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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
2
Henry W. Elliott compares fur seals to submarines and aircraft inspired by natural life. He notes seals’ underwater endurance, nose and eyes as periscope analogues, and their swift dives, while contrasting their limits with human subs and observing seals’ hunting from above or below.
Popular Mechanics notes preservation work at Mount Vernon to stop river erosion. Engineers drilled a drainage tunnel under the bluff, diverting groundwater and reducing rock saturation. A heavy masonry wall now runs along the riverfront to prevent future slides.
In Arizona deserts, prairie schooners cross vast sands under the world’s only desert lighthouse. The beacon marks a water source. travelers long perish nearby. A dying boy once reached the keeper’s cabin by a dim light, inspiring nightly illumination.
The Kansas City Star humorously contrasts women demanding tall, handsome husbands with perfect dispositions and divine looks to marry men who are awkward and imperfect. It pokes at expectations versus reality in romantic pairing.
Remains of an extinct Patagonian ground sloth brought to the United States by Mr. Roosevelt are now at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The find, in a dry cave with tools, bones, and grape fodder, suggests the animal survived until recent centuries and may have been domesticated by prehistoric humans.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a person named Tom in a country setting with age unclear and references to pains. The readable text hints at a discussion of human limits and possible health or existential themes, but specifics remain obscured by the damaged source.
A temporary structure for the Mealing Leonard revival meeting collapsed in Columbia City. Foreman F Raber, a double leg amputee, suffered a serious leg fracture and possible internal injuries. Ten other workers received non fatal injuries as the roof caved in amid rushed construction. The frame building measured about 60 by 120 feet near the courthouse.
Clinton, C. and Carl Nelson brothers were perhaps fatally burned in a gas explosion at Crown Hill mine No. 3 west of Clinton. Harve Day Will Russell and Homer Inman also burned though not seriously. Inspectors investigate to determine why the men went beyond a danger signal and the dead line.
Spencer county council rejects a 150000 requisition to fund a new courthouse and jail in Rockport amid cross town seat battle with Chrisney. Chrisney residents oppose Rockport as county seat and fear loss of the seat.
Petersburg Loral Heacock pleaded guilty in Pike circuit court to arson for setting fire to Willard Dedman's Winslow drugstore several nights ago. He implicated William Brewster, who allegedly promised to pay him fifty dollars to start the fire.
At Oakland a railroad worker named Haskell Butcher was crushed when his traction engine broke through a bridge. He became wedged between the engine and a tender, cries heard by nearby laborers who freed him from the wreck.
In Muncie authorities refuse to indict Robert Carver, a Black man, in the shooting death of Threlid. The case notes indicate lack of sufficient evidence for formal charges despite the fatal incident.
Indianapolis notes 99 railway postal clerks in the Fifteenth division including Indianapolis headquarters will receive salary increases effective October 1 under the August 14 1945 reclassification act. Clerks advancing through multiple ranges from 11000 to 1500 dollars are listed with names and new class assignments reflecting the nationwide pay scale adjustments.
Terre Haute poet Terre' Haute-Max Ehrman will write the lyrics and Chester L. Fidlar will compose the anthem for school children during the centennial observance next year. A meeting at Wiley high school with civic groups set preliminary steps for the celebration while Terre Haute marks its age at forty one days beyond Indiana. The event will feature Terra Haute Under Four Flags, highlighting Spanish French English and American influences during the centennial week.
The Miller town board approved a bond issue to fund a water works. After a thousand bids were received, officials opened the submission, but the supply remained uncertain.
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