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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
5
Advertises Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as effective for nervousness backache and headaches. Claims quick relief with no heart or stomach harm, includes testimonial from Mrs Henry Funk and a money back guarantee via druggists. 25 doses cost 25 cents, sold by Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
Sir Thomas Lipton notes in a Weekly Dispatch article that American trade and commerce exhibit unprecedented prosperity. He credits solid industrial expansion, rising purchasing power, and growth in agriculture and mining, with widespread spending and confidence.
Mrs Solomon Christie, a 21 year old colored servant weighing 200 pounds, fell through rotten closet flooring above a York cesspool at H M Eldridge piano dealer yard. The 36 foot deep pit was nearly full. She sank twice before grabbing edge and was rescued with great difficulty after cries for help drew bystanders.
Edward Barbehenn formerly of Get tyeburg and now with Martinsburg gas works was awarded an absolute divorce from Eleie Barbehenn on statutory grounds. The Evening World of Martinsburg reports the evidence showed the wife associated with African Americans, and the court granted a legal separation to the husband.
Mrs. Jane Halpin, the oldest resident of Scranton, Pa, died at the House of the Good Shepherd at age 104. Her eldest son James Halpin is 82 and her youngest Martin 79. An Ireland native, she lived in South Scranton for 50 years and chose the religious institute for her final years.
A defective fire destroyed the home of 72 year old Samuel Burns in Drumore township Lancaster County. Burns dropped dead from excitement upon witnessing the total loss of his dwelling.
Word reaches Easton that Rev. Augustus A. Bloomberg, professor of modern languages at Lafayette College, died in Germany last Saturday. He left on a year's leave of absence in June to study abroad.
The three year old son of James McGuire a Chester traction conductor was burned about the body and suffered internal injuries after his matches exploded on the kitchen floor. His mother Mrs McGuire wrapped a coat around the boy to extinguish the flames and heroic efforts are under way to save him.
L Lee Dilworth a 52 year old bachelor from a wealthy Pitts burg family died by his own hand in an apparent suicide. No motive or details were released as friends and family blocked information. The case leaves no clear cause for the deed.
In Hagerstown Maryland on December first Mrs Emma Ernde wife of Charles Ernde and her daughters Grace 19 and Gladys 6 died from a lamp explosion that rental the home Gladys toppled the lamp sustaining fatal burns and the mother and sister died later from their injuries
Gustav Loeding aged 58, a Philadelphia amusement promoter, was found dead in his car in a northern city garage. He apparently suffocated from gasoline fumes while leaning over the auto tank during repairs and had been dead for several hours. His head lay across the opening, with doctors asserting fumes caused the death.
Mrs Archibald Lance aged 54 hanged herself in the cellar of her Washington New Jersey home at the hour her son was to wed in Newark. She vanished at the scheduled time and was found later with no reason given for the act. the Lance family is prominent and her husband serves on the town council.
Lynchburg Va Nov 30 Samuel Spencer president of the Southern Railway and six others were killed and 11 injured in a rear end collision between two fast passenger trains 10 miles south of Lynchburg. Among the dead were Philip Schuyler of New York and others. Spencer's private secretary E A Merrill survived. The crash involved Jacksonville express No 32 and vestibule limited No 87 after a train halted on a grade to repair a breakdown. The wreck burned the engine and Spencer's private car took fire.
Samuel Spencer late president of the Southern Railway was laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery after funeral services at St. John's Church. The ceremony drew railway officials financiers and public figures from across the country with Bishop Henry W. Saterlee and Rev. Dr. Roland C. Smith leading the Episcopal rite.
G D Mattox operator in the Southern railway wreck near Lynchburg on Thursday shifts blame. He says the night before he attended a box party and L Clemmer worked till midnight and relieved him at 7 am. Mattox claims he stayed home, then avoided the station, and slept through the night citing the crowd outside the tower.
In Scranton Pa on December 1 Harl Faulkner keeper of a West Scranton candy store faced arrest on suspicion of enticing and assaulting girls under ten. A mob of about 200 relatives gathered in front of the station threatening lynching, prompting police to move him to the central station under guard.
At the league's adjourned annual meeting in Boston on December 4, resolutions backed independence for the Philippine Islands. President Storey condemned Roosevelt for intervening in Cuba, arguing it threatens Cuban independence and usurps Congress, questioning when Roosevelt embodies the United States.
The commonwealth of Pennsylvania reports 1906 revenues of 25,818,924.10, a record high surpassing 1905's 24,269,119.72. Growth stems from higher corporate taxes and diligent delinquent tax collection, notably with the Pennsylvania Railroad paying 2,416,893.79 in line taxes plus 1,718,025.60 stock tax and 303,277.86 loan tax and 395,590.32 gross receipts.
A candle spark fell into a can of giant powder, triggering an explosion in a Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel under the East River. Three workers died, a fourth died later, and twelve were hurt, with two needing hospital care. The blast occurred near the shaft between Long Island City station and the river.
Elizabethtown Kentucky December 4 Dick Aubury a vagary convict was sold into servitude for nine months at public auction to farmer J Johnson for ten dollars. His reputation for shiftiness reduced bidding despite sheriff efforts.
Vineyard Haven Massachusetts December 4 Captain Pierce of the schooner Henry S Little reported the loss of two men during a voyage from Philadelphia to Portland with coal. Emil Olsen fell from the fore rigging 20 miles off Barnegat and John Rosperson jumped after him to save a companion before both disappeared despite a救 boat search.
Altoona reports a 10 year old, George Delaney, was instantly killed while hunting near Cresson when a gun passed to him by companion Clarence Bradley discharged. The incident occurred during a momentary mishap in the field.
Washington December 4 The 59th Congress opened its last session with the Senate arranging preliminaries in 15 minutes and the House in an hour. President Roosevelt sent a long list of appointments for confirmation and the Senate, in executive session, postponed confirms until the president's annual message is received. Discussions arose over resolutions on the discharge of the 25th Infantry, with actions postponed by unanimous consent.
Huntingdon Pa December 4 The oil storage house of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was demolished by a terriffic explosion. Seven workmen inside the building were horribly burned. Injured: William McMahon William Richardson probably fatal Mack Wilson Samuel Winnemore James Hawk Dale Roffs Robert Mile. The blaze followed men entering with a lighted torch.
New York dispatch reports 121 horses from Thomas W. Lawson's Dreamwold stud sold at auction in Madison Square Garden for 64500 dollars. Dare Devil, top trotting price at 9700 dollars, was later bought back by the seller for 11000 dollars after a telegram authorizing a repurchase. In Pennsylvania, Walter Touzck was killed in a Plains saloon shooting after quarrel with John and Hugh Harrison. both suspects were jailed.
Constantinople December 4 The sultan bestowed the Shefekat order on Mrs Jackson and her daughter Miss Jackson wife and daughter of John B Jackson the American minister to Greece Montenegro and Serbia The honor marks a high diplomatic gesture amid Ottoman relations with the United States.
A snapshot of events from November 28 to December 4 including Bishop Seymour ill in Springfield, wage hikes for Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe trainmen, a New Britain fire causing $100000 loss, Yale inviting Knox as commencement speaker, a 20 round draw between Jack O’Brien and Tommy Burns, a New York gambling raid, drownings at Wallace Idaho, a Robur( st) factory explosion in Germany with many fatalities, multiple Lynchburg fires, and other assorted incidents and notable deaths.
Market notes show wheat and oats quotations by grade and region in Baltimore with No 2 and No 3 white oats and mixed stock, plus creamery prints and Maryland Penna dairy products. Pittsburg yard offers cattle, sheep, and hog prices with primes and heavies noted. overall supply and tone indicate softer hogs and steady to firm lambs and calves.
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