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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
4
A collage of social quirks and odd anecdotes from a 1900s era: a 104 year old Kentucky man rails against meat, a Persian shah faces term uncertainty in Teheran, Englishwomen train for elections, and a Virginia divorce from a bogus lord highlights quirks of fashion, finance, and politics with a sharp newspaper voice.
The Cunard steamships Tunis fran and Mearureticgin secure a government subsidy of 750000 to build fast vessels. The ships must meet 28 knot speed and may serve the navy in case of need. The British government funds the construction as part of strengthening rapid transport.
A fragment warns that neglecting the body of Paul Vlenes would be a national dishonor. It calls for timely transport and proper interment to honor the fallen in the war for independence.
A sequence of Iowa incidents includes Ross Fifer a 6 year old who fell under a trolley car in Dubuque and lost a leg Wayne Ramsey a 9 year old drowned near Shell Rock river Clarksville and a Buner county farmer George Sherer killed by a freight train near Lamont. Other items include Cel Kerch a Davenport barber who died after ingesting carbolic acid a barn fight in Elma leaving a man missing and a spate of fires and legal notices across the state.
Henri Farman of France completed two trial flights at Brighton Beach New York. Gov John S Little of Arkansas suffers acute melancholia in a St Joseph Missouri sanitarium. President Gompers denies promising labor votes to any candidate. Rex Beach returns from Alaska with a possible threat of blindness from bills. Frederick Dorr a broker with multiple offices suspends NYSE CBOE activity for lack of patronage. Shegetaro Korikubo marries Marie Louise Harrison of La Crosse Wisconsin. Archie Herron convicted of murder in New Brunswick New Jersey and faces electrocution. The prince of Wales visits Ste Anne de Beaupre shrine to view crippled pilgrims.
Twenty four miners are trapped after a cave-in at Crow's Nest Pass coal mine in British Columbia. Rescue services report twenty one miners were saved alive due to leaking air pipes as efforts continue to reach others.
A string of incidents and trials spans continents from a Brooklyn bridge trolley tragedy and a Vanderbilt near miss in France to a Pensacola jail riot and the assassination of Persian leader Sayyid Muhammed. Other items cover robberies in London, famine scales in Canada, counterfeit arrests, political moves, and legal actions shaping early 20th century headlines.
Vancouver reports Fernie fire disaster with losses over 10 million dollars and an evolving death toll possibly reaching 400. Winnipeg and Vancouver rush relief while loggers and settlers flee. prisoners released then recaptured. refugees arrive at Nelson and Cranbrook seeking aid. Editor warns all help needed quickly.
Premier Laurier said federal aid will aid fire sufferers in British Columbia. General MacDonald is instructed to place militia tents and military blankets in BC at the disposal of the homeless, and militia authorities ordered to facilitate distribution. The cabinet will consider further aid.
Spokane, Washington dispatch notes first aid from Spokane to Fernie fire region. Over 2,000 refugees cared for at Cranbrook as a special car delivers tents, bread, milk and clothing. A mass meeting raised more than $15,000 in thirty minutes for ongoing aid and supplies.
Secretary of State Junkin ruled against Victor Rosewater in his protest over inclusion of Rosewater on the presidential elector ballot under the Democratic and People’s Independent party labels. He found both conventions had named electors and no protest by any party member, deeming the action satisfactory to the voters represented.
George Pettibone longtime Western Federation of Miners leader dies at St Joseph hospital from complications after cancer surgery. He faced charges linked to the murder of former Idaho Governor Steunenberg and implicated President Moyer and ex Secretary Haywood. Pettibone had been confined in the Idaho Penitentiary for over a year.
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