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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1905
Page
7
Rev Charles Ables, a Christian preacher, kissed his sister in law against her will in Hopkins County. A judge fined the cleric $50. The article notes the fine was paid in the end.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion and insomnia, available from W. J. Ledberry. The snippet also notes Captain Cook as the first white man to land in New Zealand and Captain Hobson as the first governor.
The contract has been awarded to erect a male annex a female annex and an addition to the main building at the state insane asylum in Terrell. The new structures will add capacity for 800 patients.
Pocahontas Arkansas February 17 1905. Advertisement by W H Skinner promoting Dr Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure. The J F Crow Drug Co sells the remedy. Alaska's canned salmon output is estimated this year at ten million dollars.
Governor Blanchard telephoned Mayor Behrman agreeing with the citizens’ committee to invite the president for a visit on Oct. 24. The president’s party will travel through Arkansas and visit across the state, with towns asked to relax quarantine if needed to welcome him. Yellow fever updates show ongoing cases and deaths across New Orleans and neighboring parishes, with several towns reporting new infections.
In Shawnee Oklahoma on September 20 two months after printer Pierre Do. Oglesby died and was reportedly hurled by the local union. A Mercer university graduate once offered chairs at major institutions, he edited a Key West paper before the Spanish-American War and was court martialed for spying in Cuba but released by the U S government. He was about forty years old.
Wade Stanfield appointed United States district attorney for the Northern district of Indian Territory replacing H L Soper who resigned. Stanfield a University of Michigan graduate has practiced law in Indian Territory eleven years and served as United States commissioner for three years.
Tahlequah Oklahoma Sept 20 The Cherokee National council held a final session before the government’s dissolution next March A later vote favored statehood for the Territory and separate status for the region the council announced.
Frederick F. Wuarleton of Brooklyn faces an indictment for bigamy after allegedly marrying four women. The marriages include three in Brooklyn and one in Rochester, New York, according to New York reporting dated September 20.
The grand jury of Ings county heard Carleton plead not guilty and the hearing was postponed to September 26. He requested witnesses from San Francisco.
A report from Dea Arc describes a fatal confrontation fifteen miles west of Little Rock where Robert Long, a teenage boy, killed Harrison Jones, aged sixteen, with knives. Jones’s jugular was severed in the fight.
Philadelphia defeats New York 3 to 2 while New York tops Philadelphia 2 to 1. Chicago beats Cincinnati 8 to 6 in other league games.
Cleveland defeats Detroit 2 to 1 while later Detroit loses 4 to 2 in a separate AL contest. New York dominates Philadelphia 6 to 0 as Philadelphia falls 4 to 0. Chicago runs past St. Louis 8 to 3 and Boston edges Washington 1 to 0 before a final Boston 7 to 6 result over Washington.
An advert explains kidney function and links to general health, claiming Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root cures many ailments. It offers a sample bottle by mail and a pamphlet, urging readers to mention the paper and to write to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
Mount Ida dispatch reports two Craddocks involved in a shooting at Silver City. Albert Craddock is dead. George Craddock, who telephoned Sheriff Scott, says he was compelled to shoot his brother. No witnesses. details scarce.
A dispatch reports Buffalo Bill Wild West show quarantined in France after glanders outbreak. Officials ordered humane destruction of the show horses, many valued over $1000 each, as part of containment. Colonel W F Cody’s famed troupe faces a costly, halted tour in Europe.
Archbishop Glennon returns from abroad with plans for a new one million dollar cathedral in St Louis. He says the proposed church will be the most imposing in the country after meeting with Paris and Berlin architects.
Patent list from A Snow & Co attorneys Washington reports Texas inventors receiving weekly grants. Names include Jesse Fone Ashby plow coaster Uberto Hzell Kimball breast pump John D Miller San Antonio railway crossing gate. Send ten cents postage with date to obtain copies.
An official at the Seattle assay office estimates Nome’s gold production this year will reach 10 million dollars, about a third higher than last year. The report notes a rise in mining activity while mentioning other health and moral aphorisms.
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