Local Paper Beginnings in Ashton
The Ashton Gazette lists Ralph J. Dean as publisher guiding the Ashton press in the town of Ashton. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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Ralph J. Dean
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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
2
Anglo-Japan Trust to Oversee Iron and Celluloid Mills
Shizuo Kondo, a Japanese capitalist, arrives in San Francisco en route to Japan after securing 7,000,000 pounds in England for an Anglo-Japanese corporation. The plan stages a 7,000,000 capital combine to control steel and iron works in Japan and later celluloid and silk mills, aiming to operate in the cheaper market and push widespread ratification of the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shizuo Kondo
San Francisco
London
Japan
Kondo
England
Irron
International Corporation
Former Kansas Treasurer Grimes Offers to Pay Deficit
Former Kansas State Treasurer F B Grimes informed Governor Hock that he would waive statutes of limitations and pay every cent of the alleged shortage. Experts found a $77000 deficit in the treasurer’s office tied to Grimes and continuing into treasurer T T Kelley’s administration. The disposition of the funds remains unresolved.
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Grimes
F. BE. Grimes
Gov. Hock
Kansas
T. T. Kelley
Robber's Victim Dying After Railroad Shooting in West Duluth
Victim Peter Johnson lies near death in West Duluth police HQ after being shot during a hold up along a Northern Pacific rock cut. He crawled away and was found at 7 a.m. by passersby, with authorities noting a cold-blooded murder.
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West Duluth
Peter Johnson
Minn
Northern Pacific
Pembroke Man Kills Family Then Himself in Fire
In Pembroke New Hampshire Charles F Ayer murdered his wife five children and his mother in law Mrs Clara Lakeman then locked doors, set the house afire and fled to Chichester where he shot himself. Neighbors found the burning home and the bodies in the cellar and sleeping room. Evidence points to prior murder of Mrs Lakeman who died from a crushed skull amid estate disputes over Isaac Lakeman.
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Pembroke
N. H
Suuw
Clira Lakeman
Charles F. Ayer
Chichester
Ayer
Kansas Treasury Short by 78000 in 1905 Inquiry
Governor Edward W. Hock reveals a Kansas State treasury shortfall of about $78,000 based on Chicago accountant Morris findings. The report cites mutilated records, erased “State property” marks on coupons, and alleged irregularities in the Treasurers Office and Auditor’s Office covering 1898 through mid-1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Treasury
Kansas State Treasury
Edward W. Hock
Treasury
Morris
Chicago
Frank Grimes
Thomas I. Kelly
Twelve Passengers Drown In Shipwreck Off Havana Route
A four masted schooner Robert H Stevenson carried thirteen aboard. Karl Sumner survived after 56 hours adrift on a gangplank. The vessel, bound Philadelphia to Savannah, sank with twelve dead including the captain and two relatives. Sumner was rescued by the German steamer Europa at coordinates 34.58N 35.52W.
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Karl Sumner
Robert H. Stevenson
Europa
Philadelphia
Savannah
Havana
Czar Blesses Waters At Tsarskoe Selo Amid Health Fears
The Russian emperor blessed the waters at Bolshoi Proad in Tsarskoe Selo avoiding Saint Petersburg after a near assassination during a past ceremony. Grand dukes Trepoff Ignatieff and Chakrebon of Siam led a official procession with troops, ikons, and banners as clergy conducted the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petershburg
Neva
Tsarskoe Selo
Bolshoi Proad
Gen
Trepoff
Ignatieff
Prince Chakrebon
Siam
Rich Banker Found Dead After Conference in West Farmington
West Farmington Ohio reports the murder of R K Lewis a 70 year old banker and farmer. An unknown man visited in a carriage and after an hour the hired man found Lewis dead bound and the room set afire with coal oil soaked straw. The stranger fled and accounts suggest a business quarrel.
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West Farmington
Ohio
R. K. Lewis
Lewis
King Reported Suffering Throat Trouble
Rumors in English court circles say King George III is anxious about his health as he consults three physicians. He arrived from Sandringham to Buckingham Palace with Sir Felix Lemon and Sir Trederic Treves, along with another eminent doctor, signaling concern over his throat condition.
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Sandringham
Felix Lemon
Buckingham Palace
Trederic Treves
Massacres and Political Graft in Early Reports
A steamer brings reports from New Guinea of a raid near Port Moresby where 53 villagers were slain and the village looted. Governor Folk of Missouri speaks on graft exposures as signs of better times and attacking trusts as state enemies. In Wooster, Ohio attorneys seek to modify a divorce decree to grant Captain H F Taggart custody of two boys for a possible move to the Philippines in March.
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New Guinea
Norn Australia
New Gui
Dkiri
Port Moresby
Folk
Missouri
Merchants’ Association of
Boston
Busch Plans $8 Million Mississippi Tunnel Link
Au gust A Busch states the Manufacturers' Railway, a St. Louis terminal railroad controlled by the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association, will build an 8 million dollar tunnel under the Mississippi to connect its Illinois and Missouri terminals. Noted War Nurse Expires Aunt Lizzie Aiken dies in Chicago after a long Baptist circle presence and Civil War nursing.
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August A. Busch
Manufacturers’ Railway
St. Louis
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
Mississippi River
Illinois and
Missouri
Lizzie’ Aiken
Chicago
China Should Seek Good Will to End China Boycott
Dr. Arthur Smith of Shantung, China, former American board of missions member, urges the United States to adopt steps to ease strains with China. He warns the Chinese boycott may persist and trade with China could be lost unless America changes policy and improves relations.
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Arthur Smith
U. S
United States
China
Shantung
American Board of Missions
Chicago
New York
Russia
America
Pacific
Woman of Mystery Murdered in Philadelphia Swindler Countess
Anita B. McMurrow known as the woman of mystery and Countess de Betteaucourt, famed for claiming a Cuba estate and swindling Philadelphia and New York men out of millions, is found dead in Philadelphia. Her son is under arrest amid suspected murder. neighbors heard a scream during a money dispute.
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Mrs. McMurrow
Philadelphia
Anita B. McMurrow
Countess de Betteaucourt
Cuba
New York
Senor Barea
Robbers Blow Open Dunning Post Office Safe
Robbers entered the Dunning Tl post office blew open the safe and stole cash and stamps. An unarmed policeman pursued the robbers from the almshouse but they escaped. Superintendent Taylor reported the haul of $15.50 in cash and $20 in 2 cent stamps with many other stamps left near the safe.
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Uupeycuewree
Tribune
Dunning
Dunning Almishouse
Lawrence J. Taylor
Taylor
State Recovers Money From Allegheny Bank Failure
State Treasurer Mathues of Pennsylvania reports $425,000 recovered from a defunct Enter prise National Bank of Allegheny, bringing total state repayment to $801,755.87 of $1,030,000 deposited. Also notices other 1900s items including Navy hazing dismissals and publicized political fights.
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Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Mathues
Pittsburg Trust Company
Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny
Old Time Shoestring Craft Described by Kansas City Journal
The Kansas City Journal recalls calfskin lacing made by farmers. A circular leather disk is slit by a knife, thumb-nail guides each pass, and string is drawn to form a round lace. The lace is rolled, greased with tallow, and lasts months though shine fades with wear.
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Kansas City Journal
Twenty Years of It Kidney Pills Claim Cure
Henry Soule a Hammondsport New York cobbler says kidney pain backache and gravel left him weak and near death twenty years ago. After using Dean's Kidney Pills eight years ago he recovered and has remained well. sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Soule
Hammondsport
N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Salzer's Bargain Seed Book Promises Free Seed Offer
A 1900s style notice advertises Salzer Seed Co offerings with a free seed package if 4 cents is remitted. It claims seeds to grow 5 tons of grass on farms and promotes Cosmose annuals, with references to catalog and seed bargains from Lock Drawer C La Crosse Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salter Seed Co
Lock Drawer C
la Crosse
Wis
The Little Widow Promotes Grape-Nuts Health Benefit
A San Bernardino widow credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her strength after three months bedridden post partum. She reports weight gain from 95 to 113 pounds, steady nerves, and full meals within two months. Her 4 year old's eczema cleared on Grape-Nuts and the family notices swift improvement. Read The Road to Wellville.
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San Bernardino Co
Cal
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Business and trade trends in early January markets
Dun's Review notes Chicago district improvements in bank exchanges and overall activity. January deposits rise, but reserves strengthen with a 6 percent discount rate. Failures in the Chicago district total 32. nationwide business failures for the week end January 11 total 286.
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Chicago
Dun’s Review of Trade
Regional Commodity Price Snapshot Across Markets
A dense ledger of livestock and grain prices from major U S markets listing cattle hogs sheep and various cereal futures. Notable entries include Chicago hogs 4 00 to 5 52 dollars and New York cattle 4 00 to 5 40 with wheat near 89 to 93 cents per bushel and corn 40 to 48 cents per bushel.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Ste
Toledo
New York
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