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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
3
A sermon urging self examination for despondency, noting causes from overwork and guilt to life’s hardships. It calls readers to act: aid others, cultivate hope, and improve health and habits before seeking divine aid. It emphasizes joy, resilience, humor, and practical reform as steps toward the kingdom of goodness.
Essay argues that true religion must root in conduct not creed. It highlights that moral strength comes from religious principles guiding honesty, integrity, and daily life beyond church rituals or salvation notions. Real religion shapes character and motivates virtue against profiteering.
A Victorian style hymn recalls the Star of Bethlehem guiding souls and ships. The Star appears both in heavenly chorus and in a sailor’s perilous voyage, steering the speaker to peace and faith.
The piece asserts love transcends its object and argues against dogmatism as foe to religion. It claims people never exceed their own ideals, hearts shape beauty, truth remains unfinished, and people strive to realize their ideals. It also hints at cautious arbitration with religious doubt as a refuge from hell.
Eugene V. Debs again named standard bearer after a late ballot at Chicago convention. Debs won a strong first ballot majority as acclamation followed. Benjamin Hanford nominated for Vice President by acclamation with May Wood Simons also receiving delegates. Seymour Stedman led the opposition for VP with 43 votes among others.
President Roosevelt argues the nation faces a crisis of wasted natural resources and urges Congress to fund the waterways commission. He notes the wealth from lumber coal oil and minerals supports living standards but warns mines will exhaust if not used wisely. He favors irrigation canalization of rivers to boost agriculture and transport.
J W Slayton of Pennsylvania led with 15 votes while G W Wooddy received one. Phil Callery of Missouri urged Debs as standard bearer amid raucous cheers and scorn for Roosevelt Taft Bryan and mining leaders. The piece highlights calls to regulate natural resources and protect the public from individual waste.
The major domo of the Vatican Mer Bissetti is expected to be named a cardinal at the June consistory. The obstacle is that elevating him would require Archbishop Bourne of England to receive the rank as well, which the Pope opposes.
An Englishman named Wis McDonald was in Pittsburg related to a case about a common law wife. The fragment indicates legal concerns or guardianship but lacks further detail.
The dominant New York Republican faction backs George B. Cortelyou for governor replacing Hughes. Retired Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley may head the Navy if Bryan wins the presidency. Democrats in several states form the George Gray League to promote Judge Gray for president.
Henry Dooley a 20 year old farm laborer was captured at the First National Bank in Columbus while attempting to cash a $500 forged check. He pled guilty and received a sentence of two to fourteen years in the Indiana reformatory. He previously forged Charles J Elliott’s name for a $300 loan in April and used the aliases Ralph Faulkner and Slomer Lambert. He confessed to the crimes after arrest and again at arraignment. He spent part of the $300 on a horse and buggy.
August Mox, killed after a fall from the C C and L railway bridge near Richmond, is reported as the fifth family member to die violently. Henry Mox of Richmond survives. A prior six year span includes a father found dead in Chickasaw Ohio after a blow to the head and a sister found later at a medical college after a disappearance. August Mox was buried in Chickasaw, Ohio.
Leander Jeffries, a Leesburg area farmer, drew a large sum at the State bank in Leesburg on April 25 then went to Warsaw and vanished. Relatives fear foul play while Warsaw police report a man matching Jeffries’ description bought a ticket to Chicago the day he disappeared. A brother warns of enemies who threatened his life and investigators pursue that line.
Sheriff Carter of Lake County plans an inquiry into the unidentified young woman's death found in the Schneider family burial plot at Lake Cemetery near Lake Station. Residents suspect foul play and that the body may be that of a stranger or someone brought to the town after death.
John B. Martin, a wealthy Reno farmer, disappeared amid domestic troubles. A purse and hat were found on the Ohio riverbank near Reno, and his body was later recovered three miles below Reno. He leaves a widow and four children.
Early morning raiders from Kentucky damaged Henry Keiser's tobacco beds five miles below Aurora. They dug a grave, left an old sword and matches, and warned Keiser to stop growing tobacco or face imminent danger. Farmers remain alert and anticipate further trouble.
Jury returns a verdict not guilty by reason of insanity for Harvey Hinkle in the Aug 7 1907 murder of John McClintock. Bloomington crime details, local fires, and other sensational notes from nearby towns are included in this scattered market report.
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The article notes Roseben’s rough first start at Aqueduct this season and two Cornell four-oared crews colliding on the river. It mentions potential English tennis teams touring America, a Tennessee legislature clash over anti pool selling laws, Ames farmers developing weight-event talents for a Chicago conference meet, and batting leaders in the American League. It also references Memphis horse homes remaining open despite anti race track laws and mentions Indiana University seeking another world champion with high jumper Long John Miller and pole vaults.
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