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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Fire Panic I'm Theater.

A small panic was caused at the
Lyric theater at New Orleans. La,
during matinee performance by some
person shouting Fire" The audience
rose en- masse and was rushing toward
the exits when some level-headed per-
son in the audience shouted that it
was only small fire across the street
and there was no danger. Several
women tainted, but otherwise no one
was injured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Furious storm in the south.

Telegraphic and telephone commu-
nication received at Memphis, Tenn,
from points in Mississippi, Arkansas
and Tennessee for a distance of sew
eral miles report that territory to
have suffered from one of the most
destructive rain and wind storms ex-
perienced in years. Only meager de-
tails are obtainable, but five lives are
known to have been lost and great
damage done to property and crops.
Railroad traffic from Memphis is com.
pletely demoralized by nuperons
washouts, and many trains haye neces-
sarily been annulled.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22


Thomas Conroy of East Chicago was
killed by the cars west of Butler.
Abe Rowe, a miner of Heckland. in
quarrel with his wife shot her, perhaps
fatally.
Ernest Lowe was probably fatally
wounded by the accidental discharge of
gun while duck hunting on Wolf lake
Mrs. Edward Field, wife of farmer,
committed suicide near Shelbyville by
haaging herself. She had threatened sui
eide for some time.
Andrew Casebere is dead at the resi-
dence of his daughter in Butler. at the
remarkable age of 102. Mr. Casebere
was born in Pennsylvania in 1904.
Playing that he was a real bandit
nearly cost 16-year-old Ben Anderson his
life late when with a number of CON-
panions he sought to hold up in true
wild west style an interurban car south
of Hartford City. Disguised as highway
men and mounted on horseback. they
rushed out in front of the car with shouts
of Halt" Anderson was the leader and
driving his horse on the track demanded
of the motorman that he throw up his
hands. Instead of stopping his car the
motorman turned on more current. The
car struck the horse. killing it instantly,
and seriously injuring the rider.
The high school building i'm Paragon
caught fire. but timely discovery by Cit
zens and active work prevented materia,
loss. The building is valued at $4,000.
Joseph Halter, a wealthy Evansville
man. became hopelessly insane. Two
weeks ago he was assaulted by Horace
Boyd. negro. and his skull was frsc-
tured Boyd said he attacked Halter
lust because lie was white"
Vincent Moore. aged %. and Raymond
Moore. his son. aged IL years, were burn
ed to death in their home FIVE miles from
Paoli. Three other members of the fam
lily escaped by jumping from a second
story window and all were injured.
w. n. Niblock, millionaire banker,
committed suicide by jumping into the
st. Mary's river at Decatur. He was
president of the old Adams County bank
and heavy stakeholder in the Bankers
National. He also owned extensive man
ufacturing interests in this State and Mis-
souri,. Ill health had deranged his mind.
The home of John Potts, south Of
Washington, caught fire in an unknown
manner while all the members of the
family were asleep. Two children,
Blanche, aged 2, and Robert. aged 4,
were burned to death. John Potts and
his wife were terribly burned, but will
probably recover. Two other children
escaped uninjured
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Canada Balks at Hindus.

There are some 800 more Hindus on
their way to British Columbia. Already
strong protests have been received from
that province against the arrivals of this
class, who, it is said, are not wanted, who
will never sssiEniate with the Canadian
people and who will become charge on
the community
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
FAMILY PERIsHEs IN FIRE.
Mother and Three Children Burned
to Death in Home.

Mrs. Charles Mowry, aged 81 years,
and her three children, Homer, aged 9
years; Louise, aged 3 years, and baby
of 6 months, were burned to death in
their home on farm at Batavia Station.
Mich, on the Lake Shore Railroad.
Charles Mowry. the husband and father,
rose early and built two fires in the
house. He then went to the barn to do
chores and while there discovered that
his home was afire. He rushed back, but
the flames had made such Roadway that
he could not enter the house and his calls
through the windows to his family
brought no response 1t is thought that
the mother and three children were suf-
located to death while asleep.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
LARGE AREA UNDER WATER.
Great Floods in Washington Create
Havoc.

AS the result of the recent floods at Sc
attic 200 square miles of territory are
under water. This includes practically
every acre of lowland lying back of the
eastern shore of Puget Sound and extend
ing from Seattle to Tacoma. These low
lands are thickly occupied by small
towns, hop fields and dairy farms. Seat
ties milk supply comes from them, so
that city has been without milk for days.
The power plant at Electrine is submerg-
ed and Seattle and Tacoma are depend
ent on their local auxiliary stations for
power to move street cars and provide
electric lights Six persons have been
drowned and the total loss will reach
almost $1,0O0,O00.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

One trainman was killed and sew
eral others injured as the result of a
collision between an empty engine
and an east-bound milk train on the
Delaware, Lackawanna e Western
railroad at Lehigh, a small station on
the Pocono mountain, ten miles east
of Scranton, Pa
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
RoBs A BANK IN DAYLIGHT.
Secures $1,000 After Locking De-
positors in Vault.

The Midland National Bank in New
ton, Kan, was robbed of $1,000 in
most sensational manner. The robber en-
tered the bank, handed a note to the
assistant cashier, ii. e. Sudomap, inform
ing the latter that he proposed to rob the
bank and warning him to make no out
cry. Leveling a pistol at Sudoman, the
robber then compelled him and the book
keeper, c. G. Plumb, with two custom
ers, one a woman, to go into the bank
vault. which he locked. He then rushed
to the money drawer, seized a package OF
currency and pistol in hand dashed out
of the rear of the bank through several
offices ana past several men into the alley,
where he was soon lost 10 view. The
people in the vault were released before
they had suffered severely.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Ice Trust Decision stands.

The Circuit Court of Toledo, Ohio,
upheld the decision of the Common Pleas
Court in the sentence of the three prin-
cipals convicted of conspiracy in restraint
OF trade in the sale of ice. The sentence
was $500 each and six months in the
workhouse, and if the Supreme Court af-
firms the lower courts, the icemen must
serve their sentence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Gives Life to Save others.

Osborne Williams, foreman of the
Penn-Bangcr slate quarry ar Wind Cap.
Pa, was instantly killed while saving his
men from probable death. A guy rope on
a large derrick showed sigrs of weaken
ing and just as Williams got his men out
of harms way the rope snapped and the
derrick fell. a pin from it piercing Will
liams' heart
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Indiana
State News
BLAST RUINS BRICK HOUSE.
indiana Preacher and Wife Serious
Nv burned nv GnS

~ Burned by Cas-
A terrific explosion of gas wrecked the
brick residence of Rev. g. G.. Winter IN
ShelbyviIle and Mrs. Winter. - years Of
age, was seriously burned from head TO
feet. Rev. Mr.. Winter, Go years of age.
was burned about the head and hands and
Emil G. Winter, son 81 years old. was
badly burned. Jesse Mccain was seri-
'ously burned about the head and body
Milton Shirk. a plumber, was also burned
Shirk and Mccain are in the hospital.
Two sides of the house toppled over and
the contents, furniture and library books
were scattered to the four winds. blocks
away. Mrs Winter was taken from I'M
der the debris. DIR. Winter has been pas
tor Of the German Protestant Evangelistic
church for many years and professor OF
languages in the high school. The son
Emil is a student of medicine at Cincin-
natl
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
John ID. Rockefeller Indicted.

John ID. Rockefeller, Al. G. Villas,
treasurer of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Ohio; ]. Nj. Robertson. secre-
tary, and ii. p. Mcintosh, .drsltor,
were indicted at Findlay by the grand
jury, before which the recent oil in
quiry was reopened by County Prosecu-
tor David. Bench warrants for Rookie
Teller and the others indicted were is
sued Immediately and placed in the
hands of Sheriff Groves
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Harry Lyons. electrician of the New
Albany fire department. was killed by
live wire. He had climbed pole to
repair the cross of FIRE alarm wire
with live wire belonging TO the United
Gas and Electric Company. He slipped
on cross arm and came in contact with
che live wire. and death followed almost
instantly. Lyons was AZ years old.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

At Tuttle, l. T.. John Smalley, farm
er, shot Robert Burns, an attorney OF
Chickasha, three fines and then killed
Mrs. Smalley aud himself. Burns was
shot in the cheek. shoulder and hand. but
none of the woands is serious Burns
had been employed by Mrs. Sn.alley to Sc
cure a divorce from her husband.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Dyer Indicted for Embe..Iement.

The federal grand jury at ST. Louis,
Mo-, returned an indictment against
Receiving Teller d. p. Dyer, Jr., son
of United States Attorney d. P. Eyer,
in connection with the shorts of
SCI 500 in the local sub-treasur The
charge against Dyer is embezzlement
Mr.. Dyer was arrested by the United
States marshal and later released on
bond in the sum of $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Prison for Bank wrecker.

]. r. Zimmerman pleaded guilty in the
federal court in Cleveland to the charge
of conspiring to wreck a national bank,
and was sentenced to serve two years in
The penitentiary and 20 pay q fine of
$4,000. Zimmerman was the chairman
of the board of directors Of the Wooster
National Bank. which failed about two
years ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Les. Learning, More Honesty.

Gov. Jelks of Alabama in his speech
at the Montgomery state fair said that
further progress in Alabama is not pos
sible unless there is better understanding
between the races. Hethought that less
reading and more honesty would be a
good slogan. and said: ANY country is
better off with maximum of illiterates
and honest men than a maximum Of
learned and dishonest men,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Emma Bachman Howe. 10 years old,
adopted daughter of Miss Frances Howe
and heiress to several million dollars,
eloped from the Bailey town homestead,
near Chesterton, with a coachman of the
name of Jensen Her disappearance fol-
lowed her discovery in the coachman's
company by her foster mother. when she
leaped into a buggy with him and fed
across the country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Soldiers in Fierce Battle.

A desperate battle was fought on the
streets in Cheyenne, Wyo., when a de-
tachment of artillerymen from Fort Rus
sell attacked a number of infantrymen,
all on leave. Each side fought desper-
ately with knives. Five men were cut
and slashed, one of whom is expected to
die.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Revolutionary Widow Dies.

Mrs. Esther Sumner Damon, said to be
the last surviving widow of soldier of
the revolutionary war. died at her home
in Plymouth Union, VT. at the age of %
years. She was married in 1885 when
she was 81 years old to Noah Damon.
.rho was then 10 years Of age.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Moves Against Standard Oil.

Suit for dissolution of the Standard
Oil trust with its combination of seventy
subsidiary companies has been filed in
ST Louis by the United States. This is
the most staggering blow ever dealt the
huge corporation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Robber Kills Pittsburp Man

After a struggle in the dark, during
which each man emptied mis- pistol. Hen
ry f. Smith, % years old, member of a
rich Pittsburg family, was shot and killed
in the kitchen of his home by a burglar.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Great Fish Combine rs Formed.

A combination of the fish and fisheries
interests of Boston. with a capital of not
less than $5.O00,OO0, is now an assured
fact. 1t will be known as the National
Fisheries Company and will be incorpo-
rated in Maine. Nearly two-thirds of
the dealers and vessel owners of Boston
have entered the combine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
FALLS FIVE STORIES AND LIVES.
Victim Falls Upon Pedestrians
Shoulders; Both Slightly Hurt.

James Moran, aged II years, pitched
headlong from the roof of a fve-story
building in New York. His screams
startled Julius Seligman. who. glancing
up as the boy struck upon his shoulders.
was knocked from his feet. He clutched
young Moran about the waist, so that
only the child's feet and legs. struck the
ground. Although bruised, Seligman was
not hurt and called an ambulapce. Young
Moran was taken to hospital He was
found to be apparently uninjrrrd.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Harry Stein, charged with being q
.Fagin," was convicted in New York
largely on the testimony of an alleged
pupil, Hyman Grossman, boy of "A.
Stein is said to have had school "
which more than 100 boys were instructed
in the art of picking pockets.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Midvale Gets Foreign Contract.

The Italian government hss given an
order for 2.1O0 tons of armor plate, val
ued at $1,000.000, for an Italian war
ship. to the Midvale Steel Company of
Philadelphia. The American company
competed with FIVE European firms, in
Guiding the Krupps. Nevertheless, the
Midvale bid was $131 higher than the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Six men were killed and live seriously
injured when boiler in the power house
of the Lake Shore railroad N Collinwood
a suburb of Cleveland, blew up. The
men were working close 70 the boiler
building the foundation for a dynamo
when the explosion occurred.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Robbers Overlook $40 600

Robbers dynamited the safe in the
Bank of Lahoma, in Lahoms, in Garfield
county. Okla, and escaped with 81, 700
in cash. The bank had Just received
$4,000 to pay farmers for their cotton
but the robbers overlooked this
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Burned to Death I'm Goldneld Hotel.
Three persons may have persisted
IN a fire which destroyed the Hotel
Goldfield, the leading hotel of Gold
field, Nev.-Judge j. NJ Ellis. of Den
yer, mining operator and broker; Mrs
Boellier, residence unknown: A. H.
Heber, of A. H. Heber & Co., invest
ment brokers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

William Auberry and Shirley Irwin
were indicted in Petersburg, Ind. for
murder in the first degree by wrecking a
freight train on the Southern railroad on
Aug. 10, when three persons were killed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
walks Into River to Die.

Theodore Mochell. aged 60, wealthy
GARNER near Monticello, MIMI, left his
home and deliberately waded out into the
Mississippi river TO a point beyond his
depth and was drowned. His family
claim his mind was unbalanced
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
schmitz and Ruef Indicted.

Mayor Schmitz and ABE Ruef of Sa-
Francisco have been indicted OH charges
of having extorted money from restaurant
keepers and may be sent to prison. Days
of the graft ring are believed TO be closing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

John Lapailat was found guilty of
murder in the first degree at Crown
Point, Ind, with the death penalty, for
killing Alexander Urena, a fellow
workman, at Indiana Harbor. Sept. Is.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Thursday against
the Standard Oil
of New Jersey I'M
der the Sherman
antitrust a C t by
filing in the United
States cui t
Court at st. Louis
a petition in equity
against it and its
seventy constituent
corporations a N d
partnerships an d
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

The Russian cruiser Rurik, named
after the cruiser sunk by the Japa-
nese in the Straits of Korea in Aug
ust, 1904, was launched at Barrow-in-
Furness, England. She is of 1920
tons. heavily armed and is expected
to steam twenty-one knots.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Plat Settles with wife,

Senator Platt is said to have paid his
wife $1,000,00O to drop her proceedings
against him. on her discovering him in a
room in New York house, in which he
is alleged to have received friends.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

w. j. Strong OF Cleveland died in
Washington on a Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern freight train from a wound
received in an unknown manner. His
travelling companion is being held for in
vestigation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Illinois Senator collapse..

Senator Cuilom of Illinois suddenly
collapsed while at the Navy Department
in Washington and was conveyed to his
home. where he is denied to all callers.
His friends are apprehensive lest in his
epfeebled condition serious results follow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Rev. William +. Hinshaw. who was
ordered back to prison by Gov. Hanly to
serve out life sentence for marder. has
been taken to the Michigan City prison.
He showed little emotion as he left the
indianapolis Jail, but smiled at the crowd
that gathered to see him. Hinshaw had
appointments in Wells county to preach.
George Freeman and his wife held con-
ference at Wabash with friends and rela-
tives, and at its close announcement was
made that Freeman had consented to
take his wife back.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Pavne's Cottage to Be Raced.

The little matched cottage at East
Hampton. L. l., in which John Howard
Payne, author of Home, Sweet Home"
lived in his early years, and which, when
he was a wanderer on the face of the
globe. inspired his immortal ballad, IL to
be destroyed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
More Russian Violence.

A bomb was thrown at General Rem
nenkampff, governor of a Siberian prov
ince, but he escaped unhurt. An attempt
to slay the Moscow project of police
faiied, and the intended victim killed his
assailant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Jamaica Shaken by Quake

An exceedingly sharp earthquake was
felt south and north of Jamaica. 1t was
followed Immediately by a second shock,
which was the heaviest experienced there
in many years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

The Ute Iadian war scare" is a
.,rce, 500 soldiers guarding 125 peaceful
RID men who don't want to fight, and the
affair may be a ruse On the part Of poll
ticians to prevent the government from
aha ndOning q fort
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
War on Eight-Hour Law Breakers.

Attorney General Moody has issued
circular letter of instructions to United
States Attorneys regarding prosecutions
of violations of the eight-hour law, in
which he says the government is deter
mined upon a strict enforcement of this
statute as relating to public works OF
the United States
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

President Kelly Of Earlham college was
hanged in effigy by students in Richmond
because he had threatened TO suspend
members of the football squad for fai,-re
to keep up with their studies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Oficial advices received in London
confirm the reports of the serious III
that his death may occur any day CT
that he may nnger for months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

A dispatch from Seattle, Wash.
states that the river steamer JEANNE
ran into the river steamer Dix, near
Alki Point and that about forty peo-
pie were drowned. The Dix is said to
have been sunk.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

William Baker. aged As. deserted his
wife, Polly, aged g.. at Newburg, it is
alleged They were married three weeks
ago and Baker was the woman's eighth
husband.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Oil King Is Indicted

John d. Rockefeller and four other oil
men have been indicted by The grand jury
at Findlay. Ohio, presumably for viola
ton of the antitrust act.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

David z. Sherrick. convicted auditor
of State, has been released from prison
in accordance with Supreme Court de-
cision.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
A tamnorarv ininnction WAS

A temporary injunction was granted by
Judge Pollock of the United States Dis
trict Court restraining the members of
the Iron Molders' Union of Kansas City,
Kan, from interfering with the employees
of the Riverside iron works of that city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Miss Mayme Brannan, dressmaker
living near Newburg, committed suicide
BY taking carbolic acid. No cause Is as
signed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
TO FIGHT OIL TRUST.
SUIT is BEGUN AGAINST STAND
ARD COMPANY.
Attorney General Moody Starts Pro-
ceedings I'm ST. Louis Under the.
sherman Act Against Parent and
Seventy Constituent Corporations.

Attorney General Moody, acting
through the resident United States dis
trict attorney, began proceedings
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
=, ~ Further and serious
NpT lOIk ICON gestion of railway


in wages, satisfactory reorders, a large
volume of spring trade, greater activi-
ty in retail lines in consonance with
colder weather, marked development
of demand for holiday novelties, and
persistent requests for domestic and
foreign iron and steel. are among the
significant features of an exceptionally
busy week. Complaints of poor deliver
les are widespread, and while the rail-
ways are making every effort to rem
edy the situation. little progress is be-
ing made in that direction. Because OF
these delays collections are not so
good as they might be, though most of
the improvement reported last week is
maintained Shipments ef grain prob
ably suffer most from the congestion,
but deliveries of fuel to manufacturing
plants and shipments from iron and
steel mills are also hampered Indus
trial plants are being pushed to the ut
most, foreign iron is coming in in vol
ume, labor is scarce, and wages, espe-
cially those of railway employees. have
undergone further favorable changes
Bradstreet's Commercial Report
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

In an aggregate of bank
e Y C b a nges this week,
which makes q new high
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
ANNA GOULD DIVORCED.

Count Boni Loses, and Wife and For
tune Are Gone Forever.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Anna Spayd. aged 4. who lived with
her grandmother near Bloomfield, died
from eating poisonous flower seeds.