26 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
1
Webster City Tribune reports local updates from Freeman-Tribune Pub. Co. covering community events, weather notes, and civic notices in concise local prose.
The article notes a surge in patent applications with 900,000 grants to date and predicts 1,000,000 within three years. It questions whether invention pays after costs, while detailing advances in domestic science and persistent dyspepsia among Americans. It also covers Cuban anti yellow fever efforts, Brazilian sanitarians, Italian-US perceptions, Russia wheat, and a banker's money litigation quip.
Essay notes a Chicago maid of 20 years with one family receives a $10,000 bequest from her employer. It contrasts this with a belief among average hired girls about what they deserve after a month of work and questions freshmen emotions about future years.
Washington reports the United States will press Nicaragua for reparation after the execution of LeRoy Cannon and Leonard Groce by order of President Zelaya. President Taft approves a stern démarche demanding apology and a flag salute with possible indemnity. Potential responses include recognizing insurgent belligerency, seizing Corinto or the customs house, or declaring war. Zelaya admits ordering the shooting after a court martial despite protests from top military and government leaders.
Andrew Hell 27 is killed attempting to aid an aged man during an attack by Charles Benfield 28 on a lake pier at Sixteenth Street. Benfield was arrested after stabbing Hell, who was rushed to a patrol wagon and narrowly escaped a mob of fishermen. Witnesses say Benfield kicked George Krapp and Benfield drew a hunting knife striking Hell.
Dr Haldane Cleminson was found guilty by a Chicago jury in Judge Mc Surely’s court of murdering his wife Nora Jane Cleminson. The punishment was life imprisonment after a brief deliberation of under three hours across four ballots. The verdict followed the May 30 death of Mrs Cleminson at their home and his earlier burglary story dispute.
Governor Charles N. Haskell and five co defendants appeared before Federal Judge Marshall in Muskogee Oklahoma on Saturday and entered not guilty pleas to conspiracy charges.
A $2,000 reward is offered for the arrest of the murderer of 14 year old Hattie Kinda whose body was found in an abandoned North Side building.
Captain reports Astor’s Nourmahal safe in San Juan Bay Puerto Rico on November 15, after arriving November 14. Caracas dispatch via Red Diner Caracas cites the Nourmahal anchored inside the harbor while Guantanamo wireless confirms passable messages.
Washington Phil Allen Jr a bank vice president and prominent Mineav al Point resident faces federal charges for wrecking the First National Bank. A forged $200 note from Allen to his pastor surfaces as officials report a wide “clean up” scheme. Receiver Scofield notes Allen’s sought to preserve reputation by offering prayers even as arrest loomed.
John Mitchell, AFL officer under sentence for contempt, addressed the Toronto convention in dramatic form endorsing boycott. He pledged to advocate for constitutional rights while free, drawing loud cheers from delegates. Mitchell warned that statements by speakers, including those to be tried next Monday, are under close scrutiny.
Resolutions adopted by the Chicago Federation of Labor urge Gov. Deneen to order a thorough investigation into the Cherry disaster causes. The action followed a Saturday meeting addressing the lethal mine incident and seeking accountability.
Stillwater Minnesota charter commission endorses the commission form of government and creates a subcommittee to draft its features for approval. The move signals a structural change in city governance and outlines next steps for formal adoption.
A Madrid connected plot targets American financiers including James B. Duke John B. Cobb C. C. Dula Pierre Lorillard George Arens August Belmont Thomas F. Ryan and John W. Gates. Mysterious Barcelona letters warn of funerals for suspects and spurred stock exchange investigations in Chicago New York and other cities.
The American Federation of Labor adopts Gompers and Morrison support and vows to continue salaries during potential contempt jail terms. Vice-President John Mitchell will also be paid at 5000 dollars annually if imprisonment occurs.
President Taft in Norfolk declares aim to forge the world’s greatest naval base at Hampton Roads and to have the most powerful guns ready for any foe by the end of his administration. The remarks were made at the Atlantic Coast Deep Waterways convention.
The body of Rev. J. C. Hathaway, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Maryville Missouri, was found hanging from a northeast Maryville railroad bridge. Officials say no clear reason for the suicide and note his ambitions were blocked by a small congregation.
New York reports Mrs. W. Newhall of Exeter California wins the first car load of California winter naval oranges shipped to New York, a honor sought by all California growers.
The government won a sweeping victory over Standard Oil in a U S circuit court decision declaring the Old Company of New Jersey an illegal restraint on trade and ordering its dissolution. The decree takes effect in 30 days unless appealed. Thirty three of the seventy plus concerns are exempted from dissolution.
Scott Nearing of the Wharton School urged limiting family size and immigration as a cure for food shortages while speaking to the Hebrew Literature society. He mocked Roosevelt’s big family idea and tied anti population growth to rising living costs, arguing women should rear a few children for citizenship.
Denver jury after 18 hours verdict found Mrs. Allen P. Read guilty of attempted extortion. The sentence ranges from one to 14 years. The incident involved threatening to blow up Mrs. Genevieve Chandler Phipps unless paid 100000. Defense had urged insanity.
The steamer St Croix carrying more than 100 passengers and crew was destroyed by fire off Point Duma, fourteen miles from Los Angeles. All aboard survived, reaching shore after a strenuous battle with the waves.
The board of estimate in New York raised the salary of supreme court justices from 17,500 to 21,000 dollars annually. This change increases compensation for the highest state court judges.
The Canadian Thanksgiving is noted as earlier than the American date with emphasis on harvest abundance. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta are praised for generosity and growing crops, while favorable weather and labor demand support a strong grain yield and payback on farm costs. The Toronto Globe quotes West’s population rejoicing in Providence and a spirit of thankfulness for living in a fruitful land. Thanksgiving should be a season of unusual enthusiasm.
A miscellany of anecdotes and advertisements appears, featuring a seven month old baby, a seven year old helper, and a aunt visiting. It includes product pitches for Allen’s Foot-Ease, Pettit’s Eye Salve, and Wrigley’s Spearmint, plus quips on love and weddings and warnings about blood poisoning.
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