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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
9
A mine partner Koki dies after entering a desert shaft filled with deadly fumes. Linna later becomes an ore sampler, is fatally injured in an ore car crash, and locals recall the legendary black wraith believed to warn workers of doom.
Sanitary experts in Tampico and Port of Spain urge removing vultures from protection as water supplies suffer when crowds of buzzards swarm coastal Mexican towns. They say modern sanitation negates the scavenger benefit and recommends legal action to outlaw killings.
In Telegraph Hill Latin Quarter, hundreds of gallons of red wine were used to fight a blaze as water supply failed. Italian residents reportedly beat out flames with wine soaked sacks and blankets, while pumps drew air from the well.
A fragment describes the harsh climate of Karachi in northern India with extreme heat. It notes Jacobabad nearby reaching 125 degrees Fahrenheit and mentions a single daily mail train carrying coffins in the hot season.
Quote reflecting that money holds priority yet prizes honor values beyond wealth. Credits Sallust noting material gain is secondary to virtue and lasting recognition.
An obituary of female kidney disease notes rising cases among women and urges hope and treatment. It stresses kidney disease as a serious, fatal risk but emphasizes that sufferers need not despair and can seek medical help and relief.
In parts of West Africa girls are betrothed at birth to a baby boy and married at 20. They live with the expectation as wives to be obedient, and these marriages are usually considered successful.
A short reminiscence notes that ten years ago worry centered on affording the difference when trading an old wheel for a new season’s model. The piece emphasizes time healing concerns and the growth of serenity.
The next total solar eclipse occurs January 3, 1908 and will be visible only from Hull Island and Flint Island in the Pacific. Both uninhabited and ringed by coral reefs, landing is extremely difficult. Totality lasts three minutes on Hull Island and four minutes on Flint Island.
State forestry commissioner H S Beau bien says roughly 1 090 000 young trees will be distributed free on the western Kansas prairies this year but may not meet demand. Dodge City and Ogallah forestry stations report trees nearly ready for shipment to applicants who applied recently.
In London the 600 sailors of Togo’s fleet, who had come to take over the two newly completed Japanese cruisers, were hailed as lions of the city. They answered the English cheers with a bright "Hello" after the crowd shouted "Banzai!" on their arrival.
A Wigton Scotland man deserted his wife after she allegedly punctured his bicycle tire 42 times with a hatpin. The court heard the unusual motive as part of the dispute over the marriage and alleged acts of damage.
From Lisbon, census figures announced in December 1900 show Portugal with 5,016,267 residents including the Azores. Illiteracy stands at 71 percent for men and 80 percent for women, with the government intensifying efforts on education. Foreign residents in Portugal total 349,884, including 66 Americans.
The city council of Buenos Aires has adopted a regulation banning itinerant musicians from performing in the streets of the city. The move aims to regulate street activity and manage public space use.
The 20 year old issue of Spurgeon's Sword and Trowel cites a Cromwell era anecdote the royalists coined the term whigs from the initials of a motto We hope in God. The note frames the origin as a nickname given by royalists to liberals.
A Fiji chief records witnessing the recent opening of the British parliament and notes in his account that a messenger sent by the working class wore a red necktie as a badge of a working man, a practice he says is unusual for chieftain birth.
A man who recently had heart surgery in Milan has been discharged in good condition. Doctors report a perfect recovery and no complications at home.
The passage ranks the four principal British empire figures after royalty as Scotch the prime minister the archbishop of York the lord chancellor and the archbishop of Canterbury. It also notes the governor general of India and other high officials in the ministry share the same ancestry.
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