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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1907
Page
10
Emma Eames, renowned opera singer, has filed for an absolute divorce from artist Julian Story. She states they have not lived together for some time and their temperaments have proven incompatible.
Danville Indiana March 23 passenger train No 11 of the Big Four derailed after striking a new switch frog near Avon. Engineer John Gregory of Indianapolis died of his injuries. Six Pullman cars followed the engine into a twenty foot embankment as the train plunged down the grade leaving multiple passengers and two trainmen seriously hurt.
From Vienna on March 27 a Roumanian peasant rising escalates toward civil war with attacks against Jews and Christian land owners. Disorder spreads nationwide and even Bucharest fears renewed violence as sanguinary encounters are reported daily.
Chicago March 26 A crisis in railroad wage negotiations across the West leaves 50 000 employees threatening to strike unless demands are met. General managers reply We have conceded all we can.
News from Hartford Alabama reports a lynching amid a reported attempt by a negro to seize a farmer’s daughter. The incident prompted a sheriff and dogs, but locals say the suspect was surrounded and no pursuit continued.
Los Angeles March 27 Engineers Kelly and Humble of the Santa Fe in charge of the Overland train were arrested after a collision with a students' excursion train on the Los Angeles River bridge killed five people.
The San Francisco grand jury returned seventy five indictments for bribery last night. Sixty five target Abraham Ruef and ten name T. V. Halsey former general agent of Pacific States Telephone. Halsey is currently in Manila setting up a telephone service.
The New York Herald reports varied pay for lawmakers: Norway and Switzerland pay little per day with losses for absences, Romania and Bulgaria offer about four to five dollars, Denmark pays $1.50 with theater access, Germany’s states pay modest sums, Austria Hungary totals about $800,000 yearly with travel benefits, and Britain Italy Spain pay nothing while Portugal grants railway passes and a small daily session stipend.
In a Lancet letter Dr Ranking of Oxford describes frog skin grafts curing chronic foot ulcers. He began in January 1885 and within six weeks achieved a sound skin cover with a cicatrix now lasting over twenty years. He used frogskin in many cases, estimating 300 to 400 procedures.
The University of Illinois adds items to its Abraham Lincoln collection including an ox yoke crafted by Lincoln in New Salem Illinois in 1830 at age twenty one. The yoke was sold as a novelty in 1849 after Lincoln’s congressional term, bought by his brother in law Clark M Smith as a keepsake. A separate note reports Vice Consul Arnold at Fuchau detailing China’s tea trade decline from dominance in 1880s to 1906 due to cultivation and processing flaws.
The article notes only a few stars have known distances and highlights large variances in estimates. It identifies Alpha Centauri as the nearest star and Sixty-one Cygni in Cygnus as another close star not visible from the northern hemisphere. The latest distance for Sixty-one Cygni is 53 trillion miles, about 18 trillion miles closer than Hall’s fifteen year old measurement.
A Denver Post poem notes a family in humorous domestic bustle. Johnny seeks clothes and a new suit while mother plays bridge tomorrow afternoon. Mary wants a slate and school starts soon, but father keeps restraint.
A neighbor explains the church rummage sale funds clothing for charitable work. The remark contrasts a potential calamity with the sale's goal to aid the needy.
A teacher contrasts middle ages with modern times noting couples go to the courthouse for a license. A boy asks which one wears the tag as he shows off his new pet dog.
A sarcastic exchange contrasts asking friends and relatives with seeking aid from strangers. The imbittered person rejects help from familiar networks while the logical man notes friends and relatives can monitor a man’s record. The Washington Star is cited.
A Detroit Tribune fragment notes a wife and husband quarreling over statistics and infidelity with the line about 67 percent of people swearing. The quoted exchange highlights social attitudes and humor of the period.
Inventor assists legal proceedings with a folding step used on witness chairs during examinations. The device is noted by observers as a potential advantage for certain courts, prompting discussion among legal professionals.
An old advertisement explains kidney trouble causes heart symptoms and urges treatment with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. It claims most diseases begin in the kidneys and invites readers to order a sample bottle or pamphlet from Binghamton New York.
A brief quote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about a woman promising to send a message on a postcard from every city they visit abroad. She plans to prepare all the cards before leaving home, framing the task as a charming but manageable habit.
The brief exchange shows Dustin Stax speaking with resolve to reconcile conscience with an assessor. It includes a reference to a Washington Star quote about depressing values and notes on authors and polishing a pen novel. The piece reads as a reflective, editor’s note on writing progress.
A three year old named Percy touches a dog's tail while an aunt warns of a bite. He reassures that he is not at the biting end. The moment appears in Harper's Weekly and is echoed in a Houston Post joke about jealousy and marriage.
A Baltimore American quip recalls a magistrate questioning a pickpocket who stole a watch to delay for a grand opera engagement. The thief explains the motive as time savings amid a delayed performance.
The Sunday school scene features a student quipping that the prodigal story shows how to dispose of the fatted calf, reflecting humorous dialogue from Army and Navy Life.
A publisher praises the foremost arctic explorer, asserting no other writer matches his literary style. The exchange underscores the explorer’s standing and the publisher’s high regard for his prose.
B B Holcomb of Wenatchee Washington expects to pick 10000 to 12000 boxes of apples from 14 acres. He states apples average 1.00 per box. The Great North-Amero Bulletin 83 reports on Washington farming temptations and is sent free on request. Address C W Pitta 2208 Clark St Chicago.
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