Fort Branch Progressives Promote Local Growth
The Progressive Citizens association at Fort Branch has spurred banking expansion with the First Nations bank of $25,000 capital and plans for a new building. The Warmers and Merchants State Bank will raise capital to $50,000 and become a national bank. The group targets a creamery cannery and brick plant, led by Preston A. Bryant Otis Miller and Sherman Lockwood. Fort Branch, an old town once a noted Indian camping ground, derives its name from a fort on a river branch and was an early Vincennes Evansville station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Branch
Preston A. Bryant
Otis Miller
Sherman Lockwood
Bryant
Vincennes
Evansville
No Lawyer to Deliver Commencement Orations
Crawfordsville reports a Montgomery county ruling that township trustees will not hire lawyers or experts for commencement addresses. Graduates must prepare and deliver their own orations, ending the prior practice of paying 25 to 35 dollars for a hired speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
County Board of Education
Terre Haute Home Fire Damages Monastery Wing
Firefighters battled a blaze at St. Ann's Orphanage in Terre Haute caused by burning Christmas debris in a furnace. The top story and roof were saved, with total damage estimated at 19,000 dollars and covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Terre Haut
St. Ann’s Orphanage
City Father Fells Robber in Vincennes
Councilman John L. Buckles of the Fourth ward on his way home felled a robber with a single blow, wrestled the pistol away, and escorted the captive to police headquarters, keeping the gun under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
John L. Buckles
Finds Sister After Thirty Years in Arkansas City
After a search of more than 30 years, J. M. Creech of Rogers Arkansas has located his sister Mrs Malissa Colston who lives in this city. The siblings were separated after their parents died in Winois during childhood.
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Shelbyville
J. M. Creech O
Rogers
Ark
Malissa Colston
Winois
Rushville Laborers Await Wages on Turnpike Work
Disappointed laborers in Rush County go to the county treasury to draw pay for months of road work with pick and shovel. Wages have been postponed, leaving families awaiting relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Rush County
To Leave Prison for Court
Josh Belt alias Garland after five years in Tennessee penitentiary for burglary will be brought to New Albany at term end to answer a similar charge in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Tennessee
Josh Belt
Garland
Banquet Planned for William J Bryan in South Bend
South Bend Democrats announce a February 13 banquet featuring William J Bryan as the speaker. The event aims to be one of the citys premier political affairs with Bryan addressing local supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
South Bend
Democrats
William J. Bryan
Rabbit with queer anatomy shocks Clark County observer
Jasonville reports a rabbit kill with reversed internal organs. Lungs in the abdomen, intestines in the chest, heart near the kidneys, and an abnormally sized windpipe wrapped in a membrane. External features show a large mouth and head, while overall appearance remains normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasonville
Clyde Wright
Macedonian Man Shot in Bed Identifies Suspect
Terre Haute resident William George a Macedonian says Pete Christo shot him in the breast while in bed. George recounts Christo approached the bed and fired after a night together. Christo, also a Macedonian, denies the shooting amid local tensions over money allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
William George
Pete Christo
Christo
George
Inspector's Blow Fatal in Sullivan Confrontation
John Small of Sullivan died after a mace strike by Inspector J M Logue at St Anthony's hospital. Small resisted ejection from an interurban car and allegedly struck the conductor before Logue used the weapon. Logue was released on $1000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
John Small
J. M. Logue
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Small
Logue
Hawkins Announces Candidacy for Eighth District Congress
Portland Nathan B. Hawkins, a joint state senator from Jay and Randolph counties, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for congress in the Eighth district. Several prominent district Republicans have been named, but Hawkins is the first to publicly declare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Nathan B. Hawkins
Jay
Randolph
Congress
New County Officers Take Oath at Newcastle Court House
At Newcastle courthouse new county officers were sworn in while old officials handed over duties. Although five terms expired at midnight, only three new faces appear in the county's temple of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Temple of Justice
Pouch Steal Shocks Jeffersonville Mail Route
A government United States mail pouch sent from New Albany for Jeffersonville was stolen from a Pennsylvania suburban train two miles south of town. The contents were rifled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
United States
New Albany
Holiness Leader Purchases Roann Theater Block
Wabash resident Daniel L Speicher buys the theater block of William H Burson of Roann for 25000 dollars. Speicher is president of the Indiana Holiness association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Daniel L. _Speicher
William H. Burson
Roann
Mrr. Speicher
Indiana Holiness Association
Survivors Meet in Kokomo Reflect Civil War Battle
Union survivors of the Stone River battle gathered in Kokomo with about 200 veterans. The clash in 1862 saw a Union loss of 31 percent among 43,000 engaged.
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Kokomo
Stone River
Wreck on Evansville Traction Line Kills One
One man is dead and seven to eight others injured in a Saturday wreck on the Evansville Mount Vernon Traction line. Among the injured is Maj. Gen. Gove Menzies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Mt” Vernon
Gove Menzies
Roosevelt condemns Admiral Brownson and Navy critics
Washington reports President Roosevelt condemns Admiral Willard R. Brownson's resignation as grossly improper. He rebukes exaggerating critics and urges factual debate on naval construction and training. He also orders hospital ships to be commanded by medical officers with civilian crews and sailing master control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Willard R. Brownson
Metcalf
Admiral Brownson
Brownson
Navy Department
Admiral Converse
Navigation Bureau
Bonaparte
Congress
Pettibone Acquitted in Steunenberg Murder Case
Boise Idaho acquittal frees George A Pettibone ending most prosecutions in the Steunenberg murder case with only Harry Orchard and Jack Simpkins remaining. Charles Moyer released and to return to Denver with Pettibone. Orchard case pending with Prosecuting Attorney Vanduyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Jack Simpkins
George A. Pettibone
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Pettibone
Denver
Orchard
Vanduyn
Canyon County
Steamer Ibero Sinks in December Storm
Mexico City official Portas reports the steamer Ibero sank off Vera Cruz during a December night storm. Only three survivors were found from the crew and passengers, per the second officer's account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Roman Portas
Ibero
Vera, Cruz
Two Killed in Rail Collision at East Dubuque
In East Dubuque Iowa a passenger train on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy collided with a freight train on the Chicago Great Western Railroad killing two persons and leaving another perhaps fatally injured on Sunday.
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Dubuque
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Great Western Railroad
Break Through Ice and Drown in Jamaica L. Leeunday
Two boys and a man who attempted rescue drowned on the first day of local ice skating in Jamaica. The tragedy underscores dangerous ice conditions as efforts to save others ended in fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
York
Jamaica
L. Leeunday
Tobacco men uneasy as raids and distrust restrain Kentucky crop dealings
Fear spread after Friday's Russellville night raid left three men shot and warehouses burned. State investigators head to Russellville while a special court term will probe the case. Burley growers and American Tobacco buyers fail to agree on 1907 crop marketing with a 60 000 vs 10 000 hogshead demand and 15 vs 12 cent minimum price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Tennessee
American Tobacco Company
Russellville
Mott Ayres
Gov. Willson
Burley Tobacco Society
Society
Winchester
Receivers Appointed for Seaboard Line Rail System
Judge Pritchard of the U S circuit court placed Seaboard Air Line Railroad into receivers with Richmond banker R Lancaster Williams and Baltimore financier S Davies Warfield named as receivers. Each bond set at 50000 dollars. Decree grants immediate possession of property from Portsmouth Virginia to Tampa Florida including branches to coast points and western lines to Atlanta Montgomery and Birmingham totaling 2382 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Seaboard Air Line
Pritchard
United States Circuit Court
Asheville
N. C
R. Lancaster Williams
S. Davies Warfield
Baltimore
Williams
Middendorf, Williams & Co
Warfield
Continental Trust Company
Willams
Muncie Strike Is Broken by Sunday Car Runs
In Muncie Indiana cars moved along all lines from early morning to dusk with only scattered stone throwing near the outskirts. The mob backbone is broken as imported strike breakers operated unguarded by deputies or troops. Maj. Gen. W J McKee, commanding the troops, called the day much better and predicted no further outbreaks except those caused by small boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
W. J. McKee
Paris Suburbanites Riot Over Rail Delays at St Lazare
Three thousand suburban riders along the Western line protested delays that cost them working hours and jobs. They wrecked the St Lazare terminus offices and occupied the area for an hour before the fire department used hoses to disperse them. The railroad company cites cold weather for the delays.
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Paris
Western Railroad
St. Lazare
Marsh Heir to Congressman Dies by Own Hand in Warsaw
Charles Carroll Marsh the 27 year old son of the late Congressman Marsh committed suicide at his home near Warsaw Illinois Friday. Authorities cite ill health and melancholia as the cause.
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Warsaw
Charles Carroll Marsh
Congressman Marsh
Here
Berlin Libel Trial Concludes Amid Turmoil
Berlin headlines report the libel suit concluding after a long trial involving the accused editor and the notorious Harden von Moltke. Details remain fragmentary as the proceedings reach an uncertain Friday endpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Harden-Von Moltke
Two Husbands Slay Wives in Jealous Tragedies
In Ludington Michigan Leonard Brown from Grand Rapids shot his wife at a farm where she stayed, then wounded Robert Johnson and attempted suicide. both men survived. In Easton Pennsylvania Frank Smith murdered his wife, then attacked himself. doctors say he will recover.
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Ludington
Mich
Leonard Brown
Grand Rapids
Robert Johnson
Brown
Johnson
Easton
Frank Smith
Chester Smith
Smith
Divorce Request Ends English Nobility Alliance
The Countess of Yarmouth Alice Thaw of Pittsburg applies for an annulment of marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth in a secret divorce court proceeding. The case, tied to a two year long unhappy marriage marked by the Earl’s extravagant lifestyle, follows the Air of scandal surrounding the Thaw family and will be heard in camera with medical evidence cited as grounds for secrecy.
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London
Countess of
Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
William Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
New York City
Earl of Yarmouth
Explosion kills three children in Collinsville home
In Collinsville Iowa a lamp exploded in the home of George Steger setting the house ablaze. The three children ages eight years four years and 18 days were in bed and died in the flames. The mother Mrs Mary Steger was badly burned trying to rescue them.
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Collinsville, I
George Steger
Mary Steger
Automobile Crash Injures Turnerey and Faris in St Louis
In St Louis a car carrying Miss Bessie Turney and her cousin A B Faris was crushed between two Hodiamont street cars Sunday afternoon. Turney fractured an ankle and suffered internal injuries. Faris sustained multiple leg injuries. Both were hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Bessie Turney
Nashville
Tenn
A. B. Faris
Hodiamont Street
Turney
A. B. ‘Chappell
Faris
Riots on New York East Side Over Rent Struggle
Incipient clashes broke out Sunday as land lords and striking tenants clashed. Police reserves quelled the disorders after use of night sticks. Five tenants were arrested and decorations removed amid street confrontations on East Eleventh street.
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New York
East Side
East Eleventh Street
Dr. Nicholas Senn Dies Chicago Surgeon General of Sixth Army Corps
Dr. Nicholas Senn, famed Chicago surgeon known as the fighting doctor, died at his home. He rose to national prominence during the Spanish American War, serving as surgeon general of the Sixth Army Corps with lieutenant colonel rank. He served in Cuba May to September, wrote books, and attended major medical congresses in Berlin and St. Petersburg. Born October 31, 1844 in St. Gall, Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nicholas Senn
Central West
Senn
Sixth Army Corps
Cuba
International Medical Congress
Berlin
United States
International Red Cross Congress
St. Petersburg
St. Gall
Medal for Milwaukee man saves girl at rail crossing
Edward McGrath a crippled station agent at Stowell Milwaukee received a railroad life saving medal after he warned Emma Hummich six and rescued her from an approaching train when crossing gates closed. He lifted her to safety risking his own life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward McGrath
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Stowell Station
Milwaukee
Sausage Case Decided by Lansing Circuit Judge Wiest
Circuit Judge Wiest ruled that mixing cereal and water into sausage adulterates the product and falls under the state's pure food law prohibiting adulterations. The decision sets a legal standard for sausage production in Michigan and addresses consumer protection concerns.
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Lansing
Mich
Wiest
Noted Hebrew Composer Dies in Baltimore at 68
The noted Hebrew composer and long time cantor Alois Kajiser of Oheb Shalom temple Baltimore Maryland died Sunday of heart disease at age 68. His musical works were widely performed worldwide.
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Baltimore
Alois Kajiser
Oheb Shalom Temple
Whitecaps Convicted in Columbus Jury Verdict
A Columbus jury returned a verdict Sunday in a case involving the Whitecaps. The decision established guilt or liability in the matter, with details of the accusation and outcome reported for the local audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Thaw Trial Begins Amid Waning Public Interest
New York reports the second trial of Harry K. Thaw for the Stanford White murder opens with nine jurors chosen from 57. peremptory challenges allow 30 per side. Insanity at the time of the act is the sole defense, with extensive juror restrictions and special provisions for juror care. Mrs. Evelyn Thaw remains the center of attention as proceedings proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Talesmen
Jerome
Martin W. Littleton
Lit
Two Accused of Fraud in Ink Supply Scheme
Indictment returned by the federal grand jury charges Edwin M. Vandyck a former chemist and ink maker for the bureau of engraving and printing and Victor Boede president of the Victor Boede company of Baltimore with fraud and graft in supplying black dry color used in ink production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Federal Grand Jury
Edwin M. Vandyck
Bureau
Victor Boede
Prohibition Movement Tied to Postmaster Order
Washington Postmaster General Meyer issues a directive affecting prohibition efforts. The order governs contracts related to carrying operations and imposes conditions tied to the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Meyer
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Evelyn Thaw
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Government Printing Bureau
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