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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
2
A collection of short notes reports and quips including Cas tro dodging a moment a push to raise the president’s salary and more. Mentions about Chicago milk laws a Floridian flea a Kaiser motto and a Colorado man gifting his grandson 1 million dollars. Rockford telephone girls strike and other brief items.
A Pittsboro artist produced a flashlight photograph showing a member of the city council in the act of receiving a drive. The image is described as a moving picture and suggests a candid city scene.
Opinion warns that specializing in farming could be overdone if scientists breed cobless corn. It suggests several thousand acres might be set aside for a variety that yields only cob pipes.
Paris and London discuss the commercial future of the flying machine. It is a safe prophecy that the sporting fraternity will enter aeroplaning before broader commerce.
The piece mocks the Venezuelan leader Castro for clinging to power since an ascension described as a revolt while calling out the late President Alexis of Haiti as notably easy to remove.
A New York judge decides a man earning no more than six dollars a week need not pay alimony. The ruling may curb exaggerated salary claims by some men.
The country’s early independence brought in over three billion dollars from gold. It would take the American hen about six years to produce eggs and chickens worth that same amount.
United States sales show a footwear surge to the West Indies with over 2.5 million pairs shipped in the last fiscal year. This amount accounts for about one third of U S exports to the entire world, highlighting a regional shift in demand.
Early in the new year another battleship will join the navy named the Delaware in honor of Maryland's neighbor on the east. The vessel is expected to be a fine ship and will bolster what is described as one of the strongest naval fighting forces in the world.
The children of Charles E. Perkins of Boston gift The Garden of the Gods to Colorado Springs. The park, long open to the public, transfers as Perkins wished. The move echoes Kent’s Muir Park gift to the nation and Boston’s park funds bequest.
An official dispatch reports government troops in Hayti are so disaffected they must be tied together in couples to prevent desertion. The image evokes an old rhyme about soldiers standing two by two, with the sergeant and corporal also tied, else they would abandon the government.
An Africa hunting veteran warns the president will not find elephants along his proposed route. He notes elephants are wary and the plan has been public for some time.
A reflective lyric notes a girl who delays proposing during leap year and remains single. She muses on lost chances as the poet’s line underscores that “It might have been” stands as the saddest phrase.
The White Star steamer Republic carrying 250 first class and 211 steerage passengers was rammed 26 miles south of Nantucket in fog and disabled. Vessels including La Lorraine and cutters Acushet and Gresham rushed to assist as crew reported an engine room flood but the ship remained afloat.
About 250 delegates from six cities gathered at the Brotherhood Welfare Association quarters in St Louis for the National Convention of the Unemployed of America and Great Britain. Friday night addressed “The Unemployed Problem in the Various Cities and States” as James Eads How called the three day session to order.
Government closes its case against alleged coal trust. Hearing resumes February 16 in New York as defendants begin their defense.
New York veteran long distance walker Edward Payson Weston announced plans for a cross country walk to San Francisco to be completed in 100 days, describing it as the culmination of his athletic career.
A lantern explosion started by a watchman on Pier 12 ignited the largest wharf fire in Galveston history. The blaze roared for three hours, burning the entire wharf and structures near Pier 12 before midnight, with an estimated loss of 425,900 dollars.
Flood reports from Sacramento and nearby counties Friday night indicate worsening conditions since the initial inundations. Inland district updates show rising water and growing damage across the valley.
London report quotes the Daily Telegraph Malta correspondent predicting Malta will disappear on Wednesday and noting local credulity and earthquake fears spreading anxiety among residents.
A United States vice consul reports the 1908 Messina earthquake destroyed the American consulate and killed occupants. He details his perilous escape through rubble to the water front, discovering a battered teapot and a piano among the debris as he searched for survivors.
Secretary Root testified before the grand jury on Friday in libel proceedings tied to Panama Canal publications. Other witnesses included Philander C. Knox and Assistant Attorney-General Charles W. Russell.
Twelve inmates in the Mahoning infirmary men's building were injured Thursday when a fire broke out. Authorities respond as crews contained the blaze at Canfield, Ohio facility.
A special army staff report urges immediate fortification of San Pedro Harbor to deter a possible Oriental power from seizing Los Angeles and the Pacific Coast. It warns of potential landings, a 100000 expedition, rising to 300000, and the harbor’s vulnerability without defenses. Former Mayor Phelan links the threat to Hawaii and urges presidential leadership on Japanese policy.
A reader lesson recounts Peter and John before the Sanhedrin and the healing of the lame beggar, noting the bold preaching, the crowd’s conversion, and the apostles’ comfort behind prison walls. It adds reflections on faith, scripture, and trials shaping early Christians.
In California the anti-Japanese measures face likely defeat as only their authors Grove L. Johnson and A. M. Drew push them. Lawmaking will resume next Wednesday amid mixed sentiment about Roosevelt's influence and California's posture toward Japan. coastal opinion favors fleet return and press backing for that move.
The anecdote recalls Beerbohm Tree and an unnamed playwright who sought feedback on a manuscript. Tree showed little enthusiasm during the reading yet quickly annotated the text. The writer complained that one year of hard labor had produced the work and claimed a fair judge would award five in response.
A humorous exchange unfolds as he asks if he is the first man she has been engaged to and she retorts sharply. She asserts she is 25 and rejects any implication of being inexperienced or naïve.
A Minneapolis reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her female troubles and restoring strength after three months. The letter urges public sharing of such testimonials and invites women to seek confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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