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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
3
A poem proclaims fierce devotion to Ireland, pledging to bear all pain for the motherland. The speaker vows heart soul and mind to the holy cause, seeking to die if needed to honor Ireland’s glory and woes.
The piece traces Saint Patrick’s Day customs from wearing shamrocks to national sentiment, noting Queen Victoria’s 1900 order for Irish regiments to wear shamrock. It highlights the Shamrock League led by the Countess of Limerick, shamrock cultivation across Ireland, and the leaf’s cultural symbolism alongside songs and folklore.
Tender reflection on Saint Patrick's Day opens a meditation on Ireland's history. The piece contrasts brilliant lights and deep shadows, noting romance in early times, legend and myth shaping legendry culture, and the blurred line between fact and fable in Erin's annals.
The Manila Daily Bulletin claims Holland grants Java sugar preferential access via tariff relief, harming US Philippines trade. The State Department through Elihu Root shows Dutch duties are uniform, with France the only colonial country offering some preference. Java exports to Holland were tiny in 1900, implying negligible impact on Java surplus.
The piece argues that open markets would devastate U S manufacturing by inviting cheap foreign labor. It warns that millions abroad accept low wages and would flood the market with goods, harming American artisans and living standards. The viewpoint reflects populist critiques of free trade.
The piece argues against removing tariff decisions from Congress and placing them in a specially chosen business commission. It warns such a body would wield dangerous power and threaten the public interest, insisting Congress is the rightful safeguard of national economics.
The Philadelphia Record notes January exports from the port exceeded any previous January and most months, with nearly 13 million dollars in value. Wheat and cotton led the rise, reflecting a favorable exchange flow and a gradual recovery after the recent panic.
The Kansas City Star discusses Senator Beveridge proposing a tariff overhaul to base revenue and protection on equity, remove trust favoritism, and imitate Germany’s commission model. A nonpolitical expert panel would classify imports, simplify duties, and shield American labor and manufacturers from extortion and high costs.
The Chicago Record-Herald endorses a proposed tariff commission of five members with seven year terms and strong investigative powers. It would include experts in customs law and economics and would study classification and costs of production while remaining independent of Congress. The piece urges prompt organization and full use of diligence.
In Laporte Indiana a joint committee reported Jacob P. Quigley, a retired Starke county recorder, defrauded the county by about 4 758 dollars. They found 1 226 instances of falsified records with undercharged receipts. Quigley admitted a shortage but claimed it was under 2 500 dollars. He and bondsmen repaid 2 000, while commissioners ordered action for the remaining amount claimed due to Quigley to a cripple.
Tur cer H. Johnson 56 arrived at his Oakville home from Waterloo where he was killed by a Lake Shore train en route to Detroit for a car purchase. His wife died years ago and had her cremated remains scattered on a rosebush. relatives oppose the same plan for him. In South Bend, James Oliver multimillionaire plow maker and philanthropist was buried in Riverview mausoleum as 3,060 of his employees led the funeral cortege.
The Ft Warn Pressed Prick Co. plant valued at 20 dollars was destroyed by fire. Wag Beers acted as receiver for bondholders. High water around the yard hampered the fire department efforts.
In Shoals Indiana a two year old boy obtained a bottle of coal oil while parents were away and poured it over his seven week old sister who was sleeping in a cradle. The infant died shortly after from the exposure.
In South Bend Indiana a thousand blank money orders were stolen from Sta tion 129 Chicago and later filled for 250 sums as they circulated through merchants in Northern Indiana. A man and a woman are said to be operating the scheme. In Elkhart four hundred houses sit behind the flood surge as the St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers converge. Homes lie one to five feet under water.
Wayne county prohibitionists named Hannah Grave as the lone woman among 15 delegates chosen for the state convention. Nominations were made for several county offices as Oliver Worth was listed with a $40,000,000 estate. South Bend plans memorial services for James Oliver Sunday with leading ministers participating. Fire in Newburg tobacco warehouse near Boonville spurred a blaze that gutted much of the town’s business district.
Wabash river overflow floods Peru Ind suburbs causing ten thousand dollars in damage. Thousands of workers idle as factories flood. A young woman named Jennie Johnson aged one year is reported to have died by suicide using carbolic acid eight miles northeast of Windfall. Doctors labored to save her.
A northbound passenger train and a southbound freight car collided on a sharp curve two miles north of Noblesville Indiana injuring twelve. Notable victims include Simos Dilman and Allen Abrams with severe and internal injuries. Motorman Hughes of the freight car fled the scene and the two trains were demolished.
A well dressed man about 35 years old claimed he was a professional burglar who took money a year and a half ago from Joseph Van Camp of Main Street. He handed $1.50 to Van Camp and said he had reformed and sought to locate all victims to repay them.
The Ohio River continues to rise in Evansville Indiana flooding the surrounding lowlands and swelling creeks. Government forecaster in Cairo predicts the river will keep rising for several days.
Indiana banks report from February 14 shows 248 banks weathered the panic and gained in resources per R B Oglesbee. In Lawrenceburg heavy rains push the Ohio River up from the Miami and Whitewater rivers threatening Big Four service between here and Aurora if rises are not checked.
Indianapolis has lost Jesse C. Tarkington a veteran newspaper man who died after a seven year brain disorder. Born in Bloomington in 1859 he spent many years with the Indianapolis papers.
Thos. Dugan and How ard Lewis from Youngstown and Jas. Brady of McKeesport were released under suspended sentences after arrest for robbery of the interurban station in Laporte Indiana. Mothers interceded for them. Evansville saloon men threaten to withhold support for candidates with strict liquor views. Madison engineers locate Rock and Dam at Eagle Hollow costing 1 620 000 to aid boat harbor for ice and floods.
Terre Haute Mayor Lyons backs Sunday sports as the Ministers' association refuses to close theaters on Sunday. He also argues in favor of baseball on the Sabbath. The fall brings a question about liberal ideas on the big war issue.
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