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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
2
Essay discusses Hiram Percy Maxim's noiseless gun patent and its potential impact. It explores moral responsibility, possible uses for crime and policing, and the prospect of changing warfare by eliminating noise in killing. The piece contemplates whether such weapons could hasten disarmament or warfare's end.
The piece recalls dawn perch fishing with a childlike journey across garden and river scenes, while a separate article notes state universities to benefit from the Carnegie pension fund. Carnegie adds 5 million to aid state institutions, with conditions requiring legislative approval for professor pensions.
In Congress, adjournment followed the Senate approving the emergency currency bill. La Follette filibustered to death against the conference report while Democrats avoided a full filibuster. The House passed the Aldrich Vreeland bill and many minor measures including tariff changes for the Philippines. Senate conferees tentatively agreed on a compromise currency bill.
The Iola jury acquitted Samuel Whitlow of the May Sapp murder. Grover Cleveland returned home from illness at Lakewood New Jersey. Admiral Crowninshield buried with honors at Arlington. Portland banker J Shornburn Ross sentenced to five years and fined $576,094 for school funds fraud.
General news item reports Allentown Pennsylvania struck by a severe earthquake causing fear throughout the city. Other items include a fatal Paris strangling, a new currency commission meeting, a drowning during a parachute drop in Passaic New Jersey, a battleship visit to Tacoma, arrests of Boston iron workers, and a naval gun test at Hampton Roads.
Multiple brief items report wrecks, thefts, murders, indictments, priests, wind storms, floods, floods, dam breaks, and notable deaths. Events span Brussels shipwrecks, Great Falls robberies, Neenah murder, balloon flights, oak hunts, and political indictments in New York and Ohio.
A Chicago to Pittsburg special train carrying Dr. John Murphy of Chicago set new speed records for 468 miles, finishing in 8 hours 38 minutes with a 40 minute Salem stop. A buggy accident near Salem injured Mrs. Simon Schive. her horses died. Mrs. Thomas L. Crittenden, wife of Missouri Gov. son, lies ill in Allegheny General Hospital.
Berty Vic Millan, foreman at the W. A. Thomas farm two miles north of Knox City, shot his wife and two children after which he killed himself. The couple’s children Frank 5 and Cypal 3 died soon after. Neighbors reported no warning signs prior to the quadruple tragedy.
A well dressed youth and a girl companion chase a thief on Philadelphia city hall plaza after he grabs a grip. The youth strikes the thief who is later caught by a detective. the pair continue on their way as New Line opens. In Mobile, the Panama Steamship line inaugurates service from Mobile to Cristobal Colon, boosting ties between the republic and the United States.
The Keystone and Big Muddy mine east of Marion Illinois is burning for three days with efforts to stop the fire failing. The mine will be flooded as a test resort. In Chicago Zion City receiver John C. Hately told Judge Lamicius that the community’s legal troubles are closed.
Capt Brackett, now around 88, continues to influence naval design with the Swampscott dory once created to replace the lap streak. He and his fleet from King's Beach race and fish, while younger sailors rival to outcatch him, as Brackett’s craft earns praise despite early doubts.
The duchess of Bedford wowed crowds at Prince's Park London with a waltz on ice alongside Grenander the former world champion. A pony drew a sledge collecting gold and silver from spectators while women of rank sold programs and helped raise funds for the society aiding dumb animals.
A men’s clothing dealer notes flying as a new sport spurring demand for aerial attire. He cites interest from aeronauts seeking proper outfits, comparing to cyclist and autoist costumes, and predicts tailors will soon need distinctive airwear.
Dr Max Verwern named Kaiser Wilhelm Professor of physiology at Columbia University for 1908 09 upon recommendation of the Prussian minister of education. He is expected to arrive in New York late in August and is regarded as one of Germanys most distinguished physiologists with high honors.
An angry Detroit man demanded justice from the trolley superintendent after his wife’s dress was torn by a conductor stepping on it. He showed a yard of fabric and urged the company to match the material rather than replace the dress.
A humorous exchange depicts a speaker with a severe toothache and a coarser reply about lacking pockets in his suit, joking that he carries a baseball in his mouth. The vignette captures rustic dialect and comic deflection.
Quote from Tupper about right living and calm contentment, praising virtue over gold and public praise.
A former coffee drinker recites a childhood coffee habit and nervous spells after coffee. After switching to Postum the narrator reports better sleep and fewer headaches and recommends Postum to other coffee drinkers.
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