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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
3
A young shorthorn bull killed William Calder near Libertyville as he fought the enraged animal while penned in a stockcar. Calder tore the bull’s eyelids in a bid to blind it, and the beast, unsettled by train motion, stood over the body.
Gen Alexander P Stewart, one of the last two surviving Confederate lieutenant generals, dies at his Biloxi Mississippi home aged 87. Born October 2 1821 in Rogersville Tennessee, he graduated West Point 1842 and served in the Civil War ending the war in command of the Army of Tennessee. He married Harriet B Chase in Warren Ohio in 1845. she died in 1898.
A center city blaze in New Orleans originating at Bienville and Chartres swept three blocks, wiping out wholesalers and manufacturers. The fire, estimated at about 2 million dollars, spread toward Conti and Theval streets as firemen rushed from a suburban picnic to battle the flames. Losses included Central Glass, lighting instruments, wholesalers, millinery, liquor dealers, boots and shoes firms, and more.
Surgeons in New Orleans plan a rare operation on a newborn child with two heads. The second head, not fully formed but with a healthy scalp, will be removed to save the baby's life. Parents Mr. and Mrs. John B. Murray consent after doctors warned of the otherwise fatal prognosis.
In Lincoln a furor followed the announcement that William J. Bryan Jr. engages Miss Helen Berger of Milwaukee. Mrs. Bryan hinted a marriage would be distant, noting her son is only WW years old. A separate item reports Miss Josie Culp found gagged and bound to a tree at Summerland Beach after being drugged. she did not recover full memory of the assault.
Dr. Augusto Hoyd chairman of the national election jury delivered the final vote tally to Senor Don Jose Domingo de Obaldia, confirming him as constitutional successor to President Manuel Amador after a period of unrest.
The National Society of the Sons of Veterans elected officers including Commander-in-Chief Edgar Allen Jr of Washington DC and Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief J Vasceline of Paterson New Jersey. Also named were Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief L W Alexander of Buffalo and Secretary HH Law Slammer of Reading Pennsylvania and Treasurer J L Rake of Reading Pennsylvania.
John Sprouse charged with arson brought to Louisa Kentucky from near Cherokee to escape mob violence. He allegedly set fire to Charles Cooper residence near Cherokee. Two Cooper children died in the blaze.
John H. Briggs aged 62 a millionaire cattle raiser killed himself at his Attica home by shooting himself in the head while facing a mirror. He served in the Civil War with the 135th Indiana volunteers.
Dr. I T Van Gleason testified he hypnotized Mrs Hitchcock in a cell and secured her first account of the shooting. She claimed her husband Bob fired on her thrice then shot himself as a dark man and a policeman entered. The witness said she was insane at the time but sane later.
Two men were found dead in heavy undergrowth about two miles from Scenery Hill Pennsylvania. A torn section of ground and a hat fragment hint at a fierce struggle as farmer Joseph Frederick reports hearing shots and seeing a woman fleeing, tying an unidentified woman to the case.
The City National Bank of Norman Oklahoma with capital 50000 and deposits 200000 yields to depositor pressure and converts from federal to a state charter becoming the First State bank under the state guarantee law. President J C Jonas claims reluctance but states the move was forced by depositors. A new bank named State Sayings Bank appears, with stockholders and directors drawn from the First National and deposits of 400000.
Eight hundred barrels of beer valued at $8,000 owned by a local brewing company were emptied into a sewer in Oklahoma City in the presence of State Dispensary Agent Hubert E K Lesier and Internal Collector Charles Howard. Two thousand people attended hoping to salvage some, but none could be saved as photographers recorded the event. The beer was on hand when a State law took effect.
After a perilous run twenty miles offshore on the Canadian side and 140 miles west of Dublin the pilots C Bennett and Tom Sample aboard the Queen Louise claim the cup in the international balloon races that began Saturday evening in Columbus Ohio.
Julius Leck, doorman at the Delancey Street police station in New York, towed two rowboats carrying nine persons. He swam from a point near Blackwell's Island to the Cygnet Boat Club's house on Rast Fighty Fourth Street, a voyage lasting about twenty minutes.
John Morris, believed to be the oldest man in New York State, died at Ballston alms house aged 114. He claimed a century of memory recalling events from long ago. His wife, still living, is over a hundred and his son is nearly 90.
George Kennedy and Foster Spear were killed in a rear end collision between two Northwestern freight trains at Kilgore Nebraska. Malcolm M Hawkins was perhaps fatally injured and I S Brower sustained burns and bruises. All four victims were stock men from Norwood Wyoming.
A theft at the summer home of Postmaster General George von L. Meyer in Hamilton Massachusetts occurred during dinner. Private detectives and police officials have opened an inquiry to locate a collection of valuable jewelry believed stolen.
A Black man identified as Vance Williams, accused of killing R. G. Brown at his home, was found hanged from an oak tree one mile from Louisville, GO, with three bullet holes in his chest. No witnesses or information on the lynching could be found.
The man identified as the assailant in the Springfield riot has been declared innocent by the assault victim. A warrant is issued charging the son of the man mistakenly implicated in the crime.
Kermit Roosevelt chased and halted a pair of runaway horses dragging a carriage with a woman and two children. He risked serious injury to stop the rig, likely saving three lives during a hunting trip with President Roosevelt. The incident occurred as the carriage struck a post while passing an automobile, sending Hilton from the vehicle.
Rev O R Milligan longtime pastor of First Presbyterian Canton Ohio died from a gunshot to the heart in his study without coat or shoes. Neighbors say suicide but coroner rules accidental death amid insomnia and personal crisis rumors. Milligan, athletic minded, may have prepared for a hunting trip when killed.
A cloudburst on the Cimarron river washed away several homes at Folsom New Mexico, drowning 25 people and leaving 11 bodies recovered. Ten miles of railroad track and twelve bridges on the Colorado and Southern line were washed out, delaying trains 48 hours. Property losses exceed 100 dollars. Folsom lies in northeastern New Mexico near Raton on the Santa Fe railroad.
Five gunmen wrecked the interior of the State Bank in Barnum Minnesota shortly after midnight but did not secure any money. They encountered hotel proprietor Charles Deipler on the way to the station and placed him under guard before assaulting the bank.
Dr Leroy S Chadwick husband of Cassie Chadwick who died in the penitentiary filed a bankruptcy petition in Cleveland His claimed personal debts total 1750 and debts from endorsing for his wife amount to about 650000 His assets are listed at 175
The State Bank of St Paul and Citizens' Savings Bank at T57 and 701 Wa basha street were closed by Public Examiner Schaefer due to the St Paul Clearing House Association refusing to clear for them.
Five times shot Lewis Bruist, 45, by his son John 21 at their home five miles south of Dover. No arrest made amid claims the father abused the wife. Vermont goes Republican by 28000 in Tuesday election, signaling GOP support for national ticket.
Trade generally exhibits a cheerier tone amid sustained improving conditions. Returns on bank payments and business failures are similar year to year. Iron and steel orders rise. wholesale staples show notable operations. Freight car contracts climb. building activity supports lumber and quarry markets. Distributive demand grows to expected levels. outside buyers increase. Bank clearings total 201,029,400, down 4.9 percent from 1907. Failures in Chicago district hold at 24. Liabilities over 5,000 total five cases.
Buyers grow more evident as regular business expands at leading western and Pacific coast points and select southern centers. Some western cities report renewed interest from southern and southwestern merchants in fall and winter goods. Chicago shows new stock purchases contrasting with last year’s cautious mood. Overall, volume remains below last season with continued conservatism despite rising industry activity and slower production. Bradstreet's notes weekly U S failures at 2382. Canada 27.
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with grain and hay quotes. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed with varied ranges per market and grade.
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