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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
6
Governor Fort released a proclamation warning that if Atlantic City does not observe Sunday laws, saloons and shops will close and the state may call out troops or convene an extraordinary session to enforce order. The drastic step would place the resort under martial law if noncompliance continues.
Colonel William F. P. Vilas died at his Madison home after five weeks of illness. Dr. Philip Fox found him cheerful before a sudden decline during a bath and a second stroke of paralysis was deemed the immediate cause. Dr. Charles H. Vilas of New York was not present at death.
Seven workers are killed when a thirty foot brick wall toppled at a Chelsea construction site. Three bodies were recovered within thirty minutes and about fifteen men were injured and sent to the United States Marine Hospital. Most of the workers are said to be foreigners.
Benjamin Robison found a copperhead snake coiled in a pair of trousers at his New Albany Indiana home. The tie removed the trousers and a squirming movement in the seam led to a shake that sent the thirty inch snake to the floor where it was killed.
A blaze devastated the Overbrook Carpet Company plant on Philadelphia's outskirts. About a dozen firefighters were hurt when a wall collapsed, with District Engineer Voulinger seriously injured needing hospital care. Loss pegged at 250000 dollars.
Seventeen passengers were injured in a head on collision between a passenger train and a work train on the Chicago and Northwestern line near Platteville Wisconsin. The passenger train engineer and fireman were killed and the work train fireman was badly injured.
Fifty people narrowly escaped death when a three story tenement in Cleveland Ohio was struck by a blaze. Half a dozen residents were overcome by smoke and one woman sustained injuries while a child suffered serious burns.
New York dispatch reports Russell Sage's estate valued at 164,055,800 dollars. The amount is disclosed as the transfer tax payable to the State, made public by the signing of the related order.
The leader in a Springfield riot, Mrs. Kate Howard, swallowed acid to kill herself as police moved to arrest her. She died while being fed into the jail cell, ending the incident.
The Seventh Infantry MN National Guard, the last regiment on duty at Springfield, has left for Chicago with no incident.
Mrs. Kate Howard, linked to the Springfield riot reign of terror, died in county jail after ingesting poison while in custody after a murder arrest. The 42 year old denied guilt as a grand jury indicted three others for the Barton and Jrotegai killings.
Government reports indicate a vast portion of public lands remain to be disposed of, with exact figures inconsistent across local offices. The Wirshington offer outlines areas classified as surveyed and unsurveyed across multiple states, detailing scale and status of land parcels.
The large crowd gathered at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum as Democratic nominee William J Bryan and vice presidential pick John Kern were formally notified. Speakers contrasted party platforms, noting trusts and railway issues amid a busy assemblage with transportation by car and trains from the city.
Shonts argues railroads wait for a coming election to influence policy and investment. He insists property values are volatile and modernization spending will slow as markets and public opinion disclaim further large expenditures.
The Democratic and Republican national committees in conference across states appoint chairmen and officers. William Ro Dhearst and Charles A. Walsh are named to leadership roles, while Norman Mack and other figures join subcommittees and discuss platforms. Debates surface over Bryan Kern and Debs as campaigns heat up.
Private Joseph B. Klein of the Illinois National Guard surrendered at Kankakee and released on $10,000 bond. He was exonerated by General E. C. Young, who said Klein acted from military duty. The riot investigation expanded with 31 inquiries over three days, naming Bechtel Sage OToole and others. several arrests followed and the First Cavalry was sent home. Coroner ruled Tallis Jonson died from injuries not clearly assigned to a single party.
After months of bitter struggle the Belgium Chamber of Deputies approved the Congo annexation treaty by 83 votes to 4. The decision comes amid international tension and sets the stage for colonial reevaluation and governance changes in the Congo.
King Leopold of Belgium gains momentum as the Chamber of Deputies passes the treaty paving the way for annexation of the Congo state. The Senate and King Leopold are ready to endorse the bill, raising questions about Belgium's financial responsibility.
A Russian wife named Mrs Leftin wandered the streets near Winneapolis Union depot until police found her. They located a home and sent her baby to the hospital where it died. After weeks apart she and her husband reunited with their 3 year old son in a northeast Minneapolis household.
George W. Fitzgerald former U. S. subtreasury teller was arrested on a state warrant for the $173,000 theft. He was arraigned before Judge Chethlan and released on $10,000 bond. Detectives from the Young Agency describe months of pursuit and a reported offer to sell two $1,000 bills to Col. Tarree C. Gane.
Governor Comer orders two regiments to a camp near Birmingham after the lynching of striking Black worker Will Millen accused of dynamiting a strikebreaker’s home. The move follows labor unrest in the mining region.
Pensacola Florida sheriff and deputies who fired on a lynching party causing a death face threats of violence. One deputy fled the city while the sheriff vowed to stand his ground amid unrest following the incident.
The Dun's Review notes sustained business recovery with slight bank payment shrinkage and rising demand for industrial outputs. Retail spending remains near last year as visitors spend freely, stocks are lean inland, and replenishment should unfold gradually. Grain movement at the port falls vs last week and last year, livestock receipts ease, bank clearings drop 25 percent, and Chicago district failures rise.
New York markets show growing demand for dry goods and apparel with optimism for harvests and crop advances. Southern trade lags due to Alabama coal strikes. Collections improve but unsettled payments persist. US weekly failures total 296, Canada 3, against prior weeks and years.
The report lists cattle hogs sheep and grain quotes from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and related commodities with varied grades and units.
The International Paper Company workers union held a stoppage in protest of wage cuts. About 30,000 employees nationwide walked out, leaving mills idle across numerous locations.
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