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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
6
A fragmented quatrain reflects on weighing thoughts and dreams in life. The speaker argues that pure thoughts and noble deeds endure, while earthly failures fade in judgment. It emphasizes youthful purpose, living truth, and the value of virtuous aspirations.
In Heathylees Hall the dowager countess reads a letter from her son arranging the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth to the Marquis of Allithwaite. The orphaned kin plot to place Elizabeth under paternal authority to secure a powerful match and elevate her status.
In a sunlit terrace scene at Hall in the Wood Lady Heathylees schemes for Elizabeth to wed Lord Allithwaite. Elizabeth declares steadfast love for Mr Eyre, rebukes the dowager, and resists obedience tests while the grandmother recalls past affairs, warning of lineage and duty.
In a secluded garden, Lady Elizabeth defies an arranged match with a debonair but aging marquis. She reveals she secretly married Eyre at Peak Forest chapel, after she and her grandmother debate names, status, and loyalty. The grandmother, moved to pride and approval, vows support for the couple and to meet Eyre.
Forest ranger Jason Wider of Paisley Oregon delivered a horn embedded in a yellow pine tree to Supervisor Ingram at Lakeview The horn was left when a mountain sheep was caught in the tree 183 rings ago The tree was 218 years old and the horn protrudes six inches from the trunk measuring thirty inches in length The find was reported via the Redding California dispatch and San Francisco Chronicle.
In a tile restaurant a one-armed man eats lunch while a rural neighbor ponders his sleeve. The man glances at the empty sleeve, then jokes in print, "By George, sir, you're right," as the exchange ends.
A quip about insomnia suggests a midnight wake up by a visiting boy as a cure, attributed to the Cleveland Leader. The brief joke plays on the absurdity of late hours and abrupt wakefulness.
Suits filed at Ebensburg seek damages over 1 million dollars. Plaintiffs Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company and Webster Coal and Coke Company claim discrimination in coal car distribution by Pennsylvania Railroad since 1903, favoring Glen Campbell Company, with rebates to other firms. The two plaintiffs, part of a 12,000-employee consolidated group, operate numerous mines in the county and Blair County, with total capital around 20 million dollars.
A head on collision of two Baltimore and Ohio freight trains near Hackett station a mile west of Finleyville demolishes two engines and eight freight cars. Engineer J Hardesty and Conductor W Baldridge are injured but return home. Eastbound train is said to have passed Finleyville under steam.
Governor Edwin S. Stuart of Pennsylvania will attend a White House conference May 13 14 and 15 with about forty governors to discuss conserving national natural resources. Topics include river and harbor improvements mineral resources and forest reserves.
Paul Caril, worker at the Dorothy Works near Latrobe, attempted to celebrate Christmas by wiring a telephone battery to dynamite in a boarding house. The device exploded prematurely, blowing him to atoms in the blast.
Fire Chief Samuel Kormery’s wagon once again teams with Towser the big Shep dog after a box car escape from Philadelphia. The persistently roaming dog leaped from the box car near a small station and rejoined York’s fire service, eluding removal efforts by owner Jacob Freed.
Colonel Alexander McClure, renowned as the nestor of Pennsylvania journalism and trusted advisor to leading statesmen, will be feted at a complimentary dinner on Thursday January 9 1908. The event named the Four Score Symposium marks the eighty birthday year and will be held at the Hotel Majestic in Philadelphia.
In a Yatesboro boarding house fight Armstrong County, Frank Kreitzer and George Reitz were hospitalized in Adrian with a gunshot chest wound and a fractured skull. Frank Payne and D E Emery, described as colored, are in Punxsutawney lockup with Payne shot in the neck. Kreitzer in critical condition.
The People's Bank of West Alexander, Washington County opened December 26 after organizers left the First National Bank amid friction. It carries a capital of 50000 dollars with officers including President KE M Atkinson Vice President R J McCleery and Cashier W B Gilmore.
A Christmas celebration in Wilkes-Barre ends in violence as Frank Witoski dies from a stab wound and Adam Bchoski is fatally wounded. A trolley accident mortally injures Lewis Ginsburg of Harrisburg, his horse trampling him. Nine firemen injured battling a five hour blaze at Globe dry goods store causing $250,000 loss.
A notice posted at the Sha ron plant announces wages in 1908 will match 1907 levels. The Christmas greeting to several hundred men signals tin mills in South Sharon and Newcastle expect to resume after the new year. About 7,000 men are employed.
In Export a nighttime fire consumed the home of Mr and Mrs Andy Dudeck. Their eight month old child, asleep in an upstairs room, was cremated. Mrs Dudeck, restrained from entering to save the child, was away at a neighbor's while her husband attended church.
The mangled body of 38 year old farmer Oliver A. Clark was found along Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in New Castle. He was run down at night while walking home two miles away, surrounded by broken toy packages destined as Christmas gifts.
Governor Stuart named Ralph B. Little of Montrose as president judge of Susquehanna County and vice D. W. Searle, deceased, until January 1 1909. A H Walters of Johnstown was appointed a trustee of the State Institution for Feeble-minded at Polk.
At the closing session of the Westmoreland County Teachers Institute resolutions were adopted stating current salaries do not cover living costs. They call for smaller class sizes, higher pay, and that teachers be paid regular salaries for attending institute sessions.
By the will of Rev. W B Craig a Carlisle Presbyterian minister who died recently five thousand dollars goes to the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions and one thousand to the American Bible and Tract Society. His library is left to the Western Theological Seminary of Pittsburg.
Announcement that the W. Dewees wood mill near McKeesport will resume full operations in January after a several week closure. About 1,100 men are affected by the resumption.
Five year old John Molesky drowned after falling through ice while skating on a dam near Nentyglo. A companion had a narrow escape. Nearby Conewago boulders resident John B. Martin earns belt as champion small game hunter, with family tallying 116 rabbits and numerous other species during rabbit and squirrel season. H. F. Waltenburg sues Canton Township for 20000 dollars over injuries from a wagon spill on a dangerous road stretch. John Pethel’s barn and grain house at Bristoria Greene County burn with several thousand dollars loss, incendiary fire and low insurance. Greensburg will contest Hitchman will as heirs seek to invalidate due to alleged mental incapacity and undue influence. Western Allegheny Railroad workers see wage rise notices of 6 to 10 percent. Meadville A Z Rothschild wholesale furniture plant damaged by fire, estimated loss 5000 with 3500 insured.
Mrs Rebecca Smith wife of Michael Smith died at her home in Indiana at 84. She was survived by her husband 11 children and 130 grandchildren and great grandchildren. The couple were married 64 years. Butler Registers 23000 Voters the largest enrollment in history with population figures returned by assessors.
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