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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
8
Rackstraw seeks help for a house that inexplicably swings and tilts at random. Gearhart investigates with him and discovers the builder Ryder used hydraulics to reposition the home. Ryder admits a scam to drive up prices and agrees to pay Rackstraw via a $27,500 restitution check.
At Jagt, officials report 1,318,000 Indians depend on state support. The estimate underscores the scale of poverty and reliance on public aid across the country.
Texas Railroad Commissioner O B Colquitt addressed the Texas Press Association at Mineral Wells on free speech, anti pass laws, and railroad policy. He defended editorial independence, recounted clashes with pressure, and urged editors to write on principles, noting rail costs and contracts as key issues.
A colorful critique contrasts how a woman reads a newspaper at home versus in public. It describes her reading posture as expansive and airborne, noting the perceived nuisance to others and the space she occupies while turning pages.
Dr H Stanley Bristol of the US Forest Service warns spruce, the major pulp source at 68 percent of cut spruce, could be exhausted in 25 years. States vary with Pennsylvania Minnesota Vermont New York likely to run dry sooner while Maine New Hampshire may last about 25 years longer. U S pulp wood consumption reached 8 6 million cords last year with extensive waste.
A survey tracks fortunes of actors impresarios and theater figures. Rich D Oyly Carte left about 1 000 000 from Savoy Gilbert and Sullivan productions while Hengler's circus era yielded 298 325. Edwin Booth and Wilson Barrett amassed sizable fortunes, with Booth endowing charities. Other sums include Lenos Dan Leno 60 000 James 100 000 and Harris 100 000 with Grain 94 760.
Gertrude Coghlan, set to play the lead female role in James Forbes The Traveling Salesman, discusses her unconventional path to stardom. She credits no dramatic school, says her early training came from her father Charles Coghlan, and emphasizes natural acting, perseverance, and humble self-improvement.
Rose Coghlan engaged to support John Drew next season. Paul Armstrong writing a play for Klaw and Erlanger titled In Time of Peace. Lillian Russell admits age forty seven. Carrie DeMar rehearsing for debut in London music halls with husband Joseph Hart. Louis James to star in Peer Gynt at sixty five but appears forty with makeup. Otis Skinner and family at Fontainebleu for summers. Adele Rowland engaged by Charles Frohman for musical season. Grace Hazard rising Washington act Five Feet of Comic Opera. Mme Sembrich buys Lake Geneva estate and plans permanent return after next opera season.
The report notes Raymond and Miss Raymond guiding a route over the Schreckhorn and Schwarzes with telescope observations. They used a large quantity of rope and expect difficult ice work on the ascent Wetterhorn Higer routes. Mr. Toba Far of Boston is expected to join them in a few days.
In Padua a man named Vergani killed Eloise Ferrari’s tongue after discovering she had married another while he was in America. A mob dragged him to the heels of a horse, tearing and beating him as the crowd watched. Vergani had tried dentistry as a cover, seeking vengeance for a decade of lost love.
Parnell and Lyle highlight a dramatic food challenge as a local contender eats a large quantity of nuts and bananas in ten minutes. The event drew crowds and sparked talk of future record attempts despite some missteps in the finish.
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