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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
2
A digest of events across states and nations. Congress debates legislation while Taft visits Moscow. disasters claim lives from gas plant explosions to drownings. Military, postal, and scientific notes blend with crime, commerce, and political shifts shaping early 1900s affairs.
Washington dispatch describes the opening of the Sixtieth Congress with ovations for Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and Democratic leader John Sharp Williams. The scene featured Williams, Bryan, and party cheers as old rules were debated and adopted by a party vote after lively discussion about executive power. Committees were appointed to inform the president that Congress had convened and awaits his messages.
Detroit reports the Chelsea Savings Bank will not open Tuesday to prevent a bank run and to give all depositors and creditors equal chance in settlement. State Banking Commissioner Zimmerman announced the closure. Bank president is Frank P. Glazier who has deposited about 684000 of state funds. Attorney General Bird says the state is protected by a 150000 bond and would not suffer loss unless assets pay less than 50 cents on the dollar.
Viscount Siuzo Aoki, ambassador from Japan to the United States, was recalled after a White House and state department visit to notify the president and Secretary Root. He is said to be sent to report on U.S. sentiment on the exclusion question, but is not expected to return to Washington. The note suggests he was deemed too peaceable for the mikado.
In a blizzard Monday the Canadian Pacific Mount Temple carrying 600 passengers struck La Have ledges 15 miles south of Lunenburg N S and may be a total loss. Passengers were being ferried to Bridgewater by small steamers and tugs with expected safe landing for all aboard. Arrests made in Indiana murder case Poplar Bluff Mo Harvey Hinkley alias Richard Stage arrested for killing John N McClintock and injuring Elijah Rogers at Bloomington Ind on Augusta night 1607. Winckley admits identity.
Medina man G W Winney promotes Dean's Kidney Pills claiming cure after eighteen months of pain and hospital care. He asserts weight gain from 143 to 162 pounds after 10 to 12 boxes, and offers to share details by mail to postage payers. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A West Side caller recalls an Irish servant girl who after a humorous reply and a bold gesture implied she would fetch her mistress. The anecdote, cited by the New York Press, contrasts past class status with modern expectations in domestic service.
After measles, a Nebraksa resident suffered widespread head and neck sores the size of pennies. Hair loss followed. doctor remedies and salves failed for six months. A course of Cutiura Remedies brought a full recovery in three weeks. seven years later the person remains symptom free. Mrs. Henry Porter, Albion, Neb., Aug. 25, 1906.
A London Daily Mail notice reprints a Ceylon advertiser for CH. A. horse a seven year old with a fine mouth and paces about 15 hands praised as a pet yet deemed unsuitable for harness due to motor jitters and balking when mounting. ad invites applications.
The article argues that ordinary starches require heavy application, dulling fabrics and shortening wear. Defiance Starch offers greater strength allowing a much thinner coat, preserving beauty and stiffness without harming appearance or longevity.
A precocious city girl named Gladys gazes from a crowded business thoroughfare window all day and replies that she is simply watching the wars go pro and con. Her mother asks what captivates her and Gladys delivers the quoted wisdom in Harper's Weekly tone.
A distressed figure, calling themselves a mendicant, asks for work and declines a dime from a kind passerby, claiming fear of losing their job. The encounter highlights chronic anxiety and urban anxiety about employment.
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