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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
2
Disjointed text references the Grand Jury and Shady Insurance Dealings in New York. It mentions the embezzlement issue, the Federal ta doctors, and the tension around financial disclosures and public records. The garbled lines include names and places, hinting at a legal proceeding or inquiry.
Indianapolis December 20 The educational commission report to Governor Vanis urges teachers to build public sentiment for higher pay rather than rely on existing laws. It says current statutes limit raises. communities could fund better wages, with teachers urged to push community support for school welfare and improved conditions.
Attanis Dee of Sol Hedrick, a Tipton policeman arrested on charges related to the birth of Miss Lova Tlar Hudeh’s child, claims he is the victim of a plot and that he was not involved in the crime. The woman is in critical condition and not expected to recover.
A massive blaze in Harbin Manchuria on December 20 destroyed the central town building housing a general stall of the Russian army. The fire also damaged the museum Norary and several shops and large warehouses nearby.
Senate probes the basis of President Roosevelt’s firing of troops from the Twenty fifth infantry after the Peachownsville raid. Senator Foraker challenges the president’s constitutional power and calls for further investigation, naming eye witness testimony and specific officials, with Lodge and Knox objecting to the process.
Mrs Lena Walker and no companion Robert Liesch were released from a murder charge in Pittsburgh after coroner testimony showed the husband Hench Walker died from injuries caused by falling downstairs on December 13.
Indiana shippers and manufacturers push a campaign to strengthen the railway commission via new laws to prevent fuel and transport shortages. District meetings in Terre Haute and other cities will mobilize support, with a bill drafted for the legislature after the campaigns.
Kingston reports the Princess Victoria Luise went ashore Monday and is a total loss. The hull fills with water, the ship lies on rocks amidships with a heavy port list, and salvage operations will begin to deliver the steamer to the underwriters.
In Jelprade on December 19 a printers strike stopped all newspaper issues. Proponents say the government organized the strike to suppress coverage and push a bill authorizing a foreign loan.
One man was killed and three fatally injured when a motor car derailed in the Bellaire steel works mine of the Carnegie Steel Co. knocking down supports and causing a cave-in. Several others were injured lightly in Wheeling West Virginia.
An Indianapolis address by Indiana Anti Saloon League head TG domphreva cites figures claiming three beers daily cost a worker 54.75 yearly. He contrasts with Humphreys estimate of groceries. the talk outlines a plan for three factory meetings to discuss statewide labor impacts.
Tad Goshen reports Detorge WW Norris once confessed to murdering Sarah Sehater in Bedford three years ago and was sent to Michigan for a life threat arrest. John C. Lamer faced a confrontation over a girl, while Harris repeated boastful crime tales. Stranger claims include forgeries, safeblashing and selling gold bricks. Bedford officials find Norris story dubious yet detain him for Bedford authorities.
Petersburg Indiana December 21 Shirley Irwin was acquitted after an eighteen hour jury deliberation in the murder cases tied to a Southern railroad wreck that killed Malloy Capehart brakeman and two other victims. She faced three first degree murder charges alleging involvement with William Auberry in spiking a switch near the Murer mines on July 16.
Nine year old Frank Hainey, son of Mrs. John Watney, died in Anderson on December 21 after he fell between a motor car and a trailer while jumping on streetcars in the suburbs. He had been warned repeatedly not to do so and was with several companions at the time.
Compromise reached with Ansted Wheel Works. Ralph Garrison and his next friend, William Garrison, in a divorce case Wright vs Wright. defendant pays damages. Court day limited to probate business with little action cited.
Miss Alta Jones and Charles Ste Dantes are back home with Neal but friends report they decline to discuss the matter further. Their absence from public comment leaves questions about the situation unresolved.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfard Robinson hosted a west city dinner for Mr. and Mrs. George Holton before their planned winter southward. Six courses, with a carnation and rose table, honored the guests Edith Holton, Jesse Holton, Jennie Shipley, SS Merrifield, Alice Merrifield, and James Eby plus the hosts.
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