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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1904
Page
7
Washington notes on Secretary Shaw opposing anarchic cartoons for campaigns and Hoar defending the government printing office. The piece recounts tales about courtroom humor, the massive Pride of the Printshop press, and Quay’s successor rumors with a Pennsylvanian farmer joke.
Rumors swirl that Senator Quay opposed Secretary Cortelyou’s selection after urging President Roosevelt to reconsider. Don Cameron relayed the dying senator's warning that the coming campaign will be among the hardest for the party. Senator Penrose reportedly opposes Cortelyou and seeks a united eastern candidate, with Dryden named as a possible alternative.
The article outlines the Sunday school lesson text on Jesus burial and resurrection, notes historical timing of Friday burial and Sunday dawn, and summarizes witnesses and reactions. It references Joseph of Arimathea Nicodemus Mary Magdalene the other Mary the guards and the Sanhedrin and highlights the message to the disciples and the chief priests reaction.
A line of aphoristic religious snippets contrasts sin with Christian faith, noting that sin acts like a fountain shaping fate and that true belief discerns grace amid trials. It comments on prejudice, debt of sin, and the moral logic of virtue as guiding the heavenly road.
In Urbana at the University of Illinois great armory ceremony President Andrew Sloan Draper conferred 21 degrees on this year’s graduates and on honorary honorees. Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana delivered the address “A Chapter in American History.” Charles J. Mink of Wheaton was commissioned as an assistant surgeon in the navy.
Governor Yates asked numerous state employees to resign, citing disloyalty in the campaign for renomination. The group includes trustees, commissioners, physicians, grain inspectors and clerks. Southern delegates paid Lincoln tribute at the National Travelers association meeting in Springfield with wreaths and a floral piece from New Orleans Posts.
A playful poem describing a baker who folds in everything he has to grow a bun that desires wealth and status. The bun swells and becomes a spectacle in the window as two newsboys buy it for their supper, illustrating a satirical US hustle.
Five hundred heirs of original owners sue the Pennsylvania Railroad in federal court over Stewart Avenue property in Chicago. The action seeks $3,500,000 in damages and asks for an injunction to stop train operations and the elevation of tracks on Stewart Avenue.
A Chicago Journal piece describes a novel sport for boys called foo wrestling. Competitors stand on one foot and lock heels with the opponent, testing balance and strategy over strength. Tricks include swift leg moves, countermoves, and nonresistance to tire the foe before a decisive shove.
Report confirms fourteen men died in the Corning distillery plant blast in Peoria. One died in a hospital while thirteen burned to death by liquid flames. Most bodies were unrecognizable, with only Peter Lettemeyer identified by his watch and chain found attached to clothing, though the body was missing the head, arms, and one leg.
Memorial services in Springfield honor deceased Masons governor guards veteran corps Modern Woodmen and Royal Circle. Flowers laid on graves as reminiscences revive and sacred memory duties are performed by the living brethren.
Obituary notes report the death of Benjamin G Browney of Waukegan at 70 from paralysis, born in Ireland in 1834. Other items include a fatal accident from a falling boiler in Chicago, a deadly wreck in Cairo, and a mob riot against Italians in Sterling. Administrative resignations, hires, and university petitions are also mentioned, with crimes and arrests in East St. Louis and Bolden, and a murder self defense claim.
A Prague court heard an amusing case where a dog was accused of biting an engineer seeking damages. The dog remained calm under provocation, was muzzled, and then displayed humor by pawing, wagging, and begging the judge. The judge ruled the dog a lamb and awarded judgment for the owner.
A fairy tale recounts Crow’s theft and deceit. The Fairy Queen exposes his lies, revealing his dead robin theft and denying him rightful feed. As punishment, Crow’s feathers turn black, his voice becomes a hoarse croak, and farmers shoot him as he steals crops.
A Nagasaki pyrotechnist creates a skyrocket containing a bird figure. On explosion the air shreds away a large tug resembling a homing pigeon’s motion. The story notes the odd score of the invention has amused the eldest child of the family for over 409 years.
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