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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
2
Northern Wisconsin reports a murder verdict in Wyoming plus related county cases. News covers public notices, farm prices, and local civic matters, including scholarships, a murder trial, and a planned state convention with political implications.
The Missouri Supreme Court en banc discusses a dispute involving the Knights of Pythias and a widow Mary Wester with $226.27 in a policy. The court held the defendant is a fraternal society, not a standard life insurance company, affecting forfeiture and payout timing concerns.
Reported riot and deadly clash near Cannel Mexico between striking Mexican and American workers. El Paso reports show over a thousand armed men approaching the site. Copper company lumber yard manager George McDold and his brother are named among those killed. Mexican police allegedly fired, dynamite used, town in panic.
Police arrest an Englishman named Robert Hamilton as a suspect in an attempted bombing in Madrid. Interrogations with the barber proprietor yielded partial results while a civil guard identified Hamilton as an associate of Manuel Morales seen near the balcony from which a bomb was hurled at a train car. Hamilton and Morales were observed together in Barcelona.
Washington report says Representative Robert Adams of Philadelphia died at emergency hospital Friday at 11 30 am from a self inflicted gunshot wound. A letter to Speaker Cannon said his death exceeded his resources and forced him from office though no suicide intent was stated. Cassatt declines resignation rumor from Philadelphia to New York dispatches. Other items note Bright's disease death of Homer Andrew in Superior Wisconsin and a coal miners’ pact in Illinois. A tornado hit Vinita Oklahoma, demolishing several buildings.
An old gardening note describes squash bugs attacking cucumbers and melons, their yellowish nymphs feeding on leaves and stems, and potential damage to plants. It advises kerosene emulsion sprays, tobacco water, hand picking from first eggs, and using boards to trap bugs, with planting vines among potatoes as a preventive measure.
In And- Ing a hay unloading system a new barn door design is proposed. The method uses an inclined crack at the roof with rollers on the doors to open smoothly from outside and shut firmly, yet controllably from inside.
A Farm and Home correspondent explains a simple wire muzzle for cultivating corn or wheat. The muzzle, made from smooth fire iron cut, is said to be superior to cloth bags, causing no moss abrasion or breathing trouble for horses.
The article offers field tips such as selective seed corn ear quality, sowing methods for quick sprouting Irish potatoes, pyramid tied bean poles, and testing strawberry seeds. It notes dairy bred steers convert feed efficiently, a boy survives a sand roller incident, and stresses avoiding germination failure to prevent annual losses.
A fragment discusses ancient Roman roads with wide stone pavements and waterproof foundations. It weighs whether modern roads justify high initial costs by comparing durability, maintenance, and long term value across centuries, noting conditions vary and dampen salary like road wear.
The piece discusses Roman road construction versus modern pavements, noting underdraining and stone layers as keys to durability. It quotes Edward K. Parkinson and academic critics on cost, practicality, and the declining push for Roman style roads in favor of durable modern methods. It also mentions maintenance practices in France and opinions of W. P. Judson and Prof. Shaler, and touches on agricultural rows and tree planting trends in plains regions.
A distressed merchant from Hark Arg, W. Va., recounts a long battle with sharp back pain and urinary issues. After years of cramping and frequent trips to the restroom, he tried remedies and recalls a temporary relief before symptoms returned.
Fragmented text appears to describe public settings with scattered phrases about commands and sentiments. Names and places are unclear, yielding a cryptic snapshot of crowded discourse and social cues without a coherent event or outcome.
A disjointed reminiscence describes severe eczema affliction and ongoing medical attempts. The narrator recalls skin pain and repeated remedies including Kirn Mat Matyger and other tonics, concluding with a desire for relief before recovery.
A collage of quirky notes and decayed OCR lines referencing smoking carn on railways, a native disk in Inula, long seasoned wood, health myths, and scattered anecdotes. It mentions a Paris taman trade, claims about criminals, charitable prayers, and a mother daughter tale.
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A fragmentary OCR text presents a garbled cluster of proper names and terms. No coherent event or clear entities emerge to identify a person, organization, place, or date. The readable bits resemble scattered names and nouns without a structured report.
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