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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text from Grand Rapids Tribune lines discuss social issues and political topics. Mentions New York letters, women work, cigARETtes decline, divorce, and public notices. references archbishop Ireland and various domestic and national concerns. tone resembles a column of observations with mixed topics and scattered names.
Washington reports a stormy House select committee session over campaign contributions and public records. Democratic members accuse Republicans of blocking quorum and of pressuring for disclosure while the Senate debates fortifications and economy measures.
Washington reports a rare bipartisan accord as the Sterling bill clears the House under wagpersion rules. The measure covers interurban and street-rail systems, with Democratic cheers for tax provisions and promises of wide applicability. Also noted: naval station funding at Pearl Harbor, a large Army appropriation, and a war department inquiry into Brownsville discharge cases and reenlistment eligibility.
Dr. James Shapard Cabanne, 69, founder of Cabanne Place, long a famed physician in St Louis, dies at St Meent's asylum after a life split between wealth and poverty. His divorce from Norris Cabanne, and marriage to Della Doherty, mother of four, frame a fall from prominence amid financial ruin and speculative losses.
The St Louis Court of Appeals, sitting in St Louis, ordered remanding Omaha Water Works Co. v. City of Omaha to the U S district court. The court instructed the city to purchase the water works for 6 263 295 19, the appraised value by three engineers. Judge Hocknell concurred with Adams and Garland in the opinion. Joliet Fire Loss in Tallahassee area reported over 100000 with two burned escaping occupants. Molten glass disaster in Glassboro, NJ damaged a Pennsylvania Railroad bridge watch. Charles Quarles Dies Suddenly in Milwaukee, attorney and brother of a former U S Senator. New York shooting at dinner ends in suicide. Oklahoma bank robbery yields 1900 dollars. Dr Koch lands in New York after famous tubercle bacillus discovery. Retort College endows a chair as widow of late founder announces. General Horn sent to Rangas city by order of Gen Rieara.
The article reports rising opposition to Haiti's present government and predicts imminent U S intervention. It cites a Haitian official urging prompt outside help to avoid anarchy, notes the harbor presence of U S warships, and says educated Haitians seek provisional American control with guarantees for life and property.
Bernard Carlin shot and killed Susan Carlin in Brooklyn after his release from a reform school. He had earlier been imprisoned for horse and wagon stealing and had just received ten dollars from the reform superintendent for a fresh start. He was captured after a struggle. he said his mother forced his life of confinement.
Gladys Squiers daughter of Herbert G Squiers American minister to Panama secretly wed Lieut Harry H Rousseau a Panama Canal Commission member last Saturday night. The ceremony was conducted by Justice Hezekiah A Gudger at Ancon after a Tivoli club ball. The nuptials, long resisted by Mr Squiers, caused a stir in coolatelreles once revealed Tuesday morning.
Rear Admiral Evans will not rejoin the fleet at San Diego or attend California events after a doctor's advice. Clemson College dismisses 257 students and 49 juniors amid an arms day escapade. a graft probe and grand jury actions begin, with Muenchwald facing charges in the investigation.
Seven killed and about 100 wounded as soldiers fire into a crowd in Lisbon after municipal elections. Guardsmen mistook infantry for rioters amid widespread voting chaos. City streets echoed with gunfire as civilians fled seeking safety. The unrest recalled the night of King Carlos's assassination.
Winnipeg reports Herbert Wright a Canadian customs officer at Emerson Manitoba was arrested at Neves Minnesota by a United States immigrant officer on charges of smuggling May French into the United States after she was denied admission two weeks ago. Wright is son of Emerson mayor Wright and was taken to Crookston Minnesota for trial amid strained relations between officials of the two governments.
Congress advances the employers liability measure while a Democratic filibuster delays Senate action. President Roosevelt urges further legislation on anarchists and crime control, citing postmaster and immigrant restrictions. House supports the bill, sending it to the president for approval as other business proceeds.
Detroit judge denounces verdict as a violent miscarriage after 18 year old Percy Bowin of Woodville Gut is found not guilty of killing Mrs Cornelia Weleh on January 7 at a disreputable Congress Street East property. Bowin admitted the crime in a signed confession, later repudiated it on the stand amid claims of improper inducement by Capt McDonnell and police evidence supporting the confession.
Cleveland reports a new open shop policy for Great Lakes vessel operation affecting over 40,000 workers. The Lake Carriers' Association reached unanimous agreement at its annual meeting on Thursday, with unions not represented. plan to begin immediately, facing likely opposition from organized labor.
A damaged but readable piece outlines several cabbage recipes from a luncheon. It describes stuffing cabbage with celery cucumbers peppers and old vinegar dressing, then serving with meat or heady fillings. It also details frying bacon with cabbage and finishing in a creamy sauce, plus a caramelized tender variant for a cheese dish and a savory creamed cabbage option.
The article offers home economy guidance from a past era. It covers washing wool sweaters with borax to prevent stiffness, preserving whiteness, and avoiding damage. It then gives simple cake and wafer recipes, and instructions for sealing jars and mending stockings. It includes a celery soup recipe and a rice pudding variation.
A fragment describing surgical operations being avoided by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter notes women avoiding operations, praises the remedy, and urges sick women to write for advice, mentioning Mrs Barbara Base of Wisconsin and Mrs Lydia Pinkham.
A garbled excerpt from a Louisville Court or Journal piece mixes quips about marriage, a brewer buyer of champagne on a beer income, and a dubious sales pitch for Garfield Tea. It features fragmentary dialogue and references to a self serving leader and a vague “Damien.”
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