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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
5
The text presents a fragmentary era style plea urging submission and endurance under hardship. It references hills city sea wind rain and snow and a call to bear pain while seeking nobler lands. It lacks clear people organizations or events to anchor a full summary.
A ten year model collector for a Paris banking house Ravenot vanishes after placing 200000 francs with a notary. He is captured by police, then confesses, serving five years. Upon release he forgets the name needed to reclaim the funds and descends into torment near the notary's office and the river Seine.
A man slips from the bank into the river during an attempted escape or search. He battles the current, sinks, rises, and in a final effort cries the name Duverger for aid as the wharf lies deserted and the bridge arches echo. The scene ends with the river’s glow and returning silence.
Highlights include progress on a suspension bridge in New York, varied mine water chemistry, California trees older than printing, Niagara Falls power plans for Canada, and a new wireless lamp design with no visible wires.
In Brooklyn a dining house owner caters to women who love dogs and don’t want them at the table. During lunch, three or four women dine with their pets seated on special high chairs. Dogs are served on a slate placed on a ledge in front of each chair.
The Washington Star quotes an anti noise advocate declaring triumph and quietude reign, while others question the meaning of the celebratory cheering and cannonading as victory is proclaimed.
The piece argues against dividing people into sinners and saints, suggesting all are mixed, with loneliness and selfishness common to all. It urges self-examination and choosing a loving, open attitude to foster goodwill and fellowship in life. The Open Way discusses personal responsibility for widening harmony.
Dr J Herman Randall urges gentle methods over punishment to correct misbehavior. He recommends early morning or bedtime sessions, using stories or biographies to implant desirable traits, and conversing calmly as the child sleeps to reinforce character formation. A Brooklyn mother notes improved attention and dialogue with her awakened children.
French savants propose a universal scientific encyclopedia in 1000 volumes covering all branches. It would help researchers by consolidating existing knowledge across languages, preventing duplicate efforts. The project should be an international collaboration to ensure authoritativeness and up-to-date coverage.
Two men, bill and Tom Grigson, reunite after twenty seven years. Bill is a traveling evangelist and asks if Tom belongs to a church while Tom says he is now a life insurance solicitor representing a leading company in Chicago.
An electrical railway in Norway from Thamshavn to Everixmo, twenty miles, is powered by a waterfall fifty eight metres high. The plant grows about 000 horsepower with five turbines. Owned by Meldal Copper Mines, it will haul ore and passenger traffic.
The Washington Star argues the United States gains little from allying with China while warning that Japan's aggression would hit the U.S. hardest. It contends a war with Japan could be avoided, whereas a breach with China offers potential rewards in conquest and victory due to its wealth and position.
In a hotel dining room three patrons debated whether a pineapple is a fruit or a vegetable. The waiter, named John, weighed in with a humorous twist declaring the pineapple is neither and calling it a beast. The light exchange ended with the playful quip reflecting the diners’ whimsy.
A Sunday report states that the paper used for about 609 American panels would shift for 0 090 000 volumes of 500 pages each.
Preliminary injunction granted by Judge John W. Reed in Brookville restricts Punxsutawney Water Company from cutting off service or collecting payments until a pure supply is provided. 266 residents signed the petition. hearings set as witnesses travel from Punxsutawney. Meanwhile, two railroad engineers were wounded by gunfire in separate incidents near Pearl station and west of Alloona, with one man captured and a hunter fleeing.
Ol Maurice Snyder a hotel man of Fryburg Clarion county was shot and robbed by two highwaymen while driving on a country road. The bullet lodged in his head and his condition is serious. Robbers took 300 dollars and a watch. They hid in a bushes and leaped out as Snyder passed. A sheriff and posse with bloodhounds search the area and $500 reward is offered for the highwaymen.
John Beard Jackson, 68 year old Pittsburg art connoisseur, financier, and philanthropist, died at Pittsburg Hospital from a fractured skull after being hurled in the back of a horse on Beechword boulevard. He was president of Fidelity Title and Trust, trustee of Carnegie Institute, and a director of multiple banks and firms.
Delegates from 30 counties met in Harrisburg at a conference called by the Lancaster County Fish and Protective association under the state fisheries department. Fish Commissioner Meehan proposed revisions to the 1902 act, noting absurd items yet some benefits, and urged new laws to regulate trapping of terrapin and frogs.
Delegates from 12,600 Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers Local unions meet in Pottsville Pennsylvania to discuss a home for indigent and aged members. A committee is tasked to devise funding and logistics for the home. In Stroudsburg three injured and one fatally, due to a premature dynamite blast during blasting preparations. Andrew Gower died after transfer to his home. Harry P Nyce and Pasquania Zuamo were severely hurt.
The Oil City Boiler works, marine boiler manufacturers for the navy, awarded Kratzer & Company of Pittsburg a contract to build an addition to the plant at a cost of $100,000. Construction starts immediately and.targeted to finish by April 1, expanding the workforce by 2556 mechanics.
In the Florence mine area at Sturday morning a fire destroyed Joe Wargs's home. While rescuers saved other family members, a 3 year old daughter who slept behind the kitchen stove was burned to death. The incident occurred during the efforts to escape the blaze.
George Shenberger aged 65 was killed when a drove of mules stampeded at Lander's stock yards in York. He was knocked down and severely injured from head to foot as the animals trampled him, leaving him dead at the scene.
Five thousand residents of the coke region attended a Democratic rally. Borough Treasurer J. W. Rutter presided as guest speakers included Harry C. Grim H. Duinhold Wooda N. Garr George J. Neale and P. W. Wilson. Two giant oxen were roasted and 100 gallons of soup were served.
The State Railroad Commission ruled on the baggage transfer privilege case in Allen town against Lehigh Valley Railroad. The panel found the existing service adequate and rejected the railroad’s claim to grant exclusive privileges, upholding the complaint against exclusivity.
The Wigton suit against Altoona Bank of Altoona by Theodore H. Wigton former cashier of Philadelphia ended with a bank verdict for 46,985.27. Wigton sought 18,000 claiming a surety agreement to shield the bank from losses during his administration. The bank contended Wigton owed 46,983.27 more than his claim and requested a verdict for the excess.
McKeesport police and city leaders victimized by a stranger who posed as an age specialist. He sold prescriptions for $1.50 that called for five cents of diluted witch hazel. His treatment allegedly opened the eyes of locals, though no remarkable cures were reported.
After Gun Club in Kittanning, quo warranto proceedings were brought by District Attorney J. P. Culbertson to revoke the Parks township club charter. Three alleged stewards were convicted in the last criminal court for selling liquor without a license, and authorities allege liquor has been sold illegally despite the conviction.
Frank D. Roberts was arrested at the instance of Superintendent J. S. Bell of the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society Pittsburg on a charge of embezzlement. Roberts who recently lost his commission is alleged to have collected fines totaling 120 dollars from information by the society and did not remit the money.
Harrisburg Health Department plans additional TB dispensaries in coal region and western areas, adding nine new facilities to the existing nine county seat dispensaries. In Uniontown a touring car struck and killed Lorna Lannon, a child crossing the street. the vehicle carried women and a chauffeur and was moving slowly.
The Rev. Father Bernard Hehl of St. Paul of the Cross monastery on the South Side collapsed with paralysis during the funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Greenewald at St George’s Roman Catholic church and died minutes later before a doctor arrived.
Greensburg, a 25 year old worker Grayton Bushyn ger was fatally crushed between the jaws of a squeeze machine at the Kelly and Jones workstore. The incident reports a fatal industrial accident with details of the mechanical danger and casualty.
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