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Newspaper

Montpelier Herald

Location

Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1909

Page

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Ice Cuts Towns Off From World

Evansville Ind Dec 22 For the first time in years the lower Ohio river is closed to navigation due to ice. Cold weather has formed heavy ice blocking boats which have mostly moved to winter harbor near Green river mouth. White and Wabash rivers are frozen and more towns dependent on river traffic face isolation and possible coal shortages. Boat owners report no serious injuries but communities fear privations until embargos lift.

Evansville Ind Ohio River Green River Wabash Cairo Winter Harbor Tn Boas

Thievery Suspects Tarnish City Schools and Wires

A garbled report details police suspects in a school theft ring and poison cases. It mentions Mrs Armbstrong allegedly throwing poison and rat poison into a vault and police recovering items. Also notes a railway interurban derailment near Midway with five passengers uninjured.

Miss Jarvis

Massing troops in Alabama amid race tensions

A battalion of soldiers was ordered to Masnulia Alabama to check a race war. Five people died in a Yonkers fire that destroyed a frame dwelling. Five indictments for conspiracy to defraud the government were returned at Boise Idaho in the Great Western Beet Sugar case.

Masnulia Ala Senate Abbott Hilary Pfraengle Benedicine Order Newark N. J Yonkers N. Y Jackson Kansas Kansas City Kan Mt. Vernon Ill William Th Moody United States Supreme Court Corey Hil Hospital Brookline Horace D. Lurton Supreme Court of the United States Boise, Ida Federal Grand Jury Great Western Beet Sugar Company

Inkless fragment hints at Ingalls life and local banks

Fragmentary OCR text mentions Ingalls, life, bank, and locals like Tad, Clintis, and Nadner. Scattered phrases imply a local financial or life event around Ingalls but readability is severely limited. No coherent incident, date, or clear participants emerge.

Indictments Reported in Snead Case Involving Three Women

Grand jury reportedly returned indictments related to the Snead death. The trio under arrest includes Virginia Wardlaw an aunt of the deceased who is held in Newark jail on murder charges. Caroline W Martin mother of Occy and Mary Snead aunt and mother-in-law are also implicated.

Tissex Ero Var Levy Fast Opanee Virginia Wardlaw Newark Caroline W. Martin Occy Mary Snead

Baltic Hurricane Floods St. Petersburg District

A Baltic hurricane drove Neva and canal waters up nine feet in St. Petersburg on December 22, breaking ice and sending floes into streets. Many residents were rescued with difficulty from basements as lower city areas flooded and temporary damage mounted.

St. Petersburg Neva

Brewers Close Saloons Under Anti Saloon Policy

Indianapolis dispatch notes that Indiana brewers, aligning with the Anti Saloon League, refuse to sell beer to saloons fed by counties that voted dry. The action shuts many saloons along the Vanderburg line and affects outlets near Muncie Fort Wayne Dunkirk and surrounding counties.

Indianapolis Anti-Saloon League Vanderburg Stansville Muncie Fort Wayne Dunkirk

Qua New Treasurer Warshinton

Fragmentary text indicates a note about a new treasurer named Warshinton with unclear context and duties. No further readable details establish dates places or affiliations.

Marriages and a Sanity Ruling in Louisville Case

The article notes a couple from this city who were married in Louisville Kentucky. Rhoding was adjudged insane and the marriage declared void. The pair disappeared from the city following the proceedings and related events are described in the report.

Louisville Baier Rhoding

Food Substances Scrutinized. 60 of 245 Illegal

Indianapolis reports from J F E Barnard state food and drug commissioner that in November the lab tested 245 food samples and found 60 illegal. Most violations involved preservatives or artificial sweeteners.

Indianapolis J. FE. Barnard Food and Drug Commissioner Food and Drug Laboratory

Lynch Elected President of National League Clubs

Thomas J. Lynch has been elected president of the National League of professional baseball clubs. Harry Budaley, ten years old, accidentally shot and killed his grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Payne, of St. Louis.

Thomas J. Lynch National League of Professional Baseball Clubs Harry Budaley Josephine Payne St. Louie

Zelaya Forces Defeated Near Managua in Nicaragua

Bluefields dispatch reports extra U S forces under General Ena at Tatumbla and Rama routed Zelaya troops commanded by General Zales at Recreation. Dozens killed with 100 dead and 150 prisoners taken. Zelaya positions at Recree strong. Jada plans renewed attack to force surrender.

Washington Bluefields Nicaragua United States Moffit Tatumbla Recreo Rama Ena Iro Mattuty Diaz Zelaya Zales

Zelaya Gains His Desired Point in Nicaragua Crisis

New Orleans dispatch notes the election of Madriz as Nicaragua president after conferences involving Zelaya, Costa Rica’s Jiminez, and Central American figures. Fears US influence would trigger wider interventions drive talks toward a settlement amid Central American tensions.

New Orleans Madriz Nicaragua Puerto Limon Say Zelaya Jiminez Costa Riza Republic Central American Court of Arbitration Cartago United States Costa Ries Aclava Zelave Ravasnans Nicara Lal Asia Ives

Gerberacht Arraigned In Net Worth Case

In New York the defendant Gerberacht pleaded not guilty in the U S circuit court. Bond set at $1 for two weeks. The indictment names James Halligan James Bendernagel and other conspirators tied to the Havemeyer and Eider concerns. Co conspirator Oliver Spitzer faces related charges.

New York Iriaign Emairel Oliver Spitzer Trust James Halligan Halligan James Bendernagel Havemeyer & Eider Rea Saray Clovers Gans Stedhettai

Cook's Downfall Seem Complete Explorer's Apex Claim Questioned

The Explorer's Club committee concludes the explorer did not reach the continent's apex in 1906. Former supporters express sharp disappointment and clear disapproval, signaling a major setback for the celebrated traveler’s claims.

Delinquent Tax Payers Notice in New York Bulletin

Long notice lists delinquent county and city taxpayers in New York with payment deadlines. It notes payment without extra cost until Monday Dec 27 and adds collectors fees for payments made after that date. Mentions multiple individuals and households among the delinquent list.

William PP. Futrell

Appointment of field examiners by state board of accounts

William Dehority, chief of the state board of accounts, announces the appointment of field examiners. The list includes Democrats Clem Kain Bluffton Emsley Overman Tipton EB Swift Kokomo John E Sherman Alexandria John Joyce Kokomo Albert M Doyle Marion M B Dunn Anderson Frank Swisher Elwood and Republicans Charles E Waybright Columbia City Edwin Caldwell Marion E Luse Anderson Joseph Lockwood Anderson Willis Sellers Kokomo Leonard Schrader Columbia City Earl Morris Anderson L D Hutchens Wabash W A Lewis Elwood C D Sherwin Goshen William Pressnall Huntington Carl Ragan Wabash Edward Poulson Warsaw John S Haines Marion.

William Dehority State Board of Accounts Clem Kain Bluffton Emsley Overman Tipton EB. B. Swift Kokomo John E. Sherman Alexandria John Joyce Albert M. Doyle Marion M. B. Dunn Anderson Frank Swisher Elwood Charles E. Waybright Columbia City Edwin Caldwell E. Luse Joseph Lockwood Willis Sellers Leonard Schrader Earl Morris L. D. Hutchens Wabash W. A. Lewis C. D. Sherwinn Goshen William Pressnall Huntington Carl Ragan Edward Poulson Warsaw John S. Haines

County Council Makes Additional Appropriation

The county council on Monday passed appropriations totaling 1429.66 to finish the year. Dr Cronin, secretary of the county board of health, was allowed 64.66 as extra salary. Heating plant at the jail cost 650, jail supplies 30, and 685 was allotted for poor farm maintenance due to high supplies costs and 32 inmates.

Monay Morning Cronin County Board of Health

King’s New Life Pills Claim Cure for Bo. Ryscue

Ingle side North Carolina man Bo Ryscue says years of stomach and bowel troubles, sickness, and costly doctors were ended by King’s New Life Pills. He reports complete relief and notes the pills cost 25 cents at Pioneer Drug Store.

Inugestion Bo. Ryscue Ingleside N. C King New Life Pioneer Drug Store

The First Nation Me At Be 2 Da

The readable fragments describe a brief item about a First Nation matter with minimal context and unclear details. No further entities or concrete facts are identifiable from the text.

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