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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1905
Page
3
Reports from General Kuroki's outpost near Mukden describe trenches less than a mile apart with artillery booming nightly. Both sides press close range fighting with grenades and constant patrols as they defend roads to major supply points and guard the scant terrain.
St Petersburg dispatch reports M Witte energy in organizing commissions to draft laws protected by the manifesto. He aims to control Russia’s near term fate through proposed subjects and discussions without inviting zemstvoists and representatives to participate. Vienna gossip suggests Premier von Koerber will resign with cabinet fate undecided.
Indianapolis grain and livestock quotations show wheat at 7.16 with various class prices, corn steady, oats quiet, and hogs steady around 4.50 to 4.85. Cattle range from 2.00 to 66.75, with lambs and sheep showing mixed to steady trends across multiple markets including Cincinnati and Chicago.
Brief dispatches report the Nero transport reaching Valparaiso. The Majestic in Fort Wayne was razed by fire. The Valencia steamer is ashore at Port au Prince and in danger of wreck. Two men named John Butler and Guy Reed were hanged in Thomson Georgia for murder. Britain takes control of the Tang Islands administration with native consent. Moody targets a suit against the General Paper Company and other pulp firms to enjoin the paper trust.
The Archeological Institute of America meets in Boston for its sixth general session. A national convention for canners and packers is planned in Columbus Ohio the week of February 6. An explosion at a sawmill near Chehalis Washington killed six and injured several. A Portland Oregon land fraud case grand jury returns seven indictments. Robbers in Chicago bound a watchman and blew the Garden City Brewing safe earning $2000. Port Arthur garrison vows to continue fighting until all troops are withdrawn.
The notice reports Herbert Simmons a black man lynched at Neal Georgia for the killing of white man J A Park. It also mentions the czars journey to Minsk and the Don Caucasus with stops at Kharkof and Odessa, J C Bethany of Zwolle Louisiana shot dead, Peter Bencina’s death by his own hand, and a mass prison break at Folsom California where six prisoners and one guard were killed but all inmates were recaptured.
Washington January 2 Senator Mitch ell and representative Binger Herrmann are indicted for crimes tied to land frauds against the government. Secretary Hitchcock received word via an urgent message from Inspector Grere who has led Oregon land fraud investigations and now aids the Department of Justice in gathering evidence for the case. Chicago December 30 On the theater fire anniversary Judge Charles M. Walker ruled the city can be exposed to damages from the event. He upheld the city's demurrer in two suits and one case moves to appellate court for decision.
An eastbound Wa bash passenger train collided with a freight train on a switch three miles west of Fort Wayne Indiana at 9 last night. Engineer Albert M Ballach of Peru died and ten people were injured none seriously. The wreck was caused by a blown switchlight during strong winds and the freight engineer failed to wait at the switch.
In the farce dialogue Mary Ann shifts between jobs at five dollars and Bridget takes four dollars a week. The Housemaid notes grand om’s at Mrs Cashley’s wake where her eldest daughter is coming out, while the Cook mentions Casey’s son due to come out after a year away.
Reports of factory failures in Chicago and Belgium storm damage from a hurricane. Submarine tunnel between Boston and East Boston opens. U S treasury deficit of 22 million. Roosevelt weighs diplomatic appointments. California earthquakes and Moroccos Sultan’s stance with France. Drownings near Normandy and Port Arthur blockade lines reduced. Colombian revolution failures and bank burglaries in New York. Stoessel surrenders praised in Russia. Idaho House elects J Frank Ont as speaker. General Warner dies in New York. Pasadena hosts flower show in New York. Pendleton killed in Kentucky quarrel.
A comic dialogue notes a man startled by an apparent jackass apparition on a road at night. Jaggs retorts that many fear their own shadow. Jadys mentions Jack’s threat to marry by force, while Edythe teases and Gladys comments on the threat’s rigidity like gold fetters.
A discussion on duck decoys shows how clever the birds become at spotting deceit. Humorous glimpses include a child misreading codfish as mermaid and a comedian’s quip about women vs glass, plus a cartoonish note on a novelist’s naming dilemma.
A London Chronicle correspondent notes how regional speech affects place names in northern England and nearby areas. Examples include Ulverstone versus Costn, Little Urswick versus Lilesik, Aspatria versus Spelbry, and St Osyth versus Toosy, illustrating widespread pronunciation drift.
An Indianapolis News excerpt notes how Dixie touched both Union and Confederate hearts, enduring beyond the Civil War. It contrasts its wartime fame with ongoing cultural resonance, calling the tune a survivor valued for its lasting emotional impact.
Subtle forces shape beauty by the thoughts that govern us. Strong motives influence facial expression and gait, revealing the inner life of a person beyond outward appearance.
In a brief exchange, Crawfoot challenges the boastful Calculator who claims to be the lightning calculator. The Calculator asserts he cannot determine thunder distance from hearing the first roll of thunder.
A Houston Post snippet imagines Easy Mark invited to join a game, revealing the punchline that he cannot truly play poker. The remark plays on mismatch between confidence and actual skill.
A fragment notes that a thread of spider silk proves tougher than a comparable size bar of steel, highlighting remarkable strength differences.
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