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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
2
A garbled page lists varied items from public health and science to farming and theater. It mentions germs, the sea danger in submarines, a serum for rheumatic fever, and notes on aviation and tobacco, with scattered references to markets and social themes.
A couple aboard an airship experienced an incident leading to a fall during a leisurely voyage. Medical responders attended the scene as authorities investigated the cause and ensured passenger safety.
An Alton man confessed guilt in an adulterous assault case. Police report the suspect admitted involvement and provided details during questioning. Local prosecutors prepare final charges for the court.
Adbert Bassett longtime cashier of the Illinois Glass company in Alton confessed to multiple embezzlements totaling at least 24 000 dollars while serving as bookkeeper for the firm. The affair prompted a review after a six year audit gap and raised questions about internal controls and supervision. Bassett, a prominent local figure and church worker, has not been arrested and reportedly promised restitution.
In St. Louis investigators pursue Black Hand links after a blaze at S. Viv iang & Pros macaroni plant. A brindled dog owned by a family is said to have died in the incident, and police report an incendiary fire with no nearby electric wires or steam tires.
In Louisville Kentucky a report by J H W Stimson of Indiana to the National Hardwood Lumber association warns of a hardwood famine due to reckless waste by U S lumbermen. He urges reforestation and tax exemption for standing timber as remedies. the suggestion had not yet been acted on.
The army transport Sherman carrying the Fourth Infantry and a battalion from Manila arrived in San Francisco. The regiment, stationed on the island for two years, will be sent to Arkansas and Nebraska posts.
Official advices from Cai ro Wevpt state the court of cessation affirmed the death sentence on student War dani who shot and killed Boutros Pacha Ghali.
American publisher Joseph Pulitzer reached Liverpool on a special train from Dover bound for New York aboard the Mauretania. His health is reported as poor and he seems anxious to reach New York quickly, accompanied by one of his sons as he contemplates making his will and settling affairs.
A Batavia New York carpenter named Fred Miller walked into St Louis police claiming amnesia and disorientation. He said he left Batavia and found himself in unfamiliar surroundings without recall of how he reached St Louis. Officers contacted Batavia police to verify if he is missing and rationally assessed his condition.
Gifford Pinchot former chief forester of the United States and James R Garfield former secretary of the Interior attend the Roosevelt club of St Paul conservation banquet. The event highlights high profile guests and the local political scene in St Paul Minnesota.
Final arrangements for the sale of the Denver Times by former United States Senator to Jared H. Trusted, a real estate man, have been concluded and the transfer will be made July 7. Patterson said the burden of running two newspapers led to the sale and he will retain the News. The funeral for the lost crew will be $250,000.
The summer session at the University of Missouri has begun. Several students enrolled and identified their church as the Latter-Day Saints. No Mormon had previously enrolled at the university.
Walter Wellman arrived aboard the French liner Savoie in New York and declared he would abandon his quest to reach the North Pole. He said he would pursue shorter voyages in a dirigible balloon instead.
Topeka Kansas Judge W. R. Smith counsel for several express companies said the firms would resist the railroad board of Kansas recent wholesale rate reduction order.
Fresh shocks in earthquake districts sparked widespread panic in Naples and Avelling as King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena toured the affected zone. A million people slept outdoors, frightened to return home as camps sprang up and army tents were requested.
Mrs. Charles W. Allen of Kenosha Wisconsin pleaded guilty in U S circuit court to smuggling charges and was fined 300. Her husband is a millionaire leather manufacturer. Arkansas Democrats Launch Ticket at Little Rock convention Gov Donaghey nominated for re election with others including H L Norwood Charle W Sledges John W Crockett and Fred H Phillips.
Russellville Alabama resident R.L. Page sues C. W. Weir and others of Quitman Mississippi for 10000 damages alleging he was editor of the Quitman Globe and was assaulted after publishing a dance account, forced to swallow the clipping, and driven from town.
Major Benjamin C. Morse of the Twenty-seventh Infantry U.S.A. is detailed as professor of military science and tactics at the University of Illinois Urbana. He will succeed Lieut. Col. J. G. Fecht who is relieved at his own request and Morse must report to the university president on September 1.
A large timber fire 55 miles west of Fort Collins was telephoned in by the timber guard stationed in that area.
The Cudahy Packing company pledges property in New York City and the southwest to Illinois Trust and Savings bank and William Henkle of Chicago to secure a five percent gold bond issue. The mortgage dated May 1 runs 25 years.
An eastbound El Paso and Southwestern sleeper train was held up near Corrizzeza one mile east of Roistart New Mexico. The lone bandit forced passengers to pile cash and valuables, escaped with the loot toward the mountains, and shot out the train rear lights as he fled. Passengers were aided by the railroad for relief.
Federal court action freezes Oklahoma’s 2-cent passenger fares for major rail lines including Santa Fe Frisco Rock Island Missouri Kansas Texas Midland Valley and Kansas City Southern with temporary injunctions. Some smaller lines are exempted by the state corporation commission and the roads plan to restore a 4-cent rate soon.
Missouri Chief Josephine, a brize cow at the College of Agriculture in Columbia, breaks the world milk record with 11,458 pounds in four months. The 120 day average was 6.4 pounds daily, eclipsing the previous holder Consantha Fourth Johanna.
The Rev. Charles A. Dickey, a leading Presbyterian minister and former moderator of the general assembly, died at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia.
At the Pennsylvania G A R encampment in Harrisburg a resolution denouncing the placing of a Robert E. Lee statue in the national capitol was tabled at the closing session.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports New York leads with 647 beds for consumptives as of May 1, followed by Massachusetts 2403 and Pennsylvania 2347. Colorado and New Mexico totals appear, with efforts to reach 84,000 beds nationwide by May 1, 1911 to ensure no case is left uncared-for.
A Judge recounts a classroom moment where a teacher urged Johnny to sing while a girl suggested he would improve if he whistled. The exchange highlights schoolroom humor as the class begins to sing Nearer My God to Thee.
A brief Uncle Ezra column notes that playing on a single string wears it out quickly and suggests varying technique to avoid string fatigue. The piece offers homey humor and folk wisdom in a concise local tone.
A doctor argues coffee injures health and promotes Postum as a substitute. A patient recounts nervous prostration after coffee, quitting coffee, and two months later sleeping better and gaining weight. the patient and children reportedly improved after using Postum. The notice invites readers to assess the letter and the ad campaign.
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