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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1907
Page
1
The treasury will delay allotments for new one year Panama bonds and certificates until after November 30. Officials say applications are streaming in but precise subscription totals and allotment plans remain unsettled.
Three workers died and four were fatally injured after a cage plunged 100 feet in a waterworks tunnel shaft in Toronto. The cable failed at the top, causing the weights to collapse onto the men below in the shaft under the bay.
Salvation Army leader General Booth says people everywhere grow tired of religion and cites London’s 2,990,000 churchless residents. His remarks touch on Europe and America as heathen-like areas. The item notes a divorce granted to Walker of Lawrence, Massachusetts, due to a wife’s persistence in distress.
A grand jury charged William Gow director and major stockholder Arthur D Campbell cashier and M Honard Maxwell president with grand larceny and forgery. Maxwell remained jailed after failing to post 230000 bond while Gow and Campbell were bailed at 27500 and 20000 respectively. Additional indictments against two bank officials and a customer are expected.
About 16,000 workers on the Pacific coast extension of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway have had 25 cents a day cut already and face a further 25 cent cut on December 1. The wage reductions stem from layoffs across western roads and industry, saving $5,000 daily and lowering project costs by $1.506 million annually.
The Chinese imperial edict orders territorial officials to protect foreign missionaries and Chinese converts, to post treaty rights allowing preaching, and to enforce observance under severe penalties for those who spread false rumors or disturb the work.
After years of work and over a million dollars spent, Dam No 5 at Freedom along the Ohio River is ready to operate. No opening ceremony will be held this year. The Deep Waterways Improvement Association of Teaver County plans a general celebration next year when all Ohio River dams are completed.
Chancellor J W Stout ruled in Gallatin that the state’s bill to revoke the Standard Oil Company license and bar it from operating in Tennessee stands. The case cites alleged illegal discrimination and a pre 1903 transaction with the Cassetty Oil Company of Nashville. The Standard will appeal the decision.
The Canadian bank statement shows that Canadian banks withdrew 15,0000 from Wall Street in October.
Five men died and several were injured when a boiler exploded at planing mill No. 2 of John J. Roper lumber mills in Gilmer ton Norfolk county Virginia. The dead included FB W Ferrer a carpenter BR B Sorrell a planter Ambrose Dozier a picker and two unnamed black workers. A white man named Garnes sustained fatal injuries.
A Columbus meeting of the Ohio League of Republican Clubs endorsed Joseph Benson Foraker for re election to the U S Senate and as the Republican nominee for President in 1908 The 88 county body declared opposition to proposals to eliminate Foraker and voiced strong support with about 100 attendees including Warren G Harding and Conrad J Mattern The resolution expresses confidence in Foraker and bids him loyalty as he returns to Washington endorsing him for reelection and for the White House.
Osservatore Romano reports Pope's decree binding on conscience any past or future Biblical commission decisions on modernism. It reiterates penalties for opposing syllabus and encyclical and calls for vigilance against liberal books. Railroads show a 1.97 percent drop in second week of November earnings compared with prior year.
Inquiry into the November explosion in Lisbon led to the arrest of 80 people and seizure of over 700 bombs. An anarchist cell reportedly planned to use a device at the San Mario theater, amid rising public alarm and strict censorship. Authorities say publications face prosecutions for attacks on the King and Papal Nuncio.
In Tangier, General Bagdam, head of Sultan Abd-el-Agiz's army, defeats Mulal Rachid, commander of Mulal Hafid's southern forces, signaling another setback for the pretender.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co reports stockholders increased by 8 050 since October 4, with total holders now 52 622 compared to 13 572 on October 1. Indicates broad small investor buying in railroad stocks.
Reports from Dun and Company show improved conditions in commerce and manufacturing nationwide as currency supplies rise in Minneapolis and other centers. Bakeries and grain trade rebound, while Philadelphia wool markets and textile production remain restrained. Portland sees less drastic trade drop than feared, though real estate and building slowdowns persist. Baseline buyer caution continues amid uneven regional recovery and ongoing monetary tightening.
Seventeen people were injured, none fatally, when a switchman misread signals and caused a head on crash between northbound No. 10 from Danville and southbound No. 15 to Charlottesville at the new terminal tunnel entrance in Washington. Both engines were wrecked and several coaches damaged. injured residents of Washington and vicinity were listed for hospital removal.
Commandant Berry at Norfolk navy yard reported the torpedo boat ShaBrick collided with the steamer Maryland in Hampton Roads. The starboard side was struck, two tugs assisted, and ShaBrick was towed to the navy yard to be docked. Lieut H Gook commanded the 200 ton vessel. a board of inquiry will determine responsibility.
A tug escorting Port Dalhousie was struck by the barge Harrison off Niagara Point on Lake Ontario and sank. Capt. Harry Dunlap, engineer Alpart Dunloy, and canal helper Charles Christmas drowned in the wreck.
The Polish Socialist party issues a decree dissolving its fighting branch and declares the group was used solely for brigandage.
Four yellow fever cases found among Indefatigable sailors in Barbados with two deaths. Navy begins quarantine and medical measures to contain the outbreak on the ship and island.
The Alabama Senate approved a statutory prohibition bill by 32 to 2 with Spragins and Hamner dissenting. The measure forbids whisky sales after January 1, 1909, amid unprecedented scenes in the capitol galleries as crowds cheered and officials urged approval.
The woman suffragists forced Herbert Gladstone secretary of state for home affairs to abandon a Leeds address. Persistent interruptions led him to end his speech and retreat with his wife as a free fight erupted between men and women in the audience. The chairman then closed the meeting.
Eighteen members of the appropriation committee from the national House of Representatives returned on the steamer Colony after inspecting the Panama Canal Zone. Chairman Tawney said everything on the canal progresses satisfactorily and that the coming year's appropriation is likely to be at least 1 million dollars less than the 32 million dollar estimate. Examination of books in the Walsh case by a national panic examiner in Chicago revealed a misapplication of 2 million dollars.
The Baltimore and Ohio stockholders count at the annual meeting in New York shows an increase of 3,500 since last year. Heavy buying by small investors after price declines accounts for the rise. Forty three railroads report first week November gross earnings up 1.55 percent on average.
A second violent earthquake hits Reggio Calabria on November 18, hitting Brancaleone Merruszano and Blanco hard. Many homes were damaged or ruined while residents fled again, some living in the open or in grotto shelters. Panic grows as weather worsens and reports of further damage reach Ferruzzano.
A Salt Lake City grand jury indicted Union Pacific Railroad Oregon Short Line Union Pacific Coal Company and executives J M Moore and Everett Buckingham for alleged violations of the interstate commerce law and restraint of trade. The charges accuse a scheme to push coal dealer D J Sharp out of business after he cut prices from those set by the alleged combination. Previous indictments on the same grounds were quashed and replaced with the new, technically corrected filings.
In Chicago, affluent Italian merchants form the White Hand Society to combat the Black Hand and raise 10000 dollars for the fund. The group vows a war of extermination against the Mano Nerad Black Hand network and to protect wealthier Sicilians from threats and extortion.
Founders in New York decide by the Eastern Bar Iron Association to keep all mills running as long as demand for bar iron stays above 25 percent of normal. The group, about 30 iron concerns, notes demand has fallen but expects orders to rise soon. Buyers are trimming back to immediate needs while producers await a turn in the market.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the U S district court in Washington by three creditors against actress Mrs Leslie Carter Payne. Claims total over 11000 with Laura G Cook asserting 4226 on notes and 6891 for clothing. Judge Hough appointed Azra H Prentice a receiver of her effects.
The report notes Japan yielding to American and Canadian requests on emigration and cites Indian railway strikes delaying passengers, mills, and famine relief. It records National Enameling dividends at 1% payable January 2, while Standard Oil shows large global profits and surpluses.
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