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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
5
A grim warning outlines severe trials for tobacco farmers as a protracted 100 day period tests crops, labor, and markets. The note emphasizes hardship, discipline, and vigilance across the growing regions.
Lexington special dispatch quotes SW Hawkins organizer of the Fayette County Burley Tobacco Association warning Central Kentucky growers not to plant tobacco in 1908. He says plant beds scrapped or barns burned could trigger government troops and Gatling guns, urging caution amid threats and public pressure from Equity members and anti crop sentiment.
An attack by bombs aimed at the Shah of Persia failed to harm him as outriders and a chauffeur were killed and the royal car wrecked. Guards shifted the procession to a precautionary carriage while the Shah moved toward a nearby town amid great shock and security measures.
The article argues the Czar's monopoly over liquor sale eclipses Standard Oil in influence and income, noting vodka revenue last year reached 738,000,000 rubles with a rise of 1,600,000. It contrasts this with political commentary by Bryan. It also references a Parisian agitation affecting Ussman’s stance and uses symbolic imagery of a collar and golden coat.
Former Governor N O Bradley Republican was elected to the United States Senate in Frankfort Friday with 64 votes to 60 for Beckham one for Allen and one for Blackburn. Four Democrats joined Republicans to back Bradley and pledged to keep their votes on any roll call.
In Philadelphia, 1876 laborer Dennis Comey owed Mrs. Mary Costello $90 for board. After a long dispute, Costello’s vengeance curse is retracted in a signed instrument witnessed by others, and Comey settles the bill with a verbal goodwill note from Costello.
Washington reports Senators Elkins of West Virginia and Bourne of Oregon met at the White House. Bourne claimed sole ententee of a second term. Elkins dismissed renewal. Bourne offered a $10,000 bet Roosevelt would be named by the Chicago convention. Elkins declined.
John McGregor county commissioner was arrested Saturday afternoon on a grand jury indictment charging conspiracy to defraud and accepting a bribe. The arrest occurred while he lay ill in his hotel room, marking the first arrest in the courthouse scandal investigation.
In Steubenville Ohio five children were born to Mr and Mrs George Campbell. Doctors report the event among the most remarkable they know. Three infants died within an hour of birth, while two survived.
In Terre Haute Indiana Mrs Mary Bilby was killed in a confrontation with 16 year old Robert Booth over possession of a target rifle. The incident occurred as they argued and ended with Bilby’s fatal shooting.
Rhinelander Wisconsin special surgeons removed a seven inch lead pencil from August Peterson who swallowed it two months ago. He has recovered the pencil and is regaining his health.
Heirs of William and Abner McKinley fail to agree on division and the Cleveland homestead of the late president is likely to be sold at a public auction.
A New York petition from Metropolitan Street Railway stockholders seeks William T. Jerome's removal as New York County District Attorney. It accuses him of neglecting street railway fraud, jury fixing, and life insurance probes, alleges a conspiracy to siphon Metropolitan assets, and claims campaign contributions from large firms influenced his office. Jerome dismisses the allegations, saying such charges appear regularly.
New York special reports Hiram Percy Maxim son of Hiram Maxim has been granted a patent for a silent firearm. The device uses a piston valve to regulate gas release just after the bullet passes, creating a near noiseless discharge and only a faint hiss. Military experts say it could revolutionize modern warfare methods.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will relinquish her 446 Park Avenue apartments and move to an unknown residence. She plans to live outside the city once weather changes and stay away through the summer, regardless of her husband’s status.
Rev Frank W Gunsaulus of the Armour Institute of Technology calls Roosevelt Gladstone's equal and predicts they will go down in history side by side with a distinct place for each. The remarks were made during an address in Kansas City.
Mrs Anne Weightman Walker Penfield wed Frederick Court land Penfield in St Patrick Cathedral. Daughter of the late William Weightman of Philadelphia, known as the quinine king. Her fortune is estimated at 40 million dollars and she may share it with relatives who contested the estate in Philadelphia courts two years ago.
Brooklyn society circles buzz over the first male debutante Herbert Dickinson Lewis aged 20 hosting a debut at 20 Remsen Street. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis presided with flowers tea and a receiving line of three girls and two young men as the event defined a new social fashion in Brooklyn Heights.
London reports the Chancellor Asquith's licensing bill aims to reduce saloons broadly over twenty years. It would grant one license per 400 people in rural areas and one per 1,000 in towns, register clubs annually, and restrict Sunday alcohol hours to six miles travel rule and limited opening times outside London.
In the Senate a heated debate between Senators Owen of Oklahoma and Curtis of Kansas centered on an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill. Owen claimed Cherokee status and pressed for recognition of his rights as a free man, while Curtis opposed the move. The discussion covered allotment of lands and government control, drawing strong emotion as the pair traded views for about an hour before ending with a handshake and private talks.
Washington special notes the Daughters of Senators and Representatives in Congress join ranks with the Daughters of the American Revolution the Colonial Dames and other groups by lineage membership reflecting ancestral ties in the modern social landscape.
Disclosures from Representative Landis’s probe reveal a half million dollars wasted at the Government Printing Office. Charles Stillings, recently suspended as public printer, is seen as an easy mark for promoters of various schemes. The district attorney’s office has several persons under surveillance and arrests may follow.
A reflective line suggests life’s worth hinges on the belief that something beyond current living offers a stronger allure.
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