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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
5
A jumble of clipped opinions and brief observations covers topics from food reform and psychotheraphy to deportation, Russian justice, and Western opinion on climate and health. It mentions a New York betrayed lover, a Boston woman’s religious exploration, and a perplexing mix of humor and critique.
The second National Peace Congress convened in Orchestra Hall Chicago drawing thousands of attendees led by honorary president Taft and active president Dickison. Delegates from governments labor groups and universities heard talks on arbitration the Hague conferences and the push for universal peace with figures like Trueblood Reinsch and Jordan presenting.
The Senate plans extended debate on the tariff with a broad allowance for speeches led by Senators Borah and Piles on Monday and others from Iowa to follow. The finance committee proposes wide discussion while moving to schedules when talks pause. The measure empowers the president to pursue or halt tariff wars and to negotiate with foreign nations, using appointed commissioners abroad.
Clarence White, 22, of a secluded Chester County section, was murdered early Sunday after being held up by three highwaymen on a lonely country road. He was robbed of a small sum and then killed. trolley passengers nearby feared to intervene. Ellwood, Clarence Blas, and Orville Forwood were arrested on Sunday night on suspicion of the murder.
Chicago May 3 The Cooke Brewing Co and saloon keepers John Flynn, William Duggan and M P Duggan must pay Bart Horan 31000 damages Judge Scovill ruled in Mrs Katherine Horan’s dram shop suit The mother alleged the husband’s intoxication caused the boy’s loss of support and the defendants contributed to it
In San Bernardino California on May 3, the Santa Fe line broke all prior records for April orange shipments to the east. A total 3,984 cars passed through the city, each car carrying 384 boxes with about 175 oranges per box, totaling 268,800,000 oranges valued at roughly $4,000,000.
The Neie Hudson, a premier Allegheny River steamer owned by Capt. John Hudson of Kittanning, broke a propeller shaft and wrecked on an island at Logansport. The crew were saved. May 3.
Washington May 4 The United States Supreme Court upheld the Hepburn rate law section in a commodities clause case. The decision preserves the railroads right to own and transport their own production via a different mechanism, while maintaining a constitutional basis for regulating rates and preventing discrimination by carriers.
Policeman James F. Dillon of Adams Street station was jailed without bail after arraignment on a charge of willfully shooting Louis Probber, 19, at 217 Myrtle Avenue. Probber died from a gunshot wound hours later in Brooklyn Hospital. in an ante mortem statement he cited Dillon’s earlier refusal to give him duck eggs as a motive, while Dillon claims the discharge was accidental during a confrontation with the boy’s mother.
Mary Kirkmagn engaged to be married to John Markis declared before him she dreaded their wedding day. Her mangled body was found on the Big Four tracks after she leapt in front of a train. They had obtained a marriage license the previous day at Danyilte IU.
National Lead Company promotes a free Houseowner's Painting Outfit No.49 from the 1902 Trinity Building in New York. The package includes a color scheme book and a paint material adulteration detector. It advises careful timing surface condition and materials for lasting work and underscores the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as purity and quality assurance.
Dialogue shows a couple in a domestic moment about affection and a shared neckwear token. The exchange implies reassurance through a simple question and acknowledgment of a gift.
A grade school boy suffers widespread crusting and oozing eczema despite a score of therapies. Doctors describe the skin as markedly inflamed with frequent infections and urge careful care.
A Mahanoy City family credits Cuticura products with curing a severe eczema. The case spans Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent use, detailing dramatic skin recovery in about two months. Includes other Boston playground notes and light humor from Youth's Companion column.
A Huntaville Alabama woman credits long term coffee use with chronic stomach trouble. After decades of illness and failed medical care she stopped coffee, tried Postum, and four months later reports greatly improved digestion and sleep.
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