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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
1
A Goshen Daily Democrat column argues happiness comes from inner harmony and ethical living. It cites Marden and Lincoln era questions, lauds moral citizenship, notes scholarly exchanges like Roosevelt Professorships, and ends with reflections on language in China and Chicago's parade of poems.
Chicago White Sox president Charles Comiskey suggests forcing club owners to send their captains or managers to a conference with league umpires before each season. The aim is to review rules, align interpretations, and reduce disputes over calls and rule interpretations across teams.
Napoleon Lajoie offers youth baseball guidance urging constant play without neglecting schooling. He advises trying multiple positions, practicing batting, exploiting opponents’ errors, supporting teammates, and keeping focused on the ball during games.
Fielder Jones says the pennant winner must beat Detroit while Jimmy Collings shines against Boston. Johnson may be unavailable this season. Brooklyn’s Barch and Murch trouble the NL scorers. Bridewell leads the Giants in hitting as others lag. Joss predicts St Louis Browns near front in AL. Wright’s old advice cited. Stovall vies with LaJoie for bat supremacy. McBride of Washington excited. Cincinnati boasts one of NL’s fastest outfields with Paskett Kane and Mitchell patrolling the trio.
Philadelphia prepares a grand pageant for Founders Week in October marking the 225th anniversary of the city’s founding. The event features 40 floats with 5 000 costumed characters tracing three centuries from Indians to the English regime and includes portrayals of Shackamaxpan, Germantown, Washington’s troops, and Morris. The organizers expect a record spectacle costing at least 50 000 dollars and led by a 200-member committee, aiming to surpass the 1842 and 1882 displays in scope and artistry.
Rear Admiral Evans nears retirement in three months due to a war wound. His career includes Civil War and Spanish American War service, Chilean and Bering Sea disputes, command of the Asiatic and Atlantic fleets, and the transfer of the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific via Magellan. He rose from midshipman to leading battleships and shaping fleet discipline and target practice.
Washington reports Senator Rayner introduced a resolution authorizing the president to convene a five officer army court of inquiry to investigate charges against Col William F Stewart. Stewart has been detailed to serve until retirement at Fort Grant Arizona where friction from temper and personal peculiarities is noted.
Col William F. Stewart and his officers face pressure from officials and the president to exit the army. Officials reject court martial and assign him to desolate posts such as Fort Grant Arizona and St Augustine Florida. Stewart remains determined to serve three years more and obeys regulations. Senator Rayner cites unprecedented peacetime legal violations.
The Canadian and American Y M C A s aim to honor founder Sir George Williams with a memorial in an American city to be chosen after an Atlantic City conference. New York or Washington are likely sites, with sculptor George Frampton as the designer. Also a humorous note on Charles Frohman denied entry at a London theater for lack of proper credentials.
A Manning Iowa woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life. She suffered for years with female complaints, followed the doctor's advice, used the remedy, and recovered to perfect health. The letter urges other sick women to seek help and contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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