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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
8
Bandits stopped a Great Northern train between Colbert and Mead after hijacking the mail car and engine. They released the mail, sent the engine back to collide with cars on track, causing a wreck injuring twelve people as glass shattered and passengers were tossed from seats near Spokane, Washington, on May 17.
The fourteenth annual convention of the National Association of Manufacturers began its three days of sessions in New York with a new president to be chosen. President James W. Van Cleave may retire but could be urged to stay due to the tariff bill. A Wednesday dinner will feature German ambassador Bernstorff speaking on mutuality and fair exchange in trade relations.
William Rusk, a farmer near Princeton Indiana, killed an eighty pound gray wolf and reports two to three more were killed nearby. He says after the Michigan forest fires a pack of twelve to fifteen wolves crossed the Wabash River into Gibson Posey and Illinois counties and a large hunt will target the entire pack. Rusk received a five dollar bounty for his wolf.
Fire of unknown origin and a subsequent explosion destroyed the Seaboard Air Line railway general warehouse at Portsmouth terminals. Loss estimated between 100000 and 150000 dollars, four men injured, one seriously.
In Omaha May 13 visitors at the electrical exposition witnessed the auditorium lit by electric impulse from a wireless tower at Fort Omaha six miles distant. The method, developed by F. H. Millener, an experimental engineer for the Union Pacific, mirrors a prior demonstration he made months ago with an automobile.
London reports Florence Nightingale has entered her ninth decade and received many congratulatory messages and bouquets. She remains very frail and confined to her rooms despite the tributes.
In Savannah on May 15 Judge William B. Sheppard overruled the defense and sentenced five men for Sherman antitrust violations tied to the turpentine trust. Sentences include Spencer P. Shotter three months and $5,000 fine. Edmund S. Nash $3,000. J Cooper Myers three months and $2,500. George Mead Boardman $2,000. Carl Moller $5,000.
Twenty workers from Pressed Steel Car at McKees Rocks ride a gasoline launch across the Ohio River toward Schoenville when the boat, crowded beyond its twenty person capacity, sinks midstream. Thirty aboard, ten escape. twenty are missing, presumed drowned as suction pulls men under and others fail in cold water. No explosion or leak reported.
The arrest of Idrurhameddin fourth son of the deposed sultan is confirmed. He will be interned in a palace. charge unknown though suspected in the mating of April 14. Eighty women from Abdul Hamid's harem were driven in carriages with eunuchs and cavalry escorts from the Yildiz palace as it prepares for public admission. Most of the former sultan's slaves have been freed.
Clarksville Arkansas May 17 Tom Curry president of local mine workers union No 20 recently moved from Illinois was shot and killed Sunday afternoon by miner Wilson who surrendered. The men reportedly quarreled over a new contract between miners and operators.
May 12. In Panama Colon near the dividing line a clash between Panaman police and canal zone workers left two Americans dead, electrician C M Abbott of Cristobal power house and a colored American. Investigations by both authorities are underway to determine responsibility.
Nairobi reports Col. Theodore Roosevelt adds two giraffes and a leopard to his hunting trophies from Machakos. A buffalo was also killed and two leopard cubs captured, according to telegrams from East Africa.
Automobile enthusiasts await the Cobe cup race set for Crown Point Indiana on June 12 and June 18. The event showcases speed and skill of regional drivers with excitement building in West circles.
A dynamite blast at the Callanan Read Improvement Company quarry near South Bethlehem, 11 miles south of Albany, killed 29 workers. Three named victims include John Hoyt Callanan, Charles D. Callanan, and Leroy McMillan as a percussion cap misfire caused a massive explosion.
Washington May 17 The senate opens at 10 am to push final action on the tariff bill amid renewed resistance from a dozen or so Republican senators. Leaders fear a vote may slip away, with Bailey pressing for an income tax provision while House action aims to pass the Philippine and Porto Rican tariff bills.
Painesville Ohio May 12. John Salvator a machinist who recently drew public attention by claiming to be the missing Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria vanished after five weeks in town. He is described as five feet six inches tall compared with the archduke figure near six feet.
In Melbourne Kentucky a pistol fray Sunday left Louis Feilhart, a village businessman, mortally wounded by J H Demess former postmaster. The feud between the men spans years and Demess escaped after the shooting.
Indianapolis May 17 The state board may sue the Macmillan Company over its refusal to supply Tarr and McMurry Elementary Geographies at prior prices for five years. Ginn & Co will not protest and will supply Frye’s Advanced Geographies at 88 cents. Other texts chosen include Walsh Arithmetic and Eaton Copy Books.
The Indiana Associated Weeklies hold a spring meeting at the Denison hotel in Indianapolis. Mayor Bookwalter gives the welcome, W K Groves discusses The Power of the Local Press, and an executive afternoon session to elect officers and select delegates to the National Editorial Association meeting in Seattle in July. The association is entitled to ten delegates. Erzercum mutiny leaders arrested.
A brief notice urges farmers to trade wheat at the Ele vator promising superior flour quality. No dates or officials are listed.
Indianapolis May 11 statistics summarize anti-saloon results across 67 counties. Dry counties total majorities 71,693. wet counties 3,410. Saloons closed 859, ousted 1,014 overall. dry fees amount to 373,844 for all counties. Dates set for six wet counties and four dry counties with several others awaiting action.
A handy yard upgrade arrives with a new mower from J. J. Bulleit & Son. The ad promotes a reliable tool for achieving a clean, neat lawn appearance.
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