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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
3
A historic building from 1827 at Westelan University in Middletown Conn was almost destroyed in a attic fire. The blaze destroyed 180 rooms while most of the 160 students escaped in their night clothes. only college records survived.
Three commissioners appointed by Governor Hilly selected Newcastle as the site for the Indiana village for epileptics. They tentatively acquired 1060.8 acres at 100 per acre, totaling just over 108000 dollars. The lot lies about one and a half miles north and a bit east of Newcastle.
In southern France at St. Sauveur a crowd of hundreds confronted officials inventorying a famous church. Eight hundred soldiers were deployed to quell the scene after Catholics threw stones. many rioters were wounded as sabres were drawn and order restored.
Six firefighters were burned by a chemical blast at the Dewey dyeing establishment, 1283 Fulton Street, New York. Three were badly hurt and may die. The explosion occurred after a small blaze in a frame extension used as a store for naptha and benzine, followed by several minor blasts.
A blaze damaged the Klondike mine owned by Springfield Coal Mining Co about two miles southwest of Springfield Hl. The fire destroyed upper works and machinery worth $26,000. About 100 workers escaped via an outlet shaft connected to the Black Diamond mine.
Beatrice Osborne aged 1 and Lizzie Osborne aged 7 perished after a can of gasoline exploded while the girls played near Burnett eight miles from Terre Haute. Their father, a coal miner, was at work and the mother was in Terre Haute shopping at the time of the tragedy.
A Norwegian dispatch reports the trading steamer Thor sank near Haugesund in a gale after its cable parted. Between twenty and thirty were drowned and only three were saved as the vessel struck shore and sank almost at once. A second item notes Mrs Lena Pritter, mentally deranged, leapt into a cistern in Indianapolis and died, rescue by Henry Peterman followed by her death.
Mrs. Lawrence Baker shot and killed Constable Joseph Flies during a levy at 966 West Chicago Avenue Chicago. Baker was arrested. Akron councilman Jeremiah Anderson was fined 600 dollars for soliciting a bribe from a sewer pipe company in connection with proposed legislation.
Betty Thomas an 82 year old resident of Petersburg Indiana died after her clothing caught fire while preparing a meal. Bandits using nitro glycerin blew the safe at Grant Park post office stealing about 500 dollars in cash and stamps.
A white mob of several thousand attacked Springfield Ohio's Negro quarter known as the Tungies. State troops were called after local militia failed to contain the violence. Six houses and several taverns were burned or wrecked while no lives were reported lost.
Barbados dispatch reports Mont Pelee in Martinique active again with fear of a repeat of 1902 disaster. Five hospitalised in Fort de France after rocks struck by the volcano. A column of smoke and visible flames frighten residents as memories of St Pierre's destruction loom.
A Colorado village Lyons with 500 residents faces inundation after a dam project, planned to store vast water volumes. The plan entails a 2000 foot dam crest and 250 foot height, diverting the St Vrain river and flooding the basin. A $3 million company aims to finance the project and reshape the valley.
The finance ministry pegs total wartime cost at 1.17 billion yen with 190 million for the army and 180 million for the navy. Lord Roberts urges 1,000,000 recruits to defend India and uphold Britain’s prestige in Europe. Britain’s election results show Liberals 378, Unionists 154, Nationalists 34, Laborites 45. Provisional US relations and German trade talks unfold as France and Germany clash over Morocco. Reports from Pekin and Moscow outline unrest, reforms, and military tensions across Asia and Europe.
Reports from Shanghai state that the American mission at Nanchang was destroyed while fourteen missionaries escaped. The English and Kingdom families were killed and two adults plus two children of that group were reported dead. The gunboat El Cano was ordered to Kinkiang as rioting spread inland along the Yangtse river. British missions were later said to be safe. The Raleigh and the navy confirmed the incident.
Reports from the Pacific coast recount a major quake and tidal wave causing about 2000 deaths in Colombia. Shocks lasting seven minutes toppled houses, swept settlements, and left numerous families homeless from Tumaco to inland towns.
Disjointed lines recall historical reflections on the Panama Canal, marriage longevity of the Castellanes, and a weathered inhabitant recalling a warmer year of 1707. The text alludes to revolutionary upheaval and shifting social images as it wanders through fragmented phrases.
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