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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1904
Page
8
The Chicago Post editor purchases the Muncie Star Terre Haute Star and Indianapolis Star for 1 050 000. The deal prompts comments on media purchases and raises questions about motives and value. Reports mix local gossip with sharp editorial jabs.
A L Akers reports from Denver Colorado describing travel from Flora to Colorado and settling at 3004 Berkeley Heights. He recalls long train journeys, flood dangers near Syracuse, and scenic views of the Rockies. Akers notes health and a bleeding nose on Berkeley Heights and mentions Attica engineer Joan Hale planning a Texas retirement.
The article notes Jupiter’s opposition bringing ideal viewing conditions. It describes Jupiter as the largest planet with a 48,000 mile diameter, 900 million miles from the sun and about 200 million miles from Earth, visible with modest instruments and showing belts and moons. Saturn also offers good viewing with a 4.5 inch telescope, revealing its rings and three of nine satellites, appearing as a first-magnitude star with dull yellow light.
Dr Harve H Gibbs born June 6 1874 Ripley County Indiana died October 13 1904 aged 30 years 4 months and days. He moved to this county as a child of four months and began schooling locally before graduating Flora High School in 1891. He farmed nine years then studied at Chicago Veterinary College graduating in 1903 with honors. He practiced in Winfield Kansas until his death from typhoid fever after five weeks of illness. He leaves a father mother a brother and a sister and many friends.
Sedalia resident Slugh Shields, born in Ireland about 73 years ago, died Sunday at 6 o'clock at his home after a year of illness due to liver and stomach trouble. A longtime public servant, he served as postmaster in Sedalia, township trustee during the Sedalia schoolhouse project, and was active in local affairs. Survived by his wife and children Manford, William, Frank, Nettie, Carrie Ewing, and Emma Jackson, his estate valued around $20,000. Funeral held Tuesday at 11 with interment at Rossville.
The Young America High Rollers and Logansport Commercials battled to a 0 to 0 tie on Saturday. Young America dominated the final drive, with the ball inside three yards of the goal as time ended, and claimed they still had nearly two minutes to play and were near a touchdown.
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