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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
2
In the Mooresville Times a Pittsburg millionaire in disguise is imagined as the thief who spared a girl’s picture while stealing other valuables. An Arkansas minister condemns hell as a large city. The Lusitania and Mauretania must enter dry docks for repairs, as battles with Neptune continue.
The London medical journal links lying to indigestion noting possible doubt but asserting digestion often causes profanity and ill temper in behavior. The text attributes moral failings to digestive processes and implies a physiological basis for deceit.
Owners report disappointment as not all trains operated on opening day. Officials urge Brooklyn residents to allow a week to adapt and establish the tunnel habit.
A critic questions by implication the feasibility of attacking the navy, challenging the writer to confront the fleet in the Pacific and attempt an assault in a dark night. The remark frames the editorial stance as impractical fantasy.
Commentary argues stiff penalties for arsonists would curb action better than fines. The author suggests that thieves avoid ruin by harsher punishment while scorcher sympathizers resist, preferring fines to hardship.
The Atlanta Journal warns that as long as magazines pay steen cents per word for hunting and fishing anecdotes, there will be no trouble about ex-presidents earning a living now or in the future.
A publisher classifies its catalog into Famous Books Readable Books and Gift Books. No title appears on more than one list. The remark lightly satirizes the current state of literature.
The French government designated a prominent French woman to probe "the American woman and everything appertaining to her." The New York Herald notes this appointment secures a lifetime position for the appointee.
In a note on courtesy, the Pullman company rewards certain porters for politeness. The column hopes the incentive ends the habit of brushing coats over patrons who have just tipped for a dusting service.
A Dallas News commentary notes that some public service roles allow work with one hand behind, and a holder in such a job is often disappointed if nothing lands in hand. The remark critiques corruption and opportunism in official positions.
The Florida Agriculturist notes that agricultural education in public schools grows in popularity and that the United States trails other nations, with many progressive foreign governments already applying the concept.
Parents who try to follow between childhood and adulthood face disappointments. As children become adults they should gain independence and bear responsibility. The sooner they learn this, the better for both them and society.
An English investigator argues that Washington descended from King Edward I through Margaret Butler. The letter notes a surprising kinship view that would have delighted Americans, implying Washington’s greatness remains intrinsic and not enhanced by royal lineage.
The Philadelphia Record cites cynicism about women's discretion yet notes a New York example. A 75 year old woman, after six marriages and many losses, says she is done with men and wants no more husbands. She had taken her last husband only a year and a half ago.
Mrs. Mary Maley, the oldest person in Southern Indiana, died at Liberty at 103. Monticello Tooters organize a 28 member Juvenile Band aged 11 to 16. Southern Indiana berry growers predict a large crop of strawberries raspberries and blackberries. Albert Simpeson of Jasonville swam nearly a mile for a bet of chewing tobacco. Rev. Charles N. Sims, prominent M E church minister and educator, dies at Liberty.
A fire in Gary was put out using several barrels of beer. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars. Greensburg opens new Opera House with 7000 dollars seat sale. The building cost 22000 dollars.
Alonzo McNeeley died while helping lift a ponderous stone at a quarry in Ellettsville. The incident occurred during work at the site. Further details were not provided.
A brisk wind fanned flames that razed the Greenville business portion causing an estimated loss of 40 000 dollars. Firemen fought the blaze but the section of shops and offices was destroyed.
Eight people were injured in a head on collision between two cars on the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction lines at Waldron. Investigators described the crash as a direct impact with multiple passengers reporting injuries. Local authorities opened an inquiry and ensured medical transport to nearby hospitals.
Delegates elected at the new national convention chose Tom Taggart to serve as Democratic national committeeman from Indiana, reappointing him last week to lead the party's state delegation.
In a clash between senior and junior classes at Muncie High School a girl was tied to a tree and left there until after midnight before a search party found her. The incident involved student factions and raised concerns about school safety and discipline.
Proof of hard times for railroad companies is seen on the Vandalia new double track where a string of empty box cars stretches eight miles from Brazil to Seeleyville.
Mrs. Clara Hess of Laporte is the sole woman justice of the peace in Indiana. She has been appointed to fill the position at Westville in Lake County and is a strong advocate of women's rights.
Owensville booksellers report the Bible led six top sellers last year and held the overall sales crown for several years. Monthly comparisons show new fiction may lead temporarily but the Bible preserves the yearly total.
The State Fair grounds see record demand for stalls this spring with few remaining after April. Horsemen expect strong results as conditions improve and both mile and half mile tracks have been resoiled.
Daniel Walters, a wealthy farmer near Goshen, threw away notes aggregating over $7,000 owed by several Goshen firms. Women and children collected the papers and turned them to police. All notes were recovered after Walters failed in a plan to sell them at a local bank.
Miss Jean Sanford, a prominent Washington society figure, was seized by a peeping Tom outside her second-story bedroom window as she disrobed. He escaped after her screams drew her parents.
Dorman A. Mosher, 63, is acquitted at Huntington of murdering his granddaughter’s infant, charge tied to Nora Mosher. Third trial spanned three days after two prior juries disagreed. Nora, indicted with her father, was convicted in November. Mosher has been jailed about 11 months.
Edgar Miller 22 a Depauw University student was killed when a droplight delivered a fatal shock. He reached to switch off the lamp his right foot stood on the register and he touched a poorly insulated wire. Electricians say a private line lay against city high tension lines.
Mrs. Wm. Welling of Newcastle forged fourteen checks totaling 160 dollars drawn on Edward K. Stratton, a wealthy farmer, to satisfy her taste. Both she and her husband were found guilty and sentenced to two to fourteen years in prison. Mrs. Welling has 14 children, four living.
A 16 year old girl at the Sisters of the Good Shepherd convent in Indianapolis fell from a third floor window or infirmary building while attempting to escape. She survived with a fractured right ankle and was found unconscious but alive.
Indianapolis youths join the great fleet now in Pacific waters after Atlantic passage. About 423 Indiana men are aboard with long enlistments. The fleet will depart for Hawaii Australia the Philippines China Japan and home via the Suez canal.
John Kirby aged 19 was jailed in Ladoga on a forged check charge after courting Ruth Algood 16 of Roachdale. The pair wed in Indianapolis after a train arrival, and Kirby was arrested as they stepped off the train.
John Kittal age 75 marries his son's ex wife Mrs Dora Kittal age 50 in Valparaiso last week. The couple, now wed, had Dora living with John after his four year widower status and divorce of his son two years prior in Toledo. He says the marriage aims to spite his son.
Bartholomew County Assessor Calvin A. Adams aims to collect poll tax from over 125 young men. Those who refuse to pay will face prosecution.
A sailor tells of learning theft from his Bheel brother in law Ram Dass during his time in India. He describes tricks from stealing a sheet under a sleeping man to foolproof feathery tickling to wake Ivor Spencer Lee and shifting the sheet as a trophy kept in an Indian shack. The tale ends with longing for return and temple bells.
Stray Stories outlines how rulers across Europe held thrones by unusual inheritances and political upheavals. It traces Amadeus of Sardinia and Sicily, Charles VI, and the Italian line to Victor Emmanuel III, and explains Greece’s shift to George I after Otho’s deposition and a 1863 uprising.
A Paris merchant learns via a banker's cautious reply that among ten Yokohama firms only one name is real. The banker refuses to name a firm, and the merchant reveals his trick: ten names are listed with nine fictitious ones. The real firm matches the merchant’s own company.
Kosciusko county with a population of 20000 has no jail occupancy. Temperance groups credit the prohibition law for driving five saloons from the county this year. The last Warsaw saloon will close July 3.
Mrs. Osa Allen of Peru was seriously lacerated on face and back when a lion seized her during a tour of Hagenback Wallace winter quarters. Her clothing tore from her back as her brother dragged her away from the bars while other wild beasts roared.
In a desperate altercation on the edge of Winona Lake near Warsaw, fisherman Bill Dierwester was shot and seriously wounded while Rodney D. Fleming deputy in the state fish and game commission was knocked senseless with a boat oar.
An 18 year old Franklin girl named Susie died by suicide with her father's revolver amid a suspected love affair. Authorities say she shot herself in the heart, leaving a note indicating heartbreak and despair.
A fifty member committee moves to criminally pursue owners of buildings rented for vice in South Bend. They have served notice demanding cleansing within two weeks. Law allows a $500 fine and up to six months imprisonment for owners of such properties.
The article summarizes the Sunday school lesson on John 10 1 18 focusing on Jesus as the door and the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep It includes study questions about the sheepfold the door and the shepherd and notes teaching points about Jesus authority love protection and eternal life.
The scene depicts Noah opening a window to scan the floodwaters and declaring he is lost, unsure of his location though he believes it resembles Gage Park. He weighs asking for aid from Mrs. Hetty Green but chooses to wait for the waters to subside.
An energetic citizen clashes over fiscal performance. He questions extraordinary brilliancy while noting the government issued $20 gold pieces whose value rose to $30 within a month.
A concise suggestion urges wider adoption of spelling simplification by teaching more people the method. The note emphasizes practical, effective learning to ease spelling challenges.
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