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Newspaper
The Richmond Palladium And Sun Telegram
Location
Richmond, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
5
Washington June 6 Captain Peary Arctic explorer and current farthest North record holder says he expects a voyage to the North Pole starting July 1 if funds permit. He requires about 90000 dollars to provision and outfit the trip and notes past proximity to the pole despite poor conditions.
Washington announces a new Atlantic fleet to be formed pending the return of the Atlantic battleship squadron. The plan calls for Mississippi and Iowa class battleships plus armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana and cruisers Chicago Des Moines Dubuque Paducah Tacoma with scouts Chester Birmingham Salem, assembled around August 1 under a president chosen commander.
Indianapolis June 6 Joseph Cannon Watson infant of James E Watson Republican nominee for governor has been named by neighbors Joseph Cannon Watson a choice that pleases Watson. Watson tours English Crawford county convention is slated for today.
Mr Newton Lamb hosted senior class rehearsals for a Merchant of Venice farce to be staged at the high school chapel. The gathering featured early June roses and refreshments. Numerous social events followed including a junior class picnic, a large afternoon reception by Mrs Oliver Gaur and Mrs Richard Study at their Main Street home, and a Red Men's hall party. Additional items note weddings, recitals, club meetings, and visits by local families and guests, with multiple hostesses and venues across the town.
Chicago authorities report a city commission found horses outperform human firefighters in endurance and reliability. Officials propose tougher physical standards for firemen and police, with horses praised for strength, wind, and behavior after months of training.
Definite steps to form a national currency association in New York will be taken next week. Ten leading national banks will meet Tuesday to plan organization to join the arrangement allowing securities other than government bonds as collateral for treasury issued notes. Larger cities are expected to follow once Washington approves local organization and incorporation.
In Pittsburg on June 1 Miss Alice Welsh married Frederick Kinffman at the German Evangelical Protestant Church. After the ceremony the couple rode away as a large crowd of friends applauded, while a chorus of babies cried loudly and mingled with laughter and shouts from onlookers and relatives. Mrs Hoffman and others assisted as guests left the scene.
Modern Woodmen and Members of Richmond Camp No SSid M W of A are asked to gather at Camp Hall at 10 30 a m on Sunday June 7 to attend a memorial service honoring F B Unthank Consul.
A vintage ad claims one third of life is spent in bed and warns that impure soaps sour sheets and bedclothes. It promotes Easy Task sanitary soap, white and smooth with a soft creamy lather that refreshes linens and suggests purity of spirit.
A roundup of Sunday worship at St Pauls Episcopal Cyrner Elgirh and Nom Astrevis with services at 6 am and 10:15 am, Sunday school led by H R Robinson, plus Monday to Saturday weekday services. Also listed are First Presbyterian, First Baptist, Third M E Fairview, Fifth Street M E, Universalist, First Christian, Earlham Heights, Second Presbyterian, East Main Street Friends, St Andrew's Catholic, St Mary's Catholic, South Eighth Street Friends, St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, First M E Church, First English Lutheran, and United Brethren with service times, Sunday schools, youth events, and notices for attendance.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote features Mr Maguire debating ancestors and a garden of Eden privilege. An Irish philosopher calls late night a blessing for the tired, noting it allows rest without more labor.
Chicago Mayor Fred A. Busse wed Josephine Lee on April 29 in a private ceremony with Judge Theodore Brentano presiding. Five persons attended and the marriage license was obscured to avoid publicity. Busse and Mrs. Busse resumed official duties after a breakfast at a downtown hotel. In India elephants aged twelve to forty five are valued for work until about eighty.
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