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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
3
Katherine Moneyhan was assaulted by four men as she walked past a building in Elwood. She fought back with fists, knocking one down and pursuing another to compel names from his accomplices. She later released the suspect, agreeing not to prosecute if others stopped such acts.
Daniel Krisher, president, former postmaster and editor, dies after firing indictments for embezzlement. Bank failed and Hoss prosecuted him for deposits while insolvent. Three grand juries indicted him. two cases quashed. one remains pending. Mrs. Murs Grindle funeral held at home in Mier. requested pure white burial robe and coffin. She died in Lebo.
Lima Obie singers duplicated last year performances to win the Hows share in the National Choral Society contest at Winona Lake. Tima won the mixed chorus prize, beating Marion Yada Newark Ohio and Nordwistern. The meeting closed with a singing of Mesa by 400 trained voices.
A rose bush on the J. F. Meacham farm near Transville has bloomed each year for a century and a half. The Meacham house, built in 18th century, had the bush planted in the front yard five years after it was constructed.
A North Manchester man J Murray was fatally injured when a horse bolted at a passing automobile driven by an unknown Elkhart resident. Sheriff Isaas obtained a warrant as witnesses say the autoists sped away leaving the victim roadside.
The death of William Cur i Negro after midnight at Clinton was ruled accidental. He was shot by his own revolver, ending earlier theories of assassination after a day in Terre Haute.
Prof. Wo OW Mershon a well known cornetist and head of the Winona Lake music school experienced a sudden speech disturbance while attempting a note. The incident occurred during a teaching session and disrupted the lesson briefly.
Two hundred people attend the funeral of Posie a pet dog owned by Samuel Liowbridge of Evansville. The canine is laid to rest in a satin lined oak casket and a monument will be erected at the grave site.
The article notes Mrs Leandor Tiaweon wife of a wealthy farmer, dying after contracting a tubercular disease from castes and tuber exposure.
A 14 year old boy, Jacob Wihelder, accidentally shot and killed his twin brother while in a skiff on Pigeon Creek near Evansville. The incident underscores a fatal firearm accident involving youths in the local area.
A robbery at the Marengo postoffice nets 1000 dollars and stamps with no suspects identified. Reports from Indiana note drownings of John Myers near Evansville, 19, and Charles Ferguson and Raymond Weir, 12, in Leatherwood creek near Wolford. F Earle Irvin died after rescuing four others at Colon surf, exhausted and unable to reach shore. Carson Emery faced Logansport court for loud snoring disturbing neighbors. Judge Smith set a $50 bond to keep the peace.
A severe storm and tornado across southern Minnesota northern Iowa western Wisconsin and parts of Illinois and Wisconsin killed about twenty five people and caused around 500000 dollars in damage. Homes barns crops and utilities were ruined. several towns including Mason City Joice Rockwell Winona and Litchfield suffered major devastation with injuries and multiple fatalities.
Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva declares he will leave Zion City and build a new urban center with a large following. He refused Judge Landis petition to appoint him co receiver with John C. Thately over Zion City property and protested the sale of Zion City lace industry.
After his petition was denied and lace factory sale ordered, Voliva said he would abandon the old hulk and take a large following to establish a new colony elsewhere. He declared forces are organized against him and he would leave Zion City.
Notes of Current Events report a notable success by women described as hired farm hands in Wisconsin. Secretary Cortelyou drafts an authorized life of William McKinley. New York surgeons restore smell by skull fragment removal.
French and Spanish warships bombarded Casablanca after Moorish tribesmen fired on French troops guarding the French Consulate. Casualties reported include five French officers and six sailors. Reinforcements arrived as tribesmen prepared to defend their region amid perceived invasion.
Calif McCoy, an 11 year old boy from Bock county near the sandhills, has been sentenced to ten years in the Lincoln State reform school for shooting and killing his widowed mother after years of harsh discipline. He showed no remorse, claiming she was mean and had whipped him unjustly.
A severe coal shortage looms for the Northwest as railroads fail to supply boats with sufficient coal. Prominent Cleveland fuel importers warn of hardship and high prices due to the strike closure and rising demand.
A collection of editorials from major papers weighing the $29 million fine against Standard Oil and the legal and public policy implications. Opinions vary from praise of the penalty’s deterrent effect to concerns over its impact on consumers and business power.
The Greek ship Morais of the Tellenic Trans Atlantic line arrives in New York harbor as the first passenger steamship from Greece. She carries 100 cabin passengers and 1 000 steerage, with a 6 000 ton capacity and about fourteen knots speed. Plans call for two more vessels to reach a ten day sailing service soon.
estimates by prominent shippers predict a regional coal shortfall beyond the upper lakes of as much as 3.69 million to 5 million tons. Shippers are rushing fuel to upper lake ports in every chartered vessel as navigation opens and shipments to the lakes grow compared with last year.
A digest of varied items: Georgia senate moves a prohibition bill, Marysville NB workers uncover 102 Spanish coins worth about 2000 dollars, San Francisco mandamus case seeks mayor recognition, oil prices rise if Landis backs court action, and editorials argue on corporate law, standard oil fines, and Justice system use.
Reports from Minnesota to Kentucky wash away gloom about spring crops. Wheat prospects look strong with Kansas set for 600 million bushels, corn lags but may rebound. Nebraska and Iowa foresee bumper yields while Oklahoma and Indian Territory saw limited harm from pests.
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