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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
2
A struck tone on China awakening to quarrels and New York fashion as cane carriers emerge. The piece notes Standard Oil earning and a $29,240,009 fine, suggesting the sum seems small beside the gains and threats reported.
A Standard Oil official could not recall a loan of thirty one million dollars by the company. The admission highlights memory gaps in major corporate financing.
The statement recalls Mark Twain lamenting a loss of $20,000 after being invited to share in a promising venture. He notes the ironic misfortune and questions how many literary men would possess such a sum to lose, framing it as a social reflection rather than pure complaint.
A Scottish man reportedly faced wolves in Canada and claimed he frightened them off by playing bagpipes. While wolves typically resist fear, the account is treated as a believed anecdote.
A Langhorne girl may be wooed by Prince Francis of Teck, a rumor reported in this issue. The Langhorne family is noted for avoiding financial trouble amid a broader economic blizzard impacting many families.
Rev. Sheldon Leavitt says secret bodies manipulate the mentally ill geniuses and inebriates, and that Standard Oil influence leaves few independent individuals. He frames these forces as pervasive and troubling within contemporary public life.
A court ordered an Atlantic City man to kiss his wife or face jail. He chose jail, after previously ignoring her plea to seek help, in a case reflecting domestic dispute tensions.
A Chicago man, insulted on a street car, asked a stranger to hold his overcoat while he fought an offender. After the scuffle both the stranger and the overcoat vanished, suggesting the man was new to Chicago.
The text contrasts a fragile, winter-averse individual with the notion that energy spent staying warm could fuel a presidential run in a Central American republic. It counters with a claim that a true patriot would prefer to be a lamp post in the United States than rule another nation.
The article notes that wireless electrical communication now operates on a large commercial scale, no longer a toy or navigation adjunct. It recalls the incredulity and failures before success, mentions the evolution from costly transatlantic cables, and cites a historical shift from $5 per word to 25 cents with potential further reductions.
In Chicago a widower with four young kids posted a window placard seeking a wife. Women answered, and the man stayed home to meet them, aiming to find a partner and mother for his family.
A man who left the U.S. army long ago seeks to re enlist but remains listed as a deserter on official records. The War Department denied expunging the record, holding that records cannot be altered when they reflect proven facts. He thus faces lifelong branding and barred service despite wishing to make amends.
Charles Ross of Rushville, a motorman, died from a 3200 volt electric shock. The Indianapolis post office reported about 1,000,000 in revenue for 1907. Four Elwood saloons closed due to the new redistricting ordinance. W J Bryan banquet preparations underway in South Bend for Feb 15. State Board of Health to probe Wakarusa health officers over smallpox measures. Jasonville man bites bread and breaks a tooth on a hard substance. a $50 diamond ring found in the bread.
A corn show is planned in connection with the Indiana Grain Dealers meeting held in Indianapolis this week.
State prison parolee Fred Asmus killed himself at his Furnessville area home by drinking carbolic acid officials said the man was on parole at the time and authorities reported the death as a suicide at the residence near Furnessville.
Wayne County records show 51 violent deaths in the past year including one murder and eleven personal crisis reports, marking a records tally for the jurisdiction.
In the presence of her husband and several children, Mrs Elizabeth Bonnel, wife of Squire Bonnel of Mt Vernon, drank two ounces of carbolic acid and died within an hour.
Rev. Ernest Sweeton, a Holiness minister, faced egging and clubbing on Newburg streets following a sermon claiming all dancing women are questionable characters. The incident underscores tensions over morality and public behavior in the community.
George H. Roseman a 25 year old Garrett machinist converted during the final hour of the old year and married in the first hour of the new year.
Simeon Ross a flour barrel cooper from Lawrenceburg finished a quail eating contest at the Indiana House by eating thirty two birds in thirty two consecutive days on a fifty dollar wager.
The death rate in Indianapolis in 1907 was 13.95 per 1800 population, a figure lower than other similarly sized U S cities. This indicates Indianapolis had relatively better mortality compared with peers.
The Indiana Baptist Mission Board met in Indianapolis and apportioned 7000 dollars among 20 Indiana churches in need. The funds were raised by the Baptist churches of Indiana to support weaker congregations.
Newton county now has three Democratic officials the highest number at any one time since its organization. The offices filled by Democrats are auditor treasurer and county superintendent. The Republicans have a majority in the county of nearly 500 votes.
An Indiana Railroad Commission report for the Governor's annual summary lists 1 558 93 miles of traction in Indiana on January 1 1907. Thirty different companies operated traction lines in the state.
A jealous rival is named as the killer in the death of George Wildermuth whose decapitated body was found beside the Pennsylvania tracks near Crownpoint replacing an earlier accident theory.
Playwright George Ade declares his bid for delegate from the Tenth District and supports the nomination of Vice President Fairbanks.
Rev. Harry B. Stevens pastor of Garrett Baptist Church and D. E. Hirshberger church clerk deny a report that 200 converts at a recent revival were influenced by a promise of clothes from a local merchant. They say converts joined the church without earthly rewards. only golden lyres and garbs of light were offered.
Antoni Cencelewski and Nickodem Wituchi dueled with revolvers at South Bend after a bluff wager. Cencelewski was killed instantly and Wituchi is thought to be dying. A score of witnesses saw the confrontation.
Relatives of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Means uncover six thousand dollars hidden in three cans while removing household effects in Shelbyville. The hoard had been kept for years and was previously unknown to kin.
After years of free gambling, Lafayette shuts down ten open gambling locations. Authorities state gambling will never be allowed again in Lafayette.
The longest traction line in operation in Indiana is the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company with 352 miles. Indiana Union Traction follows at 313 miles, Ft Wayne and Wabash Valley 14 miles, and Indianapolis and Cincinnati 108 miles. Other roads exceed 100 miles while remaining lines range from 47 to 6 miles, except French Lick Road with 1.09 miles.
Deputy inspectors report state wide factory closures due to stringency are ending. Bolt Glass Works in Muncie ready to hire 200 workers after two week shutdown. Elwood Tinplate Works with 1,800 employees to resume with 900. Arcade File Works in Anderson to restart this week with 500 workers.
The McNally Construction Company finishes a $500000 contract on the St. Louis division of the Big Four railroad near Danville. It moves to Poughkeepsie New York to cut a tunnel under the Hudson for the New York Central. The project straightens tracks removes two grades and three curves and includes a $90000 triple arch cement bridge. About 800000 cubic yards of dirt were moved.
The Italian residents of Reed's Station near Bedford fear they have been marked by the Black Hand after the burning of Phillip Rock’s business and goods and related incidents. Rock, their leader known as the Italian banker, previously killed an Italian who attacked his shop. he was acquitted as self defense.
The trial this week involves Charles Behrens and J Herman Heitman of Huntingburg former cashier and assistant cashier at the People's State Bank of Huntingburg. Authorities report a bank shortage estimated between 45000 and 70600 dollars in the now defunct institution.
Henry Harris was arrested and brought to Bedford charged with running a blind tiger in a sycamore tree on the banks of the White River near Ft Ritner.
The Board of Public Safety in South Bend has appointed ten extra policemen and plans to appoint five more amid a recent surge in crime.
The morning after reaching camp we meet Ben Lilly a famed hunter of over fifty years. He shows bear hunting mastery and woodcraft surviving in rain and swamp. Canebrakes stretch across ground with bears lairs while alligators garfish snapping turtles and venomous snakes populate lakes and baysou.
A large Irishwoman testified in court that her husband, accused of beating her, had actually knocked her down. The man, described as small and stooped, seemed barely able to stand, and the judge noted the contrast with an amused look as witness and defendant clashed over the alleged violence.
An elderly Cleveland businessman known for extreme methodical habits misses his wedding train. He sends a telegram to his bride saying Dont marry till I come Howard. The anecdote appears in Harper s Weekly highlighting his precise ways in both work and home life.
A dialogue from the Detroit Free Press contrasts a young man’s wealth with a father's past support. The exchange notes the suitor has funded an automobile for six months, signaling financial promise and potential social expectations.
The man says he wore the iron mask to protect himself while healing from facial injuries. He plans to remove it as soon as his face heals, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
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