Purdue to Host Corn School and Stockmen’s Convention
Purdue University will hold its annual corn school and stockmen’s convention January 13 to 18, 1908. Prizes include a silver cup valued at 155 dollars for the best yellow corn sample from Harvey Gray of Indiana. BE W Scott of LaPorte County adds a 75 dollar cup for the top junior judge and eight agriculture scholarships for Purdue’s short course.
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Lafayette
Purdue University
G. I. Christie
Harvey Gray
Galveston
Ind
BE. W. Scott
Laporte County
Christie
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Scott
Purdue
Hog losses from cholera and livestock sales in Indiana
On March 1 1907 Indiana had 1 976 542 hogs despite 217 194 hogs dying from cholera and diseases last year. Farmers sold 1 341 652 hogs. sheep deaths were 53 972 with 626 994 in flock and 524 807 sold. Dairy cattle on hand numbered 570 543 versus 445 010 beef cattle, with total cattle sold at 432 664.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Mary A. Stubbs
Bureau of Statistics
Mastodon Skeleton Unearthed in Whitley County Farm
A mastodon skeleton and tusks were found on Oliver Smith’s farm in Union township Whitley county while digging a well. Professor Louis W. Dorn of Concordia college plans to exhume the bones and tusks for study after the discovery.
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Fort Wayne
Louis W. Dorn
Concordia College
Oliver Smith
Union Township
Whitley County
Smith
Carpenter Samuel F. Galley Dies Sudden in Crawfordsville
Samuel F. Galley aged 69 a lifelong county resident died suddenly of heart trouble while reading a newspaper at his home in Crawfordsville He was a carpenter and was with his wife at his supper when he collapsed dropping his paper and dying before she realized he was gone.
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Crawfordsville
Samuel F. Galley
Fall in Hog Lot Fatality Near Francesville
Francesville reports the death of 76 year old Christian Gottier found dead in a hog lot five miles south of town. Authorities believe he suffered an apoplexy or paralysis while feeding hogs, collapsed over the fence, and was mutilated by the hogs before family arrivals.
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Francesville
Christian Gottier
Greenfield Commissioners Probe Saloons Over Gambling Rumors
County commissioners hear reports of gambling in city saloons and demand proof from owners before renewing licenses at expiration.
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Greenfield
Young man earns West Point cadet appointment
Lyons Lee C Wright of this place achieved the highest grade in the examination ordered by Congressman Chaney for a cadet appointment at West Point. He will receive the recommendation and report to West Point next spring, teaching school in the interim.
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Lyons
Lee C. Wright
Chaney
West Point
Body identified by stepfather in train fatality
Lamb, of Lamb, identified the body found Sunday as Edward Davis aged 18, an orphan. Davis, of Knox, is listed as the step son of L. F. Lamb. The death occurred when he was struck by a train near Chester.
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Greenwood
Lamb
Edward Davis
Chester. Davis
Knox
Greene County considers tent colony for consumptives
The Jasonville Greene County Medical Society debates establishing a county infirmary tent colony to treat consumptives. It notes 300+ cases, 80 percent die under indoor prisonlike care, vs lower mortality outdoors. Members volunteer labor and funds, county cost of pauper care about $800 yearly, county attorney to advise on legality.
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Jasonville
Greene County Medical Society
Greene County
Pass Half Billion Mark in Indiana City Valuations
Indiana cities show a total assessed valuation surpassing $500 million in 1906, with Miss Mary A. Stubbs of the bureau of statistics reporting $540,427,410.90. City receipts total $10,596,391.01 for 1906, up from $10,320,792.98 in 1905, driven by taxes, water works, electric light, liquor licenses, and other sources. Cash on hand at start of 1906 stood at $1,386,325, compared with $1,160,220.73 at the start of 1905.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Mary A. Stubbs
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Paid Penalty with Life Hammond
Stephen Koric of Whiting died from three bullet wounds while being carried up hospital steps after an attack by Anton Sachur a young man whose wife Koric had harassed Sachur fled with his two year old child after shooting Koric as he ran from his house Sachur previously jailed for assault and battery and later disappeared with his baby leaving Koric dead on the sidewalk
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Hammond
Stephen Koric
Whiting
St. Margaret's Hospital
Anton Sachur
Koric
Sachur
Babe
Crown Point
Mennonite Farmer Charged With Assault in Olive Township
David Smetzer a Mennonite farmer from Olive Township faced arraignment for assaulting Loretta Humby a 14 year old taken from an orphanage at West Liberty Ohio to rear as his child. The case sparked community outrage and he was expelled from the church pending grand jury action. He claims the punishment is God’s will.
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Goshen
David Smetzer
Olive Township
Squire Whiler
Loretta Humby
West Liberty
Two Brothers-in-Law Killed by Train at Columbia City Crossing
Edward Robinson aged 52 and Eugene Bedew aged 54 were killed by an extra east bound Pennsylvania mail train at a crossing in Columbia City. They were brothers-in-law and had started to drive to Bedew’s residence. Bedew was a well known Whitley County farmer and was a Democratic candidate for county assessor last year.
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Fort Wayne
Edward Robinson
Eugene Bedew
Columbia City
Pennsylvania
Bedew
Beden
Whitley County
Typhoid illness hits large Good family near Washington
Seven members of W B Good's family near the city are ill with typhoid. Six are children aged seven to seventeen, and the seventh patient is W B Good's brother. The report notes the familial spread of the illness.
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Washington
B. Good
W. B. Good
Resented Command with a Shotgun in Marion
Marion man Erastus Brewer 35 a farm laborer at Earl Underwood near Fairmount resented a request to pick up a paper he had read on a peer. He grew angry and brandished a shotgun during the confrontation.
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Marion
Erastus Brewer
Earl Underwood
Fairmount
Underwood
Roosevelt Pays Tribute at McKinley Mausoleum Dedication
The McKinley mausoleum at Monument Hill Canton was dedicated Monday afternoon in front of about 50 000 people with President Theodore Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks in attendance. Speakers included Justice Day Governor Andrew L Harris and Helen McKinley who unveiled the statue. James Whitcomb Riley read a poem and Roosevelt praised McKinleys upright character and public service from congressman to president.
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Monument Hill
Canton
McKinley
William McKinley
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
William R. Day
Andrew L. Harris
Ohio
Gov. Harris
Justice Day
Frank M. Bristol
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church of
Washington, D. C
Helen McKinley
Cleveland
James Whitcomb Riley
Memorial Is Work of Art at McKinley Mausoleum Canton Ohio
The McKinley memorial mausoleum sits on Monument Hill near Canton's McKinley home. Four states contributed materials including Milford granite and Windsor green granite. The 163 ft 6 in structure houses the presidential sarcophagi and features a 15 ft oculus in the dome. President Roosevelt toured the tomb with guests as thousands visited.
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Canton
McKinley
Monument Hill
Milford
Mass
Tennessee
Windsor
Berlin
Wis
Life Insurance Officers Drop Out in New York Elections
In New York life insurance firms face annual elections under the Armstrong law. Administration ticket of the New York Life shows that ten of the twelve men up for 1908 terms have been dropped. The report cites changes affecting leadership and policyholders.
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New York
Life
Mackay
Chicago and Wheeling express crash kills many on siding
Several persons died and many others were injured when a Chicago and Wheeling express crashed into a freight train at a siding near Bellaire Ohio. The blast of failures stems from an operator not setting the switch correctly. Among the dead are Carl Bereran Michael Heinze H A Lipscomb F E Motz and others. The express carried Richard Carle's Spring Chicken company performers many escaped serious harm though musical director Alfred Dalby lost his right arm. Lipscomb died after heroic surgery.
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Bellaire
Chicago
Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio
Here
Carl
Bereran
Milwaukee
I. N. Galbraith
Newark
N. J
Michael Heinze
W. Va
H. A. Lipscomb
F. E. Motz
F. L. Rose
Cleveland
Harry Seitz
Massillon
William Shaw
Wheeling W. V
E. J. Blubaugh
WN. J
Ben Daley
Pittsburg
W. C. Dosant
N.J
D. E. Kneer
Richard Carle
Spring Chicken
Alfred Dalby
Mr. Dalby
Mr. Carle
Lipscomb
Grand Duke Frederick of Baden Dies in Baden
Grand Duke Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig of Baden died Saturday in Baden after intestinal inflammation. Born Karlsruhe September 9, 1826, he became regent in 1852 and took the grand duke title in 1856. He married Princess Louise of Prussia in Berlin and left two children, Frederick and Victoria.
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Constance
Grand Duchy of
Baden
Frederick of
Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig of
Karlsruhe
Berlin
Louise
Prussia
Frederick
Hilda
Nassau
Victoria
Gustav
Sweden
Steamere Train Collision Near Nantes Delays Cherbourg Run
A rear coach of Paris to Cherbourg special carrying 150 first class passengers was telescoped by the Rouen regular at beyond Nantes. No fatalities and no serious injuries reported. Seven or eight passengers in the last coach hurt including a fractured leg and possible internal injuries. Injured Americans mostly continued to Cherbourg.
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Paris
Cherbourg
New York
Rouen
Nantes
Cherboursg
Cuban Conspiracy Alarm Prompts Shadowing of Suspects
In Havana a suspected plot to spark a Cuban revolutionary movement has been uncovered. Under Gov Magoon, several persons believed linked to the conspiracy have been shadowed for days. It is thought the movement is backed by New York capitalists.
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Cuba
Havana
Magoon
New York
Directors Vote to Sign Purchase Contract for Chicago & Alton
Directors of the Toledo St Louis and Western railway voted to sign a contract to acquire the Chicago and Alton railway from Rock Island interests contingent on immunity for the Alton in the Standard Oil rebating inquiry. A favorable physical report preceded the decision.
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New York
Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railway
Chicago & Alton Railway
Rock Island
Alton
Standard Oil
Bonaparte
Chicago & Alton Board
Shonts-Hawley
St. Louis
Toledo, St. Louis
Baltic Brings 1004 Unmarried Women to New York
A steerage load of 1004 single women arrived aboard the Baltic from Liverpool. Purser H B Palmer noted London attention to the mass voyage. Many seek factory or domestic work in New York and nearby areas, with half staying local and others headed to Pennsylvania Michigan Ohio and North Dakota. Irish migrants led the group amid celebratory Battery arrivals and teasing crowds.
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New York
White Star
Liverpool
H. ‘B. Palmer
Baltic
London
New York City
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
North Dakota
The
Battery
Battery Park
Richard Walton Arrested in Chicago Murder Case
Springfield reports Richard Walton a Black man charged with the Sept. 18 murder by strangling Mrs Lillian White Grant in Chicago. Walton was arrested Thursday on vagrancy and later rearrested after recognition from a police photo. He admitted his identity.
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Springfield
Richard Walton
Lillian White Grant
Chicago
CiNca Walton
Walton
NO THIRD TERM ROOT
Elihu Root visiting Little Rock says President Roosevelt will not be a Republican candidate. He notes requests for Roosevelt to run at the next national convention, but states this will not happen. Root travels in the private car Signet on Iron Mountain train No 5 en to Mexico City.
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Little Rock
Ark
Elihu Root
City of
Mexico
Iron Mountain
Roosevelt
Republican Party
President Sosa Arrives at Washington from Oyster Bay
President Sosa arrived in Washington from his summer vacation at Oyster Bay at 5 57 on Wednesday. A large crowd greeted him at Pennsylvania Station. Postmaster General Secretary Straus and Assistant St Mewes Tustily attended.
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Washington
Sosa
Oyster Bay
Pennsylvania Station
Straus
St Mewes
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