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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
3
An ornate, unpunctuated fragment appears to be verse attributed to Richard Morey, MP. It speaks of betrayal and unrequited passion, ending with a note about an award or publication in Putnam’s. The text is a partial, damaged literary fragment likely from an 19th or early 20th century source.
A young boy narrates his swimming adventures at various holes near town, naming spots like the Stump Hole and Mud Hole and describing dives, risks, and the thrill of learning to swim. He mentions nerves, the Minnies biting at him, and plans to swim rain or shine with an umbrella to keep dry.
A first-person memory recalls a man’s affectionate hug as he heads to bed, then plans for the next day to visit the Stump Hole to see a little boy swim. The tone is intimate and reflective, capturing small town scenes and personal moments.
Catalina camp of 2000 men endured weeks of storms and near famine. Bertha arrived from Valdez on Oct 26 with eighty tons of canned goods and provisions after rough seas and hurricane winds hampered relief efforts. Captain Alfred N. Olson reported extreme weather, damaged sails, and failed attempts by Saratoga to land aid before Bertha’s relief. Tacoma World correspondent.
A Federal employee recalls President Roosevelt’s city visit and a street parade. A police officer restrains a crowd breaker who violates the parade line. A boy asks his father if the policeman punched him, reflecting lesson on literal listening.
The tale recounts the Canary Islanders seeking famine relief from the Galician governor. A terse envoy carries sacks to illustrate emptiness and demands meat be filled. The governor rebukes the need for long speech and urges brevity in future missions.
The state mandates that all Abyssinian male children over age twelve attend school. The government provides education and is constructing numerous new schools to support the policy.
In Mount Pleasant a disturbance at a Congregational meeting led to four men being jailed after accusations tied to Italian Socialists. Father Ignace Petricco faced threats and a guard was posted at his residence as police investigated letters urging violence. In Punxsutawney a runaway locomotive killed a man and injured another, with 30 cars wrecked in a head on crash near the Buffalo junction.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Commission was formed by the last so legislature and governor Stuart appointed Nathanial Ewing of Uniontown as chairman, Charles N. Mann of Philadelphia, and John Y. Boyd of Harrisburg. Terms run five, four, and three years with annual pay of 8000 dollars each plus expenses. They may hire a secretary, an attorney, a marshal, and clerks with set salaries.
BrookvilleGabriello Colostino, an Italian, was turned over to Deputy Sheriff R J Sabate of St Johns county Florida by Jefferson county court after a habeas corpus hearing. He will be taken to Florida for trial on a charge of murdering Joseph Liambias, a former Florida legislator, at St Augustine in 188?. Chief John E Barr of Brookville located the alleged killer near Fuller six weeks ago and seized him.
J W Carpenter of Scranton was named an additional law judge for Lackawanna County by Governor Stuart to serve until the first Monday of January 1909. A Republican, he replaces the late resigning Judge John P Kelly, a Democrat, and had previously served on the Lackawanna County courts before losing an election to Democrat Judge Newcomb.
A track walker on the Allegheny Valley Railroad between Donley and Kiskiminetas Junction was killed by a night train. His body was found two days later after a crew spotted a lantern and cap beside the track. Nearby, another track walker had died at the same spot three weeks earlier. Harrisburg: Former State Treasurer Frank G. Harris of Clearfield was rejected for reappointment to the State Board of Game Commissioners by Governor Stuart. Arthur Chapman of Daylestown will replace Harris. Lumber firms seek $25,000 from the government for damages caused by the Springdale dam on the Allegheny River after being unable to cross and losing rafts in the winter and spring.
Two children aged three years and three months died in a Hannastown coal company house when mother Antoe Kuska locked them inside and left to shop. Neighbors found the lower floor consumed by flames and the infants’ bodies later in the ruins.
Waynesburg College trustees elected Dr William Mestrezat Hudson of Clarksburg West Virginia as president. Acting president Dr Jacob F Bucher was named vice president and biology professor. Hudson aged 85 graduated Waynesburg 1892 Princeton 1892 and Princeton Seminary 1896. Farmers form Central Crawford Traction Company to build electric railway linking Meadville Titusville over about 20 miles.
Governor Stuart approves the merger of four trolley lines in Northampton county forming the Easton Transit Company with capital of 2,000,000 dollars. The companies are Teaston Transit Elaston and Bethlehem Transit Easton Palmer and Bethlehem and Northampton Central. H R Fehr Haston is president and S H Sargeant Philadelphia is secretary and treasurer.
Scranton is to see a change of ownership February 1 as Congressman Charles A Towne of New York becomes the new owner of the Scranton Tribune, a Republican daily in existences since 1891, with others tied to the stock company led by ex Congressman Gonnell.
Justice Harlan denies candidacy for the presidency while Governor Hughes remains silent about a possible run. Roosevelt’s role looms, Taft booms in some states, and party committees in California, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Illinois rally behind or discuss presidential paths amid a fractured field. France faces slow population growth with low birth rates despite health gains.
The Louisville Courier Journal questions Andrew Carnegie’s claim that a man’s efficiency rises sevenfold, suggesting his ability to shape up for the poor is no greater now than before. The piece contrasts Carnegie’s stance with the newspaper’s skepticism on the alleged improvement.
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