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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
6
The item surveys a mix of curiosities and social notes from Francesville, citing Marconi’s fledgling tech terms, prices for green turtles, wheat forecasts, Barnum’s widow, Noah’s flood, Morocco’s woes, and a critique of new machinery in Russia. It references Columbia University job data, Rockefeller views, and boundary surveys with Canada, Alaska, and a Russian railway riot.
The piece compares Edison's proposed iron mold house costing 1000 dollars with current concrete homes and doubts the price claim. It notes optimism alongside skepticism about the invention's impact on architecture. It also reports a Philadelphia will pledging 5 million dollars for a Girard College style orphan girls institution, to extend opportunities beyond the existing boys program.
I T Dale a prominent Noblesville citizen dies at 63 from hiccoughs. The Nappanee News expands to daily publication under Gordon Murray. Indiana Harbor endures a weeklong fire causing $30000 in losses. Huntington court house of 350000 is accepted from contractors. Herman Bundy, 19, dies from an accidental self shot while hunting near Knightstown. Oscar Martin is killed in a pool room feud with Joseph Hicks. Four smallpox cases in Franklin prompt quarantine. Sheridan reports a major religious revival with few backsliders. Maxwell-Briscoe auto plant at New Castle to resume soon employing 500 men.
Hurley Ham of Bartholomew county sues Mrs Matilda Leslie his mother in law for 10000 dollars alleging the alienation of his wife’s affections and seeks legal redress in county court.
The Rev. W. E. Harlow, after concluding a successful Wahkash revival, states that the second coming of Christ will occur within this century.
Ann Amanda Anderson once in charge of the Military Hospital at Cairo during the Civil War has died at St Marys Academy in South Bend at age seventy seven.
Mr and Mrs Godiove Conradt of Peru distributed property valued at 40000 to their children and grandchildren during their golden wedding anniversary celebration.
Kitselman Bros wire fence manufacturers announce resumption of operations in their large wire mill next Monday. The restart will provide employment for 500 workers.
Lewis Silverstine's North Manchester shop was shuttered by the sheriff amid allegations of selling goods far below cost. The action follows local merchant activity and underscores enforcement of pricing practices in the area.
After seven and a half hours of balloting the jury found Geo. R. Beasley of Bloomfield guilty of manslaughter for killing his wife at Linton on June 21.
The Tuberculosis Commission recommends Greencastle as the site for a state sanitarium after evaluating multiple offers. They deem Greencastle the best location for the facility. A separate note reports L A Bryan of Gary facing charges after resisting arrest by Chicago detectives over a confidence game case.
Fred Fellenmade of Posey county writes home about his record at target practice aboard the battleship Minnesota. As chief of the seven inch gun on the starboard battery he fired at a target two miles distant and achieved ten bull's eyes in ten shots.
The commission ruled that Raymond Hufford of Danville secretly married Miss Bir die Suber ofGreencastle in Louisville after an alleged kidnapping from Fletcher Sanitarium Indianapolis. He is of unsound mind and should be confined in a State hospital for the insane.
An Indiana group organized in Indianapolis to seek a law abolishing capital punishment. Representative Gus Condo of Marion was elected president. Condo said the plan includes forming a state society, then appointing county representatives to organize county societies.
Burglars entered Jo seph Hudspeths saloon in Boonville, stole cash from the till and carried a 600 pound fire proof safe containing over $300 into a buggy, then fled into the countryside.
John Terrell, a farmer near Frankfort, was crushed to death when a house collapsed during lifting. His wife and twelve year old son watched helplessly as the accident occurred.
Two young sisters were killed when a gasoline lamp exploded at the Catholic school in Monterey, causing a fatal fire. Several other children were treated for burns and shock as investigators review the accident.
In Clay County all townships are dry except Brazil. Report says the forty six saloons in Brazil will be eliminated soon as prohibition efforts proceed.
United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations to be held in the examination room at the Federal building Indianapolis. Positions include forest planting assistant salary 900 per year teacher in Indian service 50 dollars per month to 720 per year second class steam fitter 720 dollars per year secretary of war offices teacher of mechanical drawing 500 dollars per year machinist at the government printing office salary not stated.
South Bend company Meeks Manufacturing, recently incorporated for 10000 dollars, unveils a mechanical swimming apparatus that automatically propels a learner through the water. Inventor A S Meeks claims rapid, steady speed has been demonstrated in trials.
Stephen Snyder, once called the wealthiest man in Grant county, died at the county infirmary near Marion at age eighty six. He owned 1500 acres along the Mississinewa river and 640 acres near Jalapa. Twenty five years ago he had the best bank credit and ran the largest local industry, employing many and buying hogs in large quantities, losses that led to his fortune's collapse during the market downturn.
W. S. Blatchley, Indiana state geologist, drafts a report for the governor detailing the Oolitic quarries across the state. It will include maps and update output figures, noting about 3,000,000 dollars in annual Oolitic stone production and recent machinery advances.
The Indiana Republican Editorial Association announces its annual banquet and meeting at the Claypool Hotel on January 16 and 17, 1908. H A Strohm, secretary, issues notices. Invited guests include Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks Senator Albert Beveridge Senator James A Hemenway Harry S New and James P Goodrich.
The Indiana State Teachers Association gathered in Indianapolis last week for a convention where notable men and women spoke on diverse educational topics.
In a children’s sketch Maurice breaks a plate and is chided by his mother who warns of further mischief. The boy calmly replies he does not know what he will break tomorrow as illustrated in Illustrated Bits.
Charles E. Dale of a village reports a post fever change in flavor perception. He “reads” meals by color, linking red meats to one taste and white vegetables to another, using color arrangement to form multi course meals and claiming the mind can replace the tongue in tasting.
The London Atheneum lauds a Howells sentence describing a great ancient cathedral as a vast efflorescence of the age of faith. A Bucyrus Blade comparison imagines Howells as a reporter reducing the scene to a plain 400 year old cathedral needing paint.
Owen Mudge, a highly sensitive man, fled from work after harsh words and sought his wife’s comfort. He tried to help Glenn Butler with a stump-pulling machine but returned midday, saying the sight reminded him of dental extractions and left him aching and unable to continue.
A wealthy man visiting his native village boasts of his success to old friends at a store. An aged villager, greeting him, says he arrived with no money forty years ago and now is holding his own.
A fragmentary exchange shows a prisoner claiming two policemen led to his appearance before a magistrate, with the magistrate suggesting drunkenness as the reason. The dialogue hints at trouble and potential charges but lacks full context.
A Baltimore American quotation notes a man who is keen to treat others yet is described as a doctor rather than generous, challenging assumptions about his motives. It highlights how appearances of generosity can mask professional obligations and skepticism about motives.
Fashion Editor from Indianapolis presents patterns for wares like princess wrappers, dressing-sacks, work-aprons, house dresses and a ladies’ wrapper. The note lists materials and sizes for each item and asks for Paris pattern No. and the recipient’s name address with ten cents enclosed.
Architect A F Yost of Los Angeles contends reinforced concrete will enable 100 story skyscrapers, despite fire protection and elevator challenges. He notes current trends with Singer and Metropolitan Life buildings, and says Los Angeles now uses reinforced concrete for major structures, offering fireproof and earthquake-proof benefits.
A gray-haired, dignified man on a departing steamer laments eternal exile from his old home. He explains his crime was folly, not sin, confessing he once served as a judge at a baby show. A sympathetic passenger prompts the remark as tears fall down his worn cheeks.
The New York Sun notes a playful problem where Euclid tests his wife with a math riddle: the cost of his present this year relates to her last year’s gift by a 98 cent ratio. He ends up returning to a bank statement for lighter reading.
A Chicago Tribune quote contrasts genius with a successful crank, noting that distinction in achievement hinges on perception and definition. The line frames talent as potential misread as eccentricity, urging readers to heed cleverness behind unconventional methods.
Sunday school study on John chapter one and the Word became flesh. The text outlines the Word with God, creation through Him, life as light, and the witness of John the Baptist. It covers Jesus’ pre existence, incarnation, and mission to enlighten and save the world.
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