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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
2
A sprawling recitation covers boiler explosions at Schuyler Nebraska and a ginhouse at Line Grove Arkansas, a Yale dormitory fire in New Haven, a Norfolk affair and other incidents. It notes train car issues, a navy court martial rise, a Jamestown exposition stance, and various legal actions amid deteriorating safety and governance. Names include J B Trulock, Tidal union officials, and Daniel Butler among others.
At a Chicago Clearing House meeting nineteen banks decided to issue small denomination checks as currency substitutes until banks resume specie payments. Denominations 1 2 5 and 10 will be drawn on four member banks First National Corn Exchange National Continental Nations Commercial National. Transfers occur via clearing house certificates and deposits. Also, Philadelphia mint delivered 1 million in gold double eagles to the subtreasury to relieve the money shortage and European gold movements continue. General Booth returns home after farewell tour.
A Maine Teachers’ Association committee reports average pay gaps with the nation and New England, revealing men earn $11.61 and women $12.91 less monthly than national figures. Many teachers board at home and over 2,000 elementary and high school teachers work for low weekly wages. The report compares teacher pay with mill workers and notes only a few earn above ten dollars weekly.
Chicago railroad magnate John R. Walsh faces defalcation charges totaling about 15 million dollars. Judge Landis recused. Judge Anderson presided as witnesses include bank directors, officers of Chicago National Bank Home Savings and Equitable Trust, and National Bank Examiner Moxey. Walsh allegedly looted funds in 1905 to build southern Indiana railroads. his counsel list reportedly includes Miller and Hynes.
Universalists at their general convention in Philadelphia endorsed universal peace efforts and precautionary marriage ceremony practices. They urged a uniform U S divorce law, stronger child labor laws, and strict enforcement to curb intemperance. The convention opposed woman suffrage and capital punishment.
A historical note contrasts Puritan feasts with modern celebrations. It states today’s American families face higher costs to feed Turkey Day with turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and other staples. The piece promises figures for 1907 and 1897.
Fort Worth retailers report packing houses raising pork loin by half to 1 1/4 cents and other cuts by 1 1/4 cents, with a further increase anticipated. Morristown thieves, alerted by telephone, robbed A R Whitney’s home while he was away.
President Theodore Roosevelt denounces removing the motto In God We Trust from U S coins as sacrilege and warns he will restore it if Congress forces the change. He cites reverence, explains law lacks authorization, and appeals to religious sentiment to prevent action while affirming readiness to obey Congressional directives.
A Wednesday morning explosion at the Hercules nitroglycerin factory east of Bradner Ohio killed two workers and left only a crater where the plant stood. Windows shattered in Bradner. force felt forty miles away. A separate dormitory boiler blast in East Greenwich Rhode Island injured three female students. Secretary Wilson spoke in Syracuse about opportunities on abandoned farms in New York and New England.
Letters from Hon R S Tharin attorney and M U Barnecott of Ontario praise Peruna for catarrhal disorders pneumonia and general tonic value. Testimonials note Peruna tablets as a solid form equivalent to a daily dose and suitable for those who prefer tablets to fluid medicine.
A New York merchant recalls a westward customer and a Rhine voyage after matching a Maltese cross badge and a scarf pin found on a water trip. The tale highlights memory and coincidence across travel and time.
A veteran teacher recounts years of fatigue and nervous symptoms linked to coffee. After trying Postum, prepared as directed, she reports marked improvement and upholds it as a revelation. The endorsement comes from a Postum ad claiming a health benefit and cites the book Road to Wellville.
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