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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 2008
Page
1
After dinner when you have eaten heartily take one pellet to stimulate and invigorate the stomach and liver. The pellets are anti bilious and act promptly without griping. Testimonial from Ronet Manson and Samuel Baker praise the pills for weight gain and liver relief.
W R Stebbins of Kansas City Kansas was arrested by Sheriff Armstrong on forgery charges. He allegedly owned stock in the First National bank of San Dance and, to obtain dividends, forged a power of attorney to vote and collect. The bank later failed and a receiver pursued suits in New York Wyoming and Kansas City. Stebbins denies ownership. he is tied to Christie Januny of New York and is described as wealthy.
New York and Philadelphia report Valkyrie Jr. will return home to England aboard a vessel prepared for the voyage. Defender is to Cramp's shipyard for a thorough examination as teams seek a speedier yacht, while a mistrial in the Lankford murder case ends with no verdict after 24 hours of deliberation.
R G Dan Co reports a mixed week with crops uncertain yet large grain yields and a strong wheat outlook, while cotton remains firm. Pig iron output hits a record 114,029 tons amid stock cutbacks as finished goods markets soften and structural demand remains keen. weekly failures fall in the United States and Canada compared with last year.
Bradstreet reports a surprising but clear improvement in trade across the south and southwest with strong activity in staple goods. Chicago sees elevated orders, Lake Superior ships rising, and wheat exports at only 110000 bushels weekly amid a buoyant market for iron and steel.
Washington officials voiced uncertainty as about 4.5 million dollars withdrawn for export from New York subtreasury. Banks then deposited 2.4 million in gold, easing mood. Experts note unmatched economic signals and inability to forecast outcomes as cotton and grain shipments may alter gold movement. Over 20 months, exports exceed imports by roughly 120.47 million dollars amid unprecedented flows.
International agricultural report sketches Delta cotton crop short 25 to 33 percent with worm risk and warm weather opening most of the crop. Corn prospects are vast, 35 to 40 bushels per acre on average, some plantations up to 80, aiding meat production as hogs rise. Separate items note Peoria water crisis pressuring rates and property loss, an assault on an employment agent near Pittsburgh, and Dr Howard B. Grose resigning to head the Baptist Watchman in Boston.
Sept 14 at Prorta lls a conference between freshmen hazers fathers and school officials led to an agreement no prosecutions or expulsions this time. Superintendent Dougherty warns that in the next hazing case all implicated will be immediately expelled.
The Order of Chosen Friends may erect a monument in Baltimore to Francis Sean Key. Walter T. Dabney resigns as solicitor of the state department to join University of Virginia law faculty. Indianapolis Base Ball Club clinches Western league pennant. Baltimore expected to win National league flax. The United States and Canada conference of Your Meus Christian associations meets at Clifton Forge with large attendance. A bricklayer Stephen Dolan of St. Louis dies leaving money to the Catholic church. The archbishop hints at substantial wealth. A San Francisco girl grows close to Darrane following a romantic incident. police have difficulty identifying her.
Louisville reports the 29th national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic closing with 70000 attending the barbecue and events at Phoenix Hill garden Music hall and National park Speakers included Generals Gordon Buckner J W Burke Cassius M Clay Senator Burrows Cols M D Wickersham and H C Russell The report on pensions urges full just measures for surviving veterans and opposition to harsh restrictions while planning a monument to loyal women and a possible next encampment relocation if rail and hotel rates fail The commander in chief announces Indianapolis as headquarters and hints Irvin Robbins may become adjutant general with Burst retained as quartermaster general A grand ball hosted by Louisville ladies drew 4000 invitations and a large attendance
In San Francisco Dr Ru pert Blue reports six cases aboard the Bennington, with the ship's surgeon fearing an outbreak. Honolulu reports 35 cases in one day and a string of deaths. Honolulu is declared infected, quarantine orders extend to vessels from the port, and public officials denounce delays in landing passengers from infected ships. Also announced is the engagement of George M Pullman Jr to Felicity Oglesby, with wedding date still uncertain.
Indiana reports the first appeals challenging the Nicholson temperance law in the supreme court. Transcripts from Vigo county cases filed by Eli F. Ritter, with the state appealing. Judge David N. Taylor’s Terre Haute ruling found penalties apply only if all provisions are violated, leading to quashed informations in two cases.
A report from SovrieEe Bexp dated Sept 14 states the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company will not enter the bicycle market this year, having reviewed patents but opting to stay with their current business.
Accident at Saulte Ste Marie in Michigan damages the lock mitre sill delaying repairs at heavy cost to the government. Minnesota Iron Company raises wages for Mesaba range miners by 20 to 25 percent. contract miners to $2.25 per day. Duluth and Iron Range section hands gain from $1.15 to $1.50 daily. Governor Altgeld to Chattanooga for Chickamauga monument dedication with an Illinois regiments ceremony.
Prices from Indianapolis report show wheat firm for No 4 red at 50 cents, corn weak at No 2 mixed 31. Oats dull at No 2 mixed old 22¾. Cattle receipts 900 head, hogs 3,500, sheep 700. Market active with varied ranges: fat steers over 1,400 pounds 5.35 to 5.65. best shipping steers 4.90 to 5.25. heifers 3.85 to 4.35. cows 2.75 to 3.50. calves 3.50 to 5.00. Hoes receipts 3,500 head. hogs good to choice 4.40 to 4.50. sheep 3.75 to 4.50 for good to choice lambs. common sheep 1.00 to 2.00.
Laporte September 14 Warden Harley orders Harry Gibson the Indianapolis convict sentenced to life imprisonment for murder placed in solitary confinement. Authorities fear he may attempt murder and seek death by gallows, as he reportedly favors death if the sentence is carried out. Greensburg September 14 nearby alligator sighting alarms residents near Flatrock river pond with eight to ten animals, largest about 12 feet long and three feet in circumference. The source notes puzzlement over how the reptiles reached the old mill pond.
Wichita Kansas September 14 Mary E Lease declares support for nationalizing liquor traffic She calls for government ownership of all breweries and distilleries with government agents supervising sales nationwide
Wheat No 2 red steady at 63c while corn No 2 mixed sits around 33c. Oats No 2 mixed near 2c. Cattle steadies at 2.50 to 5.25, hogs firm at 83.65 to 4.45, sheep steady near 1.00 to 4.00, lambs strong at 3.00 to 4.50. Bulls and bears show mixed daily changes across grains and livestock.
Elizabeth Baker daughter of Jesse Baker the wealthiest citizen of Sigel township Shelby county hanged herself to the door of her bedroom with a woolen scarf after years of deep despondency over a premature love affair in Pana Illinois on September 14.
Veedersburg Sept. 14 A horse poisoner is at work in Fountain county E K and Seldon McBroom two prosperous farmers of Cain township have several fine horses Some villain placed poison where the horses could get it and four of them are dead with several others in a dying condition.
Mrs. Dede Noel, an 11 week bride, dies of typhoid fever at her mother Mrs. C. H. Humphrey’s home. The obituary notes her youth and recent marriage in Sept. 114. The brief report records the death and location with minimal detail.
The report notes the wife of James W. Noel of Indianapolis returning from their honeymoon. Albert Slussser Jr., a 12-year-old, was fatally struck in the stomach by a baseball during a game. In Washington township near Shelbyville, a 10-month-old daughter of George Hawkins drowned after falling into a 5-gallon water jar.
Happy Hotton Sept 14 A man named Ralston struck his sister with a club in a quarrel risking a fractured skull while another brother vows vengeance. Wixchester Sept 14 Wesley Summers 50 fell from a pear tree fracturing his shoulder and suffering internal injuries. Sturgis Sept 14 Julius Rahn 15 was fatally mutilated by a revolving saw at Anlsbrook's furniture factory.
Prof. B F Hickey postmaster of Wichita Falls Texas credits P P P Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassian with curing a severe ankle sore that began as a scratch and swelled to the size of a hand after other doctors termed it incurable. Druggist R Tayman confirms the remarkable progress and cure.
Cranberry harvest peaks in La Porte County while Brown County reportedly has no saloons. Yorktown schools close due to diphtheria. A Cleveland capitalist syndicate looks to locate a new bicycle works in Anderson. William Ketcham at Muncie iron works loses an eye from a hot iron jab. Greensburg man John Collins, grieving his wife, is declared insane and sent to Richmond asylum. Dr Edwins, hit by a train at Elwood, relapses and remains in critical condition.
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