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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
1
Chicago dispatch reports tension inside the Republican National Committee over Louisiana and other contests. Taft supporters resist compromise while pressure from Washington grows on seating four at large and sixteen district delegates amid race-related disputes.
A farm and garden column outlines turkey raising by stock choice and care, praising White Hollands, egg handling, nesting, brooding, and pen setup. It includes methods to deter flight, feeding regimens, and a simple wing tether. It also notes lame pigs from floored pens and recommends pasture access and nutrient-rich diets.
Senator-Elect Bradley of Kentucky bitterly opposes the brace game as Taft and Fairbanks delegates are seated in Kentucky districts. The committee heard six Kentucky contests plus votes from Florida and Georgia, seating Taft delegates in the First and Fifth districts amid tensions. John W. McCulloch pressed for a division on seating, while A. E. Fisher was named assistant secretary of the Republican national committee succeeding Frank H. Hitchcock.
Representative McKinley arrives as Beard McKinley opens the campaign for Taft. The event highlights McKinley’s role as campaign manager and signals a strong start for the Taft slate.
President Gompers says the American Federation of Labor will wage a fight in Chicago during the Republican convention to insert a plank affirming confidence in court integrity and preserving independence. He notes most signers of the protest resolution are attorneys or corporate representatives. The AFL executive council will meet in Chicago while the convention is in session.
Interest runs high as South Dakota holds its first state wide primary under the new law. Republican factions both stalwart and insurgent expect victory in today’s races amid lively campaign activity.
Indictments against George T. Hill and co defendants Thornhormt Ross T T Burkhart and Joan E F Aitcheson were dismissed on motion by the deputy district attorney. Lack of evidence cited as the reason for the dismissal.
Engineer El Starling of a Burlington passenger train fell from his moving cab several miles south of Hentons Ia twelve miles from Couner Bluffs. The train returned to the scene where the engineer was found unconscious by the track.
Long distance reports say the Boston and Montana smelter in Great Falls Montana is flooded. Machinery will be damaged and the plant cannot resume operations for at least one month. The facility employs over 1 000 workers.
Beef in Boston market hits recent high as wholesale prices rise above levels seen since the beef strike. Whole cattle sell for 12 1/2 cents per pound as dealers cite supply and demand laws.
The clapper of Engiertz's bell in Cologne Cathedral weighing several hundred pounds fell to the floor during a Whitsun announcement, causing considerable damage to the edifice. The incident occurred during the Whitsun festivities.
Greenville Pa June 9 The ore handling season on the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad has opened later than usual due to sluggish trade.
A compact historical snippet notes calls for change and the pestering claims of advertisers. Quoted lines from the St. Louis Republic and Washington Star frame a social mood about trust, occupancy, and business cycles with rustic aphorisms from Uncle Eben.
A light exchange notes leap year marriage prospects with a proposal line and a quip about sedentary work versus activity. The Chicago News and Baltimore American snippets illustrate playful banter on engagement and daily life.
The article describes a compact spraying setup for under one acre using a knapsack sprayer. It suggests mounting a barrel on a two wheeled cart with a ¾ inch pipe and nozzles reaching four rows, enabling one man to spray crops including fruits and potatoes without assistance.
The fragment hints at a London Chronicle remark about biting and brain sewing, suggesting a cryptic or metaphorical note rather than a clear event. The readable text offers no identifiable people, places, dates, or actions to expand into a full news item.
The Bucklen hosts the New York stage duo McIntyre and Heath in The Ham Tree, hailed as the era’s most humorous entertainment with acts of minstrelsy and exotic rulers. They appear Friday May 12 as part of a three-show daily program featuring Dramascope pictures and a frontier illustrated history by the Younger Brothers, with weekly changes through the summer.
A historical note describes somnambulists as often eyes open with dilated pupils and acting out dreams. It claims heightened fearlessness, but altered senses including hearing, smell, and taste. Some walk periodically, others spasmodically, and a German doctor links moon attraction to roof walking.
A minuscule venomous spider from Peru, about the size of a pea, is described as the "specky." A dock worker in Victoria docks was bitten and suffered extreme pain for days before death. The creature supposedly travels in timber shipments, though it remains rare.
The Youngs nearly end dinner when an extra oyster appears on the Baileys’ plate. The hostess silences her daughter as the meal proceeds. The little girl, unsure, lifts the oyster and asks if Mrs Young should have it too.
The Countess Frances Hertford wed Seymour as his third wife. An old lover Sir George Readney, at Amesbury, waited for the bridal party, wrote a dying ode with his blood, and died at her feet. She gave Amesbury church a bell inscribed Be strong in faith.
A government astronomer notes that distant first magnitude stars such as Canopus Rigel and Speca have no measurable parallax and are thousands of times brighter than the sun. The exact factor is uncertain, with estimates around 5400 10000 or 20 0ud.
An American actor tours London by bus and asks the driver to name places of interest. The driver replies with jocular signs of the hangman’s site at Tyburn, the houses of Parliament, and Westminster Abbey, noting where the “good ’uns” who were hanged are buried.
A historical fragment features a congressman explaining a motion to avoid a silent session, with a quoted exchange and a Zimmerman quote on calmness under contradiction. Also included is an advertisement for Father William's Indian Tea claiming kidney and rheumatic cures, offered by E. D. Miller and F. H. Bentz & Co.
Pasteurized Milk and Cream at Wambaugh Sanitary Milk and Coy. Home phone 1175. E B Zigler moves his law office to ground floor 114 Lexington Ave.
An old advertisement touts Father William's Indian Tea as a remedy for catarrh hay fever asthma bronchitis coughs and colds claiming it purifies the blood cleanses the system and improves mucus membrane health. The ad promotes tea or tablets at 20 cents and plugs local services including a bank savings account and a milk supplier with a home phone number.
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