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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
9
In San Francisco Mayor Schmitz extortion trial the empaneling faltered with none of the regular panel chosen. A special venire of fifty was ordered for next Friday as court adjourned with seventeen appearing and nineteen excused for various reasons. Juror Handley, a saloonist and grocer, was dismissed on cause after challenge by the defense.
A Buffalo clerk goes berserk after a salary raise sparking commentary on workplace tensions. The piece critiques employer caution and contrasts brainstorm with psychokinesia, delivering a satirical explanation in period voice.
Four Brussels banks have collapsed, triggering swift blame aimed at officials. The articles warn that any damage to King Leopold III’s financial interests would be met with strict repercussions.
The quote asserts firm commitment to digging the canal with confidence that failure is unlikely, reflecting a determined stance by a political figure nicknamed Uncle Joe Cannon. The remark emphasizes perseverance and certainty in achieving the project.
District Attorney Heney challenged juror Handley as biased due to his license tied to the police board under defendant Schmitz. Campbell for defense cross examined, Handley vowed impartiality, Judge Dunne allowed the challenge, juror to stand aside, defense reserving exception to the court remarks.
A New York man was badly whipped by his office boy a few days ago. The incident may bolster efforts to replace office boys with office girls in the workplace.
The line hints that Cuba rejects bargains amid the $2.5 million post tag from the United States, suggesting the costly realities of revolutionary business and possible resistance to US terms.
Congress passed only 700 bills in its recent session, a solid tally when contrasted with 84,450 proposed measures that were evaluated or introduced. The figure highlights disciplined action amid a flood of proposals.
The text notes a one million divorces in twenty years and counsels against pessimism, arguing many couples marry and live happily ever after despite high divorce figures.
A Philadelphia man living on income of $15 a day is reported to have died friendless the other day. He reportedly concealed his income from everyone.
Matteucci says he never claimed the earth would be jolted or that people feared losing fat political posts. The denial follows sensational claims and sparked worry among officials.
The text notes that reform is aimed at him while his wife deals with graver matters. It emphasizes understanding these duties before and after marriage.
England debates manners with two theories from mothers. One links manners to inner kindness and training, the other urges formal drills from infancy. The piece argues unselfishness underlies good manners, rules alone fail, and true polish comes from a desire for others' pleasure.
Sailors control the scene as France faces a prolonged standstill with no action by the ministry. Officials acknowledge the crisis but refuse quick, partial measures and promise a full review of the issues before deciding a course. The abrupt strike has drew sharp criticism and risked broad industrial disruption, including a Paris fish famine from fishing industry stoppages.
A Boston Transcript piece surveys unusual educational establishments abroad and at home. It notes a cash boys school in New York and Chicago, a London nursemaids school, a Berlin foundling-hospital linked program, a Russian police training site in St. Petersburg, a Paris judges school with simulated trials, Monte Carlo croupier courses, a Belgian grave-diggers school, and English housewifery schools tied to the National Training School of Cookery.
A Shakespeare play is staged in Chicago drawing strong notice for its scenery which rivals the best in modern musical comedies. The production's success is attributed in part to its elaborate scenic work and effective presentation.
Preston and Smith were sent to the Nevada penitentiary for murder. One receives twenty five years and the other ten. An appeal for a new trial is anticipated. Vincent St John and six others indicted for murder were admitted to bail at ten thousand dollars each. Separate trials were denied. all will stand trial together as no conspiracy statute exists in Nevada. Cases likely not heard before August due to a full docket.
The Arkansas girl who said she would wed any man who promised financial backing is receiving fewer letters than the typical widow with her late husband’s life insurance.
John D. Rockefeller claims wealth around 300 million dollars while Henry 4H Rogers borrows to sustain a Virginia rail line project. Chancellor Day struggles to secure funds as operations continue with financing challenges.
Clarence J. Shearn for Mrs. Howard Gould says she never sought a $4,000,000 settlement. Delancey Nicoll confirms discussions on alimony during separation but states no such sum was requested and Gould would not consent to that amount.
The territorial legislature of New Mexico cedes the palace to the national government for presidential declaration as a national monument. The building housed Spanish, Mexican and American governors for two and a half centuries and holds artifacts and Spanish art. General Lew Wallace wrote Ben Hur there during his territorial governorship.
The sugar laden bark Nuuanu arrived in Philadelphia from Hawaii after a voyage of 109 days covering 14000 miles between the islands and Philadelphia. It sailed from Hawaii in early February and did not sight land until the Delaware estuary, having gone 114000 miles without landfall.
The article argues love remains a strong force in 1907 rivaling ancient myths and Troy, noting women are loved and harmed, lovers still prank and commit crimes, and chivalry and Cupid persist but reporting style has changed. It mocks sensational columns and promises many Romeos in the day’s papers.
A Long Island railroad train derailed at Belmont Park race track injuring several people. None were fatally hurt. Injured include R. S. Hobbs Mrs. Ruhle Officer O Donnel a private detective J Rausch and a platform man. The forward car jumped the track and the train crashed into the station platform.
Nearly all Lines Open Partial operation of the first San Francisco cable line the Jackson and Howell street to be opened since the street car strike May 5 was resumed. There was no violence. All but two of the twenty six lines composing the United Railroads system are now running and these it is announced will be in operation not later than Friday. The California Fort Ceary and Union lines owned outside of the United Railroads are still tied up.
The article argues that men who need reform often resist changes and that women have shifted from aiming to reform individual husbands to broader, abstract goals. It notes that many women no longer sacrifice themselves to reform a spouse and now seek progress in their own lives and global aims.
The Rock Island No. 6 passenger train derailed between Prairie Flame and Alvo Nebraska at about 9 0 clock after the engine tender jumped the rails in a cut. Engineer Gus Bitzer was badly scalded and injured his back and legs, fireman B F Clark bruised, passenger H M Waring cut by glass. The engine rolled over in a ditch and the two passenger coaches toppled against the bank. Several passengers suffered minor injuries and the cab was crushed. The train, among the road’s fastest, carries only two cars.
Mrs Edna Humelhagen nineteen of Freeport Ill was shot to death by Herbert Springer eighteen of Rockford Ill who chased her through a crowded street thinking she was another woman Springer revived from an alcoholic stupor and raved over the fatal mistake He fired three shots the third hitting Humelhagen as she fled into a grocery Springer arrested and confessed to misidentification and rage following the incident.
Three earthquakes struck Guayaquil Ecuador at 3 20 in the morning sending residents from their beds into the streets. The first and third shocks were mild while the second was heavy and lasted about forty seconds causing church bells to ring and clocks to stop. No reports yet from inland areas and city structures remained undamaged due to building construction.
George Burnham Jr formerly VP and general counsel of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life association is back at the Tombs New York awaiting retrial after a supreme court order released him on bail He had been sentenced to two years in prison in connection with race trial convictions after the appellate division reversed a Sing Sing sentence.
Advices report sultan’s forces near Morrocco Ba surround and annihilate the sultan’s uncle and two kaids. About 300 women are reported captured in the clash.
An agent presents Mr Howard with a new letter opener praised as a handsome library item. Howard asserts he already has the best and quickest. The writer notes ongoing improvements, mentioning the item has been owned about two years and marks an upcoming anniversary next month.
Dr E C Mabhle a Presbyterian missionary lands in San Francisco aboard the Doric en route to Cincinnati from Lien Chow near Hunan China. He says he will return alone for his wife and ten year old daughter who were killed in the anti Christian uprising on October 28 1905 and hints at a new rising before many months.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a person or role labeled as yman awaiting setting. The text suggests a delayed progress or slower pace in completing a task, with emphasis on the waiting period and performance timing. No clear names or places are provided.
W A Forgey, a strike-breaker for United Railroads, was fatally shot by Special Officer W J Blomberg of the Humane Society near Van Ness avenue and Tur street. Forgey opened fire on a crowd of strike sym pathizers who pursued him and a companion as strike-breaking car men. Blomberg pursued and tried to arrest Forgey after the shooting.
A collage of curiosities and short reports. It notes forks becoming common in the eighteenth century, cites Allen’s Foot-Bane for foot care, New Zealand gold output, a fireman turned incendiary in Echirolles, Prague’s high death rate from poor water, and fashion impacts on disease. It also covers a Jersey City boarding house death by gas, English interest payments abroad, a Shakespeare portrait, the bee martin of Mexico, divorce customs in Siam, high prices for wives, and a Denver juror named Hilda Smith.
A teacher recalls being near breakdown from coffee and nervously considering leaving the school. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, boiled properly for fifteen minutes, she reports improved health and steadier performance in the classroom. She credits Postum as a healthier alternative for both children and adults.
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