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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
4
A long list of real estate transfers records numerous lot and acreage transactions across Indiana and nearby townships with buyers and prices. Notable entries include cemetery plots, school district land, and leases with amounts ranging from one dollar to three thousand, plus a tragic note of a three year old girl’s death from laudanum exposure reported alongside the notices.
A list of marriage licenses appears alongside a Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Fund report. The article notes April 1910 payments to injured and deceased members and families, totals for East and West Pittsburg lines, and pensions claims approved for several named individuals in Indiana, Callensburg, Parkers Landing, and other towns. It ends with a proverb about extraordinary ordinary deeds.
Pittsburg correspondent notes May 21 marks the twenty first anniversary of the disaster. Johnstown now over four times larger than before the flood as citizens await the census figures to gauge growth beyond surrounding suburbs.
Viewpoint piece argues Senator Aldrich could run the government on a business basis to save 300 million annually and abolish tariffs. The New York Times critiques the idea, warning it would end customs revenues, raise costs, and boost trusts while favoring a protected few. The piece questions the sincerity and consequences of Aldrich’s economy message.
Chalmers Realty Company at Room 506 Commonwealth Trust Building Pittsburg Pennsylvania seeks farms for sale or exchange for city property. They urge owners to write with full description, stating any size or location. Aimed at finding a buyer or swap partner.
The article honors Prof Koch as a towering figure in medical science whose discoveries of tuberculosis and cholera spirillum spurred a rapid revolution in infectious disease treatment. It notes the late German bacteriologist's enduring impact on health and civilization and contrasts him with statesmen and poets. It also recounts the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission recognizing Albert J Barr, proprietor of two Pittsburg newspapers, as an anonymous lifesaver who doused flames after a gasoline explosion, revealing his identity.
Daughters of trapper Nicholas Wolf, longtime Johnstown woodsman and former president, found his body in a lonely shanty in the Laurel Hill mountains. He had been ill for some time but refused medical treatment. He was 64 and had lived as a hermit since his wife’s death.
Tax notices list collector dates for 1910 taxes across Indiana County with town names, hotel venues, and time windows from June 21 to July 21. Locations include Jacksonville, Blacklick, Conemaugh No 1, Armstong, Shelocta, Mechanicsburg, Sunghill, Armagh, Pine, Cherryhill, West Mahoning, Smicksburg, North Mahoning, Canoe, Banks, Glen Campbell, Marion Center, Green, Cherrytree, Clymer, Creekside, Rayne, Homer City, Center, Burrell, Saltsburg, Canoe, Banks, White, Blairsville, and Indiana Borough. Treasurer J C Lamsure directs collection at these sites and times.
The State Railroad Commission reports steam and trolley lines in Pennsylvania killed 101 people in April. Of these, 38 were trespassers, 30 were employees, and six were passengers. The steam roads caused most of the deaths and injuries with 77 dead and 698 hurt, while trolley lines accounted for 24 dead and 53 injured.
A detective slips on handcuffs after a tense hand to hand encounter described as a display of metal. The thief mutters a line about this iron grip as the scene unfolds with swift restraint.
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