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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
8
In Columbus on February 11, Ohio Republicans held primaries for state convention delegates. Across 52 counties most races are formal with a single ticket. Only 2 of 36 remaining counties show actual contest, Taft endorsement noted, while other counties report split for Foraker and independents amid local political tensions.
Pittsburg reports Antonio Folonio and seven Italians tied to the Black Hand are held for further hearings after police found translated letters and literature. The Camero te branch is linked to extortion training, with a reader Felino and students arrested. Translated pages hint at Sacro Coricare society oaths and deadly pledges.
Quincy Indiana February 11 authorities investigate the murder of Thomas Mills a wealthy stockman who carried large sums of money constantly. The weapon remains missing and Emory Cassell is charged with the crime amid claims of a possible confederate. About 1200 to 1309 dollars were stolen and Mills had 1800 on his person the day before his fatal trip.
Francis T. Roots a 50 year old financier and leading Indiana figure died by suicide at his Connersville home. After retiring from Farmers' and Merchants' Trust, he had organized the State Bank of Glenwood and held other posts in Muncie and Indianapolis. Despite health issues he had planned a rest and had recently returned from Battle Creek, Michigan. Local tributes note his wealth and influence, with a note found on paper reflecting distress.
Dr C P Dillon respected Rushville physician died after being struck by a C H D passenger train at Main street crossing. His body was thrown onto the engine pilot two blocks from his home as he was returning from a patient visit to visit a country home with a wife awaiting him.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on February 11 a horse pulling a sleigh was frightened by an automobile. Five Lambrook family members were thrown out. Mrs Emma Lambrook aged 51 died from brain concussion after hospital transfer. J H Lambrook suffered brain concussion but is expected to recover.
In Washington on February 11 Senator Aldrich opened debate on an emergency currency bill. J Pierpont Morgan attended the session as Republicans and Democrats listened. Foraker attacked the president attitude on appointing power and Depew defended Treasury policies. Leake of New Jersey opposed Bryan for president. The Indian appropriation bill advanced with an amendment requiring full investigation before abandoning reservation schools.
Washington Feb 11 The house committee on post offices and post roads has virtually agreed to recommend adversely all bills and department estimates raising salaries for post office employees for the next fiscal year. The committee cites an estimated postal deficit of 16 500 000 and reduced revenues plus last year's increases as reasons not to raise salaries at this time.
In Chicago on February 11, final pleas for Mrs. Dora McDonald after the trial for the alleged murder of Webster Guerin were delivered by Attorneys Benjamin Shaffner and J Hamilton Lewis. Lewis drew crowd attention with an impassioned address stressing gender distinctions in law. A woman denied entry to the courtroom caused a disturbance, striking a officer before arrest.
Secretary of War Willam IL Taft spoke at a Missouri convention banquet in Kansas City drawing about 1200 attendees from Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and distant Missouri towns. The crowd cheered his entry and speech setting a record for public receptions in the city.
The Indiana report shows Wheat No 2 red around 96 to 97 cents with corn at 53 to 66 cents and oats near 49 to 59 cents. Hay prices range from 10 to 14 dollars per ton, cattle 4 to 5.75, hogs 3 to 4.5, sheep 3 to 4.5, lambs 4 to 7.25. Receipts include 4500 hogs, 650 cattle, 100 sheep. Cincinnati quotes Wheat 99c, Corn 66c, Oats 51 to 53c, Cattle 2.25 to 5.25, Hogs 3.75 to 4.5, Sheep 2.25 to 5.00, Lambs 4 to 7.25. Chicago shows Wheat 7.5c, Corn 55c, Oats 59c, Cattle 3.25 to 6.25, Hogs 3 to 4.4, Lambs 5.25 to 5. Nate yer teed e dollars. Lambs 96.00.
Washington reports the House naval committee votes 13 to 5 to oppose four battleships, approving two Delaware type ships at 9.5 million each in the navy bill. The panel also clarifies totals for destroyers torpedo boats and personnel, while a minority warns against delaying construction.
In Brookhaven Mississippi on February 11 Elf Pigot a Black man who had confessed to attacking Nellie Williams a white girl was seized by a mob. The militia was deployed but the crowd overran them and dragged Pigot from the train where he was shot and hanged from a telephone pole.
Washington February 11 James T Lloyd representative from Missouri was elected chairman of the Democratic congressional campaign committee defeating William H Ryan of New York by a substantial vote Frank Clark of is not completed in the text but the result centers on Lloyd's win to lead the campaign effort for the party in Congress.
Belleville Illinois February 11 Judge Burroughs in the circuit court granted the Federal Unit Security Company of Indiana a restraining order against George Lepeica as supervisor of Cahokia and its common fields for 60 acres of lands and rentals. Frederick B. Merrills was named receiver. The action aims to readjust village affairs after alleged failure of Supervisor Anthony Fordeaux to hand over 20,900 in rentals to his successor Camille Driect. This marks the first Illinois case naming a village receiver. Cahokia’s supervisor post, created in 1772, still operates under Louis XIV era laws.
W B Smith and J S Nall of Henry county Kentucky were sentenced to the penitentiary up to ten years for conspiracy to defraud the Elksville State Bank of $5 192 Nall headed the Mississippi Valley Banking Co Grand Tower. Smith once led a large Louisville bank and was fined $2 000.
Jackson Ky February 11 The crowded circuit court heard Beech Hargis charged with murdering his father ex judge James Hargis. Defense sought to waive examination and bail but the prisoner was remanded to await grand jury action. Insanity defense expected though Hargis claims self defense.
Philip Kotb aged sixty lies seriously ill at his home after a snow storm when, unable to find laborers, he used a shovel and cleared sixteen street crossings in five hours. He contracted pneumonia and earned 60 cents for his work. Kotb is president of the Roth Coal Company and a wealthy local figure.
Henry Hunting ton, son of the late Major Henry Alonzo Huntingteau, who shot and wounded his two brothers and two sisters at his father’s bedside last July, has returned to Versailles after being adjudged insane. He says he was allowed to leave the private asylum where he was confined.
Fire destroyed the residence of W. D. Boyce a Chicago publisher in Ottawa Illinois causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Boyce was at home when the blaze started while Mrs Boyce and her daughter were away on a cruise to Panama and the West Indies.
The Kentucky racing commission granted licenses for 1908 to four tracks: Churchill Downs and Douglas Park in Louisville, Latonia in Covington, and Lexington. No racing dates were requested before the commission.
In Prestonsburg Kentucky on February 11 engineer William Arting of the local railroad was in charge of a train that struck and killed an elderly man named Burkes. He was dragged from the engine cab and mobbed, later taken to jail amid threats of lynching by furious townspeople.
Detroit veteran Drum Major James D. Riderkin, a Mexican War veteran, has died in Detroit Michigan as of February 11.
The Blackford Circuit Court issues a notice to nonresidents named in a 1908 case, Montpelier Baptist Church Trustees et al v Baldwin et al. Plaintiffs seek action by defendants listed, with detailed heirs named, to appear by March 23, 1905, at Hartford City Court House or respond to the complaint. Clerk Liat3 C. A. Reeves records the filing January 27, 1908.
A preacher mockingly rails against sins including whisky and chicken robbery while waxen audience members echo with nods and one devout worshiper shouts a playful line about melon stealing. The exchange turns into a humorous church moment as the crowd reacts with snap-judged rhythm.
The excerpt recounts Conan Doyle’s school days with a stern headmaster’s ominous words predicting he would never amount to anything, as described by Bookman. It evokes Romanesque teacher authority, Pendennis style discipline, and a famous author’s formative rebuke.
A Pittsburg Post excerpt notes a firm seeking an oral man willing to start at 10 and quit at 3 with good pay. The hurdle is an investment of $10,000 to start the business, a requirement the applicant must meet.
The magistrate at Marylebone police court asks the cab driver if he intended to drown himself after he was remanded on a charge of attempted suicide. The man replies I cannot swim. London Mail report.
A librarian identifies a substitute for a requested work and offers a brief note on the alternative title Pele Mele. The exchange highlights availability and borrowing options in a library setting.
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