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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
2
A mosaic of short items touches on aviation, travel, finances, and social trends. Brief notes mention Ernest DeKoven Leffing leaving Seattle May 2 for Alaska, a Bendon man who died worth $75, oddities about peasants and glass blocks in Silesia, and jests about politics, marriage debates, and fashion in London and New Jersey.
Indiana stands as the dryest state with 67 counties dry and 54 voting dry. Nineteen noncommittal counties face rising option movements while about 900 saloons have closed or converted, as Posey county becomes the latest wet county with a 1449 vote.
Indiana tally shows counties labeled dry and wet with majorities across numerous counties. The list includes specific county results such as Wayne Cass Blackford Tippecanoe Spencer Posey Wabash Lawrence Pike Hamilton Putnam Decatur Tipton Noble Randolph Park Huntingon Switzerland Clinton Daviess Grant Howard Newton Adams Morgan Hendricks Fountain Fayette Carroll Gibson Rush Sullivan Jay Marshall Whitley Hancock Shelby Miami Montgomery Benton Greene Ohio Elkhart Orange Bartholomew Jennings Vermilion Henry Jackson White Delaware Starke Kosciusko Jefferson Martin Jasper Fulton Boone Brown Crawford De Kalb Johnson Lagrange Monroe Owen Scott Steuben Union Warren Wells with figures ranging from single digits to several thousand. The final line notes counties listed by remonstrance including Boone Brown Crawford De Kalb Johnson Lagrange Monroe Owen Scott Steuben Union Warren Wells.
The movement announced at the state capital that Marion County will host the fiercest battle as returns come in for the fall option vote. Officials acknowledge the challenge of drying large-city districts while noting Chicago-area counties remain wet. The league cites support from Lake Porter Laporte St Joseph counties as factors in the broader dry crusade.
Attorney General Bingham states publishers with current Indiana school contracts cannot raise prices until the state board of education selects new books and delivers them to local officials. Gov. Marshall notes the board can enforce old contracts though some bid higher on outdated titles.
In Lafayette Indiana a daytime storm produced extreme darkness and destruction. Hail as large as hickory nuts damaged buildings and greenhouses while thunderous noise filled the streets. Purdue University reports 2.16 inches of rainfall and winds at 35 miles per hour.
New York Chicago and Clover Leaf lines gain more time to implement block signal service as the railroad commission, noting earnings of 7500 dollars per mile, shows leniency due to poor business. State education board delays books contracts until May 15 while an inquiry probes alleged publisher influence. Four contracts for geographies readers arithmetic and copy books total about 2,000,000 dollars.
Reports from Evansville to Indianapolis note heavy rains along the lower Ohio with the river above the danger mark, alarming farmers. Other items include a private in the Tenth Infantry who killed himself over a marriage plan, storm damage in Brazil, and rail lines hindered by weather. Police seek a well dressed imposter named E P Harmon after a forgery case in Rushville. A railroad car in Richmond hosts a bird nest with three blue eggs, delaying its return.
Vincennes Indiana head of the Interurban line announces a St Louis trust company will buy 50000 bonds once 250000 stock is sold. Work to start in 60 days, with 100000 stock already subscribed. Subsidies exceeding 125000 have been voted by township authorities along the route.
In St Joseph County independents hold 7 000 of 8 500 phones while Bell prepares a modern exchange at a cost of 100 000 and rate cutting. Indiana Steel Co reports coke ovens to begin immediately in Gary with 560 ovens consuming 6 000 7 000 tons of coal daily. Also notes Richard H Harney obituary in Lebanon and Evansville political moves toward mayoral races.
The Manchester Guardian recounts a brief dialogue where a sailor boy about 18 and a companion discuss visiting his parents and a girl at an address. They describe family welfare, schooling, and the sailor’s life at sea, noting the monotony and the sailor’s simple reply that they are all right.
An advertisement touts cures for epilepsy and nervous disorders claiming many patients relieved. It urges letters to Dr May Laboratory at 54 Pearl Street New York City and promises free trials and testimonials sent by mail.
In Fairhaven H H Rogers enters politics to promote prohibition in his birthplace town. A supporter notes Rogers is against drinking and links it to thrift. A light exchange about health and an Easter celebration is recounted amid a broader, mixed page including a street incident and eye care ads.
A Jalostotitl n resident in the state of Jalisco Mexico Jose Gaadaloupe Aleud born 1770 is said to be the oldest man in the world at age 139 He is reportedly in good health as parish records confirm his birth year The item includes various short humorous quotes and ad style lines about vitality and German proverbs.
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