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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1909
Page
7
A lyrical scene of early spring with daffodils, primroses, and meadow sounds. Birds circle waters, woodpeckers drum, and gentle rains accompany the blossoming season. The verse evokes April’s arrival and the renewal of nature.
A railway ticket agent recalls a near disaster seven years ago when the Old Tartar engine derailed after a switch error near Gartson and Bartson. The tale unfolds as he describes the moment he nearly reached safety, while a passenger train approached.
A fragment from a 19th century magazine recounts Hindu reverence for cows triggering clashes with Muslims in Calcutta after police ban cow sacrifices. The tale blends a railway near-miss near Dawson with a near-mysterious derailment blamed on a gang’s derailment plot and the Old Tartar, ending with a question of whether a miracle occurred.
The article traces the origins of school medical inspection in the United States highlighting Boston's 1804 system and earlier New York efforts. It notes widespread adoption yet says the U S lags behind Germany and other nations, with many states pursuing varied inspection laws and methods.
A young man feigns deafness to taunt two girls who judge him by appearance. On reaching his stop he signals the conductor to disembark at Step Street. The women, thinking him mute, are left embarrassed as they learn he spoke to them in sign language while his companions were truly deaf.
The Supreme Court upholds the commodities clause but rejects government interpretation forcing railroads to own no coal lands. It allows indirect ownership via subsidiaries or pre-transport disposal of mined coal, effectively permitting railroads to benefit from mining through controlled entities.
James Boyle convicted in Mercer Pennsylvania for kidnapping "Gilly" Whitla after a short trial with no defense. Sentencing ranges from one year to life in the penitentiary. Boyle’s wife, Anna Boyle, tried on aiding and abetting, testimony halted by a legal dispute, trial adjourned to next morning.
Judge Matthew G Reynolds of St Louis ruled that stipulations before marriage requiring both parties to permit education and religious training of children in a given faith cannot be enforced by law. Attorneys call the decision first of its kind, striking down a Catholic practice of signing ante-nuptial contracts to control children’s religious instruction.
Reports from 41 to 50 Texas recount a riot at the Sanborn ranch near Vera Cruz Mexico in which seven people were killed. Harold Sanborn of Chicago son of a plantation president was dangerously wounded and jailed on charges of killing a one year old girl amid the clash with ranch partner Vicente Espinosa's assailants.
A gale struck off Faulkner's Island sinking four barges and drowning four persons. The tug Sanford en route from New York to Providence with nine barges lost four lines and eight barges were lost in the storm. Four more barges disappeared during the night.
The Missouri Attorney General has filed quo warranto proceedings in the state Supreme Court against sixteen railroads, charging them with conspiring to fix passenger rates and with a freight rate cartel in violation of state anti trust laws. An alternative writ is returnable en banc on June 1. The move follows efforts by railroads to revert to an 8 cent passenger fare after a Federal judge ruled rate laws confiscatory and unconstitutional.
An explosion of powder 2,000 feet underground at Arona ore of Keystone Coal Company seriously injures seven miners and panics 24 others. Miners fled to the entrance then returned to aid the injured and were taken to a Greensburg hospital. A five pound can is believed smuggled into the mine and ignited by a trolley spark.
Dr Manuel Amador Panama's first president died at 76 after a Sunday afternoon illness. Secretary of War J M Dickinson was told at Col Goethals reception as the U S sympathizes. Fort Amador to honor Amador with Pacific end canal fortifications. He leaves no widow and several children.
Reports on New York Life Insurance curbing new policy sales and possible agency withdrawals. Minnesota senators threaten reciprocal licensing restrictions. Wyoming opens 400000 acres for homesteading with 20 and 40 acre options. London opens Selfridge store drawing crowds as traditional retailers respond with ads.
Weather disrupts transport and outdoor work while trade advances show steady progress. April bank clearings rise and aggregate discounts stay high as withdrawals fund new ventures. Agriculture expands with spring wheat and corn planted. manufacturing slowly cuts idle capacity as iron and steel demand grows.
Reports from leading industries show better results than in recent times with iron and steel improving and demand for coal rising. Textile and wool markets are cautiously upbeat, leather and hides rising, while coke remains weak and lumber fluctuates. Bradstreet notes weekly U S and Canadian business failures and declines in several sectors.
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices in Detroit Milwaukee and New York with wheat corn oats butter eggs and rye figures. Prices show variations by grade with No 2 wheat around 1.40 to 1.50 and corn 0.59 to 0.79 per unit. dairy and hay values also noted.
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