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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
3
A writer recalls taking a manuscript to a manager who promised to read it but rejected it. After two weeks the manuscript was returned untouched, and the reader claimed to have read it. The narrator noted the pristine sixty four pages tied with pink tape still on the desk.
Representative Nehemiah D. Sperry of Connecticut, age 75, is praised for his long service and notable roles. A founder of the Republican party, he served as Connecticut secretary of state at 27, chaired Republican committees during Lincoln era, and led New Haven post office for 28 years. His proud achievement was bonding the Monitor builders, risking everything if the ship failed.
A summer day discovery leads a reader along a capricious footpath through ferns, a brook, and green shade. The wanderer finds Silence and sunlight, ends in grass beside hawthorn brambles, as fate and dreams mingle with doubt and hope in New Orleans Times- Democrat.
The article notes Lord Kelvin who advanced electricity dislikes electric light. During a visit to the United States with Lady Kelvin they stayed with Mr. and Mrs. George Westinghouse and requested candlelight due to unfamiliarity with strong illumination. Kelvin’s Scottish country home near the Clyde remains unlit by electricity.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet sent a $150 check to New York Police Commissioner Green to honor police on duty at her daughter's wedding to the duke of Roxburehe. Rules blocked direct donation to officers, so the sum was turned over to the riot relief fund. Some crash witnesses call the disposition proper.
Rev G F Brisco of St Benet's Kentish Town England earns little as a clergyman and must perform washing and grave digging to support himself and maintain dignity. He has been censured by ecclesiastical superiors for pursuing these unclerical occupations.
John Melrose, driver of the St. Paul police ambulance, reportedly found a diamond valued at 125 dollars in the crop of a chicken during a dinner. The incident occurred recently and drew attention to the curious discovery.
A drought drives a notable purchase shift in Australia as officials // markets report buyers adapting to arid conditions. The article notes government and industry responses amid ongoing water shortages and climate pressures.
Special correspondence recalls Warwickshire’s beauty through Leamington and Kenilworth Castle. It notes castles, landscapes, and gardens. hints at historical ties to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. and ruminates on Sir Walter Scott’s romance while recounting a collegiate romance between Professor Mayhew and Grace Anderson culminating in mutual consent.
The Iroquois Theater fire on December 30 savaged the venue during a second act, leaving about six hundred dead. Firefighters and police faced brutal scenes as crowd panic, trapped performers, and crumbling stairways collapsed in the smoke and heat.
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