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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
4
Summary of varied events from 1909 including U S Senate maneuvers on Canada reciprocity, calls for dismissals in Day portrait fraud, Lorimer case testimonies, Alaska Ballinger-Pinchot notes, Beacheys Niagara flight, Sherman act magaines case, Cornell rowing triumph, Jewels case resignation, steel trust probe, a theft incident, oyster forecasts, millinery trends, Zion church election fraud indictments, and Porto Rican community organizing in New York.
President Lowell announced gifts totaling 1.2 million dollars to Harvard during the last year to more than two thousand alumni at the Cambridge gathering.
U S Senator Francis Warren of Wyoming wed Milas Clara Le Baron Morgan in New York’s Gotham Hotel. Mrs John Laughmar, widow and former populist candidate, was killed by a streetcar near Rister Park Indiana. John W Gates plans for America disrupted by illness after seven throat surgeries. University of Michigan appoints Robert Campbell treasurer. Catholic Educational Association opens in Chicago with 3000 delegates. Billy Sunday evangelistic meetings in Hellam Giant Church, Hayes? None.
American artist Royal academician Edwin Abbey has had a liver operation in London. Reported to be in favorable condition and recovering.
District paper reports a Danville post office burglary using nitroglycerin about sixteen years ago. Five men attacked the safe, two inside worked while three watched, escaping with Barnett’s horse and buggy after breaking into the Aubrey blacksmith shop for tools.
Fort Wayne Illinois Fort Wayne correspondent reports Philip pines official Fort Wayne vice governor general W Gilbert has arrived from Manila on leave of absence He denies any Republican gubernatorial ambitions and says he will return to the Philippines to continue his work.
A romance at the Indiana School for Deaf and Dumb in Indianapolis ends in marriage between Harry Vinton Jackson of this city and Miss Bertha Alice Tuckey of South Bend both deaf mutes. They graduated from the state school in 1906 and later corresponded before marrying.
Barney McEvenue a 57 year old Taylorsville Bartholomew county saloon keeper died after drinking lemonade that had stood 36 hours His death leaves a widow and one daughter He had run the saloon for thirty years and was active in local politics.
Milton farmer Robert Beeson discovers a pig in his pasture nursing from a cow whose milk supply had dropped. The cow pursued the pig when he chased it away and mooed distressedly, as if missing its calf.
Early morning westbound passenger train in Fairland struck and killed three valuable horses owned by Thomas Tilgon and John B. Harrell of Indianapolis. One horse remained on the pilot, and the section crew removed it before the train continued.
In Shirley last week seven Ho sek brothers, proprietors of the lamp chimney factory, were initiated in the three blue lodge degrees marking an unusual event in local Masonic circles.
Word arrived from New York city that Miss Helen Brown daughter of Professor H P Brown president of Valparaiso University was badly hurt by a fall Her mother has gone to care for her in New York City
Eugene M Herr a pioneer Indiana newspaper publisher died at his South Bend home after a long career spanning Goshen South Bend and Elkhart. He edited Goshen Democrat Elkhart Review co owned South Bend Union and was part owner of St Joseph Valley Register. He is survived by widow and two children Harold and Helen.
Melvin G. Huey of near South Bend grew an ear of corn with red white and blue kernels in last fall's crop. The freak ear, found in Huey's corn crib bottom, will go to the Indiana state fair in Indianapolis for exhibition. Huey earns a silk flag from Captain Wallace Foster of Indianapolis, veteran of the Civil War, as the wager payout.
Three members of the Medearis family, long noted for longevity, are seriously ill in Richmond. Margaret Medearis Keys, 95, is paralyzed. Nancy Medearis Crook, 92, has a serious injury from a fall. Jefferson Medearis, 90, suffers a general collapse. Fletcher Medearis died at 100 two years ago.
Eight year old Carl Merkle son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Merkle of Gas City died after a charged live wire wrapped around him like a snake. The wire carried about 2300 volts from a nearby electric light feed. Lawrence Merkle, four, informed his mother, who fainted as workers retrieved the burned body.
Richmond professor Aurele Borris head of Earlham College music department was found not guilty by Mayor Zimmerman after being arrested for disturbing patrolman Harry Hebble with singing and piano playing in his studio. The trial drew many local musicians to the city court.
Tipton Indiana resident William Thompson age eighty who was born in Madison township and lived on a farm until his wife died has never left Indiana. Relatives in Iowa urged a visit and he has begun traveling toward Centerville Iowa.
George Bell aged sixty seven a Civil War veteran and United States Navy serviceman has died at the Marion branch National Military Home. His passing is reported as a loss to veteran circles in the region.
Dr John Stephens of Fairmount files for divorce citing insane jealousy by wife Anna Stephens. He reports she interferes with his practice and has written patients warnings and threatened suicide to end her life while repeatedly threatening to repeat the attempt. Princeton Postmaster Tichenor referenced.
A young Ohio town social figure declines Mrs Wood's invitation for the nineteenth, expressing pleasure and gratitude for the opportunity. The note reflects polite social norms and formal language typical of correspondence in Lippincott's Magazine.
A man afflicted for twenty years with psoriasis describes severe suffering and skin breakdown until applying Cuticura remedies. After weeks of treatment including Resolvent Soap and Ointment, he recovered fully and remained symptom free for decades, with a testimonial from 1880 and a 1910 update.
Sam Jones observed Eliza Williams animatedly talking with Jim Lewis at a colored baptism. He describes Eliza as Sam’s best girl and tries to monopolize her, but she replies she is otherwise at present, in a line from Frank P. Boge's National Magazine.
A home goods note praises arranging delicate pieces of china and cut glass to reflect a housewife’s taste. It emphasizes dirt and grease as enemies of brilliancy and recommends Hewitt's Easy Task Soap for cleaning, claiming it loosens dirt without scratching and keeps items sparking at a cost over cents.
The scrap discusses aging and beauty concerns voiced by Nora and her mother with reflections on mirrors and changing standards in fashion. Harper's Bazar framing hints at domestic dialogue about appearance and societal expectations.
A vintage warning urges caregivers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for safety and authenticity. It asserts Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and mentions a signature and over thirty years of use.
An analysis noting how the text uses earnest dialogue and pillows as props to subvert accepted norms. It explores the interplay of confidence, bitterness, and sham authenticity in intimate exchanges.
Fragmentary ad text touts Dr pation diseases and Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation. Mentions ease of use and links in vague terms to health outcomes with questionable authority.
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