Friday Morning Telephone Numbers 1909
Office No 69 and Residence No 110 listed for Friday Morning December 24 1909, indicating contact points for the day. The note records two telephone lines associated with an individual or business.
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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
4
Notice of Democratic District Convention January 1910
Evansville Indiana will host a Democratic District Convention on January 5 1910 at 1 p m to elect a member of the Democratic State Central Committee for two years The First District comprises Gibson Pike Posey Spencer Vanderburgh and Warrick counties with a total 117 votes The notice is by order of the Democratic State Committee of Indiana signed by T D Scales Chairman and F H Hatfield Secretary on December 14 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Indiana
Democratic State Central Committee
Gibson County
Pike
Posey Oe
Spencer
Vanderburg
Warrick
Democratic State Committee of
Democratic mass convention in Spencer County Indiana
The 31st day of December 1909 Democrats of Spencer County Indiana meet in mass convention to elect delegates to the Evansville district meeting on January 8 1910 and choose township committeemen and a township chairman. Meetings set for 2 pm with 13 delegates allocated among townships and dates of subsequent organizational meeting. The article also discusses local party rifts around Senator Beveridge and Hemenway, noting the one man rule is waning and Republicans in Spencer County resist dictatorship amid Beveridge influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer County
Indiana
Evansville
Luce
Ohio
Hammond
Huff
Harrison
Carter
Jackson
Grass
Clay
County Central Committee
Luce Township
Hatfield
Rockport
Grandview
Evanston
Harrison St
Meinrad Carter
Dale Jackson
Gentryville
Chrisney Clay
Buffalo
Beveridge
Hemenway
Journal
Senator Beveridge
Senat.s Beveridge
Sam
Hem enway Rockport Republicans Headed to Indianapolis
A brief note reports the Hem enway Republicans from Rockport traveling to Indianapolis. No further details provided about purpose, dates, or participants.
Scott & Bowne Firm Address Listing
Scott and Bowne at 409 Pearl Street, New York, is noted with its street address in a concise directory-style entry.
Bryan rules out another bid for president in Arizona speech
Speaking at a Globe banquet, William Jennings Bryan said he would not seek the presidency again. He cited Roosevelt and Taft adopting his policies and warned against a third term cry, saying he would rather let others do the work and enjoy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe, Ariz
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
German preaching and Xmas program at Rockport Salem church
The Rockport Salem church announces German preaching at 10:30 a.m. and English service at 7:00 p.m. on Xmas entertainment Friday night, plus the last quarterly meeting of the conference year on January 21 23. English preaching at 3:00 p.m. All invited. John A. Tiedt pastor and Chas. Wilbern Sunday school superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport Salem
John A. Tiedt
Chas. Wilbern
Dust and cloth lines in a dusty memory
A fragment recalls a boy puzzled by breeches hung to dry, questioning why they cannot be dusted the same when on a line or worn on him. The line hints at a child's learning moment with clothing and cleanliness.
Princeton student discovers new comet in night sky
Princeton graduate student Zaccheus Daniel, Thaw fellow in astronomy, reports a new comet seen Dec 6 from Princeton Observatory. He notes the object is about three times Earth’s diameter, 56 million miles from Earth and 146 million miles from the sun, with a nucleus of gas and vapors and a slow drift of one degree per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaccheus Daniel
Princeton University
Princeton Observatory
Daniel
Thaw
William Thaw
Pittsburg
Hudson Fulton park plan for harbor basin and replica ships
Trustees and committees for the Hudson Fulton celebration propose a water basin at Spuyten Duyvil near Two Hundred and Thirty First Street New York. They seek to buy land near a subway station, build three piers, moor the Clermont and Half Moon, and create a terrace and bridge from Palisade Avenue to the basin. George Gardiner Fry of the Half Moon committee has funds to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson-Fulton Commission
New York City
Hudson- Fulton Park
Spuyten Duyvil
Hudson River
Two Hundred and Thirtyfirst Street
New York
Hudson
Palisade Avenue
George Gardiner Fry
Half Moon
Finest Physics Laboratory Planned for University of Chicago
Plans are under consideration to build a premier physics laboratory at the University of Chicago with a projected cost of $1,000,000 funded entirely by Martin Ryerson. The aim is to provide top facilities for original research for the physics department led by Nobel laureate Albert A. Michelson and his team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
United States
Martin Ryerson
University
Ryerson Laboratory
Ryerson
Albert A. Michelson
Roosevelt’s African Trophies Mapped for Preservation
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt leads an American hunting expedition in Africa that has collected and prepared about 6,663 mammals and birds for preservation. The tally includes both large and small species gathered as trophies and slated for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Africa
When Christmas Comes Warms Small Acts and Forgiveness
Warwick James Price urges readers to discard grudges and lighten heavy hearts at Christmas. The poem advocates neighbors and children receiving kindness, urging readers to offer small favors and full effort during the season. The piece cites Pittsburgh Dispatch as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick James Price
Pittsburg
Dis
Patch
How He Saved the Circus
Willis Cobb recounts a traveling circus misadventure in the south. A press agent promised a herd of 20 camels from Arabia, but only one sickly camel arrived. An irritated Georgia editor exposed the lie and invited Cobb to dinner, joking that Cobb was the biggest liar on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Cobb
Arabia
Cobb
Georgia
Willis
Coreless Seedless Apple From One Spokane Tree
A Moran Prairie eight acre orchard near Spokane owner B K Short reports a single tree producing coreless and seedless apples. The yellowish green fruit with red streaks measures up to three inches and has pink cheeks. The twelve to fifteen year old tree grows in subirrigated soil at 2225 feet. Experts have not classified the fruit and a state horticulture official will study its origin. Short guards the tree and plans grafting scions to other trees next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Moran Prairie
B. K. Short
Short
National Apple Show, Incorporated
Ben H. Rice
August van Holderheke
Northwest
W. 8. Thornber
State College of Washington
J. J. Browne
Girl Warrior Sticks Out Her Tongue at Mocking Opponent
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a girl warrior interaction where she unsheaths a weapon and faces ridicule. The scene implies defiance against mockery as she reveals her deadly tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soa
Elvira
Ana
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Your Physician and the Telephone in Every Home
The article argues every home should have a telephone to contact a physician at once in case of accident or illness. Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company offers 24 hour service with doctors' calls given priority. For rates and information, contact Manager, Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company, Rockport, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company, Incorporated
Cumberland Telephone.& Telegraph Company; Incorporated
Rockport
Ind
Ferguson Booth Tie The knot in Chrisney ceremony
Mr. Robert Ferguson of Grandview and Mrs. Lanie Booth of Fort Scott Kansas were united in marriage at Chrisney Tuesday. They proceed to housekeeping in Grandview where the groom operates a livery stable business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ferguson
Grandview
Lanie Booth
Ft. Scott
Kansas
Chrisney
Ferguson
Tailor Rudolph Etzkorn Likely to Return to Rockport
Town rumors say Rudolph Etzkorn the tailor who moved from Rockport to Wenatchee Washington months ago may relocate back to Rockport. Etzkorn is regarded as a fine business man and would receive a cordial welcome if he returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Etzkorn
Rockport
Wenatchee
Wash
Etzkorn
No Controversy on North Pole Claim Says Jones
James A. Jones asserts there will be no dispute about discovering the north pole. He notes Rockport is near enough to the pole for his claim. A. C. Huff suggests county papers should rally behind a new court house, not excluding the central papers. Dave Stilwell reports several days of good horse shoeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
James A. Jones
North Pole
Rockport
Pole
A. C. Huff
Court House
Dave Stilwell
Pointed Paragraphs and Wry Observations on Dress and Speech
A collection of sharp, satirical lines on fashion, manners, and male folly. The prose lampoons laboring men without jobs, clothing mishaps, and the trickster nature of words that alter meaning. It critiques social expectations, love, and the costs of vanity in witty, terse phrases.
Out of the Quad Box in a Print Shop Panic
A chaotic press room tale unfolds as compositors scramble and ink spills amid a deadline rush. The foreman berates the crew while a printer battles a stubborn form and a missed date triggers a frantic restart, ending with a note on coal fed fires of love and victory.
Farm-land loan sums at five percent interest
The notice advertises loans on farm lands totaling five hundred dollars or more at a five percent interest rate. It specifies terms and conditions for securing the sums on agricultural property, likely outlining application requirements and repayment details.
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Democrat
T. D. Scales
First District
F. H. Hatfield
Democratic Mass Convention
Indianapolis
Scott
Tles
Send Inc
Transfarent
Hudson-Fulton Park
Clermont
Chicago University
THE
C. W. Halbruge Company, Inc
Merry Christmas
C. W. Halbruge Co., Inc
Main St
Rockport, Ind
Job
Jennie
Cussin
Sin
J.S. Coles
L Berger Co
Rock
Port, Indiana
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