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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
2
Charles Ross of Rushville, a motorman, died after receiving 3200 volts of electricity. The incident is reported as a fatal shock. The article notes the dramatic electrical accident and its consequences.
A corn show will be held in Indianapolis this week in connection with the Indiana Grain Dealers association meeting.
Fred Asmus, a paroled convict from the State prison, ended his life at his Furnessville area home by drinking carbolic acid. The death result appears self inflicted and occurred while he was on parole. Authorities are inspecting the circumstances following the incident.
Wayne county recorded a historic number of violent deaths last year with 51 incidents. The count includes one murder and eleven personal crisis reports, reflecting a surge in fatal violence across the region.
In the presence of her husband and several children Mrs Elizabeth Bonnet wife of Squire Bonnet of Mt Vernon drank two ounces of carbolic acid and died within an hour.
Holiness minister Rev. Ernest Sweeton was egged and clubbed on Newburg streets following a sermon in which he criticized dancing by women. The incident prompted police to investigate suspected mob violence and harassment.
George H. Roseman a 23 year old machinist from Garrett converted during the last hour of the closing year and married within the first hour of the new year.
Simeon Ross of Lawrenceburg finishes a quail eating contest at the Indiana House by consuming 32 birds in 32 consecutive days on a $50 wager. The report notes a generally low death rate in the capital, with 93 deaths per 1,900 population and a citywide rate of 13.95, seen as favorable for Indianapolis among similarly sized US cities.
At Indianapolis the Indiana Baptist Mission Board allocated 7000 dollars to two Indiana churches in need. The funds were raised by Indiana Baptist churches to support weaker congregations. Newton county reports three Democratic officials auditor treasurer and county superintendent, the most at once in its history, while Republicans hold a margin of about 500 votes locally.
An Indiana Railroad Commission compilation for the governor’s annual report states traction mileage in Indiana on January 1, 1907 was 1,558.93 miles. The state has thirty traction line operators.
A Logansport man jealous over a romance is blamed for the killing of George Wildermuth whose decapitated body was found beside the Pennsylvania tracks near Crownpoint. The accidental death theory has been replaced by intentional homicide.
Playwright George Ade announces candidacy for delegate to the Republican National Convention from Telloth District and declares support for Vice President Fairbanks. He emphasizes party unity and the importance of the convention outcome.
Rev. Harry B. Stevens and church clerk D. K. Hirshberger deny a report that 200 revival converts were influenced by a local merchant’s clothing offer. They say converts joined the church without promises of clothes or any earthly reward, only gold lyres and garments were offered.
Antoni Cencelewski and Nickodem Wi tucki fought a revolver duel in South Bend after a bluff wager. Cencelewski was killed instantly while Wi tucki is believed dying as a crowd of about twenty witnesses watched the confrontation.
Henry Harris was arrested and brought to Bedford charged with running a blind tiger in a sycamore tree on the banks of White River near Ft Ritner.
Relatives of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Means of Shelbyville found $6,000 hidden in three cans while clearing the house. The money had been hoarded for years and was previously unknown to kin.
Lafayette authorities close ten gambling venues marking a firm end to pervasive gaming. Indiana traction lines show Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern leading with 252 miles, followed by Indiana Union with 313 miles, Ft Wayne and Wabash Valley at 14 percent, and Indianapolis and Cincinnati at 10 miles.
Deputy State Factory Inspectors T. Williamson and John Fitzgibbon report reopenings across the state as financial stringency lessens. Bolt Glass Works in Muncie readies to employ 200 workers after a two week shutdown, Elwood Tinplate Works with 1800 workers to resume with 900, and Arcade File Works at Anderson to restart this week with 500 employees.
The McNally Construction Co finishes a $500000 contract on the St. Louis division of the Big Four railroad near Danville to cut and grade three miles of track. It moves to Poughkeepsie to tunnel under the Hudson for the New York Central. A $90000 triple arch cement bridge is completed and 800600 cubic yards of dirt moved.
Phillip Rock and fellow Italians at Reed's Station near Bedford fear they are targeted by the Black Hand after a fire destroyed Rock's store. Thirteen Italians narrowly escaped and several were burned. Rock had previously killed an Italian in what was ruled self defense.
The trial of Charles Behrens and J Herman Heitman of Huntingburg proceeds this week. They served as cashier and assistant cashier at the defunct People's State Bank of Huntingburg where a shortage estimated between 45000 and 70000 dollars was found.
The Board of Public Safety in South Bend has appointed ten extra policemen and plans to appoint five more to tackle a recent surge in crime. The move aims to bolster patrols and deter criminal activity across the city.
A Chicago Tribune piece portrays top earners as chronically broke, seldom carrying cash. It notes they sign checks for purchases, rely on secretaries and credit, and only borrow small sums for urgent needs like cab fares. Names cited include J. Ogden Armour and Marshall Field.
A brief collection of opinions from various men on crime and punishment. Warden McClaughry views crime as a waste of public funds, property, and time, while others frame honesty or personal propensities as factors. The piece notes that the 90,000 prisoners in the country earn about 534 dollars per year, totaling 47,700 dollars annually in aggregate.
A girl reports seeing a mad dog in alarmed terms, saying the animal was furious and dangerous. The scene captures a tense moment as residents react to the threat of hydrophobia.
A passerby recounts a strange robbery attempt with the threat to take money while declaring the victim would be blamed for the delay. The incident centers on a dramatic confrontation described as a hold up on a street in town.
This column celebrates early twentieth century advances in aerial navigation and wireless telegraphy. It notes London’s airship display, Paris and US balloon progress, and the rapid rise of electricity and invention led by Edison, forecasting astonishing achievements in the new century.
Prof Munsterberg discusses hypnotic influence over distance by imagination and prior contact. He cites cases where mail or telephone suggestions induced sleep or behavior in a morphinist, noting that distant influence requires earlier personal hypnotization and can be purely suggestive.
A Walthamstow barber newly opened his shop declaring himself a tensorial artist, physiognomical hair-dresser, facial operator, cranium manipulator and capillary abridger with ambidextrous hair cutting and shaving skill, as reported by the Chicago Record Herald.
A man uses census figures and rising costs to pressure a woman into accepting him. He cites a 65,000 excess of single women in New York, declining marriage odds after age twenty-five, and rising rents and living costs as reasons for urgency. He boasts of a future ring while mothers listen.
Instruction on floating technique from Country Life in America advises entering water to waist level, lying on back toward shore, keeping chin high, ears submerged, and remaining still if head goes under. It outlines arm and chest expansion, breathing, and maintaining a straight posture to float long periods, noting a thirty minute float as respectable.
Judge Sam White of Baker City once hurled a five dollar hat through a skylight 75 feet high as a band played Dixie, a famed odd moment linked to Oregon politics and local lore.
Fashion notes describe growing girl suspender and jumper styles for everyday wear and stylish one piece box plated dresses for younger children. Patterns include a blue and red plaid dress, a Copenhagen blue mohair one piece, a Bordeaux broadcloth coat with velvet trim, a Jacqueminiot red cotton dress, and a green shepherds plaid dress with guimpe for school and daily use.
A nostalgic column offers a string of observational quips about social shocks prideful people and gendered behavior. It wittily contrasts masculine seriousness with domestic life, jokes about appearance and culture, and notes class and financial tones in daily sayings.
A humorous exchange from Fliegende Blaetter features a wife explaining why she warned her husband of three concert parts when only two remain. The joke hinges on his potential pleasure at the concert ending sooner than he anticipates.
A reader complains about a man’s newspaper being turned before finishing a story, describing the aggravation and frustration of losing access to the full article. The Detroit Free Press cites the incident as a lighthearted remark on newspaper reading etiquette.
A tight, terse exchange shows a child named Freddy asked about punishment and a sibling Jimmie describing harsher discipline. A humorous line ends with the child’s complaint and a motherly task.
In a brief snippet from the New York Sun, a playful exchange centers on family roles and mythic figures, clarifying that Santa Claus is seen as a paternal figure and prompting a whispered quiz about who among the family represents Jonah. The item captures a light domestic moment with a touch of holiday lore.
A new women's paper titled El Feminal will start in Barcelona with editor Carmen Karr Lascarte. It plans monthly issues for Spanish women and expects worldwide contributions including letters poems and articles from prominent suffrage advocates in America and England.
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