Indiana defense of honest wealth and domestic harmony
The piece argues wealth does not condemn its owner if earned by genius and industry, opposing attacks on rich individuals. It urges separating public policy from personal virtue, warns against bringing workday worries home, and endorses cheerful family meals. It notes Francis Blair’s idea to teach courtship in schools and comments on elegance over grandeur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Logue's Weekly
Billonaire
Orison Swett Marden
Suc- 4Oene
Spain
Francis G. Blair
Illinoia
Haa
Priscilla
Miles Standish
John Arden
Enoch Arden
Thaw Trial To Resume With Evelyn Nesbit Centerstage
In New York on December 30 1907 the Thaw murder case resumes with Harry K Thaw facing a second hearing to defend his killing of Stanford White. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw returns to testify along with expert alienists defending the insanity claim and a renewed push for a legal insanity defense while his family travels to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Wiliam Thaw
George Carnegie
Harry Thaw
Josiah
Edward Thaw
Countess of
Yarmouth
England
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Delphin M. Delmas
California
Evelyn Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Transatlantic steamers return with storm scars
A fleet of seven ships including the Campania Cedric and St Louis reached New York after a Christmas storm delayed their Atlantic crossing. The Campania carried 3 million dollars in specie and the Cedric 1.2 million. In Barton Vermont a man killed his mother in law then died by suicide after a hostage attempt, while New Orleans reports its driest Sunday in years as authorities enforce the closing law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Campania
Cedric
St. Louis
Pannonia
Pretoria
Cardonia
Minneapolis
Atlantic
Barton
Lydia M. Durkee
Edward Butterfield
Buterfield
Orleans
New Orleans
Pick of Kann art collection sold to Du veep Brothers
The Kann art collection bought last August for about 4 million dollars has moved to America. One major purchaser is Mrs. Collis P. Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kann
Duveep Brothers
America
Collis P. Huntington
New Oil Pool Struck Near Noble County Well
Jennings Louisiana December 30 In Noble Co s No 1 well a new oil pool was struck on a tract about a quarter mile east of the proven Mfield This early report notes the spudding and initial yield as crews begin operations and assess the significance of the strike for local production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings
Noble Co
Three Die as Fog Causes Pennsylvanian Rail Crash
In Camden New Jersey a Pemberton accommodation train rear ended an Atlantic City express on elevated tracks just outside the station. Three passengers were killed H Brown Moorestown J L Garbarini Mount Holly and T Le Webster Merchantville and seventeen were injured. The fog reduced visibility and the engineers slowed but the Pemberton train could not avoid the collision. The wrecking jolts shoved the tender into the first car badly damaging it and sending survivors aboard the Atlantic City express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pemberton
Atlantic City
H. Brown
Moorestown
J. L. Garbarini
Mount Holly
T. le Webster
Merchantville
Editor Bonfils Arrested in Denver Assault Case
Fred G. Bonfils, Denver Post proprietor, was arrested on a warrant from Thomas M. Patterson, former U.S. senator and Rocky Mountain News owner. He admitted assaulting Patterson Thursday as Patterson walked from home to office, knocking him down and causing painful injuries. Bonfils posted bonds for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver, Col
Fred G. Bonfils
Denver Post
Thomas M. Patterson
United States
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Times
Bonfils
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Carson
Patterson
Mr. Patterson
Bank Robbery at Camden Point Ends in Chase
The Bank of Camden Point was robbed by three men Friday, about $4,000 in currency taken. Citizens exchanged gunfire with the robbers who fled, pursued by a posse and cornered in the hills near Dearborn, six miles away. Henry F. Terry, Brookyn socialite, killed himself in Prospect Park, distressed by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Bank
Camden Point
Bank of
Dearborn
New York
Henry F. Terry
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Dow Killed by Accidental Gun Discharge in Tulsa
Charles M. Dow, 28, son of Jamestown, New York banker and oil producer Charles M. Dow, was accidentally killed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when a gun discharged Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. M. Dow
Tulsa
Okla
Charles M. Dow
Jamestown
N. Y
United States
Five Family Perishes in Watertown Fire Tragedy
A deadly blaze in Watertown consumed a house and five family members were killed. The fire destroyed the residence of a local clerk, with authorities investigating the cause as the community mourns the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sona
Watertown
Real estate agents urge tenants to move to Brooklyn
Brooklyn agents entered East Side tenement districts on a rent strike day to promote moving to Brooklyn. Local owners dismissed outsiders as clannish, noting immigrants arrive from Europe via steamers and stay until they save enough to relocate. Socialist HQ said evictions tied to nonpayment, not the rent strike. January rent calls may determine outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Europe
Socialist Party
Grand Street
Work of Japanese spies alarms Portland mayor
Mayor Harry K. Lane told the National Guard Association that Japanese agents had secured maps of Portland city streets and water pipelines. He reported the spies completed their work before detection and said he provided the details to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Harry K. Lane
The
National Guard Association
Lane
Washington
Bandits Rob Vandalle Depot in Smithboro Frightening Shootout
A pistol battle erupted after the Vandalle passenger depot robbery in Smithboro Friday. One robber was shot five times, another culprit wounded Emory Brown Sorento marshal twice. Both robbers reported in serious condition. partner in crime was arrested and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Smithboro
Emory Brown
Sorento
Bonfils and Patterson Fight Sparks Denver Warrant
A warrant was sworn Thursday night for the arrest of Fred G. Bonfils, Denver Post proprietor, after an early morning altercation with ex-Senator Thomas M. Patterson who was knocked down and injured. The incident ends a long running newspaper feud across city streets.
Plan of Mrs Eddy funds Christian science healing education
Archibald McLellan outlines Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy plan to found Mary Baker G Eddy s charitable fund in Boston. A 1 million dollar endowment will educate indigent students in Christian Science healing and certify capable healers. Beneficiaries and families will be supported from fund income as directors determine numbers and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Church
Archibald McLellan
The
Christian Science Sentinel
Jesus
Christian Science
Move for Walsh LosT
Chicago judge A B Anderson refused to remove John R Walsh from the federal court jury and ordered the defendant dismissed on John Miller’s plea The court rejected the lack of a case argument and ordered the defense to proceed The excused jury was recalled and the defense prepared to continue with trial while the judge directed a written complaint for further evidence to be excluded and noted portions of already objected evidence would reach the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Anderson
John R. Walsh
John §. Miller
Mr. Miller
Named to Succeed Mallory in U S Senate
Jacksonville governor selects William James Bryan to fill the U S Senate seat after Stephen Mallorys death for the remaining term ending March 4 1909. Bryan 31 a Duval county solicitor born October 10 1876 in Orange County Florida, son of longtime state official John M Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Broward
William James Bryan
United States
Stephen Russell Mallory
Bryan
Duval
Orange County
Florida
John M. Bryan
Ex-Treasurer Henry Wulff Dies in Illinois
Former Illinois state treasurer Henry Wulff, long a political figure in Cook County and Innis, died Friday at Raymond McGurren’s home. Kidney trouble caused the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Chicago
Henry Wulff
Cook County
Innis
Raymond McGurren
Head of Carlisle Ghoo resigns in Carlisle Pa
Cartlale, Pa Maj William A Mer cer, long time superintendent of the Carlisle Indian Industrial school, resigns after years of service amid shifts in leadership and ongoing school governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisla Ghoo
Cartlale
William A. Mercer
Cartlale Indian Indus
Five Months in Hospital Patient Claims Cure with Dean's Pills
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota describes five months in hospital and a terminal prognosis. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he reports relief from heart and kidney issues, regained strength, and credits the remedy with improving his health. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 50 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi P. Brockway
Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Diplomat Caper in a Quip of Witty Wisest Women
A playful dialogue unfolds as a governess asks which man was wisest and which woman was wisest. The boy Tommy names Solomon for the man and remarks the wisest woman could be the governess herself or his mother, revealing a lighthearted humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy—Solomon
Tommy
Ming
Cuticura Remedy Cures Longstanding Eczema Case
A Montreal woman reports twenty five years of eczema failing treatment until Cuticura remedies eased swelling and produced new skin in two months. The doctor praised the cure and the patient claims life saved, dated February 20 1907. A separate anecdote recalls a Scotch funeral quip, the phrase Sensible to the Last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Renaud
Montana St
Montreal
Que
Growth of Lutheran Church in 36 years
The Lutheran church has shown remarkable growth with 395,000 communicants in 1870 rising to 1,850,000 members by 1905. It now ranks third in numerical size among Protestant denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Music! Music! Music! Special Sheet Songs 15c Each
Four latest sheet music successes offered at 15c each. Includes Clementine serenade Ivah waltz Wapi ta march Reuben Brown comic song Ginserine two step foot warmer and 7 extra. Bert S Elliott Washington Let a man take pride in virtue and moral conquests. No height is inaccessible to him.
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Clementine
Ivah
Wapita
Reuben Brown
Ginserine
Bert S. Elliott
Que St
Washington, D
bin Marter
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Walsh
Mallory
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