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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
6
The page surveys a mix of items from tax figures in New York City to a proposed Yellowstone comparable national park in the Pacific Northwest. It notes a $1,006,000 power plant permit on the South Platte watershed and references municipal governance critiques while mentioning monkeys surviving Chicago winters and a fireman’s tribute comment.
Alfred Q. Grezier claims a deliberate cresting of panic by Wall Street and a secret currency plot aimed at undermining the Amrican system. He cites testimony before the currency commission and opposition within the Albany and congressional circles to the Aldrich bill.
Massive flooding from a breached 76 foot dam at Hauser Lake devastates Graig and surrounding ranches, with livestock losses and millions in damage. Helena Power Transmission and Wisconsin Bridge and Iron face liability. Dam rebuilt near Wall Creek, delays minimal, as water recedes. Great Northern reports Wolf Creek line washed out, blocking traffic between Helena and St. Paul for about 20 days.
Washington report notes President Roosevelt urging Congress to build four battleships to rapidly develop the navy. He cites China as peace at any price and Britain as a rival model, arguing Hague conference shows no plan to imitate naval armament. The House vote 299 to 83 rejected the program, voting for two battleships per committee recommendation amid a four hour debate.
President Roosevelt urges Congress to protect stream rights and funding for power projects, warning against proposed grants that would give away dam privileges and emphasize safeguarding existing interests and future policy on construction. McCarren loses New York delegate seat as party unites behind at large picks. Entombed miners found dead in Hazleton after two weeks. seven missing in Forman prairie fire. veteran sports editor John Mandleo dies at 50. Tabor Sunday urged for May 10 by Presbyterian churches. Missing child Rosalie Olson found dead near Rosalie Nebraska. Irish primate visiting York diocese.
The Crow tribe led by Chief Plenty Coos decorates Minnesota Senator Clapp with a war bonnet in a surprise ceremony at the Indian committee room. Clapp receives the feathered insignia as a gesture of peace, planning to take it back to Montana.
Robert N. Harper, president of the Washington chamber of commerce and former president of the American National Bank, was sentenced by Judge Kimball in police court to pay 600 dollars on one count and 200 dollars on another for manufacturing and selling an allegedly mis labeled pharmaceutical compound. President Roosevelt pressed for a full sentence.
Minnesota Republican delegates at large were elected to the national convention in Chicago and instructed to vote for Secretary of War Taft until he is selected by the convention. All 22 Minnesota votes at the national convention will back Taft, with 15 district delegates also pledged.
Boston report notes strong supposition that Robert Bacon will become secretary of war around July, succeeding Secretary Tate. Taft is said to retire from the cabinet, with plans not tied to the national convention outcome.
San Diego hosts the American battleship fleet with 92 officers including Rear Admiral Thomas attending a country 20 mile pre-hitch. Sailors enjoy races baseball games lemonade fruit rides trolley tours and sightseeing as 16 ships at Coronado anchor open to visitors from 9 am to 5 pm with sea excursions and grand fireworks at night.
Reported in East St. Louis, workers including Armenians Greeks and Turks clashed at the American Aluminum works. Timekeepers at the mall gate were demolished and many fights involved sticks and stones as Americans and Black workers were favored in hiring.
Miners and operators report an amicable agreement after a two year dispute. Terms set a general resumption of work next Monday with a 1.25 cent per ton premium basis and a two year settlement framework. A joint interstate conference in Toledo in February 1914 is noted as a feature.
Russian forces invaded Perthin territory near Leukoran to punish Karleh elders of the garrison. In April 2 routs, Pergians suffered 4 killed and 50 wounded. tribesmen and Cossacks clashed, housing burned in Helesuver. Russians pressed Kadzhabeklu and Zurkin, causing civilian losses amid a house-to-house search for stolen arms.
Washington reports the house committee on banking and currency voted unanimously to table the Aldrich financial bill and set a hearing for Representative Virland of New York who proposed a substitute. The brief debate focused on whether the committee should issue a formal report and it was decided no reasons would be given.
Dense smoke from an adjoining building’s gasoline lighting plant explosion filled the Bijou vaudeville theater in Saginaw, forcing a two minute, panic-free evacuation as flames leaped high. exits remained clear and audiences were led to safety amid the blaze.
A disjointed report describes pedestrians and vehicles on a city street with warnings of frequent car incidents and rising spring dangers. It notes heightened vigilance for drivers and pedestrians as seasonal activity increases and mentions public safety measures and community awareness efforts amid uncertain details.
A garbled text fragment describes a comic feud and a nurse named Mrs. C. B. Lai from Alwar Coloraly. It references advice, a three year pink something, and a quoted exchange with a character called THE MEAN MAN. The passage contains many misspellings and unclear names.
An account from Brentwood England describes a child with alarming eczema spreading to the chest and scalp, causing delirium and sleeplessness. After two doctors and trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment the disease reportedly vanished before the continent was finished, credited to the remedy as magical. The testimony is dated March 8, 1907.
An oddly garbled OCR passage lists names such as Mr. Stones Morrisey and Gore wulis, with scattered fragments about tea, beer, and pirates. The text is fragmented, lacking coherent events, dates, or clear news context.
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