Boat Turned Over, Four Occupants Die
A boat overturned after a turn causing the death of four people aboard. Rescue efforts followed as authorities investigated the incident and identified the deceased.
07 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
1
A boat overturned after a turn causing the death of four people aboard. Rescue efforts followed as authorities investigated the incident and identified the deceased.
The sloop Belle of Brooklyn capsized near Norwalk Connecticut during a gale. Edward Ruth survived after hours in icy water, lashed to the stern, then picked up unconscious by the tug Wyoming. Brothers Jacob Ruth and August Jaeger and companions George Glassen Otto Pfleger perished. Jaeger left a widow and two children.
William Lay cock of Daggett Michigan shot and killed his drunken father as the elder man attacked the mother and dragged her by the hair. The son was arrested but likely to be cleared. In St Paul two Coplovich children suffocated in a house fire started during parents’ absence. a third child was fatally injured.
In San Antonio Texas on June 3 a passenger train No 8 derailed two miles west of Lozier. One man was instantly killed and a score of passengers injured with some expected to die. The cause is under investigation with possible derailment or defective steel. officials have not yet determined the post mortem findings.
George P. Decker, 21, an agent for United States Express Co at Old Point Comfort, robbed the safe and started a blaze on the Federal pier destroying books, papers, and freight from Adams Express Co and other lines. He confessed after arrest by Chief Detective Bradford. Decker, from Harpers Ferry, admitted being short in accounts and fleeing before an expected auditor arrived.
In Pittsburg on June 4 two men were wounded in a shooting and a third man killed himself after the act. Patrick Reardon 23 shot himself after wounding Thomas Morton and Moorehead, who were injured in the attack at a boarding house in the east end. Reardon had accused Morton of knowing where a woman named Anna Vortish was.
Actress Corda Krum Nathansen was shot and mortally wounded by her husband at the theater in Copenhagen on June 4. The suspect allegedly acted after a jealous dispute, with authorities reporting a fatal incident tied to a domestic conflict.
Idaho opening statement by James H. Hawley targets William D. Haywood and the Federation of Miners. He accuses a 15 year conspiracy of murder, terrorism, and political control across mining communities, with numerous fatal attacks and an inner circle using assassination as a trade.
Three men died when a gasoline laden car exploded amid burning freight cars near the Chicago Indiana and Southern and Wabash lines. F W Hatting of Reddick John Frazier and Austin Stocton of Danville were killed. blast shattered windows and toppled chimneys for miles. Additional injuries reported from a Port Blanchard coal mine air motor explosion.
June 4 briefing notes an incident in Newport with a late event affecting Monday schedules. Details are sparse but indicate a swift response and local follow up planned.
The North American Review editor argues for a tax on spinsters claiming they reap civilization benefits without adequate return. He concedes property tax but exempts personal property, labeling spinsterhood obstinacy and a burden on progress. The piece notes opposition to the idea and cites potential reform through taxation.
The Berbers, descendants of those cast out of Canaan, retain their own language Shiilah and customs in the Atlas mountains. They resist Arab plains absorption, while Arabs dominate the lowlands and Spain’s conquest era.
A Washington Geological Survey correspondent describes Bilton in the inland near Sumatra and Borneo as famed for tin mines. He notes natural glass balls found among tin ore with grooved surfaces, unlikely to be artificial, with similar finds in Borneo, Java, and Australia.
New Orleans reports Captain C. L. McGill of the United States dreige Barnard drowned when a sailboat overturned. Six other men were aboard. Dr H H Seebeld narrowly escaped as he tried to save McGill.
The Dubois County Board of Commissioners and County Council met Monday in the Auditor’s office to conduct important business. Judge E A Ely opened the June term of the circuit court, and ex-Congressman W T Zenor aided in securing a continuance in the Behrens embezzlement case. Superintendent of actions William Melchair was re elected, with about 150 witnesses and jurors present for the Behrens matter.
June 1 report from St Meinrad notes high water along the low lands near Anderson with two to three days of inundation. A mail carrier navigated by Ballisco crossing via Mariah Hill to Johnsburg. St Joseph Society grants use of St Joseph Hall for youth education and entertainment as Rev Ludwig Fuchs urges engagement. Children’s day featured a cloudy morning but a march from Holy Mage to the schoolhouse with banners and songs led by Rev Louis Fuche and teacher Widm medictin.
Attendees note kindness and provision of necessities for children. Benno Taurine and others joined in a pleasant gathering for children and adults. John M. Schnell from Troy Indiana attended to see former scholars, with hopes to improve next year's event.
In Adyville heavy rain and high water persist. Several visitors travel through Tuesday including Nicholas Walz Herb Walker Ed Tinsley and Dr Mayfield. Local work includes road grading by Mr Kessner and painting by Fritz Bromm and John Lusch at Ferdinand Hoosier School Boy. A Jersey cow died from spinal disease.
Cool weather settles Foxey Hollow as Henry Trotter and Andy Kellar haul wheat to St Anthony at 95 cents a bushel. Local visitors include George Greasy of Louisville visiting Mrs Vic Drach and families from Metzger, Kellar, and Huelsman households. A birthday surprise for Miss Tretter celebrates twenty-one youths with dancing and Swisser Mark band music.
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