The Road to Content and the Value of Wages
A discussion compares living costs between England and America, noting similar food prices and higher British rent but greater American wages. Stories praise savers who retire early and workers who fund future security. It argues democratic societies empower citizens to plan for the long term and critiques New Yorkers duped by fake art. It proposes selling prints of old masters to let more people enjoy them.
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New York
Great Britain
Scotland
New England
Jephson dispute over American vs European boy growth
Canon Jephson of the Mosely commission challenges Sir William Merry Preece’s claim that American boys are two years ahead. He cites co education and women teachers in the United States as retarding progress, a view echoed by some local educators.
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Boston Herald
Week's Events: Roosevelts Africa trip and court actions
A roundup of notable happenings from around the world and U.S. politics. President Roosevelt plans a 1909 Africa hunting trip. The Gillette perjury case in New York is overturned. Other items include political races, crimes, disasters, and notable deaths.
Multiple Disasters and Political Moves Dominate News
Reports recount deaths from a steam pipe on the cruiser Tennessee near San Pedro and wrecks across the country. Tornadoes strike Iowa and Wisconsin. a pension office worker fatally shoots himself. Mine suffocations in Colorado and a deadly streetcar crash in St. Louis follow. In sailing, Venona of Boston wins its class. Fire at Gallipolis destroys a foundry, with large losses. Battleships Maine and Alabama depart for Hampton Roads. A dramatic illness and political shifts unfold nationwide.
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Mortgage Foreclosure Filed Against Muncie Gas Light Co
A federal suit by Illinois Trust and Savings Bank Chicago and Wm. H. Hinkle Chicago as trustee seeks a mortgage foreclosure on Muncie Gas Light and Fuel Co alleging 400 bonds issued in 1903 totaling 400 000 with 211 outstanding. The action seeks appointment of a receiver to protect bondholders and property amid large floating indebtedness.
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Ind
Ilinois Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
Wm. H. Hinkle
Muncie Gas Light and Fuel Co
Prominent Vevay Attorney Injured In Auto Crash
Carroll S. Tandy a Vevay attorney and bank president and his wife with three daughters and Mrs Fandy s brother were injured when their car struck a sand bed near Warsaw Kentucky. The vehicle overturned and Mrs Tandy suffered three broken ribs and a forehead bruise while Mr Tandy sprained knee. Nearby workers aided them and Mrs Tandy was saved from a worse outcome. She is expected to recover.
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Ind
Carroll S. Tandy
First National Bank
Alexandra Woman Aged 104 Plans Long Family Visit
Alexandria Ind Mrs Anna K Bolton 104 will visit son Hiram Bolton in Kokomo then travel to Ford Kansas un attended to visit sister Mrs Eliza Wilson 116. Bolton is one of twins the other James Cox of Quincy DI still living another sister is 106.
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Hiram Bolton
Kokomo
Ford
Kan
Eliza Wilson
Bolton Isone
James, Cox
Quincy
Earlham College Students Dismissed For Improper Stroll
Four students at Earlham College Richmond Indiana Lawrence Barrett Joseph Furnas from Indianapolis and Misses Alice and Dorothy Quinby from Philadelphia were reprimanded and dismissed for violating strict campus use rules after taking a stroll.
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Earlham College
Lawrence Barrett
Joseph Furnas
Indianapolis
Alice
Dorothy Quinby
Philadelphia
Railroad Thief Sentenced in Richmond Jail Case
Jas. Crawford alias R A Gaver, famed for depot burglaries and sought in many states, received a prison term of 10 to 20 years in Richmond Indiana. A $1,000 reward had been offered for his capture.
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Jas. Crawford
R. A. Gaver
Crawfcrd
Elephant Kills Horse in Circus Incident
An enraged elephant seized a horse with its trunk and dashed it to the ground in New Albany Indiana. The horse was killed after the elephant was kicked while handlers were moving animals toward a train.
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Aged Musician Carl Barus Dead in Indianapolis
Indianapolis musician Prof. Carl Barus long associated with the Maennerchor and conductor of the first Saengerfest in the city has died at an advanced age of 84. His decades of leadership placed him among the nation’s foremost musicians.
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Elks Lodge Corner Stone Layed in Terre Haute
The cornerstone of Terre Haute Lodge No. 86 Elks was laid with John K. Tener, grand exalted ruler of the U S, presiding. The new building is planned to cost $110,000 and will serve lodge activities in Indiana.
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Terre Haute Lodge No. 86
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John K. Tener
United States
Trustee Selected for Kosciusko County Bank
Warsaw Ind stockholders of the Kosciusko County bank closed by order of the auditor of state named Warren Darst of Oxford Ohio as trustee to liquidate within one year. In Vevay Ind Daniel Williams and Minnie Hughes were shot at by an unknown man while rowing at the Ohio river. both were slightly wounded and the assailant fled.
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James L. Lovering
Roy 4 H. Chamberlain
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C. FF. Wilber
Beatrice, Neb
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Minnie Hughes
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Bees Sting Indiana Farmer. hospital advised
Elwood Indiana farmer George Lauer was badly stung by bees while gathering honey from a hive. Bees crawled up his trousers leg and physicians are alarmed over his condition.
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Elwood
Ind
George Lauer
Dynamite Attack Sparks Race Tensions in West Baden
In West Baden Indiana fifty Black residents fled into the street after dynamite exploded near the European hotel leased by Charles Rice. No deaths or injuries occurred though the building suffered damage. White residents fear race war over alleged gambling and intoxication at the hotel. Gunfire erupted with about fifty shots fired in various valleys, spuriously linked to the unrest.
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Charles Rice
Rice
Auditor seeks receiver for Kosciusko County bank
Indianapolis report says the Kosciusko County bank faces receivership after auditor findings reveal cashier Brubaker kept secret ledgers. Loans to himself and overdrafts by Brubaker and others were recorded off regular ledgers, with over $10,000 allegedly involved. The bond is reportedly missing after a thorough search.
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Kosciusko County Bank
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Windfall Indiana Ready to Sell Bonds for 29 Gravel Roads
County Auditor Frank Barlow is finalizing bonds under the three mile law for 29 gravel roads in Windfall County. The roads were ordered by the county commissioners, contracts awarded months ago, but bond sales were stalled until a bond-buying syndicate offered to take all future bonds of this class.
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Frank Barlow
Remonstrance Against Satoons in Seymour Ward
Seymour Indiana remonstrance against saloon licenses in the second ward is before county commissioners. Filed two months ago with 17 signatures. Two liquor license applications in the ward are also under review by the commissioners.
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Seymour
Ind
Wheat Harvest Two Weeks Off in Bartholomew County
In Columbus Indiana farmers expect wheat harvest to start about June. The crop is looking better than in years with indications of a good yield. Hay harvest will begin immediately in Bartholomew county with prices expected to open from five seventy to seven dollars per ton.
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Ind
Bartholomew
Counterfeit Half Dollars Case Cleared by Arrests
In Laporte Indiana the counterfeit half dollar case near the Lake Shore railroad was cleared with the arrest of William Hickman and Dennis Haliffey. Similar spurious coins were found on them and they were bound over to the federal grand jury. Henry County May Buy Machines for Voting. Newcastle Indiana reports county commissioners consider purchasing voting machines to show taxpayers their value, with one to be placed in the courthouse corridor.
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Henry County
Newcastle
Ind
Made Sure of His Deed in Richmond
Despondent over domestic trouble Adolph Puhly a master carpenter in the Richmond division of the Pennsylvania system killed himself by drinking carbolic acid then shooting himself. In Terre Haute lightning struck St Benedicts church causing a plate glass above the altar to fall nearly striking two priests.
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Dream Proved True In Evansville Burglary Case
George Pregge awoke to a robbery after dreaming of burglars in his room and found over $50 missing, hidden in a shoe under the bed by his wife. In Connersville a separate note reports Cy Huber punished for stealing a chicken and listed costs in a brief sentencing notice.
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Connersville
Cy” Huber
Woman and Her Defects Essay Rejected By Editor
A caller presents a humorous essay on "Woman and Her Defects" to the Misanthropic Editor. The editor questions the author’s marital status and mocks the choice of subject, returning the piece with a jab about familiarity.
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Cleveland Plain Center
Looking for Comfort in a Jail Night Plea
A stylized excerpt shows a character urging movement to reach the next town before jail closes. It contrasts streetwise urgency with a broader line about life teaching through learning suffering and love. The quote credits Elien Key.
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Elien Key
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