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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
2
A Missouri reader argues that official cost of living figures mislead because households reclassify luxuries as necessities. While wholesale prices may fall, retail costs scarcely move, and price increases hit consumers harder than declines. The piece suggests consumer comfort has risen with new habits, not lowered overall expenses.
Two announcements renew debate on spelling reform. The National Education Association submits a trial list of ten reformed words while Andrew Carnegie supports a simplified spelling board with notable backers. The Youth's Companion cautions it is premature to judge the futility or value of such changes.
The piece argues Americans should stand for national songs like The Star Spangled Banner America and Dixie in all settings from dances at navy yards to theaters, noting a commandant once asked why two seated people did not rise and urging nationwide respect for national anthems.
The York annual contest gives the first meta medal to a 4 Jmegro student after a clear, earnest oration on truth and patriotism. The winner expects to complete a bachelor of arts this year and plans to study law at Oxford with a possible appointment in Salyland. A London case witness notes the speaker’s truthfulness despite humorous reception.
A digest of world events notes San Francisco fires destroying vault records at Fireman's Fund and a court contest over Traders Insurance losses. Reports cover balloon photography of ruins, safety box openings, New York sub treasury transfers, assassinations in Ekaterinoslav, Russia’s laws, ship plans, disasters in Pennsylvania rail crash, and broader global political and economic turmoil.
The senate passes an amendment increasing penalties for railroad rate violations and denies railways ownership of coal mines. Richard Bartholdt gains renomination in Missouri. A bronze medal plan for Civil War soldiers surfaces, while rail safety probes and San Francisco earthquake relief await action. Roosevelt forwards Niagara Falls commission report as Senate weighs Newlands loan proposal.
Mrs Davis remains dangerously ill in New York from la grippe while Roosevelt plans to speak at the James Town exposition opening next year. Alfred Millard of Omaha seeks the city dog catcher post and is treasurer of the National Humane Society. Joseph Wheelock of St Paul Pioneer Press dies at home. London Telegraph cites Russian ambassador talk for St Petersburg. Witte rumored to head Russian Paris mission. Speaker Cannon marked 70 with a Washington reception. Eugene Foss of Boston travels to Berlin to study reciprocity. R M Smoot linked to Lincoln kidnapping plot and dies at 73 in Fort Smith. Senator Allison improves as Senate session continues. Senator Beveridge accepts Paris banquet invitation for July 4 American colony. Maxim Gorky to be prosecuted again for anti-Russian revolutionary activity abroad.
Washington reports the federal government opposes Gov. Hoch in the Missouri Kansas and Texas case. Attorney General Moody argues Kansas has no real stake and the railroad company is the true party of interest. He contests Kansas authority to sue and notes possible railway control over the action.
Lexington, Ky. S B Harbison & Co. sold two show horses Eckersall and Tattersall for 6000 dollars to T L Temple of Texarkana Ark. He plans to present them to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy of Concord N H in recognition of her services to Christian Science.
A rumor from Durban states the Natal Rifles suffered a disaster at Helpakar where a 50 man detachment was cut up. The report is regarded as unconfirmed.
The Standard reports a belief that Sir John N. Jordan recently British minister to Korea may become minister to Pekin replacing Ernest Satow. The note cites Wednesday morning chatter from London.
Skiddy Kansas reports a heavy frost Wednesday morning damaging garden crops, with potatoes severely affected while fruit remains unharmed. Ice formed up to window-glass thickness in exposed areas.
A fragment notes Alaska will send a delegate to the House, indicating congressional representation. The text references the president and suggests a formal appointment or recognition of a territorial delegate.
Army officers expect a sudden mobilization of regular troops on the Fort Riley reservation with 8000 to 10000 men during the summer. Troops designated for concentration come from the Midwest and as far as Fort Snelling Minnesota. Many will march to the site with some train travel and about 5s of Western National Guard units to participate.
Otto Senftenleben former Berlin clerk and Konrad mechanic were found guilty of treason for selling to representatives of the American legation at Brussels a submarine mine with anchoring apparatus and drawings. They were accused also of selling similar drawings to Russia and of having built a mine in Brussels bought via a French intermediary. Senftenleben sentenced to four years penal servitude five years civil rights loss. Konrad three years. Lucke acquitted.
In Moscow a would be assassin posing as a naval officer approached Governor Doubasoff with a candy box bomb. The man used a false passport listing the name Mets, linked to three revolutionaries killed by a bomb explosion in their rented room the previous Saturday.
President Keefe of the Longshoremen union and dock managers reached a settlement. Longshoremen on the lakes will return to work at last season's wages pending a new conference.
The Harvard board of overseers voted to resume football after a prior ban due to brutality concerns. The decision was announced Wednesday afternoon at the college.
Secretary Root announced on Wednesday that Augustus Saint Gaudens had been secured as the sculptor for the proposed Thomas Jefferson monument to be erected in Washington.
Government wins complete victory after Judge Sanborn orders decree in its favor in the 1904 suit to dissolve the General Paper company and 23 defendants for restraint of interstate commerce. Witnesses offered. decree set for June 16. paper prices fall from about 2.25–2.35 to around 1.85 boosting newspaper publishers nationwide.
In Washington the senate faced a flood of telegrams from railroad employees protesting the anti pass amendment to the rate bill. Messages, largely from Illinois and other states, argue the move deprives families of free transportation and imposes full fares. A specimen telegram from Chicago dated May 10, 1906, signed by William Clark, Chief Conductor, is cited among hundreds offered by Senator Cullom.
John Alexander Dowie known as the First Apostle lies in bed as his strength wanes. Swelling in his limbs has risen toward the heart and Dr. Blanks, his attending physician, says a fatal turn within a few days would not be surprising given his great vitality.
An inquest into Major John Nicholas Whyte of the Lancashire Fusiliers returns a verdict of manslaughter against Dr A D Cook, a Christian Science healer, for death attributed to treatment received while under his care. The physician is committed for trial in London.
At midnight Thursday a large group of University of Missouri students clashed with Cole Brothers circus showmen in Columbia. Freshman Maynard M. McDole from Craig, Missouri was shot in the head and remains in critical condition at Parker Hospital. several others sustained minor injuries.
Mr B F Carr was arrested by a deputy sheriff in Springfeld, US. Details of charges and circumstances are not provided in the fragment.
In Washington, D. C. the House approved 320 pension bills in a single session, a feat not matched in the history of pension legislation. The record reflects a rapid wave of retirement pay measures enacted Friday.
The May Day spectacle in St Petersburg featured pomp at the Winter Palace with Emperor Nicholas delivering a conciliatory throne speech. Courtiers and flags adorned the scene as parliament awaited reforms, though MPs remained silent and Amnesty was not mentioned, signaling tense expectations.
The Rhode Island ran aground on York Spit while en route from Boston to the river target grounds. It was refloated Sunday evening by the Minneapolis with tugs Hercules Moka Wahneta and Uncas. No serious injuries reported as the ship drew about 2.28 feet of water after striking mud bottom and drifting toward the channel.
In a Chicago court Thursday John Alex Dowie and Wilbur G. Volivar discussed a mutual reprioritization of Zion City affairs. Dowie appointed John A. Lewis while Alexander Granger was named. committee member selection remains ongoing.
St Louis congressman Richard Bartholdt the Republican was renominated on Wednesday for another term in the Tenth Congressional District.
Police in Barcelona uncover anarchist activity amid reports of 16 to 18 hazardous devices found. Officials warn of ongoing danger as investigations continue.
Fragmentary notes describe British naval movements with torpedo boat destroyers preparing to join the fleet at a Greek port and embarking regiments for Alexandria. The garbled text mentions Male Island and Dumarra as points of origin or embarkation with timing details unclear.
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