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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1904
Page
3
A Chicago Daily News item mocks the idea that some people never grasp hints. It jokes that to move the stubborn, only a hard kick works, though the speaker admits the notion sounds heartless. The piece satirically portrays blunt, combative advice on dealing with dull wits.
Lady Catharine learns in a morning whisper that the regent’s director-general Mr Law killed a former mistress during a supper at the Palais Royal. Paris erupts as scandal mounts, with Law’s bold confrontation and sudden retreat amid palace intrigue.
In conversation Lady Catharine and Lady Emily discuss a man who seems to prosper amid gossip, a rumored Mississippi bubble, and a mysterious woman named Mary Connynge. The exchange hints at shifting fortunes, moral judgments, and social intrigue as the era’s anxieties surface. A fly’s buzz underscores the tension in this intimate scene.
John Law, idle and pensive, surveys the fevered throng outside the Hotel de Soisson in Paris. The scene shows tents and kiosks amid the Company of the Indies frenzy, as hundreds press for the latest shares. The bubble nears its end amid a citywide blaze of speculative fever.
Law, master of Paris, confronts Philippe of Orléans as crowds press outside. He unveils the financial fabric and declares the regent has two minutes to drive France’s economy, then asserts he will no longer be master as the reins pass to the regent with stark warnings about shares at 12,000 and 15,000 livres.
The regent trembles as Law accuses him of banking fraud. Law warns that issuing notes without secure value risks death for bankers and predicts public outrage from France if the truth leaks. The scene ends with a threat and a promise to continue.
A University Correspondent compiles humorous misprisions from British schoolboys. Items include Tron grown in S France, sun never sets on our possessions, jokes about buttress and butter, choler and collar mix ups, and quirky definitions such as emolument as soothing medicine and gravity credited to Isaac Walton.
A humorous tale from a newspaper recounts a lover's quarrel sparked by a telegram that misread a sailor's yacht as a declaration to Geraldine. A Philadelphia Telegraph note adds a streetcar gag where a conductor’s call prompts passengers to reveal names, including a quiet man who admits his name is Paul before alighting.
A young Eugène Delacroix, short on money for a frame, crafted a makeshift wooden frame from four planks painted in color. His academy submission was nearly rejected, but the committee later hung it with a proper frame and among the finest works.
In a Yorkshire parish the curate faced parishioners who bred horses and prayed for Miriam Hawkins. For three Sundays prayers were offered for Miriam Hawkins and on the fourth Sabbath the clerk halted further prayers. The curate asked if Miriam was dead, only to learn she was the horse in question, a lighthearted tale collected by John Wesley Gaines from England.
Indianapolis Aug 4 The Indiana Democratic state convention nominated John W Kern for governor with Warder W Stevens as lieutenant governor and Edward J Fogarty for secretary of state. Other picks included David F Allen treasurer James R Riggs auditor Joseph H Shea statistician Levi H Scott state superintendent and judges Frank Gavin and George Downey. The gathering featured portraits of Parker Bryan and Stevens and praised the St Louis platform while endorsing labor and repeal of the metropolitan police law.
William Sanders admitted the hold up was a joke during his arraignment on highway robbery charges. He claimed James Drake, a piano salesman and onlookers, were involved in a prank that went wrong. Drake pursued charges after Sanders mocked his west Terre Haute visits. Sanders was bound over to the grand jury. Also noted, Alta Webber drowned after extending a visit for a bath party. Ace Stewart signed with Terre Haute Central as seam baseman after leaving New Orleans.
Hartford City Indiana August 4 Mrs W E Kraus was arrested on a charge of poisoning her stepdaughter Crystal Krauss who died Tuesday afternoon of strychnine poisoning She was jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing and a coroner investigation noted a handwriting match between a note found in the girl's bed and an anonymous drug store note requesting strychnine to kill mice The father W R Kraus is under physician care The court of inquiry completed its work August 6 and prosecutors signaled possible holding to the October term The local doctor examining Crystal Krauss stomach said no conclusive strychnine evidence yet and four days more testing is required
The note from H. D. Brunson, a western mining agent, asks that his bill be sent to C. Butterfield in Los Angeles and to dispose of his belongings, signaling he will be gone forever. A box of cartridges with one round missing and a missing revolver raise fears amid telegrams to Mexico unresolved.
Miss Alice Thurman an 18 year old from Boonville Ind was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Johan for sending an improper letter to Albert Johnson a married man formerly her suitor When questioned she said she told him enough A panther sightings spooks Idaville residents after a show escaped its enclosure and prompted crowds to flee to safety
Evansville Aug 5 Exca Campbell aged 107 dies at his home at Scuffletown Ky opposite Newburg Ind He was Kentucky s oldest Negro and a veteran of the War of 1812 Born in Virginia in 1797 He lived his long life across Kentucky Virginia and Indiana last surviving links to early frontier days.
Mt. Vernon Indiana August 6 County Treasurer Morlock sold the 137520 four and a half percent 20 year Black and Marrs township road bonds to W R Todd Co Cincinnati at 500 premium or 100363 an income basis of 4 4 2, 등이.
Louisville, Aug. 6 Col. Jacob Haager stated engagements prevent him from taking any detective employment to investigate the Sarah C. Schafer murder case in Bedford Indiana. He declined the assignment citing prior commitments.
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