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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
3
Miss Florence Ramsey of Warsaw sat in a rocking chair when a six foot snake raised its head to her face and tongue darted out. She fled in fright and temporarily lost speech. The snake was found coiled in the chair and killed after its body was shown.
Indiana Prohibitionists nominate a full state ticket including Sumner W. Haynes as Governor and Tilman F. Ballard as Attorney General. The platform denounces liquor traffic and calls for an income tax inheritance tax postal savings banks and a rational use of injunction orders.
A Hammond, Indiana plot sought to kill Louis E. Bryan a Gary real estate dealer and burn his home. Bryan had gathered signatures for a petition that could shut 150 saloons in Calumet township if approved by the county commissioners, provoking saloon interests to threaten him.
Thomas Thompson an 18 year old from Westville was arrested near Chesterton after a ten mile chase for an attack on Mrs. Mary Kelly a 50 year old woman found unconscious. He faced jail while authorities prevented mob violence. Thompson had formerly lived in Chicago. Lake Shore Must Pay 73000. A Laporte Circuit Court jury awarded 73000 to Lake Shore Land Company against Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company for condemning 48 acres of land to expand railroad yards at Miller.
Gideon Moore aged 60 killed himself in his Dublin stable. A long settled melancholy weighed on him he attended to business affairs settled debts and obligations in the days before his death. He leaves a widow and several children.
A large sawmill plant owned by Mc Gee and Son in Jasonville burned by incendiarism after several weeks of inactivity. The mill, recently sold to Linton investors, had not received payment. Loss estimated at $7,000 with no insurance.
A telegram reports William Jones of Indiana killed by Mexican bandits in Durango. Robbery was the motive. Reports to the State Department in Washington indicate redress will be sought.
Walter S. Farmer a prominent Colchester merchant was indicted on charges he set fires that burned about a quarter of the Colchester business district. He faces prosecution as the firebug in a case drawing local attention and court action.
Henry Frankstine's child died after finding lye left in the house by former tenants in Wabash. The accident occurred when the child swallowed the substance, a dangerous household chemical.
Reports detail a Bremen forgery arrest of Jerry J. Morris after a $60 fake check. An Indiana Reformatory organ project funded mainly by inmates nears Memorial Day dedication. A Fort Wayne Gas Co. assets case seeks $2,271,000 from bonds across several cities. Deaths include Joseph Melvin the Hammond baker and an unidentified man found dead at Calumet Park. A murder mystery near Vincennes advances as investigators pursue clues leading to Rousch.
The thirtieth annual encampment of the Indiana Grand Army of the Republic will be held in Crawfordsville after South Bend and Terre Haute withdrew. Officers elected include Department Commander John D. Alexander Bedford and W W Dougherty Indianapolis as delegate at large. Kokomo hosts praised for hospitality and efficient planning.
A Detroit avenue car was dynamited near 100th street with no injuries to the passenger and crew. Bricks struck a Woodland car at East Fourteenth and Woodland. Mrs. Benjamin and her husband were hurt. A mob stoned a Woodlawn Lorain car injuring Mrs Eliza beth Meiser. A box with explosives was found at Broadway and East Fifty fifth. Strikers cut trolley wires as 300 men fought the mob. A Broadway car was derailed injuring passengers. a West Madison car exploded near West Ninety seventh. a seriously injured woman was taken to St Johns hospital. A second car exploded nearby. no one aboard.
In a classroom exchange the line suggests Julius Caesar re formed the calendar and prompts the guess that he was a shrewd politician focused on harmless matters, with the class answering in unison. The quote hints at the political savvy behind his reform.
The article notes the saying The race is not always to the swift attributed to the figure 4 and references Jinks. It presents a brief historical pivot on common maxims and attributions without further details.
At Calgary Alberta a snow slide carried two boarding cars with forty Japanese laborers down the mountainside all perished. A Caracas dispatch accuses Roosevelt of seeking clashes with Venezuela and notes the Tacoma mail-pouch incident was a clerical error. Italy and Turkey dispute post offices and a Turkish island seizure plan is cited. A Tokyo dispatch reports a US Japan arbitration treaty welcomed. A Russian force in Persia faces encirclement by brigands and locals.
The 120th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States gathers in Convention Hall Kansas City with officers ministers and lay leaders present. The retiring moderator’s sermon urges united evangelism and national church growth while statistics show 195 new churches 108 dissolutions and a net membership of 1 287 220.
The Bell Telephone Company in Butte Montana ended a fifteen month strike by conceding nearly all labor demands. The move also saw the dismissal of several injunctions that jailed labor leaders. The boycott had left the telephone system paralyzed as merchants avoided using phones to protect trade.
Members of the Farmers' Co operative and Educational Union across the South are plowing up part of their cotton fields to curb an excessive crop. Flood damage in the Southwest will further lower yields and reduce overall production.
The New Haven reports its largest deficit since the panic began last fall, totaling 668837 dollars. This shortfall comes despite strict cuts in operating expenses.
Leaders of the National Prosperity Association report that negotiations have begun with the leading figure described as the man in charge, signaling early steps toward a broader collaboration.
Dun's Review of Trade notes a slow overall recovery with growing optimism about future gains. Weather eased drag on distributive branches, construction and outdoor work improving, iron and steel in better demand, pig iron absorption wider, rails quiet. Factory output up, more hands in farm implements, foundry and woodworking. material, leather, footwear demand steady. bank clearings at $227,430,132, down 9.7 percent from 1907.
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes crops overall better than a week ago and a firmer tone in wholesale lines. Retail trade varies by region with improved weather aiding some sections while overall business remains quiet beyond normal. May 21 weekly US failures tally 284. Canada weekly failures 30.
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices across cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with grain values for wheat corn oats rye and hay plus butter eggs and seeds. Prices vary by grade and region, showing a broad snapshot of midwestern and eastern markets.
News notes include Texas cattle losses, Illinois teachers to study agriculture, a planned national corn exposition in Omaha, two Illinois businessmen buying a 625 acre Iowa ranch for stock farming, and the Cotton Association aligning with the Farmers Union to market cotton for better prices. An Iowa death follows a rhubarb greens meal. Washington reports 117000 acres under fruit crops worth millions. Wisconsin reference to Wd Gillette owner of tina is incomplete.
Preparations for the Democratic National Convention are nearly finished in Denver with the new auditorium nearly ready. Demand for seats is exceptionally high with requests double those of any prior convention. Delegations have headquarters, tickets and badges prepared, and a special committee badge will be issued.
Michigan Senator Julius C. Burrows named temporary chairman of the Republican national convention to be held in Chicago on June 16. The article notes Burrows has long Senate service, Kalamazoo home, Civil War service, and a lengthy career in Congress and government posts.
Short news notes report the Ohio Supreme Court ruling the county officers salary act constitutional. Also noted are injuries in St. Louis from a salvage corps crash into a milk wagon, a fire threatening destruction, and a Goldendale Washington blaze causing 35000 in damage.
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