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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
3
President Roosevelt appoints a five member commission to study social conditions on farms and outline actions to attract youth to the countryside. Proposals include rural postal banking parcel post improvements and better rural schools to fit farm life. The aim is to raise farmer life to urban standards and secure fair profits.
Sir Philip Hutchins retired from the council of India on July 31 ending the connection between the East India Company and the Indian government. He joined the company in 1857, served in Madras, and rose to senior roles until returning as secretary of the judicial department at the India office. He became a council member in 1898 and was the last surviving servant of the old regime for nine months. The company itself lingered until 1874 though political power ceased in 1858.
Excavation totals climb in August to 3,252,506 cubic yards as progress accelerates from July and August 1907. Once digging ends, dams and rocks remain to be built but are manageable with planned sanitation, administration, labor, and funds, aiming for completion in a few years. A separate note mocks Chicago readers for their aloofness.
A week’s political roundup notes Joseph M. Brown’s victory over Independence party candidate Yancey Carter in Georgia. Taft and Bryan met at the Chicago Association of Commerce banquet, non partisan, with Taft addressing the Lakes-to-Gulf Waterway convention. Roosevelt said he would not campaign for Taft.
Col William F Stewart the Fort Grant exile was retired by presidential direction. John H Buckner pleaded guilty to election frauds in St Louis and sentenced to three years. W S Carter of Peoria elected grand master of the Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen in Columbus to succeed Hanrahan. W L Woolley of Stewart Oklahoma arrested in Stigler for alleged 1881 murder involvement. Capt Allen G Fisher of Chadron disbarred for one year over inflated state claim. La Follette decides to launch a weekly public interest magazine. Harry A Garfield son of James A Garfield becomes Williams College president.
Belgrade rests after a secret session with no definite war action against Austria Hungary. Powers monitor conferences in London between Iswolsky Gray and King Edward. Chicago leads Detroit in opening games of the world series. US Supreme Court resumes after four months. Greensboro marks its centennial.
Adnan climbed to the pinnacle of the Brooklyn tower of the Williamsburg Bridge and, after a fierce struggle with two police officers and a bridge worker, was prevented from slashing his throat and leaping into the river.
Kentucky Governor James Willson declares a statewide call for counties to form vigilance committees to protect homes from murder and arson after a Fulton county massacre. A $500 reward is offered for each of 50 members implicated in the Dave Walker cabin attack and killings. He condemns night riders and urges civil authorities to end lynching and intimidation.
Albert T. Cowan, a wealthy El Paso ranchman, was murdered in his home where $3,000 was stolen. His death ties a string of seven family fatalities dating back years, including brothers slain in cattle theft and other relatives, with the mother the only natural death in the line.
Havana reports a semi cyclonic wave bringing torrential rains across Cuba causing floods and widespread crop and building damage. The Pan American Scientific Congress in Santiago de Chile plans to open in December with over 600 delegates expected.
A retired army officer recalls a Western post in the 1870s where a private faked illness to avoid a lonely night sentry. The surgeon and officers used pressure to extract the truth, revealing the man sickened himself by applying moistened tobacco under his armpits to induce nicotine symptoms.
An old grandmother's tale on marriage humorously claiming to "cook" a husband using a jar of carefulness near conjugal fire. It describes affections, modesty, secrecy, prudence, and kisses as ingredients to yield a well behaved spouse.
A mistaken description leads the apparent head of the family to claim a purchased hen is old. The real head of the family counters with a triumphant line about the grocer’s denial, turning the moment into a humorous quip at the meal.
During vacation days in New York City the Children's Relief Society delivered 26 043 luncheons to poor children of the Lower East Side through its home delivery program.
The Department of Agriculture reports that Chinese and Japanese bamboo can be profitably grown in the United States. It will also experiment with drought resistant forms from India to broaden varieties suitable for American farms.
Mrs R Crouse of Manchester Iowa says two years of back pain and rheumatic weakness disappeared after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She reports restored kidney function, reduced backache, and overall improved health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Niagara Falls already supplies power to distances beyond 125 miles as Canada plans to extend transmission. Bids are invited for 10 000 tons of structural steel for towers to hold cables that carry the current. The Canadian government aims to broaden the reach of Niagara power to towns in every direction.
Mrs Helen Sauerbier from Sr Josefa Michigan writes that a winter cold turning into catarrh affected her appetite and spirits. After using Peruna she reports loosening phlegm in three days and full recovery in nine days with appetite restored. She promotes Peruna as a well tried remedy for women.
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