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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
3
Reports from Poltava Shusha and St Petersburg describe mutinies and a planned general strike as loyal troops quell uprising fire on mutineers near prisons and a printer publishes 150000 copies of a manifesto. A postal car robbery near Warsaw and executions by naval court martial complete a day of broad unrest.
Secret arrangements edge toward transferring Pope Leo XIII from the Vatican to the Lateran as the last resting place per his will. Past midnight processions for Pius IX faced rough handling, prompting officials to seek police protection for safe nocturnal transit and a solemn vigil.
An advertisement extols Wonderland 1906 as the premier travel guide for Puget Sound Columbia River and Montana ranges. It promises routes across the Pacific Northwest with six copies for six cents and mail-to address details. Strong entities include A M Cleland and the Great Pacific Northwest lines.
Ripon college Wisconsin reports an increase of the Carnegie pension fund from 10 million to 15 million dollars. The fund’s terms now include eligibility for widows of professors who would qualify for the foundation’s benefits.
Three robbers held up a Wakefield coal merchant Thomas Hickey in his Charlestown office and shot him. Patrolman Hermann Shiel was wounded in the street battle with the suspects as police pursued the remaining assailants. Suspects Everson and Sacchati were arrested. one robber killed. Hickey robbed of $200 and papers. injuries numbered many. A separate Southern Pacific train crash near Oneonta Junction injures 25+ people with fatalities reported.
A Tacoma meeting of state leaders and commercial groups agreed to appropriate 200000 for two years of publicity work to energetically promote the Alaska-Yukon exposition. Attending were Governor Albert E. Mead and other state figures from Seattle Spokane and Walla Walla. Publicity support from commercial bodies is anticipated.
Judge Landis rules Zion City a trust estate placing John G Haltey as receiver. Election scheduled September 18 for the church to choose its overseer with Dowie’s compensation to be decided later. Dowie and Voliva are not granted the property value claimed, which ranges from 12 to 21 million dollars.
The Byron Douglas company closes its Spokane week at the Columbia theater with William Gillette in The Private Secretary. John Cordray confirms Spokane house peace with Klaw and Erlanger interests and announces Columbia’s September opening for Stair & Harlin popular price dramas at 50 cents for best seats outside boxes.
May Yohe to star in Mlle Ni touche a new musical comedy. A revival of The Geisha has succeeded in England. Herber Kelcey and Effie Shannon join Charles Klein s The Daughters of Men. Virginia Harrned rumored to replace Mrs Leslie Carter Payne as Belasco s lead. Channing Pollock to write a play Money for Cohan Harris. Frank Payne to become Henry W Savage press rep. Cecil Owen engaged by Rob ert Mantell for Shakespeare roles. Florence Rockwell to play lead in George M Cohan s Popularity at Rochester in September.
War department endorses some changes to uniforms proposed by G. B. Winter a London tailor hired by Quartermaster General Humphrey. Unofficial approval remains unclear in other circles and the matter stirs dissatisfaction among tailors.
Samuel Pearse returns home to find wife and two children dead and a third child dying from bullets. A burning room and robbers motive suggested as a posse hunts a lone negro nearby. The case unfolds with the community in shock across Canonsburg Pennsylvania.
New York Superintendent Otto Kelsey releases sworn statements on California fire insurance losses after the San Francisco disaster. Totals show New York state companies with 41 million gross insured and 23.1 million net loss, other joint stock firms with 80.4 million gross and 51.98 million loss, foreign companies with 101.3 million gross and 57.7 million loss, summing to 222.8 million insured and 133 million loss.
Thomas E. Watson speaking at his Thompson Georgia home urged Georgia populists to vote for the Democratic state ticket on August 22 and not field their own ticket. Other items note Armenian Tartare fighting near Shusha, a shipwreck line rescue, Sunday Island as tallest undersea peak, tobacco trade in British New Guinea, and a claim about purest English in Kentucky.
Eric Gordon and his wife pack for a move sharing a philosophy that misfortunes can be humorous. They juggle a vase, a rope, and a broken vase mishap, while neighbours sleep as they prepare to sleep at Delly's mother’s house.
The article surveys Patmos linking St John the Beloved to his Revelations and traces the island from a sacred site to a tourist and historical landmark. It contrasts Patmos with broader Grecian history, noting churches and the cave where John wrote while banished, and the rising modern architecture nearby.
A candlelight scene at an ancient shrine reveals a smooth rock pillow once used by St. John. A diagonal fissure in the ceiling is seen when lit, described as the conduit through which a spirit descended to inspire the Revelation.
The essay argues Beauty and the Beast conveys enduring truths about virtue over outward appearance. Beauty’s courage, filial loyalty, and sacrifice transform the Beast, illustrating a romance where inner good outshines external ugly form and yields happiness. It links the tale to feminine ideals and social virtue.
The marriage of Miss Ausdemberger to Deacon Frank Cotton at the Christian Catholic Church led to the expulsion from Zion of Overseer John J. Speicher by Alex Dowie. Speicher allowed the marriage despite Dowie’s objections as Cotton’s bride was the sister of Cotton’s first wife. Dowie wanted a two year wait. Speicher acted during Dowie’s Jamaica absence. Cotton and his bride were suspended from church membership.
An elderly Hopkinton New Hampshire resident boasted of strict honesty yet exploited the letter of an agreement. He refused the land price, then later demanded the flail be included in the deed for the same sum, tying the tool to the property's sale. A Turk in Mexico hears Indians speak a Turkish-like dialect, prompting philology interest.
A Western editor urges his assistant to draft an obituary for Colonel Tuttle, then reveals the subject is alive as he encounters him in the street. The scene shows the editor’s sharp, uneasy humor as he reads the situation.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a housekeeper noting only two occasions to worry one about lacking a servant and the other about the servant’s identity. The Chicago Tribune records miss Tartan and miss Jellers banter on a goatee, guessing the wearer’s need for a facial style in jest amid social chatter.
A witty exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger discusses Doubleday seeking a ready excuse to paint the town. The response implies any framing he does will be met with guilt.
A remark on how flattery about a partner’s intelligence inflames jealousy in a business setting, illustrating how rivalry and pride can sour professional relations. The passage hints at intrapersonal tensions and the fragility of workplace harmony.
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