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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
8
William A. Radford offers free advice on home building and design. He discusses the shift to small, efficient homes with hot water, porcelain fixtures, combined kitchen dining rooms, and flat living, noting plumbing advances reduce costs and enable comfortable, single-floor layouts.
The Springfield girl slipped past aides to meet Speaker Joseph G. Cannon in his private office at noon. He toasted her curiosity and signed a photo, calling her his Valentine. The impromptu visit lasted about fifteen minutes before the girl returned to the Raleigh hotel with her parents unaware of the moment.
A concise exhortation on balancing mental emotional and physical culture. It urges training the mind to think clearly the heart to respond wisely and the body to stay healthy under self control that prioritizes others over self.
Two Irish engineers Dempsey on No. 28 and Culhane on No. 11 fought a railroad duel at Wreston depot. Their engines collided on a sidetrack, then drove into a high speed chase past Croton before both derailed the兩 cars. Culhane moved to a local division while both men kept their jobs.
A new automatic train stopping system tested in Austria and Germany works without driver or brakeman. A locomotive mounted device engages the train brakes via track components at curves and signals, with an automatic whistle to alert the engineer. It reportedly operated successfully at 62 miles per hour between Vienna and Krems.
Six year old Joseph Bradley wandered onto the Pennsylvania railroad south of Portaville. An engine struck him but he escaped unharmed by lying on his stomach between the rails. The engine driver and fireman returned after the pass and found the boy unscratched with no injuries.
A travel article explains Spanish mileage books lowering rail fares to 2.65 cents per mile for 1 210 miles and as low as 1.7 cents per mile for 6 000 to 7 500 miles. Applications require a 48 hour lead time and a 4 by 3 inch photo for each traveler.
A Paris to Amiens way train, sent on the Compi egne track by a signalman, was chased by a high speed express for over an hour. The engineer sped toward Pont Saint Maxence to a siding, then safely halted. Passengers feared a collision before both trains separated and the way train returned to Creil.
In 1907 about 5 220 miles of railroad were built in the United States per Rail road Gazette estimates excluding second third and fourth tracks sidings and electric lines. The total is eight percent below 1906 as labor and supplies were scarce and borrowing money faced difficulties. New equipment spending surpassed 1903 by 25 percent reaching about 477 million dollars.
Many top AL starters avoid certain cities they fear will bring them bad luck. Ad die Joss sits on the bench in Philadelphia, Jack Powell struggles in Chicago, and Billy Hogg shuns Cleveland. Cy Young is the lone twirler who welcomes every city, often asking to pitch on a dark day when his speed is unhittable.
Harry Quarles of Richmond academy in Virginia is lauded for rescuing two people from Forest Hill pond near Richmond. He saved Miss Dietrick after she broke through the ice, diving repeatedly as the ice gave way. The piece notes his heroic acts and hints at a future engagement.
Many Princeton football stars in recent years devote time to religious activities and ethical college life. Notable players like Tooker James Cooney Donald Herring Robert Gailey and E A Dillon led prayer meetings and aided religious groups in Princeton and abroad. Other a thletes from the 1908 1909 teams also acted as leaders in church related activities.
Wisconsin will host Chicago on November 14 in Madison, while Minnesota and Wisconsin are slated to meet at Northrop Field on November 7 in Minneapolis. The schedule suggests few additional conference games, with possible changes including dropping Illinois and Iowa and adding Indiana.
The Cleveland club released outfielder Billy Lush and infielder Breen in its final spring dispersal. Lush, coaching Yale teams since 1904, heads to Nashville Tennessee while Breen is sold to Akron. Unclear if Lush reports to Manager Bernhard at Nashville Greenway with Youngatowo C. from last season.
Archer Way recalls Ike Smalley a one eyed Alaska trader turned glass eye collector. Smalley buys and customizes dozens of eyes from blue to topaz and even portraits. He travels to Newark Paris and Geneva to have eyes painted and set in a leather case with 24 unique specimens.
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