25 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Newcastle News Journal
Location
Newcastle, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
1
A man recounts twenty years of kidney trouble and pain from diabetes and gravel. He credits kidney pills with curing him eight years ago and restoring health after decades of suffering. The account mentions persistent headaches and fatigue prior to relief and notes an extended period of wellness afterward.
A brisk Washington scene unfolds as an Admiral hosts visitors while a spaniel attacks the gathering. The dog barks bites, snapping and leaping from the sofa as the Admiral stays composed, tapping his cane and sparing no display of alarm. The tension escalates with the dog’s growls and the Admiral’s restrained, pointed remarks.
A traveling salesman credits Catarrh remedy Defiance Kidney Pills with curing his Brights Disease after years of illness and failed treatments. The ad promises relief from kidney trouble and urges readers to try Defiance products, claiming dramatic health restoration.
Report on the Portsmouth conference opening between American hosts and Japanese and Russian envoys. Ceremonial welcome by Governor McLane, salutes, and public enthusiasm. Witte and Komura arrival noted. dinners held, language arrangements discussed, and expectations for cordial talks toward peace.
Depositors at Denver Bay Lonja bank rushed to withdraw funds as the bank faced instability. President FPF Jones announced that withdrawals are limited to 10 percent of deposits to protect public funds. The move aims to maintain liquidity and prevent wider collapse.
A broad inquiry led by a representative of policyholders plans a sweeping audit of major life insurers including New York Life and Matus Life. State insurance commissioners from Wisconsin Minnesota Kentucky and Tennessee will meet in New York next week to scrutinize practices and push for stronger regulation.
A mid city department store in New York collapsed trapping more than one hundred shoppers and workers. A crane and rescue effort followed as brick plaster and beams rained down. Officials blame a failed pillar support from a sawed beam as the cause.
A blaze wrecked St Thomas Episcopal Church at Fifth Avenue and Fifty third Street in New York, destroying the building and leaving only a shell of stone walls. The church housed homes of several wealthy residents on Fifty fourth Street nearby. Estimated losses reach about 9 million dollars with valuable paintings and reliefs damaged. Detective work was suspected but details remain unclear.
Reported confusion surrounds the New Jarney mayoral case with William H Belcher tied to patronage and a bank loan of about 10,000 dollars. Attorney General Derrant records an arrest attempt amid police talks on the banks from which funds were drawn, while sources claim the affair will not cost the city.
A package worth 25000 containing checks, notes, and a Panera was stolen from Crystal Salt Company in BL Digir Minn a month ago. Lieutenant Latlof of the Detroit detective department recovered the items and arranged their return through the mails to Tally after locating the papers in the company offices.
President Roosevelt and J P Morgan conferred about the Hankow railroad in China largely owned by Morgan and American capital. China seeks to buy the concession from American China Development, with a price around 7 million. Board meeting in Jersey City expected to decide on acceptance of the proposal.
From Boston the Russian commissioner sage denounces telegrams from Tokyo claiming 40 000 or more Japanese captured on Sakhalin. He says actual garrison likely around 4 000 and warns against overstatement amid wartime cables. Also Nebraska physician Dr F H Redmond named ward physician at Ossawatamie hospital, Kas.
United States Senator William A Clark of Montana left his New York apartment for the first time since his July brain operation. He was driven in Central Park for about twenty miles, accompanied by a cortège, amid hopes he would rapidly regain his normal condition and resume driving outs.
Rumors of a coordinated arbitration movement by Northwestern telephone and merchants associations were denied as未. Officials deny official action yet. Perham says telegraphers would accept arbitration from any unbiased body. Horn and Blade deny need for arbitration noting improved conditions, resumed operations, and better crop handling. Continental trains closer to schedule. perishable freight moving with delays possible. Perham expects Hill to intervene once in St Paul.
Seven prominent ranch owners in MePherson and Keith counties were arrested on charges of illegally fencing a government lead in the North Platte reserve. Deputy Earl Mathews returned from Ogalalla with warrants as the men were arraigned before Commissioner J L Cleary and held in bonds of 1900 dollars each. After arraignment they began tearing down fences and claimed they had not intimidated homesteaders or blocked settlement.
Manila papers report the collapse of the American Bank of Mantis linked to former Colonel of First Nebraskan and manager Mullford. He previously led regiments in the Philippines and Omaha and organized the bank after muster out. The failure wounds many Americans who invested savings on promises of interest.
A rapid fire swept the Delaware Lackawanna & Western terminal in Hoboken for about three quarters of an hour Monday night, threatening the waterfront including the Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd docks. Property damage estimated between 400,000 and 500,000. no ships reported lost.
Niagara Falls observers report commercial power firms divert up to five hundred thousand horsepower from the river, with 18 20 percent drawn above the Falls and plans for further use. Calcium carbide production and acetylene lighting emerge as major industrial beneficiaries, fueling concerns over the historic spectacle and the broader impact on the region.
The Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania bankers convention banquet featured H A Fuller as toastmaster who told a story about a wealthy depositor overdrawing by 500 dollars and replying that trust is enough, a tale labeled as eccentricity. A second joke concerns a doctor calling a Chinese boy a Chinaman, prompting the boy to insist he is not. the doctor replies by asking if being born in a stable would make him a horse.
A mother in Balile Creek reports her four year old son eats only Grape Nuts with milk or cream since age two. He refused Thanksgiving turkey and other foods, favoring Grape Nuts and Postum products. She praises his health and urges Postum Co to continue supplying the wholesome cereal.
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