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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
1
A series of reports from Astara, Uskup, and Teheran describe severe fighting across Asia. Persian Ardabil district clashes kill over five thousand with civilians seeking Russian protection. In Albania, Turkish forces clash with Balkan rebels as hostilities widen across the region.
Washington reports the Senate Committee on finance will recommend imposing duties on crude oil refined products despite the House's earlier action to place these articles on the free list. The measure aims to reverse House action and apply tariffs on petroleum.
Chicago reports Judge Smith, once convicted of conspiracy in the Bank of America wreck, must serve one to five years at Joliet penitentiary and pay a $1,000 fine. Governor Deenen denied clemency on pardons board advice. Sheriff Strassheim to transport. Other items note French earthquake rescue slow and liner Antonio Lopez repair, plus sports figure Jimmy Kelly obituary.
W K Vanderbilt's Negofol captured the French derby at Chantilly with a race worth 40600 dollars. The event was reported amid dispatches from Columbus and Denver as multiple world events unfolded.
Des Moines reports a Sunday shooting at Fort Des Moines where Corporal Lisle Crabtree fatally shot Captain John C C Raymond and seriously wounded First Sergeant James H Washburn. Washburn wrestled the gun, a neck wound proved fatal. Crabtree fired a final shot into himself. Captain Raymond, 38, belonged to a military family with commissions from Virginia.
In Birmingham suburb Bosville a dispute over coffee escalated into a deadly clash. Carper was killed, Will Sparks fatally wounded, and Kelley wounded in the arm and leg during the altercation involving WT Kelley and his brother, Will Sparks, and Carper.
Beaufort North Carolina June 14 two revenue cutters the Seminole and the Pamlico patrol the coast amid northeast seas. They monitor the Nanticoke at Edenton and report rumors of Belgian arms slipping to America for an expedition against Venezuela linked to ex President Castro’s allies.
The Milton district Epworth League afternoon session featured Miss Nellie Cole in charge of Mercy and Help, Rev. F. E. Lewis on Christ and the Multitude, and Dr. W. F. Smith on spiritual usefulness beyond charity. Addresses praised by attendees, with solos from Rev. Geo Floyd and Mrs. Jennie Carter’s department, while Rev. Hawkins and Rev. Farmer were absent.
The Thompson versus Fast Hill Cemetery Co. trial closed this forenoon with John Joyce, L L Broaddus, Hon James E. Watson, and Reuben Conner presenting persuasive arguments. The defense challenged Watson's sentimental views while Conner criticized the evidence and emphasized protecting the cemetery sacredness and local graves from desecration.
Severe storm sweeps section collapsing railroad tracks and causing landslides north of Big Stone Gap. Louisville and Nashville lines disrupted. three miles of track between Appalachia and Slate Era closed. six reportedly killed near Dorchester when a house was struck and a small house swept away.
A reader poem about a machine that shines and declares independence. It frames IT as a symbol of self reliance and strength, urging timely action in a spirited, playful voice with a hint of political or social zeal. The piece reflects upbeat cadence and wartime era rhetoric from the The St Louis Post Dispatch.
A playful exchange quotes a superstition about thirteen and a quip that a misfortune lies on the back of a motor car. The lines cite a Washington Star sentiment linking bad luck to the number.
In Mourmelon le Grand France on June 14 M Latham flew a monoplane despite warnings of wind. A squall sent the craft out of control during a second flight and it plunged to the ground. Latham was hurled from the seat and injured though he is expected to recover. The craft suffered extensive damage.
Retiring American minister to China Mr Rockhill was honored at a farewell audience in Peking by Regent Place Chow who voiced cordial sentiments toward him and the United States. Attending were the staff of the American legation as well. Three major Chinese festivals marked the period: the dragon, the beast, and the year take note.
A fragmentary overheard exchange centers on ambitious politicians and a couple in a parlor setting. The odd, garbled lines hint at social judgment and power dynamics as characters discuss posture and place.
The article outlines Isaac Newton’s early thermoscope ideas including a proposed thermometeor and a lin weed oil alternative to alcohol. It notes his scale was not adopted and describes his thoughts on heat extremes linked to body warmth and melting enen.
In South Bend Indiana on June 14 three Notre Dame students suffered injuries from an experimental sodium peroxide blast. James Connell lost his right arm below the elbow while Dr Alfonso Moreira Penna president of Brazil was gravely ill.
A fragment discusses evangelical zeal and doubts about new program leaders, the role of itinerant preachers with doctorates, gender and marriage questions, and how emotion sometimes outweighs knowledge in revival circles. It questions whether a new pastor is single or married and the impact of stern sermons on communities.
The Fayette County Teachers Association will meet at the High School from August 27 to 28. Columbia University educator KE C Wolland, a young distinguished figure, is listed as a speaker with other high quality presenters expected for a fine institute.
Terms of fifteen dollars to insure a mare in foal. The policy covers loss or theft, with duties to prevent accidents. The season runs at Chrepe Vy Grove in the southwest of Dentonville, with informed parties and stated conditions.
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