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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
6
A long, tangled clipping from GR Tribune discusses cultural morals, public concerns, and distant political events. It blends commentary on food, religion, and international affairs with fragmented names and places, reflecting a vivid, if chaotic, snapshot of era concerns and editorial tone.
An inquiry into the Ice concern at Toledo reveals an employee acted as selling agent while paid by the parent company. Testimony details indicate the agent directed shipments and alleged favors to benefit the ice business, with references to Arbor Road and affiliated freight charges.
A Vatican move aims to compel France to negotiate a form of church organization. Church leaders state no steps have been taken to halt ongoing operations. The archbishopric notes the general view that the Vatican seeks a situation pressuring the government into talks.
Paying teller Chiselin at the Flat Nation bank is charged with embezzling bonds. A probated bearing before United States Commissioner Ry J. Watson set bond at 50 007, with custody to federal officials. Also reported Vendetta In Territory. The killing of Dr Graham was avenged when Steward was shot by unknowns. Great Strike Ended in Adams Massachusetts. 3,000 Berkshire Cotton workers return to mills. Miss Gase Is Insane in Oyster Bay lunacy proceeding. Fatal rear end collision near Franklin Pennsylvanian railroad left a flagman dead. Sunday ball games stopped in Louisville due to Sabbath rule.
The plan calls for a new mixed metal and canal route across Pennsylvania, connecting New York with Pittsburgh. Estimated cost ranges from 74 million to 150 million. Surveys are complete and work expected to begin soon with electric locomotives planned from the start. The line would pass through key towns and cross the Allegheny mountains, shortening travel between major markets. Foreign directors and prominent figures associated with Joseph Talleyier anticipate rapid progress.
A royal audience featured King Jaden and Kaiser in a ceremonial moment aboard a carriage near Wriunkfort. King Edwards arrived with Sir Charles Hardinge and other officials as British and German dignitaries greeted the gathering while attendants and guards adjusted regalia and vehicles.
Civil War veterans parade in Minneapolis draws praise for pageantry as Col. Charles T. Keeting dies of heat exhaustion and George A. Penns is injured. In Davenport five social leaders drown attempting rescue on Spokane River. Ypsilanti mills destroyed by fire. banker B A Lamason killed by lightning. Missouri tax board reports large increases. King Edward to visit Francis Joseph before traveling to England. Buck McHargue killed resisting arrest in Princeton. Colorado River floods threaten Texas valleys.
President Root delivers a major Latin American tour address at the government house in Buenos Aires, praising friendship with Argentina, Monroe Doctrine ties, and mutual knowledge. He affirms no conflicts between the nations and endorses liberal collaboration across continents while thanking President Alcorta. In Minnesota, fierce forest fires threaten hundreds of acres near Biwabik, prompting evacuations and warnings of further damage without rain in 24 hours.
A coordinated terrorist campaign launched in Poland with bombs and revolvers targets police and troops in several cities. Echoes reach Samara Ufa Yalta Kiev and Chita where police chiefs face threats. Warsaw sees a brutal surge with numerous deaths and injuries.
Washington veteran journalist Francis H. Smith died Tuesday in Washington Connecticut where he was born on March 11 1929 He covered Daniel Webster in Congress and later the Lincoln conspirators court martial and the Sickles trial for the Associated Press Also noted as a prominent banker at one point in his career Two killed by sailor blast in Three Rivers Michigan boiler explodes at a mint distillery claimant Moloney and his son Roy die and two children injured Clark tax assessments soar in Butte Montana Panama calm reported by Consul Amador Segregation plan for colored troops in Leavenworth Kansas and a San Francisco stevedores wage settlement except for the American Hawaiian Steamship company
Marblehead Massachusetts reports the Spokane, a dark horse owned by Vice Commodore W Lewis Clark of the Eastern Yacht Club, won the first trial race in the Roosevelt cup defense list on Monday. The victory marks a strong start for the challenger in the series.
A mob gathered near a Tennessee corner after a Black man was attacked and injured. Governor Heyward urged restraint while authorities removed the suspect from view. The crowd demanded punishment amid a tense scene with gunfire reported nearby.
The article notes the selection of a grand army chief in Minnesota and lists attendees at a ground meeting of the Republics Communist group. It mentions a veteran who served in the Fifteenth Ohio Infantry and Fourteenth Army Corps, later reenlisting as a private and eventually becoming a noncommissioned officer, then continuing civic work. Brown is identified as editor of the Zanesville Courier.
Ban for the presidency was launched as Speaker Cannon was renominate d for Congress by the Wyoming Republican convention of the Eighteenth district. Cannon’s renomination speech extolled the Republican record and prosperity in Ven a ton as justification for continued office.
A Rostan resident of 14 Warrentin Street explains how women can avoid fatigue and nervousness caused by daily duties. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is cited as a remedy. The article discusses societal pressures on women and signals the era's focus on domestic wellness products.
Fragmentary text reads as a garbled advert or article, mentioning remedies for feet and a powder, a claim about detecting smokers by handwriting, and scattered names and product references. The legible items suggest period style but lack coherent narrative or clear event.
Sale notice appears with garbled text and interjected spam phrases. It mentions salesmen and recruitment language amid broken lines. Names or dates are illegible, making details uncertain.
A garbled article fragment discusses laundering hardanger embroidery and a curious note on the chamoi skin trade. It cites Charles Drueding of Phare ghia writing on chamola skin used in pharmacy and markets. The piece touches Swiss supply, annual exports, and the value of tanned versus untanned skins.
Capt John L Eis of Company E 17th Ohio now in Newton Kansas recalls kidney trouble from the Civil War era. He credits Pe-ru-na or kidney pills with curing him after 1901, noting relief from back pain and urinary distress. A varied column touches on Canadians in the US and ancient mining lore, ending with a remark on people wanting to forget bad experiences.
A teacher reports indigestion from a simple breakfast of eggs and toast, improved by hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream. She notes lasting relief for over a year, weight gain, and reduced nervous strain, praising Grape-Nuts as a staple and citing Postum Co guidance.
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