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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1904
Page
7
Senator Daniel recounts an old tale in which a man explains prayer works differently. After the war, during hardship for workers in the county, a petitioner’s request to remove Marie Jenkins’ fat chicken drew no notice. The speaker notes some prayers are answered while others are not, depending on what is asked for.
The piece notes that despite America holding the world’s largest gold hoard, gold cannot purchase a single year’s harvest of corn and wheat. It emphasizes the mismatch between vast wealth and actual agricultural output, highlighting the value of production over riches.
Adolph Weber is under arrest in Auburn California for the murder of his father mother sister and brother and for arson to hide the crime. He allegedly waited to answer questions from officials after leaving the witness stand and invoked his legal rights. The prevailing theory is that he shot the father then the sister and mother as she screamed and attempted to call for help and finally struck the child before fleeing.
A Union Pacific passenger train collided with a freight special about five miles east of Granger Wyoming on a Saturday night. Nine people were killed and ten to fifteen injured as engines and cars were smashed. The operator at Granger gave wrong orders, fled, and cannot be located.
An explosion demolished the rear of Mayor Fay's Virginia Minnesota home on a Sunday morning. No injuries reported. Police find no clue to the attacker. The mayor has led a campaign against saloon law violators, prompting threats.
In Rio de Janeiro fierce rioting followed opposition to the compulsory vaccination law. Troops charged the mob, barricades were built, utilities were cut, streetcars burned, and the president's palace was guarded. Reports say about a dozen killed and sixty injured amid intermittent rifle fire.
A Sunday morning blaze in a Washington D C row of houses killed two recovered bodies one man and a woman and two women who jumped survived. Firemen fear several more victims remain inside the ruins as others barely escaped.
Anna Buddick of Stockton Cal died instantly after a collision while riding on the back of a three wheeled vehicle. Her dress snagged in a chain and she was pitched from the rear as the car struck an iron pole. A young man and other companions were nearby when the accident occurred.
An old newspaper ad promotes Swamp Root, a kidney liver and bladder remedy, claiming it cures various ailments and offers a free sample by mail. It cites testimonials, urges readers to send name and address to receive a bottle, and lists Kilmer Co. in Binghamton, New York as the source.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Denver Colorado with mentions of Arapahos and a road or utility project. Distinct entities include Denver and Arapahos. no clear dates or actions emerge from the legible text.
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