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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
4
An authoritative Pittsburg source reports a rail reform by railroads and steel makers. The change reduces the bead width by one sixteenth inch and the bottom flange by one fourth inch, with one eighth inch removed from each side, adding metal to the flange thickness. The rail will keep the same middle thickness as the old rail, between head and base.
Decay of bottom timbers forces Chicago park commissioners to place the Spanish caravels on submerged foundations so they appear afloat on pedestals as firm as the everlasting hills. The plan parallels preservation ideas for the Constitution, once rejected by Bostonians, which may be adopted if the ship becomes decrepit.
An official of the Hamburg American line notes January 1908 steerage figures show 29 160 passengers from Europe to the United States and 95 288 returning to Europe. He suggests this implies roughly three emigrants left for Europe for every immigrant arriving. He remarks the immigration problem is not pressing at present.
The Chicago and North-Western tests a gasoline motor car between Afton and Evansville will attract interest amid protests over Illinois Central use on the S'reeport to Madison run. The new cars are likely very serviceable and travelers will adapt soon. Gasoline odor is common now due to widespread autos, so slight fumes on the Illinois Central line will cause little complaint.
England plans a larger navy triggering responses from Germany France Japan and the United States. The arms race escalates as nations increase naval spending in a costly cycle, prompting the question of when such competition will ever be worthwhile or sustainable.
Congressman Richard Pearson Hobson told a Washington Court House audience that the United States must build a navy equal to the combined fleets of Great Britain and Japan to meet impending Atlantic and Pacific conflicts. He framed naval expansion as benefiting shipbuilders and promised decades of work in yards and government payments.
Masters of steam vessels near New York told the House committee on merchant marine and fisheries to tighten motor boat licensing for owners and masters. A master cited a Harlem river incident where a 15 year old girl piloted a swift craft with up to forty passengers, warning that in emergencies inexperienced operators may lose their heads.
It is planned to place twelve sheep in the Florida turret during an armor test firing an 850 pound shell from the Arkansas 12 inch gun. Initially two men volunteered for the crew but the plan was changed to avoid risking human life. The experiment will reveal if the impact shock is fatal for animals, but human effects remain uncertain unless real combat occurs.
In Belleville New York women plan to vote on school propositions if civic interest rises. The report notes a clash over where a new school building should be located and outlines the political mobilization around the issue.
Supporters used stages and carriages to bring women to the polls. One stage carried thirty Italian women, many with babies, and the proponent side won. The episode highlighted the influence of women on school issues and suggests larger votes may follow in Belleville on future school propositions.
Dr. Howard A. Kelly argues that a $300 daily fee for a highly trained physician with a renowned reputation is not exorbitant. He notes that fees align with a professional’s standing and that painters charging $85,000 to $10,000 for portraits can now command higher sums than when they were starting out, a difference tied to reputation.
The open winter boosts revenue for dory fishermen based at T wharf as warm weather allows near continuous fishing. Dories operate as far as Boston light and Reg rock off Swampscott with strong returns. About sixty dories were hauled out in December. many owners travel to Italy for vacation. a dozen motor propelled hories, owned by foreigners,work locally. Crews of three men often earn $6 or $7 per day.
An excerpt from Everybody's features a lyric scene titled The First Rose. The speaker reflects on a rose in a garden at dawn, describing clouds, sunlit tops, dewy grass, and a reverent greeting as they pass through the garden quietly.
Frederick H. Wetmore and David H. Roberts, both over seventy, collapse and perish after supper in Ausonia Conn. They were together in the afternoon and appeared well. In Passaic N J a municipal rule may require all cats to wear licenses, provoking cat protests and indignant howls. The Passaic Cadet Naval Academy quarters at Annapolis lose telephones due to frequent late calls by young women.
Layfield, an evangelist who closed meetings at Neponset Illinois, cut scriptural passages on boarding house windows with a diamond pointed tool. Landlady Mrs Morse orders a bill for new panel. Postmaster Carpenter refused permission to cut windows at the post office. Mrs Morse protested property damage while Layfield defended the act as good.
Forty young women of the First Baptist Church in East St. Louis refuse to contribute to the salary of their new pastor Rev. Liston D. Bass. They opposed his stance that women should not work in offices or public places with men and that a bride should be kissed only at the altar.
Miss Mabel Keating a 19 year old distant treasurer in a Broadway New York variety theater almost totally blind after years handling thousands of dollars in coins. She is under treatment at Manhattan Eye and Ear hospital. She worked under electric light and was stricken blind for a few minutes last week.
A famed Paris beauty caused a sensation with a tiny poodle wearing two pairs of diamond earrings on its ears. In Edwardsville Illinois, C W Terry, head of State and Trust bank, faces six marriage proposals from six women who sent letters and a closing poem promising a future union.
Christian Hartner of Plumstead Pa refuses to pay the compulsory attendance fine and opts to serve two days in Pike County jail. He vows not to pay and to leave the state upon his release, declaring the law a fool measure.
A Springfield crowd watched a vaudeville show in a Women’s club building when two men from Long Meadow disguised as women disrupted the event. The pair fled after an unscripted scene, impersonations, and a lemon prop mishap drew laughter and embarrassment from the audience.
Edward Spendlove of St John New Brunswick inspecting timber in Michoacan Mexico struck a peculiar tree with an axe. Sap sprayed from the trunk into his face and into his eyes, causing immediate injury.
A native in Mexico was blinded after mireeg acid in a tree sap burned into his eyeballs and flesh. Physicians say the damage is permanent and he will never see again. The tree is believed to be a poison oak species long known for its danger by local natives.
Miss Frane Kingsworth an artist model was led blindfolded into a room with cadavers in Chicago and photographed for a picture titled Asleep with the Dead. She fainted when the bandage came off and awoke to moving corpses, collapsing in hysteria. She remained in precarious condition at Dr John B Wilcox residence after the scene intended to surpass all artful horrors.
A quirky historical note from Lower Waterbury Connecticut recounts Roscoe Burnap facing a year of misfortune including a horse loss a theft a poultry bag thief sightings and a fall. His children later suffered diphtheria and he was removed from payroll. He quips about earthquakes and month beginnings amid hardship.
Vernon Wolfe a 14 year old from Oaktown Indiana suffered months from a diseased forearm bone. Doctors removed the forearm bone and replaced it with a bone from a St Bernard dog after chloroforming the animal. The operation was reportedly successful and the lad is expected to regain full use after healing.
In Waterbury Connecticut a two day social event at the Merryweather club near Hotchkiss pond in Walcott was staged by Dusty Rhodes and colleagues. The surprise gathering left the club looted, with broken locks, emptied cellars, and mottoes hung as tokens of mischief. Tramps in the area had been active recently.
Adjt. Howard in charge announced discussion with the subject Will Senator Jeff Davis go to heaven at a Little Rock Arkansas gathering. All burglars cigarette fiends wife beaters and moral degenerates were invited to attend the meeting.
Henry Edwards, a well to do Negro businessman of Lima Ohio, begins divorce action in common pleas court. He says he married in Lexington Kentucky after a long courtship and that his wife told him she had negro blood but never hinted she was of another race. He cites deception as the reason for seeking freedom five months after marriage.
In Tacoma Washington authorities seized about eighteen hundred gallons from four so called blind pigs. The wine was dumped into the sewer under a court order after the owner Frank Reed was found guilty of selling liquor without a license. The destruction included table claret angelica reisling port and grape. Justice Card directed the disposal.
Indian agent Fort Beinap W R Logan is presented to President Roosevelt by Senators Carter and Dixon. A ring with a Masonic emblem ties a saga of a warrior who took it from a slain officer at Big Hole in 1877. Years later a squaw returns the missing ring, explaining its history and links to a white officer killed in battle.
The grave of Nang Aga noted Indian chief who gave his name to streams townships and a Kansas town has been found and opened on a Wilson county farm. The Osage war chief died about forty five years ago and was buried on land now owned by William Sipes. No further details were provided.
Sipes began a search for a grave last week and uncovered the bones of a chief under nine feet of soil. The grave contained an Indian blanket fragment and beads and trinkets of notable workmanship. The skull was given to an Altoona physician for preservation as a relic.
John Brophy of Campville Conn rode a steam train from Thomaston to Campville after his horse died. The near zero mercury prompted friends to urge travel by train. He refused a five mile ticket, thinking it too short, then relented as the agent explained the ticket length. An elder neighbor guided him as the train departed.
William Worcester of Bloomfield New Jersey wore a fur overcoat while skating. He paused to hang it on a fence. Two hunters, seeing the coat from a distance, fired thinking it a bear. The coat was killed, and they found a fox skin in place of the coat and shared the tale with friends.
Forty five male students at Indiana University intruded on the sacred precincts of the annual panthygatric dance. The intruders dressed as women and attempted to spy from cracks and the attic. They left a polite note and stole refreshments before fleeing. Dean Goodbody promises summary justice but no action yet.
The article reviews seaweed uses from historic seaweed ashes for alkali and iodine to later roles as animal and human food, stuffing, and house sheathing. It notes a shift toward seaweed as fertilizer, highlighting its high moisture content and potash value, with Rye Beach cited for successful long-term soil enrichment. It also briefly notes fashion trends with a Spring Prince Chap coat style and detailing.
The article traces Swiss wolf presence from Charlemagne’s decree around the late eighth century to 1865 when the last wolf was killed in Lucerne. It notes scarce records early on, rising mentions during the 14th to 17th centuries, a peak after the Thirty Years War, then a gradual disappearance aided by modern weapons, with western frontiers enduring longer.
Frantic ad from Time & Co announces a one day sale in New York. Frances Elton Morris reports a limited offer promising “golden moments” and urging readers to come early on February 29, emphasizing scarcity and urgency.
The piece discusses gown fashion focusing on linings and trimmings. It notes materials are usually plain and sheer while linings should be satin taffeta brocaded silk moire or chiffon velvet for richness. It mentions a modesty fold at the corsage and a long skirt with a floor sweep and back train.
Fashion note recommends sashes with all evening gowns and thin frocks. Empire gowns showcase sashes through large silver buckles or as hidden fastened bows. Flowered sashes suit light dresses while white satin sashes suit elaborate occasions. Having multiple sashes allows easy wardrobe changes with matching tones.
Elegant evening cloaks or capes remain among the most stylish accessories for dinners and events. White fabrics in satin or broadcloth with colored linings, long loose lines, and varied sleeve styles define the look, with elaborate facing and trimmings to match the gown.
The piece surveys new spring skirts showing varied gores from four to seventeen, favoring fullness and flare. It notes silk strappings and silk covered buttons as standout features, with examples in chiffon panama, brown voile and tessellated banding from hem to knee and distinctive side gate strap designs.
Collars reach high fashion levels with rounded fronts and pointed backs, wired to the ears. Elaborate gowns feature fine lace and hand embroidery, sometimes in colored tones or raised rosebuds with bead centers. Tiny black bows in gilt or silver buckles add color on stocks and guimpes.
Colors for spring echo outdoor scenery with blues and pinks. Ceil blue bluette and lotus blue are new and popular. Alice blue revives gray blues, navy remains stylish when brightened with baby blue, and Atlantic blue shines. Pink shades including raspberry, new rose, old rose, dull rose, and watermelon pink with a deeper shade are favored.
The article surveys fashion trends with worn tailored waists in color, Madras florals on white grounds, colored striped batiste, embroidered crepe waists, pongee and tussore silks, plaid surals and satin de Chine. It notes extremely short walking skirts, visible shoes, and choices from tan daily wear to black patent with white tops, gold shoes for street wear, gold embroidered house slippers, and a gold rose toe.
A brief exchange shows Mrs Scrappington and Mr Scrappington discussing a marriage proposal, with light humor about being treated for accepting after four proposals and one remark about it serving him right.
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