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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
7
Emperor Nicholas opened the first modern Russian legislative session in the Winter Palace. From the throne he urged Parliament to aid peasants and solve national problems, while palace pomp contrasted with ongoing autocratic rule.
Attorney General Moody launches a federal court action in Indianapolis seeking an injunction against drug industry combines. The case alleges a nationwide conspiracy fixing wholesale and retail drug prices, with retailers barred unless joining associations. DOJ vows vigorous prosecution to restore competition amid counterclaims by Joseph E. Toms of the National Wholesale Druggists Association.
The article describes pervasive fear amid an imperial crisis with guards, cordons, and mass arrests, then shifts to progress on the Isthmian canal. It notes 240000 cubic yards moved in March, costs at 544 cents per cubic yard, 17000 workers, and a new local examining board, plus Magoon era governance and a Jamaican police force.
Lolita Armour, J Ogden Armour's daughter, returns to Vienna hospital under Prof Lorenz. The 1903 bloodless surgery once highly discussed has not proven a full success. Dr Shaffer notes mixed results, while Lorenz method may show better outcomes elsewhere. About 20 percent cure rate cited by statistics.
President Jordan of Stanford University explains the April 18 earthquake event, saying the Sierra Morena fault along the peninsula reopened and the mountains slipped northward along forty miles of valley floor, shifting the chain by three to six feet.
Episcopal court at Batavia N Y convicts Rev Algernon S Crapsey rector of St Andrews Rochester aged about 50 on charges rooted in Religion and Politics and a December sermon He denies virgin birth resurrection miracles and divine character the four to one verdict contrasts with Dr Dunhams dissent and he faces church discipline
George R. Young of Mount Holly New Jersey, said to be wanted in St. Louis for embezzlement, reportedly killed himself in Mount Holly. The incident adds to a string of legal and political items crossing the nation from Ohio to New York.
Red Cross agents travel refugee camps and poor quarters urging typhoid precautions. They urge boiling water and better sanitary conditions amid widespread filth and health scares. The article emphasizes rebuilding the city and improving hygiene to curb the fever threat.
The piece argues police supervision struggles to enforce health rules for campers. It proposes concentrating camps in Golden Gate Park Presidio and Fort Mason areas with a guard around the water supply to ensure boiled drinking water and cleanliness. It notes an epidemic fear among authorities and a shift as the rush ends and systems develop.
The city has endured many shocks over 50 years with 250 events recorded. Severe quakes hit in 1868 and 1898 causing loss of life and property damage including a tidal wave at the waterfront. The Mare Island yard suffered $150000 damage and later limits on tall buildings were imposed.
Four magazines at Union Metallic Cartridge Co in Bridgeport Connecticut exploded shaking the city and causing alarm over an earthquake. Windows shattered and crockery fell but no serious damage beyond that. Two blasts occurred within seconds with much powder destroyed. Workers fled in night attire and many women panicked before reassurance.
The relief effort shifts to a retail style system with Crocker school as main distribution point. Proposals include a $160 million corporation to rebuild sections, zone controls to limit fire spread, and high city real estate values preserved as security while supplying jobs and affordable meals.
Vice Admiral Kuzmich, once unpopular with the port workers, was stabbed at the new admiralty works during a May Day dispute. He died after a concealed assailant struck him from behind as troops surrounding the forge searched for the killer. The dagger was hidden in a cane.
Colombia and Venezuela face tension after Acting President Gomez refused an audience to Colombia's representative Dr Her rera, amid diplomatic friction over a perceived slight.
Washington correspondence details Tillman charges that Roosevelt betrayed Democrats on rate legislation and a White House denial read on the Senate floor. Bailey’s speech accused the President of shifting front on rail and tariff policy while Moody and Chandler add to the clash. Great crowds fill the galleries as Hepburn bill debates continue amid high political tension.
Short news items report the German steamer Mariechen wrecked at False Bay Alaska last February has been floated. Missouri Governor Folk declared child labor the enemy of education and civilization at a southern educational conference in Lexington Kentucky. A chemical engine in McKeesport Pennsylvania struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train responding to a fire alarm killed both horses and seriously injured four firemen among the crew.
A La Porte inquiry exposes Wesley H. Cook as the man who borrowed $5,000 from G. W. Morrow of Portland Oregon using a 640 acre tract mostly under Lake Michigan as security. Morrow, a questionable speculator, received a mortgage while Cook vanished after failing to honor the loan. The land's value and title are disputed amid the alleged scam.
Sunday blue laws disrupted Kokomo with all saloons, stores, news stands and drug shops closing. No arrests were made as tradesmen obeyed orders though livery stables, telephone and street car firms reportedly did not close and may face action.
Indiana marsh lands to be turned into peppermint fields with 10 000 acres slated for cultivation within a year. Capitalists acquire 2000 acres of drained muck land near Winamac for 80000 dollars. Forty acres to be planted immediately with peppermint seed. full tract to be developed next year. Projected profit of 200 dollars per acre.
County assessors in northern Indiana launch a drive to locate hidden property and boost the tax base by at least 1 million dollars. St Joseph county is expected to contribute about half. Elkhart county official leads aggressive efforts to uncover unreported property.
The Reid Memorial church in Richmond, a $250000 gift from Daniel G. Reid of New York City to the United Presbyterian congregation, was dedicated Sunday. The building honors Mr Reid’s parents and features a pipe organ described as the finest in the United States in memory of his wife.
David Mackey of Brinleys Station near Richmond dies from hatchet wound inflicted by his brother Isaac Mackey in a dispute over property. Isaac, in a fit of temporary insanity, also dies by suicide using poison. Both will be buried in the same family lot.
Four year old Leroy Scott and 30 month old Loyal Cornwall died in Fort Wayne after consuming a box of strychnine pills found during play. Convulsions ensued as doctors treated both children through the night.
Fire damaged the Arm strong Surgical Instrument Company building in Indianapolis with losses around 50000. Receiver appointed for William H Everitt seedsman of Indianapolis on complaint by James A Everitt seeking dissolution of the firm. Universalist pastor James E Haffner sues for divorce alleging wife Bertha Haffner insulted him in sermons and in church. Miami county courthouse, 50 years old, sold for 70 to Dr W S Murphy of Peru. new structure planned at 125000. Calvin Hicks, 11, shot and killed his sister Lola Hicks, 9, at their Laporte home while handling a double barreled shotgun. loaded barrel fired accidentally.
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