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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
6
Federal officials will probe national banks holding city funds as part of the graft case in Pittsburgh. Testimony cites 176000 allegedly used to influence depository selection, with only 17008 accounted for and one bank named. Defendants plan unified defense while others await separate trials after New Year.
Pittsburg reports no new developments in the municipal scandal with no arrests or actions against seven councilmen and two former bankers. Rumor ties Francis J. Heney to Roosevelt requested probe as special examiner into alleged bribery linked to federal institutions and bank money used to make depositories of city funds. A preliminary hearing mentioned $176,000 reportedly expended.
Moscow reports Baron Cotte head of the secret police killed and Colonel Muraki wounded in a clash with entrenched revolutionists. Several policemen died or were wounded. Troops arrived and a battle ensued with artillery used to bombard the villa until the rebels were subdued.
The Italia reports a sensational claim that Joan of Arc appeared in a vision to the pope in his private oratory after beatification ceremonies. The apparition allegedly urged continued policy and promised triumph, with the pope showing pallor and prolonged silence in the days afterward.
In Artemus near London Kentucky a duel between officers and African American residents left Officer Brooks and a man named Foley dead and Officer Robert Smith fatally wounded. Several others were seriously injured as gunfire broke out during the attempt to arrest alleged robbers of miners.
Fourteen members of the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce led by Chairman Wm. P. Hepburn sail from Charleston on the Panama Line steamer Alliance for Panama to study the canal. They reach Colon January 1 and stay four to five days on the isthmus. Return plans are not fixed but they expect to be back in Washington by January 14.
The annual National Commercial Teachers Federation session began in Indianapolis with a 2 PM opening at Shortridge High School. President F. N. Miner presided after an invocation by Bishop Vincent and a welcome address from Mayor Bookwalter, followed by several relief fund talks and initial business.
Vice President J Vincente Gomez established a new Venezuelan administration after General Castro left for Europe. The old ministry led by Dr Jose De Jesus Paul was ousted, with a new council representing various factions. Dr Baldo resigned as education minister, and General Degulin Olivares became war minister replacing General Diego Ferren.
In Holmes County Ohio the dry vote leads to four saloons being closed. The report notes other items from across the nation including Secretary Garfield denying a run as a dark horse, and Root signing a Salvador treaty for arbitration.
In Stears, Whitley County, Danville reports a fight between strike promoting miners and five U.S. marshals ending in the death of U.S. Marshal John Mullins and miner Richard Ross. Marshals Tate and Ryan were wounded, others unnamed. The clash followed a refusal to honor a temporary restraining order issued by Judge M. J. Cochran in Covington.
In Toledo on December 24 the jury found seventeen year old Harvey Hazel guilty of second degree murder for killing his mother. The verdict means he will spend the remainder of his natural life in the penitentiary.
Justice Wright of the District of Columbia supreme court sentenced Samuel Gompers to twelve months in jail John Mitchell nine months and Frank Morrison six months for contempt of court in violation of an injunction against listing a St Louis store on the unfair patronage list All defendants appealed and posted bonds of five four and three thousand dollars respectively
Union City Tenn December 28 with three witnesses remaining the state will likely close its case against the alleged night riders as evidence continues and the defense prepares its inning before the afternoon session adjourns.
In Tungan, twenty miles north of Amoy, orders to stop opium poppy cultivation led to a riot. An officer and ten civilians were killed as residents rose in protest. the town’s populace is reportedly up in arms.
Protected by a supreme court ruling exhibitors in New York ran Sunday showings despite Mayor McClellan revoking licenses on Christmas Eve. The court decision shielded theaters from municipal interference as screenings continued statewide.
Whan Chang, a Korean national, was found guilty of second degree murder for shooting Durham White Stevens in San Francisco on March 23. Stevens died two days later. The sentence ranges from ten years to life imprisonment.
Irvine Kentucky December 28 jurors in the murder case of Beach Hargis failed to agree and were discharged. The panel stood nine for acquittal and three for conviction on charges of killing his father, Judge James Hargis.
Lexington reports Thomas Jackson, a Bath county farmer, shot his father Henry Jackson at the elder man’s home after a dispute over drinking. The son, said to be intoxicated, fled the scene following the fatal shooting.
Havana December 28 reports the start of the army of pacification leaving Cuba after controlling the island since the provisional government took over in October 1906.
Five men were mortally wounded in a general pistol battle at Fidelia in Christian County on Christmas day after Charles Sanders allegedly tried to steal a jug of whisky. Nearly a hundred shots were fired in the melee.
Claus Spreckels a renowned sugar millionaire dies in San Francisco from pneumonia at age. The article notes a two cent postage rate to Germany taking effect January first.
In Flemingsburg Kentucky Lee Hinton shot and fatally wounded Charles Gilmore then escaped. Authorities allege Hinton had been drinking and that the action was unprovoked. Local reports note the incident occurred on December 26.
Indiana prepares to dedicate monuments to soldiers who fell at Vicksburg. Governor Hanly leads a special train with state officials and G A R veterans to present the monuments to the U S government as part of a national military park ceremony in Vicksburg.
David Fox and Jacob Sirk of Smithville Monroe county face retrial for alleged whitecapping of blacksmith Thomas Van Est in Bartholomew court. Attorney General James Kingham consulted local Jude Hacker about the cases. Trials were postponed due to campaigns. next term may proceed if Governor elect Marshall approves. otherwise charges could be dropped.
In Terre Haute Indiana on December 26 a jury awarded Harry Notte one dollar in a 25000 damage suit against Milton and Mrs Murphy the wife’s parents claiming they alienated her affections. The trial lasted days and sought witness testimony about alleged negro blood. The defense contended Notter mistreated his wife. Notter is a painter and decorator.
Mrs Sarah Ann Campbell age seventy three burned to death at her Springersville home in Connersville Indiana. She was alone when her dress reportedly caught fire while she slept in a chair near a stove.
H. E. Agar, long believed dead, returns to Princeton after arrest near Brownsville Texas. He is arraigned on a note for 5000 dollars alleged to forge Hugh D. McGary’s name at the American National Bank. Bond set at 1000 dollars with $15,000 in surety from Gibson county citizens.
Logansport Indiana December 26 William Oscar Pyles a 40 year old restaurant cook died from a needle in his heart revealed by post mortem. The needle penetrated the heart after a childhood incident in which a dog knocked a needle from his mouth and it was swallowed. He had long carried the memory of swallowing a needle but said it caused trouble only briefly.
Gas City Indiana reports members and families of the Bottle Blowers Union will refuse to take prepared tablets as medicine from physicians. A December meeting approved a resolution favoring bottled medicines to benefit their trade.
Indianapolis attorney James S Rutherford charged by grand jury with subornation of perjury. He allegedly caused a boy to testify falsely in a juvenile court trial, leading Judge George W. Stubbs to disbar him from juvenile court practice. Rutherford denies the charges and says he can prove his innocence.
Believing the train would explode, head brakeman David M. Weiser and fireman Elmer Replogle jumped from the Lake Shore engine two miles east of Laporte. Weiser was killed instantly while Replogle was severely injured. engineer David Moorehouse remained at his post uninjured. The wreck followed a bursting water gauge in the cab.
Terre Haute Indiana reports more than 1000 men enlisted in the army in the last six months through the local recruiting station. The Terre Haute office ranks sixth among U S cities with New York Chicago Philadelphia St Louis and San Francisco ahead.
William V. Wheeler founder of the Rescue Mission and a noted Indianapolis philanthropist died at his home, 1119 Broadway, after an illness of over a year. He was among the city's best known men. Funeral details follow in coming notices.
Cicero Indiana December 26 The factory building of the Indiana Bottle and Glass company in Cicero was destroyed by fire. Loss about 20000 dollars covered by insurance. About 80 persons are thrown out of employment.
In Flushing New York on December 28 the trial of Thornton J. Hains continued. He is charged with aiding his brother Captain Peter C. Hains in the killing of William B. Am nis.
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