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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
6
A speaker argues spankings in the children court aid reform and moral learning. He recalls his own punishment and says parental authority and simple corrections help youths, asserting the method is more effective when administered in court than at home.
The article notes Hindu youths from India travel abroad to study in Japan and the United States to learn key ideas for reform. It highlights Swadeshi progress since 1905, including social changes, education, and a push to raise home industries. It argues America’s growth offers models for India’s development.
The article argues that the world disperses into distinct natures including animals plants and humans. It asserts a design to maintain individuality through physical defenses and psychological traits such as envy pride jealousy and revenge which spur self-assertion and protection from absorption by others.
Reports from Kings Mountain and Antras in Campbell County describe a violent drive against Black workers. Bands of white miners threaten death and expulsion, trapping about 60 to 150 Black miners and families in mines and commissaries. Authorities rush armed support as terror spreads.
Mrs Edward D B Griggs of Jer sesville IL dragged her husband from the blazing Otter Creek clubhouse on the Illinois river near Hardin and beat out flames from his oil soaked clothes with her bare hands. Griggs was burned head to foot and believed fatal. The exclusive club owned by Charles J Nugent and other St Louisans burned completely with losses estimated at 310,000. Griggs tripped on a rug while aiding servants carrying lighted lamps into the dining room as guests were seated when the lamp exploded.
Oliver Rouse, held for trial at the September circuit term on a statutory charge in Marshall Michigan, died after refusing to eat since incarceration on July 15. He was 66, and had attempted suicide multiple times, preferring death over trial.
Immigration officials report 18 Japanese nationals captured trying to cross the border at San Antonio Eagle Pass and Tucson will be brought to San Francisco for deportation.
In San Francisco on August 16 Whang Chang stands trial for the murder of Durhau White. The case centers on unresolved allegations and the courtroom proceedings reveal key testimony and defense arguments.
Bedford Indiana reports the drowning of Joseph Burnham 21 son of Dr and Mrs H M Burnham while boating with a party of prominent Bedford youths at Kelly Castle on White river. Miss Hanna Moore cousin to the drowned youth was saved after Burnham tried to rescue her but sank in an eddy.
Indiana state figures show total taxable property increased by about 2.6 billion dollars from 1904 to 1949. In 1907 the state total stood at 1.7678 billion dollars with gains reflected across all property types. Largest valuations are in Marion, Allen, Vigo, Lake, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, Madison, Tippecanoe, Grant, Delaware, Vanderburgh, Laporte.
Dr Alonzo McDowell of Freelandsville loses control of a new car near Bicknell Indiana. His son James Dowell, 16, dies from a broken neck. Guests Mr and Mrs Gottlieb Osterhage and their seven year old daughter are injured. The girl dies overnight. Mrs Osterhage has a broken arm. her husband unharmed.
Shots fired at Pennsylvania Railroad Train No. 18 bound for Cincinnati near Hagerstown Indiana injure conductor John Rains and damage windows. Investigators trace fire to a thicket near Sulphur Springs where rail attacks have risen over the past year, including a near derailment of Train No. 1 a few weeks earlier.
Goshen Indiana National Concrete Co and Hack-Dorn Co of Indianapolis are defendants in injunction proceedings against county commissioners to annul bridge contracts totaling 30000 dollars. Peter T Longacre of Elkhart sues on behalf of Frank Brumbaugh of Elkhart Bridge and Iron Works, an unsuccessful bidder. Judge Dodge to hear temporary restraining order in Elkhart.
Indianapolis official Billheimer charges Fairbanks Trust Co of Fairbanks Sullivan County with lack of paid capital and no stockholder meetings or authorized business in Indiana since incorporation by the secretary of state. The firm authorized $25,000 capital but no capital paid and no directors or officers meeting ever held.
A gasoline launch carrying John Schnake and ten others struck a gravel barge in Evansville port and flipped. Six children were among the occupants swept by the river’s swift current until John West the barge watchman used a skiff and ropes to rescue everyone.
In Rvansville Indiana two white men assaulted George Mondie, a Black man, stabbing him severely as they discussed the Springfield riots. Mondie’s life hangs in the balance as the assailants fled the scene.
About 30 000 residents from Goshen Warsaw Milford New Paris Leesburg and surrounding towns petitioned the Winona Interurban Railway for Sunday service. The company has refused for two years citing the directors religious beliefs.
A horse belonging to farmer Fred Groff in Princeton indifferently faced two passing cars. The spirited animal ceased motion and trembled at the sight of the autos, then suddenly convulsed and died from fright.
Investigation notes a middle aged man found dead on Big Four railroad tracks near Washington Park in Indianapolis. A switch engine cut him in two and a card bearing the name Edward Stack of Cincinnati was found in his pocket.
Reports from across Indiana indicate heavy rainfall will save most corn and fruit crops. Some areas saw corn damaged by prior drought and may yield less than last year.
Pearl Dimmett, 23, shot Henry Gentry during a confrontation while returning from a party in Booneville Indiana. Sheriff Scales was fired upon during Dimmett’s arrest by Homer Hoskins, 24, who missed. Green Flynn, wanted in Kentucky, was taken to Somerset, Ky, on a requisition. Flynn faces twenty three indictments for violating the Nauor law and has run a Terre Haute saloon for a year.
Towell Hoaldwin aged 13 drowned while swimming in the river several miles below Evansville Indiana after being seized by cramps. His companions could not reach him to provide aid.
Howard Neptune was found dead by his wife in Celina Indiana seated on the back steps of his home with his feet in a basin of water wearing only a night shirt. Heart disease was the cause of death.
Judge James L. Clark of the Hendricks Circuit Court presides over a local phone case in Danville Indiana. Proceedings focus on alleged issues related to telephone service and consumer rights. The court session addresses filing status and potential remedies for residents.
Indianapolis mourns diplomat Joseph Roger Herod who died of gastritis after arriving from New Canaan Connecticut. In 1893 he was named secretary of the legation at Tokyo by President Harrison and rose to first secretary under Cleveland. He formerly served as a Union Army captain and was a leading First district Republican.
Carl Vaar 21 of Connersville jumped onto moving freight cars at Brookville as a train pulled away. He slipped between rail and platform, losing both legs and one arm. In Evansville Stella McGregor of Providence Ky caused a cartridge explosion when rubbish was thrown into a stove. a girl may die.
A bartender from Indianapolis identified in his own statement that the death resulted from self-inflicted action. Police and coroner notes indicate an inquest into the incident to determine circumstances and cause.
A advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elisir of Senna as a superior personal and family laxative. It claims gentle cleansing, pleasant action, and no debility, praising the California Fig Syrup Co. as the genuine manufacturer and noting sale by leading druggists.
The exchange features Cholly remarking on wonders like riders without horses and telegraphs without wires while Maude comments on thought and brains, capturing a playful, late era chat.
Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia reports dramatic relief from backache and kidney trouble after taking Doan’s Kidney Pills. She initially wrote January 31 1903 claiming cure and again on June 20 1907 stating she has had no kidney trouble for over four years. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An old lady scolds a wet boy for not going home. He explains he swam and fears his mother will wear herself out waiting. The humorous exchange ends with a playful forecast about his hair drying before reaching home.
An advertisement recounts a baby with severe eczema cured in three months after use of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. It cites Mrs Alice L Dowell of St. Louis in 1907 and contrasts doctors with the claimed home remedy. It also includes a stray joke about marriage and work.
fragmented OCR notes from TRIPP COUNTY region mention grazing lands and Rosebud extension. references to Chicago & North Western Railway and border town status, with uncertain dates and locations.
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