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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
2
Envious persons accuse Admiral Bob Evans of dowlegged behavior, a claim described as less severe than being knock kneed, in a curious social row. The report frames the dispute with a tongue in cheek tone typical of the period.
Volcanic activity threatens to produce new islands and heightens unease over potential complications in world politics. The ominous prospect draws attention to shifts in regional power dynamics and international responses.
A historic marine species is at risk of extinction, prompting concern among conservationists. The inquiry notes potential threats from environmental degradation and human activities.
As famine pushes many Turks to seek new homes in the United States the assimilator nation must muster more effort and energy to cope with the influx and integration challenges.
The 11 year old Quentin Roosevelt is reported to be in love marking what is described as his first affair of the heart. Observers note his remarkable nature even at a tender age.
A New Jersey man in a trance is said to sing like Trilby and neighbors search for Svengali to wake him.
A dealer predicts another drop in provisions and meats after previous declines. The comment implies ongoing price relief for shoppers and ongoing market softness in staple goods.
The statement assures apples will be round and normal this season, dispelling fears of deformities or irregular shapes. Officials or growers express confidence, aiming to reassure markets and consumers.
The Vertebrate Paleontologists of America assembled at their convention urge protection for whales and green turtles, asking readers to take action to preserve these species.
A Pittsburg physician states the grip originated in China and claims the country has faced blame for years, rather than Russia, sparking debate about the origin and attribution of the illness.
A saying on productive agriculture notes that after producing vast egg yields the hen cannot be expected to keep storage quality high. It frames efficiency and economic output in a rural, humorous way.
A remark notes few will be ruled insane for resisting the new gold coins amid critics. The line implies widespread doubt about using the coins and the sanity of those who reject them.
Arkansas Senator Jeff Davis denounces accepting funds from Mammon and pledges not to eat from such hands. The statement urges severing ties and implies a push for integrity in political support.
Wary of new limits, the Shah faces stubborn pushback as his people demand enforcement of the recently issued constitution. The nation debates the role of the monarchy and the lasting impact on governance and liberty.
A learned professor claims radium can keep a lady young and beautiful for many years and suggests presenting a loved one with a neat little package of radium as a gift.
A Pittsburg man survived seven years with a broken backbone, while the New York American notes many men live to old age without a backbone.
The Connecticut statesman who supports capital punishment for grafting warns the Washington Post that such a policy would distort national population statistics. The remark underscores the debate over punishment and its broader demographic implications.
The Christian Register argues corporation lawyers are judged by the principles they adopt and how they apply them in practice, noting that ethics determine whether lawyers are seen as good or bad.
The Montgomery Advertiser notes that despite vast wealth the rich endure varied troubles and frequent vacations, suggesting that luxury brings its own set of concerns and stress.
A California actor pled guilty to having three wives and was sentenced to ten years in prison. The judge said the punishment may relieve him of supporting his wives, but it remains a significant penalty.
The St. Paul investigation discloses two facts. Agents assign lighter passengers to upper berths when possible and place heavier travelers in lower berths. The Pullman company pays porters 25 dollars a month and relies on tips for remaining wages.
Following the Supreme Court ruling upholding the consolidation with Allegheny, Pittsburg rises to sixth place in national population. Boston remains ahead by about fifty thousand, with the enlarged Pennsylvania city claiming the next slot.
The text recalls multiple presidents in rough terms, noting Roosevelt’s age and tenure, Washington’s early years, Jefferson as Secretary of State, Jackson against the Seminoles, Lincoln debating policy, and mentions Grant and Garfield in a disjointed sequence of biographical hints.
In a London drawing room, solicitor Joshua Girtle reads the colonel's will. He disperses large sums to Katrine Leveillee and Lydia Lawrence while leaving Paul Capel the family home with strict conditions. The will includes bizarre embalming and chamber secrecy and hints at a hidden African servant, Ramo, awaiting his part.
In a tense scene, Paul Capel learns of vast wealth and a contested will. Old Mr. Girtle hints at future action in chancery while Gerard Artis eyes the tin box with the will as Katrine D Enghien and Lydia observe. The group awaits a key moment as the will is secured and set for the next moves in the dispute.
A Boston Globe note explains electrical progress and the dangers of mishandling lines. It defines voltage and ampere, discusses street and indoor wiring, and stresses caution around high voltage, fires, and trolley systems.
Notes on camphor preserving furs and the glare of neckties stolen by a New York burglar. An Australian octopus fights captors near Tooradin while Venus statue shockingly injures a husband. Boston debuts an automobile fire patrol wagon. Global tobacco usage shows Germans lighter than Belgians and English. A New Orleans barber shop notice hints at dissolving partnerships. An Italian crafts a pearl boat with gold sail and ruby prow. Belgian hares arrive in Argentina and multiply alarmingly, with hunters killing thousands daily.
The Hudson River area leads in ice cutting with electric motors aiding handling of the harvest. Ice is marked and cut on the river surface by plows drawn by horses. Cakes are rounded off by hand or float.
The Senate Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds reports favorably a Peru post office project costing $80,000. Across elsewhere, Bluffton antisaloons file remonstrances aiming to abolish 15 saloons.
Morocco attorney Graves owns a flintlock rifle with a stock bullet fired from an Indian weapon. The piece reportedly passed through relatives and connects to the Revolutionary War War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War.
A large bone from the arm of Verne Wolfe fourteen years old of Oaktown was removed and a bone from the leg of a large St Bernard dog substituted. The operation was successful. The boy has suffered from rheumatism.
Message from California reports the death of Emmet L. Batman editor of Progressive Country Life, Rockville publication. He had traveled to California recently seeking improved health.
The county council completed authorizing new bonds and expects total debt near 2.5 million dollars once sold. The county treasury has no funds to cover current expenses.
Martin Coulson fifty five a farmer near Walnut Corner Jay county killed himself by cutting his throat with a corn cutter. The act was witnessed by his young son who could not intervene.
William Berger, Evansville street car conductor, and Edward J. Schellhasse, ex-office worker, were arrested on charges of stealing nearly 200000 tickets from Regular Wholesalers valued at about 10000 dollars.
Over recent weeks Governor Hanly travels abroad while rumors persist he will seek a U.S. Senate seat. Hanly insists he is not a candidate for any office.
Batesville resident Andrew Mohr has been convicted on charges of attempting to murder Prosecutor Davis in the July incident. The court sentenced him to a term of two to fourteen years in prison.
The Home Telephone Company at Bloomington accepts a $1.35 rate instead of $1.50. Nearly 1,000 phones were ordered disconnected when the rate rose on January 1.
Ste phen Biro, 15, killed his brother in law Louis Turok to stop him from killing his wife in a sickbed at her mother’s home. Turok, a former South Bend firefighter, fired back until fatally struck. The boy was released from custody.
Mayor James Lucas alleges a list of nearly every woman card player in Hartford City after a five week ban on prize games. The lists, reportedly supplied by a meeting attendee, may implicate prize winners and will be submitted to the grand jury for evidence.
H Morris of Shelbyville announces another government fisheries shipment of 5000 smallmouth black bass from Michigan to Shelbyville within weeks. A second 5000 fish shipment is planned for the fall, to be released into the larger Shelby county streams.
The Indiana Federation of Clubs proposes a crusade against tuberculosis with 18 clubs preparing to join. The effort aims to mobilize communities and support public health measures across the state.
John W. Elder of Warsaw claims 18 993 consecutive nights away from home marking his fifty second anniversary. The record appears unique with no other person in the country matching such a claim.
Alonzo Bell of Morocco claims honors as a wolf hunter. Using a repeating rifle, he has killed eight gray wolves since January 8, the latest near Beaver Lake. He fired seven shots at 150 to 250 yards before bringing the last wolf down as it ran.
For several days Morris Crail three years old complained of headache. A physician found a sprouted soup bean in his ear pressing on the eardrum. The obstruction was removed with difficulty.
Mrs. John Harkins of Mishawaka placed paper over bread to save the crust when she opened the oven. Flames erupted, igniting clothing and burning hair. She leaped to a door, ran onto a porch, and plunged into deep snow to escape. She suffered severe burns with little clothing remaining.
A Sheridan Indiana couple gains positions in the Philippines through the War Department Insular Bureau. Teacher A L Hickson is appointed to a $1200 post and his fiancée Miss Chloe Sims to a $1000 post so they can be together.
Mrs. Olive Woolen of Franklin gained wealth from an invalids bed she invented and patented. She has received offers up to 80000 dollars from Western capitalists and others, but awaits a better offer or a manufacturing company deal. She is the wife of W E B Woolen, son of the late Judge Thomas Woolen, Indiana attorney general.
Valparaiso University feeds thousands of students with meals priced at 10 cents for dinner 40 cents for breakfast 4 cents for supper and 5 cents for a furnished room. The school reports annual revenue over 200000 dollars and enrollment above 5000, second only to Harvard in attendance. Over 30 years profits funded land expansion nine buildings and nearly two million dollars saved, aided by a staff of over 162 professors serving both sexes.
The young women of Mineral City near Linton threaten to file a complaint with the United States army unless actions are taken to deter local men from enlisting. In the past month twelve young men from the town joined the infantry.
Mrs Rosa Lamphire of Columbus consulted two attorneys about a legal separation from Lorenzo Lamphire and consequently two suits for divorce were filed in Circuit Court.
Governor Hanly, known as a fee of liquor, will lend support to the anti saloon movement in the East. He plans a series of speeches in the Eastern States within the next weeks to promote local option.
Two weeks after celebrating their Golden Wedding in Madison, Mr. Peter Kremer and his wife died within a week of each other. Peter Kremer, aged 80, was a Civil War veteran.
The fragment describes Eva seeking to get ahead of other girls by running away with a chauffeur. It mentions Katherine and doubts about a partner, and hints that Eva’s friends ran away with an airship pilot while she waited. The text reflects dramatic talk and rumor from a historical newspaper item.
Special Chief George M. Shippy was stabbed in the side during a confrontation at his home. His son Harry was shot in the left lung and driver James Foley was wounded in the hand. The attacker, Harry Azerbuch, a recent immigrant from Kischineff, was killed by Shippy in the ensuing fight. Police link the assault to a broader anti-government radical movement in Chicago and recent threats to officials amid a spike in nihilism and arson propaganda in ghetto districts.
Senator Jonathan Bourne Jr of Oregon says Roosevelt campaign will open a Second Elective Term headquarters in Washington. He inspected rooms in the Metropolitan Bank Building and Union Trust Building, where the Republican national committee and Taft headquarters are located, and will begin active efforts in a few days.
The government of Volhynia reports a notable transfer of property. The town of Dubno with about 13,000 residents is sold by Countess Shuvalovo to Count Offendorf, an Austrian, for 2 million dollars.
The new stadium in London Shepherds Bush is under construction and will be the world’s largest arena. It measures 700 feet by 300 feet and will hold 60 000 spectators with 17 000 seated under cover.
New York special report notes ten thousand residents were displaced to clear space for the approach of a new Manhattan bridge. The upheaval is accompanied by a high demand for trucks and vans as relief and construction efforts proceed.
President Roosevelt abruptly withdrew Daniel M. Sullivan from postmaster nomination at Cripple Creek Colorado amid rumors of Colorado factional strife. Sullivan previously gained fame for subduing a man who struck Roosevelt during a 1900 campaign in Cripple Creek as a riot erupted in the street.
Unclear fragments suggest a comparison or feature involving Roosevelt and Gladstone in or near Kansas City. No cohesive facts emerge beyond potential names and a regional reference.
In New York a 19 year old circus star Mitzel Morok died after a pistol exploded while Miss Antoinette Defframme toyed with the weapon. Morok was pouring tea for a friend when the cartridge ball lodged in her neck.
Mexican authorities hold several suspects after a theft at Banco de Minero owned by Enrique Creel. About 285000 in Mexican currency was stolen when robbers dug under the vault and worked for a week. A large border-wide reward has been posted and patrols increased.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor issues a sweeping directive to immigration officials to secure police cooperation in deporting alien anarchists and criminals. The order requires gathering proof of status, arrival date, vessel, and origin, with rapid action to remove aliens under the 1907 immigration act.
The House committee on naval affairs urges immediate funding of 3,000,000 dollars for a Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. They argue the base must be impregnable to protect the Pacific coast and deter an enemy fleet from threatening United States shores.
Seven terrorists condemned to death for a plot against Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch and minister of justice M Chtcheglovitoff were hanged at daybreak Tuesday at Lissy Ness opposite Kronstadt. Among the dead were two women aged 18 and 19.
Since the 1906 San Francisco blaze, building permits totaling 97 million dollars have been issued in the city. This reflects renewed construction activity and urban recovery.
Brooklyn society buzzes over the first male debutante Herbert Dickinson II, age twenty, held at 20 Remsen Street. Parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Lewis hosted a formal coming-out with tea, flowers, and a refined gathering, signaling a shift in elite Brooklyn social rites.
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