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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
1
The article argues copyright and related rights are artificial monopolies created by statute. It contrasts longer protection with public welfare, noting the Constitution aims to promote science and useful arts, not individual gain, and urges shortening terms within reasonable limits to fit human nature and societal progress.
The piece notes American influence bringing reforms in Cuban customs such as the abolition of the bull ring and cockfighting. It discusses Havana residents desires to close Jai Alai Fronton, cites gambling as a prevalent vice, and contrasts Cuban drinking habits with rare drunkenness while highlighting open air cafes and non alcoholic fruit drinks common to both sexes.
A short survey notes Cuba’s growing rail linked tourism beyond Havana, praising provincial charm and hotels though with uneven accommodations. It mentions Americans abroad, prohibition progress in London conferences, and contrasts Manila governance with U S experimentation. It ends with a fashion shopping prompt about crepe de chine silk.
Anglo American novelist Robert Barr recounts a dinner tale about a man in love seeking cures. A philosopher suggests astronomy but the lover finds no relief. An alchemist offers philtars and prussic acid, yet the yokel advises marriage as the easy answer to love’s torment.
A dated August 1907 letter from Amir High Road details a party of 120 exiles sent to construct the Kolessnava under Cossack escort from Irkutsk. They endure daily 4 a.m. wakeups, long marches across flooded ground, ragged tents, cold, and grueling tasks. Ten men must dig 200 feet daily at shallow depths, with rheumatism after weeks as legs swell.
In Hancock county Maine a granite outcrop on Catharine hill near Tunk pond reveals crystals of molybdenite sulphide. Dr. Frederick Adams and engineer Halman advocate a commercial deposit with 1200 acres bonded. ore extraction and milling may boost steel production and armor plate quality nationally.
Emma Werner, seventeen, of Corona Long Island, dressed in her best Sunday clothes, jumped into Frog Pond near her home and saved ten year old Robert Pick from drowning after his sled slid onto thin ice. She waded out to the boy, held him, and both were brought to shore with others assisting.
Willam Bridegam, Reading’s oldest tinsmith at 82, has spent 76 years in Reading and 50 plus years in the trade. Born in Blind Hartman's Tavern in Alsace township, he moved to Reading at six, apprenticed in Muhlenburg, then toured to Ohio with his brother in law before returning and building a long career on city rooftops. Now nearing retirement, he reflects on a life of craftsmanship and work.
Alfred Shepard Wolfe of New Orleans is the youngest student at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Born March 5, 1891, he entered July 6, 1907 after passing mental and physical tests. Appointed by Representative Robert C. Davey from Louisiana's Second district, Wolfe left junior high to join the academy.
Theodore M. Davis of New York conducts exclusive excavations in the Valley of the Kings near Thebes under Egyptian government rights. He ships rare relics to Cairo and once to America for the Metropolitan Museum, while employing about 150 native workers. The quest digs up tombs of Thormes IV Una Tuaa Siphan and Queen Thy, with Thy head now on display.
Wilkesbarre marks 100 years since Judge Jesse Fell lit anthracite coal in an open grate at the Fell tavern, proving its household value and launching a coal industry that now employs 180,000 and yields about 80 million tons annually, adding 320 million to national wealth. The original fireplace and grate remain within a surrounding hotel built over the site.
Washington official Purdy, assistant to the attorney general and chief trust buster, will retire from the Department of Justice within 60 days. A Minneapolis native, he is slated for a circuit judgeship in the Eighth Circuit, and his career includes leading prosecutions against major trusts including Standard Oil and tobacco, and actions against the paper trust.
A humorous tale follows Mike arriving in America on an ocean steamer with a bandanna bag of his belongings. Two Englishmen aboard joke about guessing his name and Baltimore distance. The piece ends with a note about winter death rates rising in large cities.
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