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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
5
The Jackson Herald notes a donor who gave $1,200,000 to Princeton hid his name to avoid muckrakers. Other items mock travel, crime, and a “gold and jewels” hoard at sea. A New York woman is paralyzed by a telephone incident. a Pennsylvania town faces a marriage epidemic. school boards worry over teacher shortages and Cupid’s meddling.
A Frenchman has devised a process exposing oats wheat rye and other cereals to hot air to prevent mold. French scientists say the method could aid wheat producing regions facing losses during transport. The cold European winter boosts demand for fuel with frost severe from southern Russia to Constantinople.
A mix of notes covers Queen Alexandra’s Garter honor and a royal order limiting Victoria textile job seekers, plus a mining yield report worth about 15.9 million dollars. Other items note Henry Vannes’s long railway service, a lone telegraph gap, and a December clash between British soldiers and Africans on Lake Tohad with fatalities and injuries.
An editorial proposes that if funds spent on war and selfish aims were redirected to roads schools and civilization then Central America could unite prosperously. It notes comments by new ministers and references to prominent figures including Helen Taft and the Roosevelt administration.
A Massachusetts statesman urges Overrybody to take a month’s rest while dismissing rimerous calls for extended work. He states he cannot be driven to perform a full month’s duties, signaling a cautious stance amid public pressure.
A tense scene unfolds in a dining room where a married man pressures Louise to accept an engagement. She reveals he lied about divorce, rejects his offers of support, and plans to write a note as the clock ticks. Her brother enters, deepening the melodrama as she insists on her own grim path.
In a tense scene a woman declares she sent for Mim to kill a man. A struggle ends with a gunshot and a man dead. The room reveals a grim tableau as police arrive, a canary sings, wine stains darken the cloth, and the clock marks ten as a double tragedy unfolds.
A slant oak tree on Tearing Street in Cobbham, Athens, sits within sight of historic homes of Benjamin Hill, Henry Grady, and Robert Toombs. Nearly a century ago Col W T Jackson and his son Colonel Jackson deeded the land around the tree for its protection, expressing love and a desire the tree be preserved forever despite subsequent sales and surrounding buildings.
A small cavern about six feet deep has opened in the northeast corner of Washington Square Philadelphia near a monument to Revolutionary War prisoners. The cave lies close to the surface with a brickyard remnant at its base. The find prompts antiquarian interest in the city’s potter history.
A dinner in New York features William Arelieg advocating spelling reform with humor about public reception. A quip recalls a London tale where a juror jokes about the missing twelfth juror. Nevada and Peter Kerr of Worthington, Abington county, are described as the oldest pair of twins in Pennsylvania, aged 11.
A Paterson Morning Call letter from Col William Barbour and related events show New Jersey protectionists questioning Secretary Taft as the Republican nominee. The piece argues Taft must declare himself a protectionist to win strong support, noting prior tariff revisions and Maine’s stance. The article forecasts a shift toward protectionism in 1908 with Taft at the center.
A critical editorial notes that even Democratic papers question border policy and executive power without Congress. It cites fears that state department oversteps tariff control, risking foreign trade and a new accord with Germany. The piece flags danger from executive unilateralism.
The bulletin of the America Iron and Steel Association argues that the proposed transfer of tariff valuation power from Congress to German exporters and U S appraisers undermines the law. It contends the state department overrides Congress by letting German exporters set values, prompting calls for congressional action.
George F. Hummer, Democratic candidate for congress in the Fifth district, argues the party kept steady while opponents accused Republicans of being stand patters on tariff. He recalls years of resistance to Dingley changes and praises earlier efforts to restrain policy shifts, contrasting with those who urged reforms.
The document outlines June 23 1907 Sunday School lessons with ten study periods detailing persons places times and teachings from Genesis to Exodus. It includes lesson goals review methods map activity and student assignments focusing on Jacob Joseph Moses and Hebrew history.
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