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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
1
Wide selection of hats, dresses, and shoes offered at deep discounts. Men and boys furnishings, ladies waists, skirts, and waists priced affordable with a late summer sale. Numerous items include Panama hats, worsted suits, and sea island remnants, with 10 percent extra discounts on select purchases.
Stanford White of McKim Mead and White was fatally shot during a musical at the Madison Square Garden roof by Harry Thaw of Pittsburgh. White died before aid arrived. Thaw was seized by police after a panic and stampede. Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw, present with Thaw, was among those reacting as investigators identified the assailant. Thaw gave $10 to the arresting officer and asked to notify Andrew Carnegie.
Yellow fever is not deemed epidemic says Dr. C H Irion president of the state board of health One Cuban sailor aboard the steamer Holstein from Havana was diagnosed with yellow fever at the Mississippi river quarantine station 97 miles below New Orleans The Holstein remains under quarantine and will be disinfected Officials note no other elevated temperatures and five Gulf coast quarantine stations operate locally The board also reports Rio Janeiro line with two bubonic plague cases aboard the steamer Sallust and disinfection was carried out.
In Columbus citizens and visiting dignitaries witnessed the laying of the corner stone for a $50,000 nucleus of Columbus' $20,000 technological plant at the secondary industrial school. The event marked a major step in local educational and industrial development.
Georgia loses representation on the rivers and harbors committee after the death of Representative Lester. The Georgia delegation asked Representative Williams to urge the Speaker to name a Georgian to fill the vacancy, but Williams said he is pledged to North Carolina’s Mr. Small.
Missouri Governor Folk extends clemency respite to Mrs Aggie Myers and Frank Hottman to September 3. They faced execution in Kansas City on June 29. The governor denied a respite for Ed Bateman sentenced to hang in Lawrence County on June 2 for rape.
William Brash of Rochester New York confessed to police that he killed his wife over infatuation with another woman. Brash and Mrs Mary Gilmore, alleged to have eloped with him, were arrested in Cleveland Ohio. The wife’s body was found in a canal at Rochester days earlier, triggering immediate suspicion toward Brash.
In Toledo Common Pleas Court Judge Kinkade fined five ice manufacturers $5,000 each and imposed one year in the workhouse for conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Valentine law. Prosecutors said the dealers raised ice prices 50 to 100 percent by claiming lower ice supply. Defendants must repay overcharges and resume pre‑formation prices to avoid escape.
A special report from El Paso, Texas, describes forest fires raging in lumber districts near Magdalena and Senoia, threatening towns and destroying several mining towns. The region is populated with American miners amid the blaze.
Rev A T Osborn sues Bishop E R Hendrix of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Kenne Mo circuit court seeking 25000 damages. Osborn was disciplined after a St Louis conference trial found him guilty of leaving his assignment without the bishop's consent.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Hale acting as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee confident of final adjournment of the 59th Congress before week’s end. He plans to press for consideration of appropriation bills and conference reports, with minimal attention to other business. Only potential hold is the railroad bill.
The American Federation of Labor adjourned in Washington after considering issues, with a universal label for international unions under review. President Gompers to gauge union stance and report to the next general convention.
A Havana dispatch notes New Orleans reports of Sagua La Grande in Santa Clara province burning twice. One blaze destroyed the railroad station, another burned four stores, amid a recent outbreak of small fires.
President Roosevelt plans a fall trip to the Isthmus of Panama to personally inspect the Panama canal construction. Secretary Loeb announced the plan after a White House conference, with departure expected in late October or early November and a three week absence from Washington. No further details have been decided.
A Washington dispatch reports the Isthmian Canal Commission will stage a regular old fashioned Fourth of July in Panama. Canal employees are contributing to a fireworks display and excursions, with Governor Magoon and other prominent figures to attend and speak.
Attorney General Moody announced in Washington that the government intends to prosecute the Standard Oil Company. Proceedings will start under the Bikins (interstate commerce) law for rebates, with possible further action under the Sherman anti trust law if justified by the investigation.
King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were anointed and crowned at noon in Oslo's old cathedral, marking a shift from Norse ritual to a modern democratic spirit. The ceremony united ancient tradition with a new constitutional era.
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