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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
2
Brief roundup of international items from various regions. Highlights include political developments, economic signals, and regional tensions as reported from multiple countries. Authorities, leaders, and notable events appear with limited details given the concise format.
The Senate adopted resolutions seeking full information on the discharge of colored soldiers from the Twenty-fifth regiment. The House defeated Littlefield’s pilotage bill aiding American vessels in the coastwise trade. Treasury Secretary Shaw urged a restricted currency. Congress to grant power to mitigate panic. The House passed a bill repealing the interstate commerce law as applied to convict-made goods. Navy Secretary Bonaparte asked Congress for three new battleships. Metcalf reported US merchant shipping at 25,006 vessels and 6,674,969 gross tons, with growth expected. Congress to consider $1 million for Alaska exhibit resources and products at the Alaska Yukon Pacific show.
The article reports President Roosevelt denying charges by Bellamy Storer and publicly accusing him of lying, plus various other warps of news including a Chicago train tragedy, a breach of promise suit, a Market Street fire, and multiple fatalities in accidents from Rock Island trains to a Danville railway wreck. It lists political fallout over the Waters-Pierce oil case, a Springfield bishop's death, a Great Bend bank robbery, and other fatalities in Poland, Iowa, and Michigan.
Krupp company to increase capital stock by five million dollars and erect buildings costing about fifteen million. All new stock to remain in the Krupp family.
Four killed in a head on wreck near Lewiston Maine eight cars hurled over the engine. A gale sinks the schooner Florence I. Lockype off Assateague Virginia. A posse pursues Henry White who murdered Marshal Seashore. Dr. Lapponi dies in Rome. Union Lumber plant burns in San Francisco.
Washington report states Norwegian minister Haugh informed President Roosevelt that he had won the Nobel peace prize. The prize totals 138,536 crowns or about 37,128 dollars, to be used to fund a Washington conference on labor and capital for industrial peace.
Mitchell Bruso of the Greek crew rowed through a fierce north east gale in a small boat to rescue Captain Ole Owarsund and Seaman Charles Martin from the sinking Buena Ventura amid ice and danger. The Walter A Luckenbach crew barely saved themselves as Bruso returned to pull the captain aboard and later retrieve Martin.
In the Senate on the 10th more than 100 private pension bills were favorably reported and a few private relief bills were passed. The House began consideration of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill.
A reader recounts a strange insomnia cure involving peanuts and milk that put him to sleep quickly but led to surreal dreams. The tale features a dragon, a two headed bull, a windlass, a train that has passed 400 years, a clown lifting a tent, and a sudden awakening after about ten minutes of sleep. Good Health Clinic.
Prof James H Breasted of the University of Chicago reports a 41 line sun temple inscription at Abu Simbel detailing Rameses II marriage. The text notes the word snow appears in snowless Egypt and marks a historic linguistic first.
The Journal of Public Health warns that haste taints aspects of life from eating and voting to marriage and religion. It highlights risks of dyspepsia apoplexy bankruptcy corruption and social decay as rapid actions drive a shrinking tribe.
Daily market notes from New York and Cleveland dated December 11 1906 show flour steady demand for various grades with winter patent at 4 15 to 4 30 per barrel. Wheat No 2 red around 78 to 80 cents. Corn, oats, butter, eggs, cheese and potatoes priced with mixed steady trends. Cattle and sheep prices listed with demand evident for steers calves and wethers.
Toledo and East Buffalo publish prices for wheat corn and oats in Toledo with cash values and for cloverseed at 8.45. East Buffalo lists cattle veals sheep and hog prices with ranges for best steers wethers spring lambs and yorkers.
Cattle prices range with choice steers at 5.75 to 6.00 wholesale and 5.10 to 5.35 for good quality. Sheep show prime wethers 5.80 and lambs 5.00 to 7.80. Hogs noted at Yorkers 6.45.
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