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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
2
Consul Wood at Ceiba reports strong demand for talking machines in Honduras. Castro is described as in tough luck, with authorities redirecting attention as power centers shift. Married men urged to keep quiet amid political chatter.
A Brooklyn man persuades Nell to marry by trapping her in a ruined castle chamber. She resists four times, then confesses love after a tense hour of stalemate, finally agreeing to wed. The tale ends with Nell admitting she would never forgive him if she did not love him.
In Philadelphia a large black cat woke the inmates of a burning house, guiding them to safety and saving all lives. The incident is noted as a remarkable return of the feline to a good deed.
Congressman Dawson declares the American hen could equal in sixty days the toil production of all U S gold mines. The remark provokes cheer but the note ends with a preference for real gold.
An official of the Bureau of Agriculture says furnishing meat tickets to insects would cost 350 million dollars yearly. The potato bug would require 10.0006 million, the chinch bug 15 million, and the grasshopper 85 million. Other insects raise the total beyond 300 million dollars.
The Indian Bureau uses thumb prints as signatures for illiterate Indians. The method suits the people who value its primitive individuality and eliminates doubt about signature authenticity. Many Indian thumb prints are already filed in the Interior Department.
The Kansas board of lady visitors asks the Governor to seek a trial of music as a calming measure for the violently insane. They appeal to Tennyson and the idea that music soothes troubled minds and could replace restraints.
A New York legislative hearing on labeling dangerous drug mixtures heard that more than one-fifth of all U S cocaine production is diverted to illicit use. The testimony claimed some druggists distribute small cocaine samples to cultivate the habit.
The Christian Register notes ministers may preach sermons sourced from others. Some are sinners in this regard and could be shocked to learn listeners have recognized the sources yet kept silent to avoid scandal.
Judge Thomas W. Dodd of Alexico and attorney for the Mexican division of the National Railroad of Mexico declares government ownership is Mexico's policy. He asserts it is only a matter of time before all rail lines including the Mexican Central are owned by the state.
Thousands of school age children live on coal barges on the East and North rivers, depriving them of basic education. An investigation shows 2,000 to 4,000 children lack access to schooling due to their transient river residences, prompting the New York Board of Education to take note.
The London Mail reports the Metropolitan Water Board seeks Parliament powers to build a new intake at the Lee Stort junction. An aqueduct would ferry water to Chingford reservoirs, greatly depleting the river, alarming Lee bank residents and Broxbourne Rowing Club members.
An interview explains shooting crackers and rockets were once mainly from China but now U S factories produce many. It details construction of crackers from pasteboard and composition, priming string, and the basic make of snakes stars and rockets with colored fires.
A tale recalls Princess Jena and a dress cut to cover feet amid the belief that the Queen of Spain has no legs. A peasant woman’s stockings incident with King Philip II inspired the myth, shaping royal fashion for generations.
Reporters cornered Jack the Giant Killer who downplays his exploits and says he hopes to tackle a pitcher who could humble McGraw’s New York Giants. He has not yet turned up.
In Bostonese dialogue a mother tells her child to come in while the girl responds in ornate humor about a cat easing into a state of total extinct vitality. The whimsy showcases regional speech and playful phrasing from a Boston setting.
In a Baltimore American reflection a voice argues nature’s untapped potential lies in the hoarse power of a cold. The remark contrasts human enterprise with natural limitations, highlighting a paradox of energy and illness.
A short quotation-poem reflecting on the Independence Bell symbolizing liberty and peace. The speaker invokes the bell’s memory to recall freedom from tyranny and to urge universal reception of its message of love and liberty through imagined bells and distant lands.
On the Fourth of July a strict, stingy father sits in a parlor window reading while his three children crave firecrackers. He keeps $5 worth of fireworks locked away for his own use after dark, leaving the kids envious as others in the neighborhood light theirs. The oldest son pleads for one pack to fire off in daylight, but the father refuses, deepening the kids’ sense of deprivation and tension.
The piece describes how Americans and Filipinos in Manila celebrate the Fourth of July with flags and arches, bannered palaces, and streets decorated with Old Glory. It notes activities such as greased-pole climbing, band concerts at Luneta, fireworks, and games introduced by soldiers.
A collage of Indiana news items reports Mrs. Kitty Bly suing Bluffton for 10000 over a defective sidewalk fall. George Schnaar hunts a frog but a bullet hits George Humbert injuring his eye. Ossie Spicer marries Chin Mow in Fort Wayne. I E Rogers wins Grand American Handicap with 9 of 100 at Indianapolis. May deaths include 146 violent deaths in Indiana with eight murders and 25 personal crisis cases. Accidents and drownings dominate tallies with many causes and ages recorded.
The Muncie and Union City Traction Company with capital of 590000 files articles of incorporation to build a street railway line linking Muncie Selma Parker City Farmland Winchester and Muncie.
New York hosts Orville AWarold a famed Muncie tenor as he weighs a proposition from the Shubert brothers owners of the nation’s largest theatrical syndicate.
Lizzie Owens, 24, living near Brazil, took her own life by leaping into a well at her home. Despondency had afflicted her in the days before the tragedy.
Olsen Hyatt an 18 year old from Green field fell eight feet from a cherry tree and struck his head on an iron picket fence dying instantly.
Frank A. Aldrich was found guilty of assault and battery on his wife by a South Bend jury. He received a prison term of from two to fourteen years and was promptly moved to the Michigan City prison within hours of the verdict.
Citizens push to hold an election on whether Rochester remains an incorporated town or becomes a city. The town, once called the overgrown town, is described as Indiana’s largest town.
Machinists apprentices and helpers at Peru walked out after Joseph Stapleton was discharged for refusing to relocate to Cincinnati. The action involves the railroad company and workers protesting the dismissal.
Rev. Hugh M. Stovall and Mrs. Helen Blake, both of South Bend, wed in Niles Michigan with Justice Babcock officiating. Stovall had just been granted a divorce by Judge Funk four hours earlier.
The Atlanta Tin Plate Mill was sold by Receiver C A Ford to John L McKee of Indianapolis as trustee for 59750 dollars. Indianapolis, Atlanta and Kokomo capitalists back the new company which plans to complete the mill this summer and begin operation.
Health officers in Indiana counties begin inspections of local slaughter houses and meat shops. Under State Board of Health guidance a general crusade against meat dealers violating the pure food law will be launched.
Leonidas H. Cornulla the Largo postmaster since McKinley’s era shot himself in the head with a revolver inside the post office while seated near the safe. He had become despondent and took his own life.
Grant Paugh's grocery in Alaska Morgan county was blown up by dynamite. The brick building was fully destroyed and labeled a blind tiger. County authorities suspect an organized gang of Carrie Nation disciples aims to purge Morgan county of such dens.
The State Board of Agriculture Executive Committee plans a state homecoming for Hoosiers during the State Fair in September. A Louisville style celebration will be held with invitations to distinguished Hoosiers outside Indiana and a general invitation to all former residents to return for the week. An elaborate program will follow.
The sixteenth National Bank Roll of Honor appears from official reports to the controller of the currency. Banks must show surplus and undivided profits at least equal to capital stock to qualify. Of 197 Indiana banks, 17 earned the honor led by Washington National of Washington with 232.19 percent, followed by First National of Knightstown and Hamilton National of Fort Wayne.
A state bulletin from the bureau of statistics led by Joseph H. Stubbs notes Indiana ranks high in labor union membership. It lists the ten largest unions, cites a total union strength of 72,504, and reports journeymen average daily wages of $2.75 across trades.
The Board of Control of the Associated Charities and Mayor Brouse report shocking conditions at the Howard County Infirmary. Howard County, though wealthy, faces a condition deemed a reproach to the poorest counties in the state.
Jury convicts Andrew Williams of shooting Town Marshal Robert Williams in Boonville Indiana last January. Punishment set at five months in jail and a one dollar fine.
George Reibly of Peru was fatally burned when he fell into a bonfire, authorities reported. The incident prompted a fatal burn assessment and an ongoing investigation into fire safety practices.
Thirty one mines operate within three miles of Linton and two thirds yield twenty to thirty five cars daily. The field mines 750 cars daily totaling 225000 tons. Twenty trains move the coal with thirty cars per engine. Mines are all in operation and conditions are the best in Indiana history.
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