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Newspaper
Albany Daily Herald
Location
Albany, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
1
The Cunard liner Lusitania, the world’s largest ship, was launched at Clyde Bank. It measures 790 feet long 88 feet broad and 60 feet deep with a displacement of 40 000 tons. Turbine engines are expected to propel her at 24 knots and carry 2 850 passengers with a crew of 800.
Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock a house on State street owned by Ben Adams and occupied by W R Beazley was struck by lightning. The chimney collapsed, a bedroom was smoked but no fire started. Bricks from the chimney damaged a neighboring house, while the rest of the property sustained little harm. No one was in the house at the time.
Local dealer advertises harvesting machinery in stock across all sizes. Includes combines and threshers suitable for mid to large scale operations. Contact details and pricing unavailable in readable text.
Philadelphia hearing reveals Joseph K. Aiken, former Monongahela division clerk, bought $75,000 in coal stocks on a salary of 30 to 126 dollars monthly and took cash gifts from coal operators and fifty dollars monthly from the company store. J. H. Boyer testified to large sums from coal firms and was dismissed by President Cassatt.
At about 10 30 this morning Mrs. R F Dunlavey was seriously wounded and Mr Ed Holley shot through the hand during a Palmyra picnic from Albany. The accident occurred when Holley pulled a shotgun from a drag and the hammer struck the drag causing the load to discharge. Dr Hilsman treated Dunlavey’s abdomen wound. Holley’s hand wound is painful but not serious and he regrets the accident.
The Board of Education organized the city school system choosing a new superintendent and principals. S. R. DeJarnette was elected Superintendent. B. T. Hunter named High School principal. W. A. McGregor as Grammar School principal. Numerous teachers elected, with Nelson Corbin the only out-of-town appointee. Domestic Science and music positions deferred for future planning.
In Madrid on June 7 Premier Morette presented to King Alfonso the resignations of the entire Spanish cabinet.
Special to The Herald. Atlanta June 7. Commissioner Joseph M. Brown releases a letter to Georgians denying Atlanta Journal rate figures for marble quarries. He argues the paper invented so-called Georgia quarries at Blue Ridge and inflated rates by misapplying Louisville & Nashville and Western & Atlantic locals. Brown promises to rebut other alleged frauds and clarifies his absence and later statements.
Special to The Herald Atlanta June 7 readiness for the Smith Howell governor debate at Peachtree auditorium next to the Aragon hotel. No flags, no audience questions, opening remarks by Reuben Arnold for Smith and Chas Hopkins for Howell. Four to five hundred seats reserved for ladies and escorts. strict order, speakers to have final word.
Columbus O June 7 The miners and operators of Ohio have practically come to a deadlock in their attempt to reach an agreement on the wage question The committee met today but negotiations will probably be declared off This statement is from authoritative sources.
Cecil Outz a 20 year old patient at the Tabernacle Infirmary in Atlanta shot himself over the heart today and will probably die. He was despondent over ill health and had recently shown improvement sufficient for discharge. He used a revolver concealed in his room and belonged to a prominent McRae family.
In Boston a medical society discussion assigns monetary values to human labor by age and profession. A 10 year old is valued at 2601 dollars, at 16 about 2638, at 26 around 5488, peaking for professionals at 40 with 29344 dollars, then declining with age toward 80 and beyond.
New York reports one death and several prostrations from heat as temperatures rise. Chicago records a hot day with temperatures near 90 degrees and six deaths and multiple prostrations noted yesterday.
Classified note lists various brushes with prices including hair brushes 25c to 1 dollar, nail brushes 25c to 1 dollar, clothes brushes 25c to 1 dollar, and bath brushes 75c.
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