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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
6
Charles Harmon a 23 year old traction line section hand at Frankfort Indiana died instantly when a 26 000 volt arc jumped from a transformer to his body while he and fellow workers sheltered in a power house. Wet clothing is blamed for forming a conductor. His father was nearby.
A man believed to be Marvin Kuhns lies dying in an Van Wert Ohio jail from wounds after a clash with Sheriff Illott and two farmers. He won’t reveal identity, but a photo and clippings point to Kuhns. physicians say he cannot live hours. Milwaukee mayor Becker may join stage as negotiations with W A Brady proceed.
A Texas jury in Austin returned a verdict for the State imposing 17.6 million dollars in penalties in the ouster suit against Waters-Pierce Oil Company and canceled the company’s Texas permit. The defense will appeal. Ohio banker and councilman Drowned in Franklin creek. Fred Moorey, bank VP and city official, drowned while trying to ford a flooded creek. his wife was rescued in critical condition.
President Roosevelt Secretary Loeb and Surgeon General Rixey have returned to Washington after visits to Canton Indianapolis and Lansing. The President went at once to the White House and later to executive offices to handle accumulated business.
Seattle hosts a gala ceremony with mayors legislators governors and state officials as ground is broken for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition to be held in 1909. Corner stone laid for St Paul Cathedral marks completion in four years with expectations of architectural distinction.
Frank Stagg aged 39 was arrested in Bedford Indiana on a charge of killing Dell Ross at a nearby stone quarry four miles from the city. Stagg says he stabbed Ross after Ross fired four shots at him.
An unknown man walking on the Lake Shore line east of Rolling Prairie Indiana was struck by a fast train and killed instantly. He did not hear the approaching train.
Havana dispatch reports a serious railway disaster in Santiago province causing three deaths and many injuries. Local authorities investigate as rescuers work at the scene and casualties are treated.
William A. Ketcham of Indianapolis named department commander by 256 to 214 over James M. Barlow of Plainfield. Mrs. Mirabah Walker and Mrs. Jennie Irvin elected presidents of W R C and Ladies of the G A R. Parade drew large crowds as veterans marched, while a one-and-a-half mile march limit was adopted and flags funding criticized.
Electric arches on Calhoun Street and East Berry Street dazzled residents with 400 and 300 incandescents respectively. Streams of patriotic colors hung across twenty-five blocks along the march route, creating a memory that would not be forgotten.
The Women s Relief Corps elected officers led by President Mrs Mira bah Walker of Clinton and Senior Vice President Mrs Amanda Sidsali of Fort Wayne with other posts filled by Mrs Jackson Hammond and Mrs Belle W Epplin Tangier The meeting included remarks by Mrs Hadley Indianapolis Past Department President and presentations to retiring officers A Ladies of the G A R session followed with gifts from Mrs Etta Lee Toby Attica and Mrs Himira A Cassell and Mrs Emma Dalton of Winfield Kan praised Indiana work.
A New York family left a cherished kitten with a butcher for the summer. The owner visits and finds the kitten emaciated despite claims of feeding a weekly pound of meat and daily cream. The scales reveal the meat had not been eaten. New York Tribune.
Willian Ty Stord, a London journalist and peace curver, argues in a recent address that while reforms erode old ward heeler systems and corrupt rings, they may abandon immigrants. He warns migrants now roam city life without guardianship, risking their welfare and civic integrity.
A farmer visits an upstate town to fill a prescription. He asks for the total cost and the druggist lists 110 for the medicine and 15 cents for the bottle. The farmer growls impatiently asking to “put a price on the cork” and the worst.
A Cairo Arab undertakes well sinking and irrigation pump installation at Cheops and the Sphinx, signaling modern changes in Egypt after centuries of sand. Widows outnumber widowers two to one.
The nation endures a severe cold snap with widespread crop damage. Reports from Peoria to Detroit show oats, wheat, corn, and fruit hurt, with some regions expecting small or delayed harvests while others anticipate better yields if weather improves. Experts link the chill to Siberian air masses and high northern pressure.
Samuel Gordon of Macwahoc Maine fell for a patent cure all con artist who claimed a woods buried hoard of Indian gold. Promised a seance led him to mortgage his farm and dig for treasure, neglecting duties until health failed and he died. His children left home seeking safer lives as the scheme collapsed.
The Department of Commerce issue presents a statistical abstract of the United States tracing area, population, production, commerce, money circulation, wealth, and education from 1800 to the present. It notes population density rising from 6.5 to about 28 per square mile and major gains in deposits, imports, exports, and manufacturing values.
French investigator Pierre Marie argues against the belief that a specific brain region controls speech and that severe brain injury disrupts language. He cites aphasia experiments showing patients may understand words but fail to connect ideas, questioning word deafness localization. The article suggests moderating but not overturning longstanding views on brain language Centers.
The Supreme Court ruled Georgia may protect its forests from smelting. it set October term to finalize a decree enjoining the Tennessee Copper and Ducktown plants from harming Georgia vegetation. The firms, largely Standard Oil interests, are moving to dense fumes that could render the decree moot. The decision underscores forest and vegetation protection principles. Also reported death of Detective Samuel A. Hamilton after a shooting in Smithfield Alabama. Federal medals awarded to Isle crew and Larchmont rescuers at Block Island.
Dun's Review notes no grounds for declining confidence, bank clearings in May exceed prior week by 14.2 percent and show stronger money supply with lower discount rates. Breadstuffs markets soften with little price change while crop prospects improve and distributive demand rises. Local sales improve in light-weight apparel footwear and house furnishings as country stocks shrink and agricultural buying strengthens.
New York reports cold and wet conditions across the northern half of the country hinder retail trade. Stocks remain large at six retailers as leather and wool markets slow. Iron markets show quiet demand though early delivery supplies are scarce and foreign iron purchases rise. May sees steady steel activity amid improved structural tonnage forecasts. Weekly U S business failures rise versus last year amid cautious conditions.
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago Omaha Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with bids from common to prime quality. Wheat corn oats rye and butter prices in No 2 and standard grades are shown for multiple cities and markets.
Jhidee Charles PL Woodruff named to the Maine Supreme Court but never photographed. Greenville Mississippi police chief William Quinn died by suicide in his daughter's presence. Sam Moor, a Black man, accused of poisoning two men, arrested in Roanoke Virginia. Mike Markovitch and John Toutzbat, sand bank workers, killed in a mine cave-in at Youngstown. National Medico Psychological association plans next meeting in Cincinnati. Captain Tarry Bowen, hiring strikebreakers for a New York steamship group, beaten by longshoremen. Grain handlers strike in solidarity, spreading to Montreal.
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