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Newspaper
Hobart News
Location
Hobart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
7
An article argues that modern Fagin schools recruit from city slums and public schools, teaching theft to youths aged 10 to 19. It describes methods, the role of mothers and parents, and the social factors that push children toward pickpocketing and burglary, noting police efforts and the need for reform.
A collection of curious facts notes that every 250000 spent on engineering may cost a life, German food prices rival U S levels, 270 active volcanoes exist, only 1 in 1000 couples reach golden anniversaries, a bushel of grain yields 4 1 2 gallons of spirits, 27 gallons of beer, Buenos Aires friend under ground railway plans, Trans Siberian Rail a flawed project, and London crime concentrates on weekend to Monday dawn.
A dialogue excerpt has Mrs. Golightly challenging the premise that winter logistics complicate supplying men in lighthouses. She asks why such dangerous, remote sites are built if feeding keepers is so hard, prompting debate on lighthouses' necessity and location.
A concise column excerpt portrays tension in a Philadelphia Record exchange about handling a difficult, crusty figure. The dialogue suggests friction and strategy for dealing with a stubborn counterpart.
A trimmed excerpt presents several historic maxims. Notable lines include Fielding on debate, Adams on a broken heart persisting, Tennyson praising a clean hearth, Johnson on integrity without knowledge, and Lincoln on shoes pinching felt by wearers.
Commodore W. H. Beehler urges transforming Key West into a Gibraltar like fortress by mounting retired monitors on reef-formed dykes to create permanent turret forts. He argues a $30,000 project could harbor and shield ships while commanding Gulf straits, extending ship life and strengthening coast defenses.
In 1860 a young missionary at Fort Hope British Columbia recalls Chinamen showing gratitude beyond individuals, gifting a purse and sandalwood bracelet after learning of his interest in Chinese religion. He notes racial gratitude from Chinese communities in New Westminster and Victoria for his efforts to teach and his courteous treatment.
Frederick G. Zeisler a construction engineer and his wife along with two others were on a narrow Cotton Belt Railroad trestle near Robroy Ark when he pushed his wife off then was killed by an oncoming train. Henry Dobson of Leavenworth Kan and his wife were struck and hurt. Mrs Zeisler escaped with minor injuries.
The composer Meyerbeer, like Handel, excelled in a stormy mood and arranged a glass-roofed room to enjoy thunderstorms fully. It was said no beast could sense a storm’s approach as keenly, and he would depart at the first rumble to pursue his solitary thunderous enjoyment.
Dorothy Dale profiles Mrs. A. E. Paul at the Palmer House as Chicago’s ward superintendent championing street paving, sewer cleaning, and yard upkeep. She oversees 60 000 a year in public works across 35 wards, framing city maintenance as large scale housekeeping led by a prominent woman in a male dominated field.
A Pittsburg Post excerpt notes a bridge player neglected her game citing a childish excuse about needing her children. The remark reflects social chatter on domestic duties interfering with leisure.
A brief exchange shows a mourner noting the widower enjoying the walk and the widower replying that running a business makes it hard to take a day off. The dialogue portrays a somber yet practical mood between two men.
A collection of aphorisms notes practical life lessons about game laws and rules, shipping income, and judgment by personal limits. It highlights the pressure of rising leather prices on shoe costs and the caution needed before ambitious steps.
Noah McGinnis, 13, was playing on a gob pile at the Superior mine near Dugger when the heap collapsed and he was waist deep in hot slack. Chester Ferguson, 10, rescued him with a rope as neighbors watched in fear. He was taken home for medical care with hopes for recovery though he sustained severe burns on his lower limbs.
Mae Edwards admits shooting two farmers Turner Hulls and William Hedrick after they crossed her property near Alfordsville. Hulls gravely wounded, Edwards jailed in Washington on assault with intent to kill charges.
The nude female body, about 30, washed ashore between Miller's and Gary, and a male body found miles west, lead police to suspect a joint suicide pact. A bottle with note reading Companions in life, we will die together signed F Roy and D Barnes was found two weeks earlier.
Mrs Lovina Streight widow of General A D Streight and mother of the Fifty first Indiana Volunteers died recently and was buried with military honors. During the Civil War she acted as a Federal spy, was captured by Confederates, and saved herself and a vital message by feigning friendship. She later served as a nurse in a Confederate hospital known as the northern angel.
A 16 year old Chicago woman Mildred Sievert eloped with 18 year old Walther Nallenweg and married in St Joe Michigan on May 26. She has returned home and filed for divorce in the Valparaiso circuit court citing misrepresented ages on the license and non cohabitation. The piece also notes Democratic district meetings in Evansville endorsing Governor Marshall for president and renominating Rep John W Boehne with Vanderburgh Warrick and Spencer counties nominating W B Carleton for senator.
A 22 year old son of Dr J W Mc Farlan of Bedford, while the physician was away, climbed to a table in the office, seized a vial of ecarbolic acid, and drank it with fatal results. The doctor had been using the chemical on a patient.
Renowned Quaker minister Rev Allen Jay, highly regarded worldwide, died in Richmond. His leadership and writings shaped Quaker communities and English and American religious circles.
Mrs Noah Whetsell aged 60, wife of a wealthy farmer six miles south of Anderson, hanged herself in her bedroom after despondency over ill health. Her husband found her body on returning home. A separate report notes farmer George Aice injured pulling fence near Greensburg. J A Boyd and sons found a decomposed unidentified man in an unused Capital Hill barn. An out‑of‑control interurban car crashed into a city car in Michigan City, injuring none. Shelbyville Dramatic Club formed with members Charles Hill Ballamy Bailey Benjamin Harris Edell Chaney Flora Hirt. Mrs A H Windish of St Louis to direct productions.
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