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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
3
A poem praising the earnest worker who does his duty with a trusty heart and cheerful smile. It extols a steadfast faith and integrity as the path to reward, noting the good found in the world the traveler traverses.
Aunt Sarah Hicks adopts her eighteen year old nephew Jimmy an idiot and Deacon Harkness pushes for his church attendance. After Jimmy endures a failed religious test he sneaks out and torments hens and bees near the church prompting a wild escape and a bee swarm stinging plans for revival.
A boy gathered rocks and pelted beehives causing a swarm that chased honey gatherers into a church. Bees swarmed through doors and windows, provoking a chaotic escape as congregants fought off stings. Deacon Harkness treated his injuries. Aunt Sarah cared for the boy later.
The Oregonian notes the Oregon Historical Society rejects the Indian yarn about Lewi Clark at a St Helena oak, arguing the tree lacks their initials and the story misrepresents Native historians. It mocks fake Indians linked to tobacco stores and gilded bricks, contrasting them with the unreliable modern Indian chronicler.
Henry H. Rogers of Standard Oil, a leading financier, is revealed as a new humorist with sea flavored tales. The Boston Post reports his fresh set of stories including a vignette about Nat Osborne the brick church organist who quips about pay, saying twelve hundred dollars for a century.
A poet speaks of a barrier between the self and the vast outer sea. He imagines a small strip of life between tides and eternity where dreams sail seaward.
A natural theater near Champigny outside Paris will be established today. Historic amphitheaters at Aries Heziers and Nimes have reopened drawing large crowds. Similar open-air theaters once existed across France in former years.
The text debates money's definition and impact on prices, ethics, and happiness. It warns money corrupts, noting how wealth can ruin character and influence desires, while moderation between poverty and excess offers resilience against its power. It highlights universal disputes over wealth accumulation and distribution.
The speaker recalls dreams of beauty and distant lands then awakes to find the visions realized. Evaleen Stein writes of fragrant tropics, oceans and mountains, holy brethren, and a calling to tell the church about Christ.
The old two story frame house at the corner of Penn and Lang avenues opposite fire station No 18 in Pittsburgh East End was demolished starting last Tuesday. By Friday only the cellar remained and the knoll where the Ambers rested will also be removed.
Anonymous Sunday Magazine piece quotes Emerson as shaping chapters into pages into paragraphs and then fighting to compress into a single sentence. The account, relayed by Justin Winsor of Harvard, links this process to the epigrammatic quality and abrupt, dense thought in Emersons essays.
Editorials from Norwegian papers echo the storthing's move to dissolve the union with Sweden and crown Oscar as no longer king of Norway. The king refused to sanction the consular bill, triggering resignations and widespread demonstrations in support of Norway's full sovereignty and free trade. The storthing urged Norwegians to maintain peace, endure sacrifices, and obey the new government.
London creditors of Glynn Mills Currie & Co totaling over 1.26 million dollars petition the court to force the International Bank of London into compulsory liquidation.
Mayor Fite dismissed charges against Indian police arrested by city authorities for assault and closing merchants who did not pay the tribal tax. Inspector Wright reports telegraphic orders from Secretary Hitchcock to proceed with tax collection and closures of unpaid businesses.
Russian crisis deepens as Emperor Nicholas II issues ukase granting General Trepoff dictatorial powers over internal affairs. The move echoes 1880 steps after the Winter Palace plot and recalls earlier policies by Alexander II era.
Washington Postmaster General Cortelyou announced Pearl Wright of New Orleans as a Republican National Committee member for Louisiana. Wright, a prominent New Orleans businessman, was chosen to represent all classes and not any faction, Cortelyou said.
The Chicago Teamsters strike nears a turning point as the Team Owners' association faces a split over deliveries. Many owners plan to resume deliveries, while others resist, risking an eight thousand man surge in strikers if orders are discharged. An attempted meeting with Edward Hillman failed, signaling few future negotiation prospects.
Ambassador Coner denied rumors of a six month stay and a run for Iowa governor. He said friends urged nomination, but he declined, preferring to serve the country. He added his Mexico post is permanent as with other consular appointments.
Russian papers led by Novoe Vremya and Russ express resentment at the twenty four hour rule imposed on Russian cruisers at Manila. They accuse President Roosevelt of narrowly applying rules and siding with Japan, while the admiralty tolerates internment but objects to repair limits in neutral ports. Officials warn friction could complicate Roosevelt's bid to unite belligerents.
The St. Louis Star and the St. Louis Chronicle announce their consolidation into the Star Chronicle Pub Hehing company with $400000 capital. The Star-Chronicle will operate as an independent newspaper issued from the Star building.
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