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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
7
Jacel Moore, a young farmer near Hagerstown, finds about 5000 in gold coins concealed in a cabinet shop formerly owned by his father Benjamin Moore who died recently. An expert carpenter had crafted a dovetailed hollow in the ceiling beam to stash the money, leaving no surface damage.
George W Hudson and his wife were killed in their home after selling a farm near Noblesville. The daughter had been away. The house was ransacked and a stolen revolver with exploded cartridges was found. Mrs Hudson appeared shot in bed. Mr Hudson died near the room after a struggle.
Dr M A Mason a Fort Wayne dentist and Law and Order League leader was struck and knocked through a plate glass window while monitoring a saloon for Sunday closing law violations. He suffered cuts and bruises but vowed to return next Sunday to continue enforcement.
Across northern Indiana counterfeit pennies are used in purchases at Claypool stores and eateries. A well dressed man visited multiple merchants, tendering pennies, sparking citizen outrage and an appeal for arrest directed at Sheriff Edward.
Nelson Fritz a life prisoner from Bedford who was sent to Michigan City escaped while being driven a mile with a team. He had been convicted in connection with his son George Fritz. Governor Wanly had paroled George after two years served.
A searching party recovered a pocketbook with 536 dollars and papers belonging to F. T. Delashmutt receiver of the Shelburn mine, who died in the Aug. 5 explosion. a miner named Anderson was involved.
Mrs. E G Reed of Howard county nearly died after taking two neuralgia tablets to ease toothache. She suffered heart trouble and needed a physician to restore her.
The article notes plans for a funeral after the sudden death of Captain Elijah Blackford in Warsaw from apoplexy. It mentions pallbearers and singers. Blackford is described as two years old.
Brief state happenings report several tragedies and a robbery. Frank Wilson, teenager near Lebanon, killed by a pony. Oscar Kudlteight fatally scalded and seven injured in a farm threshing machine explosion near Peru. Orley Bordner drowned at Riddle’s Lake near South Bend with body recovered. Also a night rail robbery at Syracuse by three masked men using Colt automatics. they bound the agents, looted a safe for $2.75 and left valuable papers.
Customs Inspector Donahue quotes the line time flies as he searches Senor Caballero on the French Steamship Line pier and uncovers twenty four Paris style gold watches worth about thirty dollars each. The ranch owner insists he has nothing to declare and departs by cab after the examination.
Scientist Prof J G Adams reports at the Harvey Society that the body contains myelins a primitive soap like liquid crystals. The discovery traces to Virchow and Lobein with refractive marks confirming soap identity and suggests a self cleansing principle in human tissue.
The son of Meyerbeer writes a funeral march honoring his father and asks Rossini to play it. Rossini weeps and then reveals he wishes the son were dead so the father’s funeral music would be his own work. The anecdote is recounted by the Liverpool Post.
A light exchange from the Philadelphia Press jokes about sleep quality. Outlate claims morning sleep feels best after being called in, while Fogey cites the midnight sleep as most beneficial.
A Cleveland Press excerpt extols a man deemed possibly the nation’s greatest poet if he chose. The dialogue questions whether he will rise and prompts the speaker to introduce him, noting that the words that fail a man are not usually swearing.
The St Louis Court of Appeals in Mc Fern vs Gardner holds chauffeurs on public highways must use care commensurate with risk to others and watch for vehicles and pedestrians. The North Carolina Supreme Court upholds licensing qualifications for attorneys, and a Wisconsin ruling says street encumbrances by a lot owner remain subject to duty of care.
Former US attorney Clifford Tappan, appointed ancillary receiver for the John P Alma circus by Judge Chatfield, clashes with D Alma as the show operates in the Bronx. The boss handler Jim Armstrong withdraws horses, asserts back wages, and a bankruptcy petition is filed while tensions rise during preparations for a parade.
A German traveler scoffs at guidebook praise and shares a German paper extract about Richard Croker. It notes Croker’s rise from Irish poor boy to New York figure, his overthrow of Tweed, later ties to Roosevelt, and return to breeding horses in Ireland.
A Michigan inventor introduces a novel breadcutter with a stand and two upright rods. Guideways on the knife allow parallel movement so slices can be cut to uniform thickness and adjusted to family preferences.
A Washington Star poem notes the night chorus as storytellers recount tales under a bright moon. Animals including a screech owl bullfrog cricket whippoor will tree toad katydid trade jokes and prophecies while a listener finds pleasure in their stories.
An old laborer named Jones attends village church weekly and devices a plan to keep hearing the preacher. After a rare challenge from the clergyman, Jones explains his continued presence protects the village from unknown sermons. The minister relents and lets him go his own way.
For twenty years John Joiner, a colored man, cleaned the basement of Louisville city hall without pay. Dying at the city hospital, rheumatism bent him, yet he never failed in his duties. Nobody knows his origin or why he began, but he drifted in may have found lodging and kept the place tidy in return for meals from officials and nearby saloons.
Archaeologists uncovered a colossal tomb on Palatine Hill in Rome during excavations. They date the monument to the seventh century before Christ and believe it marks the burial site of Romulus or another early Roman king.
A Washington Herald snippet parodies social pretensions as it notes that the little red schoolhouse likely produced as good a class of boys as the little red Theater Comique while poking at a man who brags about avoiding dentists.
Melt butter and flour then whisk in milk. Remove from heat and stir in unbeaten egg yolks and Gruyere. Fold in small cheese cubes, season, and cook. Spread, cool, mold into pyramids, bread crumb dip, fry, and serve on fried bread socles.
A method to make a firm ripe tomato salad without cooking. Peel and sieve tomatoes, dissolve gelatin in water, mix with boiling water and tomato, add lemon juice salt and paprika, beat until thickened, mold in a melon form, and chill buried in ice and salt for four hours.
A historical baking note describes breaking an egg into a cup with milk, dissolving yeast in water, creaming sugar and butter, then mixing into a soft dough. Add nutmeg and flour, knead, rise, roll with currants, shape into buns, rise again, bake, and brush with milk and sugar.
Housekeepers often fail at fruit canning with jars that overflow or spoil after sealing. Causes include imperfect fruit, unsterilized cans, or imperfect air tight tops. Remedy: seal with paraffin wax by dipping jar tops after sealing, re-dip if air holes appear.
Simple kitchen instructions describe broiling a two pound lean beef steak with salt pepper parsley and serving on a heated platter. Also outlined is clam chowder with salt pork potatoes onions clams liquor milk salt pepper and parsley added at the end for boiling point. A tip for frying fish suggests salting the pan bottom before adding fish to prevent sticking.
A simple batter using two cupfuls flour one cupful milk two eggs three teaspoons baking powder two tablespoons melted butter and one teaspoon sugar. Bake in a greased gem pan for individual portions.
A New England homestead recounts a child's misstep about an example that Johnnie reportedly failed to complete. The dialogue reveals fear of retribution as the line about going to school is questioned.
A grocer questions a clerks sign for eggs and is told to say fresh laid eggs. The clerk notes the eggs were fresh when laid and that is all that can be stated about them. The exchange reflects a wry editorial stance from the Catholic Standard and Times.
A diner requests two cutlets and a large bone for a dog, offering extra payment. The waiter confirms and serves, prompting the diner to note the bone was within the cutlet. The exchange includes a stray phrase “Meggen dorfer Blaetter” as a possible aside.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a city boarder complains of a leaking roof while a farmer quips that it will be a shower bath. The boarder laments a hole so big he can see the stars, prompting the farmer to call it celestial scenery.
A Baltimore American newspaper item notes a circus clown injuring himself while attempting a somersault. The joke suggests a miscalculation led him to land on his head rather than his seat, framing the mishap with a wry, paradoxical tone.
In a witty critique the New York Mail notes a motherly figure complimenting a vast wig worn by an actress. The reviewer highlights a third act accident sequence where the wig would cushion a dive into a stream and a possible splash into a coal pin.
An exchange frames a humorous debate about habit, risk, and consequence. The optimist says hunting trouble guarantees trouble, while the pessimist counters avoidance can still invite trouble, leaving the difference moot.
In a witty exchange from the Philadelphia Press Towne teases Browne about engagements. Browne replies he is engaged to five, not a single girl, and notes the breadth of his fortune.
A brief comic exchange notes the debutant’s voice as heavenly yet the bystander calls it unearthly. The light back-and-forth captures a playful stage moment from a performance.
A brief quarrel exchange features Radley declining to associate with inferiors and Miss Cutting replying she has never met any of his inferiors, as cited by the Philadelphia Press.
A Washington Star excerpt notes a magnate who says he must not venture out of his residence for fear of what would be done in his absence, while a companion remarks that occasional ventures into Wall Street are possible. The exchange highlights danger surrounding the figure.
Maude recalls Jack relapsing on smoking after Ethel confesses she gave him a cigarette gift at Christmas. Ethel explains she could not find a tobacco-free present. The dialogue reveals a family dilemma about nicotine and Christmas temptations.
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