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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
3
American manufacturers have long studied alcohol stoves and reached a construction solution. Stoves for gasoline and kerosene adapt well to alcohol with minor box changes. The Metal Worker notes current alcohol prices hinder economical general cooking use.
Masked robbers attacked the North Coast Limited near Welch's spur fifteen miles east of Butte. They killed the engineer after a gunfight with guards as passengers panicked and pursuers fired back. Five bandits escaped into the woods after a failed attempt to loot a through safe containing up to 160000 dollars.
A new lunch box priced at two dollars offers a detachable lid that reveals three small drawers for separate foods. Half the box holds these drawers while the other half contains a screw top flask and a small spirit lamp to heat coffee during meals at work.
A reader suggests renewing tablecloths by trimming a small piece from one side and one end after wear. This shifts future folds to new locations, giving the fabric a fresh start and potentially extending its life.
A recipe instructs simmered celery in water then simmer oysters in hot water. Drain and combine with oysters, celery, salt, pepper, hot milk, and a smooth flour mixture. Cook to boil while stirring and serve with melted butter to finish.
A home cooking snippet describes chopping one and a half pounds of cooked veal with half a pound of cooked ham. It adds two cups of cream sauce with milk butter and flour, then integrates two eggs and milk. The dish is finished by cooking briefly and served hot.
A recipe combines butter and powdered sugar with beaten yolks and six eggs. It adds flour raisins currants chopped nuts cinnamon nutmeg cloves and optional brandy. Fold in stiffened whites and bake two hours in a steady oven.
A historic recipe for rhubarb fool combines two egg yolks with milk and thick cream to form custard. Stew rhubarb in sugar until tender, press juice, then combine with custard. Layer with finger sponge cakes soaked in Madeira, finish with whipped cream vanilla flavor.
A quick kitchen notice describes making a pea sauce by simmering one can of peas with a splash of white stock or water, onion slice, parsley, bay leaf, and a small carrot. The mixture is pressed through a sieve, returned to the sauce pot, seasoned, then thickened with milk and butter before serving.
The guide covers mixing dough with cold water, rolling on a cool board, and not thinning too thin. It advises latticing pies with dough strips for preserves, flouring the board and pin, and favoring lard or butter. It warns that unripe fruit needs cooking and sweetening to avoid tough crust.
The General Assembly of Rhode Island adjourned after a final vain effort to elect a United States Senator to replace Wetmore. The Oklahoma constitutional convention’s president signed the new fundamental law at Guthrie on April 19, closing the convention. Most Republicans refused to sign and voted against the final ballot. William T. Tyndall reportedly saved nearly $10 during his term, avoiding wasteful spending in Washington. Speaker Cannon, returning from Panama, declared a small amount for customs, joking about a necklace and beads. James C. Dahlman signaled the next Democratic platform would not include government railroad ownership if Bryan influenced the convention. Spooner lamented earning about $5,700 from law practice over sixteen years, noting delays and vacations hindered his ability to appear in court.
The report details unions forming or advancing wage battles in Malden Massachusetts, New York State, Rochester New York, Toronto Ontario, California, Minnesota, Salt Lake City Utah, St Augustine Iowa, San Francisco Colorado and more. It notes eight hour day pushes, wage gains, strikes, closed shops, and growing federation activity with emphasis on craft and trades unions nationwide.
The New York World reports the national wealth rising from about 7.14 billion in 1850 to 107.1 billion in 1904. It notes the 1900s show the largest dollar gain while 1880–1890 had the highest percentage rise, and details sector values and tax trends.
Clerks of the House and Senate appropriations committees release the complete statement of last session expenditures. The total reaches about 8290,000,000 with roughly 150 million for pensions, 212 million for the post office, about 200 million for the army and navy, and 111 million for the civil list.
In a satirical piece titled Six Coins Worth a Cent the author notes a mock law banning hackneyed phrases like the grim reaper and the better half. The text lists overused expressions and mocks public calls for reform while noting the Maltese coin’s tiny value.
John Vaughan aged 36 killed Elizabeth Strabel 11 in a desolate canal bed area in Lafayette due to alleged jealousy over religious differences. He attempted suicide after the act and was wounded by the girl's father, who stopped him. Vaughan is jailed with neck knife wounds.
Henry Bearman, a farmer near Koko mo, seized his wife in their upstairs room and started a house fire. The wife escaped by leaping 150 feet to the ground, then battled the flames and Bearman until police captured him. Bearman, previously confined in an insane asylum, will be returned there.
John Way, an 82 year old Civil War veteran with snowy hair, walks free after a Marion jury acquits him of murdering John Smith, another veteran and inmate of the National Soldiers Home. The two men quarreled and fought with pitchforks. Smith died. The defense argued self defense.
A conference between South Bend Board of Public Works and Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway aims to establish an interurban line with through cars from South Bend to Winona and onward to Indianapolis. The company reports ready to begin via Mishawaka Elkhart Goshen and Warsaw. Jury cites circus parade influence as reason to request a new trial for Harry Whipple, Logansport, in a case involving a patrolman shooting.
A Marion Cirenie Court jury question led to a venireman being discharged while David McCain faces an insanity defense. The report notes patient strains during the trial and the juror’s removal amid the proceedings. An anniversary salute to the Old Fellows in Evansville follows. The narrative ends with the death of Mrs. Phiemaus Klass, a mother of twenty-one from Coal City.
Henrietta Schwartz, nine, died after a freight train struck her in Terre Haute as her elder sister tried to pull her away, holding her hands in an apparent bid to drag her to safety.
The 3 year old Laura daughter of Schuyler Wilfong died in a bonfire accident in Goshen Five Times a Bridesroom. T A Payne a coal operator of Burnett married Miss Mary Wields in his fifth and her fourth marriage. Benjamin Reed of Evansville injured his mother by breaking two ribs during a hug.
A fireman believed to be Philip Riley suffered probable fatal injuries while stopping a runaway. In Ashley, burglars looted the Commercial Bank. exchanges of shots heightened the scene. Loss pegged at 7 dollars and 50 cents. William E. Cummins, English town marshal, was shot during arrests for bridge arson on the Southern railway and moved to St Joseph infirmary in Louisville, Kentucky, in serious condition. Noblesville reports two deaths from blood poisoning linked to tight shoes. In Bedford, druggist J M Snapp pled guilty to selling liquor without a prescription, fined 50 dollars, with stock seized. other cases dismissed as he planned to remove liquor from his business.
Developments in commercial affairs show sustained confidence with May payments by banks testing soundness but defaults remaining small. Heavy activity in rail and lake transport supports employment at mills and factories. costs rise yet supplies remain attainable. Bank clearings reach $268,150,366, up 13.2 percent from last year. Chicago district failures total 15 after 19 last week and 83 a year ago.
Unseasonably cold weather hampers trade and crop development in New York, with April activity below last year though four month totals exceed 1906. Advance orders for fall look strong, while May 1 strikes are less severe. US weekly business failures total 163, Canadian 25. Wheat and corn exports for the week and fiscal year show gains over the prior year, per Bradstreet’s Commercial Report.
Reported price ranges by city show Chicago and Indianapolis with cattle from 3.00 to 6.60, hogs up to 6.75, wheat near 79 to 91 cents, corn 47 to 58 cents, oats 43 to 49 cents, rye 60 to 76 cents, and assorted dairy and produce figures. Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Cincinnati New York Toledo also list varied commodity prices including cattle hogs sheep and grains. The note compiles regional quotes for livestock grains and byproducts.
In Youngstown Ohio William Price shot and killed Tom White. Price was captured. Governor Folk granted a sixty day respite to William Spaugh Jr who faced a hanging for the murder of Sheriff Polk of Iron county Missouri. The American Friends general conference will open October 15 in Richmond Indiana with Canada Cuba and Mexico represented.
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