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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
7
A long Methodist Episcopal conference session examined bishop assignments to various Episcopal residences and merged the Methodist Book Concern entities. Key figures named included J. W. Hamilton Burnes Ayrea and Daniel A. Goodsell among others, with debate over Bishop Moore and Day.
Captain Arthur Mill of the American liner Philadelphia says fogs and Gulf Stream shifts portend a tropical New York. He notes the stream approaches closer each year and envisions the city gradually becoming tropical with persistent sea fog.
A civic dam on the Current river burst Thursday, triggering a disastrous flood. Three lives were lost and damage estimated at 500,000 dollars. A Canadian Pacific freight train entering Port Arthur derailed on submerged tracks. the engine, with Engineer Savage Fireman McBride and Brakeman Inmann aboard, was overturned and buried under wreckage. The railway company faces heavy losses as miles of track are washed away.
London clothing merchant formerly detained over the mysterious death of Mrs. Carrig Shaw, a young widow, released Thursday after proving a clear alibi during the investigation.
A Fort Dodge resident named Murphy, an umbrella mender, was found dead in Ute, Moreona county. The coroner declares murder and has two suspects arrested. Sioux City live stock prices list Top Deeves at 56.45 and Top bows at 5.95.
The Amador Mining and Development company once a $10 million Montana firm with Chicago ties crashes. 1400 stockholders learn a copper gold mine proved worthless after a boom predicated on extravagant stock promotion and glossy literature. D. E. Mackinnon, founder and sole profiteer, vanished after relocating to Boston then Maine, leaving questions about his half interest valued at $160,000.
The conference report on the currency bill was reported to the house Wednesday afternoon and consideration began. Each aide had thirty minutes for debate before a vote, around 4 16 o clock. After two hours' deliberation the Republican members of the conference between the houses reached agreement on the currency question. The remaining dispute concerned the bill's time limit, fixed at six years, expiring January 0, 1914.
A tornado four to five miles east of Alva Oklahoma Tuesday night killed three people including Peter Rudy and his wife and two children. Farmhouses were destroyed or damaged and crops suffered heavy losses. Property damage was extensive across the area with multiple residents affected.
Former Chicago police chief John M Colling and Police Attorney Frank D Comerford were acquitted on Wednesday of using police to aid Edward F Dunne's mayoral bid in the last municipal election.
The boveled 21 inch armor plate of the monitor Florida bears a large black wound. The first shot from the Arkansas big gun struck the turret on the right side of the warboard, knocking out all metal between the rim and the turret rim.
The dynamiting destroyed three dwellings in Oakland owned by Jamen L. Gallagher former president of the San Francisco board of supervisors and chief witness for the prosecution in the San Francisco graft case. The attack occurred Tuesday night damaging the properties and endangering the witness.
A Wednesday blaze totally destroyed a $100,000 Standard Sash and Door plant on Center Avenue in Chicago. One man was probably fatally injured, two others probably seriously hurt, and numerous families were forced into the streets as the fire raged through the facility.
Admiral A. S. Crowinshield U. S. N. died in Philadelphia after a month in hospital following nasal surgery. The 8 may reflect a misreading of initial or rank.
Fragmentary report notes a political gathering at Danville naming Comey and seven delegates. Text suggests the group sought more delegates and references a noon Wednesday deadline. Names and exact affiliations are unclear due to OCR damage.
A terse report describes Mrs Gan and Alfred Aled involved in a scare during a violent windstorm. The fright precipitated a death or serious injury amid the perilous weather, with local authorities noting the incident occurred during the storm’s onslaught.
The Methodist Episcopal general conference elected eight bishops on the eighteenth ballot. Frank M. Bristol received two thirds, and other appointees included W. F. Anderson 648 votes, J. L. Neilson 540, W. A. Quayle 219, Charles W. Smith 511, Witton S. Lewis 524, Edwin Hughes 511, De Robert Meltyre FI, and Frank M. Bristol 402. The process ended with relief among many delegates.
The article describes preparations for heavy gunfire on the battleship Florida during a gunnery exercise at Chesapeake Bay area. It notes crew readiness and volunteer enlistment for dangerous positions, with remarks on armor, torpedo threats, and the importance of safety for sailors amid the exercise.
Four grare Wycliffe band members evade capture in Muskogee area pursued by U S marshals and Nighthawk society. They surrender to Tahlequah sheriff with a $1,007 reward linked to a murdered brother and an agreement to release them after court arrangements. Cherokin land office dispute in 1890 sparked the feud.
A special dispatch reports American crews in the New York Pirie automobile race faced extreme difficulties after about Aften miles, confronted by an impassable swamp and forced to retreat to the nearest village.
Harvard athletic committee voted against abolishing intercollegiate winter sports and supporting the opening of the baseball season after football. The decision underscores continuity of athletic programs despite debates on schedules.
A party of five including Mrs B B King Mia Anna Coakley and a five year old brother attempted to cross Saeer Creek near Wrimon Missouri when their overturned buggy sank. Three drowned the other two were saved from the water and later recovered.
John Lelasinger of Galesburg Illinois was shot five times and slashed with a razor by Judean Barnes in a botched elopement attempt. Lelasinger’s condition is reported as serious.
A young boy, A. Felton aged 22, allegedly drowned while bathing at a farm near Franklin. The incident occurred despite strong winds and drew a crowd as rescuers attempted to save him. Local authorities are reviewing the events surrounding the drowning.
The session reviews conference on public buildings and inland waterway aims while voting down ocean subsidy and a text office bill. Senators discuss federal power limits, water rights, and constitutional amendments amid tensions over pensions, fortifications, and district labor measures. Continued gridlock and procedural tactics mark the day.
The amended bill proposes enlarging Dene from bores to 290 acres on lands deemed worthless. The measure aims to apply the change to the public.
The Well Informed demand a pleasant efficient laxative made from known wholesome parts. California Fig Syrup Co presents Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as an ethical gentle prompt remedy. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co product only from druggists. Fifty cents per bottle.
Prof Jacques Loeb argues that a ventricular heart strip placed in sodium chloride solution may beat for days after removal, suggesting the heart is not a chemical machine. He proposes muscle contraction may involve sodium calcium exchange, though he admits the chemical theory cannot fully explain muscular control.
An 1860 episode notes Rossetti secured perculation to reopen his wife’s coffin to retrieve manuscripts she buried with her seven years earlier. Turner’s desire to be wrapped in his painting Cartilage faced delays as the artist kept the canvas. The executor Chatrey is asked to honor this wish, with the sculptor joking he would unroll him next day.
A Chicago Tribune snippet describes a doctor asking a patient about eye tension after six months of treatment. The physician then requests another test, challenging the patient to read a card with twelve or fourteen symbols without blinking, while the patient’s bill remains on display.
A cartoonish exchange questions how close one can come to a man's income when asked by an assessor. Diggo counters with a rule of thumb: take the figure given to the assessor, add what he reports to friends, then halve the sum to approximate the true income.
A reader recalls starting coffee in childhood and how caffeine affected health and nerves into adulthood. He notes family tried substitutes like roasted grains, and describes anxiety and sleep problems from daily coffee use, indicating a long battle with the habit.
CHICAGO and NEW YORK see slow recovery in business with cautious optimism for future growth. Industries show steadier tone in iron and steel, construction, and factory output. consumer goods and footwear remain satisfactory. bank clearings rise, while failures edge up in Chicago. Brady Street notes mixed crop and wholesale trends with quiet overall business activity in the US and Canada for the period ending May 21.
The report lists cattle hogs and grain prices in Chicago Indianaapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York with varying ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats and rye. A farmers section cites drought in Texas and upcoming national corn exposition plans in Nebraska plus local agricultural education notes and a brief on cotton association arrangements.
A tale recounts two men walking near a railway as a train whistle erupts. The hearing impairment companion smiles, quipping that the whistle is the first “rob in” he has heard this spring. A stranger questions waste disposal as locals joke about garbage storage.
Reading fragment describes an old mother bear returning with a portion of honey for her cubs. A cub greedily attacks the honey, provoking the mother bear to exclaim in astonishment over the cub’s bite, the scene ending abruptly with a cut lip or tooth.
In this short excerpt a boy questions tobacco cures while a mother and Gad diy discuss Mr Skergshaw and marriage plans. The boy muses on the courage of the man proposing support and care, amid a family exchange about dinners ice cream and plans.
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