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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
2
Atlantic City on August 31 closed all 220 saloons and hotel bars marking a rare dry Sunday. Police noted no arrests for excise violations as governors threaten troops to enforce the closing law. By midnight, outlets reopened and the dry Sunday was effectively over.
In Hardin Illinois on August 31 a skiff carrying five people was struck by the yacht Mayflower causing it to capsize. Mrs May Appleman of Alton drowned after going unconscious. Albert Combs of St Louis saved his wife and Kate Lamar. He then rescued Walker Stillwell who could not swim.
Military Instruction Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison sees the Third battalion Twenty eighth Infantry from Fort Snelling arrive by special train. National guardsmen, totaling about 4 908, will reach the camp later this week on eight or ten trains, with Ohio National Guard eight regiments among those arriving.
The final count of the Panamanian states gives Jose Domingo de Obaldia the constitutional succession to President Manuel Amador. A banquet honored the president-elect, with many felicitations from Panamanians and foreigners on the Isthmus. The national assembly will convene tomorrow. no political trouble is expected.
Montpelier Vt August 31 Vermont voters head to the polls with Lieutenant Governor George H Prouty favored to win the governorship over Democrat James E Burke as national leaders watch. Republicans aim to extend a loyal trend and gauge national sentiment by the governor race results.
Biloxi Mississippi August 31 Lieutenant General Alexander P Stewart longtime Confederate commander dies at age 86 after a long life largely in Tennessee He was one of the last two surviving Confederate lieutenant generals with Buckner and followed the earlier death of Stephen D Lee in March.
The forty second national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opens with a public reception at Memorial hall and a river naval militia spectacle. Civic parade and Fort Meigs monument dedication are slated for Tuesday. Wednesday features a veterans parade and Thursday an election of officers for the next year. Friday and Saturday present river and lake oriented entertainments.
At Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay on August 31 President Roosevelt welcomed the Olympians who carried the U S colors at London. The party arrived from New York aboard the Sagamore and were introduced by James B E Sullivan American commissioner to the Olympic Games. The president spoke briefly to the athletes after greeting each man.
Oakland City Indiana riders oil boom heat fuels gas and oil rush as fifty companies operate locally. Land is leased for miles in all directions from Oakland City amid bright prospects and strong forward momentum.
National League results at Cincinnati Boston 0 and Chicago 2 New York 1 St Louis 6 Brooklyn 2 American League Detroit 1 Cleveland 9 American Association Louisville 8 Columbus 1 and 8 4 To ledo 1 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 10 Minneapolis 8 and 2 Milwaukee 2 Minneapolis 7 Kansas City 4 St Paul 1
Rear Admiral Sperry and the American fleet receive a warm Australian welcome in Melbourne as 2500 sailors enjoy shore leave. A grand review planned for Thursday draws large crowds and multiple church services, with cadets and bands leading a procession to St Patrick's Cathedral.
In a presidential nomination speech Taft warned of a panic if Democrats gain power, while Bryan rebutted with a history of panics under Republican rule. The piece argues a revenue tariff would not trigger downturns and would boost demand, employment, and exports.
Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of the Republican national committee travels from New York to Chicago to confer with Western campaign managers about strategy and coordination.
A Salem speech attributed to Mr. Marshall declares that the needs of the many must prevail over a few, urging constitutional restoration and rights for all. He envisions the fall as the hour when the people reclaim power and rebuke arrogant elites.
Jim Westcott to Alma Sheldon on a suburban train accepts a stranger's child to take to its aunt. A wedding party, mistaken concerns, and a rescuer role lead to playful romance as Alma agrees to a long shot hunch about their future. The scene ends with Westcott regretting a missed safer choice and pursuing love.
Northern Chile's Atacama hosts oases like Pica and Matila fed by high Andean streams. Capillary moisture allows crops beneath desert sands, supporting nitrate industry workers with vegetables, alfalfa, fruit, and fuel for nitrate works. The region's agriculture thrives amid stark desert scenery.
An old fable explains the woodchuck name arising from its habit of piling dirt from burrows. A marmot refuses to curb the habit when admonished by a judge, declaring he will chuck dirt wherever he pleases, a habit that led to the woodchuck name.
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