08 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
1
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Judge Kenesaw M. Landis in Chicago federal court fined Standard Oil $29,240,000 the maximum for illegal rebates. He called for an August grand jury to probe conspiracy with the Alton road and top officials. The ruling follows nationwide coverage of the oil trust’s methods and antitrust enforcement.
A brass band leader notes that learning to play a horn may harm vocal ability. A former strong bass singer claims his voice worsened after taking up the instrument, suggesting strains on vocal cords from the mouthpiece. The neighbor and others reflect on whether the trade-off was worth it.
George Fullerton, eight, was seized by a man and a woman who pulled him from the Findlay orphans' home as children played nearby. They fled in a fast horse carriage. The boy's father is jailed for five years, the mother recently released from a year in the penitentiary for abandoning her children. Authorities suspect the mother and an accompanying man were the abductors.
Marriott Freshwater Wickham sue Dr Silas W Fowler for 1000 dollars in fees and 200 dollars advanced to Chief W B Matthews for defense aid. Fowler arrived at the office during objections by Marriott. A fight broke out and John Byrne was slightly injured. The dispute stems from Fowler's defense in a 25000 dollar damage suit by Perry Davis over alienation of Mrs Davis. The cases are out of court.
Kingsley, head of New York Life Insurance, tells policyholders his administration prioritizes strict economy wide publicity the New York Life as a world wide institution and growing business under law while keeping policyholder interests first.
Maibel Warren of Detroit is under police guard at Protestant hospital as Coroner Murphy investigates the death of her infant found beside her with fingerprint marks on the throat and a fractured skull. Warren, visiting her brother on Sullivant avenue, may not survive.
Rufus L. Kagey a Mansfield Ohio letter carrier with ten years in service was arrested on charges of using canceled stamps on letters he mailed. Post office inspectors uncovered years of such activity with many old envelopes and stamps. He confessed and threatened self harm. an envelope with strychnine was found. he faces arraignment in Cleveland.
A weary hobo asks to sleep in a farmer's barn. The farmer praises reading and claims open air slumber boosts health, citing ten cent magazines. The farmer offers use of the potato patch and two sacks for shelter.
Miss Nannie Black of Salem Ohio was found under an old barn on Adem Niedhardt’s farm three miles south of Marion after a week long search that used Dayton bloodhounds. She had escaped Sawyer sanitarium and survived without food or water, unconscious when found. She formerly taught in Pittsburg public schools.
A load of wheat on the Joseph Baird farm near Seven Mile caught fire while being hauled to Leonard Heinlein’s threshing machine. The fire destroyed the separator and spread to the barn and corn crib, burning both. Losses exceeded $2,000.
Columbus report states Ohio had 5,135,271.38 in the strong box on July 31 with no debt except about 1,800 tied to an unredeemed canal bond that never appeared. The improvement is attributed largely to the Aiken law raising liquor tax from 350 to 1,000.
A north Ireland country doctor, renowned for his irritability, blocks a narrow boreen when an old bogwoman leading a laden ass slows him. He curses that women and asses are always in the way, and the woman retorts that their manners keep him last before he drives on.
A conference was held with Architect Magonigle and Canton citizens committee regarding the dedication of the McKinley mausoleum set for September 30. Present were Cortelyou Day and Charles G. Dawes of Oniengo and other officials.
Theobald recorder of Montgomery county sues the state of Ohio on relation to Hull a taxpayer. The petition in error filed in the supreme court asks whether the lower courts correctly held the salary law constitutional as applied in Montgomery county.
In Wooster Ohio two kegs of powder exploded in the Dalton show window of McDowell hardware, wrecking the front of the building. Clerks W. O. Resser and Amos Moser were injured. cause of the blast is undetermined.
An Oregon attorney closed a Supreme Court argument with a plea that the decision affects more than property. He said a human life hangs on the ruling and his client’s life’s work and livelihood are tied to the cold storage plant.
In Gallia county near Cora Ohio the Wil son family watch as ten year old Robert Wil son aims a shotgun at his sister Goldie five. A discharge wounds tear away part of her face and severs her left hand. Emergency care sought locally.
A speaker who spent a week on a farm for health reasons recalls an eerie fascination with people eating with knives. He warns the knife is an unexpected instrument, unpredictable and dangerous, capable of sudden harm or biting the mouth in two, fueling a wary, retrospective mood.
Engineer L. W. Chamberlain fireman P. F. Weisner and brakeman C. A. Stewart were instantly killed when a Pennsylvania freight engine boiler exploded in Urbana Ohio. The blast derailed several cars and delayed trains for hours.
In East Liverpool Ohio J H J Croxall 57 a prominent pottery manufacturer and longtime vice president and general manager of Croxall Pottery Co has died. He was born in East Liverpool in a family of pioneer potters including his father J W Croxall.
A testimonial cites relief from stomach and nervous issues after switching from coffee to Postum Food Cereal. The writer says relatives and neighbors improved, with one neighbor resuming work and long tasks without pain. A booklet titled The Road to Wellville is promoted as part of the campaign.
A night blaze in Ludlow Falls, Piqua district, destroyed the river property of William Brinkman and the carriage position of S. Overcart and Elmer Deal’s barber shop. Bucket brigade saved the town. Estimated loss about $15,000.
In Tiffin Ohio a west-bound B and O express train fatally struck Elmer W W Acker, the night operator at the local station. The crash occurred as the train used the track normally allocated to east-bound trains against standard practice.
Steubenville report says Edward L. Perwar city ticket agent for the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad for twenty years shot himself after severing an artery under the left knee. He had suffered a neck carbuncle for months and faced a personal crisis prior to the act.
A large coal shed at the Emergency hospital burned down and a quantity of formaldehyde used for fumigating clothes ignited. The hospital was briefly threatened and patients were moved to safety as firefighters contained the blaze.
In Coshecton Ohio a boiler explosion during thrashing hurled W D Palmer a Roscoe farmer and his farm hand George Best about 30 feet. Both men suffered severe burns and scalds and are expected to die from their injuries.
Steve Sabo aged 23 drowned while fishing near Ashtabula Ohio after his hat blew off into the lake. He jumped in to retrieve it but succumbed. his body and the hat were recovered.
In Jamestown Ohio a horse owned by Samuel Beal was fatally injured when its tail was caught in a rapidly moving belt near thrashing in progress at a neighbor's. The tail was torn from the animal, leading to its death.
Benjamin Davis and James Reeder fought in Dayton. Reeder defeated Davis, who later died at a hospital from multiple injuries including broken ribs severe head wounds and internal damage. Reeder was arrested on murder charges.
After lengthy litigation the Alva Bradley estate in Cleveland valued around 5 million dollars was finally divided equally among ten heirs. Bradley, a wealthy vessel and real estate owner, died over twenty years ago and left his estate in trust for two decades before distribution.
National officials of the Amalgamated Glass Workers of America arrive at Cedar Point for a session to decide a wage scale for the glass manufacturers of the country.
An unknown man terrorized Warrensville residents with a revolver prompting a posse chase. Surrounded, the man killed himself with his own action, ending the incident.
Bellefontaine Ohio witnessed a large torchlight parade by union labor men with bands and fireworks. Max Hayes from Cleveland spoke from a public square platform amid celebration of the Haywood verdict.
In East Liverpool, Ohio, 9 year old Robert Craven son of George Craven was likely fatally wounded when his brother fired a rifle during play. The incident occurred as the boys handled the weapon. Police are investigating details of the accident.
In Marysville Ohio J D Reeder aged 30 a farmer fell from a hay wagon when the wagon left the road and landed in a ditch. A pitchfork pierced his right side entering the liver and he is expected to die from the injuries.
Governor Harris named Judge Joseph W. McNeal of Lebanon Warren County to the board of trustees for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' home at Xenia before departing for Cedar Point.
Dayton Ohio notes that Owen Donahue 22 from Cincinnati was asleep on a side track when a switch engine ran over him. Both legs were crushed requiring amputation and his condition is listed as serious.
In Dayton Ohio Antonio Virzi and Antonino Mirra, both 24, Italian laborers on the Biz Four railway, drowned when a raft overturned in midstream of the Miami river.
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