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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
4
A summary compilation notes the death of U.S. Senator John W. Daniel in Virginia and other obituaries, political moves, legal cases, accidents, and international notes. Highlights include Gifford Pinchot's Pennsylvania gubernatorial bid, Roosevelt kin travels, and multiple local and national events across 1900s era press.
A 240 ton molten iron pot dropped from supports at Indiana Steel in Gary injuring three workers. One man, George McDowell, 23, lies dying as flames and explosions spread through the open hearth area. Damage is estimated at 20000 dollars and dynamiting may be used to free the mass.
Greenfield residents pioneer a fishworm industry to supply bait for northern lakes. Local youths and seasoned fishermen cultivate worms with milk and sweetened water, packing soft soil boxes for shipment. The venture aims to boost returns as bait travel to lakes for big catches this summer.
Columbus reports that Rev. 4.0. Sweeney, retiring state fish and game commissioner, burned about one mile of seines. Seines had been confiscated over years. many were stored lacking court orders for destruction. New commissioner George W. Miles ordered disposal. Some nets had fishing value in the Ohio and Wasbash rivers.
A horse owned by farmer David Groskie sped along roads from Hazleton to Patoka and back after being frightened by passing cars. The animal dashed seven miles to Patoka, then three more to Groskie’s Hazleton area as autos continued to pursue it.
Pendleton prepares for a two day horse show to be held September 31 and October 1. The finance chair reports 448 dollars raised for prizes and a 30 dollar silver cup offered by the Indianapolis stockyards. The Indianapolis News Newsboys band will perform among the attractions.
Indiana farmers report clover failing to cure despite good weather. State entomologist I W Douglas studies reveal plant lice infestation as the cause and honey dew coating prevents drying, delaying hay making and offering no effective remedy.
Brazil and Knightsville factions fought to locate the Clay county seat as a lightning fire consumed the 1852 two story courthouse. Residents guarded records with shotguns, later hauled away in two wagons amid relocation disputes and county growth around Brazil. In nearby Richmond, Prentis Edwards survived a swarm of honey bees that forced him into Martindale creek.
In Jefferson township Edward L. Wistler, 61, collapsed from overheated hay loading and died before a doctor could reach him. In Shelby county a 14 year old named Edward Lewis is reported as latest mad dog victim with the animal head sent to the state lab for tests.
A playful exchange questions whether plans always succeed as Mr Saintly-Things concludes. The speaker notes that man proposes while events unfold. a call to prove the proverb through action and response. Marginal characters appear as witty asides in this compact piece.
A worship service was interrupted when a man accidentally lit a box of wax matches in his pocket and neighbors tried to help him. The short-sighted minister, aiming to smooth things over, suggested singing Sometimes a Light Surprises until the uproar subsides.
A humorous exchange about laundry soap and fabric care. A woman proclaims Easy Tas h agsives as superior for not damaging clothes and keeping fabrics clean, while a tale about stiff boiled shirts follows with a playful jab at domestic chores. The piece cites a Tit Bits writer and Youth’s Companion quips.
At a seaside house the child overhears her mother speaking from the city. Startled by the conversation she bursts into tears asking how to get mamata out of that little hole.
In a short comic strip style dialogue from The Modern Youth page Uncle Henry asks Willie about school and love. Willie, seven, replies that the teacher is too old for him. An inserted ad for Red Cross Ball Blue urges households to buy the product.
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