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Goshen Daily Democrat

Location

Goshen, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1908

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Goshen Daily Democrat publishers brief

Goshen Daily Democrat notes Jos A Beane as publisher in Goshen with standard newspaper byline indicating local paper operations.

Goshen Daily Democrat JOS

Migration of Birds and the Light Theory

An article discusses bird migration toward tropics in autumn and poles in spring. Prof E A Schafer argues light exposure drives routes, noting longer days at higher latitudes aid feeding and navigation. Evidence shows migration timing aligns with calendar days rather than temperature shifts. It calls for further study.

Tropics Poles E. A. Schafer Scottish Natural History Society

Rise of American music and elusive operas noted

The passage credits a growing American creative impulse in music with more orchestral, chamber, piano and vocal works appearing each year. It cites many small forms as prolific yet variable in quality while praising occasional high quality pieces and lamenting operas that reach consciousness but rarely perform.

Amercan Arthur Farwell

Worries at Home and Historic Paris Rail Stop

A New York Weekly warning urges women to keep homes cheerful to avoid daily vexations that sour husbands. A Paris correspondent notes the removal of the St. Cloud railway station once used for royal visits with imperial guards lunches, left to weeds and birds. A Newtonville resident pushes for a dog burying ground, open to cats. The push for pure air as a remedy grows, though prick makers resist.

New York Weekly St. Cloud Nicholas III Eugenie Paris Germany Imperial Guards

Wealthy travelers arrange private kitchens on liners

Rich passengers on New York to Europe routes hire private kitchens and cooks aboard liners. Sir Henry Irving kept a cow for fresh milk on the Atlantic Transport line voyage to London. The Chinese ambassador, Mohammedan travelers, Jewish steerage groups, and Vanderbilts also employ diet kitchens or special chefs for meals aboard ships. John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie arranged milk and diet kitchens on their transatlantic journeys.

New York Europe European America Lusitania Mauretania Cunard Sir Henry Irving Sir Henry Atlantic Transport Line London Lloyd Hamburg-American White Star John D. Rockefeller France Andrew Carnegie

Oldest Weather Man Dennis Horigan Served 62 Years

Washington obituary note on Dennis Horigan of the United States Naval Observatory. He began weather observations in 1857 under President Buchanan and continued for 62 years, logging temperature barometric pressure cloud types and wind direction. Horigan worked at the old observatory in Georgetown and later with noted naval officers and scientists.

Washington Dennis Horigan United States Naval Observatory United States Weather Bureau Horigan Buchanan Georgetown District of Columbia Old Observatory M. F. Maury Maury Gillis Davis Sands Rodgers Rowan Shufeldt Franklin Belknap Pythian McNair C. H. Davis Chester Hall Newcomb Harkness Hastman Prisby Skinner

Foolish Trick Ends In Self Bite

A humorous exchange recalls a grayhound gifted for Christmas. The dog dies by its own action after attempting to bite a flea on its back and biting itself in error.

Troublesome water hyacinth reaches Houston ship channel

The ornate water hyacinth, once imported from Florida, has invaded the Houston ship channel and Sabine river areas. Government efforts have cost 200000 with partial success, closing navigation in Louisiana and eastern Texas. A boat will gather and destroy the plants at Sam Houston Park and nearby bayous, with possible legislation to ban planting near navigable streams.

Houston Tex Louisiana Texas Florida Teng Sabine Orange Sam Houston Park Bayou

Son of John Brown Celebrates Eighty-Fifth Birthday

Akron Ohio resident Jason Brown, the last surviving son of abolitionist John Brown, turned eighty five at his farm near Akron. He fought at Osawatomie, helped his father in Kansas, survived Harper’s Ferry plans, and cherishes a handmade iron wash basin from Meadville used at Osawatomie.

Osawatomie Akron, O Jason Brown John Brown Kansas Fort Sumter Harper's Ferry Hudson Village Akron New York Frederick Jason Putin Bay John, Jr Hoeg Wolf Meadville

English Pilot Will Adams In Japan A Samarai Foreigner

English pilot Will Adams travels to Japan in 1600 and becomes a favored court retainer of Shogun Iyeyasu. He guides Edo era statecraft, helps build a fleet, and earns gifts and a vast estate, while a statue in Tokyo honors him and a tomb is restored. Adams notes his living akin to an English lord with serfs under his control.

Kansas City Will Adams Japan Sueyasu Adams Tokyo America Elizabeth Francis Drake Martin Frobisher Richard Grenville Jaeyasu Taeyasu Iyeyasu England

Oliver O Howard Named Lieutenant General on Retired List

Maj Gen Oliver O Howard, now retired since November 8, 1894, is named lieutenant general on the senate bill. The Civil War veteran led armies and headed the Freedmen's Bureau from 1865 to 1874, with prior service in the Seminole War and major battles. Born 1830 in Leeds Missouri he is the lone surviving Civil War army commander and has earned Congress thanks for meritorious service. Chance for American fire insurance firms to operate in Chile noted.

United States Senate Congress Leeds Gen Howard Bowdoin College West Point Florida Freedmen's Bureau

Stage Ideal for Women with Ambition in Acting Careers

An essay extols stage life for women with depth and discipline. It stresses that true success requires lifelong work and sacrifice, starting in adolescence, with instinctive acting built on solid technique and mental balance.

Order Evolved By Struggle and Teutonic Ethics

The text argues that struggle under a higher cause builds virtue and enduring leadership. It lauds Teutonic ethics of fearless combat, disdain for cowardice, and honor in fair battle, with enemy respect and no dishonest victory. It links conflict to social order and universal forces like attraction and repulsion.

Margrave Hagen

Awakening of Public Morals and the Nation's Path

The piece argues that modern society mirrors ancient Greece and Rome in moral decline and praises a rising public awakening. It warns against overreliance on wealth and gold, urging focus on eternal principles and protections for civilization amid financial fears.

Greece Rome France

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Goshen American Music Newtonville Assistant Secretary OF War Robert Shaw Oliver Oliver Albany The Naval Observatory C. O. Howard Army Bank Oliver O. Howard Chile
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