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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1907
Page
1
New York City struggles with a mounting garbage crisis threatening health. 869 workers started today to clear 755 carts per day as six days of backlog persist, with unions demanding half a dollar per hour and better conditions.
The article notes a high stakes July 4 boxing match in San Francisco involving William Australian and Tommy Kean. It discusses whether a decisive win by Squires could lure James J. Jeffries out of retirement to challenge for the championship, highlighting the uncertain outcome and lingering hopes amid the sport's history.
A jury returns a guilty verdict in the murder case of Theodore Esteson in Nelson County Virginia. Ex Judge Withers Grooving, manager of Thomas F Ryan's Virginia estate, is the defendant. The trial follows the accused's alleged crime and related events described in the docket and testimony.
In Cincinnati and Chicago matchups National League games produced St. Louis wins 4 1 and Pittsburg 5 Chicago 4 in the second games with darkness ending at 13 innings. American League results show Cleveland defeating Detroit 2 1 and Detroit beating Chicago 2 0. Other leagues list St Paul 6 Kansas City 10 Toledo 11 Columbus 7 Louisville 11 Indianapolis 3 Louisville 7 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 6 Minneapolis 8 with second game Milwaukee 6 Minneapolis 8.
Five men were arrested yesterday in Goldfield Nevada as police recover about 1500 pounds of high grade gold ore. Authorities say the haul was stolen and the suspects face charges.
New law imposes strict inbound controls with a higher head tax increasing from 2 to 4 dollars. Revenue over 2 million goes to the U S treasury. Steamship firms face fines for transporting defective or diseased immigrants and for harboring immigrant women deemed immoral within three years of arrival. Authorities may arrest and prosecute violators with heavy penalties.
East St. Louis July 1 Barbara A Hart fifteen was shot and killed Sunday at the home of Silas Ashworthy seventeen the sweetheart. Ashworthy is held on suspicion and says the revolver fired accidentally while he was showing it. The bullet struck her heart.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Kermit Roosevelt arrive at Sagamore Hill to spend summer vacations. Theodore Jr returns from Harvard while Kermit comes from Groton Mass where he attends Harvard preparatory school.
The report lists several notable deaths including Francis Murrahy in Los Angeles General Lono in Madrid and Hubert Heuck in Cincinnati. It notes a church attendance irregularity by John D Rockefeller in New York and a fatal illness timeline. Also cited is a plan for a papal retreat and immigration figures claiming 4006 Japanese in Mexico awaiting entry. A reference to Eliza Nye a sculptress who died in Austin Texas and the 100th anniversary of G is mentioned.
Farmers in southern Indiana under the Society of Equity vow to hold this year's wheat until paid one dollar per bushel. Meetings at Poseyville and other county seats pledge 300000 to 500000 bushels, aiming to organize statewide action for better prices. Evansville report dated July a.
United States Steel Corporation moves to control rail traffic along the lake shore from Chicago to Gary. Noticees compel fifty families on Regent Street and Commonwealth Avenue to vacate, with $250000 deal for land and rights to seize homes. Some owners resist, seeking court redress while others sell to move or relocate homes. The project aims to consolidate rail lines and shore access for the new blast furnaces and enhanced steel operations.
In Brazil Indiana on July 1 authorities expect an inquest into Mina Borg who confessed to setting her home on fire near Diamond. Neighbors report she alternates crying and laughing while recounting the incident and claims her husband’s cruelty drove her to destroy their house to show she was a major factor in the marriage.
Work stops on two brick ward buildings at Longcliff hospital for the insane in northern Indiana. Laborers dismissed as appropriation from the last legislature is exhausted. trustees appeal to the governor for additional funds. W H Barnhart of Rochester travels to Indianapolis to press the plea.
Miss Anna Hoover aged seventeen formerly of Lebanon was accidentally killed by her brother Mat Hoover twenty one in Conway Springs Kansas. He had been hunting and returned home when the gun discharged. The incident was reported from Lebanon on July 1.
Commander Robert E Peary is pictured in warm arctic attire aboard the refitted ship Roosevelt. Backers fund the expedition confident he will reach the north pole, believing discovery justifies the cost.
A Frisco south bound passenger train derailed at Johnson station five miles south of Springdale Arkansas when the track spread. The dining car two sleepers and two coaches left the rails and fell on their sides. Fifteen persons were badly bruised.
Copenhagen rumors say Emperor William II and Empress Auguste Victoria will visit the Danish royal family on Wednesday. It is whispered that Prince Adelbert, the emperor’s third son, is engaged to Princess Thyra, King Frederick’s second daughter.
The weather bureau reports June was the coolest on record in Washington D C over 78 years and likely mirrors cooler conditions across New England the middle Atlantic states and the lower lake region. Other parts of the United States also experienced below normal temperatures.
In Colma on the Fourth of July the heavyweight championship matchup features Tommy Burns of Canada against Bill Squires of Australia as fans anticipate a decisive duel for the title.
The county commissioners convened for the July term to address road patterns and various records. Floyd county issued forty three marriage licenses last month. Louis Voigt named administrator of his father Louie Voigt's estate. Samuel Dewry of Barber Asphalt Company arrested on burglary and battery warrants. New Albury Chapter No 17 R A M planned meeting with M E Buster's Degree. Georgis Downe died in Wakefield Kentucky at age twenty. funeral attendances noted. Foster Ellie and Etta Estelle Ward announcements for August 1 marriage events. Judge Robert S Tharmes, Civil War veteran and former county official, died aged eighty. A constable stock dispute and court actions involving Stonecipher and others noted.
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