19 Jul 1906
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Newspaper
Kendallville Daily Sun
Location
Kendallville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
1
The author notes Kipling’s new poem urges Britain to question its government over the Boers policy. It argues rulers trade liberty for a price and warns against selling freedoms to achieve political ends. The verses call for action to resist oppression and prevent England from betraying its own people and allies.
Confusion surrounds two varioloid cases prompting a health board test. Officials urge care and monitoring to prevent spread during ongoing investigation.
The Rev. William Sunday spoke to about 800 at the blessing and laying of a new Salvation Army Citadel in Fort Wayne on Monday afternoon. He urged growth, discipline, and study, contrasting the salvation mission with the saloon and urging people to strive for a stronger life. He concluded and hurried to catch a train for Winona.
Desiring good carpet in grain car at ten cents per yard, call at the Presbyterian church this week afternoons to arrange.
An attack on a church funeral procession attempted to cast the remains into the Tiber. Bearers and attendants resisted, forcing the attackers to flee. The Vatican asked Roman police for protection before a final decision on removal was made.
A dialogue snippet contrasts a father-in-law and son-in-law over money and status. The son-in-law boasts of a fortune while recalling past poverty, prompting commentary on shifting gender roles and independence as a lecturer asserts women’s rights and rejects subservience.
Tess reveals she is engaged to Jess while he admits he lacks sense to propose. The Cleveland Leader reports a tense exchange as the couple navigates pride and romance in public view.
July 31 reports from St. Petersburg note Stolypin cabinet nominees Count Heyden Lvoff Koni and Vingradoff. The radical appeal to soldiers cites opposition to dissolution of Parliament and land liberty demand.
A proclamation by soldiers and sailors denounces the government as illegal without parliament and urges rebellion against the regime. It calls for oath-breaking, defiance of foreign negotiations, and vows of eternal glory for those who fight to defend parliament and the Russian people.
St. Petersburg July 31 The public prosecutor has started proceedings not the members of the lower house. The note concerns actions against signers and potential legal consequences for their roles.
London July 31 Conservative MP John Hennikerston offered a private bank guarantee to cover potential revenue loss if May penny postage is adopted between Britain and the United States. Postmaster General Buxton declined to accept private donations. Indianapolis July 31 the United Mine Workers international board meets to decide on a 50 cent per capita tax and routine business.
A boiler explosion at Vincennes Paper Mills in Indiana killed two men, Hurt others, destroyed the engine and roller rooms, and damaged the historic Governor Harrison house. The blast shattered windows, tore a roof, and sent debris across the street, with losses around 15000 dollars insured.
Report from Lafayette Ind says three masked men dynamited the Monon railroad station safe at Linden thirty miles south of Lafayette. They bound the operator, blew off the safe door with dynamite and took about two hundred dollars. An operator freed himself and a special train went to the scene with detectives. One hundred seventy nine dollars in money and checks were found on the track north of the station.
John A. Cooke former clerk of the Cook County circuit court was found guilty after weeks on trial for pay roll stuffing. He faces imprisonment in the penitentiary and a $2000 fine.
In Gladstone North Carolina on July 30 a Northern Pacific brakeman named Carr was killed during a fight with four tramps in a box car. He and another brakeman reportedly entered the car to expel the intruders.
In New York on July 31 a rumor links Russell Sage to a possible will contest alleging he gave his wife ten million dollars shortly before his death. The tale circulates amid discussions of the Sage estate and potential disputes over the will.
Indianapolis July 31 Thomas Taggart is negotiating for hotel properties at Excelsior Springs and a resort in Mississippi. It is understood he aims to develop these to rival French Lick Springs. Friends say Governor Hanly blocks Indiana resort plans, but it is unclear if Taggart will abandon Indiana.
In Muncie Indiana City Judge Frank Gass sentenced Tony Williams owner of a saloon for pointing firearms and assault. He warned that sending every saloonkeeper in the red light district to jail might be necessary to restore order amid nightly stabbing and shooting affrays plaguing the town.
London reports the education bill cleared its third reading in the house of commons by a majority of 192. The vote confirms passage toward enactment with supporters winning by a strong margin.
Scores from major leagues and associations listed for July 31 show Brooklyn routed by St Louis 9 to 1 in the National League, and Boston defeating Chicago 5 to 2. American League results include Detroit 6 Philadelphia 3, and Cleveland 6 New York 4. Additional western and association games feature Lincoln 4 Denver 3 and Milwaukee 8 Minneapolis 1.
Vincennes Indiana July 31 Walter Johnson 19 surrendered to Sheriff Westfall after allegedly fatally shooting Henry Kepping 31 a pearl buyer. Kepping resented attentions to his sweetheart Anna Bell and was shot in the abdomen during the quarrel.
In Muncie Indiana on July 31 Judge Leffler prohibited a divorce for Mrs Fred Richardson. She is already the wife of Claude Swaim. The divorce was granted on the 10th met and she wed Swaim last week.
Frank Stellhorn sixteen injured when he fell while bathing at King lake south of here. Dr. W M Veazey set the fracture Sunday afternoon. Sunday Schools to Picnic at Custer Corunna M E circuit plans a Saturday event with Corunna band expected to play. Mrs Wilkinson of Toledo visiting Brimfield bounds for Kesler home.
Sol May long time owner of a retail clothing store in Ligonier has departed for Ottawa Illinois to enter the retail clothing business there.
The Argonaut recounts Rufus E. Shapley, famed Philadelphia lawyer, receiving praise for Solid For Mulhbody and a dinner panel where editors hailed his writing. He quips that he is a powerful writer after noting a condolence letter to a friend's widow led her to change her gown and attend a matinee.
The interurban line now operates large single enders with power supplied from Kendallville after city plant power proved insufficient. Officials say the city allowed the interurban to use its machinery to meet demand, though the system often ran three or four cars simultaneously, costing the city dearly and worth remembering.
Goods from the W Neff estate were sold at public auction this afternoon to help pay creditors including several grocers. Claims totaled about 75 dollars, and auction proceeds likely fell short of that amount. Neff family departed the city earlier. goods remained in storage.
Mrs J M Weirich and her children travel to AngoMa to visit her mother and relatives. She will attend the Bixler Stealy reunion at the fair grounds in AngoMa on August 2.
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