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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
2
The piece notes Frank Hanly looting $1,800 yearly from treasury for rent, questions overpayment, and Marshall to pay $750 rent himself. It cites Mr. Meyer favoring a limited parcels post trial on rural routes to test feasibility before wider rollout.
An analysis from the third assistant postmaster general argues that charging departments for mailed letters and trimming or ending the franking privilege could erase the federal post office deficit. It cites a $42.51 million cost to carry nonrevenue mail and suggests reform and enforcement to boost revenue and curb fraudulent publications abusing second class mail.
Omaha witnesses a ten day National Corn exposition event drawing large crowds to Lindell boulevard. The Pascal ear grown by D L Pascal of Clinton County Iowa is highlighted as the best dent ear, with a $150 auction record two years prior. States including New York Ohio Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota Iowa Nebraska Wyoming Missouri Colorado Kansas and possibly Oklahoma and Texas participate. Separately a murder or suicide case unfolds as Mr Hirschberg is shot at his wife’s stairwell and dies after retreating to her room. Mrs Hirschberg, deaf, could not hear the gunshot.
Francis D. Hirschberg a prominent St Louis church figure and director of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition was shot and killed in a mysterious death that shocked church and business communities. Authorities investigated the case as a homicide with few known details and no clear motive at this time.
Townsend of Micht declares his candidacy to the speaker’s post as Cannon and Weehington lines form rivals. Murdock of Kansas works to organize opposition while Townsend presses for rule amendments and regard to the will of the body.
Taft was unanimously re-elected president of the American National Red Cross at its annual meeting in Washington. He would hold the unique status of serving as both U.S. president and head of a major national humanitarian organization.
In Newmarket New Hampshire December 9 authorities fear Charles Chase and John W Davis drowned after a canoeing trip on Great Bay. The craft was found bottom side up as professors and the entire New Hampshire state college student body searched banks without success. A separate housework ad appears for 520 South Fifth Street.
An advertisement claims Hyomei air treatment cures catarrh and related ailments with a guarantee from H N Jenner. It highlights a testimonial from C N Lindsy of Mitchell South Dakota after about one and a half bottles. The complete Hyomei outfit costs 1 with extra bottles 50 cents.
Engagement of the Van Dyke Eaton company interrupted by Francis Wilson as the cast performed The Little Christian at the Jefferson last evening. Matinees set for Thursday Friday and Saturday with all seats ten cents. Car shortages noted in Elkhart drug stores due to railway car trouble. Alger’s boys books order for Clyde totals 2,000 pounds.
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