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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
8
A midnight blaze at Third and Sycamore streets in Cincinnati claimed five lives including two women and three children. The kerosene lamp caused the fire, trapping inmates on upper floors and forcing dramatic rescues from windows. About seven others were seriously injured as families fled to safety amid the dramatic collapse of the building. The total loss was around $5,000.
Brussels reports King Leopold, aged and seriously ill, with alarming condition after abdominal pains. Prince Albert, heir presumptive, and his wife were summoned from Schollaert and are at the palace as doctors weigh an operation if the condition worsens.
In Columbus Ohio on December 14 Judge Kinkead questioned twenty would be citizens about US law and revenue raising. He debunked the idea that Joe Cannon is king and that Rockefeller is the all powerful. He said Congress powers are non hereditary and Charley Taft won t be the next president. Three aliens were refused naturalization while the rest gained citizenship representing at least ten nationalities.
Brussels reports King Leopold will be operated on for intestinal obstruction today. Attending physicians indicate little hope for recovery.
Pittsburg on December 14 reports the trial of P. J. Kieran halted amid allegations of crooked dealings that stirred consternation among Catholic societies nationwide.
The Bessemer and Maratiette lifeboat, towed by the Commodore Perry to Erie, carried frozen sailors from Conneaut and London Ont. Joseph Shenk was the first to perish, others dying atop him. Captain Driscolle planned further rescue if weather allowed.
Frank Grimes a condemned murderer hanged himself in his jail cell using a bed sheet as rope. He had been sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of Blanche McKnight. Grimes, a colored man, killed the woman after years of living with her.
Columbus Ohio December 13 The prison story and poem contest run by Frank R Vance has ended with about 60 submissions judged for two prizes The panel includes O C Hooper B O Randall and Colonel E S Wilson The top prizes include a gold watch for best personal story up to 500 words and $20 in gold for the best three stanza poem.
Washington dispatch reports President Estrada turning down Zelaya’s proposal to quit Nicaragua in exchange for naming Jose Madriz as president. Estrada advised a more aggressive campaign against Zelaya’s troops as the conflict continued.
Lexington Ky Dec 11 The Kentucky court of appeals sustains the state racing commission in regulating betting on race tracks reversing Judge Harbeson and signaling the Latonia Racing Association’s decline. The ruling grants authority to regulate wagering on Kentucky tracks.
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Judge Horace Lurton of the Sixth Circuit to fill the vacancy from Judge Rufus W Peckham's death. The move faces no notable opposition and is expected to be confirmed.
A fragmentary Chicago News item notes a college professor who believes vegetables can see hear and speak as they grow in a garden. A laconic boarder laughs and a comedian spears a baked apple while noting the joke as old.
In a Boston American quip, Farmer Furrow asks where to buy barbed wire cheap and learns Russians repurpose telegraph wires for fences after misused lines twist the language, a satirical jab at technology and language.
Mr Punkin Seed complains of growing popularity while Si Simlin argues the prohibition era requires serious conduct. The pair discuss life and humor as neighbors scrutinize the seed man's drink jars, revealing tension over practical jokes and temperance norms.
A humorous exchange from the Baltimore American shows suitor misfires as a poetical confession to Milly about being the first love, met with a retort about molly cod dles. He then faces Amy who questions whether his proposal reflects cultured taste or mere hope.
In Pullman parlance two porters meet outside the Grand Hotel after a night run. They expect Ike Stevens but BH has not worked for two nights. One porter reports a birth at his house and notes twins born, prompting a joking remark about naming the birth a section. New York Telegraph.
An interlude from Paris shows a witty remark in a friend's box at the opera. One guest listens to Thais while a hostess chats and drowns the music with her shrill voice. She invites him to the next subscriber night and he jokes about hearing her in Faust.
Jimmie giggled as the teacher read the tale of the Roman who swam the Tiber three times before breakfast. He doubts a trained swimmer could do it but wonders why not four and return to the clothes on shore.
An anecdote recalls a golfer claiming to have lost to President Taft, remarking he tried his best yet felt humiliated. The exchange highlights Taft's reputed skill and the social tone of early 20th century golf banter.
In a wartime strip, an enemy prisoner challenges a sergeant who, after a quip about captivity, reveals the bridge they defended was blown yesterday, ending the encounter with a grim twist.
A master and a senator debate the complexity of Henry James prose. The senator admits James proves too intricate, joking that James could hide a joker in every paragraph.
The quotation suggests critics lament that self-styled socialists at gatherings always dominate conversations, implying a clash between creed and conduct in social discourse. No additional context or attribution is provided in the fragment.
A brief quip shows a worker preferring a grouchy face to avoid extra chores. The exchange reveals a pragmatic approach to tasks and social expectations in the workplace.
Fragmentary notes describe a view from a hotel veranda with partial phrases about splendid scenery and unclear mentions of landmarks. The readable portions suggest a debate over the sightlines and ambiance.
A Pittsburg Press summary notes claims from Saint Petersburg in 1740 about ice houses and ice cannons built from Neva river ice. It describes walls four inches thick resisting explosions and mentions ice palaces standing for weeks, illustrating ice strength in extreme cold and its surprising durability.
A historical recount describes how plains tribes feared the locomotive calling it the fire wagon. An Apache war party even stretched a lariat on track to try halting the train, only to be knocked aside as the engine roared past and the men suffered injuries.
The artist J B Burne Jones drew for J Comyns Carr’s son two pictures showing the anatomy of the good man and the good woman with a large heart surrounded by flames. A third drawing for the bad man was said to reveal no inner structure and the anatomy of the bad woman was claimed not to exist.
The piece cites Plymouth Rock as a venerated symbol due to its historic associations. It notes the rock believed to mark the Pilgrims landing in Plymouth Massachusetts, with a portion moved in 1775 and later restored under a stone canopy on Water Street.
G K Chesterton argues that true hypocrisy requires extreme energy and a blend of talent. A perfect hypocrite combines novelistic imagination, acting skill, and business shrewdness to invent and profit from a false self.
A historic anecdote recalls Gambetta promising to secure rain for farmers in Paris after visiting an agricultural department. He pledged to act, and rain reportedly fell within days. When a reactionary candidate appeared, crowds jeered, urging the party to deliver as Gambetta had.
President Taft confidentially urges Congress to pass ship subsidy and postal savings bank bills. He backs New Mexico and Arizona statehood with careful constitutional safeguards and approves Panama Canal construction bonds. He also supports anti trust refinements and new federal injunctive notice rules.
Six were killed and 16 injured when the Twentieth Century Limited crashed into the Chicago special at North East, Pennsylvania. Relief trains from Buffalo Cleveland and Erie rushed to the scene as storm winds blocked communications along the Lake Erie shore.
Hugh Taylor, in Newark Ohio, turned on natural gas and lit a match, triggering a blast that burned him and trapped his six year old daughter Agnes and son Frank who were ill with diphtheria. Mrs. Taylor saved him with water but the family remains under quarantine.
Ithaca New York December 18 Veranus A Moore director of the New York State Veterinary College says rabies is spreading rapidly and animal disease has caused the loss of millions of dollars in the country
East Buffalo and Chicago markets show cattle values for steers and cows, with calves and bulls amid mixed recordings. Pittsburg Cleveland Boston Cincinnati Toledo list varied prices for cattle sheep hogs and grains, reflecting regional demand and quality grades.
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