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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
2
The paper notes the match trust cleared $500 000 last year and mentions the wheat crop threat by the green bug tox optera granium. It jokes about long cigar relighting and urges readers to try a graphophone at home while remarking that money in the stock market column sounds like a misprint.
Tom Lawson claims a windfall of 2,500,090 dollars from not purchasing a copper mine. The piece notes the habit of avoiding copper mine investments daily yields no gains.
A Boston newspaper quips on intellectual superiority with a playful headline about trimming knowledge. The item mocks the idea that clever phrasing proves wit and learning. It reflects local media humor and competitive spirit in Boston.
A spiritualist medium declares Mars is furious as her messages from Earth are neglected. She asserts business on Mars suffers while she seeks quarrels with neighboring planets.
A Western doctor notes that after turning 100 a person may grow a new crop of hair. He adds that a man who goes bald at 40 would not care for regrowth after 69 years.
In a plain statement, the text notes that advancing telegraph charges apply equally to both positive and negative news. The author highlights the grim irony that a stock slump report and a rich uncle’s death will incur identical costs for the sender.
A young man who beat his mother to death with a stick of stove wood is believed to be insane. The case notes a violent brain storm and muscular outburst, and references his finances for costly alienists.
Rumor that the Vaparaiso earthquake destroyed Juan Fernandez Island near Robinson Crusoe has been formally denied by the secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. The official statement refutes the sensational claim spreading through English speaking regions.
A published photograph shows King Edward at a modern desk with a telephone stand nearby. A striking image features Cardinal Berry de Val, Papal Secretary of State, seated at a desk with an American typewriter.
Leading Chicago businessmen petition to extend the Chicago to New York train time from eighteen to twenty hours. They favor safety and reasonable speed over maximum speed and danger, a request railroads can accommodate.
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard Harriman struggle to account for large sums in his transactions. He suggested that figures in the hundreds of millions could be overlooked by a man of his genius, noting that remembering small details is difficult.
In a lecture, the speaker argues the rich are not insane but irrational and notes that envy and ambition drive those with modest means to pursue wealth. He contends attempts to rapidly turn thousands into millions can lead to prison or the lunatic asylum.
High speed trains are described as vast testing machines that reveal weak points in track systems. They push safety and comfort improvements but are costly in fuel, equipment, track maintenance, and train tonnage capacity.
Isaac Anderson aged ninety one who was born on Indiana’s admission day April 19 1816 dies at his New Harmony home. Thomas Sherman Fortville hoop works employee dies instantly when struck by flying timber while cleaning rubbish from a large saw. The Evansville Terre Haute railroad station contract awarded 95000 dollars. Henry County Council allocates 2500 to resume tax ferret work after Supreme Court banned percentage pay.
Orchards across Indiana saw blossoms fall from trees that previously bloomed heavily. As a result the expected crops of apples pears and cherries are likely to be nearly a total failure this year.
Henry Handwick of Terre Haute who inherited $15,000 and faced a breach of promise suit from Alice Muench was married last week to Madaline Jenks. The case and marriage connect local affairs and notable figures in a single report.
Warrants issued for arrest of managers of Wabash vaudeville theaters for Sunday performances. This marks the second attempt to stage Sunday shows, with the Ministerial Association closing the venues.
Homer Watson, operator of a bucket shop in Terre Haute, disappeared leaving a note to his bride of six months claiming a loss of $2000. It is alleged he had misappropriated the money, taking $2000 owed to customers.
Within a year the J Woolley Coal Company of Boonville will operate one of the largest coal producing mines in southern Indiana. Three mines are being opened near Dagonia Springs and when active will employ five hundred men.
The Anti-Saloon League of St Joseph County says it has won the battle against saloons in Walkerton and the Seventh Ward of South Bend. A blanket remonstrance signed by a majority of local voters confirms the victory claim.
Mrs. Frank Croxton, 43, wife of a section foreman on the Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley traction line near Roanoke, gave birth to three daughters and a son. The four children weighed a combined eleven and one half pounds. two daughters have since died.
The Young Women's Business Club plans to establish and run a $10,000 temperance cafe in Indianapolis. The club formed at a gathering of about 200 young working women in the Claypool Hotel palm room.
The Peru Mercantile Company plans to offer stock and run the business on a cooperative basis. Edgar Watson, manager and third owner, believes the move will effectively challenge mail order competition in Miami County.
An old bayonet fitting muskets was unearthed during a Marion sewer excavation. It is thought to have belonged to an Indian fighter in General William Henry Harrison's division, father of President Benjamin Harrison. Harrison battled Miami Indians near Marion along the Mississinewa River.
The Rush Oil Company formed three years ago by Connersville and Rush County residents will quit business. It spent $48,000 on leases in Huntington County. Oil price fell from 1.35 to about zero, making carrying costs exceed receipts.
In Sullivan county the anti saloon campaign succeeds as twenty eight licensed saloons are eliminated. Eight of these were located in Sullivan town. The long effort marks one of the hardest fought campaigns in local liquor licensing history.
Adjustment of street car company affairs in Evansville leaves all cars running on schedule and employees apparently satisfied with the changes.
The Commercial Club of Anderson secures a contract with J. K. McGill & Son to raise a 200000 factory fund. The amount will be collected through a 6 percent assessment on city real estate, paid in three annual installments.
Miss Stella Conway aged fifteen was struck by a bolt of lightning while visiting her sister near Blountsville. She stood in a doorway with a steel knife in hand when the shock rendered her unconscious and unable to speak for several hours.
Ira Wilkinson of Wallace found a tortoise bearing the initials A W and the date 1872 on its shell while mushroom hunting. The creature was located within a half mile of the spot where his father had carved the letters thirty five years earlier, tying the discovery to a family marker.
Boston Rink a wealthy farmer near Goshen sues George Fravey for 5000 alleging criminal conversations and poisoning Mrs. Rink against her husband claiming his home was invaded and domestic happiness destroyed.
Theodore Harvey of Michigan City obtained a Milwaukee license to wed Mrs Sophia Harvey. He is a farmer valued over $100000. The couple, who were divorced in Michigan City on December 6 1906, faced sensational cruelty accusations and a $10000 alimony claim in Mrs Harvey suit.
Army worms devastate 130 acres of meadow on Good Goodrich farm in the White River bottoms and millions invade adjacent wheat fields. Panic spreads among farmers as they dig ditches and plan to flood grounds to stop the infestation.
Coroner Smith and police probe a possible homicide after a year old girl's body is found in the Ohio river at Aurora with a skull mark. The infant appeared dead a day. It is noted nine babies were recovered from the Ohio river at Aurora in the past year.
Oliver Ong, seven years superintendent of Rushville’s water and light plant, is pressed by the Mayor and City Council to resign for alleged mismanagement. Ong refuses, saying resignation would confess guilt. Backers fear move aims to abolish the municipal plant, while sentiment is deeply divided.
State Game Commission officers, with thirty deputy wardens, patrol streams and woods across the southern region to enforce fish and game laws. They report seizing over 150 unlawful fishnets and more than eighty convictions to date. Also, Andrew Shields lies near death after his son Clint struck him on the head with a hammer during a farm shop incident. Clint was arrested.
A Sunday school lesson links the Passover to the Lord's Supper, presenting three relations safety, memory, and prophecy. It notes the blood on doorposts spared Israel, then reflects on communion as a divine fellowship and reminder of Christ's atonement. References ask about symbolism and Prophesy in Exodus and Deuteronomy.
A well known comedian greets actor in Herald Square and suggests visiting the Hotel Astor to listen to a newly rich person eat soup. Harper's Weekly reports a brief scene with casual banter and a courtroom line where a prisoner asks the court to consider the youthfulness of his attorney before sentencing.
J. W. Browning of Ogden Utah recalls kidney illness from 1848 era to 1870s decline. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief and says he remains well at age 75. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also mentions Red Cross Ball Blue use and special trains for conventions and tours managed from Chicago.
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