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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
3
A Clinton Illinois court report reveals a new love letter alleged to be from Colonel Tom Snell to a yet unnamed admirer. The letter describes intimate scenes and urges secrecy, claimed by attorney Edward J. Sweeney to show how writers of such letters exploited Snell.
In Philadelphia area a Chestnut Hill line wreck late Sunday night left ten killed and nearly 100 injured. A car derailed on a steep grade triggering a chain of crashes as motormen lost control and passengers attempted to flee through narrow doors.
St. Louis special secretary Ww. F. Saunders of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway Association issues the call for the third annual convention to be held in Chicago October 6 to 8. Saunders is mailing 10,000 notices and more than 2,500 delegates are expected.
Frank H. Buck president of the California Fruit Distributors Association says overall fruit supply in California is abundant this year except for prunes. He notes prices likely remain stable and that all other fruit varieties should be plentiful.
Springfield Illinois Special reports the Forty fifth General Assembly adjourned shortly after noon Saturday after a session that lasted one year and five months.
The National Association of Piano Dealers sent Speaker Cannon a pure Havana cigar twenty inches long and two inches in diameter costing $50. He said he might smoke it on the last days of Congress but could not promise, and joked about clouds of smoke from his Danville home this summer. At a New York banquet last year he smoked seven fourteen inch Havanas after receiving them.
Washington reports that Bonaparte may quit the cabinet after filing a Boston suit to break up the New York New Haven Hartford railroad trolley holdings. The move, seen as defying Roosevelt allyship and tainted by political deal talk, triggered cabinet friction and accusations of biased action.
The Atlantic battleship fleet will consume about 5 million dollars worth of coal to complete its world cruise. Moving the fleet from San Francisco to Hampton Roads via Honolulu Manila and the Suez Canal is estimated at 2 039 000 dollars. The Navy has not accepted an Australian offer to supply coal for free and will use American coal for the entire voyage.
In Wapakoneta Ohio a rat with a large steak bone ring around its body was killed by a dog while escaping through a hole smaller than the bone. The hind parts were smaller than the front and the body filled the ring. The bone showed wear suggesting the rat became fastened in youth.
In Bridgeport Connecticut hypnotism was used as a last resort to stop three week hiccoughs of Mrs O L Mas singer wife of a prominent physician. Drs Godfrey and Smith induced a partial trance and the patient stopped hiccoughing while under spell but resumed once she emerged from hypnosis.
W J Bryan challenged William Howard Taft to join him in pushing Congress to require public disclosure of campaign contributions. Taft replied that the Republican-led Congress blocks such a bill, citing a prior letter to Senator Burrows and his public support for transparency in national and state politics.
Leavenworth Kansas special reports the resignation of Rev Robert Arthur Elwood pastor and reform leader after he wrote affectionate letters with scripture excerpts to a choir girl. The letters surfaced when the mother of the singer handed them to church elders. Elwood, married with two children, had been active in vice reform campaigns and preacher at a sermon warning of moral awakening. Liquor interests celebrated his downfall by enabling free drinks.
Washington special reports the National Association of Piano Manufacturers presented a twenty two inch long two inch thick cigar to Speaker Joseph Cannon last week. The extravagant smoke reportedly cost thirty dollars and is described as the most expensive ever rolled.
Harry K Thaw must return to Matteawan asylum after Supreme Court Justice Marschauser rules he remains insane. He reportedly accepts the decree, with resignation, that public interest requires continued confinement and denial of liberty.
Jacob Fisher of Nashville sold a rare 1849 $10 gold token issued by the Cincinnati Mines and Trading Co to Virgie M. Brand of Chicago, president of the Chicago Numismatic Society, for 1760 dollars.
Joseph J. Howard, millionaire president of the W. P. Howard Commission company, was struck by lightning and killed during a storm at the Glen Echo Club golf links in St. Louis Missouri.
In a Dry Black Hills region a geology expert predicted water at a 3000 foot depth. N H Darton studied the area and identified water bearing sandstones. a Burlington Railroad well then produced good water at 2980 feet yielding about 500000 gallons daily under 75 pounds pressure.
Mrs William Thaw issues an ultimatum to Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and halts the annulment suit against Harry K Thaw. She says Evelyn will receive $1000 a month and must remain in good behavior, with the family threatening swift reprisal if she acts to gain freedom or remarry.
Ruth Fletcher a 17 year old chorus girl at the Toreador Burlesque company in Wilkes Barre learns her father Rev Rufus Fletcher a Missouri Methodist minister killed himself after she appeared on stage, linking personal tragedy to her performance.
A Chinese school for local Chinese children will be built in San Francisco at once. It will be the only school of its kind in the country and aims to educate children in Chinese.
Mrs. Anna Hartlieb Wagner of 7410 Elton Avenue Cleveland Ohio claims eligibility for a Roosevelt Medal. She states she is mother to 24 children including two sets of twins and believes the President may recognize her large family.
Two year old Lucas Ziegler son of Hiram Ziegler of York Pennsylvania choked on a rosebud left alone in the yard. He plucked the bud and it became stuck in his throat, leading to his death. Authorities report no foul play.
The Morrell airship the largest ever built burst during a 300 foot ascent above Berkeley California injuring sixteen men including five engineers and the inventor C A Morrell. The crowd of 10000 watched as the forward end ripped and the craft settled to the ground leaving many with broken limbs and internal injuries.
Vienna reports Princess Amelie Louise of the Austro Bohemian Fuerstenberg house fled with former army lieutenant Kozian, an auto firm agent. The couple, who met at Carlsbad a year ago, left with jewels valued at 75000 dollars, prompting police alerts worldwide.
Deserter David Sheehan sentenced to fifteen years in a U S military prison. He enlisted eleven times at various posts and evaded capture ten times by stealing uniforms, facing seven charges at the court martial six for desertion in peacetime and one for departing in time of war.
In Daw son county heavy losses of sheep are reported as a blizzard rages. Snow depth is two feet on the level and five to six feet in the drifts.
The Sheridan Wyoming area reports a heavy spring snowstorm with depths up to three feet statewide. The storm caused widespread damage, ruined fruit crops, and left livestock suffering across northern Wyoming and parts of Montana, marking the worst in fifty years.
A 35 foot whale was captured by a Tampa party in Hillsboro Bay twenty seven miles off Palmetto Beach. A two hour bombardment with Winchester rifles killed the whale and it was towed to shore. It is the first seen in these waters in many years.
A headless figure in white robes rides a snow white horse along the Missouri River bluffs at Miller's Landing below St Charles. The apparition has virtually depopulated the Negro settlement where residents run truck farms.
In the Elkhorn and Pocahontas coal regions more than 2000 idle miners will return to work. About 1000 men will be employed in the Thacker and Matewan area after five months of idleness.
Brig General Charles A Whittier retired U S Army died aboard the Mauretania near Queenstown after a bath accident. He suffered a fit that caused him to turn the hot water tap, flooding the tub with boiling water and leading to his scalding and drowning.
West Point begins its first cadet physical examinations under a Presidential order raising entrance standards. Col. Charles Richard and Col. Charles M. Gandy will lead the process at West Point with Capt. John W. Hanner and other U S A Medical Corps officers. Officers say the current cadet corps is superior to all prior groups.
In the eighteenth butter scoring contest at Indianapolis Cold Storage, 33 butter packages were judged under Purdue University's dairy department. H. A. Meyer of Logansport won 97 percent, W. F. Maddens of Dyer Creamery 96 percent, and KE. L. Martin of New Carlisle 95 44 percent. All top entrants are Purdue alumni. next Purdue scoring is planned for July, then a State Fair contest.
To close the International Aeronautic Federation gathering in London on May 27 the Aero Club of the United Kingdom plans a balloon race from Hurlingham on the 30th. Thirty one balloons representing Great Britain Germany France Belgium and Switzerland will start at two to three minute intervals.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland reports at Lakewood Hotel that the ex president is making excellent progress after several weeks of illness. She expects a Princeton return this week but doubts his travel will be possible as soon as that.
New York Herald weekend summary on the Democratic presidential race shows William J. Bryan leading with 747 probable votes, 75 above the two thirds needed to nominate, for a Denver convention in July.
A grand stand for 800 collapsed at a Buffalo ball game between the Brooklyn Royal Giants and a local nine. In sight of 4,000 spectators the fall caused sprains and bruises, with ambulances and police reserves rushing to the scene.
Special Mayor Mc Bride has ordered City Counsel Merrey to file libel action against Broadway Magazine and Broughton Brandenburgh over disparaging statements about Paterson in an article titled The Menace of the Red Flag in the current issue.
London birth rate drops and marriage customs fade, per annual summary of vital statistics for England and Wales. Figures from the year report reveal fewer marriages and births in the capital compared with prior years.
A thirty hour rainstorm caused a disastrous flood across Oklahoma. Streams rose rapidly and railroad traffic on the St Louis and San Francisco Rock Island and Santa Fe lines was abandoned in many parts. Cimarron River bridges washed out and damage runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars as lowlands flood.
A reflective note on how religion influences personal and social matters, suggesting a pervasive spiritual dimension guiding choices and routines across communities. The fragment hints at a universal impact of faith on behaviors and decisions.
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