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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
2
Night riders raid the home of David Walker near Hickman Kentucky. They shoot Walker his wife and four children killing four. one son missing believed cremated. The attackers set the house afire and forced Joseph Williams to hold their horses.
Mrs Emma Drees Walker of Wabasha Minnesota was arrested and jailed on a formal murder charge in the death of Bernhardt Roemer an elderly farmer near Wabasha. The defense denies the accusation and authorities indicate a motive of securing money and remarriage.
An escaped black bear from a park cage at Elysian Grove near Yueson Aviz charged a crowd and killed a baby after being enraged by soda pop. Buss Laird, a Southern Pacific employee, tried to flee with his infant in a go cart but the bear seized and killed the child before a police shot killed the animal.
National League standings show Chicago at 95 55, Cincinnati 79 53, New York 92 55, Boston 89 89, Pittsburgh 98 36, Brooklyn 92 58, Philadelphia 81 71, St. Louis 90 105. American League standings list Detroit 89 65, Boston 73 78, Chicago 88 63, Philadelphia 67 88, Cleveland 89 64, Washington 65 85, St. Louis 83 68, New York 51 99.
A gas explosion at Pittsburg Pirate Glass Company works No 2 in Tarentum caused 500000 dollars in fire damage and left 1800 men unemployed. Watchman W A Long was seriously injured as half the plant lay in ruins and flames were checked by a large steel building recently erected by the company.
Two men burgled the home of D. A. Conners in Pittsburg and piled silverware for removal. The family cat tripped one intruder by the kitchen tail, arousing the occupants as the feline pursued the pair from the yard in full pursuit.
Fire broke out in the after-hold of the Mallory Line steamer up Grande at Mobile Alan. It required flooding the hold to extinguish the flames. The vessel sank in twenty three feet of water with slight vessel damage and heavy cargo loss.
The river steamer Emerson towing a river theater was wrecked at Osceola Bend about 200 miles below Cairo Illinois. One troupe member drowned. The vessel is a total loss and the theater barge sustained considerable damage.
In Chattanooga Tennessee a rowboat capsized on the Tennessee River and all five black occupants perished. Three were men and two women and no bodies were recovered. Bulgaria asserted independence on Monday repudiating suzerainty of Turkey.
The article details a federal campaign against prairie dogs using poison to protect western farmland. It describes the scale of losses, the setup of baited wheat with strychnine, and rapid extermination in Leadville and Pike forests. It also notes subsequent plans for larger efforts and related labor and public health topics.
Washington correspondence reports on the International Congress on Tuberculosis at the National Museum. Delegates, physicians, and foreign representatives attend ceremonies led by President Roosevelt and Dr. Trudeau. Open air treatment, sanitoria, and exhibits highlight global efforts against the disease.
The sixteenth annual national irrigation congress opened in Albuquerque with President Iyanik Goudy of Denver presiding. All 600 seats filled and nearly 1,800 delegates attended as speeches of welcome were delivered by Mayor Lester and others.
Statistics show that measured in proportion to population tuberculosis caused many deaths in the period. The text argues that if efforts continue, many lives may be saved to brighten the world instead of being sacrificed to the disease.
Colonel George W. Goethals reports solid progress on the Panama Canal digging while traveling to Washington. He cites natives and Jamaicans as the main labor force, notes past American labor failures, and says current workers frequently cycle in and out with a steady supply available.
Miss Annie S Peck of Providence Rhode Island succeeds in reaching the summit of Mount Huascaran in Peru. She estimates the peak at 26000 feet and notes the first ascent saw 25000 feet before retreat due to a guide's illness. Her Swiss companion suffered frostbite on the last climb.
Mrs Mina A Hubbard widow of Dr Leonidas Hubbard explorer of Labrador and Harold T Ellis son of the former English under secretary of state for India were married at Toronto.
Dun's Review notes prompt recovery in Chicago as plowing and seeding advance and money circulates more freely. Trade, apparel, and house furnishings demand improve while bank clearings fall 15.9 percent from last year. Grain movement at the port and manufacturing activity show gains despite fewer idle cars.
Cooler weather aids retail and employment gains across cities with fairs boosting local distribution. Crops held in the south keep prices low while overall movement remains liberal. Lumber and building rise, iron and steel demand unsettled by uncertainties. coal prospers east and west. Wool sales surge. wool and textile trades stabilize amid cheaper grades. US weekly business failures total 255, Canada 36, per Bradstreet's.
A dense ledger of market quotes for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes clover seed with figures in cents and dollars per unit for shipping and seasonal grades.
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