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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
3
Life insurance experts reveal a startling case as General D H Rucker reaches 96 and survives claims against his policy. Analysts cite mortality tables showing low odds of reaching 95, yet the veteran remains hale. The piece humorously notes policy rituals and the quirks of actuarial science in aging.
The bridal table of Mrs. William H. Taft, wife of the Republican presidential candidate, remains the family's prized possession. It carried the breakfast at the wedding of William Howard Taft and Helen Herron and traveled from Cincinnati to Washington via Mrs. Herron's care. Now stored in an attic awaiting resurrection, the table may return to the White House or Taft home as the family dining table.
Baron Alexander de Pury Herve, aide to Bismarck and scion of a noble German house, was buried in a quiet ceremony with few mourners and a single red rose on his coffin. His life crossed wars, sensational marriages, disinheritance, journalism, and a late return to Washington before his death following a health strain.
The national conservation commission, appointed by President Roosevelt, surveys U S resources. Data on lands, minerals and meters will be gathered through state commissions and national groups. The plan aims for a report by January 1909 and inventories beginning in fall. The first meetings are set for December 1 with a joint Neen meeting a week later.
The article surveys Mr. Bryan’s speech of acceptance portraying his opposition as sweeping and implacable. It notes promises and accusations against Republicans, tariff reform hopes, and doubts about harmony with a Republican Senate and hostile Democrats. It assesses Bryan’s Jeffersonian ideals as the core of his platform.
The article cites Bryan accusing the Republican Party of unfairness toward the GOP and questions why antitrust and railroad laws were not enacted. It defends Congress for passing the Hepburn Elkins and witness-stand acts, noting their restraining and remedial aims. It also notes Bryan’s failed tariff reform efforts and critiques of his campaigns.
The piece argues that the western states are imbued with populist ideas fostered by Roosevelt and carried by Bryan, making populism a cross party force. It credits Taft with the challenge of keeping the region aligned with a conservative bloc, noting no living Republican may do so better.
Mr James Kerr of Pennsylvania pledges to raise one hundred thousand dollars in his state for the Democratic cause. He notes that Mr Bryan will not accept funds from corporations or from individuals with corporate interests. Col Guffey will receive no payment.
A cryptic cryptic note cites Tienmry Watterson predicting Bryan's election by a grand swell akin to Cleveland's triumph. The speaker, Henry, expresses hopeful energy but hints at personal recall and uncertain sentiment about the outcome.
The Pittsburg Press notes Bryan and Kern urge farmer donations to a Democratic fund while arguing that farmers prosper under Republican tariff policy. The piece argues most farmers will back the Republican fund rather than contribute to Bryan's campaign, due to 12 years of Republican rule.
An independent view expresses support for Taft citing his temperament and calm judgment. The Baltimore Sun argues Taft would hasten prosperous business conditions and prudent administration, while acknowledging readers may disagree.
The Baltimore American urges southern states to break from the imagined solid Democratic South and align with the Republican stance on living issues. It argues the Progressive South relies on policies once championed by Republicans for ongoing prosperity, noting substantial regional growth under free trade.
In Wabash Indiana Joel F Baker a carpenter and widow Sylvia Hernice were found dead after Baker shot Hernice five times then killed himself. A traveling man at a livery stable noticed a buggy with the couple asleep outside and the horse returning with the bodies. The investigation shows Baker acted on a planned farewell tied to Hernice which would have seen her depart for Benton Harbor to marry.
Indianapolis hosts state officers to study giving Gov. Hanly broader powers for funding institutions and fighting night riders. Southern Indiana complaints signal possible terror among tobacco growers. In Columbus, Mrs. Tillie Schultz visits sister Mrs. Kate Huffman for the first time since 50 years ago, tracing divergent lives after marriages to differing fortunes.
In Columbus Indiana two large cans of gasoline were found hidden in woods near Edward Nail’s home bolstering the belief that Earl Stitt the man who confessed writing Black Hand letters to Nail and 45 other farmers intended to carry out the threats.
John Treggas ser was instantly killed and George Raik badly injured while unloading a seven ton oil tank on a glass factory yard. The box car toppled by the tank crushed them between it and a flat car, severing Treggas ser’s head.
The St Louis Globe Democrat accuses Bryan of political hypocrisy by urging half dollars as full value while attacking government honesty. It notes Bryan detaches from The Commoner for a season, though the paper will remain in name.
Evansville Indiana shoe store proprietor Bernhard Hetthaus says a man signing as R Newell of Cincinnati sent him a package containing $1000 claiming he owed it to Hetthaus. Hetthaus cannot recall lending money to anyone by that name and asks help locating the sender.
Alfred Lofland shot his brother Lon as he emerged from a Crawfordsville residence believing him a burglar. Lon Lofland is in precarious condition while Alfred lies prostrated. Fire in Evansville destroys several homes and stables in the river district, with losses in the thousands. A fire horse died during the alarm run.
A public discourse centers on William Jennings Bryan as critics argue his stance misreads public saving trends. Supporters defend his call for prudent spending amid economic concern and rising inflation.
Drought forces suspension of mining operations in several locations around Terre Haute Indiana and dries ponds used for engine boiler water, disrupting industrial supply.
In Boonville Indiana a neighborly feud sparked by children throwing stones at windows escalated when Mrs Sam Smith wife of the city fire chief fatally wounded one neighbor and seriously injured two others Virge Pate 68 and his wife were beaten with a baseball bat Mrs Wagner was also struck A revolver was fired but all shots missed Mrs Smith was arrested and released on bonds
Mrs Horace Brown 42 of Noblesville died in Indiana from blood poisoning after a spider bite on her upper lip while sleeping in a Pullman car returning from Yellowstone National Park. Her head swelled to twice its normal size before death.
Logansport Indiana statewide search to locate relatives of Mrs Anne Burge who physicians say became demented from an opium habit induced by patent medicines. The well dressed woman with money was arrested but cannot recall her home or aid identification.
The seventh annual convention adjourned in Marion after selecting Newcastle as the next meeting site. Officers elected: President Marion F. Elliott Jay County, Vice President W. F Ward Carmel, Secretary G. B. W. Robbins Rochester. An extra session of the Indiana Legislature was called for September 18 in Indianapolis to address the local option law and night rider troubles.
The Indiana State Nurses Association held its annual meeting in Evansville and will elect officers for the next year. Nominees for president include Miss Sellers of Fort Wayne and Miss Allie E. Butler of Evansville.
Gambling ran through the Boonville crowd as showmen and money changers swindled attendees and took hundreds of dollars amid the year’s largest turnout for the town circus.
In Evansville Indiana Matthew Harlan eighteen went with his sweetheart Miss May Bolin sixteen to a park armed with a revolver. Bolin feared an attack and had Harlan arrested.
A Cleveland firm Badgeley and Nickles is awarded the contract to prepare plans for a new Methodist church in Bloomington Indiana. The stone and brick building is valued at about 70000 dollars and will be erected in the city.
A petition was filed to place the Ft. Wayne and Springfield interurban line into receivership, stirring activity in local business circles as creditors seek control of the property.
Mrs. Hattie Sharp died at the city hospital after a dramatic effort to shield her 5-year-old son from an oncoming street car. The incident underscores dangers on city transit and cites officials reviewing street safety measures.
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