20 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
1
Health Board bulletin reports May death rate at 12.6 per thousand, higher than last year’s 11.9. Measles tops illnesses, pneumonia 331 deaths, influenza 43. Rural districts run lower death rates than cities, with urban deaths 1,324 on a 15.1 rate. City and country totals and age groups cited.
In Anderson on June 18 a street fight erupted between rival telephone linemen gangs. John McKibbens was stabbed with a blade that barely missed his heart and punctured his lung. Moe Kigben was taken to St. John's hospital. Thomas O'Neill was jailed after claiming self defense.
In Gay 3iv Indiana a city marshal shot himself after a confrontation with Melton, a local resident. Witnesses report the fatal act followed hurried statements from officials while mourners gathered and the community faced the abrupt loss.
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Anapolis Indiana man was injured when his auto was struck by a Broad Ripple vehicle near Thirty third Street and Cok Avenue a week prior. The incident left three dead including Mrs Leng Gordon and Mrs W. Lave, with two other women seriously hurt.
A local beekeeping group reports significant hive losses with reports of swarming and colony decline. Officials urge inspectors to check apiaries and assist affected families in protecting remaining colonies.
J. W. Johnson of New York, former general manager of a Mexican agricultural syndicate, died after a fall from the Arc de Tule near Oaxaca. Authorities call it a personal crisis. The Tule tree is reportedly the largest in North America and Johnson fell from about fifty meters up. Johnson had arrived from New York City months earlier to oversee syndicate properties on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Memphis readers learn promoters in Hopefield Arkansas intend a barge operated by the Charles H. Ordean to host a floating pool room. A telephone company would wire weights entries and odds to the barge while cables run from shore, arguing to evade anti gambling laws in Tennessee and Arkansas.
Paris June 18 M Pichon foreign minister confirms no treaty signing occurred despite reports of Franco Spanish and British Spanish agreements guaranteeing coast and colonial possessions in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean. Earlier denial stemmed from lack of official communication to powers.
Genoa June 18. Scandals from bourse losses in Ramifera shares grow as fresh revelations emerge. A judge sold provisional release warrants to fifty persons and hid cases against one hundred. The justice minister orders a public prosecutor inquiry.
Thomas C. Webster aged sixty of Horse Shoe Bend Idaho died in Kansas City after 77 days of sleep supposedly feigned by a committee of doctors. Webster, a well to do farmer, was on a train en route to visit his brother in Gainesville Georgia when the incident occurred.
The action was taken by the townspeople on advice of Governor St. Gene Vivi. Since its founding the drinking parlor has never been closed, marking a historic moment for the town and its people.
Labor agitators from Chicago arrive to organize a union among Negro cooks in Nashville. The aims include higher wages shorter hours and Sundays off.
Florence Missouri June 18 G L Bryden of High Hill, asserting rights under a new two cent rate law, refused to pay a three cent fare and was removed from a train. The incident highlights disputes over fare regulation and passenger conduct on that route.
San Francisco authorities remove Mayor Schmitz after felony conviction and jail time. James Gallagher named acting mayor. a board of supervisors resignation follows to enable a citizen replacement. Grand jury to probe attempts to influence jurors and a pending fight trust case. Louis Glass bribery and Nathan Adler perjury cases also await further action.
Kansas City report says the Missouri two cent passenger fare law begins at 6 am tomorrow for a three month trial. If unremunerative, enforcement may be challenged in courts by railroads. Federal court will hear related jurisdiction issues as officials are temporarily enjoined from enforcing the maximum rate law.
The revolutionary effort in satender led by expeditionary chief General Alfaro collapsed after Nicoracuans aided by ci volu thenists split from the plan. The key towns Acajutia and Sonsanate remain unsettled as partisans balked at an imminent advance.
Evanelville Indiana hosts the annual session of the union theological association as meetings continue. The gathering gathers members and officials to discuss church matters and conduct formal proceedings.
State Department officials and diplomats watched Tokyo reports that Viscount Aoki, the Japanese ambassador, might be recalled and Baron Kaneko considered as successor. Officials said any recall would not be announced by Hochi and that Ambassador Aoki gave little credence to the rumor.
Tokyo reports June 18 that Progressives failed to turn the San Francisco affair into a national political issue. Public sentiment resists using the incident for party advantage.
Louis H. Van Riper, a New York broker, testifies in Edwin H. Holmes Jr. case that Holmes shared advance crop data and profits. He describes a 1904 agreement to share two thirds of stock profits, payments received through Moses Haas, and a partnership among five brokers based on advance information.
The national conference of charities and corrections met in Minneapolis on June 19 and organized a fifteen member committee to tackle the tramp and orphan problems. The meeting aimed to coordinate relief efforts and study policy options for dependent children and itinerant poverty.
In Boise June 18 the Steunenberg murder trial resumes with Harry Orchard first on the stand for impeachment by the defense and later redirect by the state. The prosecution plans to clarify prior testimony and press new questions to strengthen the case while deciding whether Steve Adams will testify for the defense.
A teacher described as finicky by authorities was brought into court on charges of assault and battery after female students testified he repeatedly spanked them at the school. The defense claimed discipline and that spankings were necessary.
Berlin reports a semi official view: Russia will likely provoke unrest in Poland and the Caucasus. The forecast cites increased insurgent and terrorist activity and harsher government suppression as the new domes convenes.
New York reports Ben Steinhardt of the dissolved Howe Hummell firm dies from locomotor ataxia while under indictment in the Morse-Dodge divorce case. The firm once led by William Howe saw Abraham Hummell jailed for a year in the same Dodge Morse affair, and Abraham Kaffeeberg disbarred.
Mexico City reports Guatemala begins proceedings to confiscate the property of ten men sentenced to death for alleged complicity in the attempt on Estrada Cabrera. The total wealth of the men is estimated at 16 million dollars in gold. Guatemala’s national treasury has been nearly depleted for some time.
EZ A Moseley of the Interstate Commerce Commission told the Master Car Builders Association in Atlantic City that tight-fisted boards of directors are responsible for most railroad accidents in the past year. He said directors focus on stock and reports rather than railroad management and proper rolling stock.
Washington June 19. With the new fiscal year near and naval personnel act mandates requiring pruning of commissioned grades, officials fear retirement applications are insufficient to meet the plan's targets. The delay raises concern among on duty officers at the Navy Department.
A prospective purchaser questions insurance coverage as a hypothetical car accident is considered. The dialogue touches on liability and potential impact on the sale.
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