Second Class Mail Matter Notation Noted in Indian Post Office
Ruling marks categorize this document as second class mail in the Indian postal system. The notation signals the intended service tier and handling requirements within the post office.
24 Apr 1909
Page 1
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1909
Page
1
Ruling marks categorize this document as second class mail in the Indian postal system. The notation signals the intended service tier and handling requirements within the post office.
A long list of obituaries and social notes from Indiana area mentions B Elvick of Saltsburg, C P Grube of Punxsutawney, Thomas Davis of Blaraville, B C Webbe of town, Mrs Delos Hetrick and Miss Madge Cameron visiting Blairsville and Pittsburgh, various residents visiting relatives in Blairsville, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and Philadelphia. Several locals including J N Langham, Prof Berlin Empfield, E Francis Rudolf Light, Clark Crawford, and others are noted traveling or visiting Indiana.
In Kentucky Governor Will Kane grants pardons to former Governor W. S. Taylor and former Secretary of State Charles Finley, clearing court records of murder charges against them while keeping state’s evidence witnesses in the case. The statements assert thorough examination of evidence and conclude Taylor had no guilty knowledge, with Henry Youtsey identified as the shooter in the 1900 killing of Senator William Goebel. The news is dated April 24 in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Evangelist Wilson speaks this evening at the Christian church on Tlow Gan I Know Assuredly if I Am a Child of God. Sabbath morning topic is The church at the Judgement and Sabbath evening presents A Reasonable Basis for the Union of the People of God. Also includes a consumer note praising Foley's Orino Laxative for constipation and liver trouble. Publication cites Mia Fritts of Oneonta, N Y.
The governor defends pardons for Caleb Powers and James B. Howard and cites a sacred duty to forgive those believed to have fled or aided the state. He asserts Taylor had no guilty knowledge of William Goebel’s murder and that indictments arose from political passion. He notes fugitives in Indiana and lists individuals linked to the case across states.
Washington April 24 Regulars and insurgents of the Daughters of the American Revolution clash at the election. Mrs Matthew’s Seat of Hliness wins president general over Mrs William Cumming Story of New York by 436 to 428. Mrs Story’s motion exposes rifts as many delegates vote against unanimity. Insurgent candidates sweep most major posts, signaling a shift in administration control.
An April 24 tremor sequence in Lisbon jolted the capital and reverberated across Portugal. The ground heaved in waves, buildings swayed, walls cracked, and fires started in several areas amid widespread alarm recalling the 1755 disaster.
The jury awarded Samuel Dempster of Pittsburg $40,000 in a libel suit against Colonel William D. Mann of Town Topics. The verdict stems from an article in Town Topics allegedly reflecting on Dempster.
Fr", shows fair today and Sunday with rising temperatures and variable winds. Patchy clouds may drift through western sections, but no significant precipitation is expected across the tri state area. Winds will be light to moderate from the northwest.
A block of classified notices lists rentals including furnished rooms with boarding at 1102 W Philadelphia St and two Connecting Rooms in Gazette Building. Also multiple sale items such as a baby buggy, household furniture, a fine lot at 91 Clark Avenue Arcadia PA, and various horse and buggy items. Real estate listings include an 117 acre Washington township farm and two Indiana houses with outbuildings and gas water. Address details include 1117 Maple Avenue and Creeksides in Pa R F D No.1. notices mention era office locations like Marshall Building.
WANTED a housekeeper inquire 913 Oak street 198 tf WANTED orders for all kinds of merchandise Pittsburg Indiana Messenger Service Indiana Electric Co agents 184 tf WANTED girls for laundry work apply at the Steward s office Normal School 188 tf EGGS WANTED we will pay 20 cents per dozen for fresh country eggs at the Cold Storage house Johntown Sanitary Dairy Co Indiana Pa 1971f
Sealed bids for Blairsville Armory in Indiana County Pa are due at 2 00 pm on Thursday April 29 1905 with plans by The W G Wilkins Company Architects Westinghouse Building Pittsburgh Pa. Bid envelopes must include Proposal for Blairsville Armory and bidder name. Bids checked with certified 500 00 and opened in Adjutant General's Department Harrisburg.
Tarentum High School will face the Indiana Normal ball team on the Normal campus at 1:30 PM Monday. Last year Tarentum's nine was strong in achoo circles and Foley's Honey and Tar good for spring peasans, though the ad text promotes the remedy with medical claims and a drugstore distribution.
Thomes Koramo and Miss Anna Johnson both of Punxsutawney were married this morning by Squire James A. Crossman at his Court Place office. The groom works on a diamond drill and Anna Johnson is the daughter of Punxsutawney merchant Jonas Johnson.
Ralph Flude who recently sold his drug store in Penn Bay to KK G Smith of Punxsutawney will move to Vandergrift to enter the clothing business with his brother. The Compensation of Amusement notes work as amusement when money is scarce.
The sermon outlines Christian Endeavor meeting topics on April 26 1908 by Rev 3 H Doty? The talk praises African mission heroes George Schmidt Robert Moffat and David Livingstone and recounts dangers and motives for spreading the gospel in Africa. It notes Schmidt Cape Town 1737 Moffat 1817 Livingstone March 9 1813 and death on his knees. Bible readings accompany the address from Isaiah Romans Acts and other passages.
During the Boxer massacres in China Christian Endeavor groups faced death with resolve. In one branch near Pekin fifty three of sixty five members were murdered, another society shrank from forty to twenty members, and half of the North Ching union members formed by Dr. Clark were killed.
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