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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
2
A garbled classified notices page from Devhls Wisconsin lists sale and wanted items including real estate horse stock and general ads. Entries include for sale hotels lodges and household goods as well as wanted help with salaries and references. Names addresses and local firms appear amid jumbled OCR text and broken phrases.
Washington opens a short session as leaders forecast heavy discussion on tariffs and ship subsidies. The days ahead will see a clash over appropriations and budget plans while presidents and speakers weigh next moves.
The article notes mounting pressure in Congress for income tax reforms and inheritance tax concerns. It reports partisan expectations, public interest from leaders, and the likelihood that the next weeks will decide measures on revenue, negro disenfranchisement, and other legislative items amid Democratic scrutiny.
Washington figures show the annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Total receipts amount to 14,914,762 dollars, up from the previous year. Taxes from distilled spirits reach 21,997 dollars while collection costs stand at 0.8 percent, compared with 2.01 percent last year.
Fragmentary text hints at graft and corruption involving named individuals and officials. The report references a Kyle Shea or Cyne Shea figure and a first assistant role, with unclear context and misread phrases. Further readable fragments discuss penalties and a possible inquiry or charges.
A garbled memo reports tensions within meat packing workers led by Young and notes fire threats and a planned strike against Montgomery Ward & Co. The document names several leaders and hints at organizing efforts among shop workers at a Washington saloon and related establishments.
Rural route patrons are urged to inspect and adjust mail boxes before winter. Move or straighten boxes to prevent snow drifts and ensure the path is shoveled and kept clear. Mail carriers will not stop if tracks are not cleared. Do not drive through and damage tracks.
A Watertown reader touts Dr King s New Life Pills curing epilepsy for his daughter with no attacks in over two years. Ads promote kidney remedies Foley s Kidney Cure and life pills, with Sexton Bros Drug Store listed. Also notices a Ladies Aid sale on Dec 6 at Presbyterian church new parlors with 2 00 pm start and supper 6 to 8 pm.
Fragmentary timetables show arrivals and departures with multiple towns listed including Abbotsford Chippewa Falls Eau Claire Portage Grand Rapids and Stevens Point. Notes indicate freight and passenger moves and scheduled arrival times such as ten in the morning at Port Kawartha and similar lines.
Washington plans new actions after interstate commerce commission reports. Attorney General Moody directs suits against multiple railways for violating safety appliance requirements. Defendants include Ann Arbor, Chicago and North Western, Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul, South Shore and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Marquette and Wabash. Commission to begin investigations in the northwest. Commission agents are already in the region assessing complaints.
The report states Michael T. Wehey was found guilty of knowledge of filing affidavits in a charge of drilling vapors, resulting in a lifetime ban from all participation in the American Thee Wall association events. The event arose from a dispute among directors and managers over decisions in a match between Minneapolis and Columbus with Clareice F Owens exonerated.
A westbound named train from Cleveland to New York derailed near Gufiey tunnel, about fifteen miles east of Pittsburg. Engineers Charles Denny and Harry Sheppard, fireman and baggage master Wile, were killed or seriously injured.
One man was killed and two seriously injured when struck by a Milwaukee road passenger train near Merrill Park. The deceased is Henry Decher. Injured are Joseph Heck and Anton Pert.
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