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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
2
The piece argues the Quebec Bridge collapse resulted from carelessness by a supervising engineer rather than faulty engineering. It notes original plans were sound but altered by an infirm supervisor, and that the tragedy should not shake faith in bridge safety once rebuilt.
The California Court of Appeal set aside extortion convictions for Eugene E. Schmitz and Abe Ruef in the French restaurant case, ruling no crime was proven. Both men are entitled to release on bail pending further proceedings, with delays pushing potential freedom about two months.
The piece notes ten years of prosperity since 1887 lifting farmers to unprecedented financial security with agri capital around 25 billion dollars. It also covers Chicago court rulings on high school fraternities, Morse on Japanese dress, Arctic explorations, Canadian claims, and New York City’s looming municipal spending versus Japan’s empire.
In Omaha on a Saturday night Col William L Visscher a well known journalist and humorist shot Patrol Conductor Peter Dillion while being escorted to a police station in a patrol wagon. He had been arrested for intoxication and later for attempting to board trains to Chicago. The officer was seriously injured.
Indictments numbering 160 were returned by the grand jury Friday against persons, many of them non resident actors, for violating the 1835 state law forbidding unnecessary labor on Sunday. They must come to trial or forfeit bonds of 200 dollars each.
Rabbi Bernhard Fel senthal, prominent reform Jewish theologian and a leading figure in the United States, dies in Chicago. He was recognized as a pioneer of reform Judaism and the espousal of modern Hebrew scholarship.
Washington reports the White House will withdraw federal troops from Goldfield Nevada soon after Nevada's special session begins. The inquiry panel found the governor's requests exagerrated and urged the state to assume primary responsibility for restoring and maintaining order.
A Saturday crowd crush in Barnsley England at Harvey Institute after a children’s performance caused 16 deaths and numerous injuries. Officials say no danger existed and the fatal stampede followed doors’ denial of entry. calm exit could have saved lives. Separate report: Frank Purdy of Chicago died after being struck by an ice yacht on Lake Mendota in Madison Wisconsin while skating.
The American fleet of 16 battleships arrived at Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after a 3000 mile passage from Port of Spain Trinidad. They were greeted by Brazilian officials and the visit will extend ten days with elaborate entertainments for officers and men.
In Washington the Brownson affair tops the senate agenda as Senator Hale presents his navy personnel bill. Senator Tillman seeks time to call witnesses on the controversy while Hale says there should be no obstacle to their testimony. In Wisconsin, Waukesha ministers oppose a saloon plan to close churches on Sunday, arguing it harms legal livelihoods. In Illinois, the Bank of Adair in Macomb loses 7700 dollars when its safe is blown open with nitroglycerin early Friday, the blast waking citizens who heard a freight train.
Testimony began in Dewitt County circuit court as Richard Snell seeks to break the will that leaves him only 50 a year. He alleges evil influence by Maybelle Snell now Mrs McNamara and cites lavish gifts to women totaling about 300000 over ten years. Maybelle Snell and her mother declined to discuss the case.
Four firemen perished responding to a blaze at the Parker building a 12 story business block between East Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets on Fourth Avenue New York. The fire engulfed the structure and spread, trapping at least 30 fire personnel. three members of engine company No 72 and one from fire patrol No 3 were missing after floor collapse. Florence hotel neighbor served as temporary hospital as authorities assessed the scene and losses. Estimated monetary damage placed at 5 million dollars.
Explosion of natural gas in the Olivia apartment hotel basement in Joplin Missouri killed Marvin Reynolds twenty year old night clerk and seriously injured several others. A five room suite occupied by John E Stevens and his wife was wrecked and both were severely injured, with about eight thousand dollars in property damage reported.
Friends of author Jack London grow anxious as he fails to reach the Marquesas Islands by December. London sailed from Hilo on October 7 aboard the Snark with Mrs London two friends and a small crew. the gasol ine engine may be damaged and the boat drifting.
Edwin J. Collier of Cleveland killed his blind son and shot himself at his wife’s grave Thursday night. Collier died Saturday and both 남한 will be buried beside Mrs. Collier in Ravenna.
Cables from Tokyo report growing unease as American sentiment favors a new exclusion act. Leaders across politics fear rising discrimination against Japanese and the evident hostility from the United States.
A promotional piece extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the standard remedy for women's illnesses. It features Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri praising the treatment after years of suffering and multiple physicians, claiming restoration of health and strength.
A fragment shows a domestic scene with George returning to Clara and a dispute over a kiss in a letter. The text shifts to a legal oath about Catarrh Cure, a physician endorsement, and then ad copy for patent medicines including Hale’s Catarrh Cure, Garfield Tea and Bromo Quinine products.
The General Demand of informed readers seeks a simple pleasant laxative with known wholesome ingredients. The California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Seans described as gentle, prompt, and medically acceptable for family use.
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