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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1908
Page
1
Washington reports a U S war vessel likely the Eagle is en route from Guantanamo to Port-au-Prince Haiti. The move follows summary executions of alleged revolutionists amid fears of Firmin led plots. Officials say intervention is precautionary and not to threaten Haitian sovereignty.
Port Au Prince reports say the government has been swift against alleged conspirators in a threatened revolt. After Sunday’s executions of up to eleven men, President Nerd Alexis urged public calm and vowed to restore order and peace while denying tolerance for disorder. Officials claim General Antenor Firmin organized a new insurrection from the French consulate in Rio Prince.
The chief conspirator Massall lon Coiou confessed and named several military officers as participants. They were arrested and will face trial before a regular court. The group was found with arms and munitions and executed forthwith.
Charles S. McNeir, attorney for Electric Boat, testified before the special House committee on Lilley charges that money was paid to newspaper men to publish submarine boat news. He denied any aim to influence legislation or entertain officials, and denied a company press bureau or spending for congressmen to win government contracts.
The fortifications bill reports to the house appropriations panel with an $8,210,611 total, far below the $38,443,945 asked by the War Department. The subcommittee fears a $38 million buildup could be seen by Japan as a war preparation signal, so funds are shifted toward Hawaii and the Philippines with little for continental U S defense.
Police disclosed a plan to steal 240000 from C B Richards & Co bankers at 31 and 33 Broadway New York after arrest in Paris of Gustavo Bozzo 28 a former bank stenographer who confessed and named two confederates The gang had already taken 36025 before their forgeries were uncovered.
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds. It warns against unsafe alternatives and notes the product comes in a yellow package from Knoefel.
Wesley Lee sixteen from St Charles Alabama a student at the Chaddock training school for boys in Quincy Illinois was shot through the head and died after a sham battle involving forty cadets. The coroner s jury ruled accidental death unable to determine how a loaded cartridge mixed with blanks occurred.
Evansville dispatch reports Johnn Berry of Louisville died from a wound inflicted by assailants in a Kentucky bush near Dixon Saturday night. Paul Carter of Chattanooga remains in grave condition from the same incident and is not expected to survive.
Eldridge of Hapire Ga touts Dr King s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs colds sore throat croup and related ailments claiming it is the earth s top medicine despite the garbled text.
Indiana Supreme Court receives state brief arguing the railroad commission can enforce a delivery law. Attorney General Bingham and Merrill Moores contend the commission does not repeal express delivery requirements. Courts previously said the law was repealed by the railroad act. investigators find many firms limit deliveries beyond a mile from offices.
In South Bend Indiana on March 17 reports say Henry Caesar Jourez who settled there in 1904 disappeared after being lured by three countrymen into a Michigan beet venture with $5000. The two remaining friends allegedly squandered funds and fled to Europe. Belgium seeks consular inquiry for murder and robbery.
Sheriff Smelser and Prosecutor Van Nuys failed to gain possession of Edward Demaree and Floyd Florea at Greensburg. Florea’s confession links them to the September 1905 Emporia store robbery shooting of Walter Ellison. They are held for robbery, with Madison county to claim them after Decatur county matters resolve.
An advertisement asserts hundreds of long lasting piles cases cured in days or weeks by Pyramid Pile Cure. It claims surgery is often ineffective and risky, while the home remedy relieves swelling, stops congestion, heals ulcers, and eliminates piles. Free trial sample offered with optional 50 cent box after.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman is seriously ill. The crown prince of Japan may tour America and Europe this summer. The Chicago wheat market weak on favorable Southwest outlook. Public Printer Charles Stillings resigns and it is accepted. Billy Papke defeats Hugo Kelly in Milwaukee by decision. Police shoot and fatally wound Alex Trent in Williamson West Virginia. 86 years old. M P Reborn files twenty tax suits against Standard Oil stock holders in Kentucky counties. Prince of Wales invitation to Washington debated. Former Judge O W Buchanan shot on a Southern railway train. James Simpson of Philadelphia bank embezzlement five-year sentence. General A Saunder Piatt dies near Bellefontaine Ohio at 86, last of the Piatt line.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is advertised as a new remedy improving on prior laxatives. It is described as non irritating, easy to take, pleasant tasting and guaranteed to satisfy. O. D Raoefel.
In Newcastle Indiana on March 17 Hlmer H White of Honey Creek attacked merchant Harry Warnock with a razor in Warnock’s store. Jacob Abshire intervened and was severely cut. White was arrested and jailed for assault with intent to kill. Abshire’s injuries are described as more serious.
Grand Rapids March 17 Representative Jeremiah H. Anderson was arrested on a warrant after an Ingham county grand jury indicted him on false pretenses for submitting and collecting an expense account tied to a senate and house fish committees trip last February. He reportedly traveled only a short distance but billed for the full journey.
Judge La follette overruled a motion for a new trial in the case of David B. Coffee mayor of Decatur found guilty of intoxication. Judgment declared the office vacant and C. O. France the Decatur clerk becomes acting mayor with a $50 yearly salary increase.
In Acme Pa near Greensburg three male family members died when dynamite blew up stumps. The victims were David H Brown and his sons Roy 17 and Clark 15. The father's trunk was recovered while only fragments of the sons were found.
In Linden on March 17 an eight year old boy, son of Frank Lawson, found an old can in the smokehouse and tried to open it with a knife. The blast severely burned the boy and doctors fear for his life though recovery is possible if blood poisoning can be avoided. The explosive’s nature remains unknown.
Princeton Indiana March 17 Henry Wiggins colored guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a young white girl sentenced to two to fourteen years He is a barber and a former preacher His victim will be placed in a rescue home.
R M James of Loeellen 8 0 explains Electric Bitters as a cure for misery malaise. The tonic is said to relieve chills or fever and improve general health, described in promotional terms common to period advertisements.
In Washington March 17 a House bill proposes 35 million dollars for rural free delivery next fiscal year. Moon of Tennessee backs a 500 thousand dollar aid amendment with agriculture cooperation to improve routes, signaling a push for national and state highway cooperation amid road improvement hopes. McKinlay of California, famed for loud sleeping snore, shares anecdotes from Taft era trips and a Sacramento convention stunt, highlighting bipartisan humor amid legislative bustle.
In Washington on March 17 Senator Tillman of South Carolina delivered a direct attack on executive power, asserting the pendulum has swung toward presidential dominance and labeling the senate as a recording body. Senator Beveridge defended Roosevelt and urged harmony between the president and Congress amid broader political debate.
The session focused on suspension bills. Several measures were enacted including restoring the motto In God We Trust on coins and boosting the medical department of the army.
Raymond Hitchcock was acquitted on six felony charges after three girls testified before the grand jury. Justice Blanchard halted the session and urged a verdict exonerating the comedian while Flora Whiston confessed to perjury and was jailed in the Tombs. Gerry Society agents were implicated and the district attorney was urged to investigate.
Hopkinsville Ky March 17 Crape Knight a Trigg county farmer was shot and killed by Nelson Howard Knight attacked his wife and Howard tried to intervene Knight turned on him with a large knife and Howard fired killing Knight instantly.
University of Michigan students rioted last night with more than a dozen jailed. The Star theater, a five cent venue, was wrecked in the disturbance in Ann Arbor Michigan on March 17.
The Supreme Court of the United States affirms a lower ruling fining the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway and Kansas City packers for granting and accepting rebates on export shipments. The decision enforces penalties imposed by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
A Pekin dispatch notes the Canton visit roy settlement terms for the A Tatsu Maru affair and Japanese consul contact. Reports say the incident closed with China expected to accept terms, backed by Japan and other powers. Simultaneously doctors tout D D D Prescription as a skin remedy with patient testimonials.
Residual missives list includes Callahan George Dixon Charies E Sixth St Ken Mr 7th and Market Lene Oreo 4th and Railroad Lander David care Feante Payton Perry O care E Ee roung No 1527 E Market St Raynords Robert A BT Wilson Moore & to Mozard Lumber Co. Mail may be picked up at once per instruction from W. Morris MP.
Grain and livestock prices shown for Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Wheat No 3 etc. small changes across items. Corn No 2 around 68 cents, oats mixed prices, hay ranges from 12 to 15 dollars, cattle and hog prices listed with several bid figures.
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