5,000 with steady market. yearlings 6.0 to 6.40, lambs native 5.75 to 7.00, western 3.75 to 7.60.
Kansas City cattle hog and sheep receipts show steady to firm demand with native and western stock values across categories. Chicago wheat corn oats and futures mixed with pork lard and ribe prices. New York sugar and coffee steady with refined sugars higher. St Louis wool steady with territory, western medium, and fine grades listed.
New York readers report a muted trading day with lead, dull and weak remarks across early listings. Market activity lagged as investors awaited clearer signals from key indicators and corporate results.
Washington report to President Roosevelt by Herbert Knox Smith details the American Tobacco Company origin in 1890, its rise to control of four-fifths of U S tobacco output, and the Consolidated Tobacco Company exchange that enriched a small group of directors. It critiques fiduciary duties and outlines methods used to dominate the industry.
New York on February 19 Gerald Birmingham a clerk at the Hotel Gallatin battled a burglar three stories up a stairwell escape. A misstep could have proved fatal. The assailant struck Birmingham sent him into the room and fled after a window push. A patron alerted authorities and Birmingham grappled the intruder before the escape.
One pound of cork provides enough buoyancy to support a man of ordinary size in water. The note highlights cork’s usefulness in flotation and rescue contexts.
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