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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
8
In North Vernon Indiana a Sunday without liquor marked a turning point as fifteen saloon keepers did not all sign the law enforcement pact but windows revealed clear bars. A Jennings County Protective association formed to fund enforcement and the mayor warns licenses will be revoked for violations.
In Muncie Indiana Mrs Gertrude Moreain lies dying after a brutal assault by her husband Christopher Moreain who is serving six months for brutality. He faces a murder charge once her death occurs as he attempted to force whisky on their three year old grandchild and attacked his wife when she intervened. Neighbors intervened to stop the assault.
Nat C. Titus liveryman died from brain concussion after Oscar Proctor seventeen struck him with a stone during a dispute over overtime pay. Proctor, later jailed for murder, and accomplice William Sager drove into the city before the fatal incident.
Bluffton Indiana July 29 county commissioners ordered seven gravel roads under the three mile gravel road law. Harrison township will have 75 percent of the cost paid by Bluffton city. R F Cummins and associates challenge the law as unjust and seek a circuit court test of its constitutionality.
In Evansville Indiana on July 380 Jacob Hihaker and his twin were boating on Pigeon creek when Jacob accidentally shot his brother in the abdomen. He hurried ashore hitched his father's horse and buggy and carried his wounded brother to a hospital. An operation followed but there is little hope the youth will survive. He is fourteen years old.
Brussels reports Major Lemair, once in command of Congo native troops, begins publishing memoirs detailing brutal conditions in the native army. He asserts King Leopold ordered conquest and defends flogging as discipline while praising his own actions and reception.
Washington reports that the belief in U S soldiers being the best paid is false. It cites a Canadian sergeant earning $1 per day versus an American sergeant at $18 per month and notes Cuba pays soldiers three times as much as American privates. The finding fuels preparations to present to Congress next session on army pay.
A Memphis blaze on the eleventh floor of the Memphis Cold Storage building under construction killed Fireman Joseph Spiskey and seriously injured Lieut. John Curry and Pipeman William M. Kelly as walls and ladders collapsed. The fire caused major losses and several adjacent structures were destroyed.
Announcement lists August 22 as the date for one of the largest entertainments for Prince William of Sweden in Newport. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish will host a dinner dance with leading summer colony members invited, followed by a cotillion after small tables are removed.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad awarded a contract to build a two mile double-track steel bridge across the Mississippi at Clinton Iowa. The project costs $2,000,000 and must be finished by February 1, 1910. The new span will sit south of the existing single-track bridge which will be removed once the new structure handles increased traffic.
A Bovey message reports Sheriff Hoolihan of Itasca county, while at Nashwauk over the ore hancierg strike, sent a telegram to his Bovey deputy ordering readiness to move with deputy sheriffs to any needed location. The status underscores tense labor dispute movements in northern Minnesota.
The St Petersburg foreign office announces Russia and Japan will soon publish a political entente to erase war hostilities. Despatch from Tokyo confirms negotiations nearing completion with signatures expected in a few days. The accord mirrors the France Japan entente and pledges mutual guarantee of rights and territory.
Georgetown Ky July 30 The defense has filed an affidavit seeking Judge Robbins removal in the Powers case amid expected fierce debate over alleged prejudice. The court will rule on the motion tomorrow with a likely continuation of the trial if Robbins remains on the bench.
Southern railway and Atlantic Coast Line filed petitions before Judge Pritchard seeking modification of the interlocutory injunction in the Raleigh peace agreement context. The petitions recount the dispute history and protest what the roads call ill treatment, aiming for the U S Supreme Court and public consideration.
Father Levort Martoogesian, linked to the Hunchaklat society, was arrested in New York on extortion and blackmail charges. The arrest follows police inquiries tied to the recent killing of Ho vannes Tavshanjian, a wealthy American rug merchant, several days earlier.
The bribery case against T W Halsey former competition agent for the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph company did not go to trial yesterday Judge Dunce announced plans to draw a new panel of sixty jurors and the case was continued until tomorrow
In a five mile race at Ottawa Ontario the event featured notable runners with the outcome providing a local talking point. The report notes strong finishing efforts amid cool conditions and hints at upcoming races in the season.
Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, is freed on 25000 bail by Judge Wood after acquittal in the Steunenberg murder trial. Pettibone remains in jail awaiting trial. Haywood receives congratulatory telegrams as he plans to depart for Denver and his wife reacts to the bail decision.
A historical ad touts Zoa-Phora as a top home remedy for women’s diseases. Dr Pengelly is described as a leading specialist with twenty years of practice. The mis-spellings and archaic tone note Kalamazoo Michigan as the company base and promise patient letters and a medical booklet with each package.
Secretary-Treasurer Haywood’s Denver visit will trigger a major parade and labor rally by the Western Federation of Miners and allied groups. Arrangements call for excursions from Cripple Creek and other towns to join the Boise acquittal celebration, marking the first federation parade here in three years.
In St Louis a miner's trunk containing dynamite exploded during handling at Union Station injuring two baggagemen seriously and wounding six others mildly. Ivan Demeter, a Greek miner en route from Appalachian West Virginia, carried the stick dynamite. Warner Sparks and Hugh Gavin were hospitalized. The trunk was destroyed. New York murder case follows.
Riotous strikers in Raon L Etape France disrupt strikes as unrest spreads. Authorities report escalating tension with protests and labor actions affecting daily life in the town.
In Crisfield Maryland a mob exhumed Reed the lynching victim dumped in a swamp. They shot his body exploded it in a bonfire and watched as it burned. Police say Lemuel Showers is jailed in Princess Anne and Hildred remains at large. The incident follows accusations of lawless behavior by local Black residents and drew mixed reactions.
An antiquary reports a photograph from an Egyptian painting showing men in Nile boats with cats in the stern and swimming cats bringing back dead birds. The British Museum holds the original and other carvings suggesting cats served as hunting dogs in ancient times.
A quote from Dr Niebelag Senn asserts a German remains loyal to both birth and adopted countries, claiming a man loyal to his homeland will stay true to its country of adoption, even when separated by oceans and continents.
Marion Robey, age 24, died suddenly Sunday morning from heart failure. He had worked in the oil field until months ago when health failed. Survived by a wife and infant son, four brothers, five half brothers and two sisters. Funeral conducted by Rev. G. H. Redding at Roll church, burial at Roll.
Thera preached at Goodpoo last Sunday while Elmer Blount worked in town last week. Miss Grace Blount visited Miss Esther Dearduff. Dan Garringer cut oals for Martin Fensel. Noah Dearduff bought a new binder. Robert Sterling and wife called on Mrs Tom Kelley. Miss Lottie Garrison visited the Raine family. Seth Simonton attended church at Goodboo Sunday evening. Iaseac Rogers cut wheat for Lioyi with last Berk.
Bluffton plays Richmond on July 23 and 29. Vortland visits Kokoro on July 2 and 29. Van Wert hosts Decatur on July 24 and 29. Kriewhockd faces Via Wert July 30 and 31. Decatur meets Stuffee July 50 and 31. Ixomomo meets Portland July 30 and 31. Richmond at Van Wert opens August 2. Kokoro hosts Bluffton August 1 and 2. Decatur at Portland July 1 and 2. Van Wert at Richmond August 3. Bluffton visits Roxomo August 3 and 4. Decatur at Portland August 3 and 4.
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