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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
6
The piece profiles Milas Sorshii described as the only woman lawyer in India, noting her comfortable income and her role in encouraging other women. It mentions her close friendship with Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, a Hindu poet and wife of a British medical officer in India, and references Naidu’s book The Golden Threshold as well received in England.
Mrs. Brinton Coxe was chosen secretary of the anti suffrage society formed in Philadelphia. She stated the group does not oppose existing woman suffrage but will oppose any further expansion of the franchise to women, arguing nothing more should be laid on women. Also notes Mrs. Lucy E Peabody of Denver named deputy registrar of Colorado state land board.
The Washington Star notes dainty Hittle bonnets for tots aged two to six with ivory chiffon folds and strawberry blossom accents. It also highlights light motor coats for girls suitable as school wear, rain and dust protection, mohair fabrics, and metallic framed buttons matching coats.
Annin T. Ott sues Berwind-White Coal Mining Co in Somerset for 1 071 914 damages claimed from mining the cement seam near the old Benjamin Miller farm in Paint township. Case long in preparation, Ott alleges cement seam was mined illegally, trebling the coal value.
The passage explains Paul’s Spirit guided delay in Asia Minor and later move to Macedonia, highlighting obedience and prompt response as keys to successful evangelism. It notes Lydia’s conversion in Philippi and the establishment of a church, with emphasis on divine guidance, prayer, and early missionary strategy.
In Bear Run near Cascade Park a dam formed lake claimed three youths. Lewis Dale Jr 15 Leo Gallagher 13 son of Frank Gallagher and Roy Gallagher 11 brother were among companions who could not swim. They slipped on a slick rock into 15 feet of water and vanished after a frantic scramble to stay afloat.
Johnstown shows Dr. D L Buffington once active in Woodmen Patriotic Sons of America and Moose circles was convicted on one count and pleaded guilty to another for embezzling about $2000 from the two orders He fled then was captured hiding as a lumberman in McKean county Judge O Connor ordered costs a $60 fine restitution and two years in the Western penitentiary.
One man died and another was seriously hurt when a fire destroyed the storage and shipping building of Daniel Baugh & Sons fertilizer plant on the Delaware river front. The property is valued around 40 000 dollars. Watchman William McClellan entered the burning structure to fight the blaze but suffocated from fumes. Fireman Edward Talbot, attempting the rescue, fell two flights of stairs and suffered severe lacerations.
Mrs Minnie Tracey, jailed after her husband Joshua Tracey died suddenly, confessed to poisoning him and implicates her brother in law William R Brown who allegedly bought the toxin used in the whisky. Brown's wife died a year earlier under mysterious circumstances in the Tracey household prompting a possible exhumation. Separate notice lists dairy and food law violations across several counties with numerous infractions and a school achievement mention at Washington and Jefferson college.
Scranton resident Frank Marcheck, a Polander, visited the Home for the Friendless to see his three children placed there after their mother died. With measles epidemic and quarantine denial, he departed saddened, then shot himself through the head, dying instantly as he descended the steps.
In Knox township a gas well brought in on the line of G C Deemer yields an estimated 11 000 000 feet daily flow from 1400 feet depth tapping the Bradford and Clarion sands. No other Jefferson county well matched its pressure. Standard Oil offered Deemer 86 000 for the well, but he refused to sell.
Harrisburg reports sixteen year old Adam M Steever faced court on charges of stealing 550 dollars from the Pennsylvania Railroad coal office. Testimony showed his 18 dollar monthly salary financed rings bracelets and other fineries for his sweetheart. The court will decide on sentence tomorrow.
The Oil City Express on the Allegheny Valley line struck an obstruction near Rimerton causing a derailment that shook passengers. An engine and two coaches left the tracks, the train slowed from 40 mph, and the accident halted service for about ninety minutes. The engine required shop repairs.
Pipeline of wage hikes and job activity reaches Warwick Iron and Steel, Glasgow Iron, and Lessig Iron Works with advance notices. Governor Stuart orders death warrants for several Luzerne and Philadelphia cases while addressing gleomargarine and pure food law enforcement and a surge in pharmaceutical exam results. Railroad shop fires at Altoona disrupt Pennsy service. emergency measures target labor and industry, including Cokesbury colleges project.
Sporting notes describe six foot six inch shot putter from San Francisco and Illini runner with 52.6 second 440 yard pace. Pennsylvanian Beck wins half mile in 2 7, Roy Mercer to move to Pennsylvania, vaults over 12 feet and runs 440 in 60. Over $1,000,000 to be distributed in trotting circuits with $700,000 on Grand Circuit. Howard Thompson ties world bowling record at Madison Square Garden. Irish American A C sets one mile relay record at Celtic Park in 3 minutes 17 1 5 seconds. Dartmouth retains football coaching at Exeter and Andover amid staff changes. Ralph Rose mentioned in incomplete note.
A collage of diverse notices includes Professor Kirchway resigning as dean of Columbia Law, H C Frick selling George Romney’s Pieta, philanthropist William Baldwin's Boston death at eighty three, and President Judson of the University of Chicago commenting on newspapers' usefulness in colleges. Other items reference Lorimer in Washington, Enrico Caruso’s Opera plans in Buenos Aires, and Taft’s government reorganization push.
A scattered bulletin notes deaths of Frederick De Martens and a Russian statesman, a Newark bomb harms none, and a Wall Street rumor triggers a market slump. Other items report Colombia’s treaty move, Brown University’s noncentral stance, a New York rabbi’s critique, a river dive by Philp Lamb, and protests over military and railway matters at West Point and border regions.
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