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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
2
A brief exchange features a prisoner and a judge owl in a whimsical confrontation. The prisoner claims a swallow attacked him and asks how many swallows joined the assault, prompting the judge to respond with a swift remark.
Former Nebraska governor James J. Boyd died at 908 Davenport Street Omaha after a lengthy illness tied to old age. He left three children and brothers, recalling a bitter early rivalry with predecessor Governor Thayer and a later warm friendship. Born in Ireland in 1834, Boyd emigrated with his family to Ohio before moving west in 1856 and helping build Omaha’s early civic landmarks.
In Dakota City Nebraska John B DeKitt found a note pinned to a log along the Missouri River. The message asks to notify Mrs Geo Stewart of Cleveland Ohio of the writer's death by his own hand dated April 21 1906. Residents question if the note is a joke or a real plea.
John Alexander Dowie, escorted by two attendants, addressed about 2 500 followers in Zion tabernacle denying charges of misused funds and recounting personal sorrows from the Voliva split. He urged accusers to rise and speak as tensions rose between Dowie loyalists and Voliva supporters at Zion college.
Reports in St Petersburg swirl over Premier Witte and Interior Minister Durnovo amid talk of dissolution of the Duma. Emperors plan to appoint constitutional ministers while Tsarskoe Selo observers weigh reactionary moves against agrarian unrest.
Tensions rise as Vice President Gomez refuses to receive Dr Herrera during efforts to finalize a treaty on river navigation and frontier commerce. Latin diplomats debate the break in previously improving ties and potential U S involvement.
Doctors report many physicians prescribe Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female illnesses. Dr S C Brigham tests its efficacy, noting improvements in his daughters and recommending the remedy as a reliable treatment for painful or irregular periods bloating weakness displacements inflammation or ulceration. Mrs Pinkham offers free advice to sick women from Lynn Massachusetts.
Frank Smith the alleged slayer of Policeman Hanlon shot and fatally wounded Sheriff J S Shaver of Clackamas county and seriously wounded Captain O D Henderson of Company D Oregon National Guard after escaping from Portland city jail He killed Patrolman Hanlon and wounded two others in a dramatic confrontation in Woodburn Oregon.
The British steamer Haversham Grange arrived at Singapore with 71 survivors after a collision in the Straits of Malacca with the Chinese steamer Bentong. The Bentong sank, with about 30 of 101 Chinese aboard lost. Haversham Grange reports its forepeak flooded.
The Iroquois Theatre company of Chicago is placed in receivership at Jersey City New York after confessing no assets and 2 000 000 in liabilities from damage suits following the 1903 theater fire. Merchandise creditors have been paid from the sale proceeds to the Metropolitan Theater company.
Coroner Walsh warns the death list may reach 1000 to 1500 as debris cleared reveals widespread casualties in the fish market district. A further quake tremor shook San Francisco and Palo Alto, but no damage reported. Officials forecast over 200 million dollars for rehabilitation within the next year from eastern and foreign capitalists.
A printed list and maps advertise government homesteads with exact locations and prices for fertile lands in Colorado, Nebraska and surrounding areas. Also promotes Sterling Investment Company offerings and rail and cultural notes from varied sources.
Samuel Geller, 30, of Brooklyn, described as the alleged head of a gang accused of poisoning more than 1,000 horses in Greater New York over five years, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary after being charged with poisoning seven horses with arsenic.
The Mount Vesuvius region reports show torrents of mud from heavy rains causing great damage. Floods invaded towns killing many animals and obstructed house doors at Pacciano forcing residents to escape through windows.
Reilly Irvine thirteen year old son of Mrs Anna Irvine was seriously burned when gasoline exploded while he was filling a stove holder in Youngs barber shop where he worked as a porter. Hospital reports indicate burns are not as deep as feared and he is improving.
Chicago officials declare the city hall unsafe for occupancy and order immediate vacating. The adjacent county building was demolished months earlier for a new structure, causing the hall to settle several inches and the plumbing to become disjointed.
A man about twenty to twenty three years old was found floating in the Missouri River with no shoes or hat, head broken, coat and vest wrapped around his head. A note tied to a log named Mrs G W Stewart of Dakota City Neb as the contact if found. Fred Evan located the body which is in good preservation.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a natural blood purifier and tonic designed to expel poisons, strengthen nerves, and build red blood. It lists endorsements from medical writers, promises alcohol-free ingredients, and offers free literature and details on the product. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and the Common Sense Medical Adviser.
J Lightner of Abilene Kansas describes years of back pain and frequent gravel, tied to daily work strain. After using Deans Kidney Pills the pain and urinary issues ceased and have not returned. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The half dollar of 1854 bears no premium value.
Mary Bagguley of 117 Peach Street Syracuse narrates her sister’s 24 year struggle with side ache from female trouble. After taking Wine of Cardui she improves. Cardui is advertised as safe, efficient, reliable for women’s troubles. At druggists for $1.00.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Chenry Co Toledo Ohio claiming it can cure deafness caused by catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deathbed case not cured. Mentions Ball's Family Pills as best and urges sending for free circulars amid garbled ending.
Community notes report J Stone and Day near PIAt smog and wolves troubling poultry. a New Children’s Home placement in York. Rev J W Swan of University listed among workers. J T & Co Harvard rebranded as Harvard Ware Co. Sheean firm partners involved. Emma Noetzelmann from Fullerton faces deportation to Baltimore after two years in the U S. Charles Gimes of Sutherland injured after a fall from a timber opening. Leavitt Ashenfelter’s horse theft inquiry continues. horse and bag recovered. West Point Farmers’ Institute adds members in Cuming county. A Smith of Fremont to Norfolk asylum for mania. Wyatt & Gray open Beatrice cigar shop. locals urge start of reform efforts. Fremont rest establishment building progresses. temperance push shapes saloon policy. Auburn votes library ordinance. Carnegie funding supports building with ground donation by Dr. S. W. McGrew. library board to be formed.
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