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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
2
Washington plans a large auditorium to host inaugural balls and quadrennial conventions. District Commissioner Henry L West drives funding with real estate leaders, aiming for a 10 000 to 12 000 seat hall that would draw major parties and national organizations to the nation capital.
Gen Grosvenor of Ohio plans to retire when the 60th Congress ends March 4 1907 after twenty years in the House. He vows not to seek reelection and notes his tough battles on the floor and strong stance against postal fraud. He cites paternalism in government and discusses agriculture and overseas markets efforts.
A writer describes how fifty cent contributions were collected and then returned after six weeks to the senders, with an explanation that the advertisement was a hoax. The account highlights the delay and the misleading nature of the notice.
A Philadelphia Press note recounts a clash between a country reporter and the editor of the Bungtown Bazoo over wording about a young lawyer. The editor defends the phrase thriving while acknowledging it could be seen as thieving in the paper.
A Washington man recounts two encounters with bloodhounds that seemingly fled in fear. He describes a telegraph pole incident in the South where a chained hound leaped a fence, and a stay with Col. Clay near Montgomery where two dogs fled at his approach. The host was astonished and puzzled by the escapes, noting the animals’ unusual behavior.
The entertainer Joe Jefferson recalls a mortifying moment in New York's Mills Building when a stout bearded stranger greeted him by name. He later realized the man was General Grant and fled to avoid an awkward request to discuss Washington or the Civil War veteran status.
A quotation about mispronouncing a word shows a speaker declining to pronounce it. The line reflects a humorous exchange in the Chicago Record-Herald, illustrating attitude toward language and pronunciation.
The financier Thomas F. Ryan born in Virginia fifty four years ago leads Equitable now. He moved to New York from Baltimore at about 25 and joined a banking brokerage house. William C. Whitney later made him manager of street railroad consolidations, his first entry into major affairs.
The town offers prizes to men who wed the ugliest or most deformed and the oldest women. Eighty dollars goes to the man who marries the ugliest, sixty for the cripple. Women over 40 jilted twice bring spousal sums from a fund left by a wealthy resident. Average payment is fifty dollars, with larger sums possible to spur specific marriages.
A terse line notes a harsh view on female secrecy and implies institutional punishment. The statement reflects provocative gender attitudes and hints at social control through confinement.
A brief aphorism asserts that only soul possessions count in heaven, implying spiritual wealth surpasses earthly assets. The line emphasizes inner virtue over material wealth in the afterlife.
In Pearson's Magazine a vivid account explains the bends or decompression sickness affecting divers in high pressure under the East River tunnel project. It describes symptoms, treatment by returning to high pressure, crew safety rules, and dramatic views at the tunnel head with mud, shield, and hydraulic segments ready for blasting.
Ancient Egypt reveals Queen Teie wife of Amenhotep III from the tenth dynasty. Her humble parents Yua and Thua were denied noble status by aristocrats, yet she funded a royal tomb and furnishings for them. The tomb remained concealed until its recent uncovering by Theodore Davis uncovering undisturbed treasures.
The article notes the Speaker of the House of Commons in Britain earns 25 000 dollars annually, lives in a Westminster palace residence with Thames views, and enjoys allowances before a 20 000 dollar pension and a peerage on retirement. William Gully, recently retired, is highlighted as a beneficiary joining these benefits. It contrasts with seemingly lesser rewards for U S ex-statesmen.
Dr Ralph Hamilton Curtiss, recently an assistant at Lick Observatory and Carnegie, is appointed assistant professor of astronomy at the University of Western Pennsylvania. At 24 he earned his PhD at the University of California and did further graduate work at UC and Lick.
The piece cites the Aroostook potato growers and the Boston and Maine Railroad using unusually low rates to move eight to ten million bushels to Boston and New England. It contrasts Michigan and Maine potato shipments, noting how rate reductions helped markets while reducing rail revenue, arguing against government rate controls as they would have stifled timely action.
A compact quoted line from the Atlanta Constitution reflects on hindsight and wealth with humor about wisdom and appetite.
Buffalo round trip 12.25 with July 8 9 10 travel dates. Detroit round trip 6.50 on August 14 15. Philadelphia round trip 19.00 on September 15 16 17. Liberal limits and stopovers. Details at city ticket office Clark and Jackson Chicago. Telephone Harrison 1757.
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