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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
2
New Precedent Set in Insanity Embezzlement Case
William H. Holmes of Omaha faces trial for embezzling 700 dollars with insanity as his sole defense. Local witnesses describe ordinary life but no expert testimony on heredity. The defense argues cultural madness among leaders. the Post notes the key counterpoint that sanity would have prevented the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Holmes
Omaha
Sam Hoff
Holmes
Beth
George Stryker
New York Post
The Man We Envy and the Quest for Happiness
The piece argues happiness is not tied to class or wealth, citing Shaw on perception and habit. It notes differing temperaments affect happiness and discusses a nobleman marrying an American heiress for beauty and philosophy, questioning wealth as motive and appeal to foreign suitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Shaw
Ore
The
New York Weekly
Washington
Baltimore
Plumbers Association Promises Sanitary Progress for Fee
The passage notes the Master Plumbers Association aims to reduce human suffering and disease by raising plumbing standards. It then warns that this moral stance could enable higher prices for members, sparking reader skepticism about paying more for needed work. A boasted tale about a man seeking a doctor follows, illustrating absurd consequences.
Philadelphia Press Doubts Auditorium Theater Demolition
A Philadelphia newspaper questions the claim that the Chicago Auditorium theater will be torn down and urges fact gathering before forming opinions on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chicago
Auditorium
Rail traffic dents rails across heavy steel routes
A historical note states the Pennsylvania railroad faced rail wear due to heavy traffic. It mentions issues with blowholes in steel and imperfections causing dents that appear spongy, impacting service reliability on busy routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Steel Trust
Whitaker Cites Modest Eng Sigh Fortune
The text states Mr Whitaker views the Eng Sigh fortune as 9600 090 000 and suggests few would concede a penny of their claim to a mythical chancery estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitaker
Chancery
Riots in Lisbon After Election Shootings Kill Seven
Seven people die and about 100 wounded as soldiers fire on rioters after Lisbon elections. Guardsmen mistook infantrymen for mobs, sparking heavy gunfire. Troops patrol streets as districts halt voting and guards reinforce polling stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Lis- Pon
St. Dominique Church
Fray
The
Francis
Reienerators
Patronalis
Forea Ul
Poace
St. Dominique
Thief Snatches Bank Roll Then Captured In St Louis
A flashily dressed man seized a $1000 roll from Michael Hogan in Mercantile Trust Co. and fled toward the door. He was captured on the bank steps as he tried to pass the money to a confederate who fired. The suspect, Frank Sellick alias Kid Burke, is from New York. The grand jury quickly indicted him, marking swift action in St Louis records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr. Laws
Michael ©. Hogan
Mercantile Trust Co
Kogan
Frank Sellick
New York
Grand Jury
Sellick
Kid” Burke
St. Louis
Four Japanese Arrested After Attack at Mukden Consulate
Four Japanese entered the American consulate on Monday and brutally attacked the native state for private spite. Consul General Straight requested police aid and the Japanese were arrested and sent to the Japanese consulate. Likely diplomatic action to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mukden
Mon
Straight
Fatal Riot In Augusta Ends With Police Shooting
In Augusta Georgia on April 7 police reserves were called to quell a riot by Black residents. Mack Fryers a Black man was fatally shot by police during the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Mack Fryers
Army transport Sherman sails for Manila with troops
The army transport Sherman departed San Francisco on Monday bound for Manila carrying a large number of cabin passengers along with 100 enlisted men of the 36th coast artillery and 130 recruits for the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
San Francisco
Sherman
Manila
36Th Coast Artillery
Bank in Boston Closes Doors in Abrupt Liquidation
Boston April 7 The National Bank of the Republic one of the largest and oldest financial institutions in the city abruptly closed its doors and liquidated its assets leaving customers and employees uncertain about deposits and severance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big
Boston
National Bank of the Republic
British Prime Minister Campbell-Bannerman Resigns
The king accepted Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's resignation as premier and summoned Herbert H. Asquith to Biarritz. Asquith, acting premier, will meet the cabinet to discuss the transition and possible appointment to the premiership. Sir Henry's health remains unchanged per physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry
Sir Henry
Herbert H. Asquith
Biarritz
Henry Campbel-Bannerman
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Edward
Biarritzt
Mr. Asquith
Indiana Republicans Nominate Tickets At State Convention
The Indiana Republican state convention adopted a platform and endorsed Vice President Fairbanks. It instructed the 30 state delegates to Chicago to support his nomination and named a full slate for state offices including James E. Watson for governor and Fremont C. Goodwine for lieutenant governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Fairbanks
Chicago
James E. Watson
Rushville
Fremont C. Goodwine
Williamsport
Fred A. Sims
Frankfort
John C. Bilheimer
Washington
Oscar Hadley
Plain
Agricultural bill passes with wide appropriation total
Washington House approves an agricultural appropriation bill totaling 11 million. Democrats prepare a threatened filibuster. In executive session the Senate confirms four diplomatic appointments including David Jayne Hill to Germany, Spencer F. Eddy to Argentina, and Arthur M. Beaupre to the Netherlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Spencer F. Eddy
Argentina
Arthur M. Beaupre
Netherlands
Cambridge Wins Goat Race at Putney Varsity Boat Race
Cambridge claimed the 3rd consecutive varsity boat race victory over Oxford at Putney, defeating the rival by about 214 lengths in a decisive performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Putney
England
Oxford
St Paul murderer confesses in old house case
St Paul Minnesota police report John Smolensky a 73 year old Polish rag picker was murdered on Saturday March 21 his body found Sunday in a cellar. Fred Eschle 47 an ex convict was arrested hours later and confessed claiming he had lived with the body for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
John Smolensky
Fred Eschle
Rachie
Taft Enjoys Fast paced Chicago Dinners and Speeches
Secretary Taft wrapped up a whirlwind Chicago visit with banquets and speeches at the Commercial Club Congress hotel then held a quiet dinner with Yale classmates and spoke to the Order of Railway Conductors. He later addressed the Irish Fellowship club and the Hamilton club and greeted about a thousand attendees in Monroe Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Taft
Congress Hotel
Yale
Omaha
Press Club
Auditorium
Irish Fellowship Club
Great Northern
Hamilton Club
Theodore Roosevelt
Monroe Street
Severe floods hit Tug and Elkhorn valleys in West Virginia
In the greatest flood since the cloudburst seven years ago the Tug river Elkhorn and Bluestone overflowed their banks after 3 inches of rain in 36 hours. Hundreds camped along mountain sides as homes flooded. Three lives lost at North Fork and two at Keystone, bridges washed away disrupting Norfolk and Western rail traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
W. Va
Tug River
Tug
Virginia
West Virginia
North Fork
Keystone
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Big Fire Destroys Badger State Lumber Plant Elk Mound Wis
A Sunday fire in Elk Mound near Eau Claire destroyed the Badger State Lumber plant and Brackett Repine and Weber mercantile stock. A special North Western train rushed aid saving the town. Loss listed at 20000 dollars. three tramps sought for arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis
Badger State Lumber Company
Here
Elk Mound
Northwestern
Brackett, Repine & Weber
Rev Edward Abbott D D Dies in Boston
Rev Edward Abbott D D pastor emeritus of St James Cambridge and prominent author died at Homeopathic Hospital in Boston. He was a noted preacher and a church leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Edward Abbott
St. James Veasker
Cambridge
Lyman Abbott
Homeopathic Hospital
Costly Distillery Blaze Darkens Peoria Plant
A two am fire on the Corning Distilling plant’s fourth floor caused 230000 in damage. The blaze spread through the six story mill and the adjoining still house, sending a green red torch of flames atop a hundred foot beer tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Lynchburg
Norfolk & Western Overall Company
W. G. Dunnington
Farmville
Dunnington
Kentucky
Watson and Williams Nominated by People's Party
The People's party convention in St. Louis nominated Thomas E. Watson of Georgia for president and Samuel Williams of Indiana for vice president after tense sessions. Nebraska and Minnesota delegates backed William J. Bryan, attempted adjournment, and withdrew when Jay W. Forest moved Watson’s nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United States
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Samuel Williams
Indiana
People’s Party
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wiliam J. Bryan
Jay W. Forest
Albany
N. Y
Watson
T. J. Weighan
Heflin Sued for 20000 Damages Over Street Car Altercation
Louis Lundy sues Representative Thomas Heflin of Alabama in district supreme court for 20000 in damages claiming Heflin kicked slapped and knocked him from a street car on March 27 after objecting to the man's drinking in the presence of women. Lundy says he was shot and suffered a head wound and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas Heflin
Alabama
District Supreme Court
Louis Lundy
Lundy
Mr. Heflin
Terre Haute arson verdict man shoots detective in court
Henry McDonald found guilty of arson shoots Detective William E. Dwyer and wounds other officers in the Terre Haute circuit courtroom after the verdict is announced. McDonald was seriously wounded in the exchange and had been on trial for dynamiting stores and a church in Sanford last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Henry
McDonald
William E. Dwyer
Sanford
Rhodes Scholarship Winner in Nebraska Named
Joseph E. Smith of Cotner University Lincoln was chosen Thursday as Nebraska's Rhodes Scholar for Oxford. A 19 year old junior, he lives in Overton Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Lincoln
Neb
Joseph E. Smith
Cotner
Christian Church) University of Lincoln
Nebraska
Oxford University
Overton
Warships collide off Isle of Wight killing 36 sailors
In a naval disaster near the Isle of Wight the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger and the cruiser Berwick collided. Thirty six men perished including Lieut. Middleton the Tiger's commander. The incident occurred near Portsmouth England with both ships involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
England
Lieut
Middleton
Tiger
Isle of Wight
Berwick
Syrup of Figs and Senna Promoted as Ideal Laxative
The Well-Informed favor Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna for a simple pleasant laxative. California Fig Syrup Co. markets this gentle, effective remedy and urges purchase only of its genuine product through leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
The Part He Preferred by Joaquin Miller
The recluse poet Joaquin Miller visits San Francisco where a hostess recalls Parisian gown beauty. He listens and then cryptically praises only the part she wore, ending the discussion with a wry remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Miller
San Francisco
Skin Troubles Cured By Cuticura Remedies
J. F. Hennen of Milan Missouri reports twelve to fifteen years of itching and a painful breakout cured by Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. After influenza and pneumonia left leg swelling and breakout, Cuticura three-times cured the leg as well. May 13 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hennen
Milan
Hypnotist's Wife Invited to Band Concert Stir
A southern student in Boston lodging in Columbus avenue complains of nightly quarrels next door. The landlady explains the ruckus is Prof Whiteside, the hypnotist, trying to persuade his wife to attend the band concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Columbus Avenue
When It Came to Raising
A humorous Illustrated Sunday Magazine vignette features a newlywed country girl and her rural husband reacting to a well intentioned but nosy speaker who urges child raising. The husband quips that time outside the kitchen should be spent raising vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
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