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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
3
The Hood's Sarsaparilla line leads in merit sales and cures with over 40,000 testimonials in two years. It purifies the blood cures blood diseases humor eruptions and humors. It strengthens the stomach builds up the body and relieves tiredness.
Portland Fair stockholders receive about 100000 toward subscriptions, while Baker City builder Fred Newhaus dies from a saloon brawl injury. The Columbia Investment Co sells the chamber of commerce building for 1000000 to United Railways. Milton shop Bee Hive is closed on attachment with 7500 liabilities. Union county sheriff Pennington resigns. T B Johnson appointed with a 10000 bond.
The HMS Dreadnaught, described as the greatest battleship and most fearful engine of war, was launched at the Portsmouth navy yard in England recently.
The Henry W. Savage company brings four operas to Spokane Theatre starting February 22 with artists such as Gertrude Rennyson Rita Newman William Wegener and Joseph Sheehan in major roles. Performances include Lohengrin Rigoletto Tannhauser and Faust with a fifty member orchestra and conductors Schenck Emanuel and Salvatore. Season tickets go on sale February 15 with regular sales February 19 and travel rates listed via railroads.
A Pennsylvania passenger train struck a crowded street car at One Hundred and Sixth Street South Chicago Sunday night. Two people were killed and 12 injured as the street car wrecked and the engine plus first coach left the tracks. The theater train bound for East Chicago from Chicago at 11 34 p m was traveling about 20 miles an hour.
A well dressed man leaped from the ferry Oakland Sun near Great Island light. He vanished into the water and his body was not recovered.
Charles C. May president of the defunct Big Bend bank of Davenport was found guilty by a federal jury after 24 hours of deliberation. The verdict covers counts four through seven of the indictment with a minimum penalty of five years and maximum of ten. May seeks a new trial or an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Spokane theater lists February and March bookings includingBaltimore Beau ties burlesque Madame Frankenfield Max Dick Imperial Bur lesquers English grand opera Pauline Hall Nance O Neil Little Johnnie Jones Von Yonson Woodland W H Wests minstrels Riley Woods Piff Puff Pouff Miss New York Jr March 16 high school concert Way Down East Empire Burlesquers Paul Gilmore Madame Gadski Ollie Mack and more acts with reserved seating available by remittance to manager Joseph Fetrich.
After the grand opera session ends Spokane tickets go to four top productions. Pauline Hall appears Sunday February 25 while Nance O Neil performs February 28 and March 1. Little Johnny Jones plays March 2 and 3 and Henry W Savage Woodland is scheduled March 5.
The rural play Way Down East, famed for boosting William A. Brady’s fortunes, is due for a brief run at Spokane next month.
Matthew C. Fleming, connected with Charles E. Hughes as counsel in the legislative life insurance inquiry, has been retained by District Attorney Jerome of New York to assist in preparing the case against life insurance company officials who are said to be under prosecution consideration.
Tobacco growers in Vuelta Abajo Cuba benefit as Europe places heavy orders due to crop failure, driving up prices and boosting prosperity for planters working with Mexican growers.
A Missoula post office employee J Carl Dowell is reportedly arrested by federal authorities on a charge of rifling United States mails. A separate case involves Mrs Arville Walbridge Hunter Melville Northey 19 filing for divorce from George Melville alleging pernicious hypnotism and forced marriage to Harry Northey.
At Annapolis 11 members of the graduating class fail to receive diplomas last Monday due to academic deficiencies. Vestal P. Coffin of Idaho James P. Oldring of Nevada Sherwood A. Taffinder of California listed among those deficient. Three others face hazing charges with diplomas to be withheld pending outcomes. Revenue Cutter for Puget Sound and Foster bill hearings also noted.
Governor John A. Johnson, speaking at the Duluth Y M C A, declares no man should earn more than 10000 a year, arguing a modest life suffices for a righteous living in his Sunday address.
E B Eddy a Hull Ont millionaire and Canada’s leading paper maker died. He owned the empire’s largest match factory employing 2000 people. Born in Bristol Vermont he moved in 1874 to build vast industries. remains will be taken to Bristol for burial.
Advertisement items describe Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a $100 reward for deafness cured by catarrh remedies. Included are notices for the Asia and Chemist, specimen prices, and a note about consolidating mercantile firms C. J. Johns and Guy Lindsay in Granite.
Richmond Ind Feb 11 The East Main Street Friends church hires a regular pastor the first in its history marking a shift to modern methods and signaling a landmark in conservative Quaker practice in a major regional congregation.
The body of Fred Overhome, a long shoreman missing since January 23, was found in Tacoma Bay with a forehead dent. Authorities suspect murder. The rest of the text includes assorted product ads and moral reflections from the period.
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