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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
2
The Boston Herald notes the patent office sale of 157 000 old models stems from space needs and efficiency, not inventor attacks. Most were expired rights items. records remain, yet many models hold historic and research value worth preservation.
The December meeting will finalize a permanent prize court and naval reforms from The Hague peace congress. Admirals and international law experts from major powers will attend, led by Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton and Professor George G. Wilson of Brown University. the American delegation is expected to be well represented.
The piece notes sentiment shifts toward scientific protection of game and legislative efforts in many states. It cautions that easier access to ammo has increased undisciplined hunting focused on records, with violations treated as non crimes by many hunters and enforcement hampered by scarce wardens and weak evidence.
John L Sullivan famed pugilist turns moralist and delivers a temperance talk on his fiftieth birthday Anniversary reflections urge prohibition of liquor The Troy Times notes the message carries weight from experience and cautions against continued piracy in Chilean waters as modern rogue operations may soon endure.
A fragmented note suggests a playful pairing of balloon racing and marriage vows, describing contestants who see marriage as part of the event. The wording implies a whimsical or metaphorical link rather than a formal ceremony.
A compact survey notes events: Taft dismisses Woodruff from the Senate race in favor of Elihu Root. Taft proclaims teetotalism. Bryan narrowly escapes a bear attack in Mexico. Hitchcock accepts postmaster generalship. Eleanor Merron Cowper dies by suicide in New York. John Gardner Coolidge resigns as minister to Nicaragua. Ray Lamphere convict for arson tied to Belle Gunness case. Christina Clark guilty of second degree manslaughter. John S. Leech resigns as Public Printer, Donnelly named successor. Wilbur Carr sentenced to life in Fort Madison for murder.
The paper reports widespread floods in West Guthrie Oklahoma displacing 3000 people after two days of rain. It also notes a deadly methane explosion at the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal mine in Marianna Pennsylvania killing 138 and leaving many bodies mutilated, alongside various other national incidents and official actions.
William J. Biggey chief of police of Frisco drowned Monday night while returning to the city on a patrol launch after a visit to Belvidere. The boat searched the bay for him as officials delayed amid graft prosecution tensions following the Haas case. Biggey had been appointed chief in 1907 after serving as detective sergeant and earlier as elitor custody for Ruef's arrest.
Pittsburg report describes Janes Hackett attacking his seven year old son James who refused to stop singing in bed. Mrs Hackett took the blow, then Hackett slashed his wife’s throat and killed himself, leaving a dying mother and a traumatized child who sought help from neighbors.
Milwaukee police recaptured Joseph Czolgocz of Pittsburg after he fired shots at random Sunday night. A special court session fined him $10 and costs. He admitted kinship to Leon Czolgocz the McKinley assassin and claimed nervous hysteria from meeting relatives.
Engineer Ed Holden and Pilot Busbee drowned when the D J Cawley owned by Ames Shovel & Tool Co. of Paris wrecked on Red river after capsizing near a bridge pier during flood conditions. Ten passengers escaped.
Announcement from the University of Pennsylvania states Judge Taf will deliver the oration at the university day celebration on Washington's Birthday.
Chattanooga residents report Fred Crow was stabbed to death Monday night at the door of his room in the Mottman hotel. Police investigators cordon the area as they pursue suspects in the fatal incident.
Mr Mac Swilliger claims old leather trunks and hand baggage are recycled into meat pies and stews in boarding houses. He asserts leather beef is prepared from trunks though no hardware end pieces appear in pies, concluding both the source and fate of the trunks are now known.
The Glasgow plan proposes a 380 million pound canal to join the Forth and Clyde and connect the North Sea with the Atlantic. It notes a modest existing 45 mile canal with a 155 foot rise, and recalls the long history of canals from Roman to Victorian times.
A candidate replies that joining the society of psychic research is to test if he has any ghost of a show. The campaign manager asks whither away, reflecting political theater and quips during a campaign.
A village mothers' club held a ballot to name the most handsome baby. Seventeen mothers participated, and each child received one vote. The judge’s quip framed the playful event as a lighthearted community vote.
The Welland Canal links Lake Erie to Lake Ontario across 27 miles. Begun in 1824 and finished in 1833, its original dimensions have been greatly enlarged. The text notes a death of 1: fee.
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