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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
3
Near Oatsville Indiana a hermit John Barrett fired from his door into a passing group of six young men wounding four and prompting transfer of Rufus Crecilius to Vincennes. Barrett used a double barreled shotgun after stones were thrown on his roof.
Clifford Mack Smith 18, sole support of a widowed mother, drank carbolic acid while en route home. He told his mother I have taken it, then died before help could arrive. Five months earlier he had attempted suicide. Judge Schoonover had recently sentenced his sweetheart to the Indiana Girls School, and the couple had planned to wed January 4.
Mary Johnson Strunk of Niles Michigan is defendant in a sensational Porter county Circuit Court trial over an estate of 40 000 dollars. Jennings Strunk contends his father John C Strunk led a dual life and that the Niles woman is the lawful heir through a bigamous marriage. The case centers on inheritance and marital legality amid disputed death ownership.
Burglars broke into the Bruiterfly grocery store in Muncie’s business district and saturated the shop with kerosene. They set a fire and fled through a rear door they had forced open, leaving crews to fight the flames.
John Reedy one year old who married Christmas day died the following afternoon at Decker of double pneumonia. He fell ill after his marriage to Miss Katherine Manning of Decker. Initial illness seemed like a cold but pneumonia developed. Mr Reedy was known as a melon raiser.
A large gray wolf, the first seen in Cass county in years, startled hunters John R Douglass and Karl Smith three miles west of Logansport. Douglass, armed with a shotgun, froze with buck fever and could not fire as the wolf held its ground and the pair fled.
A baby girl born to Mrs. Elve Crow near Evansville weighs about four pounds. She is in good health and displayed her early teeth by biting the nurse’s finger within twelve hours of birth.
A fire caused by a defective flue damages the Knox County jail in Vincennes with an estimated loss of 5000 dollars. The blaze forced 39 prisoners from the basement while fought, but no escapes occurred and insurance covers the loss.
John Ulery of Indianapolis a Pennsylvania freight conductor was instantly killed at Richmond by a freight train. His brother William Ulery, the engineer of the other train, was involved in the incident.
In Nappanee Rev C E Weidner resigns from the Brethren church to accept a call at Carlton Nebraska. Burglars raided the Springport post office and general store safe owned by I O Peckinbaugh, taking a small cash amount and stamps. They then stole a horse and buggy from Clarence Swain and abandoned the rig near Anderson.
Three congressional plans propose how to establish postal savings banks after endorsement by the Postmaster General and the President. Bills differ on deposits limits, interest rules, investment authority, and which post offices become bank branches. Debate centers on depositor protection and fund investment.
Dr Francis Warner senior physician of the London hospital notes a sex pattern in births and deaths. In 1905 57 percent were boys yet boys die more often. only 43 percent of children who reach age five are boys. He finds higher mortality among defective girls in wards and suggests females have less vitality when normalities are equal. He also observes that while males commit most crimes, women predominate in murders with lunacy.
John IX Redmond and William O Grien, both Irish nationalist figures, cannot agree to summon a national convention on a new representation basis, a Dublin cable reports.
The famed attorney Clarence Darrow has recovered from illness enough to leave the California hospital in Los Angeles for private apartments. Doctors believe there is no longer a need for an operation.
Dun's Review notes favorable bank conditions provide early signs of industrial recovery in Chicago. Higher bank payments, rising factory employment, and improved iron and steel demand support optimistic outlook, with construction and railroad plans near initiation and wholesale trade strengthening as winter stocks drop. Trailures count climbs to 47, liabilities over 5000 rise to 19.
At St. Pauls Reformed Episcopal Church in Chicago under Bishop Samuel Fallows a new healing program blends Christian psychology with medical partnership. It targets functional nervous disorders and related conditions while excluding organic diseases, and follows a Boston Emmanuel Church model praised for cures with neurologists and physicians.
C Herbert Moore the reform mayor of Spokane has issued an invitation for singles to seek life partners. He has succeeded in pairing brides from Chicago Indianapolis Memphis and Philadelphia with husbands in the inland Pacific Northwest. An assistant secretary coordinates inquiries and matches as residents seek compatible spouses across towns and farms.
In Beemer Montana a massive blaze threatened an entire business block. Fire crews used dynamite to create firebreaks and prevent the flames from engulfing the town. No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.
Three thousand aristocrats of the poultry world competed for honors in the national poultry show in Chicago. The event held by the National Fanciers' and Breeders' Association highlights growing midwestern breeding, with Midwest stock winning prizes at the New York show.
The Chicago poultry show drew record entries though the largest event of the kind is elsewhere. Notable exhibits included Ernest Kellerstrass’s champion hen from Kansas City valued at 2500, other birds valued up to 1000, fighting cocks and racing pigeons with records over 100 to 1000 miles, and pheasants from a major farm near the city. Baby chicks hatched daily in incubators.
In White Rock Pa John Wintle was shot dead by Mrs James Henter as he forced entry during a husband’s absence. A crowd gathered and the woman held off officers for eight hours before surrendering when her husband returned.
Omaha dispatch says Burlington and Union Pacific will remove porters from chair cars and abolish flagmen on some passenger trains as retrenchment measures. The move aims to trim costs amid service adjustments.
The week shows milder financial conditions and improved collections with stronger sentiment among wholesalers. Trade lines cite colder weather aiding retail distributions, price reductions driving growth, while overall trade demand remains below normal and a late spring pickup is anticipated. Bradstreet reports 451 U.S. business failures for the week ending Jan 18, with Canadian failures at 4.
The day’s tabulated values show cattle hogs and sheep priced across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and seeds with range figures and grade notes for each city.
Judge Hazel of the United States District Court in Buitate overruled Standard Oil Company demurrers to seven indictments found by the Jamestown Grand Jury last July. The indictments total over 1,700 counts. In Chicago, U S district attorney seeks higher supersedeas bond for the Standard corporation as it appeals a 29 240 000 fine imposed by Judge Landis.
Police Commissioner Bingham in his annual report declares New York is in the hands of criminals and accuses magistrates and higher judges of complicity with politicians to shield offenders. He questions how the police can be free from political grip when election machinery rests with them. Lawbreaking is described as the easiest business now conducted.
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