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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1910
Page
2
The Odon Journal features a string of odd, humorous, and cautionary notes on daily life. It jokes about fishing tackle, insects, air pollution, and health fads while weaving in quips about Edison, frogs, hurricanes, and military danger, ending with cautions on gunpowder safety aboard ships.
A remark suggests the French are crossing the English Channel via the aliyah route in what is described as an international offer.
Professor Ales sandrini of the University of Rome reports discovering the bacillus of hellcera in water. The finding threatens moldy corn as a presumed disease source and heightens the urgency of the drinking water crisis.
Sangamon County grand jury returned five indictments in the legislative bribery inquiry. It charges Conspiracy to bribe against Representatives Lee O Neill Browne and Robert E Wilson and others, bribery against A B Johnston, and perjury against Johnston. Browne and Wilson face jack pot related counts tied to funds to defeat a state fish commission bill. The probe centers on a fund raised by fishermen and a contract to furnish desks and chairs for the legislature.
San Antonio announces a new port at Aransas Pass linking with government jetties. About 25,056 bales of southwest Texas cotton will ship to eastern and foreign markets this year. A temporary wharf will serve early vessels, with permanent wharves and warehouses planned for the coming winter.
The Senate passed two relief measures. A bill allows the transfer of 61560 to former Assistant Treasurer Akins in the U S Treasury records. Another bill provides 4360 for Frank Wyman, former postmaster, payable directly to him. both go to the president for signature.
The Department of Justice plans to file indictments against individual Packers executives rather than the corporation in the next federal investigation. The change signals a renewed effort by federal authorities in Chicago led actions targeting specific persons in the beef campaign.
Galveston Tex reports Mexico requests for stronger border protection along Texas and Arizona. The move prompted orders placing three cavalry troops on standby to move toward the Rio Grande valley.
Three robbers fatally shoot Thomas A. Landregan a Lynn shoe manufacturer and injure Policeman James Carrell. They seize a $5000 factory pay roll, flee, and are pursued. one dies, one is captured, and a third is wounded. A second assailant identified as Abba Anson is named before death. Over $1500 recovered.
Berlin reports the Hamburg campaign against Deutsche Vacuum Oil is ended with no charges against American manager E. L. Quarles. Hamburg prosecutors found no proof of wrongdoing and will bear the inquiry costs. The case marks a notable American victory in Germany amid press slander claims.
Helena Montana George R Milburn former associate justice of the supreme court of Montana died here Judge Milburn born November 15 1850 in Washington DC
In Hahns Peak Colorado Judge Morning forms one of the first women juries in a U.S. court of record to assess the sanity of Elizabeth Hutchinson. The all woman panel deems Miss Hutchinson insane.
President Taft has signed the postal savings bank bill after twenty years of effort. The system allows anyone over ten to open an account with no minimum deposit above one dollar, with ten-cent stamps issued to build a credit toward a dollar.
Drought devastates farms across Kansas Nebraska and surrounding regions with oats and wheat burning. Pests including cutworms wireworms potato bugs chinch bugs and rust finish off ruined crops. An estimated 25 percent of crops already lost in arid districts and at least 35 percent of small grain doomed without rain.
A written appeal by wholesale shoe manufacturers of St. Louis to Secretary Knox at the state department protests Mexico’s tariff on U S shoes. Mexico imposes a $2.75 duty per pair to halt U S shoe sales.
New York report states Standard Oil has trimmed wholesale refined oil prices from one and a half cents to one cent per gallon. The new prevailing price across the country stands at seven and a half cents a gallon, reflecting Standard Oil's dominant control of over 70 percent of refined output and the impact of the price reduction on the corporation.
John L. Stephens and Miss Mary H. McCue of Fulton Missouri wed and left immediately for Kansas City Missouri in an automobile. The bride is a recent graduate of Synodical College.
John M. Mullen, local representative of Lemp Brewing Co. of St. Louis, was shot and killed by saloon keeper Harry Schroeder. Schroeder plans to rely on the unwritten law in his defense.
Washington reports a binding treaty ending fifteen years of antagonism and uniting Russia and Japan in China. It calls for neutralizing Chinese railways under war rules and aligns with Knox principles. The accord excludes other powers and aims to stabilize the region with ratification expected soon.
A historical Christian lesson text discusses the Mustard Seed parable as growth of the kingdom, the Leaven parable as silent, pervasive Gospel work, and the Two Treasures parables, with interpretations by Morgan and Calkins. It notes the figure of Christ seeking lost souls and transforming humanity.
Cheyenne chief Big Wolf confronted a 3 cent per mile fare on the Beech Island run from El Reno to Clinton after Judge Hook struck Oklahoma's 2 cent fare law. The conductor remained firm, Big Wolf threatened to attack the coach but was appeased. white passengers also protested the higher fare.
Farmington New Mexico report states ranchman and trader Richard Wetherill was shot by a Navajo who rode 70 miles to the Shiprock agency and surrendered after the altercation with Navajo Indians accusing him of stealing and branding their cattle.
George R. Walker of Ardmore Oklahoma, a Yale classmate of President Taft, was nominated to be United States attorney in Division No. 2 of the District of Alaska. Walk er previously served as United States attorney in Oklahoma.
A large blaze began at the Cozy theater opposite the federal court building in Savannah and consumed an entire city block, prompting emergency response across the area.
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