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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
6
The Louisville Post cites a close friend of former Governor WS Taylor claiming Taylor will return to Kentucky from Indianapolis Indiana for a trial on conspiracy in the Gobel murder November election. It is noted the venue may shift to Leaseville and May Tastor agreed to return if bail and a trial date are secured.
The Wright aeroplane suffered wing damage after an incident in France. After two sharp flights, Will Wright attempted a forced descent, stopped the model at seventy five feet, and slid to the ground. The wing frame tore but Wright was not injured.
A large fire destroyed a brick building on Indiana Avenue in Chicago occupied by the C. A. Coey Company garage. More than fifty automobiles and taxienabs were consumed after an explosion sparked the fire. Firemen arrived too late to prevent near total loss estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
Body of Claude Washburn of South Herd Indiana found floating in Michigan City harbor. Pocket card shows membership in Technical Workers Union No 122 for three years. Believed to have been working on a traction line. Estimated age about ten years.
A cablegram received in Washington from Honduras expresses that peace in Central America is fully restored and will be maintained, conveying confidence to the U S through Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Angel Urganet.
Tony Osborn a veteran fisherman from Warsaw Indiana caught a buffalo fish weighing forty two pounds on Center Lake in North Warsaw. The fish is the largest hooked catch in Kosciusko County in many years.
A powerful hail and thunderstorm smashed through Henderson Kentucky causing over 190000 dollars in damage. Authorities report about sixty percent of the county's tobacco crops destroyed.
An unknown man aged about sixty, deaf and mute, was struck and killed by a D Balti more Ohio train west of Ravenna Ohio. He had "W. V." tattooed on his right forearm and remains unidentified.
Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans, recently in command of the Atlantic battle ship fleet, will be placed on the retired list on August 18. He is currently on leave at Lake Mohonk, New York.
Four people from Chicago drowned after a pleasure craft capsized on the Wisconsin river near Kilbourne Wisconsin. The tragedy occurred as the boat overturned in the water, with responders recovering bodies.
The article recounts Zeppalin's ill fated airship voyage from Lake Constance to Mainz ending in a gas bay explosion and ship destruction. It notes German sympathy, government funding plans for a successor, and international reactions including U.S. responses and political developments abroad.
Correspondent reports W D Bryan announces his nomination amid a dawn Lincoln event. A gun salute marks the day while crowds fill streets and shops reopen as delegates discuss the campaign’s central issue Shall the people rule.
Ephraim Baylis of Jamaica New York regained his sight late in life after ten years of complete blindness. He tested his renewed vision by reading a famous book handed by his daughter Ella Baylis, exclaiming a heavenly message as he glimpsed the bold print though small text remained challenging. He hopes to read his Bible before he dies.
A tornado struck Mandan North Dakota causing destruction to trees and multiple structures. A boy was carried three blocks by the wind before being found safe. the Inter Ocean Towers roof was torn and furniture toppled, with the Vlemars Hotel left damaged and windows shattered.
The Bank of Asion in Ok has been closed by its directors pending an inquiry by the Strate VBank Commissioner. Editor Woo MM Reynolds is missing, with friends claiming his accounts are straight and suspect foul play. The latest commissioner report showed the bank in good condition.
New Chicago city directory delivered lists 768 100 names, up 27 700 from last year, estimating population at 2 425 000. Obituary notes the death of Louise Chandler Moulton at 28 Tuttland Square Ofton, age 73.
A steamer wreck on Taake Winnisee near We Island results in eight deaths after the Premier ran aground on a reef noted as Lacing and caught fire. Rescue efforts are underway and the vessel is a total loss.
Roosevelt asks an investigating committee to review the results and determine if delays occurred. The panel includes Prof. Eh Bailey of New York College of Seritteire and Tenry Wallace of Wallace's Pevmer with President Ken von Vollattertiell of the Massachusetts Nerltorterel College and Gifford Pinchot of the U S Forest Reserve.
Mrs. Jane G Tornball of Baldwin aged about sixty years died after contracting rabies from a cat bite. She arranged her affairs before death and directed her husband to cremate her body and have the ashes sent to Seothmad in her homeland. The incident follows a prior rabies death of Dr. William P Marsh last May.
Ferdinand Con rall a longtime St. Lans resident ended his life with an old revolver after despondency over unemployment. The report notes his reference to the Sedan battle and mentions diplomatic changes with Metired Ali Ytes and Mundji Bevo's appointment as charge d'affaires in New York awaiting a new minister.
A 66 year old neighbor Joseph Kneece shot and killed 85 year old William Nelson at Kneece farm two miles south of Correll Minnesota. The dispute began over a chain Nelson had removed from Kneece’s trunk.
An engine pulling a Frisco passenger train derailed at Imboden Arkansas. Three people were killed and four badly injured. A number of passengers were bruised as the engine dashed over a two foot embankment with the mail baggage and smoking cars following.
A blaze on Pte street, New York, killed four children of janitor Vinicente Sausto and left Frank Sausto gravely burned. Firemen rescued thirty others as ladders stretched up the facade and panicked residents leaped from windows. Police suspect incendiary origin after kerosene traces were found in the lower hall.
Fifteen hundred men answered an advertisement from the Joseph Campbell Company in Camden New Jersey seeking 400 workers. Police used force to control a crowd of would be workers who fought among themselves with bricks and stones. Four arrests reported and a guard placed around the factory.
A ceremony closed with a brief address by Jol W. Kern. Speeches attributed to Mr. Bryan criticize Taft era abuses and Republican funding, arguing governance by the people over predatory wealth and warning against reliance on high price campaigns.
The Aerial Navigation Company of Huston has been incorporated in Boston to operate air freight and passenger service between Boston New York and other points. Capital stock is STLoom. Incorporators are IL H Bond CLIE Tend of Poston and James TL Brace of Waltham.
Cleveland's municipal faction caucused with Mayor Johnson to approve a 5 cent fare and 3 cent tickets amid a street car deficit. Explosion at York mill kills eight, injures many as boiler ruptures during repairs.
Mrs. Eliza Daniel Stewart known as Mother Stewart among temperance workers in the United States and England died at her home in Flicksville Ohio.
A blaze began at 4 o clock on the sixth floor of the Thinos power building, endangering a crowded business area and causing panic in several hotels. Nearly the entire city fire department responded to control the incident.
Two men died instantly and three were injured in an explosion during railroad blasting near Cope land in Sevier County. The men had been drilling for a blast and resumed after dinner when the charge went off.
Thirteen men are dead and eight injured after a gas explosion in the Dndweiler mine about five miles from Saarbruecken Germany. Rescue efforts are underway as officials assess the cause and scope of the incident.
Harry KX. Thew has filed for bankruptcy in Pittsburg as expenses of the trial loom large. A fight against the heavy costs of the proceedings is anticipated by supporters and opponents alike.
The Gold Hill Copper Company of Gold Hill in Rowan County North Carolina, once among the Souths richest mines, has been placed in receivership. The company is capitalized at 5 million dollars and its future operations are in the hands of a court appointed receiver.
Mary Barry, daughter of a Chicago steamshipman, was arrested in Hartford Connecticut for jewel robbery from an aunt. She confessed and cannot explain the act but was paroled by the court.
A French invention described in Technical World Magazine uses a sealed cylinder with a long lasting chemical core. It rotates in water to freeze ice and can also chill air. The double wall vessel holds five gallons and releases carbonic acid to trigger rapid cooling.
Dr Bourrille of Paris proposes a simple practical test to detect tuberculosis early. By measuring chest expansion at extreme inspiration and expiration, a difference exceeding 11 6 inches indicates the disease has taken hold. The method emerged from large studies of workers seeking employment.
A favorable crop report and rising bank payments accompany firmer rail orders and extended iron and steel demand. Trade shows cautious improvement as production recovers slowly, with increased activity in ore, copper, and coal shipments and plans for new machinery and labor at mills and locomotive works.
New York reports mixed signals from trade and industrials with cautious buying, flat early fall outputs, and tentative demand in iron steel hardware and coal. Weekly business failures rise in Canada to 19 while U S failures show a varied pattern, reflecting cautious sentiment across markets.
Market notes list cattle and hog prices by city such as Chicago and Detroit with bids for prime heavy hogs and common to prime sheep. Grain quotes cover wheat No. 2, corn No. 2, oats No. 2, rye No. 2, and butter creamery with regional variations and month references.
A Pittsburg Post excerpt notes optimistic talk from a Kansas farmer about weather and wind. The playful line about snatching a grand piano from a cyclone captures a rural sense of resilience and humor amid storms.
Iris asks if the saving was done while Ter Wusband Smith offered to sell his automobile for that amount. The speaker says he did not have the money to buy then.
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