17 Nov 1908
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment notes a printing plant at Carpenter Ave Rufians Pa registered in the Tailiany Post Office as Parcel Class Mall Matter. The readable section lists firm name Mer Ganetia and location details with postal references.
A rugged Indiana victory over Clarion features forward passes by Godiana and Whitey, a blocked field goal by Riggs, and a late surge led by W. Dotterer. Touchdowns by Gwhy and Goul-Gagley seal the win as Hart Edio and others contribute in a crash-filled game amid period play by Mayes Pierce and Corbett.
The widow of Chick Stall, the Boston American Hall player and captain who died by his own hand in 1907, is identified as Julia Maria Stall aged thirty, found in a city doorway. Coroner rules death natural causes. the body bore about twenty dollars in jewelry.
A garbled source report notes three men drowning in White Lake during an excursion and then shifts to an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar and other remedies. The fragment mentions Gane Warden Julius Balmon and Sherry J. CG. Hazeltine, with unclear roles, and references local druggists selling the products.
Washington notes Senator Wilds of West Virginia after a White House meeting with President Roosevelt. He predicts a stubborn cut in coal and lumber duties unless reductions advance, urging action in the next Congress session to protect steel and related industries.
Washington on November 17 heard allegations that the sugar trust controls prices, with beet sugar growers opposing reform and defending free Philippine sugar entry. The secretary cited claims that a trustee tied to the American Sugar Refining Co. once owned 61 percent of beet factory stock, a factor alleged to hinder beet sugar growth while sugar prices remained high.
A dense set of classified ads seeks live poultry buyers and farm labor. Indiana Culd Storage Co will pay top cash for chickens turkeys geese and ducks. A winter farm helper is needed for general tasks and milking with permanent prospects. Also seeks a district manager in Indiana County to market insurance products and collect contracts.
General superintendent Creighton unveils a series of promotions and transfers across divisions. Gamhia Tatrobe becomes superintendent and general agent in Baltimore. J.B. McGraw to Brittle division supervision. S. Nelly moves to Tyrone division as assistant engineer. Stone moves to To The assistant engineer role in Cnentangaes division with headquarters at Evepy. A. Clark promoted to Maryland division head at Wilmington. Stiles shifts to Altoona car shops foreman. Wall to foreman Hollidaysburg shops. Farrell becomes foreman State Line shops. Nawberry and Kinney receive inspectorate transfers. Robbins also shifts to Renova shops. Rush advances to fight engine house foreman. G C Schneider to Derry as assistant engine house foreman. Candy and Dunbar receive engine house and roundhouse foreman duties at Altoona and Venango.
Philadelphia health official Neff reports about 20 percent of infant deaths in the past year linked to impure or contaminated milk. He sketches a bill to license milk dealers or peddlers, backed by the Milk Dealers' Association, to curb unsafe milk and reduce infant mortality nationwide.
Six men were killed when a mine cage plunged 225 feet at Ellsworth mines in Monongahela Pennsylvania. Engineers M J Walsh Eugene G Smyth J B Newcomer aged 23 25 26 led crews with four assistants including three foreigners. Injured Warrigan Randolph and others were to marry Thanksgiving. A heavy beam on the cage caused the accident as the men worked near the shaft mouth.
Rome reports from a reliable source that President Roosevelt intends to move his family to Rome for an extended stay in 1910. Authorities seek a suitable villa, with preparations indicating a lengthy sojourn beginning in July.
Wilbur Wright demonstrated expert control in a half hour lesson on his flying machine for Count de Lambert and Captain Lucas Girard. He then performed a long spiral descent before paying a social call at the White House with Hearst.
A vintage ad touts Dyspepsin alternatives like Papaya and “stomach divorcers” plus Mi on a tablet. It claims pepsin digests food without fixing digestion, promoting energy into the stomach walls and promising relief from vomiting, nausea, drowsiness, night sweats and heartburn. T. E. Hildebrand sells Mi on tablets at 80 cents with a money back guarantee.
Stetson's Uncle Tom's Cabin will be performed at Library Hall next Tuesday evening, November 17. Manager Washburn is praised for a clear stage picture of Harriet Beecher Stowe's story as audiences anticipate the familiar tale that helped spur abolition. Tickets cost 60, 85, and 26 cents.
An advertisement claims women face higher pile incidence due to outdoor activity and constipation. It asserts stagnation of blood in the lower bowel, denies relief from ointments, and promotes Dr. Leonhardt internal medicine said to cure piles by removing the cause. Price $1 at T. Ke. Ailde brend’s. Buffalo NY.
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