Great Flood Ravages Colorado Valley and South Texas
Reports describe a sudden flood across the Concho valley with extensive damage. Twelve inches of rain in South Texas overflowed rivers, killing several and leaving hundreds homeless. rail lines washed out and towns like San Angelo and Ballinger evacuated.
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South
Texas
San Angelo
Ballinger
Cook
Colorado
South Texas
Amarillo
Tex
Canyon City
Riggs
Daniel Winn
Lfe
Lake Forest
Ministry of the Interior
Sirio
Concho Valley
J. C. Fremont
France
Russia
Chicago
Flood damage overestimated in San Angelo county reports
Dispatches from San Angelo county say initial flood damage reports were exaggerated. The Colorado and Concho rivers are subsiding but ranchers report heavy losses of cattle and horses, with crops ruined in Brookwood section lowlands.
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Dallas
Tex
San Angelo County
Colorado
Concho
A Fitting Climax in Hartje Divorce Trial
The Hartje divorce case in Pittsburg ends after a tense court session highlighted by a clash between J Scott Ferguson and John M Freeman over a conference account. Judge Frazer halted the dispute as Hartje’s counsel closed the defense. Hartje’s fate awaits a fall decision.
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Pittsburg
Augustus Hartje
J. Scott Ferguson
Ferguson
John M. Freeman
Hartje
Freeman
Watson
Merman Staab
John Anderson
Red
Trenk
Tom Manns
Hartie
Coust
Alderman
Three Are Dead in South Bend Maniacal Fire Tragedy
In South Bend Indiana Aug 8 Dr E H Denslow and Miss Eugenia Balfour die from burns after they attempt to rescue the doctor's wife who saturated with gasoline set herself aflame in the Denslow home Monday night. The wife died by her own hand and the couple's deaths come as neighbors extinguish flames and firemen fight the blaze. The Denslows were wealthy and well known.
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South Bend
Ind
E. H. Denslow
Eugenia Balfour
Miss Balfour
Den
Democratic State Convention Nominates Full Iowa Ticket
Waterloo Iowa August 8 The Democratic state convention nominates a full state ticket led by Claude R Porter for governor and adopts a platform favoring revenue tariff, direct senatorial election, and anti trust legislation. It backs labor aims per Gompers Mitchell and others and pledges support for William Jennings Bryan in 1908.
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Waterloo
Claude R. Porter
Appanoose County
United States
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
William Jennings Bryan
Iowa
Jury sworn in to probe Standard Oil methods
In Chicago on August 8 a special federal grand jury was sworn in before Judge S. H. Bethea to investigate Standard Oil business practices and product transportation by several railroads, with evidence gathering starting this morning.
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Chicago
Federal
Standard Oil Company
H. Bethea
United States District Court
Accidental shooting claims life of six year old Harry Morris
In Sullivan Indiana on August 8 a rifle discharge in the hands of twelve-year-old Frank Keuffman killed six-year-old Harry Morris, son of Butler Morris of Gill township. The Keuffman boy says the incident was accidental.
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Sullivan
Ind
Harry Morris
Butler Morris
Gill Township
Frank Keuffman
James Keuffman
Keuffman
Survivors say crew abandoned sinking Sir'o in Alicante
Survivors in Alicante report there was ample time to organize a rescue before the vessel sank, but say officers and crew abandoned ship triggering panic.
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Alicante
Spain
Eanic
Drowning at Lake Geneva Ends Two Lives
Miss Ruth Marcumber of Poelnit aged 25 drowned while bathing in Lake Geneva. Henry D. Smith a divinity student at Beloit College nearly lost his life while attempting a rescue.
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Poelnit
Wis
Ruth Marcumber
Lake Geneva
Henry D. Smith
Beloit College
Lfe
Emma Ledoux Sentenced to Hang for McVicar Murder
Emma Ledoux, living as wife to Albert H. McVicar a minor, is sentenced to death by hanging October 19 in Stockton California. She faced the verdict calmly and will appeal the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Cal
Emma Ledoux
Albert H. McVicar
Bride and Bridegroom Die in Electric Car Crash
In St Joseph Michigan on August 8 Hiram B Helmick and his bride of two weeks were killed when their runabout was struck by an electric car near Berton Harbor. The collision crushed them under the wheels as their skottish colt was hit.
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St. Joseph, Mich
Hiram B. Helmick
Berton Harbor
St. Joseph
Electric Bitters Praised By Georgia Reverend
The Rev. J. O. Warren of Sharon Baptist Church in Belair Georgia calls Electric Bitters a God send to mankind. He claims the tonic cured his lame back stiff joints and overall collapse boosting his strength allowing longer walks. He credits it with improvement in weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints. The endorsement mentions a two bottle course and notable recovery.
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J. O. Warren
Sharon Baptist Church
Belair
Nina
Ender Guerantes
Ches
D Kauipfel
Deng Steve Price
Czar Declares Strong Hand On Subjects In Russia
St Petersburg reports government plans immediate strong-handed agrarian reforms under Stolypin. Land distribution aims to win peasant support, reduce calls for constitutional changes, and secure future parliament assent amid wartime political pressure. Financial hurdles loom in purchasing private holdings. incident from Poltava notes burning of Kotchubey estate.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Suichinsky
Poltava
Prince Kotchubey
Baseball scores from National and American leagues
National League results include Philadelphia 1 over St Louis 9 and Chicago 9 tied with New York 9 as Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 8. American League games show Chicago 4 over Philadelphia 0 and Detroit 5 Washington 6 with rain at St Louis Cleveland and a second rain in Minneapolis. League parity and weather disrupt several matchups.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Lou'sville
Kengas City
Caluontus
St. Paul
Secongane Cslumbus
Ft. Maul
nHiampolis
Mi Eeapol
Fortune tells a tale of love and marriage
A fragment urges disregarding fear to marry the beloved and mentions Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy. Likely a personal or promotional note from Jao A. Ziegelbaur.
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Rocky Mountain Tea
Jao
A. Ziegelbaur
Republican Joint Senatorial Convention Notification
Notification to Republicans of Floyd and Harrison counties Indiana of a delegate convention at Maennercher Hall New Albany on November 2 1906 at 3 pm to choose a joint senator for Floyd and Harrison counties. Each county seats votes as allotted in the district.
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Floyd and
Harrison
Indiana
New Albany
Ind
Maennercher Hall
TwHuRapay
Avaver
Cald
Circus performer Speyer sentenced to hang in September
Kansas City Mo August 8 John M Speyer a circus performer formerly of New Orleans was denied a new trial after being convicted of killing his young son He has been sentenced to be hanged on September 21 and plans to appeal to the supreme court
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Kansas City
John M. Speyer
New Orleans
Speyer
Supreme Court
Madisonville man held for examination after mob terror
Madisonville Kentucky August 8 Joe Cushionberry a Black man who assaulted Miss Myrtle Fugate near here last Friday was taken to Evansville yesterday afternoon to escape a mob expected to lynch him. He will be returned for the examining trial where trouble is expected to renew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
Joe Cushionberry
Myrtle Fugate
Evansville
Arkansas Man Praises Dr King’s New Discovery
“I’m the luckiest man in Arkansas” writes H L Stanley of Bruno after his wife’s health restored following five years of coughing and bleeding. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, noting improvement after the first bottle and complete recovery after twelve. Trials and refunds offered by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
H. L. Stanley
Bruno
Dr. King
Firet Vottle
Oares
Chas D. Kooefel
Republican Congressional Convention Held in New Albany
The Republican Congressional Convention for the Third District will convene in New Albany at 1 p.m. on Thursday August 28, 1906, to nominate a candidate for Congress. County apportionment listed Clark, Perry, and Washington among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Congress
Clark
Orrawlord
Barrison
Reed Perry
Washington
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank Chief Fugitive in Canada
Chicago reports Paul O. Stensland president of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank declared a fugitive. The bank in receivership and deposits at risk, with ringed thefts from safety boxes and embezzlement charges possible. suspicions place him in Canada or northern cities as investigators press cases against Hering and Theodore Stensland.
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Chicago
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Stensland
Canada
Ilinois
Hering
Dominion
Theodore Stenland
Collins
David R. Forgan
First National Bank
Lydia Herman
Superior
Wis
Darwin Scoon
Duluth-Superior
McKennan
Stenshand
Duluth
Detroit
Survey to drain Indiana marshes in Thirteenth district
Congressman Brick wins pledge from the geological survey to map drainage options for the northern Indiana marshes. The project will begin soon under M. O. Leighton, acting chief hydrographer, with survey work across the Thirteenth district and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Brick
Geological Survey Department
Washington
Thirteenth District
Indiana
M. O. Leighton
Balloonist falls at Little Falls street fair injury fatal likely
Utica report says William Johnson, a balloonist, ascended during a Little Falls street fair. His parachute failed on descent and he crashed onto railroad tracks suffering injuries deemed certain to cause death.
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Utica
N. Y
William Johnson
Little Falls
Johnson
Train Robbery Strikes Libau Railroad Car
In Minsk on August 8 a mall train on the Libau line was held up by armed robbers. They ransacked the mall-car and took from each passenger half of the cash in his pockets.
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Minsk
Libau
Outing Planned by Local Hibernians at Glenwood Park
New Albany and Jeffersonville Divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians schedule an outing at Glenwood Park on Thursday August 23 OC. Stockslager brother of S M Stockslager former New Albany congressman now in Washington named governor by Idaho Democrats. Wilbur N Morrill of the city connected with the US Geological topographical branch finished mapping the city for the sewer commission with eight men since March. The Bethel Baptist Association will hold its seventieth annual session at Jeffersonville August 23 for two days.. Rev E T Poulson to open the session and Rev A S Clutton to deliver the introductory sermon.
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Philadelphia
Ice Trust
Canton
Idaho
C. O. Stockslager
Dubois
Tartars
Shusha
Tiflis
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Order of Hibernians
Glenwood Park
OC. O. Stockslager
S. M. Stockslager
Washington
Democrats of
Supreme Court
Wilbur N. Morrill
United States Geological Department
Louteville
Bethel Baptist Association
E. T. Poulson
The
Baptist Tabernacle
A. 8. Clutton
Culbertson Avenue Baptist Church
Local residents note travel and illness across city
Marshall Smith trips to the Pacific coast. Dr D E Hartwell of Deputy formerly of the city visits today. Virgil Dempster and Joseph Loughmiller return from Cincinnati. Mrs S E Sittagorf ill with inflammatory rheumatism at 1011 Vincennes St. Katherine Mitchell of Evanaville visiting Miss Mabel Welsh. Maggie Brown of Indianapolis visiting her brother John Rankin. Delphine Croxall Mary Stewart Cora McFall return from Blue Springs Ky. Mrs W S Paris returns from two weeks with daughter Jane Johnson at White Sulphur Springs. James Hargrave returns home after illness in Fiske family. Mrs L Schlageter ill with dropsy at 902 State St. she is 76. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Charles Boban nan on Culbertson Ave. Jennie Elzy Maude Ada Shennan of Sellersburg visiting Mrs William Holmes. C O Brown and daughter Edith Brown go to Mooresville country for summer. T J Finck leaves for French Lick Springs. George Mortria leaves for Atlantic City and east. Mica Cassidy of Louisville recovering from appendicitis visiting Mrs Will Darnell. Amelia Meinharde leaves for Chicago then Fox Lake Ill. Selah and Ethel Lich of Muncie visiting in Louisville and local friends. Mr and Mrs J U Harmon and Nettye Jackson return from Frankfort Ky. Lula Glaub returns from Cincinnati. Lewia A Stoy and others leave for Bridgeport Conn to attend National Haymakers Assoc. Dr and Mrs A P Hause and Augustus depart for Atlantic City. Dr S T Rogsie and Dr Geo Dash cover Hause’s practice. George Godfrey, longtime Western Union manager, leaves for Battle Creek for a vacation.
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Delphine Croxall
Mary Stewart
Cora McFall
Blue Springs
W. S. Paris
Jexne Johnson
White Sulphur Springs
Jamee Hargrave
Fiske
Spring Street
C. O. Brown
Edith Brown
Pearl Street
Mooresville
T. J. Finck
Rhodes- Barford & Company
French Lick Springs
George Mortria
Southern Yard
Atlantic City
Mica Cassidy
Louisville
St Joseph’s Infirmary
Will Darnell
Haat Eim Street
Notice to Subscribers and disrupted paper service
Notice to subscribers of the New Albany Tribune and Indianapolis Star asking not toifying the Tribune Company if papers are not received promptly. Mentions phones Cumberland 391 Home 298. Also includes a brief historical note on Dutch policy in the Moluccas.
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New Albany Tribune
Indianapolis Star
Tribune Company
Cumberland
Home
Moluccas
Molucca Islands
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Panama Canal
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Negrier
Prince Joachim Murat
Wees
Reroge
Marshall Smith
Pacific Coast
D. E. Hartwell
Virgil Dempster
Joseph Loughmiller
S. E Sittagorf
Vincennes Street
Katherine Mitchell
Evanaville
Mabel Welsh
East Fourth Street
Maggie Brown
Indianapolis
John Rankin
East Elm Street
Mre L Schlageter
Dropey
State Street
Charles Bobannan
Culbertson Avenue
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Missea
Jennie Elzy
Maude
Ada Shennan
Sellereburg
William Holmes
Thomas Street
Amelia Meinharde
Fox Lake
Ill
Selah
Ethel Lich
Muncie
Mr. Lich
J. UD. Harmon
Ekin Avenue
Mies Nettye Jackson
Elm Street
Frankfort
J. Frank DeShon
Lula Glaub
Maggie Glaub
Elizabeth Gamble
Lewia A. Stoy
Indiana Red Men
Joseph Herley
Herman Schlageter
William Kreutzer
Bridgeport
Conn
National Haymakers’ Association
A. P. Hause
Ace
Augustus
S. T. Rogsie
Geo. Dash
Hause
City
George Godfrey
Western Union Telegraph Office
Battle Creek, Mich
National Biscuit Company
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