Mooreville Times Publisher Names Hs Sagh
The Mooreville Times announces Hs Sagh as publisher and notes contact details for the Mooresville newsroom. The brief item confirms leadership change at the paper.
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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
2
Safer to Kill Than Smoke in Public States Says Record
A stray, opinionated set of sentences notes that in some states it may be safer to kill than smoke publicly. It references Mohammed Reshad Effendi as potentially deceptive, and cites a distant wireless police call from a vessel 650 miles offshore needing five cops to answer.
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Union
Fiy-Cops
If the people cannot get bread let them eat veal loaf
A satirical quip attributed to Marie Antoinette reframes bread scarcity with a ruling class mockery. The line contrasts royal luxury with common hardship, inviting critique of inequity and public hunger through ironic wit.
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Marie Antoinette
Conversation Is A Lost Art Says New York Essayist
A New York essayist laments that conversation has faded into common talk and dull exchanges, arguing modern discourse lacks nuance and thoughtful reflection. The remark frames a broader critique of contemporary communication culture.
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New York
Energetic man unsettles lazy critics in public stance
An energetic man stirs discomfort among lazy critics, a dynamic that often fuels their harsh commentary. The scene highlights tension between active individuals and passive observers in public discourse.
Old Fashioned Apple Butter Pie Recalled for Dough Garters
A nostalgic inquiry recalls the old fashioned open faced apple butter pie that historically wore dough garters. The item evokes memories of regional cooking and pastry craft tied to bygone kitchen humor and dessert style.
Shuddering At Shredded Wheat Menu
Patten reaches a stage of aversion to shredded wheat biscuits on the restaurant bill. The note describes his negative reaction to the familiar breakfast item.
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Patten
Weston’s Long Walk Prompts 20 Year Retrospective
Twenty years hence observers may wonder if Edward Payson Weston is still walking. The remark hints at his famed endurance journey and its lasting legacy in travel feats.
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Edward Payson Weston
New York Waiters Debating Tip Refusal
New York waiters consider boycotting tips and taking what a man has with him as a protest against service norms. The idea circulates in dining circles and raises questions about tipping culture.
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New York
Chickens May Come Home to Roost Visit
A quirky aphorism notes chickens may roost but would be despicable if they lay eggs during a visit. The line plays on expectations of poultry behavior with a humorous moral twist.
Boston Woman Embraced 23 Religions, Practice Unknown
A Boston woman is described as having embraced 23 different religions with unclear conclusion on how many she actually practiced. The statement notes uncertainty about her active devotion among the faiths.
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Boston
Horned Horse Poster and Gun Talk in Old Posters
The reader questions if the gun depicted is the same creature shown as the horned horse in vintage circus and menagerie posters. The remark ties historical imagery to object symbolism in arcade or fairground displays.
Roosevelts 421 Messages Questioned By Taft Record
Question about the seven year tally of Roosevelt messages and whether Taft will allow it as the official record. The dispute centers on presidential output and historical accounting of communications.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago minister acquitted of lying guilty on lack of restraint
A Chicago minister was acquitted of lying but found guilty of lack of restraint, with the report noting a return to lengthy, ornate phrasing in the style.
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Chicago
Manhunt in Sulu Recalled Over Sultan Lineage
A terse note recalls a past incident during a manhunt in Sulu and mentions George Ade bringing in a figure related to the Sultan years ago. The fragment hints at historical figures and colonial ties without detailing a current pursuit.
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Sulu
George Ade
Carrie Nation Buys Farm Plans Poultry Pigs Pigeons
Mrs. Carrie Nation has purchased a farm and will raise poultry pigs pigeons and peas a shift from Aunt Carrie’s previous crops and livestock.
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Carrie Nation
Carrie
Missed chance at marriage echoes in town tale
A jilted girl in a New York town is portrayed as missing out on a happy marriage after a young man deserts her. The piece reflects on human folly as people debate a costly signaling device used to communicate with “highly cultured inhabitants” of the planet who may refuse to speak without introductions.
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New York
Earth
Speculators Return to Grain and Stock Trading
The article notes that ongoing speculative profits in grain and stock attract punters who have previously lost money and now seek to recover losses by reentering the market. It highlights the gambler mindset and the lure of quick gains despite prior defeats.
Devonian Shark Size Sparks Compare to Modern Loan Shark
Scientists at the Museum of Natural History assemble a 60 foot Devonian shark from fossil teeth. The unusually large ancient predator draws bemused comparisons with today’s notoriety of loan sharks.
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Museum of Natural History
Religious Editor Attacks Women’s Big Hats in Church Debate
A religious editor declares women’s large hats criminal, claiming they provoke profanity and lower church attendance. He contends hats express a feminine right to fashion while masculinity pushes moral discomfort and social scrutiny.
Pasadena Birthday Party Distributes Million Dollar Inheritance
A Pasadena celebration for an eighteen year old became a means to dispense a $2,000,000 estate. The mother had died years earlier, and the will set the fortune to be shared when the heir came of age. Guests at the party received their shares as part of the unusual event.
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Pasadena
Cal
Mexico's surprising gold finds in Oaxaca placer fields
Mexico, long noted for silver and modest gold output, may boost world supply as richer placer gold fields are uncovered in Oaxaca. The deposits cover about 22,000 acres and could significantly raise the nation's contribution to gold production.
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Mexico
United States
Oaxaca
Love and Loss in the Leigh Household
Letty Leigh endures ruin after her father Mr Leigh loses fortune to Ernest Devereux. Ernest professes lasting, but Letty refuses to marry lest she burden him. Dr Lennard returns to Fenmore, reviving old feelings as Letty confronts new poverty and deep sorrow.
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Letty
Mr. Leigh
Ernest Devereux
Fenmore
Ernest
Paul Lennard
Dr. Lennard
Pauline
Chapter VII Ernest Devereux Leaves Quickly
The narrative notes that Ernest Devereux did not remain long, signaling a swift departure or abrupt interruption in Chapter VII. His absence sets a tone of unsettled action and forthcoming developments in the plot.
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Ernest Devereux
Tapestry and Velours Backing Quality Guide
The text advises inspecting backing to judge tapestry or velour quality. It warns that loose cotton weave indicates quick wear, while good tapestry has a smooth, well finished backing and cheap varieties are poorly backed.
Fire Causes Major Loss in Etna Green Business District
Etna Green endures a 40000 dollar fire in the business section with partial insurance coverage. Storm damage reaches 50000 dollars and a Hendricks County tornado causes farm losses up to 50000 dollars. A Lafayette man, Harry Rundy, 10, witnesses his father drown after a jump from Main Street bridge. Roann physician Dr. George E. Snearly is cleared of wife murder charges as autopsy shows natural death from diseased organs rather than poison.
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Harry Rundy
Lafayette
Main Street
Wabash River
Papa
George E. Snearly
Roann
Lamphere Near End in Michigan City Prison
Ray Lamphere, a key suspect in the Gunness case, is reported to be dying in Michigan City prison authorities confirm his deteriorating condition as the case lingers through appeals and legal battles.
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Ray Lamphere
Gunness
Michigan City
Indianapolis to Launch Clean Politics Prohibition Paper
New Indianapolis weekly national paper named Clean Politics will serve as a Prohibition party organ. The venture aims to promote temperance ideals and advance the party platform through editorial and political content.
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Indianapolis
Prohibition Party
Lightning bolt nearly kills Burnsville infant
A bolt of lightning struck near the infant daughter of Frank Barbour in Burnsville, though the child survived. The incident occurred under clear sunny skies with no clouds visible at the time.
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Frank Barbour
Burnsville
Sand Pit Tragedy Claims 12-Year-Old Herbert Seliom
A landslide at a sand pit near Elkhart buries Herbert Seliom, age 12, taking his life. Authorities investigate the accident and relief services respond to the scene.
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Herbert Seliom
Elkhart
New Cure for Nervousness Hangs Self in Barn
George Zimmerman aged 67 hanged himself in his barn near Harlan due to nervousness. His son discovered the body.
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George Zimmerman
Harlan
Kegley Sues Over Creamery Libel Charge
James L. Kegley manager of the North Madison Creamery sues Rev. Lewis C. Hopper for $10,000 libel claiming a letter accusing him of shortweighing in buying cream.
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James L. Kegley
North Madison
Lewis C. Hopper
Kegley
Boy Harry Hathaway fatally struck by mule kick
In Evansville a 10 year old, Harry Hathaway, was kicked in the head by a stray mule during a ball game on the commons. Doctors say the skull is crushed and there is no hope for recovery.
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Evansville Commons
Harry Hathaway
May Cook Sentenced Five Years for Blackmail in Terre Haute Case
May Cook of Terre Haute received a five year prison term after blackmailing picture agent Deiter for fifty cents. Her brother, who played the injured husband, was sent to Paris authorities who seek robbery charges. Deiter says the woman lured him into the house to order a picture then sat on the lap of the actor playing the husband. The husband demanded 25 dollars but accepted only 50 cents, the agent reports.
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May Cook
Terre Haute
Paris
Ill
Deitler
Deiter
Bishop appoints review panel for heresy in Indianapolis
Right Reverend Francis Silas Chatard bishop of Indianapolis, acting on a papal order, names a committee of clergymen to watch for heresy. The censor will review sermons and books, with clergy and lay writers needing the imprimatur before religious works. The Council of Vigilance will aid in preventing error.
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Francis Silas Chatard
Indianapolis
Pius X
Council of Vigilance
Minister Named in Alienation Suit Seeks Damages
Elmer E. Small of Duff files suit against Rev. Louis Fleener of Tennyson alleging the minister alienated his wife. Small seeks 10000 dollars in damages.
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Elmer E. Small
Duff
Louis Fleener
Tennyson
Small
The 6 O'clock Whistle Saves Girl at Erie Plant
A 16 year old girl Frieda Sielart narrowly escaped fatal injury at the Erie cold storage plant in Hammond. She tripped on a hidden car-pulling cable near a wheel and was dragged toward the moving machinery before the whistle halted the wheel and stopped the danger.
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Erie
Hammond
Frieda Sielart
Indiana University Law School Class Graduates at Bloomington
At the commencement in the men's gymnasium Bloomington thirty four graduates of Indiana University School of Law received degrees and were admitted to the Indiana bar.
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Bloomington
Indiana University School of Law
Bar of
Indiana
McCoy Term Complete as Embezzlement Convict Released
Thomas J. McCoy has been released from Indiana State Prison after completing the maximum term. The former prominent Republican politician was convicted of embezzlement tied to a bank failure in Rensselaer.
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Thomas J. McCoy
Indiana State
Rendsalaer
Kidnapping Tale Draws Attention in Columbus
William McGreg or arrived from Texas seeking police help in locating his parents claiming he was kidnapped at age five. He presented as 18 year old and said a Pennsylvania woman recently wrote him confirming the abduction while his parents then lived in Columbus, Indiana.
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Willie Whitla
Columbus
William McGregor
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ind
Elberfeld High School Holds Commencement at Heldt's Hall
Elberfeld high school chose Heldt's Hall for commencement after church refusals. Pastors condemned paid entertainments in churches, deeming them sacrilegious and preferring alternatives.
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Elberfeld
Heldt’s Hall
No County Option Election Planned This Summer
E S Shumaker superintendent of the Anti Saloon League of the State announces no action this summer to call a county option election in Marion County. He says at this time it does not seem advisable to attempt to vote Indianapolis dry.
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E. S. Shumaker
Anti- Saloon League of
Marion County
Shumaker
Indianapolis
Father and Son in Bloody Fight at Anderson Home
William J. Adams a laborer and his son William fought at their Anderson residence. The son slashed his father injuring one eye, the father threw him out. The son damaged windows with his fists severing two arteries and may die from blood loss.
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William J. Adams
William
Anderson
Adams
Young Adams
Jersey Bull Brings $11 000 At Rushville Sale
Derry's Golden Jolly a high class Jersey bull sold for 11000 at Rushville in the Jersey Isle Stock Farm annual sale. The animal went to the Sheffield Farm owner of Glendale Ohio. It marked the highest price paid for a bull west of the Alleghenies. a $12000 bull had been sold in the East years earlier.
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Jersey
Derry
Rushville
Jersey Isle
Sheffield
Glendale
Ohio
Alleghenies
East
Escape of Zimmerman from Warsaw posse after assault attempt
A 20 man armed posse captured Ancil Zimmerman who had attacked nine year old Ruth Wright near Warsaw. The captive escaped as farmers and interurban workers intervened and a beating attempt sparked a confrontation before he fled.
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Ancil Zimmerman
Ruth
Harry Wright
Warsaw
Zimmerman
Wright
Virgil A Geiger Editor Dies After Turbulent Life
Virgil A Geiger editor of the Chur ubusco Truth died last week from a nervous breakdown. A noted Western humorist, he faced danger including shots at him, arson to his barn, repeated threats, and two car accidents when his machines were blown up.
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Virgil A. Geiger
Churubusco Truth
Short Weight Crusade In Indiana Seizes Apricots
United States Marshal Alonzo Boyd and Pure Food Inspector Jenkins seized about $600 worth of canned apricots at a Richmond wholesale house. The cans were found to be half a pound short to the can.
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Indiana
United States
Alonzo Boyd
Jenkins
Richmond
Indiana Oil Fields Show Sharp 1908 Decline
A United States Geological Survey report shows Indiana's oil output fell about 36 percent from 1907. In 1907 Indiana produced 5,128,032 barrels worth $4,536,930 at an average 88.44 cents. In 1908 production dropped to 3,283,629 barrels valued at $8,203,883, about 9.14 cents per barrel on average. Lima field saw 1,250 new wells drilled in 1908, of which 1,088 were producers.
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Indiana
United States
United States Geological Survey
Lima, Ind
Comer Charged With Embezzlement in Indianapolis
Robert Comer a file clerk in County Clerk Quill's office Indianapolis was arrested on two affidavits charging embezzlement of funds passing through his hands.
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Charge Comer
Robert Comer
Quill’s
Indianapolis
Oil Investor to Drill Several Wells at Buckskin
J. H. Markham of Bradford Pennsylvania, in southern Indiana to study the oil and gas fields, announced plans to drill several wells at Buckskin. This action indicates active exploration in the Buckskin area with potential developments for local energy ventures.
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J. H. Markham
Bradford
Penn
Indiana
Buckskin
Black Hand Letter Demands Money from Newcastle Farmer
Nathan Payne, a wealthy Newcastle farmer, turned over a threatening Black Hand letter to federal authorities. The note orders $500 to be placed on the northeast pier of the Flatrock Creek bridge or else his barn will burn and a further $1,000 demand will follow, with implied violence to him or his family. Neighbors guard the home at night. the letter was mailed from Newcastle.
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Nathan Payne
Newcastle
Flatrock Creek
Reading Continued Stories Keeps Him Busy
A man laments his mood but says his worry is merely keeping up with business. He explains he reads six magazines continuously, which occupies his thoughts as he handles daily affairs. The note reflects a humorous take on constant reading as a distraction.
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Louis‘ville Currier-Journal
Wheat Harvest Begins in Gibson County Indiana
The first cutting of this year's wheat crop began last week in Gibson County Indiana marking the early start of harvest season with fields opened to machinery and workers as farmers report favorable weather and growing conditions.
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Indiana
Gibson County
A Bad Habit
A Pittsburg Post item notes barbers asking clients about shaving themselves and compares it to a tailor implying customers sew their own clothes. The exchange questions if such insinuations are good business and suggests customers consider the stance of service providers.
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Pittsburg Post
Paris Fashion Hints pattern catalog entry
Paris pattern descriptions list several Ladies Shirt-Waist styles with cuffs and sleeves in various lengths, offered in sizes 32 to 44. Mentions materials like linen, lawn, madras, cotton, and taffetas plus a center-piece design of grapes in linen or silk. Fashion Editor, Indianapolis. asks for ten cents and return with size, name, and address.
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Madras
400 Century Building
Indianapolis
Ind
Limit of New York High Rise Height Reached at 2000 Feet
The Chicago Tribune reports that New York’s building height limit rests on a 15 ton per square foot rock foundation pressure. With caissons, a 200 by 200 foot area could support a 2000 foot tall, 150 story structure, using 13 feet 4 inches per floor. Under current code, the Singer Building at 612 feet and the Metropolitan Life tower at 700 feet are surpassed by plans for taller towers.
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New York
Singer
Metropolitan Life Tower
Equitable Life Company
O. F. Semsch
Chicago’ Tribune
Carrying a Watch Says Left Pocket Slows Time
A city salesman relates a tale from a watchmaker about how watches run faster in the right pocket and slower in the left. He notes the effect is noticeable in cheap watches and claims the regulation was done for the left pocket, though no scientific reason is offered.
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New York Sun
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