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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
6
A local freight train struck a standing wreck train on the main line at Hagerstown Indiana. One man died and thirteen were injured with three likely to die. The engineer and fireman jumped to safety. The wreck involved rear passengers. Responsibility is under investigation as the freight crew claims block station clearance while the engineer cites a clear signal from the block tower.
Willam H. Hicks, paymaster for Schaum and Uhlinger of Philadelphia, was held up by three highwaymen in the northeastern part of the city. They stole a satchel containing $6000. One robber was captured after shots were fired. Hicks lies in a hospital with a bullet wound in the arm.
An explosion in the coning mill at Laffin Rand Powder company Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin killed Norman Phillips of West Virginia and fatally burned two other employees. The cause is unknown. The mill had exploded previously several months earlier killing nine men.
In Mentone Indiana an explosion from kerosene used to light a fire killed a father, mother, and son. Their charred bodies were pulled from the wrecked home after the flames. The incident followed a fatal fire.
Fires rage at Independence and Red rivers endangering forests and estates owned by J. P. Morgan Tim Woodruff and A. G. Vanderbilt as hundreds fight the blazes along the waters. A separate Cincinnati blaze destroys a block at Hunt and Broadway costing about $1,000,000, starting at the Eagle White Lead plant.
Engineer William Whalen and Fire man Michael Malone drowned when the tug Gee sank in the Blackwell canal near Buffalo New York.
Dispatches report severe frosts in northern North Dakota damaging flax crops. President's son Kermit Roosevelt joins the Thirteenth U S cavalry at Falir field Iowa for an overland march to Fort Riley Kansas.
In Denver Colorado a five man squad shot at 20 yards and broke 198 of 200 flying targets to set a new world record at the Grand Western handicap.
Berne dispatch reports American violinist Francis Macmillen is safe after a widely reported loss on Mount Blanc. no accident occurred and he is unharmed according to officials.
Secretary of War and Republican nominee hopeful William M. Honard Taft spoke to the Columbus Buckeye Republican Club outlining policy on railroad rates, trust law, and taxation. He urged ICC power, defended lawful trusts, opposed railroad nationalization, and backed tariff revision after the next election.
The Europe visit of Prof. Wiley from the U S Department of Agriculture signals plans for an international congress to standardize food and drug practice. Nations largely agree on health goals, but disagree on export trade regulations and definitions of adulteration. The U S Pure Food Act strengthens authority to oversee imported foods and wines amid European scrutiny of foreign delicatessen and liquors.
A Washington girl on a wrecked boat eyed circalates while awaiting rescuers prompting a potential hero medal. A New York butler retires rich signaling prosperity trickle. California professor deems ten cents of peanuts more nourishing than steak. Nebraska woman wins lawsuit and kisses the judge. Ohio boy bids to fund a patriotic Fourth. A Middletown NY inmate mailed souvenir post cards from a state station.
President Roosevelt spoke at the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial corner stone ceremony in Provincetown Massachusetts urging stronger federal action against unlawful corporate power. He backed national incorporation laws and broadened employer liability while promising tougher penalties for offenders and greater government control over interstate business to protect workers and property.
The Post Office Department orders a reduction of 1,000,000 dollars in pay to railroads for carrying mails. A proposed 500 mile Florida canal would reclaim 6,500,000 acres. India has 4,000,000 school children, up from 150,000 a decade ago. England’s navy first cost around 9.87 billion with about 200 million more spent since.
The Den's Review of Trade notes no recession in activity and demand, with strong bank reserves and rising freight movement. It reports higher earnings for Chicago railroads and expanded lake traffic in ore coal and tuber, while crop prospects improve in corn and spring wheat. Government grain movement and bank clearings show gains over last year, with several sectors booking large early deliveries.
New York reports uneven progress toward harvest with varied demand across products. Cotton fabrics stay in demand while bleached goods rise. cotton yarns and woolen goods face softer markets. Leather and high quality shoes sell well, but low hides and shipments lag. Iron and steel see muted buying and price edging downward as deliveries ease. Business failures for the week ending Aug show 146, down from prior weeks.
A dense summary of livestock and grain quotes from Chicago to Toledo and New York, listing hogs sheep and cattle prices, wheat and corn grades, oats and rye values, butter and eggs, with city by city figures and ranges. Major hubs include Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo.
Indiana briefes report accidents and deaths across towns including Princeton Goshen Ireland South Bend Henryville Evansville and Anderson. Notable items include a mule hitching injury a drowning suicide a missing man and a fatal scalding in a wash boiler plus gas shortages and a Norfork Va haymakers meeting victory.
Send for a free pamphlet with a synopsis of United States homestead laws and steps to obtain a quarter section of farming or grazing land free along the Chicago and North Western Railway routes in South Dakota Wyoming and other states. Special excursion rates to homeseekers. full information on request to W E Kniskern Passenger Trade Manager Chicago.
The piece laments the loss of childhood due to overbearing adults and stresses that children should remain light and cheerful. It argues adults must protect play, laughter and carefree days, noting maturity comes too soon and home life should be bright with a child’s sunshine. It cites common tombstone epitaphs as reminders of fleeting youth.
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