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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
2
Mooresville brief items from The Mooresville Times report local happenings in Indiana. This edition lists publisher W. H. Sage and notes the paper’s Indiana origins and masthead.
A concise reflections on people who overstate beliefs and invent troubles. It notes that some individuals cling to their own words, while many busy readers still find time to follow Aunt Hetty Green’s activities.
A commentary suggests King Alphonso would resemble the patriarch of a royal lineage if he allowed his beard to flourish, implying noble lineage and authority. The remark frames beard growth as a symbol of leadership and familial stature within the monarchy.
The remark notes that some people can obtain a divorce arranged by a referee due to wealth, implying social and legal leverage in certain cases.
A novelty in fireworks from France features devices that emit sound and speech. Reportedly popular in demonstrations, the talking pyrotechnics draw curiosity at public displays and spark interest in home novelty sets.
Culture notes an uplifting break as a suburb of Chicago stages a gum chewing contest drawing local residents. Winners are celebrated for extended chewing sessions amid lighthearted community spirit.
The Goulds suffer a major loss as a bulldog valued at $5,000 disappears. The family faces a cascade of setbacks, widely described as the Gould cup running over with misfortune.
A brief observation notes that a self-important young man cannot grasp why a sensible woman would choose another man over him. It hints at social dynamics and courting norms without detailing any specific people or events.
The question of building an aeroplane capable of flight is practically settled. The problem of getting it to light gracefully remains unsolved.
A remark notes that even with four hours of sleep, Thomas Edison could not be elected president under a platform that elevates such a sleep doctrine as a leading plank. The line frames a political critique of endurance rhetoric shaping a political platform.
A man who failed in predicting an earthquake argues that predicting quakes remains extremely difficult and urges continued effort rather than discouragement. The note emphasizes the unpredictable and formidable nature of seismic events.
A Baltimore man predicts the millennium will arrive in 1914, stating the prediction came as easily as forecasting the world’s end. He notes that some prophets are reliable while others are not.
A New York woman reportedly used a horse whip against another woman inside a restaurant. Authorities have not released identities or charges yet, and it is unclear which party plans to star in the upcoming season.
The remark by Judge J Otis Humphrey declares that teaching the world to use land without abuse would mark a new page in history. He urges prudent stewardship and responsible exploitation of natural resources to set a global example.
A historical commentary notes Aztec children faced exile under alien laws as they sought entry via Canada. The piece asks if Aztecs were among the original Americans, highlighting tensions in early immigration policy.
A Chicago man files for divorce claiming his wife scolds in her sleep a behavior he calls intolerable. He warns against medical theories that a waking or sleeping disorder could be contagious or incurable.
The New York World notes that annual piano production surpasses 250,000 units from U S manufacturers, supporting the view that the nation is becoming the most musical.
The state offers forty beaches scattered along 125 miles from Long Branch to Cape May, enjoying the salt air and the pine belt ozone.
David B. Hill denounces the municipal political boss as uneducated, corrupt, and imperious in a speech attributed to Governor Clinton's era. He warns such figures threaten any political party they join.
The New York Tribune notes Jacob Blackwell's will leaves Blackwell's Island to heirs. The estimated value in New York City appears at least 267,303,119.23 dollars, prompting questions about heirs and the spirit of Anneke Jans.
Congress failed to enact a law prohibiting imitation and misuse of the national military garb. The ban would make it illegal and penalize unauthorized use of the uniform, ensuring every enlisted soldier knows his costume is provided by law and cannot be worn by others.
The Picayune argues anarchism is a condition of mind and its cure lies in changing that mindset. It cautions that excessive national boasting and a naive, welcoming stance toward immigrants has fostered unrealistic expectations and a later backlash.
The Meriden Journal calls for organized public action to press Congress to pass laws forcing national banks to be suppressors of dirty money and to press state legislatures to enact similar banking reforms, urging vigorous and prompt pressure.
A governess dressed in black silk outfits her self for a day’s errands in Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street. She is accused by a shop firm of handling accounts as police grab her purse for forgeries and she faints as the case unfolds.
The narrator awakens in a lavish Bulbrooke chateau room, tended by a mysterious old woman who acts as healer and guide. A bath, carriage ride, and a three hour country drive ensue as they leave for an unknown voyage, with exotic attendants and opulent surroundings framing a unsettling recovery.
The narrator describes weathering in as swallows fly low and notes the drive did him good though he is tired. After suggestion of supper and bed, he agrees. He and a companion share a dainty meal with ices and a large cluster of hot-house grapes, then he sleeps quickly.
A recovering young woman learns from a trusted friend how she was rescued from a forged banknote accusation. The ally reveals moving her to safety, funding the accuser, and confining her to a tranquil English seaside retreat while planning Torquay as a cure. The mystery narrator questions identity and future steps.
The New York Sun reports Bella has announced a campaign proposal limiting campaign expenditures to ten thousand dollars. The plan aims to curb spending and reduce influence while sparking debate over campaign finance.
A fragment notes a canal cost figure of 760,000, with limited readable context. The item appears as a short revenue or expenditure reference from an unspecified report or ledger entry.
In Utica New York the last ceremony for the 1908 GOP ticket launched Senator James S Sherman’s bid for vice president. Sherman affirmed Taft Roosevelt policies, defended the people’s rule, praised the Republican record, and accepted a tall ebony mounted loving cup from House colleagues with the inscription dated August 18, 1908.
Miss C A Grace, an employee of a London firm, claims a record London to New York and return. She sailed Southampton July 29 on the Adriatic, reached New York August 6, left customs at 11:05, reached Eleventh Street at 11:10, finished interview at 11:20, and was back at the White Star dock at 11:25. She sailed Baltic for the return with 32.5 minutes to spare and reached London August 14.
Washington dispatch reports a steep drop in US immigration for July. Total arrivals reached 27 570, down from 97 1382 in 1907, a 72 percent decrease.
Humane officer Ware reports in Toledo over fifteen years that on average three wives are beaten daily by their husbands. The record shows 16 425 wives beaten, 4 366 deserted by husbands, and 600 husbands deserted by wives.
Report states leaders of the Young Turk party will meet in Geneva at month end to discuss removing the Sultan of Turkey and choosing a successor.
Rollo B. Oglesbee chief of the banking department in the office of the auditor of state died suddenly Monday of heart failure in Indianapolis. Born in Plymouth Indiana in 1859 he served as secretary of the Indiana Senate in 1895 and later worked in newspapers including the Marshall County Republican and the Muncie News.
Special report shows Capt Ed Coppers presiding as referee while witness David Benson sits beside an improvised table in the Criminal Courts Building corridor and eats fifty ears of green corn in rapid succession.
Six persons were killed and eighteen wounded when an explosion aboard the school ship Couronne tore through as recruits received loading instructions. A breech of a 164 millimeter gun blew out during the incident.
In Hot Spring Virginia a Special reports that anti golfers have contacted President Taft. They argue golf is a rich man's game and urge him to renounce the sport.
A Wisconsin special report notes plans to raise about sixty million sunken logs from Chippewa tributaries. Work starts soon near Falls with the project focusing on retrieving and reusing timber from the river bottom.
In Chicago a judge at the Municipal Court advised Bertha Lazelle to leave the city or kill herself after a ruling for disorderly conduct. The remark, urging death by lake, startled spectators and followed a $25 fine and costs.
In Oyster Bay Roosevelt aides deny a published report that the President offered to take the stamp for Taft this fall. Rudolph Forster, the President's assistant secretary, said no such offer had been made and reiterated that the President would make no campaign speeches.
A 12 ft 5 in long rattlesnake known as Big Jim terrorized Illinois and Indiana farmers for 26 years. In Sullivan County, Indiana, a huge boar fought the reptile while farmhand John Bascomb returned with a 32 caliber rifle. Bascomb's shot broke the snake's neck. the boar remained unharmed and the skin measured twelve feet five inches with fourteen and three fourth inch girth and the snake had 29 rattles.
Prohibitionists from about a dozen states gathered in Chicago to hear Eugene W. Chafin accept the nomination for President at Music Hall. The crowd predicted a strong dry campaign and a nationwide tour by Chafin and Vice Presidential candidate Aaron Sherman Watkins. Chafin delivered a short acceptance speech of 1 720 words attacking old parties, denouncing liquor traffic, and citing its link to poverty crime and race riots.
Special report from Vincennes Ind states Dr. Alonzo Mac Dowell of Freelandsville lost control two miles north of Bicknell. The doctor’s six or seven year old daughter and James McDowell seventeen, son of Dr. Dowell, were trapped beneath the overturned car and killed instantly.
Arthur Jenkins a young United States seaman at the Norfolk naval training station has been arrested by order of the secretary of the navy and placed in the brig on the receiving ship Franklin awaiting a preliminary trial on Monday on the charge of sending an indecent postal card to President Roosevelt in Washington.
An explosion Tuesday at the May Pole mine in Wigan destroyed head gear and ventilating equipment, entombing 70 miners. Authorities fear many deaths and hold slim hopes for rescue.
Otto Teasly White killed Luther Hurst near Rienzi after a quarrel over a young woman. White struck Hurst with a wagon spoke, the Corning Arkansas special reports.
John Richards a Floyd County school teacher was acquitted in the fifth trial over the murder of Maurice K. Francis of Roanoke his rival in love. Earlier trials produced hung juries and a first degree murder conviction that carried a death sentence. The Supreme Court ordered a new trial and Francis was killed on a trip to see his fiancée Gracie Link.
Edmond Coleman reports Copper Center of the Klondike was deserted when he arrived. About a thousand buildings stood empty and no residents were present due to failed gold deposits and a general exodus.
A reflective line discusses how love mirrors divinity in the life of an aspirant seeker. It frames love as a guiding force for the upward looking man, suggesting spiritual growth through affectionate conduct.
Ice water drinking in heat blamed for Thomas Moss speech loss at 51. Sullivan fire at McCammon Hotel started by two kerosene explosions. one unidentified man perished. Indiana Lighting Company forms with $4.5 million capital to supply light heat and power to multiple Indiana and Ohio cities. offices at Lafayette.
Milk dealers announce a 10 cent per quart hike after November 1 due to the pure food law requiring a standard not achievable under traditional dairy practices. They urge adoption of modern feeding and cow care methods to meet the standard.
Citizens of Lanesville plan a joint stock company to establish a bank in the southern Indiana town. The community has recently built a water works system and shows a strong spirit of progress.
Fred A. Miller and E. B. Davis of Wabash College report the Wabash River bed from Bluffton to Vincennes is rapidly filling with waste material as forests along the banks are depleted. The findings come from a survey for the State Board of Forestry.
Michael Martrullo suffered a broken back when a railway rail was thrown across him. He remains alive and is expected to recover enough to leave danger behind though he will be without use of his lower limbs.
A farmer, Joseph Chizum, watching twenty two steers in a south Morocco pasture during a heavy rainstorm, saw the herd drop as if dead. Moments later the cattle revived, rising to their feet within seconds despite the lightning strike fear.
Leslie Brown of Heltonville, ex Sixth United States Artillery, seeks a patent for a new weapon he says is perfected. He claims a gun that shoots fourteen times without reloading and delivers 105 shots in 45 seconds. The device is a thirty-caliber pistol with a Krag-like bullet, higher velocity, and a one mile range.
Purdue University plans its most extensive state fair exhibit led by Prof. G I Christie. Demonstrations include spraying mixtures stock judging seed selection and practical butter making in the dairy division. A Purdue alumni reunion will be on Thursday September 10 with President Stone and Dean Skinner present.
For six weeks Muncie streets dried into dust as contractors sprinkle oil. Standard Oil refuses to buy crude from local wells selling to sprinklers, offering $1.57 a barrel while sellers get 99 cents. City officials protest. wells face losing all oil if they sell, or none if they refuse.
John W. Kern returns from Lincoln stating he secured Bryan's promise to give two or three speeches in Indiana besides the address at Kern notification exercises.
A strange black sea lion like animal appeared in the Wabash River's old swimming hole east of Peru. The boys moved to a quieter spot after the creature's arrival, drawing attention from local onlookers.
Southern Indiana farmers slow or halt field work as an unusually large number of bumble bees disrupts fall plowing efforts.
Miss Edna Ault of Anderson married her rescuer Clarence Myer at Winona Lake last week in a ceremony following her plunge from a boat a year earlier. The bride, 17, and groom, 20, began married life together after the life saving act.
Newton M. Wilson of Scottsburg sues Walter Galbraith editor and owner of the Weekly Democrat in the Circuit Court at Columbus over sensational charges aired at the Bartholomew County Council meeting held on March 1.
A fragmented note describes shoes that hurt before breaking in and then seeming to break out. The text hints at wear over weeks and eventual comfort or failure as the pair wears. No clear names, places, or dates are present.
The Indiana State Fair schedules week long evening performances in the livestock pavilion arena beginning 8 15 p m with seating for 10 000. Night events include prize horse and cattle parades fancy turnouts saddle horses high steppers jumpers and animals a new hippodrome with twenty thoroughbreds. Acrobats bears a trained pony the Heras family ten acrobats Madam Schuman and her animals the Bard brothers three Olivers on a high wire and Diavlo high dive. The Weber band from Cincinnati will perform with two vocal soloists. Morning admission covers the full exposition and the night shows.
Across the Wabash river from Knox and Sullivan counties a legendary rattlesnake called Big Jim is said to have entered Indiana. Farmers report the 10 foot long snake with a five inch girth plaguing Knox and Sullivan counties while other odd wildlife incidents appear around Warrick, Lawrence, and Kankakee river regions.
W D Wattles nominated for Congress at the Socialist convention in Muncie will lead a whirlwind campaign across the district. His 19 year old daughter Miss Alice, also a committed Socialist, will join to stump the district.
A playful note from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recalls a proposal made while Clementine and another couple enjoyed roller skating. Both parties claim wheels were involved in the moment.
Reports from Indianapolis and across Indiana show heavy rainfall last week will save most corn and fruit crops. Some areas saw corn damage severe enough to yield less than half the previous year’s average.
Dialogue shows Fitznoodle complaining about living costs of five thousand a year and Farmer Hardpan challenging the figure. The exchange ends with a judge’s implied involvement.
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