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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
6
The Clintor Plaindealer edition by VAUGHN and YANNEST presents local notices and brief items from Clinton area. The page includes community updates, small notices, and civic announcements typical of rural Virginia newspapers.
A列 fragmented clipping reports a string of crimes trials and incidents. It mentions a Pope Natta charged with treasome, forgery related cases, and various arrests and sentences. Other items describe theatre productions, accidents, weddings, elopements, and political notes across multiple locales.
General Kuropatkin’s History of the Russo Japanese War argues Russian defeats stemmed from a distant political clique and poor officer discipline. He praises Japanese discipline and logistics while criticizing Russian unpreparedness and scattered command, lamenting the cost of national disunity.
The eighteen train running New York to Chicago wrecked at Mineral Point eight miles east of Johnstown Pennsylvania. Two sleepers and the observation car toppled into the Conemhaugh River with fifty four aboard. Twenty nine injured none killed. Some serious injuries reported with eight taken to Altoona and others to Johnstown. The accident happened on a sharp curve near midnight as the train was late and at full speed. Communication cut by wrecked poles and river embankment. The locomotive and combo car stayed on track while three cars went over.
The Great Eastern Railway steamer Berlin was driven ashore near Hook of Holland during a south westerly gale. Of 141 aboard, 90 passengers and many crew members perished as the vessel broke in two and sank after striking the north jetty while entering the new waterway. Lifeboats could not reach the disabled ship due to heavy seas.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of the Stanford White slayer, endures relentless questioning by District Attorney Jerome. She answers in defiant tones, matching his mood and repeating "I don't remember" when pressed, preserving her narrative throughout the testimony.
A steel steamer named Berlin broke in two after a mid voyage collision near a North Sea waterway by a pier and railroad station. The forepart sank immediately while the afterpart remained visible, and all aboard were reportedly carried down as the ship went down. The Berlin, twelve years old and popular with travelers, carried roughly equal numbers of first and second class passengers on its regular runs.
Mrs Sage donates one million dollars to Emma Willard seminary in Troy New York and one million to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy with no attached conditions. A further quarter million goes to the national Y M C A for a new executive offices building in New York City.
Short notes report a negro national fair set for Mobile Alabama in November 1907 with a request for the President to visit the exposition. Also noted is a fire that destroyed the Townsend block in Princeton Minnesota with an estimated $60,000 loss and a clash avoided as 200 striking Italian laborers faced police at the General Electric Signal plants in Rochester New York.
The trial featured Mrs Thaw repeatedly answering I dont remember to questions about a 1902 deposit of 1350 by Stanford White to be paid to Evelyn Nesbit at 25 dollars a week under conditions. Jerome pressed lines on the alleged conditions while the witness denied them and many of her letters and life details were scrutinized with aid from typed statements by her mother and brother.
The British royal commission on tuberculosis concludes that drinking unsterilized milk is the main cause of consumption and rejects Prof. Koch's view that bovine tuberculosis does not transmit to humans through milk.
New York City traction companies have paid over 3 million dollars of the 19 million due under the special franchise tax of 1904. The city continues to collect overdue back taxes as part of the tax enforcement effort.
Reed Smoot, Mormon apostle from Utah, wins Senate seat after a 32 vote margin against expulsion. The final roll calls show 28 against and 42 in favor with three Democrats among Smoot’s backers. Women packed galleries, applauded supporters and mourned the long, tense debate that halted all other business.
The existing Japanese treaty ends March 12 and President Roosevelt frames a new pact after conferences with California delegates. Indiana’s Harry F. New and Elmer Dover announce the chairman will be chosen next December at a Republican meeting. Panama’s Bunau Varilla warns of catastrophe if the canal project stalls. Roosevelt touts trade expansion and a ship subsidy bill. Sheffield Ingalls wins a tie by straw draw for a Kansas seat, mirroring his father’s path.
The article assesses Peruna components with the United States Dispensatory backing their use for nasal catarrh and related mucous membrane disorders. It highlights hydrastis canadensis and cedron seeds as tonics and stomachics, copaiba as a mild stimulant, and urges readers to request a free testimonials book to support Peruna’s effectiveness.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin announces a new oat variety with exceptionally long heads reportedly reaching two feet. Their catalog touts Spetz as the greatest cereal hay food America has seen, promising remarkable quality and yield.
Free 148 page Seed and Tool Catalog mailed to all intending buyers. Send stamps to receive free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals plus the big catalog. John A. Salzer Seed Co. Box C La Crosse Wis.
The text traces petroleum terminology from 14th century roots to early American reference by Father De la Stoche d Allien in 1629. It notes medieval Latin derivation petroille and petrool, mentions the 1596 metaphor about clay petrol drawing fire, and explains petrol’s French loan revived with motor car industry for refined petroleum.
In a dialogue between Stippler and Dobber, Miss Kutts remarks that the artist put much of himself into his work. The painting discussed is described as Calves in a Mead ow.
A 70-year-old Maine man reports long dyspepsia and liver trouble improving after nine months of eating Grape-Nuts for breakfast with cream and a bit of sugar. He says his stomach pain largely vanished, he sleeps well, gains appetite and strength, and would answer letters about his experience.
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