31 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
1
Glenwood Opinion discusses the ethics of giving testimony and the duty to report crimes. It argues loyalty to society and orderly government outweighs protecting friends or family. The piece notes false standards about informers hinder enforcement in schools, police, and the military.
A compact critique argues that Americans judge self-made magnates harsher for personal scandals than for business or social transgressions. It notes the public recoils from sex sins yet remains slower to condemn prosperous evildoers who avoid familiar wickedness, reflecting ambivalent moral standards.
Prof E O Von Lippmann argues gunpowder origins lie not with Arabs or earlier Chinese but with Marcus Graecus fire book in Constantinople mid thirteenth century. He says Roger Bacon Albertus Magnus and Aquinas learned of gunpowder from this source and that Berthold Schwarz first used it to launch projectiles during a medicinal preparation mishap.
A St Louis newspaper man described a fashionable wedding with the bride’s train said to be five years long. The vivid typographic paragraph portrays the event in sensational, dramatic terms for readers of the era.
Lilian Langtry has altered her name once more. The notable point is the change arose from the death of her father-in-law rather than a new marriage venture.
Arlington police chief T O Urquhart uncovered a network of concealed rooms and trap floors during a raid on Cooper Tavern on Massachusetts Avenue. A full gambling layout was found, liquor seized, and the site is described as honeycombed with secret passages tied to Revolutionary War era events. The owners Louis and Ida Brown lacked an innholder license and police vow to continue the search.
Crystal Falls Michigan reports a large cash balance with surplus funds. The council votes to invest $10,000 to avoid idle money while awaiting tax collections. Treasurer’s balance runs around $13,000 over outstanding orders. Sewer work paid. suspend operations until spring. Tax collections coming, funds to earn interest at best rates.
A French statistician asked 95 girls aged 15 to 17 why they wished to marry. Sixty-one could not specify reasons. five said they wanted to go out alone. ten to amuse themselves. five to travel. seven to own a home. four for a future family. Three did not wish to marry. None cited love as a motive, perhaps shy about admitting it.
A historical overview notes that between 1840 and the present about 5,000,000 Irish have migrated to the United States. It highlights settlement patterns in the twelve agricultural states, urban concentration, and the rising Irish share in eastern cities including New York and Chicago.
In 1906 progress on the Denver Rio Grande Pacific coast line includes 39 tunnels and a 75 mile stretch costing 100000 per mile. A massive salt bed 15 miles long and eight miles wide was found near the Utah Nevada line, with six foot excavations in solid salt and potential links to ancient Salt Lake.
A Washington report highlights United States wealth surpassing all rulers with vast sums in gold and treasury totals. It notes Rockefeller Carnegie Clark and other Americans could outstrip monarchs, while European royals like the czar Leopold and Alfonso XIII have substantial but smaller incomes by comparison. It compares national wealth, navy costs, and luxury spending to illustrate America's booming fortunes.
Columbus reports Major Henry M. Neil of the city as the first man enlisted in Ohio under Lincoln’s call for troops. He says Governor Dennison, his brother in law, relayed the telegram and Neil volunteered to be first. Lieutenant Williams later enlisted him as a private. Neil served short service and commanded a battery until 1864. Lorin Andrews of Ashland is also credited with the honor.
A critique urges consumers to buy locally, arguing mail order houses misrepresent quality and quantity, use short weight and inferior stock, and drain community profits. Narratives compare in-store guarantees to catalog offerings, citing a Parma Michigan tale and Crookston Minnesota victim letters to illustrate losses and frustrations. The piece emphasizes defending local merchants and keeping money at home.
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