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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
3
Farmers show growing interest in road drag methods with reports of practical designs. The piece describes simple drag setups using log or tie, techniques to smooth and pack surfaces, and a C C Dye design with plow-share plates to widen eroded banks.
An architect explains that people shop for houses much like they shop for hats and suits. Buyers visit friends for cost and layout ideas, then may consult an architect to translate concepts into plans, with material choices like brick veneer costing more than framing.
Six crew members of the British barkentine Annie Lloyd from Cranavon Wales arrived on the steamship Prinz Hitel Friedrich and said the ship wrecked on Hogstye reef in the Bahamas on March 5. Captain Hughes blamed compass deflection from nearby steel rails left by a wrecked steamer, and all hands were saved.
Hungarian scholar Arminius Vamberg is praised as a master linguist credited with twelve writings and sixteen spoken languages. After touring Central Asia following Marco Polo's route, Empress Eugenie remarked on his mobility despite being lame. He answered that in Central Asia they travel not on feet but on the tongue.
In a Princeton Tiger chatter, Toggs is labeled a suspicious rascal and rarely trustworthy, reflecting a wary view of the submarine captain style during that era.
The article states pigeons and turkeys have a natural body temperature of 109 degrees, about 10 degrees higher than humans. It underscores a notable difference in warmth between avian species and people.
The Baltimore Sun summarizes a growing interest in psychical research as scientists from medicine to physics study spirit phenomena. It notes the fusion of materialist and spiritualist ideas, debates over spirit weight and ether matter, and the revival of faith in invisible causes amid fraud and folly in occult displays.
The North Atlantic States report literacy rates of 7.8 percent in cities and 7.3 percent outside, while the North Central States show 3.8 percent in cities and 4.6 percent outside. The North Central region hosts 187 colleges with 40,537 undergraduates and 2,827 graduates, versus 87 colleges with 29,995 undergraduates and 3,003 graduates in the North Atlantic region.
A Washington Star passage shows a scientist praising water's importance while Mr. Dustin Stax questions whether the remark is geographic or financial. The exchange highlights water's broad relevance in science and policy.
Detroit Free Press notes a mix of failures and successes, with reflections on ambition and the idea that some people could do better in different lines. The dialogue contrasts honesty, effort, and the social perception of success versus foolishness.
John Vaughan aged 36 killed Elizabeth Strubel aged 11 at a desolate canal bed in Lafayette. He allegedly stabbed her after her refusal to marry he due to religious differences. He then attempted suicide, was stopped by the father, and later wounded. Vaughan was jailed with minor knife wounds.
Henry Bearman a farmer near Kokomo became violent locked his wife in a upstairs bedroom and set fire to the house. The wife jumped 15 feet from a window and escaped unharmed, then fought the flames and her husband. Bearman fled two miles in heavy rain to a windmill tower before being captured and committed to the insane asylum.
John fuzzy a Civil War veteran walks free after jurors acquit him of killing John Smith during a quarrel at the National Soldiers Home in Marion Smith died from a pitchfork attack. Fuzzy claimed self defense and was freed.
A joint conference of the South Bend Board of Public Works and the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway is set for Wednesday to discuss establishing interurban service with through cars from South Bend to Winona and on toward Indianapolis. The railroad plans immediate service via Mishawaka Elkhart Goshen and Warsaw.
defense attorneys seek a new trial for Harry Whipple of Logansport after jurors, eager for a circus parade and performance, failed to deliberate following a verdict sentencing him to the penitentiary for shooting Patrolman Thomason.
A farmer testified in Marion Circuit Court questioning his right to serve as a juror in the David McCain alleged forgery case. McCain pleads insanity and the venireman was discharged.
Over one thousand attendees honored the eighty eighth anniversary of the I O O F in Evansville. FE S Conway of Chicago grand sire of American Odd Fellows delivered the main oration.
Mrs. Phlemans Vlass wife of a businessman of Coal City and mother of twenty one children ten of whom were grown has died at age sixty two.
Eight year old Ienrietta Schwartz was killed by a freight train in Terre Haute as her elder sister attempted to pull her to safety by holding her hands.
Laura S. year old daughter of Schuyler Wilfong died after being burned near a bonfire in Goshen. Details indicate a fatal accident with neighbors assisting until medical help arrived. Police and fire officials are investigating the incident and the family awaits further information.
T. A. Payne a coal operator at Burnett married Miss Mary Fields. It is his fifth and her fourth marriage.
Benjamin Reed, of Evansville, is reported to have broken two ribs of his mother during a family embrace. Authorities said the incident occurred at their home. no fatality reported. The case is under local investigation with medical treatment underway.
A fireman likely died in Richmond while pursuing a runaway Philip Riley. Police report robberies at the Commercial bank Ashley with loot of 7 dollars and 50 cents. robbers escaped amid gunfire and turmoil.
The Rhode Island General Assembly adjourned after a fruitless bid to elect a United States Senator to succeed Wetmore. The report notes political maneuvering around the election and the final ballots.
Developments in commerce show sustained confidence with May bank payments normal and defaults small. Rail and lake freight moves rise as water routes open, boosting ore coal and forest products. Farmers invest in implements and seeding advances. bank clearings reach 208,150,366, up 15.2 percent from 1906. district failures total 15 versus 19 prior week and 33 last year.
Unseasonably cold weather hampers trade and crop development with April activity below last year but over 1906 for the first four months. Delayed collections improve when conditions favor, advance fall orders are high, and overall industry remains active. May 1 strikes are limited to building trades. weekly business failures in the United States total 163, Canadian failures 25. Wheat and corn exports for the week and year show mixed movement, with Bradstreet's Commercial Report noting fiscal-year totals.
A compiled listing shows cattle, hogs and sheep price ranges in Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York and Toledo. Grain quotes include wheat No 2 and No 2 mixed, corn No 2, oats No 2, rye No 2, with various bids and unit figures.
During a quarrel in a Youngstown Ohio liquor store William Price killed Tom White. Price was captured. Governor Folk spared execution for sixty days for William Spaugh Jr awaiting the hangin. Sheriff Polk of Iron County Missouri reported. American Friends conference to be held in Richmond Indiana opening October 15 with delegates from Canada Cuba and Mexico expected.
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