Shingle outbreak and notable accidents across Indiana towns
A survey of scattered Indiana items notes a shingles outbreak in a German settlement near Decker, multiple serious injuries from farm and road incidents, a boy saved from fire, a bank run in Madison, a runaway team breaking a bank window, and various local hazards from cave-ins near Coalmont to the Big Rock of storms. It also reports a church call extended to Rev. W. Cook of Jewett Ohio, a bishop’s tenth anniversary, and community notices from Anderson to Evansville including fairs and exhibitions. Figures include smallpox cases at Lapaz, a Measles flare in Bowling Green, and a lumbering tale of a hog found alive after months under straw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Anderson
W. Cook
Jewett, Ohio
Charles Lereh
Switzerland County
New Albany
Cullen
Samuel Meyers
Columbus
Meyers
Value of Farm Products Soars in 1909 Report
The 1909 Secretary of Agriculture annual report catalogs farm product value at 38.76 billion dollars, up 869 million from 1908, noting a near doubling in ten years. Corn tops crops at about 1.72 billion, while every major crop except a few shows higher value than the five year average. The analysis links rising prices and productivity to farmer prosperity, mortgage payoff, and rural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Cotton Crop Tops Value Ranking in 1909 Farm Outputs
The 1909 farm season sees cotton as the second most valuable crop, with lint at 13.7 cents and seed around $25 per ton. Total farm value from cotton approaches $50 million, the highest price per pound since 1873, while wheat, at about $725 million, remains third in value. Overall cereal production totals 4.711 billion bushels, a peak besides 1906, and cereals’ combined value reflects strong farm earnings across hay, oats, potatoes, and tobacco sectors.
Army quartermaster seeks $2.5 million savings plan
In his annual report to the Secretary of War Quartermaster General Aleshire outlines economy measures. He estimates $654,000 could be saved across the service by tighter supervision and better staffing. He cites coal use reductions at one post, water and electricity savings, and overall efficiency gains.
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Aleshire
Army
Secretary of War
General Aleshire
Yankee workers spend less on food than Germans
The Federal Bureau of Labor reports 1415 North Atlantic workers with average income 834.83 and average yearly expenditure 772, of which 49 percent goes to food. Labour Gazette data from Berlin and Hamburg shows 1000 workers with income 458.83 and expenditure 457.71, 51 percent for food. This suggests Yankee workers spend a smaller share on food relative to earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Labor
North Atlantic States
Labor Gazette of
London
Berlin
Hamburg
2300 Switchmen Strike Shuts Rail Lines in West
Conflicting reports follow a switchmen strike starting at 6 p m involving about 2300 workers across thirteen railroads from the Twin Cities to the Pacific Coast. Union head Hawley says the tie-up is complete while Northern Pacific General Manager Slade claims traffic still moves at several points.
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St. Paul
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Twin Cities
Head of the Lakes
Pacific Coast
Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
G. T. Slade
Northern Pacific
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Everett
Billings
Mont
Weaver Slays Family Then Kills Self in Ohio Farmhouse
Clyde Weaver, released on parole from the Dayton workhouse, killed his mother and a deputy sheriff, wounded a farmer and his wife, turned the home into a barricade near Greenville, Ohio, then shot himself in Levi Minnich’s house. He had just returned from Illinois after parole and was sought for threatening James Hapner’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Weaver
Franklin Township
Greenville
Ohio
Weaver
Levi Minnich
Minnich
Illinois
Dayton
James Hapner
Fire Sweeps Baltimore Wholesale District
A major blaze swept Baltimore's wholesale district near Lombard and Sharp streets causing at least 1 million dollars in damage. Five firefighters were badly injured and the fire was brought under control by 9 PM. Unlike the 1904 catastrophe, no help from sister cities was requested after local consultation.
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Baltimore
Lombard and
Sharp Streets
Two Women Highway Robbers Hapless in Cincinnati Hold Up
In Cincinnati early morning, two women stopped Nora McDonald a stenographer, asking for directions. One restrained her while the other searched and stole 25 dollars before the pair fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Nora McDonald
Miss McDonald
AFL Leaders Granted Stay in Contempt Case
The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia stayed the contempt judgment against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison AF of L officers. The jail mandate is stayed indefinitely pending appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court of the United States
Harriman Estate Valued at 149 Million in Appraiser’s Report
A New York report states E H Harriman's estate at death was valued at 149 million dollars. The appraiser's estimate, on file with the surrogate but not public, would yield an inheritance tax of 1.49 million dollars to the State of New York.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Judge Paroles Boy Bandit In Kansas Bank Robbery Case
William McKay a 15 year old Jacksonville Florida youth who with Karl Bullock robbed the State Bank at Budora Kansas on November 11 was paroled by Judge Hugh Means of the Juvenile Court Bullock chose death over surrender to a posse at the time of the robbery Kentucky studies show 417,664 school age children not enrolled while 311,192 are in class in a state department pamphlet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKay
Jacksonville
Fla
Karl Bullock
Budora
Kan
Hugh Means
Bullock
State Department of Public Instruction
Kentucky
Tug Ottawa Burns While Lightering Hoyt Near Bayfield
The tug Ottawa of the Reid Wrecking Company burned to the water in Bayfield Wisconsin area while lightering the steamer Hoyt which had run aground three weeks earlier. Crew escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Reid Wrecking Company
Bayfield
Wis
Hoyt
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Decker
Benham
Lafe Long
Versailles
John Benham
Lafay Ette Benham
Lapaz
Plymouth
Tyner
Grace Klostetler
al Farmer
Logansport
St. Joseph's Hospital
Fair Ehaness
Mcovery
Ft. Wayne
Coalmont
Clay County
Bogle
Bogle School
Puckett
Er. V. Emerick
Fort Wayne
Dick Gladstone
Matt King
Evansville
Indiana
Bowling Green
Peter Weiland
Newcastle
Willis Hale
Muncie
Marshall
Nelson B. Ross
Michigan City
Daniel Linder
John Knight
Owensville
Lake Shore
J. M. Ashcroft
Redkey
Ind
Chesterton
Greenfield
Nelson B. Clift
Lesha E. Russell
Clift
Herman J. Alerding
Diocese of
Indianapolis
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Augustine's Academy
Lulu Alexander
Vincent Alexander
Franklin
Alexander
Hoosier Fanciers’ Association
Poultry Clubs
D.T. Weintick
George E. Ewald
John C. Albert
Paoli
Albert
Pennsylvania
Orange County
Teenback Party
Congress
George A. Buskirk
Volney Hudleston
Emporia
Kis
Ladoga
Robert Miller
George Jimes
James Davis
Miller
Himes
Davis
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Norris-Rowe Circus
Muncie Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Italy
Africa
Col. Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Carow
Lattr
Rome
America
Sugar Trust
Lincoln
Mrs.’ SI
Pevelt
Ven Tin
Northwestern
Fugitive
Farmer
Sceme
Gompers
Harriman
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