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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
3
A patriotic reflection on the symbolism of the American flag and its origins. The piece recalls the Continental Congress adopting the design, the meaning of stars and stripes, and the flag as a beacon of liberty, democracy, and national unity for citizens and children alike.
In the morgue area a boy in charge hopes for help to identify a portrait lacking a name. He phones the night editor, asking for someone to determine whether the cut is of Senator Knox, Boss Croker, or Harry Ord, and to hurry.
The Long Beach Hotel on Long Island near New York offers surf bathing and ocean views from its veranda. Renovated and managed by W. Johnson Quinn of Hotel Empire, it promises good value for guests. Thousands from the Midwest visit New York each summer, with a detour to Long Beach enhancing the trip with ocean breezes and cuisine.
German quarries supply most boys marbles. Refuse stone is reused, cut into cubes, milled with water, and rounded into marbles in about half an hour. The process yields nearly no waste and costs only a trifling amount. Philadelphia Record.
The Consolidated Steamship Company will issue stock in exchange for six old coastwise lines, forming a new Maine corporation capitalized at 60,000,000. Only the Trudgon Navigation Company remains independent, operating the Judson river routes. A separate note cites a bid to cut Pullman fare rates before the Interstate Commerce Commission, with George Loftus alleging excessive charges. The Pennsylvania railroad seeks to abolish varied fares under a 2 cent per mile rule, while Reading shifts concessions amid public pressure. The Supreme Court’s Georgia lumber ruling upholds ICC pricing power, backing the 2 cent rate for shipments from Georgia to the Ohio River via the commission’s standards.
Emma Kaufmann wife of a prominent Sioux Falls resident was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for the death of her maid Agnes Poireis. The court fixed a minimum twenty year term. The verdict shocked the Kaufmann family and city observers after a trial noting brutal treatment and multiple bruises found on the victim.
The 1907 outlook shows no famine but a lean year for grains due to cold spring and pests. Winter wheat across states like Kansas Nebraska Ohio Indiana Illinois California Oklahoma and Texas is projected to fall short of last year, with total winter wheat around 369 million bushels versus 493 million previously. Other grains show modest declines or uncertain gains, while corn may compensate some losses.
The Octopus submarine sank to 205 feet below Boston harbor on June 9, with sea pressure at 90 psi on its hull yet no leaks or damage. The vessel returned to Boston under its own power while the crew remained on the accompanying tender, lowering the craft by cable and derricks. It took fifteen minutes to reach 205 feet and the boat awaits acceptance.
At Rapid City South Dakota Secretary Taft received a handsome Indian warler as a keepsake from his first visit to the hills and at Fort Meade he was presented with a fine Indian bead work bridle signaling ceremonial hospitality.
Four days after a May 1904 article, Dr. Pierce's company sued The Ladies' Home Journal for libel. A 1904 trial found the journal's attack false and awarded Dr. Pierce $16,000, with a motion for a new trial ongoing. The piece asserts the magazine's bluff and details expert testimony on the medicine's ingredients and safety.
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