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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1906
Page
1
In Columbus Governor Harris meets officials and callers amid signals he will not overhaul Pattison appointees. He declines to confirm a full-term bid, plans to wait until next week for decisions, and heads to Eaton for Sunday before returning Monday.
Cincinnati reports June 23 that three young Wuesthorn children Victoria 5 Frances 3 Cecil 4 died in a gas stove explosion at their Harrison home. Their mother was burned trying to save them.
Washington June 23 Herbert H D Peirce third assistant secretary of state was confirmed by the senate as minister to Norway with no objections raised amid charges from former consuls. The body also confirmed other calendar nominees including S R Whittal to brigadier general on retirement and several consuls general and consuls to postings in Adis Ababa Buenos Ayres Callao Bogota Glasgow Moncton Cork Roubaix Bergen and Dawson.
Eugene J. C. Patterson, 47, formerly of New York, a bookkeeper for Superior Supply, Bluefield, West Virginia, committed suicide by shooting himself. Authorities say a shortage in his accounts was given as the cause for his death by his own action.
Washington June 23 Attorney General Moody formalizes federal plan to prosecute Standard Oil for interstate commerce violations and rebates. Proceedings to begin under Elkins law, with possible expansion under Sherman act. Moody hopes prison term for rebating will deter the practice. broader actions loom per rate bill. Also reports from Chicago saddlery convention and Paterson embezzlement sentences.
State Senator Charles McDonald and several wealthy stockmen of Montana were arrested by federal officers on charges of fencing public lands. They posted bonds and will appear before Judge Hunt in Helena after being indicted by the Helena grand jury on June 8. A virtue always outweighs a talent. -Memorial.
Washington reports the Senate withdrew a proposed 25000 annual traveling expense appropriation for the president and adopted an independent bill nearly identical. The sundry civil bill passed. a failed effort to strike canteens at soldiers homes strengthened. House action included approval of a Panama lock canal provision and the senate resolution of sympathy to Hebrews after Russia massacres. Pure food debate dominated session. adjournment followed without final passage.
In Kansas City on June 23 the federal court fined eight five thousand dollars to corporations and individuals for violating the antirebate clause of the Elkins law. Six firms were hit with 15000 each and two individuals received four and three month jail terms. Other items include Dowie testimony and two farmers murdered in Oklahoma with a life sentence for a killer.
A reflection on spiritualism as a bridge from medieval occultism to modern science. It notes scientists study induced sleep, hypnosis, and suggestion, while mediums illustrate personality change and telepathy. It cites psychic forces measurable by devices and referenced by Crookes and others, tracing ancient to contemporary belief.
A June 24 report from St Petersburg cites Deputy Vinayer concerning a Gomel outbreak scare following a bomb discovery and anti Jewish rumors. The Gomel governor is faulted for abandoning duty amid police and military actions. A parliamentary committee blames officials and calls for ministry change to avert Persia Turkey tutelage. A constitutional commission led by Count Mukhanoff will draft a land law with local detail left to commissions.
Dun and Company reports drought relief boosts farm prospects and heavy business volume. June railway earnings rise 10.5 percent over last year. Ohio coal strikes settle, boosting 35,000 miners returning to work. Winter wheat harvest starts amid labor shortages. In Kentucky Governor Beckham announces candidacy for U S Senate. Paynter vacancy filled by John M. Lassing. Morroccan treaty progress noted as Tangier confirms Algeciras accord. Respite granted in Missouri hangings. other clemencies noted. Earthquakes shake Santiago Cuba area.
A pair of earthquakes struck within thirty minutes causing structural damage across the city and injuring several people slightly. First quake lasted 15 seconds. second was shorter but stronger. Mine officials were arrested in Fort Smith on charges tied to violating the state screen law.
Reverend George Barker Stevers Dwight of Yale Divinity School dies in New Haven after a brief illness. In Cincinnati William Moreland dies from burns while attempting to save money sent home by his jockey son Thomas Moreland to pay a mortgage. J M Morrison, Huttig Arkansas marshal, shot and killed by Dana Howard during an arrest attempt for murder. Robert Bruce Burns, 54, prominent railroad contractor and ex-chief engineer for Santa Fe, dies in Los Angeles. William Braseh of Rochester, New York, arrested in Cleveland for wife murder. his alleged eloped partner Mary Gilmore also arrested.
During the first half of Catherine the Great’s rule Count Panin stood as the leading statesman and the sole adviser defying groupthink. Described as level headed yet indolent and slothful, he was temperamentally voluptuous and lax in method. He reportedly quipped to Swedish ambassador Holker on matters of state and dinner. English envoy Harris later claimed Panin allocated only half an hour daily to official duties.
The report lists mixed ranages of cattle, pigs, sheep, and calves across multiple price tiers in Chicago and other markets including East Buffalo, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Toledo. Prices show wide variation by class, with hogs, cattle, and lambs priced per weight and quality, along with grain quotes for No. 2 red wheat, corn, oats, and rye.
An Lesile's Weekly article discusses seaweed uses and Irish moss as a dessert base in dietary kitchens. It notes potash in sea moss jelly as beneficial against scurvy, its traditional medicinal role, preparation methods, and cross cultural respect from Indians and Chinese. It adds Atlantic coast seasonal harvesting June to August and year round gathering at Monterey.
A Boston Herald correspondent recounts an ancient replica of a slot machine from Egypt’s eighteenth dynasty. The urn shaped device used a lever and a three drachma coin to release holy water into a cup, illustrating an early form of a coin operated water dispenser dating to around 3600 B C.
A London Telegraph note cites Dr. Somerville Hastings on cleaner habits today versus Mary I and Elizabeth I, with wool garments and costly silks. it also lists early legal maxims about contracts and partnerships. The piece recalls President Zachary Taylor at age 22, noting his long absence from voting and respect for his military record in the Mexican War.
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