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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
6
Commentary notes suffragists claim a long road to rights. It contrasts Japanese baseball fans with a shift in sentiment. A wealthy man marrying a stenographer draws no sympathy from wealth haters. An American is asked to aid a Chinese mint, to help coin metal money.
The report notes Ena Goldman stating she follows Satan at times and appears to be stepping on his heels in public moments. The text reflects reaction to her controversial stance and its social implications.
Mrs Howard Gould claims her husband cut her annual allowance to 60000 dollars, describing the action as cruelty and a bid to starve her. The report notes the allegation and public reaction.
A Philadelphia case describes a domestic stealing jewelry worth 5000 dollars in view of her mistress, highlighting a stark contrast between her upbringing and her criminal act. The report frames the event as a moral judgment on class and service.
Wright aeroplanes will soon be on the market at four thousand dollars each. The new price signals that high flying remains an expensive pursuit for buyers and investors alike.
Some Switzerland hotelkeepers allegedly dislike the Baedeker guidebook ratings and are in open conflict with the stars of praise. The item notes a dispute between lodging hosts and the famed travel guide over recommendations.
One New York newspaper reports that Mr. Roosevelt will receive a 30000 dollar yearly salary as assistant editor of the Outlook. The line adds a wry note that this isn’t such a bad outlook.
A prominent Ohio chewing gum magnate faces divorce proceedings as the action targets a marriage breakdown. The suit highlights a high profile case in which property and personal disputes are in focus.
English readers dismiss Chicago’s snake nuisance as mere Yankee boasting, comparing it unfavorably to London’s efforts and downplaying its significance.
Professor Zuebin argues Americans favor exclusive living over common life though car owners may disagree with that claim.
Mr Edison may be taking a physical rest yet he imagines a rapid journey to the North Pole in forty minutes, asserting his inventive claim.
A Los Angeles wedding drew a startling scene when the groom was kissed by four hundred bridesmaids and guests, creating a memorable moment that amused attendees and sparked chatter.
A man described as a brother of the King of Kurdistan has filed for naturalization in this country. The report highlights the unusual status of being related to Kurdish royalty as a potential complicating factor in the process.
Newsrooms hailed a new brake invention by the Kaiser, triggering widespread chatter as publishers noted the punny timing and potential impact on transport. The quip about Kaiser “making breaks” spread across papers in a lighthearted, period-appropriate tone.
President Roosevelt states he will not kill more than two elephants during his African hunting expedition. He adds that frightening others to death, if it occurs, would not be his responsibility.
A spirited forecast imagines Editor Roosevelt and Marie Henry Watterson firing verbal volleys to bridge the gap between their editorial sanctums.
Russians English and Germans resent Emperor William for his declaration of friendship with Great Britain. The mood is blunt as his efforts to please all sides appear doomed.
Dr Cook reports the party is well and the dogs thrive in the north pole search. He notes abundant dogs easing hardship after long stretches of canned rations described as a steady diet.
During the fleet visit to Japan thousands of sailors enjoyed shore liberty and behaved well. When Admiral Sperry departed there was not a single deserter among the crew.
Dr. Napoleon Boston of Washington asserts kissing spreads disease more than flies. He questions how many young ladies remain healthy until marriage if the claim holds true.
The Wyoming couple run on opposite tickets for the same office illustrating the ideas on woman suffrage. The race may cause heartburn but whichever wins, the salary goes to the family.
The Merchants Association of Indianapolis proposes a legislative platform to standardize county township and city accounts, centralize supervision in the State Auditor's office, and overhaul auditing, bonding, salaries, and procurement. It calls for state examinations of local offices, strict settlements, and prohibition of public officer profiteering.
The article argues for executive authority to order special investigations and prosecutions when local grand jury or prosecutor failures obstruct crime prosecution. It notes that five of six jurors can indictment and two can block, justifying state appeal to the governor who could appoint counsel and report findings to the legislature to curb abuse and ensure accountability.
A large artisan, described as a regular Hercules, is brought before a magistrate for assault. It is his first court appearance. The judge asks if he has hired a defender and the prisoner replies with a defiant, humorous remark about facing six men himself.
An item from Harper's Weekly presents Mrs Flynn finding companionship in faith when alone. The quip notes a house full of company in solitude.
A reflective note from the Chicago Record-Herald laments how people repeat mistakes, citing that clever individuals suffer when their letters are not destroyed, implying caution in preserving or sharing private writings.
A Plain Dealer mock notes that Biffins shows kindness to everyone while claiming he is running for office. The exchange frames his public persona as generous yet political.
Dialogue frames a humorous conflict as Singleton teases Wedderly about marriage. Wedderly declares the union a failure, claiming he married an heiress and her father failed the next day in a quip-filled exchange from the Detroit Tribune.
A nurse informs a professor that the expected baby is a boy. The professor, distracted, suggests asking the infant what he wants. This scene appears in the Boston Transcript.
A note from a New York Life collector notes a family scene at home with a humorous exchange about bills. Jimmie and Tommie are referenced in a light domestic vignette as a man comes to collect. The item reads like a brief social column fragment.
Quip notes a man who stayed home as his wife suffers from a suffragetting incident aboard a moving train. The line frames a comic view of domestic life and political style in the era.
A fragment cites Cobwigger accusing Freddie of tainting funds. The dialogue references money contributions to an opposing campaign fund as the source of the controversy. Source tone mimics a political skirmish waged in a newspaper frame.
Norwegian cattle are fed with powdered whale meat to aid fattening. The practice reflects dietary substitutions in livestock feeding, highlighting welfare and sourcing considerations within agricultural methods.
The Brazilian island of Ferdinand de Noronha is restricted to convicts and bans women from entering the settlement. Authorities maintain the island as a penal colony with no female access.
In a Kansas City Journal riff the phrase Pandora's box of trouble is described as a bandbox, signaling a sharp, wry critique of a complex problem. The exchange underscores how a small object can symbolize vast, unintended consequences.
A Chicago News summary notes a strenuous game with Harker remarking that the football train returned home in sections and that some players came with it.
A terse verse from Kansas City Journal notes a character who dreads delaying any task except meeting a creditor, illustrating a stubborn trait through witty phrasing.
The ancient Romans began meals with lettuce and also ate it shortly before retiring for sleep, using it as a soporific.
The earliest known coin, dating to around 700 B C, is a Baby Ionian state electrum piece weighing 166 grains. It represents the dawn of coinage in ancient Greece and reflects early monetary technology and trade practices.
The report notes holly grows in multiple northern European countries as well as in Canada and the United States, highlighting its widespread presence across these regions.
Newburg Indiana votes to keep saloons out and adopts dry status after the last license expired. In Goshen area quail and pheasants will be released from a southern Indiana game preserve into surrounding woods. Shoals residents report a panther sighting becoming a regional tradition.
Philander W. Oliver of Logansport drank carbolic acid following a romance rejection by Etta Gleason and was found dead in his bed by the landlady.
Earl Garl, a fireman for Elkhart, fell headlong through a hole at a sliding pole while answering an alarm. He sustained injuries that led to his death.
Prolonged drought lowers Milan area lake to near dry. Thousands of fish die daily as water recedes and the exposed shoreline reveals fish crowds.
Fairmount likely set a national health record for November with a population around 4,000 reporting zero deaths within corporate limits during the month. Officials note the remarkable low mortality as a standout statistic for the town.
Evangelist Stoner wrapped a lengthy revival at the Reformed church in Bluffton with the conversion of a drunken audience member. The man walked to the altar and remained there until after midnight, eventually becoming sober through prayer.
Farmers in Blackford county consult with State Game Commissioner T. Sweeney about creating a 4000 acre game preserve. The plan calls for the state to furnish the game and land owners to act as its protectors.
Abram Pletcher, a Goshen area farmer, was attacked in his barn yard after stepping into his yard in a red shirt. His dog intervened, grabbing the bull by the nose and saving Pletcher from serious harm.
Harlan T. Marshall of Indianapolis hanged himself at his home during a meal preparation period while his wife and two children were away. He used a rope tied to the stair banister and adjusted it around his neck before the act.
The Rev. Father Biegel of St. Joseph's in Elwood warned parishioners that any Catholic merchant who allows burlesque promoters to hang posters in their windows will be refused the holy sacraments of the church.
Cambridge City resident Miss Shiloh Van Meter escaped serious injury when a hair rat in her hair allegedly broke her fall while descending stairs. Physicians agree the rat prevented a skull fracture and possible death.
From the ninety two county poor asylums in the State the Board of State Charities has chosen thirteen for special commendation for their condition. The counties named are St Joseph Porter Marshall Adams Madison Parke Henry Kosciusko Benton Orange Clark Dubois and Posey.
Henry Bruns and Henry Bullock, famed local hunters, set a record by harvesting 240 rabbits in one day without moving from a single spot. Bruns alone fired twelve rabbits in one stretch, and by sundown their haul filled a large wagon.
Sheriff Westfall of Vincennes pursued Charles E. Berry an alleged forger for eight blocks and fired three times in an attempt to cripple him. Berry, a Harrison township farmer, dodged through crowds of schoolchildren and broke free at the courthouse door.
Carmel Harger, 15, of Evansville eloped after choosing a dance over marriage. With court consent given to wed, she left home to stay with a neighbor and married the next day.
The Mitchell cement industry grows as two mills run constantly and cannot meet demand. The same company plans to construct a third plant larger than the existing two combined, signaling a major expansion in the region.
After sleeping exactly seven days Peter Snyder a farmer near Logansport died. A week earlier he worked husking corn all day and retired early. He did not wake at his usual time and his wife could not rouse him. Physicians were puzzled by the case.
Judge Plummer of the Wabash circuit Court ruled Indiana’s new county local option law constitutional and an election could be ordered prior to an appropriation. The decision dissolves a restraining order against county commissioners. The election, set for December 29 in Wabash, will be the first in Indiana.
The Southern Indiana Tobacco Growers' Association sold 3,000,000 pounds to P. McClary at Boonville last week. Prices ranged from 3 to 14 cents per hundred with three grades. The sale, the largest by one firm in southern Indiana, will put about $225,000 in growers’ hands and save money for growers.
Governor Hanly issues an unconditional pardon to Joseph Hacock who was sentenced in Tippecanoe county on January 24, 1906 for conspiracy to blackmail. He received a two to fourteen year term and was paroled last February before moving to Texas to engage in business.
Leonard Orr died in a Terre Haute hospital after a neighbor John Wilson struck him with a shovel at Shelburn during a well dispute. His brother Joseph Orr was murdered two years earlier by Nick Carter in a saloon quarrel over a beer. Sister Flora Orr, once voted Indiana's most beautiful woman, died suddenly on the eve of her marriage.
Liquor groups in Indiana plan to block local option votes by injunction. In Whitley County they obtained a temporary restraining order stopping the commissioners from calling a local option election before February 4, the date of a final hearing on a permanent injunction.
More than 100 factory owners favor moving plants to Muncie if supported. The Muncie Industrial Association has 125000 dollars to lure new factories but has yet to locate any in town. The plan seeks to raise the fund to 150000 or possibly 200000 dollars to aid new ventures.
John Skelly and Roy Grigsby both eighteen staged a pistol duel at ten paces to determine who is the better marksman not to kill. Fourteen shots fired in seconds left onlookers surprised as both youths remained unharmed with smoking revolvers and sheepish grins.
Miss Mande Little, 60, of near Pierceton Kosciusko County Indiana, rejects home delivery preferring a box in Pierceton general delivery. She collects mail only semiannually twice yearly, taking 28 copies of a Warsaw newspaper and other items while first class mail is held ten days and returned to the writer during visits.
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