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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
6
A jumble of foreign and domestic topics is reported, including immigration tensions, economic issues, and weather extremes. References span the United States and Europe with mentions of Mexican policy, sugar trade, and cultural debates.
New York Thaw faces continued confinement amid a court decision upholding commitment for insanity. Judge Dowlay orders Thaw remanded and capable of dangerousness given the murder past. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw withdraws divorce suit, citing loyalty as reason amid husband’s condition and pressure from relatives.
Former Chicago police chief ML Collins and police attorney Frank D. Comerford were acquitted in Judge Chetlain's court on conspiracy to defraud the city by diverting police services to political work. The jury cleared them amid applause, ending a chapter of the city hall probe. Other indictments linked to campaign funds and public records were noted as possible future trials.
New York reports that Mrs. Elion French Van derbilt was granted an Interlocutory divorce from Alfred Gwynne Vanderbirt by Justice Justine O'Gorman in the Supreme Court. Custody of their son William H. Vanderbilt awarded to Mrs. Vanderbilt with provisions for alimony and future marriage restrictions. The Vanderbilts wed in January 1890. Alfred has long held vast wealth from his father. The divorce followed Mrs. Vanderbilt filing after he sailed for England. the couple had not lived together for months.
Frank Blanchard, away from home Monday night, faced two intruders who bound and gagged his wife, doused the floor with coal oil, and set a fire. He returned to rescue her, saving the house from destruction. two earlier attempts were made to lure the couple. Blanchard has no explanation for the crimes. In New York, Mayor McClellan loses as ballot boxes in the McClellan Hearst gubernatorial contest are ordered opened after Justice Lambert overruled 86 objections in the supreme court.
David Henderson once a famous theatrical manager and producer in America died early Wednesday in the Drexel sanitarium after weeks of illness from Bright's disease. Headlines report a string of regional deaths and incidents across Springfield, Houston, St. Louis, and San Francisco, noting causes from hemorrhage to car collision and heart failure, with several more local items on elopement plans and unusual deaths.
A string of tornadoes and fierce storms swept Nebraska and Oklahoma. In Alfalfa county Oklahoma seven deaths and heavy livestock and crop losses were reported, while a circus train wreck near Alpha caused multiple car crashes. Other disasters included electrocutions and ship delays along the coast, and a New York murder suicide case.
Washington editors report emergency currency legislation nearing final passage. A Republican conference draft won House approval 166 to 140 after a day of talks. Senate action awaited as Sen La Follette signaled possible opposition with Democrats coordinating a possible fight.
The Michigan, a 4 steeler hull, was launched at Camden New Jersey on the Delaware River. Built by New York Shipbuilding, it is over 50 percent complete and will be turned over to the government in about a year. Attendance included Assistant Secretary Newberry Secretary Garfield Governor Warner and Michigan senators. The sponsor was Miss Corral Barnes Newberry of Detroit.
A severe storm lashed Chicago damaging the Forest Park amusement area where the new coaster and rides were destroyed and the opening delayed. Widespread damage followed in Guthrie Veneta Nevins Zion Wanamaker Maryville and Quincy with dozens injured or killed by high winds and floods.
Washington The six member House committee submitted majority and minority reports on the wood pulp and print paper situation amid alleged conspiracy in restraint of trade. The majority urged delay in legislation until further investigation is complete, while the minority urged freeing wood pulp and print paper on the free list.
Gen Stephen D Lee longtime Confederate Veterans commander dies after a cerebral hemorrhage in Vicksburg Miss at the official residence of the Vicksburg national park commission where he served as a member He collapsed following a speech welcoming Iowa and Wisconsin soldiers to the battlefield 45 years ago.
A collection of excerpts with wartime drill talk on shipboard efficiency and speed, a New York Sun note about sea duty, a Maine moose sighting near Saco ferry area, and assorted vignettes on ambition, fate, and small town humor. Notable items include Peary remarks, farming school debates, and a Parsonage shop joke.
A letter from Sophia Kitlesen of Byanston Tilsaia details a twenty five year battle with chronic catarrh. She reports severe health decline until Peruna tablets, preferred for fluid form, cured her throat sores and improved her overall condition. Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company in Columbus Ohio, the ad touts tablets as the standard dose.
An eclectic item describes the Festival of the Arrowhead in San Bernardino California to be held May 13 to 24, highlighting the carnival, resources, and agricultural exhibits for the Southern California region. The piece mixes travel anecdotes and humorous quips from a 1920s newspaper style, noting ad details and issue pricing.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Fig and Elixir as a trusted laxative option. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or increasing doses, noting it is approved by physicians and manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by druggists.
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