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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
6
A garbled OCR page from the Grand Rapids Tribune mentions political figures and events, including references to elections, candidates like Lincoln, and public notices. It references voting totals, past election years, and discussions of civic issues with scattered names and places, though the text is highly corrupted.
Foreman details horrific flood in a colliery as miners fought to save comrades. The rescuers faced gushing water and exhausted pumps while 600 yards of tunnel remained submerged, with several divers going into dangerous air pockets.
Attorney General Stead Munday fled to the circuit court in In Salle county as a four suit against Illinois Central endroad sought about 5,009,000 from the estate of a deceased woman. In Wis Lin Crodue, Mrs A J Eliott 70 of Everett Wash burned to death Monday at her daughter’s home, Mrs BR Rusgall, a manufacturer.
A balloon interrupted the Lahm Cup balloon race with a midflight landing near Galeund. The crew managed to descend safely as observers watched from the riverbank.
A blaze at 20h Waybash avenue trapped women inside the Lotus Lunch club, forcing many onto stairways and windows. Fifteen women were injured in falls as flames spread to upper floors, with several leaping from windows before emergency crews arrived.
Guatemala President Cabrera survived a close call when an explosion appeared to strike his carriage along Sev Mi avenue. Initial reports claimed a bomb but later sources suggested a mine set under the roadway by conspirators from an unknown group. Several officials were injured including General Ovellaga, Lieutenant of staff. Arrests followed as investigators probe the conspiracy tied to an external group’s wireless trigger.
Bandits attacked a carriage near Pablaniee on Tuesday night, shot and killed five Hebrew merchants, seized their valuables, and fled.
Washington report states former congressman Binger Hermann of Oregon and ex commissioner of the general land office was acquitted of destroying public records after a 12 week trial. The jury deliberated 21 hours before delivering a not guilty verdict at 12:40 Saturday. The court room resounded with congratulations as Hermann and his counsel thanked jurors and supporters.
New York reports sensational results from the district attorney inquiry into the New York Life directors election. George R. Sermsham, head of the International policyholders committee, is arrested in Albany on conspiracy charges. Charles Stirrup and C. F. Carrington, watchers for policyholders, are arrested in New York. Earlier, Jacob Frank, a New York Life agent, is charged with forgery. Other cases include a Zeigler Coal Company acquittal and a mistrial motion denied in related mine-examiner prosecutions.
Chicago reports that John D Rockefeller donated 2 million dollar land along Midway Plaisance from Madison to Cottage Grove. Valued at 2 million with original cost about 1.5 million, the parcel spans 200 feet deep and will host the William R Harper Memorial Library and future schools of medicine and engineering as well as athletic facilities. President Judson says the land will meet needs for a generation. Total Rockefeller gifts to the university reach over 21 million.
United States circuit court of appeals affirms $18,000 penalties on Armour & Co Swift & Co Morris & Co and Cullaby Packing Co for accepting concessions of 12 seats per hundred pounds on through bills of lading from Kansas City to Christiania and other foreign points. Judges Hook and Adams concur.
President Roosevelt reviews a military parade in Washington and delivers a characteristic address before a large audience. Gen. Freierieh and Gov. Stes appear on the stand as fealty and patriotism mark the ceremony. The president outlines unity, domestic virtue, and fraternity with strong references to national service.
Beattie Washington Gen Kurokl and other Japanese officials reached Seattle after a delay on Puget Sound. A royal welcome greeted the visitors as Japanese women sang the national anthem and flowers were presented. They toured the city and attended a reception at the Kantor club hosted by Governor Albert Mead and leading businessmen.
Milan report says tenor Aretngely Troeel, once with Cottrled Opera in San Francisco, ended his life by self harm after earthquake trauma and voice loss. He reportedly removed his tongue with a razor and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
A strike ordered after failed wage talks with the local newspaper publishers' association pulls pressmen from all city offices except one. The Globe-Democrat Republic Post-Dispatch and Star-Chronicle editions are impacted with no Post-Dispatch Thursday edition. Taft to Speak to Millers in St Louis May 8. Four Deaths on the Battle liner and other brief items follow from Cleveland New York and San Francisco.
A fragmented recipe-like block describes Turkish cuisine and dessert techniques. It mentions confections, Turkish coffee, and a bakeware method. The text emphasizes dairy and egg components, butter textures, and a dessert setting with subtle cultural references.
Step by step notes on a peach mousse with gelatine infusion and a raspberry or strawberry syrup garnish. Also includes home cleaning tips for quilts and gloves, plus methods for cleaning aluminum ware and mending leaks. Mentions pineapple vinegar from pineapple parings and general household care.
Fragmentary notes describe Peruna beliefs and a listed case titled Spring Catarch. Names such as Mrs OD Tenera appear among garbled OCR text, with scattered references to events, dates, and persons, but readable facts are minimal and largely unclear. The item reads as a scrambled historical snippet without a coherent narrative.
A garbled passage mixes poetry and wartime prose describing lamb and peas, a dreamy sky, and a text about Ohio State Journal style lines. It contains references to Ante fighting, Yadians, Minirtis, and white citizens, with violent imagery and soldiers marching to destroy the enemy.
An advertisement asserts Dr Williams Pink Pills cure rheumatism by purifying blood. It quotes Mrs Ellen A. Russell of Auburn Maine describing long illness, heart weakness, and numbness improved after taking pills. The copy promotes pills for other blood and nerve diseases and lists price 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, Schenectady NY company address.
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