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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
3
The poem claims many famed legends are false, from Shakespeare and Pocahontas to Washington and Paul Revere. It argues that celebrated tales were borrowed or fabricated and that even well known verses like Yankee Doodle and Little Miss Mary are myths. Nixon Waterman published the piece in Puck.
In New York two lovers, Jack Elton and Kitty Trevor, face a web of past loves when a photograph stirs old wounds. Captain Riley, once wounded by Miss Martin, learns of betrayal as Jack learns the truth about Kitty and Miss Martin. A mistaken image nearly wrecks them, but a late reconciliation leads to a hopeful union.
The World's Greatest Airship by Count Zeppelin, No 4, nearly complete, will cost 100000 dollars. It measures 444 feet long with a 60 foot balloon diameter and is powered by three 140 horsepower Daimler motors. It aims for 47 mph speed and about 1430 miles of non landing travel, plus search lights for night trips and full wireless telegraphy equipment.
At Jacobs Creek the Darr mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company will likely restart operations within days, seven months after a December explosion killed over 300. Cleanup has removed 18 000 tons of debris, with large blast holes visible. about 500 workers are expected once back in operation. In run up to the disaster, the mine was among the region’s largest producers.
Pittsburg Bank clerk H W Tiers, former discount clerk of the First National Bank, charged with abstracting about 54 000 from February 8, 1906, to July 26, 1906. He posted 10 000 bail, made partial restitution, and turned over collateral. Since leaving the bank, Tiers has worked in real estate.
The Interstate Telephone Association with $100,000 capital will unite nine eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania companies including Beaver and North Jackson New Bedford Plain Grove Slippery Rock Harrisville Mt. Air Black town and New Wilmington. It plans to standardize tolls and secure better facilities from larger firms, covering over 3500 telephones and 1000 miles of wire.
Washington Judge R. B. Holt of Beaver county in the Greene county court at Waynesburg ruled that county assessors cannot value land for beneath surface resources. The ruling, if upheld, would lower coal lands valuations nationwide. The case involved A T Adamson land and cut the assessment from 11 550 to 7 700.
Reading system faces a box and refrigerator car shortage. The company recalls temporarily suspended workers for service, with several hundred to be employed. Shopmen rush to build extra box cars as cement trade and shipments surge demand across rail lines.
Two Yorkshire youths drown in the Junia ta river near Ryde station while attempting a rescue. Altoona boy failed to return, Kauffman, aged about 16, was pulled under as he aided his companion. Bodies recovered some distance downstream. Local brief notices follow: Misses Wife, Shoote Daughter, Uniontown. George Hinnick accused of firing at his wife near Hoover. A young daughter was struck in the leg and may die. In Scranton, Prof Edward Sullivan, 86, a St Pauls organist, drowned after leaping from a boat at Rocky Glen.
Governor Stuart approves the merger of eight trolley lines in Western Pennsylvania under the Suburban Railway Company with a capital of $150,000 and offices in Rochester. The consolidating companies include Suburban Company Freedom & Baden Sewickley & Leetsdale Beaver & Bridgewater Beaver Falls Rochester Beaver & Vanport New Brighton Beaver Falls & Marado and Economy & Harmony.
Harrisburg dairy official Foust urges creation of a commission to revise the food laws and push passage of milk inspection and stricter standards. He notes oleo license receipts total 32,549 dollars for the year’s first six months, a new high.
The Pennsylvania Bar association elected officers including President H Hampton Todd Attorney General of Pennsylvania Secretary Judge William H Staake of Philadelphia and Treasurer Hon William Penn Lloyd The president can select delegates to the American Bar association and the executive committee was asked to set the next meeting at Cape May New Jersey
Veteran Pittsburgh journalist Roberts Peebles Nevin known as Uncle Robert, aged 88, died at Vine Acre Edgeworth after months of illness. A contributor to literary outlets and a song writer, Nevin earned the title Nestor of Pittsburg journalism. Deer on the track plague noted on Allegheny Valley Railroad with sightings near Black Rock and Emienton as southbound freight trains encountered a deer blocking the road for about a mile.
Sharpsville issued a proclamation ordering confectionery dealers to close on Sundays starting July 3 with Sunday newspapers deliverable until 6 PM but not collected that day. John Byers of Greensburg named cadet at Annapolis Naval Academy after passing exam. Great Lakes Coal Company mines at Kaylor resume operations employing 1,400 workers. Harrisburg announces third class city registration days for November election on September 1 15 and October 17.
Mrs 0 BR Shelton of Covington Tennessee declares kidney disease rheumatic pains and headaches left her debilitated before Dean's Kidney Pills. She says the remedy helped at once and restored health and strength. Bold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An old woman in Bromberg with ten sons in the German army arranged a group photograph and sent it to the Kaiser. In response she received a letter of thanks and cordial wishes from the Imperial Cabinet by the king's order.
An advertisement from Rhine's Great Nerve trial bottle and treatise offers a permanent cure for nervous diseases. It lists Dr i zine at 081 Arch St Philadelphia Pa as the contact for a free copy and bottle.
The smallest mammals are shrews, nocturnal mouse-like creatures that hunt worms and insects in woods and meadows. An eggshell would make a commodious barn for a mother and her young.
Norwich Conn. woman Miss Ann Graham, age 105, offers a ripe old age recipe: hard work, early bed, careful eating. Her daily routine includes 6 am rising, hearty breakfast, New Testament reading, naps, substantial noon meal, tea at 5, then sleep. She remains sharp and shares life memories.
In the American Magazine Dr Woods Hutchinson recommends well ventilated bedrooms with top windows opened one to three feet to create a gentle cross breeze. Night air is pure and wholesome, room temperature should be 55 to 60 degrees, clothing light, mattress elastic but firm, and a high enough pillow to keep the neck and head horizontal when side sleeping.
Manager Jim McGuire engines the Bos tons for a late hustle while Willett shines. Crandall draws comparisons to Mathewson as Crandall and Beeker trades and loans ripple through the leagues. The Dial ponders nature and exaggeration, noting a naturalist’s view on excess amid a lively baseball scene.
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