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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR recounts varied events from several weeks with names such as Gouverneur, Sandlinanhay Institution, and Terre Haute linked to public matters, trials, education, and civic notices. It notes officials, meetings, and awards across cities including Aurora and Terre Haute, plus references to legal actions and public service.
A jumbled late page lists Chicago produce, prices, names, and stray financial and political notes. It mentions produce quotations, political appointments, court cases, and international figures, with scattered references to railways, unions, and university honors.
Norways assembly proclaims severance from Sweden and dethroning of King Oscar. A provisional government is to be formed as Parliament readies for possible war to defend independence. Crown Prince Frederick and Prince Carl may be considered for monarchy, while Sweden seeks to reassert authority.
Miss Venes Gillham, 16, fatally wounds her father after he beat her mother in Feoria Alabama. The girl seized a shotgun and fired, then surrendered to the sheriff. Additional items note a farewell dinner by Presbyterian missionaries and a Iowa town requisition dispute, with Frank G. Allen named for Congress in Moline.
John Wythe Lewis a Fulton Missouri junior wins the first prize of seventy five dollars in the George Augustus Sandham oratorist contest at New York University. Tas
Tokyo and London correspondents recount a brutal naval clash where Russians surrendered amid a display of flags and wreckage. Descriptions note Japanese crews’s calm, lethal gunnery, and a captain admitting foolishness in forcing a strait. Admiral Rojestvensky’s fate and Ne-Dogatov’s upcoming return are cited with somber detail.
Lieutenant Governor Sherman denies reports he will run for Congress to succeed the late Colonel Benjamin F. Marsh. He states he has no use for Washington and would rather serve in the Illinois legislature, adding there is no foundation for such talk.
Judge Plum mer of the Wabash Circuit Court set a new compensation level for bank receivers. He ordered $2.50 a day for 100 days of service for Lewis Slavs, receiver of the Bank of North Manchester, and capped attorney fees at $180, drawing wide attention.
The Supreme Court met Tuesday afternoon for the June term. Justice Cartwright became chief justice and will preside as Boch until next June.
The temple described as the most elaborate in the country was dedicated on Tuesday in the city. The project cost $425,008 and marks a milestone for local fraternal activity.
The commander states Mirasamo approached within 100 yards of the battleship and fired an eighteen inch Whitehead torpedo. Another torpedo from Sagaroi struck abaft the engine room as the ship listed. Heavy seas kept Russian ships low, aiding Japanese torpedo accuracy.
The seventeen year locust cicadas emerge in vast numbers around Chicago after years away. They are not harmful and will stay about six weeks, feeding under tree bark before dying. Their offspring will develop into nymphs underground and reappear in 1922.
Scranton dispatch reports John Mitchell of the United Mineworkers, in Moosic, urging miners to press for an eight hour day and a signed union-operator agreement when the current contract ends May 4, 1906. He calls the present deal the best yet but says it is not enough.
The Nashville property of the School for Orphans Home and College, disputed with Terrill college at Kesherd Tennessee, was formally transferred to Rev. Hugh Calvin Smith of Chicago, head of the railroad conductors order trustees. The school will serve as a home for orphan children of railroad conductors of America and open immediately under Robert B. Harris of San Diego.
Colonel Andrew Jackson sold the old Washington chair, a prized relic, to the Mount Vernon association for 7500 dollars. The chair, once willed by General Washington to his physician Dr Craik, passed through Craik family members before reaching Jackson.
Vienna cable from Constantinople reports Italy has dispatched ten warships to the coast of Yemen and will not withdraw unless the Turkish government makes amends for the murder in Yemen of Italian subjects. The move underscores a grave, sovereignty-laden dispute.
Mishawaka Indiana reports a remarkable homing pigeon run with sixty birds from the Mishawaka Homing Pigeon Club returning from Centrelis, J. in under six hours. The birds covered more than 250 miles aided by rain and a strong southeast wind, exceeding usual speeds. A separate lightning storm damaged a hotel in Williamsport Pennsylvania, destroying the Chote of T. C. Renner.
At a meeting of the trustees of the John Huntington estate in Cleveland Ohio it was announced that a sum of 500100 dollars would be allocated toward establishing an art gallery and related acquisitions.
Dynamite destroyed the Edgar County National Bank building and vault during remodel work. No cash missing, about 50 000 still in safes. 200 safety deposit boxes buried. One man seen fleeing. brick struck bank bookkeeper on the opposite square side. Police and sheriff pursue leads as motive debated, dynamite missing from a hardware store.
A Milwaukee coroner probes the deaths of Florence Bellger, 21, and her mother Mrs. A Meyer at 805 Jackson Street. Officials suspect tainted brandy from a bottle. Florence died first with her mother found nearby. $20.56 found in the purse. No poison trace found in house. further investigation ordered.
Lant E K Salsbury once city attorney and key witness in bribery trials faced a superior court sentence. Judge Wolcott ordered a fine of $2,000 for his role in the water contract case.
A Washington dispatch reports China plans to withdraw the concession to the American China Development Company for building railways between Hankow and China Ohio. Insurance in Columbus announces A I Vorys of Lancaster is reappointed state superintendent of insurance for a third term. Marion Indiana reports the bank safe of the defunct Fochlerton Bank opened with $15.52 found in pennies.
Several hundred delegates have arrived in Davenport for the grand lodge of Iowa Masons. The event is described as the largest Masonic gathering ever held in the state, drawing attendees from across Iowa.
Wisconsin towns including Central, St Paul and Northwestern routes suffer severe flood damage as storms sweep the region. Rivers rise, dams fail, bridges wash out and schools close. railways crippled, city reports indicate extensive property losses and evacuations across counties. Local officials plan inspections of Highland Park military school amid broader state-wide damage.
Norfolk dispatch reports bricklayers strike in the city tied to the National Bank of Commerce project. They demand six dollars daily, up from five. A separate Louis, Missouri report notes George Gudgeon, 45, a Western Union foreman, committed suicide at the Edison hotel by shooting.
Washington special reports Cov Bragoon of the Isthmian canal zone announcing that three Americans one Spaniard and one Peruvian were stricken with yellow fever during the five days from May 26 to 30.
The Santiago del Barro revolt in Argentina was quelled. Rebels captured Gay Sanlii su and wife and paraded them before their lines. A separate dispatch reports George F Hey, a money lender, found guilty of usury by Justice Fairweather in Jal Kansas City Missouri, fined 100 dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail.
Frank Cripe of Goshen Indiana, paroled on a pledge to abstain from drinking, violated the pledge and has again been sent back to prison. The case highlights enforcement of parole conditions and local authorities’ handling of repeat violations.
Fragmented OCR content lists assorted names, phrases, and garbled terms. It reads like a collage of unrelated medical, scientific, and cultural items with numerous misspellings and invented words, lacking coherent events, dates, or locations to summarize into a proper news item.
A garbled report recounts a political crisis and a disputed military matter in Heghand and Lanl Phadaw. It mentions warnings from Petter, a munitions concern, and the involvement of officials amid deteriorating conditions. The text is unreadable in parts but hints at leadership, negotiations, and potential decisive action.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a scene where diners at a meal await service after names are read, with references to noon and a mapping of times to meals. The text hints at a social routine around midday, mentioning a person named Merner and a server timing expectations, set against an almanac context.
A testimonial claims Postum Food Coffee cured headaches nervousness and stomach pains after years of milk and tea. The speaker attributes improved health to Postum, noting increased alertness and vitality and praising the product from Battle Creek.
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