22 Sep 1906
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1906
Page
1
A survey of views on electricity describes it as motion, corpuscles, or a material atom of electricity with many scientists pursuing discoveries. The text notes uncertainty, predicts future breakthroughs, praises the telephone, mentions radium, and recounts patent litigation and abuses, including Brush Company battles against infringement.
A dense church notices page lists multiple congregations with pastors and weekly schedules. Presbyterian and United Presbyterian churches show Sunday School times, morning and evening preaching, and prayer meetings. Various churches include special speakers and events, with Epworth League and Christian Endeavor details. Also includes notices about local stores and sales via several ads and fare details for an excursion to Dayton Fair.
New York on September 22 the Sage will was proved without contest before Muirroyale. Mrs Sage plans to give relatives who are bene ficiaries under the will an additional sum equal to the legacy if no contest. Senator Edgar J Brackett accepted the settlement for Edson M Coonrad of Watervliet. Coonrad will receive 12500 instead of 6250 and 26 nephews and nieces who were to get 25000 will receive 50000.
Clarance Gibboney quits as City party nominee amid a convention row. Edmonds, convention chair, declined the nomination after affidavits alleged votes bought at the Tuesday convention. A letter from Gibboney claims integrity is questioned yet a single vote for him was bought.
Cape Girardeau Mo Sept 22 the trial in the Smith case has returned a verdict of guilty against Charles M Smith and Charles M Smith J and five tenants on the 11th count charging peonage The 11th count relates to John Reed a negro who with Roosevelt in Cuba and escaped from the Smith farm by sawing through the Navy at night He was the strongest witness for the government Judge Pollock overruled motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment and pronounced sentences: Charles M Smith three years and six months in the penitentiary and a fine of 5000 Charles M Smith J one year and six months in the penitentiary and a fine of 5000 Lee Stone and Ren Melds each one year and six months and 100 fine W Y Reed and W B Van Woods two years and six months and 100 fine Bishop’s Body Washed Ashore Oran Algeria Sept 22 the body of a man believed to be the bishop of San Pedro Brazil who vanished in the wreck of the Italian steamer Sito near Hormigas island Spain on August 22 has washed up on the coast
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