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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1906
Page
6
Reports describe the Vesuvius eruption causing massive destruction near Naples and Torre del Greco with 12 killed, dozens injured, and thousands displaced. Rail and road travel were disrupted, food scarcity grows as tracks and markets fail, while authorities consider relief and recovery steps.
The House military affairs panel authorizes a 1.5 million expansion to West Point bringing total project cost to 7.3 million. Crumpacker’s bill would apply U S coastwise laws to the Philippines starting April 12 1909. House election committee favors direct senatorial voting and four year terms via constitutional amendment. Senate confirms Col Charles R Suter brigadier general retired and Leven H Allen brigadier general. Insular affairs panel backs Crumpacker bill extension of coastwise law date to April 11 1909. Railways and canals panel favors Williams resolution seeking canal cost maintenance and freight data.
Legal advisers for Dr Dowie and Over seer Voliva announce a pause as factions seek control of Zion City. Dowie aims to reclaim leadership and claim 95 percent of church property while 5 percent would go to him, potentially valuing Dowie at about 1 million dollars and the church at 19 million. Also reported are the death of Capt. Duncan Kennedy in Havana and the sudden death of James Springer, American vice consul at Cardenas. Three Chicago boys, aged 11 to 14, suffered injuries from dynamite cartridges they made and tested in a vacant lot.
A 3000 strong mob in Springfield Missouri hanged Horace Duncan and Jim Copeland at the Goddess of Liberty statue after accusing them of assault. A second man, William Allen, was lynched later that night, his body burned. Sheriff Horner and Prosecuting Attorney Patterson report 100 identified participants and plan a grand jury investigation.
In an Atlantic fleet accident at Guantanamo Bay six men died in the forward turret of the battleship Kearsarge. The loss follows a Missouri disaster by two years and occurred during ongoing Caribbean drill and target practice.
General Overseer Wilbur Glen Voliva issued a 1904 letter as documentary proof against John Alexander Dowie and his followers in Zion City. Signed by John G Speicher Charles J Bernard and V V Barnes it warned a clash was inevitable if Dowie did not reform. Dowle rejects claims of a peaceful settlement involving six percent of Zion property. Colored Clergy Protests To Roosevelt In Chicago they plan a push to President Roosevelt for an official inquiry into the Springfield Missouri lynching of three Black men.
John F. Wallace, formerly chief engineer of the Panama Canal, is chosen as the third arbitrator in the wage dispute between the Grand Trunk railway and its engineers in New York.
The 1905 year saw record gains in New York savings bank deposits and resources with deposits at 1.292 billion and resources at 1.405 billion, each up about 94 million. Nationally, coal copper iron ore and gold output reached historic highs, pig iron output surpassed Europe, and bank clearings and railroad earnings showed continuous growth. The coal strike could alter sentiment, but overall 1906 is expected to rise over 1905 in major sectors.
March 1 marked an end to the deficit with a surplus near one million dollars and expectations of a substantial yearly surplus. The Dingley tariff is praised for revenue efficiency while increased expenditures are funded by higher duties and internal revenue.
A compilation of editorials from several papers debating tariff policy, democracy and labor. Mentions Hearst’s Democratic stance, Bryan, free trade implications, and public reaction to tariff changes with references to Milwaukee Sentinel Troy Times St Louis Globe Democrat Boston Transcript Cincinnati Star and others.
A testimonial from Alpena Michigan recounts paralysis after childbirth and nervous debility that improved after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad claims benefits for pale nerves, impure blood, and conditions like rheumatism and anemia, with mail order pricing and druggist availability.
A survey of cultural norms highlights varied practices from Servia to Bolivia. It notes wealth disparities, marriage gifts like geese in China, Eskimo doctor fees, and Korean debt tendencies. Bolivia uses tree-bark textiles for attire. Joruri stage singing mirrors actor thoughts. Spanish etiquette limits female visitors and arm guidance in public. Brittany wedding butter carvings feature coins as guests insertions.
A column notes men indulge in glowing resolutions after marriage and brides describe plans for a bridal tour. It observes men grow extravagant for about three months following the ceremony.
The Rhenish Missionary Society reports a landmark year with 4,712 pagans baptized and 136 Mohammadan converts. Total Christians reach 61,764. Across 301 schools, 14,519 students are under instruction.
A woman recounts a long battle with neuralgic headaches and weight loss, saying Postum Food Coffee cleared her symptoms within weeks and she regained health and independence. She cites a 1904 recommendation from a woman doctor and promotes The Road to Wellville from Postum Co. in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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