Night riders raid Russellville. tobacco firms burned
Masked night riders, about 100 strong, dynamited and burned two tobacco firms in Russellville Logan County after overpowering three police. Three men wounded, officers held for hours. Fires destroyed Wake tobacco warehouse and the American Tobacco plant among others as mob dispersed toward Cave Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville
Logan County
Hopkinsville
Clarksville Pike
Frank G. Wake
American Inuit Company
Roberts & Brown
Alfred Underwood
King & Proctor
Joshua Knowles
Cave Springs
Kentucky
American Tobacco Company
Old Grudge Ends in Double Tragedy in Beattyville
In Beattyville Kentucky on New Year’s Eve Chief of Police Joe Davids on and merchant Robert Evans killed each other after an old feud flared during a confrontation in Evans’s store. Davidson reportedly drank before the deadly exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattyville
Lee County
Joe Davidson
Robert Evans
Davidson
Evans
Four men shot in broad daylight violence shocks town
In Lansing a constitutional convention debated cigarette prohibitions with the decision authorizing bans. In Belleville a bank director, Charles Becker, 67, committed suicide amid melancholia and wealth estimated at 560000. Brookhaven reports a daylight lynching of an accused killer, a Black man unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Charles Becker
The
National Bank of
Gertha Orr
Chiesa
Becker
Contraband Beer Poured Out After Statehood
Twenty three hundred barrels of beer valued at seventeen thousand five hundred dollars belonging to the New State Brewery were poured into the sewers of Oklahoma City by United States Internal Revenue Collector Charles Howard. The action followed Oklahoma becoming a state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
New State Brewery
United States Internal Revenue
Charles Howard
Oklahoma
Pettibone Acquitted in Steunenberg Murder Case
Boise January report states George Pettibone cleared of conspiracy charges in the former governor Steunenberg murder. He was released after the verdict and taken to a hospital due to illness. In New York a Brooklyn bishop Edward G. Andrews of the Methodist Episcopal Church has died at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward G. Andrews
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Democratic Central Committee Meeting in Corydon January 25
Harrison County Democratic Central Committee members are notified to meet in Corydon on Saturday January 25 at 1 PM to adopt primaries rules and place candidates on the ballot. County Chairman Hezekiah Luckett urges attendance and completion of agenda items. Also includes two brief sale notices for livestock from Otis Scott and poultry feed promo from J Bullett & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison County
Democratic Central Committee
Corydon
Hezekiah Luckett
Executor's Sale of Personal Property
Executor Henry Dietrich announces a public auction of the late Adam Dietrich's estate at the Ramseytown residence, Morgan Township, January 20, 1908. Items include a horse, cow, buggy, wagon, harness, cider mill, hay, grain, household goods, and 34 acres of wheat. Cash for sums up to five dollars. larger totals on nine month credit secured by notes and surety with six percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Deitrich
Morgan Township
Ramsey
Henry Dietrich
Commissioner’s Sale of Real Estate in Harrison County
The sale by the commissioner in the Rachel Feller suit against John H A Feller George E Feller Lilly Mauck and others will occur at the premises in Scott township on Tuesday February 4 1908 at 10 oclock a m. The property includes the north half of the southeast quarter section five in township four south range three east containing 80 acres more or less the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 32 township 3 south range 3 east containing 40 acres more or less and 16 two thirds acres off the east side of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 32 township 3 south range 3 east. The real estate of Jacob S Feller deceased is included. Terms require one third cash and two installments at six and twelve months secured by promissory notes to the commissioner with six percent interest. Joan H Feller Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Feller
John HA. Feller
George E. Feller
Lilly Mauck
Harrison Circuit Court
Scott Township
Barrison County
Indiana
Jacob S. Feller
Joan H. Feller
Notice of Estate Sale Petition in Harrison Circuit Court
In the February 1908 term of the Harrison County Indiana Circuit Court Emma G. Reising administrator de bonis non petitions to sell real estate of the estate to raise assets for debts. Defendants Albert J. Reisin Frank T. Reising and Mary Barnes are nonresidents and must appear for a hearing on February 10, 1908 at Corydon Court House. James A. McRae Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma G. Reising
Adiia
J Reising
Frank
Reising
Harrison County
Indiana
Albert J. Reisin
Frank T. Reising
Mary Barnes
State of
Court House
Corydon
James A. McRae
Harrison Circuit Court
Appointment of Executor for Adam Dietrich Will
Notice states Henry Dietrich appointed executor of the last will of Adam Dietrich of Harrison county Indiana who died interstate. The estate is solvent and William Ridley attorney files the fee and appointment dated January 3 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Dietrich
Harrison County
Indiana
Henry Dietrich
WM. Ridley
Gorydon Former Sanitarium Ad by Mrs Habermehl
Mrs Dr C L Habermehl promotes her private sanitarium in Corydon Indiana for ladies and children offering relief from pain with 25 years experience in treating female complaints. The notice invites inquiries by mail or call for fuller particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Haberme
Corydon
Ind
C. L. Haber EL
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Tavidson
Lansing
Mich
Brookhavey
Miss
Policemimn
Gak Vale
Democratic County Central Committee
Jack
Ottis Scott
Borden
J. J. Bullett & Son
Kopp
Gorydon’s New Sanitarium
Pete Elbers
Paluyra Corp. Poll
Townships and Corporations
Harrison ‘Township
Boone Township
Apa Heth Township
Posey Township
Poll
Franklin Township
Blue River Township
Washington Township
Taylor Township
Webster Township
Jackson Township
Spencer Township
Corydon Corporation
Mauckport Corp
New Amsterdam Corp
New Middletown Corp
Ett
Laconia Corp Poll
Vay
WM. D. Barnes
Frank E. Watson
John H. Heth
First National Bank
Corydon, Ind
Ghichester’s
Chl-Chester’s
Chl-Chester
Perth
Scotland
United States Office
Philadelphia
Insurance Department of New York
Alex Miller
Democrat
Swarens & Adam
Undertakers
Ramsey & Crandall
Hureka
H. H. Miller
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