02 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
1
The General Post Office reports total receipts of 44 864 329 with 6 114 paid for prior years and a 285 114 excess of expenditures over receipts. For 1905 the excess was 1 969 109, a saving of over one and three quarter million dollars. Principal costs include rural free delivery 6 283 796 and free delivery 5 147 673.
Rumors spread across major Mexican cities of possible labor strikes or a revolution against Diaz's administration. Circles warn foreigners to depart by September 16, Independence Day, with officials preparing for any contingency.
Mrs. Mary Ryan of Tipton attended the funeral of Mrs. Daniel Daveran near Sandusky Sunday. She was seen today at the Boston Store en route to Neewpoint to visit relatives.
Winona Indiana reports Dr. J Honda a Y M C A national chair and Tokio college president sails for America to seek union of Japanese Methodist missions. He aims for two months in the U S to push autonomy recognition as urged by Japanese and missionaries. The union of Methodist Church North South and Canadian Church was completed last April.
A respected observer urges farmers to retain wheat if possible. He notes perfect quality, current low prices, and ample storage concerns that would force dealers to ship out then back in flour, yielding double freight later. He cites smaller acreage and strong yield per acre, not matching an average year worldwide.
Thousands attend Joseph Redecap funeral at Anderson Cemetery escorted by Red Men. The coffin required special wagon and removal of door frame. Redecap weighed 460 pounds and his widow 130 pounds lighter. Separate item notes a false report of Mrs Connor’s injuries after a horse incident and travel plans of Clyde Barnard heading to Indianapolis to join the Columbus camping party.
The piece argues that Russian peasant land ownership and worker co operation foreshadow a worldwide socialist shift. It critiques autocracy as supporting capitalist exploitation, notes Japan and European nations moving toward nationalized industry, and calls for a militant socialist party to seize public power and abolish private ownership in essentials.
Taft tours the Southern States urging business leaders to back the Republican tariff and anti trust stance while warning against socialism. The piece argues a racial and economic critique of the South, noting labor conditions, white and Black workers, and a National Federation report on cotton mill conditions. A Richmond barn burned, and Stephan King, a longtime Newpoint resident born in England, died aged about 96.
News of a Saturday night rail wreck on the Michigan Division reached the city with scant details. A young man named Keith of Westport was reported killed, and his father died early Sunday. Report says an engine and caboose heading south near Henderson collided head on with a northbound train.
Four of the stingiest men in Indiana were seen in Rushville on Saturday. Each avoids ordinary comforts or paper reading to save resources. one restricts his son from sitting, another avoids water, a third bans large handwriting, and the fourth limits nightly stops to save wear on machinery.
Ira Jones of East Washington Street Rushville took a string of Rush County fine horses to Philadelphia then New York and other eastern cities. He plans to return by September 4 to enter Medical College at Indianapolis. The Fair continues to place large orders for holiday goods amid town news.
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