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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
8
Aligiat Sporer a youth from Niagart Falta Ont. perished in the whirlpool rapid while attempting a swift river descent near Maid of the Mist landing. He battled the current below the bridges, swam through rapids, and, near the old elevator, vanished as life was carried from view.
Prisoners in solitary confinement after tunneling beneath Western Ventilation at Pittsburg. A watchman discovered the hollow sound and a gaping hole near the woodshed. The tunnel appeared to reach toward the walls, raising fears it extended beyond the pen. Taft to Visit Mexican Territory on October 16 in Diaz talks. Ambassadors conveyed messages of cordial exchange with President Diaz. Around the World in 41 Days: New York schoolboys complete globe circuit in 41 days 8 hours, beating Jules Verne record. Eleven Gloucester fishermen drowned when the Orinoco capsized and sank off Cape Ann, boats sleeping in berths.
Inland market notes show steady cattle prices with high pork hogs and lambs firming. Receipts include heavy hogs and light Yorkers with prices rising. poultry and eggs varied by grade. In Chicago, a 250 foot span of the Twelfth street bridge over the river collapsed, injuring ten seriously and narrowly escaping twenty others.
A garbled Palladium of scattered incidents reports deaths from storms and accidents in towns including Boranton Belletom Jaines O Pittsburgh Youngstown and Washington. It notes a railway accident in Newark and a train peril from a parasol saving incident, plus murders, robberies, strikes, and budget bids in Greensburg McKeesport and Schoenville.
Seven cadets at West Point are dismissed following their implication in the hazing of Cadet Rolando Sutton. Names listed include Hooker Jr of West Point, Richard W. Hocker of Kansas City, Hart Dunmore of Utica, Chauncey Devore of Wheeling, Gordon Lefebvre of Richmond, Albert Crane of Hawarden, and Jacob Fortner of Dothan. Prohibitionists plan a Chicago march marking their fortieth anniversary with 26,000 supporters and a temperance parade. A shipment of fourteen live chicks found among eggs in Chicago from Missouri shocks poultrymen, labeled strictly fresh, as the birds were still alive after the journey.
County commissioners invite sealed bids by August 28 1909 for construction of a box girder iron bridge over Yellow Creek in Homer City to replace the old Howe truss. Plans and specifications are available at the county surveyor office. each bid must include a $300 check. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
This advertisement proclaims Hiderton Academy in Hiderto ny Pa will open the fall term on Tuesday September 14. It asserts the academy ranks among the highest schools of its class and offers thorough instruction and formation of character. Address A R Ackerman principal Rev H A Campbell president Will C Lingenbigter secretary for full particulars at 88 41.
Local ad promotes Pettisington's for underwear and suit cases with a bold sales push inviting shoppers to visit the store for featured bargains and daily offerings.
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