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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
3
Mrs. Boe B. Henson of Brazil suffers temporary mental trouble and runs barefoot through a snowstorm with her infant. Husband finds her hours later two miles south of Knightsville, near death from exposure while the baby shows no harm. The woman has no memory of the midnight escape.
Gas explosion in the Clover Leaf mine owned by Shirley THN Coal Company near Linton starts a fire. Dense smoke keeps men out. loss estimate unavailable until fire is out. Also notes Leroy Reeds conviction for assault and battery and Deeds, a Soldiers' Home veteran, accused of hatchet assault.
During a game between Attica and Tipton Earl Thomas the Attie star half back suffered a severe injury when tackled and toppled his head struck the ground. Grave fears are entertained for his recovery.
A powder blast at Bedford quarries kills one worker and injures four boys and others including Eminete Wirk man and Charles Percy with serious injuries. One victim dies as rescue efforts continue. Steam Road Must Act in Intercity Carload Trade. railroad commission orders entry into interurban traffic agreement regardless of prior steam road non‑exchange deal.
At a Wa bash funeral for 24 year old Mrs Della Dantes the crowd around the casket caused the floor to give way. Twelve pallbearers were needed to manage the collapse and assist mourners in the room.
Arthur Grossman twelve and Terbert Voeltje twenty one were killed when a cave roof collapsed at a Fort Wayne site. A search was started after they failed to return and the accident was found to have occurred during play.
Charles Campbell of Centerpoint was shot in the head and back by Rosa Giltz while quail hunting. his condition is serious. Merle Miller of Poland, 17, was accidentally shot in the face and breast by Chia Jones during the same hunting activity.
John Thrasher of four miles north of Shelbyville was arrested after suspected forgeries in Shelbyville and Greensburg. Checks used to pay meat dealers totaled $14 each.
George Coppy a 14 year old of New Richmond suffers lumpy jaw. Six men acquitted in Rushville after whitecap assault on John B Tribbey. Tribbey beaten by masked men tarred and feathered. his wife among those accused. C F Richards of Indianapolis breaks forearm in attempting to crank a car engine. Mathias Auten, 40, attempts suicide at sister’s Bowling Green home by slashing throat. condition serious. Jesse Woodruff found guilty of second degree murder in Brookville. life imprisonment prescribed.
The bulletin from the Bureau of Labor reports about 30 000 workers killed and 2 660 000 injured in the United States last year. It highlights electric and coal-mining fatalities as excessive and notes railway workers suffer 7.40 deaths per 1 000 employed. The study calls for basic safety protections, noting European successes and urging rational factory inspection and prevention to save a third of deaths.
Senator Reed Smoot told the conservation congress that U S forest waste exceeds 50 million dollars yearly, including fire losses. He warned wet conditions shrink timber supplies and urged expansion of forested lands while preserving public forests and extending conservation to more mountain forests.
An article for Colliers by P. Connolly reports bubonic plague threats in America. It explains plague forms, symptoms, and high death rates in past outbreaks, noting San Francisco has had no human cases since January 30 while warning dormant dangers remain amid global trade shifts.
Bots have broken out among horses near Barnesville Minnesota causing losses for several farmers. The Minnesota Agricultural College won Aberdeen Angus fat class with Eclipser and also a yearling steer title at the Chicago stock show. Sheep slaughter by wolves in western South Dakota prompts a big local wolf hunt. In Chicago student stock judging prizes went to H I Nildee Iowa State College and others from Kansas, Nebraska and Texas.
Secretary of War Wright projects 8 189,795,000 for next year, mainly for river harbor and public works with 10,000,000 for West Point. Army to gain 812 more officers. current strength 4,000 short, 682 enlisted. Desertions down 6 percent. Air navigation funding 500,000. Barrett urges first class mail, ships, banks for trade with South America. Treasury warns on a 4,000,400 deficit this year, contemplates international gold certificates. Soil survey of North Dakota completed. Texas and Montana surveys planned. Roosevelt to lead Smithsonian South Africa expedition in 1909. US built 42 steam and 13 sailing ships in November. Panama bond issue oversubscribed. Immunization against typhoid eyed. irrigation costs may reach 200 per acre. Post Office reports 38,148 rural carriers and 39,272 routes. more pay sought for rural carriers.
Secretary James Wilson reports U S farm wealth exceeding seven and a half billion annually. Corn leads with 1.015 billion value. exports hit 1.0176 billion, cotton 458 million, grain 215 million, packing house products 1006 million. Co operation among farmers grows. inspectors condemn tainted meat and fats totaling 43.594 million pounds.
The 1908 annual report from the Bureau of Statistics shows U S manufactured exports set a record valued at $750 000 000 with Europe receiving 49 percent of total shipments Copper led export values to Europe at 97 000 000 refined minerals followed at 55 066 000 iron and steel goods 47 000 000 North America exports totaled 124 000 000 led by iron and steel 72 000 000 South America received 72 000 000 in manufactures and 2 000 000 in refined mineral oil Asia received 25 000 000 with iron and steel at 10 000 000 and refined mineral oils 23 000 000 Deernica shipped 40 000 000 of us manufactures Africa 70 000 000 with iron and steel near 5 000 000 and refined mineral oils 2 000 000.
Terence Powderly, labor agent and former Knights of Labor leader, spent hours in a New York bread line in disguise to study the men there. He reports many claim to have worked in finance or business, but his observation suggests most are not seeking real work and some tell false tales, labeling many as bums and scalawags.
Dr Harlan Shoemaker of the Methodist hospital and an assistant physician inoculated themselves and two women nurses with antityphoid serum in a first US experiment. Reactions were satisfactory with fever and pain lasting four days. City authorities hope mass vaccination can avert the epidemic.
The article lists national popular votes for seven presidential candidates led by Taft, Bryan, Debs, Chafin, Hiseen, Watson, and Gilhaus, totaling 14,552,230. It notes Bryan’s rise by 1,315,211 since Parker’s 1904 Democratic bid, and begins to present state by state tallies for Taft Bryan and Debs.
A London traveler with Africa hunting experience estimates the Roosevelt trip at 2006 pounds for four months for a party of five, conservatively allowing for unforeseen expenses. This figure reflects cautious budgeting for travel, guides, equipment, permits, and accommodations in the African region.
Government lawyers presented evidence at a Philadelphia hearing before Examiner Guilbert showing an early 1900s board of control fixing prices and regulating shipments. Defendants argued the document was irrelevant and predates the law under which the suit against the antiracite railroads was filed.
The report notes Maj. Gen. Alexieff being indicted in St. Petersburg for poculation and bribe-taking. It mentions Prof. Tlansen leaving St. Petersburg to collect plant material in Central Asia, and discusses Irish land bill advances and revised cost estimates. It also covers Canada’s head tax proposal on Chinese immigrants and the Russian Duma defense committee withholding battleship funds while funding torpedo boats.
A compact historical timeline lists events from 1672 to 1907 including the first circulating library in Salem, the Valley Forge winter, the ratification of the federal constitution, early U.S. road and postal milestones, the Wall Street fire, battles and treaties, and notable political figures such as Lord Dunmore’s defeat, Washington’s army wintering at Valley Forge, and Nobel prize recognition for Roosevelt.
Justice C T Elliott opened the Minnesota Academy of Social Sciences session at the University of Minnesota with other speakers including Judge C L Brown and Attorney General B E Young. Discussions focused on Minnesota conditions and regional college competition in livestock judging and agriculture scholarships.
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