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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
6
Two trainmen died and one injured when a fast freight crashed into the rear of west bound passenger train No. 5 two miles east of Mentor Ohio. A dense fog hindered the freight engineer who failed to see the signal after the passenger train stopped for water.
The case of Albert T. Patrick charged with killing W. M. Rice in New York was dismissed by the U S Supreme Court at the request of his counsel ex Senator Lindsay. This clears the path for Gov Higgin’s commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment.
The Cummings Commission Company, a well known brokerage firm in St. Baud and Minneapolis, is suspended due to a fall in business. It had branches across Minnesota, the Dakotas and Winnipeg. Clifford Hope, a black coachman, was convicted of perjury linked to the Hartje divorce case in Pittsburgh and sentenced to six years in prison and a $50 fine.
Eggs across grades declined five cents a dozen in Chicago as stocks built up after prices ran high. For a period strictly fresh eggs sold at 46 to 50 cents per dozen.
Miss Vera Worth suffered severe burns in Wabash Indiana when a can of furniture polish exploded after touching a lighted candle. She ran from the house with flames, and two men came to her aid but she was badly burned.
Jesse Clyde Rumsey, a Chicago boy known as Geta Twenty tenors, admitted guilt for robbing the Alton Burlington train on November 24 and the Rock Island Limited on November 8 near Ghisvow Missouri. He was sentenced in Marshall to twenty years in prison.
Deputies exchanged hundreds of shots with three masked burglars who dynamited the Newark Valley New York post office. One bandit was captured while the culprits fled, leaving stamps valued at about $200 seized.
The Polk Canning Company plant at Greenwood, near Indianapolis, Indiana, was destroyed by a fire. It was the largest canning plant in the state and the loss is estimated at 200000 dollars.
In Decker Indiana the Bonner and Jordan general store safe was blown open by burglars who took $300 and papers. Police investigation follows as owners assess damage and loss.
In Aurora Indiana a five year old boy named Bronco Brooks shot and killed eight year old Hazel Duffington with a shotgun during a quarrel. The incident is described as a child on child fatal shooting with motive unknown.
Christian sand dispatch reports steam trawler Forso Get sunk during a storm off Christiansand Norway. All twelve crew members perished in the wreck.
Resolutions sought information on soldiers discharged from the twenty fifth infantry and on President and Secretary of War. Morgan spoke for two hours on the Panama railroad control while antic compulsory pilotage measures were defeated in the House. Adjournment followed a day of debates and committee reports, with spelling reform discussions among lawmakers.
Representative Gaines of Tennessee proposed a bill to raise congressional salaries to 7500 dollars. Lacey of Iowa introduced a bill creating the Ottumwa district in the southern judicial division. Puck announced seeking a 1 million dollar loan for the Jamestown Daily Exposition to be repaid from gate receipts. A Senate joint resolution asks for an inquiry into the lumber trust by the Department of Commerce and Labor. Senate confirmed numerous appointments including Herbert G. Squiers as minister to Panama. New Mexico Governor reports 26295 voters favored joint statehood against 16785.
A muddled clipping recalls veteran officers and naval notables, noting Waterloo casualties and pension claims. It discusses humane death methods for large animals, favoring quick pistol dispatch over prolonged chemical euthanasia, citing a New York Press critique.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt features a newly married man and an old founder debating home comfort with the line there’s no place like home. The piece also notes Burmah and Assam produced fifty million gallons of petroleum last year.
An artifact text describes “Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription” for women stressing nerve weakness and overwork. It boasts endorsements and lists ingredients, claiming medical authority and a free booklet on request.
A reader recalls serious skin suffering from itching burning and swelling affecting the body. After years of treatment with potions doctors could not stop the growth before a tonic claimed to cure via Cortile or Otutient. The piece mixes personal testimony with an advertisement tone and ends with a Piles cure claim and address.
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