Congress Bits and Bobs In 1903 Financial and Naval Votes
The House laid on the table the Vreeland substitute for the Aldrich bill and favored Fowler’s currency commission bill, while backing Speaker Cannon against filibuster threats. The Senate advanced the Overman injunction measure and confirmed John S. Leech as public printer. The Navy bill passed with a sub policy, and Roosevelt’s request for four battleships was rejected 199 to 83. Senate measures also target betting bans in DC, land purchase near the Mall for government use, a Montana bison range, and larger homesteads for non irrigable lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Vreeland
New York
Fowler
House
Cannon
House Committee On
Banking and Currency
Senate
John S. Leech
Illinois
Charles A. Stillings
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mall
Montana
Notable divorce suit and political moves across regions
William Cooke sues for absolute divorce from Grace MacGowan Cooke for desertion. Habeas corpus moves aim to release Harry K. Thaw. Gov. Deneen grants a reprieve to Herman Billik to June 12. Henry M. Cake of Portland is named for US senator, defeating Charles W. Fulton. Senator Clapp is named a Crow chief for Indian affairs work. Nathan Meyer of Wabash seeks receivership for his hat factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cooke
Grace MacGowan Cooke
Harry K. Thaw
Deneen
Herman Billik
Chicago
Henry M. Cake
Portland
Ore
United States
Charles W. Fulton
Red Man
Senator Clapp
Minnesota
Committee On Indian Affairs
Nathan Meyer
Wabash
Ind
Railway collision kills forty one in Australia and more global notes
Forty one people die and sixty are injured in a railway collision near Melbourne Australia. Turkey concedes Italy's rights to establish post offices in Turkish territory while Italy's squadron does not seek Asia Minor. Witnesses in a Washington land fraud case reveal large payments for expediting deals and boundary tips. John Truby stops a burglar at Oil City PA with a $20,000 package amid gunfire. Maybelle Strawinski dies after a pin prick causes septicaemia in New York. Mildred Wilson dies after choking on headache tablets in Upper Sandusky Ohio. A New York traction officers' grand jury clears the firms of criminal actions but censures political contributions. The Prince of Wales will visit Quebec in July to dedicate monuments. Grover and John Spurgeon drown near Lawrenceburg Indiana. Five thousand sailors parade in San Diego. Admiral Swans receives a gold key and sword. A national spelling contest is planned in Cleveland with a National Educational Association meeting. Clifford Vernon, ten, commits suicide near Mount Vernon Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melourne
Australia
Turkey
Italy
Asia Minor
N. D. Harlan
W. E. Valk
Land Office
Washington
John Truby
Adams Express Company
Oil City
Truby
Maybelle F. Strawinski
Riverside Hospital
New York
Mildred Wilson
Upper Sandusky, C
John
William D. Frank
R. O. Frank
Columbus
Heinz and
Casey
Warrensburg
F. O. Hawes
James Ryan
Basbahn
R. P. Pollock
W. W. Hutton
Manhattan
Kan
Los Angeles
Jessie Llewellyn Call
Llewellyn
Kansas
Chicago
U. S. Grant
Taft
Andrew Carnegie
Leslie M. Shaw
Metropolitan
Supreme Court
Congress
James Lally
Herbert Johnson
Seneca
Odell Prekerazge Company
Cincinnati
Pius
Lucy Hagenow
Annie Horvatich
Lilith
George A. Ford
Holland
Mich
Jesse W. Osborne
Kokomo
Ind
Fairy McClain Miller
Lenkoran
Caspian Sea
Alberta Canyon
Cascade Mountains
Gus Long
Bessie Gilbert
Detroit
Persia
William M. Watts
Worthington
Chester
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Horicon Marsh
George W. Tomson
Presbyterian Church of
Woodbury
N. J
East St. Louis
United States
Monterey
New York Bay
William H. Taft
Minnesota
Louis Orian
Forman
N. D
Global News Summary of Turbulent 1909 Scene
A wide mix of world events and domestic incidents unfolds. Castro plans wireless lines in five Venezuelan cities. The Great Northern fast train wrecks near Summit Montana. Burglary in Lynn Massachusetts nets 1800 dollars. Royal visits begin in Europe. Greece seeks New York work. Shootings and killings shock Columbus Warrensburg Manhattan and Seneca. Italian squadron sails Turkish waters. Battleship fleet in Los Angeles harbors. Grant’s Birthday marked in New York. Legal, labor, and crime stories cross the nation from Kansas to Wisconsin to Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Venezuelian
Oriental Limited
Great Northern
Summit
Mont
Youland & McManus
Lynn
Mass
Edward
Alexandra
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Christiania
Constantine Paleologue
Greece
New York
Plan for a National Currency Commission Proposed in House
The House Banking and Currency Committee, led by Chairman Fowler, submits a report favoring a currency commission to craft a scientific monetary system redeemable in gold. The proposal ensures congressional representation, includes six banking economists, and guarantees farmer, laborer, manufacturer, merchant, and banker interests across regions have a stake in the commission's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fowler
House Committee On Banking and Currency
House
United States
Congress
Striking Case of Transposed Organs in Judge McKeighan
Baltimore doctors at Johns Hopkins performed an autopsy on Judge John E. McKeighan of St. Louis and found his internal organs misplaced. The heart was inverted, kidneys fused by a horseshoe ligament, and the liver upside down with the gall bladder atop. Surgeons remain mystified about whether this was congenital or caused by illness. McKeighan died at 66 after a February illness that puzzled his physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
John E. McKeighan
St. Louis
Judge McKeighan
Prosecution Aims at Newspapers and Liquor Firms
Oklahoma officials sue Guthrie St Louis Dallas Guthrie Fort Worth and Chicago outlets and liquor companies to stop ads for alcohol sales in the state. The petition charges the defendants published or sold advertisements for liquor on April 19 in violation of state prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
St. Louis
Dallas
Fort Worth
Chicago
West
Haskell
Two Milan Men Die in Train Collision in Dearborn
Dearborn residents F. J. Draper and William Walcott were killed Tuesday when the automobile they drove was struck by a Michigan Central passenger train as they attempted to cross the tracks. Both men were from Milan, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn
Mich
F. J. Draper
William Walcott
Milan
Michigan Central
Post Office Deficit Expected to Surpass 15 Million
Washington reports the post office department faces a deficit exceeding 15 million dollars for the current fiscal year based on the first two quarters of returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Tamaqua Woman Takes Own Life Over Love Rejection
Elvira Tetter, 20, of Tamaqua, ended her life in her room by asphyxiation after she says a well known Tamaqua man did not return her affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamaqua
Elvira Tetter
Butler Man Robbed in Evans City Hotel Room
J Murphy a Pittsburg traveling salesman was robbed of a roll of money a gold watch and other valuables while sleeping in a room at the Miller house Evans City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
J. Murphy
Pittsburg
Evans City
Dickinson Installed Youngest Mayor of Titusville
Titusville welcomes R. E. Dickinson as mayor, the city’s youngest ever elected at 30 and among the state’s youngest leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
R. E. Dickinson
Mrs Edward G Brownlee Dies After Deathbed Wedding
York reports the death of Mrs. Edward G. Brownlee in a poignant tale as physicians said she could not survive. She wed on her deathbed, sealing a romance that endured to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Edward G. Brownlee
Butler Store Robbery In Lyndora Ends With Minor Loot
Stephen Zombo resisted three robbers inside his Lyndora shop. He saved a $200 roll from his pocket and forced the intruders to depart with only $25 from the cash drawer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Lyndora
Stephen Zombo
Otis Wood Kills Mother in Bald Mount Incident
Otis Wood, 25, killed his mother Mrs Lucretia Wood at Bald Mount near Scranton. He said he mistook her for a burglar as she entered the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Otis Wood
Lucretia Wood
Bald Mount
Here
Wood
Tyrone Express Wreck Near Station
The Pittsburg express on the Pennsylvania Railroad derailed six Pullman cars near the station. Passengers were badly shaken but no serious injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
State Zoologist Receives Twig Reports From Farmers
In Harrisburg state zoologist Surface is swamped with dairy mail from farmers who fear scale on their trees and seek his advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Chemist Analyses Favorable Canned Goods
Reports from chemists who tested canned goods from across the state are arriving to Commissioner Foust and are described as very favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Foust
Widow Mary Vale Downey Dies From Gas Explosion Burns
Beaver Falls reports Mrs Mary Vale Downey 51 died from burns suffered when she and husband James M Downey fell into a cesspool after a gas explosion on April 1 The death follows the incident and hospital treatment plans note that she succumbed to injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Mary Vale Downey
James M. Downey
New Castle Lids Off as Sunday Paper Sales Resume
In New Castle the former mayor’s restrictions on cigar stores and Sunday newspapers have been lifted, allowing shops to reopen and Sunday papers to be sold publicly again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Hainer
Warrick Brooks Hanged for Double Negro Victim Murder
In Philadelphia Warrick Brooks, a Black man, was hanged for killing William T. Jones, whom he shot during a quarrel. Brooks is reported as the seventh local execution in eight weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Warrick Brooks
William T. Jones
Brooks
Dynamite Blast Rocks Washington Outbuilding
The central Washington area was shaken by an explosion from dynamite stored in an outbuilding belonging to Pietro Emilio, an Italian. Windows shattered and several small structures were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pietro Emilio
Jealous Man Shoots Self After Seeing Sweetheart With Other Man
Forest Sprague of Davis City, 25, shot himself on a highway near his home after seeing his sweetheart ride with another man. Sprague died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Forest Sprague
Davis City
Sprague
Philadelphia police clash sparks call for resignations
Director of Public Safety Clay abruptly fired up the police department and political workers demand the resignations of seven of the city’s best known detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clay
State Game Commission Fears Forest Fires Endangering Wildlife
Harrisburg reports the state game commission is anxious about forest fires raging across Pennsylvania. In Luzerne County woods are burning near abundant game, raising fears of losses to wildlife and habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Game Commission
Luzerne County
State Bond Form Change Delays Judgments for Banks
Harrisburg state revenue commissioners altered the bond form for surety companies backing banks with state deposits to require 60 days notice before entering judgments. The report notes state debt decreased by about half a million in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Revenue Commissioners
Attorneys deem English literacy required for child workers
Harrisburg reports that the attorney general's office has advised the factory inspector that children of aliens under 14 must be able to read and write English before working. Proficiency in another language does not satisfy the requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Attorney General’s Department
York Fire Department Faces Open Rebellion Over Appointments
Dissent grows in York as fire chief George Croll and fire alarm superintendent Walter Ziegler face opposition from the Good Will and Vigilant companies. Mayor Weaver appointed the two, triggering unrest within the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
York Fire Department
George Croll
Walter Ziegler
Weaver
Four men rob Strout general store. officer wounded
Washington report says Zollarsville officers shot and wounded one of four robbers in daylight at the Strout general store. thieves escaped with substantial loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Zollarsville
Strout
Windstorm Lifts Temple Furnace Roof High Aerial Flight
A severe windstorm battered the Schuylkill valley with Temple as its hardest hit site. The engine house roof of the Temple furnace was torn from the building, soared about 109 feet, then landed in a field roughly 100 yards away, with damage spreading to nearby houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Schuylkill Valley
Temple
Temple Furnace
Fire Damage Hits Greensburg Business District
Fire in the Mit inger block caused 10500 dollars in damage and for a time threatened Greensburg’s business section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Mitinger
Oil City Tragedy Claims 3-Year-Old Girl in Scalding Bath
The three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Pucile died after accidentally falling into a tub of hot water at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
John Pucile
Fire at Mc Mahan destroys four houses warehouse and church
A blaze at Mc Mahan in Monongahela leveled four dwellings a large warehouse and a church causing about 7500 dollars in damage. Firefighters fought the flames as neighbors watched the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
McMahan
Teen Struck by Baseball Paralyzed, Everson Youth Hurt
Greensburg reports 16 year old Robert McNesson of Everson was struck in the back by a baseball and seriously injured. Both legs were temporarily paralyzed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Robert McNesson
Everson
Butler Street rail wreck injures fifteen at Evans City
Fifteen men were injured in a crash on the Pittsburg Harmony Butler Newcastle Street railway at Evans City with three in likely mortal danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Pittsburg, Harmony, Butler & Newcastle
Evans City
Trout Season Opens Amid Rain in Bellefonte
Opening of the trout season in Bellefonte was marred by heavy rain yet scores of fishermen lined every stream and reported good catches.
Bee Nest Sends Team Scurrying During Plow Work
In West Finley township Clifford Jenkins uncovered a bumble bee nest while plowing. The warm weather spurred the bees to attack, causing the team to run away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Finley Township
Clifford Jenkins
Fire destroys Rock Lick dwelling in Greene county
A house at Rock Lick in Greene county occupied by Ritter Sherrick burned with all contents, causing an estimated loss of about 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rock Lick
Greene County
Ritter Sherrick
State police recruit list near capacity in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the state police department shows the enlistment list nearly full with dozens of applications still awaiting examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Police Department
Meadville Superintendent resigns to take Medford post
Meadville Superintendent A G Smith informed the school board of his resignation effective in June and will assume the superintendent position for public schools in Medford Oregon, in another district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
A. G. Smith
Meadville School Board
Medford
Ore
State Debt Drops Over Two Years
Harrisburg reports a two year decline of 1 121 700 in state debt. By June 1906 the outstanding bonds totaled 3 161 700 with 2 515 900 in four percent bonds and 645 800 in three percent bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Butler Expert Machinist Dies After Tank Car Gasoline Blast
J. D. Shearer aged 45, expert machinist, died from injuries sustained in an April 3 gasoline tank car explosion at the Valvoline Oil Co plant in East Butler. He was inspecting the car when the blast occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
J. D. Shearer
Valvoline Oil Co
East Butler
Railroad Conductor Killed in Locomotive Accident
Jacob E. Mentzer aged 36 a Pennsylvania railroad freight conductor from Oil City was crushed when he stepped in front of a locomotive as he alighted from his caboose. The fatal incident occurred near Oil City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Jacob E. Mentzer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Oil City
Mines Watchman Kills Suspected Thief in Mine Area
John Stylonski age 19 is shot and killed by Night Watchman George Shallenberger of the Rochester and Pittsburg Coal Co after being suspected of stealing boards at the Adrian mines in Punxsutawney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
Adrian
Rochester & Pittsburg Coal Co
John Stylonski
George Shallenberger
Fire destroys Graham residence and Crossland stable loss
A blaze caused by a defective fire destroyed the home of Justice of the Peace George B. Graham in Dunbar township. William Crossland’s stable near Moyer also burned with an estimated loss of $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
George B. Graham
Dunbar Township
William Crossland
Moyer
Fire Leaves McMullen Family Homeless in Connellsville
In Connellsville a house fire forced Mrs. David McMullen and her ten children from their home as several infants suffered severe burns before rescuers arrived. The husband is serving a year in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
David McMullen
Burglars Attack Aged Pair In Washington Home
Mr and Mrs Ja cob Blatt of Pigeon Creek were assaulted by three burglars who dragged them from bed bound and gagged then ransacked the house in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jacob Blatt
Pigeon Creek
Tragic Fire At Carrolton Mills Claims Mrs Spencer
At Carrolton Mills eight miles east of town a fire started when Mrs Catherine Spencer’s clothing caught alight while oil was used to tend a blaze. Her daughter rushed in as Mrs Spencer fell fainting and she died six hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
Carrolton Mills
Here
Catherine Spencer
Spencer
Conductor Kiel Hurt In Northern Central Wreck Near Millersburg
Conductor C. W. Kiel of Sunbury was badly injured when two empty coal cars jumped the track near Millersburg and were thrown over a bridge above a wagon road at the McClellan coal storage yards on the Northern Central line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
C. W. Kiel
Sunbury
Northern Central Railroad
McClellan
Beaver Falls Prospector Returns From Virginia Gold Search
Charles Patterson returns from Virginia claiming abundant gold but reports trouble clearing titles to the properties. He notes many natives whites and negroes wash pay dirt with crude methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Charles Patterson
Virginia
Fruit culture revives in Lehigh County orchards
Harrisburg reports that Lehigh County fruit growing is returning after years of neglect. Reintroduced spraying has yielded satisfactory results, encouraging landowners to restart orchards after earlier scale problems and abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Lehigh County
Fire drives 36 children from nursery in Harrisburg blaze
A fire burned the top story of a Harrisburg Day Nursery and Free Kindergarten, forcing 36 children to evacuate. Twelve youngsters were asleep when the fire was found, but all escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Butler Teacher Suffers Severe Explosion Accident
A. G. Black of Slippery Rock township, a school teacher, farmer and Democratic politician, carried a dynamite cartridge in his pocket while stump blasting. The blast nearly severed a hand leaving four fingers missing and a hole in his side. He placed his hand in his pocket to withdraw the cartridge and it exploded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
A. G. Black
Slippery Rock Township
Black
Realize Value of Printing in Church Outreach
New York Press notes churches use print to educate and engage worshippers. Catholic parishes publish monthly mags, Episcopal bulletins, and chapels distribute pamphlets. St Patrick’s hymns plan uses hymn cards with signs for parts, breathing, and quarterly lists of Lenten books on doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York Press
Caterpillar Plague Follows Hailstorm in Krugersdorp District
Rhodesia Herald reports an army of 200000 caterpillars appearing in the Krugersdorp district after a severe hailstorm. Colonists link the infestation to the storm, suggesting hail may carry a germ that spawns plagues of insects. Old Free Staters recall past cycles of caterpillars, locusts, and other swarms in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krugersdorp
Oic
Geerly
Veld
Rhodesia
Pressed Flower Habit Dying in the Postcard Era
A nostalgic lament cites the decline of pressed flowers and letter writing due to the postcard craze. The New York Sun quotes that travelers no longer send physical mementos, replacing keepsakes with ubiquitous imagery and travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesteryear
New York Sun
Illumination boom in New York powers city to bright world
Ten years earlier New Yorkers did not oppose night lighting. Electrical artists demonstrated the possibilities of the incandescent globe and New York now stands as the most brilliantly illuminated city. The population spends over $50,000,000 annually to maintain it.
Flour-Wheat and Livestock Prices in New York Markets
The Markets report from New York on April 22, 1908 lists Wheat No 2 red at 1.035 dollars per bushel Corn No 2 white 72 cents Oats mixed 55 cents Hay steady Cattle steers firm veals 6.25 to 6.50 Sheep nominal Lambs 8.40 Hogs Yorkers 6.40 to 6.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
York State
Grain and livestock price report from Cleveland Toledo and East Buffalo
Markets report grain and livestock prices across Cleveland Toledo and East Buffalo dated April 22. Wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs potatoes hay cattle hogs sheep and related figures are listed with bid and range values. Strong entities include Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and various commodity prices for futures and spot markets.
Live Stock Prices Reported in Pittsburg
Pittsburg buyers quote cattle-Choice steers at 6.50 to 7.00, cows and wethers 5.75 to 6.00, lambs 4.50 to 7.00, Owens Yorkers at 6.20 to 6.25, and pigs 5.30 to 5.40, on April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Buffalo
Pittsburg
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National Educational Association
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Mount ,Ernon, O
Oklahoma
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