29 May 1907
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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
1
Dr. Wm J Long of Stamford writes President Roosevelt demanding public retraction and apology after Roosevelt’s magazine critique of Long’s animal studies. The letter frames the dispute as a test of truth and honor, citing wolf killings and witness statements from Indigenous sources.
Assistant District Attorney Ileney states police used to reach jurors and witnesses in a bribery case. Chief Dinan allegedly questioned witnesses about their intended testimony. Sixteen talesmen were examined in Mayor Schmitz extortion trials. eight jurors seated. Ruef’s sentence postponed as prosecutors seek delay until he testifies against public service officials.
The Toledo Railway and Terminal Company's property sold under federal court order to Andrew J. Sullivan, chairman of the bondholders' committee, for two million dollars. No other bid was made.
New York May 29 Mayor McClellan has recorded his official disapproval of the public utilities bill and sent it back to the legislature. He says while he agrees with the principle, the measure as a whole destroys home rule and would lead to partisan commissioners who could coerce transportation firms to fund efforts to corrupt the electorate.
National League games in Boston and other cities show heavy losses for Brooklyn, Chicago, and St Louis while New York and Philadelphia post small wins. American League results feature Cleveland and Washington defeats, Philadelphia and Minneapolis victories, and several lopsided scores across Louis City Kansas City St Paul and Columbus.
Canton Ohio May 29 funeral services for Mrs William McKinley were simple and brief with four musical selections matching the late president’s service. President Roosevelt and party visited the Day residence then the McKinley home as crowds filed past the casket at West Lawn vault. Vice President Fairbanks and Governor Harris attended. public decorum limited municipal participation. The house held many flowers and photographs of McKinley Hanna and career documents.
London May 2 General Methuen has been promoted to command the British forces in South Africa. His record includes a defeat at Mafeking in December 1899 and recall from Kimberley after unsuccessful operations before Vryburg in March 1900.
In Phoenix on May 9 the exhumed body of Nicholai de Raslan was viewed by Baron Schlippenbach the Russian consul at Chicago. The public administrator's representative Mich Feinberg confirmed preservation and identity. The inquiry established the deceased as a female previously identified as a male.
Cleveland May 29 A jury returns a first degree murder verdict against John Saloy for killing his fifteen year old sweetheart Varna Varna. The panel does not recommend clemency and Saloy faces the electric chair. He shot her after she repulsed his advances at her home.
Detectives seek the sender of a dangerous explosive device sent to Dr. Dadirrian. The device opened at police HQ held three shells loaded with shot and a skull drawing inside. The box carried the slogan We hope this will kill you. If it does not we will get you yet Black Hand. Dr Pradhran suspects factional rivals among his countrymen.
May 44 dispatches note no late Guatemala news and uncertain outcomes in the Nineteen men death sentence revision. Infantry moves toward Chiapas border proceed as states brace. An afternoon paper claims Cabrera would seek German support. New York May 29 grand jury indicts Thomas D. Jordan for perjury and forgery at Equitable Life. no indictments against current officials.
Arrests, appointments, and notices span New Albany events from Paddy McElfresh’s assault charge to Louis Zoercker’s appointment as private secretary. Reports include a bankruptcy notification for Calvin Shrader, funeral details for Alu, and the Floyd County WCTU spring convention at Galena Methodist Church with an oratorical contest.
Jobo Deony was fined and jailed ten days by Judge Paris after pleading guilty to stealing from Monon Verde. Charlee Davie pled not guilty to theft from Marcaa Crawford and posted bond to await a hearing Tomorrow. Patrolmen Truman and Seery arrested three youths for drinking and carrying five beer bottles and a whiskey bottle at Hust Third and Water streets. hearings to follow as investigators seek sources of the liquor.
Coffeyville Kansas May 29 A cab driver Larry Dove was arrested on murder charges in the disappearance of dentist Sir Valle Burge reported missing since March. It is alleged that on the night of Burge's disappearance he rode in Dove’s cab with a woman and another man and two shots were fired.
Captain John Mortidge a renowned steamboat captain on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers is dead after sixty years in the trade. He served with distinction during the Civil War under Commodore Foote and fought in river actions around Vicksburg.
Paris May 29 Count Boni de Castellane’s appeal from the November court divorce ruling was postponed again and likely won’t be heard before December. A Hard Debt to Pay Iowa man G B Clark credits Dr King’s New Discovery for saving his life after a severe cough and lung ailment, with two bottles completing his cure. Trial bottle free.
Dispatches from Melilla report that rebels under the pretender attacked the sultan's troops. After a severe battle the sultan's forces were routed and are said to be in full retreat as the pretender's army pursues them.
From Tabriz reports Raham Khan's irregular cavalry devastated more villages and killed about 250 people. Persian and British authorities coordinate to curb sea arms traffic to Afghanistan and Baluchistan.
Chicago May 29 Nunchine seasonable temperatures and rain in the West eased the wheat market. Prices fell about 2 percent as favorable weather reduced concerns. The market remained weak throughout the day.
A quirky Ireland fairy tale from Trehind describes a Sunday sighting near Lough Derg where locals and a visitor observe fairies playing hurley on potato ridges and vanishing as the sun sets. The tale notes rough, uneven ground and doorways left for fairies. Also included is a Fayette, New York note praising Electric Bitters for stomach issues and general health, with a drugstore endorsement.
The Glenwoods meet Middendorf's original Huchertown lineup in a featured baseball game at Glenwood for Decoration Day. Players such as Rabm the southpaw and the Batchertowns hopefuls headline a mixed roster as both teams prepare for the Louisville event.
An advertisement promotes Father William's Indian Herb Tea and Teace Tablets as cures for a range of ailments from malarial symptoms to indigestion with a money back guarantee if not the best medicines tried. It notes the product costs six cents and fixes a druggist location in New Albany Indiana. A city anecdote recalls Dr Story joking about relieving a church congregation during a country holiday.
The Floyd County Board of Review of Indiana announces its annual session at the County Commissioners room in New Albany. The forty day session runs from June 4 to July 13 with daily hours 9 am to 4 pm. Citizens with complaints must file in writing with Auditor Thomas Hanlon.
Readers in Cumberland 801 House 238 and Indianapolis Star subscribers request confirmation of regular delivery to the Tribute Company. The notice seeks continued receipt of both papers by the listed addresses.
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