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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
3
Wistful verse from Milwaukee Sentinel writer W F Kirk celebrates opening day fervor. The poem recalls the season’s start, crowded crowds, and the chorus play ball echoing through the diamond as fans, merchants, and lasses react to the crowd and the umpire’s calls.
A narrator watches a dingy window from a sunlit cell, personifying brown spiders as neighbors with human traits. The piece describes web construction, prey capture, and a dominant spider named Mrs. Jacobson guarding two brown bags, while the observer resists cleaning to preserve this quiet universe.
The piece surveys aging U S senators including Platt and Morgan and notes rising Masonry among presidents from Washington to Roosevelt. It describes Taft's Philippine trip costs for congressmen and highlights Newlands Elkins and Garfield McKinley as notable figures, with commentary on the prevalence of Masons in the executive and legislative branches.
She asks if she is the first girl he proposed to. He replies he has asked many, all refused, because he is head over heels in love with her.
The text surveys Jesus prayer in John 17, urging believers to remain in the world yet holy, sanctified by truth. It stresses unity among Christians, shared divine glory, and mission to witness, with note of future believers and the need to declare Christ’s name through word and example. It also notes broader reflections on the Packers investigation and the economic impact of packing industry on farmers and trade.
Good citizens make good laws but no law can create good citizens. The government never neglects the people unless the people neglect the government. No government was ever better than the people made it or worse than they let it become. Many will die for their country, but the man who lives for his city and state daily is what the government needs.
A ten car vestibuled passenger train weighing 1 208 050 pounds reached 71 miles per hour on entering Port Jervis during a Jer sey City to Port Jervis trial. The engine and tender weighed 389 750 pounds with 8 500 gallons of water and 16 tons of coal. The speed on level track reached 61 mph and 27 mph on the hill. This largest passenger engine, the Pacific type, signals strong Erie transportation prospects when put in service.
Railroads favor moving private car lines under Interstate Commerce Commission oversight. A railroad president says lines are paid mileage with no discrimination, and disputes over excessive charges are for shippers to resolve with car lines if no governing law exists. Car mileage payments are deemed as legal as rental for property.
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