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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
4
Ladies of the German Evangelical church announce a turkey supper on Thursday at the Sunday School Chapel with afternoon and evening servings. For rest and gas and water inquiries ask at 420 West First Street.
Kin Hubbard notes polite sociability and local marriage of Joseph Overton and Cordelia Howard. Trinity M E church hosts a prayer service. German American Jeegers celebrate lodge anniversary with a smoker. Internal revenue for November totals 1618.20 with beer 1195 cigars 325.70 tobacco 97.50. Dr Blake of Chicago to speak to Sunday school teachers at Centenary church. Funeral services for Elizabeth Wyzard and Margaret Branh am held with burial at Fairview cemetery. James Trotter dies near Mauckport aged 98. long Sunday school teacher. New Albany Company No 5 officers elected for the year. Henry M Rose to address at Pentecostal Mission on originality. Amaranth Club open meeting at Music Hall with lecture on Music in Russia by Mrs Ter at e gge and performances by local artists.
New Albany Camp 3452 Modern Woodmen of America chartered Interurban cars to Jeffersonville for the district meeting on Tuesday February 8. Specials leave West Flat and Spring after the 7 10 pm regular cars. All members urged to attend the parade. transportation free if notified to Clerk F E Carment before the 8th morning. Other camps may join but must pay.
Joseph Senior, night watchman at the Vin cennes street woolen mills, was badly scalded when a rivet head blew out a boiler. Enveloped in steam, he was thought unlikely to recover. Engineer Robert Alexander arrived on duty and found him in severe distress. Senior was treated at home by Doctors Alexander and Telesault. the mill has not operated for years but steam is kept up for insurance and minimal running.
Louise Gloub sued the city of New Albany for 5000 for injuries from a fall on Chartres street. The jury could not reach a verdict after prolonged deliberation and was discharged by Judge Utz. The city argued the fall occurred on private property, not the sidewalk, and the trial featured attorneys G H Hester and J H Weathers with E Stotsenbarg representing opposing sides.
Hedden Dry Goods Company promotes early shopping with new stock and sizeable seasonal offerings. Mr W A Beach, manager, says the firm anticipates a strong Christmas season and has prepared with an extensive local stock to appeal to prudent buyers.
Mrs. Ella Fouts of Hardinsburg visits friends here. Thomas R. McCulloch plans to locate in Oklahoma. Mrs. Henry Haller to spend winter in Dallas. Hallie McRee of Evana Land ing visits in city and Louisville. Mrs. E. T. Jacques returns home from Hamlin, Kan. Mrs. Elnora Gibbs of Evansville returns home with Mrs. Paulsen. Foley's Honey and Tar touted as a cold remedy by D. Kooefel.
Ella Molotosh was acquitted of petit larceny in city court after noon. Mrs Mary Roberts accused her of stealing a lamp and articles from her home but evidence was deemed insufficient. A man named drank was fined $11 by City Judge Paris today.
Subscribers of the Tribune Company are urged to report irregular or delayed newspaper delivery to ensure prompt service. Readers in Cumberland Valley are asked to call the Tribune Company to notify them of missed issues.
George A. Wells, wireless operator aboard the Kearsarge, details a typhoon near Manila and the ship’s handling of the storm. He recalls Manila’s harbor, Dewey’s 1898 battle remnants, and a near loss of the fore topmast and lifeboat, describing sea fury and crew endurance.
The crew endures a brutal storm washing over decks and destroying a life boat. After days at sea they reach Yokohama where Japanese and American flags greet the fleet as ships and crowds welcome them with fireworks. The writer plans to go ashore and report back on Japan.
Fire destroyed the upper drying room at Hoosier Dye and Manufacturing on East Third Street near Pennsylvania RR at 6 this morning. Prompt fire department action likely saved the works. insured loss about $2000. Firemen prevented further spread as stock in the drying rooms suffered water damage. The building will be rebuilt with only slight delay to operations.
The East Pythagoras Lodge of Masons voted last night to relocate from the Masonic building to the third floor of the Floyd County Bank building at Vincennes and Spirit Streets, now nearing completion. Members favored removal, ending years in the old quarters, with the new lodge room expected after the first of the year.
The Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington held that local rates between New Albany and Louisville were not excessive in the Indiana Railroad Commission case. Local manufacturers had complained for months and the commission met at the Ashland Hotel Parlors with several of them.
New Albany Lodge of Elks holds annual memorial at Second Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 2 30. Members will assemble at Elks Hall Pears feet and march to the church. The program includes hymns solos choruses and an address by Bro Ruby Laffoon with Rev J P Moffat giving words of welcome.
Ely's Cream Balm has spread across thousands of homes as a reliable household remedy. It provides immediate relief for nasal cold symptoms and, with a day or two of treatment, helps prevent progression to chronic catarrh.
A Victorian observer describes a male bird imprisoning the female and young in a tree hollow. The male seals the entrance to force feeding and air passage, withholding food if he is killed. The female and chicks starve without his care until they can fly, then the barrier is removed. Livingstone remarks on the prisoners’ joy at the new world.
Anya W. O. Kieatler of Halliday Arkansas reports suffering from malaria and stomach issues but finds relief with Electric Bitters. The product purifies the blood, tones nerves, and boosts energy. Money back if it fails to help, offered at Charles D. Koefel's drugstore.
Mrs A O Williams of Bac Ky says three years ago a graveyard cough threatened her range. Doctors failed. hope fled until Dr King’s New Discovery restored her health. She lost 68 pounds and recovered fully as the medicine claimed to heal coughs colds pneumonia and throat diseases. Sold with guarantee at Knoepfel’s drug store. Trial bottle free.
Port au Prince holds a breathing spell amid revolutions in Haiti with General Antoine Simon planning to attack Jacmel thirty miles away while loyalist forces desert. President Alexis mulls a successor as foreign ships gather off Port au Prince and ministers resign.
Washington December 2 The president issues an executive order placing all fourth class postmasters in states east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio into the classified service. Future appointees must pass civil service exams while current postmasters are exempt. About 15 000 postmasters are affected including 1 084 in Indian territory.
In San Francisco on December 1 authorities report Chief William J. Biggey disappeared from a police launch patrol while returning from Belvidere on the north shore. Despite extensive bay patrols from the Golden Gate to Hunter’s Point, his body has not been recovered and is feared carried out to sea.
Leo F. Zelinski of 68 Gibson St Buffalo N Y says he treated a cold sore with Bucklen's Arnica Salve applied once daily for two days removing every trace of the sore. The salve is sold at Kocefer's drug store for five cents.
Colonel Winfield T. Durbin of Anderson states he will not run for the Indiana Republican state committee chair, insisting he plans to devote time to business. The denial affects factional plans for reorganizing the committee amid a recent defeat. Auditor Bitlheimer reports 1909 voter enumeration, with reapportionment unlikely due to Republican Senate and Democratic House control. District voter totals show shifts, notably a 8,000 gain in the Fifth. J. W. Wood elected Indiana railroad commissioner chair, succeeding Hunt. Judge J. F. McClure sworn in. Wood heads to Chicago for a conference with other states’ railroad commissions as South Bend and Mishawaka pursue coal freight-rate reductions in a pending suit.
President Roosevelt named Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit to fill the vacancy created by Frank P. Sargent's death. Keefe is president of the International Association of Longshoremen and sixth vice president of the American Federation of Labor. He supported Taft during the campaign in opposition to Gompers policy and was a loyal Taft labor organizer.
Burglars exploded the State Bank vault in Port Byron Illinois and fled on a handcar with nearly five thousand dollars in cash. Residents heard a muffled blast but did not investigate. the burglary was not found until bank opening.
Judge Evans denies habeas corpus for Joe McCarthy alias Big Mack and William Strong alias Yegg Billie. Captured by post office inspectors and Secret Service in Hot Springs, Arkansas, they face charges for robberies in Indiana Illinois and Arkansas over the past three years and were moved to Danville Illinois today.
Rey Holmes a Clover Leaf brakeman shot and killed Arthur Cox a wealthy farmer of Mode west of Mattoon Illinois. The shooting followed a dispute two years earlier when Cox allegedly knocked down Minnie Gallagher Holmes's wife in a grocery store where she worked. Holmes has been arrested.
An Austrian celebration marked by rejoicing over Emperor Francis Joseph. Foley's Onno Laxative advertised as curing chronic constipation and stimulating the liver, while Orino promoted as regulating the bowels without continuous purgatives. O. D. Kooefel.
The Tribune Co promotes its services for job work and invites customers to place orders by calling both phone numbers provided. The brief asks readers to contact for printing or related services.
Night riders destroyed the tobacco filled barn of W. H. Gossar in Warrick County near Evansville Indiana. The fire caused about $3000 in loss with $1000 insured. Gossar had recently moved from Kentucky and had refused to pool his tobacco.
Vincent Herrmann age 19, night call boy for the Pan Handle railroad, was stabbed by fellow call boy Joseph Milburn after a dispute at the Pan Handle yard office. Herrmann died at St Joseph's hospital hours later from a severed jugular vein. Milburn is jailed on manslaughter charges.
Sullivan Indiana December 2 Miss Vera Bishop engaged to Melvin Tennis who was killed Saturday night is prostrated by the death. The case hinges on the revelation that seventeen year old Tom Dunne of Jackson Hill drove with Tennis during most of Saturday afternoon. Dunn testifies he spent the time from 5 PM Saturday to 2 AM Sunday with friends in Dunnville.
In Brookville Indiana on December 2 the State faces Jesse Woodruff in circuit court over the Sept 7 murder of his wife. The defense plans an insanity plea as neighbors found Mrs Woodruff dead from three bullet wounds and a crushed skull and Woodruff with self inflicted wounds nearby. The trial is expected to last several days.
Alfred Smith a Pennsylvania freight brakeman was fatally struck by a fast flyer near Hobart. The train crew learned of the accident only after stopping at Tolleston where the engineer found the victim’s head on the pilot.
Edward Morgan and Fred Kinney appeared before Judge DeHart in Lafayette circuit court on a bank burglary charge. They pled not guilty and were remanded to jail. Trial set for Monday December 21, with involvement in the Clarkshill bank robbery alleged.
In Goshen Indiana on December 2 Jesse Shull aged 22 from five miles southwest of Nappanee tried to catch a freight train with no passenger cars available. He fell under the wheels and lost both legs dying a few minutes later as his wife was visiting in Bremen, Michigan.
Huntington Ind Dec 2 Warren township in Huntington county is stirred by discovery of bones in the ruins of a hay filled barn that burned Saturday night. Residents believe a tramp who lighted his pipe inside the barn during the blaze may have been cremated.
Dana Indiana December 2 The eighteen month old child of Roy Maxfield and wife died from suspected strychnine poisoning after finding the poison in a sewing machine drawer. The death occurred before a physician could reach the scene.
An advertisement touts an appendix removal by a surgeon with claims of painless effects. It also promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming to cure constipation headache biliousness and malaria with alleged quick quiet action. The product is sold at an Ohio address through D Knoefel’s drug store.
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