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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
3
Harry K Thaw pleaded not guilty to the murder indictment in New York. Judge Cowing allowed withdrawal of the plea next Tuesday for motions or new pleas. Thaw was remanded to Tombs prison. His wife did not appear at court. Lawrence White denied vowing vengeance, calling reports false.
Two deaths are reported. Mrs. George Boyer, 72, died at home in Peeler's Milla from kidney trouble after a brief illness. she is survived by her husband and eight children across Indiana, Armstrong township, Ohio, and elsewhere. Funeral plans not yet set. Mrs. William Householder, 67, died after years of heart failure and a stroke, survived by her husband and seven children. funeral at her home with burial in Greenwood cemetery, Indiana. Also contains local ads and a weather note predicting warm weather and possible thunderstorms.
Col Chambers warns the Punxdutawney & Pittuburg Groundhog Club will prepare for a September hunt amid woodchuck depredations. He reports he has slain 47 of the pests this season, with damage to clover, hens, and crops threatening farm stability, prompting possible police protection.
A collision at Royal Avenue and Pacific Street Brooklyn between an automobile and a trolley car today left Hermann Schnibbs a Williamsburg groceryman dead and Herman Miller Samuel Biden and Charles Hutchings critically injured. The accident occurred in broad daylight and authorities are investigating.
A rain struck Pennsylvania Railroad wreck at Blairsville Intersection left one conductor Higson dead and 14 injured including a timekeeper sent to Greensburg hospital. A flagman failed to signal amid downpour as a coal train was struck by a work train, with foreigners in the caboose among the injured. Higson’s body taken to New Florence as work cars piled up.
San Francisco June 29 The first case of serious theft in connection with the relief work has come to light. John Clark superintendent of the relief station at Golden Gate Park is arrested charged with stealing blankets on a wholesale scale. George Bryant engineer of the children's playgrounds is also jailed. Police investigate further frauds expected.
The body of John Armstrong of Allegheny Pa was found in an alley behind Moeller's saloon at 209 West Sixth street Cincinnati. He worked for Otis Elevator Co of Pittsburgh and had been in town six weeks installing elevators at the new Linton Hotel. Armstrong was murdered and robbed after a dispute with several black men, according to Andrew Schultz who was with him earlier.
St. Petersburg reports an official inquiry into the Bialystok Hebrews massacre. The Minister of the Interior orders the prosecution of four police officials and fourteen constables charged with responsibility or acquiescence in the killings.
Washington June 29 The House adopted the conference report on the Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal project and approved the Naturalization bill. The House did not concur with Senate amendments to the Public Buildings bill and referred it to conference.
Reports list multiple marriages on Wednesday June 27 in Blairsville area. Wiley Martin Wiley wed Elizabeth Adams at Sunny Banks with Rev W L Barrett officiating. bridesmaid Elsie Baker. best man Raymond Reed. A volley of presents followed reception. Other couples married include Joseph M Collins and Lillie L Fulton in West Lebanon by Rev George Holmes. Charles Kerr and Mary Miller near Shelocta. Anna Cranmer and Lewis Thomas in Munroe Township. Henry Dowell and Lola Covey of Cloe. John B Mitchell and Ming Lucy Gabriel of Weston WV. Frank B McAfoos and Vionie Wise in Marion Center. An excursion ticket sale to Punxsutawney and Indiana offered by Rochester & Pittsburg Ry at 1:15 AM for $1 round trip.
Pantall Hotel Company of Punxsutawney announces remodeling contracts for its popular hotel. The project aims to make the establishment one of the finest and most convenient in this section of the state. Also notes Mack's selling 3 Double Sheets Tangle-foot Fly paper at 5c each.
Eight year old William Ruffner of Tanoma lies at death's door after a horse bolted and threw him during field work. Doctors trephined two skulls, removed blood and brain tissue, but prognosis remains dire. His father is Lewis Ruffner. his brother Harry, nine, witnessed the accident. Local doctors, Dr. Coe and Dr. Simpson, treated him at home and in Dixonville.
Cool outing trousers offered in tlaonela 9 tropicale priced four to five dollars at Wilson’s. The item description notes lightweight fabric and casual wear suitability, appealing to shoppers seeking inexpensive summer outfits.
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