28 Jan 1908
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
1
Miss Phoebe Couzins argues in a dated critique that women lack stamina for public life and political work. She claims women are suited to philanthropy and arts but fail in organization, political decisiveness, and impersonal analysis, declaring the suffrage movement doomed.
Rabbi Stephens Wise argues churches have failed to guide modern life letting high level corruption harm society. He cites bank misconduct and director lootings as evidence that religious leadership must condemn dishonesty in business and uphold moral stewardship.
Edward Walker, 25, of Cilenge, is dragged from the Brooklyn promenade after a fall from a railing into the river. Sergeant Farrell and Policeman Fitzgerald pursue, Brady on lookout spots a passing car. Walker resists, nearly reaching the roadway before a fatal plunge near the Iron Ladder. Witnesses report a chase from the bridge to the river, with Brady noting Walker shouting and crying before vanishing into the water. Walker was last seen with a black overcoat, claimed to have $45, and said he came from Chicago intending to start anew in New York.
Central Pennsylvania towns outline a new eight club circuit by adding DuBois and Punxsutawney from last season's Interstate League. The plan includes Clearfield, Philipsburg, Tyrone, Osceola, Patton, Curwenville, DuBois, and Punxsutawney with a salary limit of 800 dollars for players and the manager.
Notley, a well known county resident, is seriously ill at his Cherry Tree home. Local friends and family are keeping vigil as doctors monitor his condition. Community members offer prayers and support during this difficult time.
John Merzel, a temporar ily enrolled pupil at the New Jersey State School for Deaf Mutes in Trenton, was born without external ears yet can hear via his mouth. Although mentally bright, his hearing through touch and fear of examination complicate his schooling and prompt Professor Julia Walker to seek a suitable plan for his education.
Farmer Jobo Smith near Willinng burg, Mieh, found a trout eleven inches long firmly trapped in a mink trap at Mill creek. He removed it and took it to Ralph White's store in Williamsburg where it was shown in a nearby aquarium. Local claim notes such a catch in a mink trap is unprecedented here.
In Hattlesbury on January 39 the court opened the chase against Satherson Mathues Snyder and Shumaker who face the first suit alleging overcharging the State for clothes trees The docket notes no developments yet on when architect Joseph M Huston will testify against former associates
Thomas Dugan of Indiana, a widely known glass manufacturer, a guest at the Seventh Avenue Hotel in Pittsburgh, reported by Today’s Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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