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Newspaper

Sheridan News

Location

Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1908

Page

3

Whitecaps terror in Rushville as man attacked and tarred

In Rushville Indiana on a Wednesday night John Tribbey was beaten with nailed boards, tarred and feathered, and bound to a tree. Prosecutors Hack and Newbold lead a court inquiry with Daily Republican reporter Tom Geraghty questioned. Ex Circuit Judge Douglas Morris hired for Tribbey. witnesses and suspects to be examined under oath. William R Smith warns mob and arms for a possible second visit, amid threats toward his daughter identified with Tribbey.

Rushville Ind John Tribbey Hack Shelbyville Newbold Tom J. Geraghty Daily Republican Clicuit Douglas Morris Tribbey William R. Smith Miss Smith Trib- Day Smith Shelby County

Indianas Attorney General Probes Rush County Attack

Attorney General James Bingham travels to Rush County to investigate a white capping incident in which John Tribbey, a well to do farmer, was badly beaten by eighteen masked men.

Bingham Indianapolis James Bingham Rush County John Tribbey

Village's Heroic Fight Keeps Fire From Wiping Elizabethtown

A major blaze in Elizabethtown near Columbus Ohio destroyed the A R Anderson mill and elevator and four nearby buildings worth about 14000 dollars with 4700 dollars insured. The skating rink residence and telephone exchange were damaged but saved through bucket brigades and salt.

Columbus Ind Elizabethtown A. R. Anderson Martha Lesle Pennsylvania Station M. M

Experts to verify records of Wallace and Shank as county recorder

Indianapolis report from experts Parmelee and Lockhart will be published. It shows the records of Harry Wallace the current county recorder and Lew Shank the former recorder are correct within the experts' examination of the books. Wallace began as recorder in 1967 and Shank held the post for four years prior.

O. K Indianapolis Parmelee and Lockhart Harry Wallace Lew Shank

Five Die in Ohio Trolley Crash

Barton Ohio Aug 13 Five persons are dead and six likely fatally injured with twenty five more sustaining injuries after two Western Ohio Traction trolley cars collide between Sidney and Piqua. Authorities say the wreck resulted from a misunderstanding of orders.

Barton Sidney Piqua Western Ohio Traction Company

Evangelical Young People's Union Convenes in Evansville

The annual convention of the Evangelical Young People’s Union of the Evangelical Synod of North America is in session at Evansville.

The Evangelical Young People’s Union of the Evangelical Synod of North America Evansville

Welcome for Admiral Sperry in Auckland Australasian visit

Cloudy weather greeted the landing of Admiral Sperry and his officers in Auckland New Zealand. Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward led the official welcome at the new quay on Queen Street with cabinet members and regional representatives present.

Auckland N. Z Admiral Sperry Joseph George Ward Queen Street

Young Turks Triumph in Constantinople Constitutional Turn

In Constantinople on August 12 the Young Turks take full control as a new cabinet forms under Jaiamil Pasha with largely liberal members including an Armenian and a Greek. The sultan relinquishes ministerial appointment rights and a new regime appears established as elections are planned and the palace is to be avoided for private talks.

Constantinople Jaiamil Pasha Gabriel Effendi Mavrogordato Young Turk Committee Merals

People of the Day Director of Bryan's Campaign

Norman I. Mack of Buffalo, longtime friend of William Jennings Bryan, heads the Democratic National Committee. Native of Canada, Mack built a Buffalo press empire and remains editor and publisher of the Daily Times. He rose to prominence in 1900 as a New York committeeman and was repeatedly re elected. A caveat on a royal federal appointment ends with the president noting past jail experiences and miscarriages of justice in a parable about integrity.

Bryan Norman I. Mack Buffalo Democratic National Committee Mr. Bryan New York Denver Mr. Mack Canada United States Bradford Pennnsylvania The Times Daily Times Mack Pacific Coast White House

Persian Shah in Teheran Trapped by Revolt’s Menace

Special dispatches from Teheran describe the shah of Persia as a near prisoner while tribesmen guard the capital to protect the throne. They demand funds, threaten destruction, and have exhausted the $250,000 loan secured from a Russian bank. Liakhoff’s Cossacks struggle to regain control as the shah cannot leave the camp at Badeshakh. Faizine threatens to shift political affairs in autumn.

St. Petersburg Herve Teheran Persia Liakhoff Badeshakh Seilapebad Faizine

Thaw Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition

Pittsburg August 13 Harry K Thaw filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S court represented by Charles Morschauser claiming assets totaling 12801288 and liabilities of 453140438 Roger O Mara a noted Pittsburg detective and personal Thaw friend was named receiver assistant to the petition filing

Pittsburg United States Charles Morschauser Harry K. Thaw Thaw Roger O'Mara

Governor Haskell Named Democratic National Committee Treasurer

Charles N. Haskell of Oklahoma, a native of Ohio, rises from farm boy to lawyer and railroad builder. He served in the Ohio legislature, ran for governor there, then moved to Muskogee, Indian Territory, and began a legal practice before shifting to construction. He advocates fair taxes on public service corporations.

Charles N. Haskell Oklahoma Democratic National Comspittee Ohio Ottawa Muskogee I. T Ele Pullis Service Haskell Oklahoma Constitu

Emancipation Quip and Barrel Plot in Wisconsin

A Milwaukee Free Press item recalls a humorous dinner quip by General FLO D. Grant on women's emancipation and soldiers. A comic sketch follows with a man in patched trousers proposing a quick haul, ending with an empty barrel carried upstairs.

Flo D. Grant New York

Barrel on the Sidewalk Sparks Crowd Plea for Lift

A laurel on a sidewalk and a woman stand beside a barrel as laborers discuss how to raise it to higher flowers. Phomiu in laborer clothes ponders while bystanders propose a derrick rope pulley horse or temporary elevator as plans falter and a crowd gathers.

Phomiu Tle

Language Barred Trade Exchange Becomes Hallmark Of Billed Irony

A tradesman repeats requests for payment in a humorous sequence. The vendor answers with precise phrasing and a signed blank check. The exchange culminates with the insistence that the exact bill amount is kept.

Tradestand Tradesimin

Oratory as a Presidential Drawback Across Campaigns

The piece compares famed speakers with political fortunes noting Webster Clay Douglas and Blaine drew followers by speech while others like Greeley Tilden and Grant improved or faltered. It cites campaigns from 1872 to 1880 and reflects on how speaking skill related to success.

Webster Clay Douglas Blaine Tilden Grant Garfield Boston Globe

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Rush Young Turks BY Robert W. Chambers Berger, Ryder and Jones Fifth Avenue Norman EK. Mack Angpera Bouffe Shah of Harry Thaw Charles N. Haskeld Waoilskers Milwaukee Free Press Ladies’ Home Journal
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