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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
5
Telegraphic news from Washington Court House Ohio reports Agnes Monroe daughter of Prosecutor Robert Monroe is in grave condition after a horse accident. She suffered paralysis brain concussion and serious internal injuries with complications alarming her friends.
Mrs Finnat Kaufmann wife of a prominent Sioux Falls citizen was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for the death of her maid Miss Agnes Poirers after days on trial. The court fixed a minimum penitentiary term of twenty years.
A St Louis dispatch states the Modern miller's crop outlook reports many Illinois inputs about winter wheat injury from excessive rain during blooming and rust development. Heads are not filling well, but overall conditions are considered satisfactory with few other complaints.
Pittsburg and Lake Erie passenger No. 156 struck an open switch at South Twenty first street in Pittsburg. The wreck killed the conductor and seriously injured nine passengers, with three of those hurt believed to be fatally injured. A defective switch is suspected as the cause.
Charles A. Burchard of Fort Wayne Indiana a twenty year employee and foreman in a Pennsylvania Company car repair gang was killed when a switch engine backed into a gondola car he stood on at the East Yards. He was thrown to the ground and cut in two at the waist.
Eight masked assailants forced Thomas Venners from his bed at his South Bethany home in Brown County Indiana. They dragged him to a nearby woods and whipped him severely without any stated motive or reason.
A fire of unknown origin swept the Willow Grove mine near Clinton Tud destroying the engine house and boiler room with about 4000 dollars in losses. The tipple was saved and the mine has not operated for some time.
William Carter, 25, was struck by a fast Lake Shore passenger train in the Goshen Indiana yards and was probably fatally injured.
Thomas J. Horning 23 of Indianapolis a freight brakeman on the Louisville division of Pennsylvania was crushed to death while coupling air brakes near Columbus Indiana.
Paris dispatch reports a battalion of infantry stationed at Aege deserted with arms and ammunition and joined the rebel wine growers at Beziers, signaling unrest spreading beyond the capital.
A reflection on the origins and meaning of the American flag, tracing its adoption on June 14 1777 and the symbolism of stars and stripes. It urges teaching children about liberty equality and democracy and reminds citizens the flag represents national unity and duty.
The Consolidated Steamship Company stock swap unites six coastwise lines under Morse plan. Hudson Navigation remains independent. Separately, George Loftus contests Pullman sleeping car rates before the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging excessive fares. The Pennsylvania Railroad pledges to enforce a 2 cent per mile fare rule, with other carriers reacting cautiously. The U S Supreme Court upholds Interstate Commerce Commission rate powers in a Georgia lumber dispute.
Nationalists reject home rule and Sinn Fein grows after Irish leaders refuse concessions. Rumors of armed resistance, land seizures, and grazing land disputes fill western counties as police and courts struggle. Landlords accused of stonewalling sales. compulsory purchase urged amid widespread unrest.
In 1908 fourteen of the younger set of United States army officers hold the title of general. They will slowly sift out until 1920, when Gen. Fred M. Funston will be the only one remaining.
The Kansas free employment bureau calls 19 578 men and 3 400 teams from outside the state to assist in the big grain harvest at a one cent a mile hand rate. Isaac Greenbaum was killed and his wife and daughter seriously injured in a Philadelphia fire. J J Reynolds, a negro, is jailed on arson charges.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson testified as the principal witness in the Edwin S Nolmes Frederick Peckham and Moses Ivaas trial in New York for conspiracy tied to advance cotton reports. He identified a letter to the President denying the charge and said Solmes wrote part of it while Wilson added content. The defense noted media accusations of Wilson’s personal responsibility for the leak.
The Kansas Supreme Court orders the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association removed from the state. Receivers stay in office to execute the judgment and cover costs. The ruling targets all brewing firms with state agencies and warehouses, with further proceedings begun.
The Treasury Department requires the return of 30,000,000 in public deposits from national banks since Sept 27, 1906. The measure aims to stabilize the money market and maintain market conditions.
Medical Director Robert A. Marmion U.S.N. retired died at emergency hospital in Washington D C from a stroke suffered the day before while walking along Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury.
Sustained improvement in prominent industries gives a buoyant tone to current activity. Weather transitions boost crops and lift retail trade across the interior. Stock reductions curb overhang fears while wholesale forward deliveries rise in dry goods footwear clothing and hardware. Visiting buyers and road salesmen signal strong fall and winter demand in Chicago and tributary markets. Failures in Chicago district 22 compare to last week and a year ago per Dun's Review of Trade.
Seasonally improved weather in New York boosts retail trade and crop prospects with slightly larger reorder activity among jobbers. Collections rise modestly yet payments remain backward. wholesale markets show quieter momentum due to earlier midsummer timing. The Daily Market note also cites mixed signals on crop clarity and cautious ordering ahead of harvest.
Market note lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover butter eggs wheat corn oats rye and hay with ranges for quality and grades across regions.
Bric News Steme, Smith, Garbut and Co.'s large sawmill near Lyons Georgia burned down causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. The Goethe and Schiller monument was dedicated in Cleveland by German citizens. Wire at Willow City North Dakota destroyed fifteen businesses and wiped out half the town's commerce. Mrs D Wilbur Chapman underwent surgery in South Bend Indiana, losing her right leg below the knee and is reported to be recovering. Prescott Keys of Concord New Hampshire withdrew his contest of his uncle Henry Milliken's will leaving nearly 1 million dollars to Harvard Tuskegee Institute and Waltham Hospital.
The Laporte Circuit Court grand jury returned four indictments against C. I. Meyer city treasurer of Michigan City accusing embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds. He was arrested and bound over on each count for 50 dollars. Investigators tied the charges to unaccounted street assessments and license fees from a yearlong inquiry.
Frank Howland, with Grand Rapids parents, convicted in Elkhart Circuit Court of intent to murder for shooting Charles B. Carroll of Marcellus after Carroll was found with Howland's wife. Carroll survived with three bullets in his body. judge told jurors unwritten law should not influence verdict.
Carl Schuster a young German in Indianapolis died after a hearty meal. The coroner found his stomach burst from overeating not poison, with autopsy noting the organ was undiseased and a long rupture followed the meal.
A group of youths returning from a singing school near Lovett witnessed a girl challenge Charles Dawson and Ochs to stay on the tracks as a train neared. Dawson was killed and Ochs fatally injured while the girl narrowly escaped with a torn dress. The event underscores a fatal consequence of a dangerous dare.
Mrs Samuel Vickery surprised a burglar inside her Evansville residence at night and restrained him after he grabbed a pocketbook. She warned him to drop the purse or face harm, then locked him in a room and summoned police.
Charles Doughts, a game warden, intoxicated and dressed oddly, roamed a 300 resident town near Peru and fired forty shots with both hands. He drove residents to safety, shattered numerous windows, and was arrested after the spree lasting about an hour.
Robert Jolly aged 45 of Indianapolis killed his daughter Gladys aged 9 by forcing carbolic acid down her throat. The child's screams attracted housekeeper Anna Peters who witnessed the act. Jolly escaped.
A boiler explosion at the Andrews Novelty Works sawmill in Wabash kills William Mote and seriously injures Henry Mote William Gift Lee Burson and Philo Willis.
Compton, said to be wanted at Columbia Missouri for jail breach and cattle theft, was arrested in South Bend after allegedly escaping with a stolen team while jailed on prior charges.
George Cappy, nephew and namesake of a former National League pitcher, drowned in the Wabash River at Logansport. The incident involves a young man tied to a baseball legacy in Indiana.
Mrs. Yetta I. App died in Evansville from heat exposure. United Mine Workers of America Eleventh District orders a strike involving about 5000 miners over eight to ten grievances. Goshen College hears proposals from Chicago hospitals to train Mennonite nurses and missionaries. Anna Rader of Chicago is suing for divorce from Robert Rader of Goshen in Elkhart Circuit Court over alleged improprieties and social events.
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