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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
2
Detectives thwart a daylight jewel robbery at Joseph Deschamp & Co. in Philadelphia worth 250000 but are injured when dynamite explodes while a policeman and five detectives tampered with the charges. Several hospitalizations follow and one officer loses sight in an eye.
A church shooting near the PennesseeKentucky line north of Anthras post office left three men dead and two mortally wounded after worshipers were fired upon by drunken visitors from a local blind tiger. Rev Kind and another worshiper Dibson were among the wounded. authorities describe it as mob violence with no telephone connection in Anthras.
Five men three Americans and two Italians were killed in a dynamite explosion at Cross Keys cut along the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad near Yobyhana Pa. They tamped a hole with eighteen inches of dynamite when it exploded prematurely. John Walsh's legs were torn apart with body parts hurled along the track and shreds clung to telephone wires as workers removed the bodies.
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens national president of the WCTU and Miss Annie Gordon vice president at large were shaken in a collision between a Montreal train bound for Chicago and a Grand Trunk engine near Portland, Maine. Other passengers were slightly bruised.
A party of Indians in a canoe found a village of Eskimos along the Siberian coast last June. The inhabitants were frozen stiff and evidently dead for a long time, with provisions exhausted.
A band of about thirty men carried out a successful train robbery near Vilna, Russia. Authorities have not confirmed the exact haul but estimate the booty at between 50000 and 100000 dollars.
A British ship named Loch Finlas was wrecked in a gale off the Tasmanian coast resulting in the loss of twenty crew members. The disaster prompted rescue efforts and inquiries into the vessel’s fate.
Acting for the President, Secretary Cortelyou opened the worldwide tuberculosis congress in Washington. The event drew about 4,500 delegates from many nations and regions gathered to discuss public health and disease control.
United States mine accidents last year caused 3125 deaths and 5314 injuries, according to statistics released by the Geological Survey in Washington.
United States coal mines suffered 3120 fatalities and 5314 injuries in the last calendar year. West Virginia had the highest death rate at 12.35 per thousand, with Alabama and New Mexico following. Dust and gas were not the sole causes, as rock falls accounted for many deaths and injuries. KEOW Parker urges Congress to fund safety studies and stricter mine discipline.
Reports from American charities describe hopeful winter prospects amid vast unemployment. The Washington Bureau of Labor notes no policy shifts for Europe while Germany expands public employment bureaus and tramp care. Belgium Netherlands and Denmark send idle to work homes and officials form commissions to tackle the issue. Colonies for the unemployed and public relief works exist in several areas.
Castro拒绝任命法国在委内瑞拉利益代表引发卡拉卡斯的紧张情绪。分析称巴西可能视此为侮辱，法国将如何在此局势中寻求在委内瑞拉的代表能力成为关注焦点。国际棉花大会在巴黎通过多项倡议并邀请各国协会合作。 斯特恩伯格侯爵之葬礼在莱比锡近郊举行。德国社会民主党在纽伦堡大会报告显示组织增长十个百分点。英国社会民主联盟代表批评两国政府对战争与和平的决定，应由民众推动两国社会主义者共同追求和平。
The United States leads in world crop production and exports in many categories. It dominates corn wheat oats barley cotton tobacco flaxseed hops oilcake rosin and spirits of turpentine with multi million to billion level outputs and exports.
Cholera rages in St. Petersburg with higher severity than the 1893 visitation. Virulent cases strike quickly. Germany Austria Sweden and others impose quarantine. In Manila 200 constabulary join health inspectors to combat the plague under governor general orders.
Hiram Percy Maxim’s device for silencing firearm discharge was tested before a US Army officers’ committee in Springfield Massachusetts. In both armory and open field tests the weapon yielded audible noise reduction with 140 feet hearing only a finger snap, no visible muzzle flash or smoke, and calculations estimated 74 percent noiseless.
John Martin reviews abandonment of laissez faire in America and a move toward public responsibility. He notes social reconstruction needs and the rise of civic and health associations, anti child labor groups, immigration concerns, and executive industrial intervention. He argues agitation is healthy and may replace fierce commercial warfare with order.
Henrix Farman the French aviator arriving in New York says practical and safe flying will take another decade. He cites motor power and automatic balancing as key challenges and favors the monoplane as the future flyer. He doubts flying machines will rival railroads commercially. Mrs Farman plans to ride as a passenger.
A father and his two daughters long unaware of each other have reunited after living within 100 miles of one another. Mrs. Charles Kinow and Miss Ruby Petersen of Marietta Minnesota learned their father Charles Petersen of Estherville Iowa was alive when he sent a photograph to his father. The grandfather informed the grandchildren, triggering a swift family reunion.
Toledo Blade argues that forest fires arise from two factors weather and white settlers neglect. It faults railroad sparks, camp embers, and dropped matches, noting Indians used to guard camps and that fires end only with rain, leaving monuments to human ignorance.
The August Federations editorial argues labor rights must protect property and not suppress personal rights, opposing injunctions in labor disputes as judicial overreach. Taft comments on corporate licensing and federal impact, while Prohibition and party lines stir New York nominations and industry opposition.
A cannery ship Star of Bengal wrecked off Coronation Island Alaskan coast leaving 110 dead of 137 aboard. Rescue tug Hattie Gage carried 27 survivors to Wrangel while crews buried 15 bodies on the beach and the Burnside reported total loss with masts showing above water.
Dun's Review notes that business remains encouraging with bank payments at a peak in twelve weeks and above 1906 levels. A firmer money tone, higher discounts, and ample bank deposits accompany increased construction, real estate investment, and manufacturing activity despite drought related delays and past due demand.
Minneapolis health officers seize no large quantity of milk deemed unfit for food. Fargo plans a trolley link to Dillmouth with Northern Pacific shops. Montana mine operators and workers hold a wage convention with resistance to cuts. Pillsbury mills continue operations and pay dues. North Dakota seeks fair railroad rates against Twin City preference. A Pittsburgh mining conference discusses U S mine fatalities. Sedalia Missouri Pacific shops resume full time. Civil engineer E B Beckler dies at 52, noted for Great Northern extensions.
The report notes slow but steady improvement with conservatism in wholesale and jobbing purchases. Trade remains below normal overall as election fears curb nonessential buys. Western trade shows strength though house trade wanes. stock levels are low and orders for immediate shipment strain carriers. Bradstreet reports weekly business failures at 267 in the United States and 32 in Canada for the period ending Sept 24.
Market reports show Chicago hogs and cattle priced from $3.50 to $7.85 with values varying by grade. Milwaukee wheat No 2 northern trades at $1.04 to $1.07, eggs 19 to 23 cents, butter creamery 31 to 32 cents. Buffalo carcasses and lambs listed with ranges for shipping steers and hogs.
For the first time in nine years hog prices increased alongside cattle in the Chicago stock yards on Mem day. The rise was about seven cents amid scarce live stock and high corn costs, intensifying pork market pressures.
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