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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
2
Congress member Hobson remains fixated on Japan, a stance seen as unnerving by supporters who urge him to redirect his attention for the sake of his own nerves and the public.
The cattle disease causing much embarrassment in the East has spread to Michigan with about one hundred cases reported west of Detroit, raising concern it may reach Wisconsin.
The statement by Field Marshal Lord Roberts about Britain’s lack of preparedness against attack is likely to be viewed across Europe as a soldier’s perspective. He argues the army and fortifications must be in peak condition and sailors demand full shipshape readiness.
Fears arise in Manila as the hospital ship Relief fails to reach Guam after sailing from the battleship fleet on the 15th inst. The relief was detached because of its slower speed and may have missed its Guam schedule due to this slowness.
The over four hundred mile event in Savannah Georgia was won by a driver in an Italian car with a German car finishing a close second. Although speeds were extreme the injuries were mild, with only a broken jaw and nose reported among participants.
The article argues that rising self harm deaths via carbolic acid show a need for stricter restraint on poison sales. It concedes that preventing all impulsive suicides is impossible but suggests making carbolic acid harder to obtain would likely reduce such incidents.
Gen. W. L. Marshall, chief engineer of the United States army, will tell Congress that 41,000,000 dollars can be used to advance channel and harbor improvements on the Great Lakes. The funds aim to support the steel freighter trade by expanding and deepening waterways to accommodate larger vessels than the best tramp steamers elsewhere.
The Mississippi river steamer H. M. Carter near Bayou Goula suffered a fatal boiler blast. The incident recalls earlier river hazards when racing captains allegedly forced Black crew to sit on safety valves. Decline in river traffic due to rail competition and fewer fast packets reduced such accidents.
The American Industrial Journal at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf denounces sorting students by mechanical aptitudes in the manual training department. It argues that manual training reveals true aptitudes and matches students to tasks they are naturally suited for, warning that other systems waste time and invite failure.
Count Zeppelin's success inspires German professor Hergersell to build a rigid balloon like Zeppelin and launch from Spitzbergen to reach the pole. He will face Arctic climate hazards and a highly hazardous flight beyond Wellman’s failed attempt.
Capt Amundsen disclaims aiming for the pole during his proposed seven year drift in Dr Nansen’s Fram. He says the voyage will focus on oceanographic observations to enrich scientific records, while not omitting accurate data if Fram drifts across the pole, which would be a grand opportunity not ignored.
The ships now with the battleship fleet will return to the Pacific after completing their voyage. No special need is implied for the Pacific. The fleet there will be enlarged due to duties related to our holdings, while the Navy Department continually shifts personnel and vessels between stations for varied service and periodic overhauls.
The entry notes Gov. Cummins' election to the U.S. Senate will gratify an able man’s ambitions, remarking the change is more gracious now than if former Senator Allison had still been alive, and hints at past political passages.
The article notes concerns over Cummins early radical positions on capital and industry and suggests he may now act more cautiously as he assumes greater responsibility in federal legislation, moving from an outsider view to a measured statesman stance.
After printing 200 million of a new 2 cent postage issue the U S used Roman numerals instead of Arabic to denote the denomination violating Universal Postal Union terms and treaties. Postmaster general believes domestic use only likely avoids equity harm though the blunder may cause some loss and exposes flaws in trusting government run industries.
In a Portsmouth dispatch, a new and larger Maine is said to be in service after a voyage to Gibraltar. The veteran ship will likely need several years of repairs. The rapid deterioration illustrates that naval advances render ships obsolete within a decade, yet costly vessels still require extensive rebuilding to stay battle worthy.
Dorando Pietri, famed for his near win in the London Olympic Marathon last summer, beats Hayes in a 26 mile 883 yard indoor race at Madison Square Garden. The result supports Pietri's claim he could have won outdoors if not for alleged helpful interference. Indoor and outdoor marathons remain separate records and true marathons occur outdoors. Indoor champions do not always excel outdoors, and outdoor winners often lag indoors.
Two New York physicians report an autopsy on Brooklyn man Frank Wolf who died after contact with a live electric wire. They found air embolism in the right heart veins due to electrolysis of the blood causing suffocation, challenging the standard view of electrocution injuries and prompting questions about its use in capital punishment.
The century saw a surge in urban growth with 150 European cities above 100,000 residents, 55 above 500,000, and seven over a million. Worldwide, thirteen cities exceed one million. M. de Feville credits science, industry, and invention for this transformation, with chemistry, steam, electricity, railways, steamers, gold, and credit driving the change.
A student reports finding two young owls and two eggs in a hollow tree. The farmer explains a regional belief that after hatching half the brood, the mother leaves the rest to be hatched by the fledglings, a claim the observer notes with cautious belief after witnessing a proof.
Mrs. George F. M. Bond of Yonkers says a lovers quarrel caused the engagement breakup between her daughter Lillian B. Crail and Joseph J. Ryan, youngest son of Thomas F. Ryan of New York. She insists no wedding-controversy with the Ryan family existed and that the pair mutually broke the engagement.
The one tael silver coins adopted as standard Chinese currency are expected to be minted next year, with a limit of 10,000,000 coins.
A短 lyric fragment from Paul Wilstach recounts Mansfield asking for a coat tied to courtship memories. The speaker recalls a mittened hand, a silent command to leave, and a torn coat sleeve repaired by Beatrice. The verse centers on memory, affection, and a widow’s subtle, repairing grace.
Thomas Bulpit plans a tragic end at Blakedale as he writes a last will while watching farm life. A storm, a looming death, and a family dynamic drive him to consider shooting himself for a final act and a cruel moral lesson for Hannah May Evans. The scene blends rural detail with a doomed, intimate drama set in 1906.
In a tense village scene, Thomas faces inner despair and overhears Hannah May with Mr Wisby. After a shock contained within, Hannah rushes to Thomas, confesses love, and embraces him. Thomas proclaims devotion, and the couple move toward a quiet future as others withdraw.
A 2200 B C love letter from Gimil Mar Duck to Kasbuya, written in Sippera near Babylon, requests news of her health and a future meeting. The note mentions the Marchesvan festival and hints at shared celebrations in Babylon, reflecting a long vanished romance and cultural practice.
At the Union League in Philadelphia veteran shipbuilder Charles H. Cramp recounts the tale of Brown a skilled caulker who rose to a navy yard post and would not draw pay for days not worked, saying he would not rob the government. His family had served Cramps for three generations since the early 1800s.
Henry Clews & Co. secured a third representation on the New York Stock Exchange with George A. Hurty elected as member. Hurty bought the seat formerly held by William Alexander Smith, the exchange’s oldest living member. A membership last sold for $80,000, near the 1906 high of $95,000.
A Wall Street surge drives 1.6 million shares and 6.4 million bonds traded in a day. Staffs at New York and branch offices handle vast margins, accounts, and loan transfers. orders travel instantly via telephone and wire, with clerks and floor members racing to execute trades.
Italian Vineyard company operates 3500 acres with 12700 carloads of green fruit shipped east from Sacramento against 7400 carloads last year. Fruit includes peaches, apricots, and pears. shipments may rise if the crop is good. Harriman roads push freight to aid traffic, boosting Central Pacific revenues. Merchants form a transport group valued at $50 million in cars to oppose higher railroad rates. Seth Mann and the traffic bureau may present a plan to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
William J. Dingee, a dominant Portland cement figure, faces financial strain after market tightness and pools his assets with Crocker National Bank to keep plants running in California and Pennsylvania. The man worth about 5 million dollars also backs ex mayor Schmitz. In San Francisco, two weddings drew attention: Constance De Young to Joseph O Tobin at St Marys Cathedral and Pansy Perkins to Cleveland H Baker, linking a senator's daughter to a local rising lawyer-turned Goldfield resident.
Supervisor Murdock pushes a measure to raise liquor licenses in San Francisco from 500 to 1000 dollars annually and set hotel or restaurant licenses at 500 dollars. City revenue could grow from 180000 to 400000 dollars yearly, but support seems unlikely given the license price hike since the fire. Meanwhile, preparations loom for the arrival of Chinese ambassador Tang Shao Yi, who will stay in Honolulu awaiting word on the government. Captain Edward Donnelly will greet him. troops will cover the steamer dock and a national salute will be fired.
Most grape growers in California join an association formed to procure winter legislation protecting the industry. Fresno County is the largest grape growing region in the United States with over 100000 acres in vines and 59000 acres planted to raisin grapes. The largest vineyard in southern California is the
Ex queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii travels from San Francisco to begin a pleasure tour across Boston New York Washington and European capitals. Promoters hope to gain government support for a cy state and publish her memoirs in Boston while she remains wealthy with an annual income around forty thousand dollars.
San Francisco supervisors narrowly defeat a plan to raise the annual liquor license fee from 500 to 1000 dollars in a 10 to 8 vote. Councilman Murdoch backed the measure arguing it would cut small saloons and boost revenue. He later proposed raising from 500 to 600 dollars, but that also failed.
The first peg of 100000 copper cents was delivered to the sub treasurer last week. The issue aims to introduce the eastern coin in San Francisco and spur adoption despite stores pricing in odd numbers. Californians balk at change under five cents.
Heavy rains drenched California last week with rainfall from a quarter to an inch, reviving feed and enabling wheat growers in the valleys to plow. Snow near the Sierra Nevada summit reached 3 feet, a heavy fall for the season, but improved snow sheds reduce blockade risk on the Central Pacific line.
The Great Western Power Plant on Feather river near Oroville will open in a fortnight as the largest electric plant in the world, costing over 12 million dollars. A tunnel will divert the river flow for over three miles to generate power. Over 100 carloads of Oroville oranges have been shipped east, reaching St. Louis, with the fruit noted for large size and high oil content and sold earlier than in southern California.
The Mare Island drydock in California is due to be ready by next May. It is hoped the cruiser California may become the first vessel to enter the dock, following the completion of the caisson by Union Iron Works in the city.
Washington reports a trial remedy for poor acoustics in the marble House Office Building. Architect James Henry Harper will test silk thread nets stretched across hall corners to dampen reverberations, a method previously tried in a Swedenborgian church, before Congress convenes in December.
A compact account describes brumby hunting in New South Wales. Hunters use a narrow entrance, a booby fence, and a funnel setup to trap and drive wild horses. Riders gallop out, whip the herd, and secure the leader to corral the rest.
A 1877 letter addressed to the Su Saint the Oblates of St. Charles Barthelemy was found hidden by a large card in the Tarare office while moving to new premises. It indicated the destination would be reached on Monday and noted the Superior had served a quarter century.
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