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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
2
The article reports actress Clara Bloodgood's suicide by gunshot in a Baltimore hotel. It also notes related crime and public affairs items including a murder conviction in Chicago, estate and public notices, and various accidents and political actions from the period.
A series of incidents unfold including the Champlain silk mills boiler house fire in Whitehall with $50,000 loss, a nearly 100 mile balloon flight from North Adams to Fitchburg, a jewelry theft from a sleeping car near Jersey City, and Sunday theater bans in New York by Justice O Gorman. Additional items cover shipyard fires, deaths in stations and baths, rail wrecks, mine disputes, and legal verdicts.
A blaze in Hibbing Minnesota leveled the Miles Hotel theater and two adjoining stores, with damages around 150000 dollars. The incident followed by a long list of national events including deaths, political moves, and legal actions across several states and cities.
The piece notes a fatal house fire in Three Rivers during a school board meeting, a Russian imperial plot uncovered by Geneva police, Sweden's king designating a regent, a Shanghai naval clash with a smugglers fleet, and France facing a declining birth rate. It then reports the Sixtieth Congress opening in Washington with Speaker Cannon's ovation, a brief adjournment for fallen senators, and the ceremonial scene as new members arrive.
Letters from R Edward M Burtt of St Louis and Charles Levy of New York describe Peruna helping their households. Burtt says the medicine gives entire satisfaction across families and friends. Levy reports his seven year old son’s nasal catarrh cured after two bottles and his own head nose throat and ear catarrh relieved by Peruna. Peruna Tablets offered for those who prefer solid form.
Community doubts about Homer Floyd’s fitness for the school board faded after his first official address. He listened to recitations with grave interest and told students that some things are in his province and some are not. He deferred judgment, praising the teacher’s authority over correctness.
Frank Wayland Palmer former post master of Chicago dies. Democratic convention will be in Chicago and Republican in Kansas City. Ambassador Aoki summoned to Tokyo to explain immigration issues and U S attitudes. Congress convenes with Cannon elected Speaker and navy budget sought. Roosevelt's emergency currency message read to both houses.
San Francisco opens the racing season as twenty runners contest the Y M C A Thanksgiving cross country event. Joe Gans notes Battling Nelson refused a meet citing fear. Andrew Carnegie donated a free football game to Pittsburg on Thanksgiving. Sean and Jeyne sharpen averages in a St. Louis billiard tournament.
A rustic scene unfolds with Catling and a loafer joking about a fisherman who sits by a stream for six hours without a bite. The parson’s daughter passes by and questions the story as the loafer claims to have watched the angler all day.
A Nanusis City Times fragment shows a speaker seeking a detective to watch her husband. The respondent asks what aroused suspicion. The claimant mentions receiving violets and a candy box from town the day before.
A testimonial from Illsman and wife credits Grape-Nuts with rapid weight gain and improved digestion after leaving heavy meat eating. They report newfound vitality, less meat craving, and indigestion relief. A neighbor also ranges 65 sees similar benefits after switching to Grape-Nuts. The advertorial promotes Postum Co. and the book The Road to Wellville as further reading.
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