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Newspaper

Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1908

Page

1

Financial turmoil spreads through banks and stores worldwide

A sweeping list shows banks suspended or closed from Minnesota to New York, with embezzlement cases in Indiana, bank failures in Nebraska and Missouri, and major trust and financial houses facing distress. The notes track reductions, consolidations, and government measures, including deposits, bond issues, and market interventions.

Governors Inaugurated and Senators Elected in Early 20th Century

A chronology lists multiple state and federal political shifts. January entries note inaugurations in New York and Kansas and elections of governors Floyd of New Hampshire and others. February and March record senatorial selections, pension and ship subsidy actions, and cabinet sworn-ins.

Mob and legal vigilantes across states headline year of executions

A chronicle of lynchings and capital cases across the country lists numerous mob killings and judicial outcomes from January to December, detailing hangings in Mississippi Alabama Georgia Kansas and Kentucky, bank bombings and felonious deaths, plus notable trials and acquittals in Idaho Ohio Illinois and Washington.

Multiple disaster reports across states including mines, wrecks and fires

A jumble of casualty notes lists numerous incidents from January to February across Kansas New York and several other states. It includes train wrecks at Volland and Lorentz coal mine deaths near Primero and Fayetteville mine fires and a steamer disaster in New York harbor.

Volland Kans Winooski Lorentz W. Va Fayetteville Monarch Colo Maine Pupis

Massive 20th Century Disasters and Displacements Record

A compressed chronology lists 20th century calamities and events: Moroccan forces capture Zinat, and a Qing war era chaos. a blaze devastates Bancock’s Chinese quarter. Muzaffar-Ed-Din dies in Teheran. tidal waves sink Dutch East Indies islands and Jamaica suffers massive earthquakes and fires. The list notes Kingston and Port Royal losses, a California-like Caribbean disaster, shipwrecks near Hartlepool and Cardiff, assassinations in Russia and Bulgaria, naval battles, and uprisings across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Zinat Rassall Bancock Muzaffar-Ed-Din Shah Persia Teheran Samar Yte Philippines Davis Kingston Jamaica Gov. Swettenham Gary Swettenham Admiral Davis Dutch East Indies Simalu Lo S Saarbrueck Prussia H. L. F. Lagercrantz Sweden United States Clavering Hartlepool England S. A. Alexandrovsky Penza Russia Cookton North Australia Orlanda Cardiff Wales Baku Berlin Hook of Holland Algeria House of Commons L—M Petkoff Bulgaria Mexico Ae Cruesty Betwen Nicaragua Salvador Amapia Campeche Yemen Turkish Arabia Spain Queen Victoria Madrid Velardena Ledz Hong Kong Heres France Alikhanoff Tiflis Alexandropol Caperon Loree Rene Erance Jaese Seoul Cassablanca Morocco Lanca Cota Col Tranhoff Viborg St. Petersburg Antwerp

Notable Deaths and Public Figures in Early 20th Century Listings

A chronology of notable deaths and appearances includes Brig Gen G A Bell in Washington and San Francisco. ex congressmen Winans and Harris in Wisconsin and Bridgewater. James Kirk of a Chicago soap house in Hartland. James A Dowie founder of Zion City at Zion City. other prominent figures like John W Findlay and Galusha Grow, and cultural icons such as Peter Larson and Richard Mansfield. The list covers states from Washington to Illinois, Kansas, and New York, noting dates and cities for each entry.

Merchants’ and Farmers’ Bank of Fairmont Minn F. D. Gilman Home Bank of Goodland Ind F. Db Citizens' State Bank of Firth Neb Corbin Banking Company New York Mobili Ues HH. W. Salmon Warsaw H—Bank of Conception Clyde Brownstown Pope Mfg. Co Hartford Secretary of Treasury Westinghouse Pittsburg State Bank and Trust Co Carson Nevada Southern Steel Co Birmingham Ala Union Trust Co Providence R. I Chicago California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Bank San Francisco Kansas United States Steel Corporation Tennessee Coal & Iron Co Arnold Print Works of North Adams Maes National Bank of Portland Ore California Oakland Cal Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank of City National Bank of Frederick Olla wi—American Silk Co. Capital Stock Chelsea Savings Aank of Chelsea Mich Glazier National Bank of Commerce Kansas City Fort Pitt National Bank of Pitsburg l—Jewelers' National Bank Oat North Attleboro Mass Isaac Stevenson Wisconsin Spooner J. H. Bankhead John T. Morgan Alabama A. O. Bacon Georgia Frank A. Leach Mint G. BE. Roberts J. F. Johnston Pettus Haskell Oklahoma Indian Territory Illinois Supreme Court Tom L. Johnson T. E. Burton Cleveland Kentucky Wilison Republicans Independence Mayersville Miss Midway Rotho Steele Fourth Street National Bank of Philadelphia James Cullen Alepson Charles City Trians Harry K. Thaw Stanford White Thos. Baldwin Colfax Ill Chas. Kennedy Eisman Cora R. P. Miller Beaver Dam Wis Monroe Kkifle Stamp Ark Farmers’ & Merchants’ National Bank Hanover Colbert I. T Durant Aggie Myers Frank Hottman Uis G. K. Favrot Louisiana R. H. Aldrich O. C. Haugh Dayton Columbus Hargis Cockrill Lexington Wm. D. Haywood Western Federation of Miners Steunenberg Brave Boise Karl Hall Washington Karlsruhe Germany Frederick McGill McGill Decatur Byron Fred Singleton Talladega Canova Ss. D Steve Adams Rathdrum Idaho Annie M. Bradley Brown G. A. Bell Archbishop Montgomery John Winans Janesville Russell A. Alger Washngton Charles Marvin John A. Creighton Omaha W. C. Pickett B. Mag Harris Bridgewater Oronhyatekha Independent Order of Foresters James B. Williams Glastonbury Conn J. M. Depuy Jefferson City Alexander Dowie Zion City Clinton Rabbitt Beloit M. Casimir-Perier France Paris Joseph Stockton B. F. Tilley League Island Navy Yard Thomas Bailey Aldrich Boston John Moore Army T. J. Wint Department of Missouri J. C. Granberry Methodist Episcopal Church South Ashan Jas. Eckers Commercial National Bank of Chicago Albion N. Y Peter Maytubby G. H. Earle Abraham Lincoln Lucien Baker Leavenworth Kans Wm. Duffield Francis Murphy Los Angeles M. J. Severance Minnesota Mankato Peter Larson Northwest Helena Richard Mansfield New London Pleasant Porter John G. Walker York Beach Samuel Sloan Lackawanna Railroad Garrison-on-the Fudson Cassie Chadwick Ohio Penitentiary Jas. Reddick Half Day John Wellborn Missouri Jefferson Polk Iowa Millonaire Des Moines C. A. Perkins C. B. & Q. Railroad L. E. McComas Maryland Charles T. Barney Knickerbocker Trust Co James B. Bradwell G. Smith Illinois Murphysboro H. O. Havemeyer Sugar Trust Commack Lord Kelvin Glasgow W. H. Hinrichsen Minola Alexandria Senator Mallory Florida Pensacola

Various 1900s boxing and sports results and records

A compilation of early 20th century sports notes including Joe Gans knocking out Kid Herman in Tonopah Nevada, Abe Attell defending the featherweight title in Los Angeles, Tommy Ryan stopping Dave Barry in Hot Springs Arkansas, Gustave Bye tying a ski jump record at Munising, Calvin Demarest winning a national billiards championship in New York, and mentions of marathon results and other athletic feats with scattered dates and locations.

Joe Gans Kid Herman Tonopah Ney Seeye Gustave Munising Afrih Abe Attell Harry Baker Los Angeles Tommy Ryan Dave Barry Hot Springs Ark Tennessee Calvin, Demarest New York Gary Herrmann Cincinnati American Bowling Congress Chick Stahl Boston West Baden Ind Smathers Leu San Francisco David Binet Sydney N.S.W Tommy ‘Burns Philadel- O'Brien Ain Menos Angeles James R. Keene Brooklyn

Major 19th Century U.S. Weather Timeline From Jan to Nov

Chronicle lists a string of natural disasters including tornadoes floods and storms across multiple states. Entries cover Lowell Arizona Kentuck y Illinois Iowa Wisconsin and Texas with deaths injuries and property losses. Notable events include a January dynamite explosion wrecking nine buildings in Lowell and a February Buffalo gale that caused 1.5 million dollars in damage.

Lowell Ariz Ohio River Valley Buffalo N. Y Washington aArk Pittsburg Louisiana Ississippi Alabama Chilpancingo Chilapa Mexico Kentucky Illinois Iowa Medicine Lodge Kan Indian Territory Tess Rochester Tex Buena Vista Lake Bakersfield Cal Wisconsin Leavenworth la Crosse Wis Ohio Leeds New York City Harbor Texas

Labor unrest and union activity Chronicle timeline

A record of strikes and labor actions across 1900s cities including Memphis Milwaukee New York Chicago and San Francisco. Notable items include jury deadlock in a Shea conspiracy trial, repeated Western Union wage demands and strikes, rail and streetcar actions, and the Teamsters election defeat of Cornelius Shea by Daniel Tobin. The document notes various local and national labor disputes and legal actions with dates from January to October.

Record of labor actions and mine unrest across 19th century

A dated summary lists labor events including voluntary salary raises for telegraph operators by Kansas City Southern Railway, strikes and resumptions by cotton handlers in New Orleans, the deposed president of the telegraphers union calling off a strike, miners in Danville Illinois striking over check payments, the Commercial Telegraphers union ending strikes in major cities, a Britain rail dispute averted, streetcar riots in Louisville, and federal troops ordered to Goldfield Nevada amid miner-owner tensions.

McCall Federal Court of Memphis LaFoliette Sanborn Milwaukee Senate Goldfield Nev Shea Chicago John J. Mitchell United Mine Workers Boston Western Railroads Interstate Commerce Commissioners Salt Lake City San Francisco Teamsters Los Angeles Pittsburg Canada Pacific States Terigraph and Telephone Co Supreme Court Western Union Oakland Cal Cornelius P. Shea Daniel J. Tobin East Associated Press Colorado & Southern ‘Railroad Sanarda Sprancisco Louisville Steubenville New Orleans Ortal Nois Federation of Labor Kansas City Southern Railway Co S. J. Small Telegraphers’ Union Danville Ill New York Great Britain

List of historic fires and losses across U S locations

A compiled record of numerous fires and disasters with dates and damage totals. Locations include New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Canton Lancaster Niagara Falls Montreal Havana and various towns across Massachusetts North Dakota Wyoming and California. Notable losses exceed several hundred thousand dollars with several large fires causing deaths and homelessness.

Long list of 1901 legal and political events summarized

A chronological ledger records key dates and actions across U S politics courts and business. Notable items include Standard Oil indictments and convictions, Barbour Creek and Walsh cases, mayoral and city council actions in San Francisco and Chicago, and major railroad financial rulings. Also listed are Roosevelts attendance at the Jamestown exposition, and the Isle of Pines decision recognizing Cuban territory.

McCrea Pennsylvania Lines A. J. Cassatt Landis Chicago Standard O] Ca Findlay Standard Oil Co John R. Walsh Chicago National Bank Hallam Boston Mary Baker G. Eddy Christian Science Faith G. W. Glover New Mexico House Gov. Hagerman Mayor Schmitz San Francisco Abraham Ruef T. W. Halsey J. J. Hill Great Northern Railroad T. W. Hill Supreme Court Isle of Pines Indiana Chicago & Alton Railroad President Roosevelt Federal Court Indianapolis Drug Trust Grand Schmitz Ruef BE. HR. Taylor University of California Board of Supervisors Alton Railroad Beveridge Catherine Eddy Berlin Louis Glass Sette States Telephone and Telegraph Co CC. G Burton Nevada Saratoga N. Y McKinley Canton Roosevelt Wm. E. Borah Boise Idaho Pommern Herr Erbslope 5 International Geronautic Pa Ding Asbury ‘Park Alles Meee Louissue Atchison Torkin & Santa Fe ‘Railroad Co Los Angeles John Walsh National Bank Edward Payson Weston Portland Edith’ “Root Angh Jatate Grant Pacific Fen Roads

Exhumed Body End of Druce-Portland Duel Rumor

The 1864 coffin at Highgate cemetery yielded a bearded older man body with a plate bearing Thomas Charles Cruce. The exhumation debunks a lead roll claim by Caldwell and others and likely discredits the Druce ducal conspiracy, though George H. Druce vows to continue pursuing his Portland dukedom bid.

London Thomas Charles Druce Highgate Robert C. Caldwell Cruce Home Office T. C. Cruce Thomas Charles Cruce Druce-duke of Portland George Hollamby Druce George H. Druce Portland Thomas Charlies Cruce High Gate Duke of Portland

Taft in Boston Defends Navy and Philippine Path to Independence

Secretary Taft told the Elysium club that a strong navy acts as insurance against war and affirms national dignity. He urged readiness without boasting, noting America’s 80 million people should project strength when needed. Earlier to ministers, he spoke on Filipino education and the timeline for self government.

Boston Taft Elysium Club

Great Quake Recorded In Albany And Observatories

An earthquake of large proportions was logged on Albany State museum seismographs around 4 500 miles away. The Cordilleran region of Central or South America or the Pacific west of Mexico is cited as the center. In Laibach Austria Hungary four hours of violent shocks were recorded with presumed epicenter on the mainland between Mexico and Colombo.

Albany N. Y State Museum Central South America Pacific Ocean Mexico Laibach Austria-Hungary Belar Colombo

Sparks Calls Extra Session of Nevada Legislature

Carson City Nev January 14 1908 Governor Sparks announced an extra session of the legislature to convene for 24 hours to address labor troubles after widespread dispatches from across Nevada and beyond urging the call for action.

Sparks Carson Nev Nevada

El Paso School Board Addressed Over Text Attachment

A protest erupts in El Paso as Rabbi Zielonka and the Ministers Union challenge the elimination of The Merchant of Venice from the English course. The school board plans a meeting to consider Superintendent G P Putnam's action amid the controversy and potential changes to the curriculum.

el Paso EL * Paso Tex G. P Putnam Martin ‘Zielonka Ministers” Union Icttor

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