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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
2
A jarring remark about China hints at future conflict while referencing Standard Oil profits and a $29,240,000 fine. The piece also notes fashionable New York women with canes and suggests thugs in the city might react with alarm.
A Hungarian couple marks 100 years of marriage, highlighting a long union that endured through generations and reflects enduring commitment without a divorce. Their longevity illustrates resilience and family continuity across a century.
A Standard Oil official could not recall a loan of thirty one million dollars by the company. The remark plays on the common tendency for the other side to forget loans while the lender loses track.
Report claims Washington state produced 10 500 000 shingles in 1906 but notes not all were employed in building operations. The figure signals strong lumber sector activity while some supply may have remained unused.
E. H. Harriman declares no immediate danger of hard times and notes his coal position, insurance premiums paid, and financial security as he discusses national economic prospects.
A meteorite fell on the Russian town of Verkhnednieprovsk, a name unchanged by the disaster. Observers report no further damage or injuries and describe the event as a notable but isolated occurrence near the town.
A San Francisco professor argues there is an unseen element beyond the squeal influencing the Packers’ performance. The remark positions a broader debate about motivation and technique affecting the team’s outcomes.
Mark Twain confesses he lost $20000 by being let in on the ground floor of a good thing by kind friends. He says he ought not to complain and notes how many literary men would have that much to lose.
A Canadian scout reports he was surrounded by wolves but managed to scare them away by playing the bagpipes. The tale notes wolves are seldom frightened, yet the account is deemed credible by the writer.
A Langhorne girl may be wooed by Prince Francis of Teck and married. The Langhorne family avoids a financial crisis while Rev. Sheldon Leavitt criticizes “invisible agencies” influencing the insane, geniuses and inebriates. Standard Oil influence is cited as reducing free agency.
An Atlantic City man was ordered by the court to kiss his wife or face jail. He chose jail rather than comply, despite her warning she would call for help if his behavior continued.
A Chicago man was insulted on a street car and asked a stranger to hold his overcoat while he fought. After the clash he found both the coat and the man had disappeared, suggesting he was new to Chicago.
A fragile speaker laments cold energy spent keeping warm, claiming it would power a Central American presidency. The rebuttal argues a true patriot would prefer to be a lamp post in the United States than rule another nation.
The piece notes that wireless electrical communication has become a major commercial system in just twelve years, from early skepticism about ocean cables to wide adoption. It recalls historic cable costs, from about $5 per word to 25 cents, with expectations of further reductions.
A Chicago widower with four young children posted a window placard offering a wife and mother to his household. He stayed home to meet callers and hopes to find a suitable partner, potentially new mother for his family.
A man who formerly deserted the U S Army seeks to rejoin and have the record expunged. The War Department denied the request, insisting records reflect the deserter status unless proven facts justify change. The irrevocable decision stands to keep him marked as a deserter in military service.
Dona Concha and Mercedes slip through a drunken Auca camp as Charlakin presses for a forced marriage. Mercedes defuses danger with a claim of Gualichu and the matchi’s aid, leading them to a great chief’s toldo where they plan their next move amidst tribal fear and sorcery.
Don Torribio betrays Governor Valverde revealing himself as Nocobotha the Patagonian chief. In the ensuing dark fight the governor dies by self-inflicted gunshot after a desperate clash with the native force. Pedrito and Major Bloomfield observe the aftermath as the traitors flee to the Indian camp.
Dona Concha and Mercedes arrive at the toldo of Nocobotha the great chief and encounter Don Torribio. The pair exchange veiled questions about motives and love as Concha seeks to secure an interview and possible reconciliation amid looming marriage news.
A humorous exchange notes boarders drinking hot water three times daily as a supposed cure. The cook jokes the hot water is cheap and effective, while the keeper declines letting illness go untreated, even suggesting extra hot water in oxtail soup.
The remark describes a politician who claims backslapping is common before elections. He asserts that such behavior is typical and notes his own election in Chicago.
Charles Ross a Rushville motorman died after receiving 3200 volts of electricity. A deadly accident left him dead from the shock while at work.
A corn show is held in conjunction with the Indiana Grain Dealers meeting in Indianapolis this week, featuring displays and related activities.
Fred Asmus a paroled convict from the State prison died at his Furnessville area home by drinking carbolic acid. The death was ruled a suicide with no evidence of foul play found at the scene.
Wayne County records show 51 violent deaths in the past year including one murder and eleven personal crisis reports. The rise marks a record for the county with multiple incidents prompting public concern.
In Mt Vernon Mrs Elizabeth Bonnell wife of Squire Bonnell drank two ounces of carbolic acid in the presence of her husband and several children and died within an hour. Police report the death as a suicide arranged at home.
On a Newburg street scene Rev. Ernest Sweeton a Holiness minister was egged and clubbed following remarks labeling women who dance as questionable characters.
George H. Roseman aged 23 a Garrett machinist converted during the last hour of the closing year and married within the first hour of the new year.
Simeon Ross of Lawrenceburg finishes a quail eating contest at the Indiana House by eating thirty two birds in thirty two consecutive days on a fifty dollar wager.
The death rate in Indianapolis in 1907 was 13.93 per 1000 of population. This rate is low compared with other cities of similar size in the United States.
The Indiana Baptist Mission Board in Indianapolis apportioned seven thousand dollars among twenty Indiana churches in need of assistance. The funds were raised by Indiana Baptist churches to support weaker congregations.
Newton county now has three Democratic officials the highest number at any one time since its organization. The offices filled by Democrats are auditor treasurer and county superintendent. The Republicans hold a county majority of nearly 500 votes.
The Indiana Railroad Commission reports traction mileage in Indiana on January 1, 1907 totaling 1,538.93 miles. Thirty different companies operate traction lines across the state.
A jealous rival is now blamed for the Logansport murder after George Wildermuth's decapitated body was found along the Pennsylvania tracks near Crownpoint, replacing the earlier theory of an accidental death.
Playwright George Ade announces candidacy for delegate to the Republican National Convention from the Tenth Congressional District and backs Vice President Fairbanks for the nomination.
Rev. Harry B. Stevens pastor of Garrett Baptist Church and church clerk D B E Hirshberger deny claims that 200 revival converts were influenced by an offer of clothes from a local merchant. They say converts were made for faith not worldly rewards and that only symbolic imagery was used.
Antoni Cencelewski and Nickodem Wi tucki exchanged revolver fire at South Bend after a bluff wager. Cencelewski was killed instantly while Wi tucki is thought to be dying. The killing drew a crowd of about twenty witnesses.
Henry Harris was arrested and brought to Bedford charged with running a blind tiger in the top of a sycamore tree on the banks of the White River near Ft Ritner.
The New York Sun quotes a playful line about the Greeks entering Troy in a wooden horse. The caption mocks the idea of brains versus brawn and references a so called Roosevelt test for riding alive.
A brief humorous exchange captures Mrs Puttup-Witham and Miss Clancy debating a home price. The dialogue notes they can have the place but cannot pay more than 14 dollars, with the line about necessities and prices rising.
Mrs Chugwater asks Josiah about tainted money. Mr Chugwater defines tainted money as money kept in an old yarn sock. The Chicago Tribune quote frames the humorous exchange.
Relatives of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Means of Shelbyville uncover six thousand dollars tucked in three cans while moving household effects. The stash, concealed for years, was previously unknown to family members.
Lafayette ends years of open gambling with ten venues shut down by authorities. Officials vow the gambling will not resume in the town.
The longest traction line in operation in Indiana is the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company with 252 miles. Indiana Union Traction Company operates 313 miles and ranks second. Ft Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company is third at 148 miles. Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company runs 108 miles. Roads over 100 miles are listed. others range from 47 to 6 miles, except French Lick Road at 1.09 miles.
Deputy inspectors say state factories shuttered by recent stringency are reopening. Bolt Glass Works Muncie plans to hire 200 workers, Elwood Tinplate Works to bring back 900 of 1800, and Arcade File Works Anderson to resume this week with 500 workers.
The McNally Construction Company finished a 500000 dollar contract to cut and grade three miles of track on the St. Louis division of the Big Four railroad along Danville s south edge. The firm will move to Poughkeepsie New York to tunnel under the Hudson for the New York Central. Work straightens and doubles the right of way, removes two heavy grades and three curves, and a 90000 dollar triple arch cement bridge was built. About 800000 cubic yards of dirt were moved.
Fragmentary line hints at persistence after loss with a reference to Pittsburg and a daily routine. The snippet suggests a speaker questioning endurance and mentioning ponies as a metaphor for ongoing effort and grief.
At Reed's Station near Bedford Italian community leaders Phillip Rock and associates fear being targeted by Black Hand after Rock's store and goods were burned and thirteen Italians narrowly escaped fatal injury. A year earlier Rock killed an Italian in a self defense acquittal. Tensions rise as talk of Black Hand marks grows among quarry workers and locals.
The trial this week in Huntingburg involves Charles Behrens and J Herman Heitman former cashier and assistant cashier of the defunct People's State Bank of Huntingburg. A shortage between 45000 and 70000 dollars is alleged.
The Board of Public Safety in South Bend has appointed ten extra policemen and plans to add five more to curb the recent crime wave.
A Cleveland woman entered a downtown bookstore asking for The Unseen Singers. The clerk, after a pause, smiled and handed her The Choir Invisible signaling a playful mistaken title moment in a Plain Dealer note.
A fleeting dialogue reveals memory gaps as John faces a blunt question about last night. He concedes uncertainty, framing his answer as a blunt admission rather than a clever excuse.
A fable dialogue notes a fox asking why the wolf looks gaunt and the wolf replying that his line of work forces him to stay away from doors until nothing remains in the house to eat. The Catholic Standard framing suggests a cautionary moral about predatory rumor and hunger.
A humorous dialogue contrasts advances like wireless telegraphy and smokeless powder with a quip about smokeless cigars. Mrs. Fidgety notes men neglect to push such inventions while others acknowledge rapid progress in technology.
New York Special reports Harry Thaw’s second trial for the Stanford White murder will mirror the first, with jury selection underway. Defense contends insanity, Ida Cimonton to testify, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s story again featured, Evelyn Thaw’s improved health noted, Delmas replaced by Littleton, and cost in the hundreds of thousands.
Washington Special reports that former Senator Henry Gassaway Davis of West Virginia will marry Miss Maude Ashford. Friends say the engagement is true and a Palm Beach honeymoon is planned with a $1,000,000 settlement to waive dower rights.
John D. Rockefeller donated 2,191,000 to the University of Chicago as a New Year's gift. The Standard Oil magnate’s philanthropy brings his giving to 23,809,661.98, marking a historic accumulation for the institution.
American embassy schedules banquet on January 14 and garden party on January 16 to honor officers of the battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Evans arriving around January 11 in Rio de Janeiro.
Washington Special reports the Indiana commission appointed by Governor Hanly to place General Lew Wallace’s statue in the capitol’s statuary hall. The panel splits over bronze or marble, with a majority favoring bronze.
The Lancet correspondent reports Ottoman longevity in the press with tests backing age records. Hadji Raif of Keni Baghtche is said to be 124 and served at the Paucaldi military school book bindery for eighty years. his father allegedly died at 142.
Rumors of marital trouble between the Countess of Yarmouth sister of Harry K Thaw and the spendthrift earl she wed in Pittsburg years ago culminate in an official divorce suit filing.
Mack Clifford Smith aged 19 of Covington Ind killed himself with carbolic acid, his second attempt in four weeks. The cause cited is disappointment in love.
In Kent Connecticut Herald Marks aged 13 plunged through ice while skating. His legs showed above the hole as friends failed to haul him out. A passerby finally freed him and authorities noted a six pound fish gripping his nose impeded his attempts to escape.
Georgetown Kentucky special report shows the Caleb Powers jury failing to reach a verdict after more than twenty four hours of deliberation. The case centers on Caleb Powers. Local courthouse observers noted no immediate decision.
In Boise a jury found George A. Pettibone not guilty of murdering ex Governor Steunenberg with a bomb. Pettibone, an officer of the Western Federation of Miners, appeared despite ill health as the trial concluded with no closing argument. William Haywood was acquitted earlier.
London launches an anti rat crusade led by Lord Avebury Sir Lander Brunton Dr Crichton Browne and Sir Henry Johnson. They claim rats cause 50 000 000 pounds in property damage annually in England and pose further hygienic dangers.
New York report says Hudson Maxim and his son unveil a motorite driven torpedo with speeds above one mile per minute, a semi submarine torpedo boat at about 60 mph, and a power unit to propel vessels rocket-like from sea. The inventions aim to give the United States a formidable naval tech lead.
From Tulsa special: Ke-Wah-Ho-Tsa-Ah-Lo, the Osage tribe's largest man, dies after dancing all one night at an Osage festivity. A full blood elder, he was among the few veterans from the Osage Kansas war about fifty years ago.
Indianapolis special reports that Indiana Governor Hanly declared martial law in Muncie and nearby areas last Saturday due to a street car strike. State records show no similar proclamations in recent years and former state executives do not recall such action. Cars are again running normally.
In Columbus Indiana the jury found David Fox of Smithville and Jacob Kirk of Kirkville Monroe county guilty of whitecapping William Thomas Vanest a South Bethany blacksmith on the night of June 22 after a trial lasting about nineteen and a half hours.
Richmond Indiana and nearby towns in Indiana and Ohio will be investigated for berths in the reorganized Indiana Ohio Baseball League. Investigations run this week with a reorganization meeting set for January 20 in Richmond. Ohio towns Hamilton Piqua Lima Van Wert and Indiana towns Muncie Bluffton Anderson Kokomo Marion Frankfort Decatur Huntington visit list.
Abe Hummel who is serving on Blackwell's Island has recovered enough health to travel to New York and testify in the Thaw case. He will rebut Anthony Comstock whose testimony is expected for Thaw.
Special report from Brookhaven Mississippi describes the first lynching of 1908. A mob took a Black man from police and shot him dead. The suspect had allegedly killed a policeman in Oakvale Mississippi.
The head of the provincial gendarmerie Col. Bobroff was assassinated in Samara as he passed through a crowded street. An unknown assailant fired the fatal shot, with no immediate clues about the attacker.
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