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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 2008
Page
1
A plain language medical treatise on cures for nervous debility and related disorders is offered by the World’s Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo New York. It promises home treatment methods and confidential delivery upon receipt of stamps for postage.
Miss Gertie McBride visits friends in Salem and several locals travel, fall ill, or entertain guests. Chief mentions include Judge Zenor from Corydon in town, Jack Wilcoxson visiting Mt. Sterling, typhoid fever cases at Mooresville and East Main Street, and Mrs. A. J. Wheeler and others ill or recovering. A deathless note of a birth near Vincennes Street and a local choir gathering at East Fourth Street. The column also records Mrs. Eliza Hamilton and daughter returning from Mountain Cake Maryland and travelers Ben Jones returning to duty on the Air Line.
In a concise LaGrippe narrative a prominent Kentucky businessman suffers lingering illness from grippe like fevers and neural weakness. After trying various remedies he turns to Dr Miles Nervine which is credited with restoring his strength, easing headaches and renewing riding stamina. The account emphasizes newfound energy and business capacity.
J W Hilton, state agent for Mutual Life Insurance, recalls severe LaGrippe attacks in 1880 and 1890 that left him debilitated and sleepless. He credits Dr Miles Restorative Nervine with rapid recovery in two days and full cure in a month, reporting excellent health since and recommending the remedy to friends. Louisville, June 22, 18%. D W Harmon.
New York Sept 4 Belmont Morgan syndicate likely to drain the subtreasury as Farmers' Loan and Trust deposits 2 million in gold for the bond syndicate. Withdrawals total 1.1 million in gold. yet outlook remains serene with hopes of crop shipments to Europe easing gold shipments and exchange rates. Treasury balance closes at 184,039,156 with gold reserve 100,329,837 as reports of the 2 million deposit remain unconfirmed.
Green Bay Wisconsin September 4 a gathering of Fox river valley manufacturing and navigation interests with Governor Upham and several congressmen discussed relief plans. About 6 000 workers are idle due to a war department order banning Fox river use for mills. A committee from each city will memorialize Congress to allow river use by navigation and milling interests.
Miss Minnie Defenbaugh, shot Sunday at Warrensburg by E P Allen, remains alive but in critical condition. Allen, jailed in Decatur, admits the act and expresses regret over not killing both women, vowing harsher action if released. Separately, Acting Consul Vetter reports Tamatave customs regs will cut American cotton exports by about 25 percent of cost price.
In Mexico City on Sept 4 there is no prospect of a through train from the United States over the Mexican Central for at least three days. Washouts north of Saltillo disrupt the line and officials cannot confirm the full state of the railroad. A northwest Mexico storm was immense, the fiercest in years.
Hog cholera is prevailing in Marshall county driving farmers to rush hogs to market to escape the ravage. The notice from Lacon on September 4 reports widespread outbreak and urgent action by local farmers to move livestock quickly.
The funeral of Mrs. Evalina Bliss was followed by the arrest of her daughter Mrs. Alice Fleming on a murder by poison charge. Authorities cite metallic poison found in Bliss’s stomach and the chowder dish. Fleming, the primary heir to $300,000 from Robert Swift Livingston’s estate, faces inquest proceedings.
In an Omaha suburb yesterday a band of 12 masked robbers halted a carriage with four riders. They ordered the four to line up, searched each man, seized valuables, and forced the occupants into a rig before fleeing with the loot. The gang is described as an organized group long at large.
A powerful storm lashed northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin with strong winds rain and lightning causing widespread minor damage and telegraph and telephone outages. Reports From Bloomington area say the storm rivaled a hurricane in fury. In Kinderhook Pike county a windstorm destroyed buildings and killed three people cutting telegraph and telephone lines.
The heaviest rain of the season drenched Indianapolis starting about 8 PM and lasting through the night with no accompanying wind. Local reports say streets flooded briefly and visibility was poor as residents noted the steady downpour.
Miss Carrie Stoddard of Chicopee was knocked from her bicycle by a sulky shaft yesterday evening and fatally injured. The shaft pierced her side and a corset steel pressed into her heart, she died within a half hour.
New York dispatch reports tobacco magnate Pierre Lorillard plans to abandon the United States and move to England, following in the footsteps of William Waldorf Astor. The morning paper will publish the notice on September 4.
Indiana region sees light local thunderstorms followed by fair conditions. Winds shift to the west, bringing cooler air as the weather pattern changes.
Reports cite fresh clashes in Minas Gerais Brazil between Italian and Brazilian communities. The article notes social tension, with ongoing violence and property damage amid regional unrest.
Indiana notes from Sept 4 report W R McKeen of Terre Haute entering the race for Senator Voorhees seat, challenging Charles R Fairbanks seen as long-time aspirant. McKeen sails for London Paris while Fairbanks urged by Republicans. other items cover a train collision injuring Dr S W Edwards and Maggie Aurelius, a robbery aftermath at Brazil, a bigamy arrest of W J Whitney, a teen killer Dagley case, a stolen horse returning, Knepper charged with murder, and Willian Worley death by accidental gun discharge.
Reported Sept. 4 describes Ezra Beach barn and contents burned with losses around 3000 dollars, suspected incendiaries among ten barns torched in two weeks. Edmund Kayte named. Also noted are Edmund Engle’s 65 year life as Randolph county pioneer, service in the Sixty ninth Indiana. Petersburg fire destroys Fleming livery stable, opera house, Reed’s hotel, total damage about 50000 dollars. At Valparaiso normal school fall term opens with 2485 students enrolled. Eight year old Freddie Newman drowns after wading beyond depth while swimming with companions in Evansville.
A large blaze last night leveled the Heisman flourmill and nearby elevator in Evansville. The fire consumed 100000 bushels of wheat and caused an estimated loss of 100000 dollars, with partial insurance coverage.
Wabash county commissioner Judson K Lukens fell seriously ill at a Detroit hotel. In Union City a two year old child of Mrs Stella Guard fatally burned while playing with matches. William Sackett and George Bodle were arrested for robbing the Emma post office in LaGrange county. A new window glass workers scale grants a 1123 percent raise over last year. A steel mill will be added to American Tinplate at Kilwood to manufacture all steel products. Earl Whitman of Pierceton, nine, fell from a moving freight train. both legs were amputated. W J Grooms and Sarah Grooms, divorced last spring after 45 years together, have remarried and will live together for life.
The annual convention of the lumbermen of the United States opened yesterday with a welcome address from Mayor Jewett. President J W Barry of Nebraska followed with his annual address. Sixty delegates were present and most carried papers to read.
In the Western League the Indiannapolis team shows a 4 BSB win over Kansas City with batteries Cross McFarland Dantela Zahner Bergen and RH E for Detroit facing St Paul. The page notes dates 01-57 and 12 2021 with listed players Gayle Whitehill Twincham Johnstone Phyle and Kraus.
Washington and Louisville played two games totaling nine and five runs with multiple players noted for runs hits and errors. New York Chicago Baltimore St Louis Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh appear in scattered box line readings with varying runs and errors. The fragment lists players like Meekin Farrell Warner McGuire Spies Hutchison Kittredge Ganzel Rhines Taylor and Clements among others.
Market quiet with light receipts. Prices for fat cattle and calves show some lifting while sheep and hogs move modestly. records note 1,400 fat cattle, various steer and heifer grades, and price ranges from 2.75 to 5.50 for cattle, with lambs and sheep also listed.
Open and close figures for various commodities show mixed results across December May January and October. Grain oats corn and wheat prices appear, with pork lard and other staples noted, reflecting a fluctuating market.
The report notes steady demand for cattle with each animal varying in price from 2.25 to 5.00, and steady prices for hogs around 4.50 to 4.75. Lambs are described as dull with prices near 2.75 to 4.75, reflecting subdued activity and mixed buyer interest.
The Empress of China carries Aug 23 notes showing cholera rising in Pekin and Japan with 771 cases and 429 deaths. Across Japan 25,000 cases by Aug 19, 12,080 on transports, 16,279 deaths. US and British envoys in Pekin face attacks from Chinese residents over anti missionary outrages, demanding retaliation.
Tacoma story of Mount Tacoma guide Henry Carter and Cora Beachman planning marriage after a perilous ascent in 20 degree below zero conditions. They reached Gibraltar rock near the summit, spent a sleepless night in an ice cave, and were rescued after 24 hours without food as a marriage proposal followed.
In San Francisco a health board meeting discussed the cholera danger in Hawaii. The board cited reports of cholera in China and Japanese ports and Honolulu and urged the U S government to use quarantine powers to protect U S ports from possible cholera introduction.
New York society reports Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, engaged to Moses Taylor. Taylor, age 25, inherits part of the 440 million left by his grandfather and shares in his father's fortune, totaling about 20 million. He is a Yale 1903 graduate, clubman, and polo player.
The decapitated body of B. F. Pietzel, a presumed Holmes victim, was exhumed by the coroner’s physicians. The body was carried to the cemetery toolshed under secrecy, one leg bone taken, and the skull was severed last Saturday under district attorney orders before reinterment.
Cuattanooga Sept 4 Preparations are going forward vigorously for the dedication of the Chic kkamauga Chattanooga park Indications are already abundant that there will be from 35 to 40 000 people here Provision has already been made in hotels and private houses to take care of 2 000 and temporary buildings for from 10 000 to 15 000 more
A Wichita Falls postmaster testifies that P P P cured a severe blood poisoning after a long battle with a fever sore, detailing a six bottle course and complete recovery. In Alexis a six year old died after being crushed in an ice cream freezer gear, following amputation. In Hazelton a man killed attempting to shield his brother, with Peter Areschiage under arrest for murder.
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