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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
7
A broad review notes U S and international happenings. Topics include Pacific and Central American projects, labor and industrial plans, legal actions, railroad development, political shifts, and accidents impacting transport and industry.
The text reports on a proposed 80 day amnesty for insurrectionists to lay down arms and return to peaceful life. It notes cabinet discussion, opposition, and possible withdrawal of the measure, while detailing government plans to raise the army, labor shortages, and new insurgent bands forming in the brush as mobilization intensifies.
At Peterhof station General Min, commander of the Bemino vsky Guard, was shot five times by a young woman who surrendered after arrest. Mme Min restrained the attacker and a bag with a supposed bomb was mentioned. The assailant said she acted for the Social Revolutionists fighting organization.
In San Juan de Martinez on August 28 insurgent forces under Pino Guerrero camped near Galafre while two brothers at a nearby farm were shot during a night incident. One man died and the other was left unconscious as both sides held positions with no major attack planned. Ex governor Peres, a Liberal, met Guerrero and reported him well informed on events.
The daughter of Premier Stolypin, injured in the summer home bombing, survived a quiet night under an opiate. Stolypin’s son, also hurt, is improving. The dowager empress inquired about the children’s condition. Two other victims of the explosion died.
London August 28 report from the Daily Mail correspondent states the Wellman Chicago Record expedition shed and balloon were fit last week and that Mr. Wellman plans a trial trip soon in readiness for the North Pole voyage.
A damaged yacht named Galles sustained damage at the breakwater. The vessel was moved to safety and repairs were planned after an incident on August 4.
Health officials uncover a Chicago factory producing reused and reprocessed egg material for bakers and a trans Atlantic line. Secrets include trap doors, initials shipping, and eggs aged and dried on heated rolls. Surveillance continues as kerosene soaking is planned.
Chicago reports say Paul C. Stensland is located in Brazil and under detective custody. Pinkerton agency and Acting State's Attorney James Barbour received notices while officials sought secrecy. A black trunk, Brinks baggage, and transport to Lake Shore depot and Grand Central tied his movements to New York and a southbound ocean liner.
London August 28 spell reform remains a topic of keen discussion with many prominent figures favoring reform only if achieved by concerted action of English speaking countries. Lord Strathcona urged avoiding radical changes and called for agreement between the two great English speaking peoples.
In Ames Nebraska on August 28 the beet sugar sector faces a moral issue over worker dress. Farmers and female beet workers advocate overalls for field labor arguing pay by the row makes skirts impractical.
Mazatlan reports floods in the mountains about ten days ago caused great damage to the city. Many stores were partially ruined and some were carried away by the flood surge along the beach. No loss of life is mentioned in the dispatch.
Mahtab, Maharajah Adhbiraj of Burdwan, rises to the Burdwan throne becoming Bengal's premier noble and ruler of about 2 000 000 people by age 25. Adopted son of the previous ruler, his accession followed schooling and delayed installation amid East Bengal pomp under the Lieutenant Governor.
Mahtab III governs a 4104 square mile Krhattriya domain and funds Burdwan College with free youth education to the first arta standard, a Kalina high school, and a free Sanskrit college for girls. He maintains costly temples at Burdwan and Kalna, feeding the poor daily and running almshouses with daily rice and flour distribution.
The article recounts early magnetic discovery in lodestone and its role in ancient navigation. It notes Chinese involvement in lodestone knowledge, the invention of the compass in Europe by the twelfth century, and how magnetized needles improved coastal charting. Italian sailors contributed to coastal surveys including the Portolan maps.
An old bachelor visited the Spencer Courier offering to pay for a wife as long as she has a good bank account. He did not care about age or accomplishments and said he was not particular about cooking. Women with matrimonial plans should call at the Courier office for the name and address.
A dying Kansas man overhears his wife offer consolation and says humorously that she need not hurry to follow him. The exchange captures a wry, enduring frontier spirit as reported by the New York Tribune.
The provided text is a general remark about people who always agree, comparing them to a phonograph as entertainment. No identifiable names, places, or events are present.
A travelogue describes Heidelberg with its castle, student customs, and the Neckar scenery. It moves through wine towns to Cologne’s cathedral, then portrays Berlin’s imperial power, monuments, and royal tribute debuting the era of modern Germany.
Two men reunite on Chestnut Street and discuss a move to Germantown. One has just a telephone, but forgets the number, joking about duplicating and dividing digits to recall it. The exchange captures a vanished urban memory of early telephony.
The New York Sun notes drug stores with soda fountains are thriving as women feed dogs ice cream soda to pets. Stores report special receptacles for dog drool and dogs queuing at the counter for frogen beverages, with ice cream soda selling well.
Women defend dogs as good as men while storeowners resist the policy. Drug stores continue to serve dogs to avoid boycotts, and tension grows as proprietors face pressure to change.
A physician notes there are over fifty headache types and urges sufferers to locate the cause and treat themselves. Common forms include forehead pain from dyspepsia, back head pain from liver issues, temple bursting pain from malnutrition, scalp weight from overwork, and brow ache from eye strain.
The passage argues that without mental growth a person ages mentally and loses value. It warns that stopping personal development leads to figurative death, stating many people feel old and useless by 50 due to attitude rather than age.
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