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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1903
Page
2
A man Benjamin Weissinger shot and killed his three siblings on a farm near Pottaville Pennsylvania after a quarrel over horse cleaning. Frederick and Lewks Wellsinger died, and the killer held off officers for nine hours before capture.
Charles H Easton, 4 years old, shot Ellen Leonard, housekeeper for his father, then confessed claiming she had influence over his father. He fled to a saloon, telephoned for help, and was arrested. The incident occurred after threats against Leonard. The Easton family has long stood in the community.
A signed agreement promises to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tariff if it fails to cure a cough or cold. Also guarantees a 25 cent bottle with satisfactory return or money refunded. Signatories include Shakkard Mulholland and others from Alma Cus, Riverdale, Faev Hopsox.
Three thousand idle nearly two hundred men idie in Lorain as the steel plant faces a January reopening only if certain conditions are met. Government finances show receipts and expenditures for 1907 with a deficit of 4 047 266 for the month. Charles Heinze a packing company employee is shot and killed while resisting Officer Tufts in Denver. Al Timm of Cleveland is fatally shot by Charles Butterworth after a quarrel over a broken window. Sailors aboard the Mayflower visited the White House for a reception and luncheon with President Roosevelt.
An old time advertised remedy promises to improve appetite cleanse and invigorate the stomach and regulate liver and bowels. Offered at 25 cents per tax in sale by Divens and Toades.
A military elite report suggests Lord Roberts has resigned as commander in chief of the British army after an interview with the king. It notes discussions about his retirement and war office affairs, with Roberts not unwilling to step down if the situation stands. In other news, a serious hunting accident in Capac Michigan leaves 15 year old Albert Brough needing arm amputation. South Head Indiana reports Joseph Bush, aged 110, dead, born 1743 in New Jersey and long settled in the county.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and throat illnesses. It claims dramatic relief for bronchitis fever pneumonia and coughs with testimonial from Mrs B Van Metre of Shepherdstown West Virginia. Trial bottles are free and full sizes cost one dollar guaranteed by Sharrar Malholland druggists.
In a guarded statement, it is noted that Lord Robert may undertake a visit to the United States following his retirement. The report hints at an interest in observing reforms and wartime preparations favored by administrations, with no definitive schedule disclosed.
Officers uncovered about fifteen inmates at Western Penitentiary planning a desperate escape. They possessed a key to the dungeon door and dismantled a large safe like door, filling screw holes with putty to misdirect. A later check by the deputy warden revealed suspicious activity and led to the thwarted plot amid confusion and fear.
A garbled OCR fragment lists well known lines associated with Pope and other writers, including “To err is human to forgive divine,” “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread,” and “Damn with faint praise,” among others, with many misspellings and broken phrases. The source names Pope and Nurts as authors of familiar phrases in modern times, presenting a collage of quotations and misquotes.
Baron Howth’s Ras tells of a famed rat spared at a 1750 banquet. A story claims the rat protected by the 26th Baron Howth later returned soaked in Marseilles and was killed by his brother with a poker, after which Lord Howth died suddenly.
Durand Michigan August 15 authorities confirm the identity of one circus wreck victim. J K Scott and B J Allen arrived from Pittsburg to present a photo of Joe Keyes, leaving no doubt about the identification.
Centerville Mich Nov 2 Floyd Lamb who killed his wife and wounded his mother in law at her Florence home Saturday night was cornered Monday afternoon by officers and a shouting mob on White Pigeon creek. With escape blocked he shot himself in the head and died instantly as deputies closed in. The search spanned the Pigeon river marshes and surrounding roads as reinforcements arrived and the posse pressed the hunt. Local and state officers pursued Lamb through cornfields and marshes before he killed himself rather than be captured.
Dr G Merritt of Mehoopany Pa reports a startling test to save a life. He treated a patient with violent hemorrhages from stomach ulceration using Electric Bitters. The patient improved, gaining from the ailment and remaining attack free for months. The ad promotes Electric Bitters for dyspepsia constipation and kidney issues at 80 cents at Shar.
A child of Mrs Gov T Benson burned after stepping against a hot stove and cried until a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm was applied. About half an hour later the child slept, and two weeks later seemed well. The note mentions Murgale by Why ets & Ronde as an antiseptic remedy.
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