Fourth of July Picnic at Ferdinand
A Ferdinand community note lists social visits including Mr Jack Neu of St Meinrad as guest of John Gerber and families from Evansville visiting relatives at the Convent Sister Cosma. Evansville residents Miss Meyer and Miss Determann joined Mrs John Gerber for weekend calls. Also a Ferdinand post office notice lists uncalled letters for June 30 1907 with Eleisebet Schumb as a recipient. undelivered items may be sent to the dead letter office August 1 1907 unless collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Neu
St. Meinrad
John Gerber
Ferdinand
Eleisebet Schumb
A. G. Wellenmann
P. M
Ferdinand Township Trustee's Saturday Office Hours
The Ferdinand township trustee in Dubois County Indiana will conduct township business every Saturday at his Ferdinand office. Citizens with township matters are urged to present them on that day. Wa Helm ing Trustee Ferdinand Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Township
Dubois County
Ind
Wa. Helming
Ferdinand, Ind
Application for Liquor License Ferdinand 1907
Mathias Olinger, a 21 year old resident of Ferdinand, applies to Dubois County commissioners at the August 1907 term for leave to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart, for one year, at a 20 by 20 foot room on the ground floor of a two story building at the southeast corner of Lot 123 on Ohio Street, with permission to sell luncheon and confection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand
Board of Commissioners
Dubois County
Indiana
Ohio Street
Ferdinand Township
State of
Mathias Olinger
Newspaper Clubbing Offer For Subscriptions
The notice advertises a clubbing subscription where remitting one dollar allows one year access to several publications. It lists Louisville Herald and Louisville Courier Journal as options along with Cincinnati Enquirer in a promotional package. The pricing suggests significant savings versus individual rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Herald
Ouisville Courier Journal
Startling Exposures in Haywood Trial Defense
Detectives and officials of state agencies are cited in defense of William D. Haywood as the trial resumes. The defense claims a counter conspiracy by Pinkerton agents and mine owners to destroy the Western Federation of Miners, with witness Morris Friedman supplying reports. The case centers on alleged plots to indict and possibly execute federation leaders, including Haywood, Mayer, and Pettibone, amid manufactured evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Ida
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Mine Owners’ Association
Citizens’ Alliance of
Colorado
Idaho
Western Federation of Miners
William D. Haywood
Blarry Orchard
Morris Friedman
Pinkertong
Western Division
Denver
Friedman
Western Federation
Pinkerton
Pinkertons
Clarence Darrow
Wood
Haywood
Orchard
Steunenberg
Moyer
Pettibone
Steve Adams
Jack Simpkins
The
Mayer
Federation
Taft Denies Isthmian Commission Shakeup Rumors
Washington June 29 Secretary Taft rejects reports of discontent at the Isthmian canal commission and of officers planning to quit. He says no immediate changes are planned and no one has communicated dissatisfaction. He confirms resignations by Ripley and Jackson Smith are unfounded rumors and notes work progresses, with Goethals receiving full support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
United States
Col. Goethaly
Gaethala
Col. Gorthals
David W. Ross
Ross
Ripely
Col. Goethals
Ripley
Bird
Panama Railroad
Tr Jackson Smith
Bishop
Commission
Bombs Hurled At Policemen In Harlem Riots
In northern Manhattan a violent disturbance broke out despite an end to garbage cart drivers’ strike. Bombs and bricks struck police, four hundred officers struggled to control the mob as hundreds of women joined the chaos. Several officers injured, one seriously, as blasts rocked Second Avenue and 107th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
McClelan
Harlem
107Th Street
First Avenue
Second Avenue
Arrests in Guatemala purge threaten Cabrera regime
Mexico City July 2 report says President Cabrera of Guatemala ordered 160 citizens jailed for alleged complicity in a recent assassination attempt. Prisoners were executed in groups, with several sentenced to death. Wealthy detainees are said to be on Cabrera's list, charges viewed as politically motivated. Central American residents plan a mass meeting to discuss the crisis. In Dalton Georgia a man named Posey was hanged on a railroad viaduct after confessing to assaulting his stepdaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Dalton
Dock Posey
Whitfield County
Posey
Frisco Cannon Ball Train Wreck Near Fayetteville
The Frisco southbound Cannon Ball derailed five miles from Fayetteville due to a washout after a storm. Engineer Stevenson opened the throttle to cross the gap, saving many lives as the engine and several cars cleared the break. the dining car and two sleepers overturned. R. R. Weems of Van Buren sustained the most serious injuries but is expected to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Ark
Frisco
Hafler
Stevenson
Here
R. R. Weems
van Buren
Aged Men Dead and Dying in Chicago Accidents
In Chicago on June 29 two elderly men died or were dying from vehicle incidents. Charles H. Swift struck an 80-year-old watchman, John Ong, at West 33d Street. Swift rushed him to Provident Hospital and blamed no fault. Horace E. Stump, 67, traffic manager of American Express Co, died after falling from C A Coey’s automobile at Michigan Boulevard and 14th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles H. Swift
Swift & Co
John Ong
West 33d Street
Juror Drops Dead In Minneapolis Trial
Chas Hamilton, a juror in the case against former Insurance Commissioner B E H Dearth for bribery, collapsed as he was entering the jury box and died twenty minutes later from heart disease. The trial will be resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Chas
Hamilton
B E. H. Dearth
Tribery
Young Girl Choked To Death In Wisconsin Woods
In Wausau Wisconsin on July 2 Jennie Rehle age 16 daughter of John E Rehle was assaulted and murdered in a wooded strip along the road near her home. Two men were arrested on suspicion and supplied the names Irvit Bartlett of Nashville and James Mackey of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Jennie Rehle
John E. Rehle
Irvit Bartlett
Nashville
James Mackey
Chicago
Fire Destroys Thirty Buildings in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Texas July 1 fire began in the Palace Amusement Co skating rink and spread to the Mineral Wells sanitarium four story brick housing patients all moved out no fatalities reported. Bath house Lithia pavilion and part of Wann Hotel destroyed about 30 small frame structures burned total loss estimated over 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Wells
Tex
Palace Amusement Co
Mineral Wells Sanitarium
Lithia Pavillion
Wann Hotel
Four Men Killed In Bethlehem Steel Train Crash
Bethlehem Pa July 2 two loaded cars separated from a Bethlehem Steel Co train at the steel works crashed into a shifting engine killing Weston A Gross Hellerton Harry J Martin Bethlehem Wm Dorney Center Valley and R Nuss Getting Closer Observatories in Havana report a severe earthquake about 931 miles south lasting over an hour at Belen College observatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Co
The
Steel Works
Weston A. Gross
Hellerton
Harry J. Martin
Bethlehen
Wm Dorney
Center Valley
R. Nuss
Havana
Belen College
Widow Slays Sister in Law in Warrensburg Quarrel
In Warrensburg Missouri on June 29 Mrs Walter Herd of Bristle Ridge killed her sister in law Mrs James Herd with a butcher knife during a quarrel. The incident is reported as a domestic homicide with no immediate motive disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater
Warrensburg
Walter Herd
Bristle Ridge
James Herd
Francis Penton Pioneer Dies at 107 in Vandalia
Vandalia June 29 Francis Penton aged 107, a regional pioneer, dies as mention notes his grandfather lived to 110. Nashville June 29 Judge Fulton sentences football figure Sam Parker killer to ten years in prison. motive linked to domestic gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Francis Penton
Nashville
Tenn
Judse J. B Fulton
Sam Parker
Widow of Rev Karl Frostag Dies After Care Incident
June 20 report states Mrs Karl J Frostag is the widow of Rev Karl J Frostag and died in a care related incident. Details are scant but indicate a fatal outcome connected to care services. Further information on location and cause is not provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl J
Karl J. Frostag
Two Thousand Coming to Vancouver by Steamship
Arrangements are under way in Honolulu to charter steamships each capable of carrying 2,000 Japanese passengers, with ships to sail from Honolulu to Vancouver British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu, Jay 2
Honolulu
Vancouver BC
Chicago Street Car Workers Gain Wage Advance
Chicago traction employees on the street car and elevated lines on the north and west sides receive a wage increase from seven to ten percent. The raise covers nearly seven thousand workers, with the July timing and broad citywide inclusion noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Teaching Calves to Drink
Instructions on calf feeding warn against cornering calves or placing a hand on their heads to force drinking. Describes how restraint increases agitation and suggests using a mechanical calf feeder and stanchions as effective training tools for calves separated from their mothers.
Mange in Calves Requires Quick Farm Action
When mange breaks out among calves, disinfect housing with weekly treatments from a common watering pot and use several disinfectants. Provide fresh straw daily and ensure good ventilation. If signs appear near the eyes or elsewhere, apply a glycerine and carbolic acid mixture rubbed in with a brush. Be vigilant at first signs of disease.
Estimating milk to butter yield from cows
A historical note explains the rough ratio of milk needed to make butter, suggesting about fourteen pounds of milk per pound of butter. It discusses practical estimation and hints at the common belief of the era regarding dairy yields from cows.
Robbing One's Self Through Selfish Farming
The text warns that buying patent rights or chasing get rich quick schemes robs oneself. It notes additional missteps include overcropping and selling crops without reinvesting in the land. The passage emphasizes sustainable work like clearing fallen timber and removing trees that risk future growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nittia
Tassa
Garestyr
Oranges Aid Against Disease Germs Says Scientist
An eminent Japanese bacteriologist reports that acids in lemons apples and other citric fruits destroy disease germs. Citric acids kill cholera in fifteen minutes and typhoid in about thirty, even when diluted. Drinking orange juice can cleanse the stomach much like a tube, except in gastric catarrh where a tube may be needed.
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Miss Meyer
Miss Determann
Evansville
Cumberland
Cabrera
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Butler
E. A. Connor
St Johns
N.B
Columbia
Richard Williams
Baker
Springfield
Willams
Newport
J. A. Sondermann
Ferdinand Electric Light Co
J. C. Goldbach
Gustav Weerter
Asdruble Thacker
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