16 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
1
An advertisement urges readers to insure against tornado and cyclone risks with policy terms of one year at $109.00 and longer terms at scaled rates. It claims quick coverage and prompts contact with Callen Guomex C, Fuzar in Ast.
An essay debates whether urban life or rural living better develops intellect and vigor. It argues cities ruin health and morality with noise, haste, and刺激 while distant farms nurture patience, study, and character, stressing farm life remote from cities fuels serious minds and successful careers.
The writer argues that wealth often breeds autocracy while the poor generally show better manners. He notes rich people treat servants well yet cruelty to lower social groups persists and fashionable folk often lack kindness. He praises Third Avenue manners over Broadway and urges a public school for manners training.
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate Emperor Nicholas endorsed a zemsky sabor revival, signaling potential liberal reforms. In Lodz and other Polish locales clashes between soldiers and strikers caused many deaths and injuries as unrest continued across Russian territories.
Chicago reports Johann Hoch admitting to 13 marriages in ten years amid coroner inquiry into his last wife Mrs Walcker Hoch. He says eight are dead but denies poisoning any. He claims marriages were business ventures for money, not love, and that he advertised for women over 15.
President Roosevelt, guest of honor at a Lincoln dinner by the Republican club, urged northern south unity and praised efforts against lynching. He said the race issue must be managed so backward races gain true freedom while preserving high civilization. Senator Dolliver, George A Knight, and James M Beck spoke on related themes. The Waldorf Astoria event drew a lavish crowd.
Attorney General Mayer released Tracey Becker report on the insolvency of the German bank of Buffalo now controlled by Arthur Appleyard of Boston. Appleyard allegedly kited checks and left loans totaling over 662000, with bonds and rail concerns left in jeopardy. 25 percent recovery expected. Also report notes Ohio river ice gorge damage, steamers sunk, and barges lost, along with fires and arson-related illnesses at Detroit Alhambra apartments.
A heavy snow blockade paralyzes Marshalltown Iowa cutting street lighting and coal supply. Two large factories closed, municipal pumping secured only until Wednesday, while relief trains speed to Butler to aid stalled passenger service. Elsewhere a vast cold wave snarls rail transport from Arizona to the Atlantic and freezes livestock in the plains.
The Ohio Record reports a Cincinnati railroad wreck at Lebanon and Northern station with four coal cars and an engine detaching, the crew escaping as a passenger car was crushed. In Hepburn, George Price, 63, burned to death in a house fire. an explosion followed as neighbors attempted rescue. In Columbus area inaugurals, Ohio’s participation appears limited. Cleveland notes troop and engineer representations, and Toledo and Youngstown report a runaway car with injuries. Dayton details a collision causing Leonard Parker to die from a fractured skull with five others injured.
The Harrison Building Co with Louis J Dolie president and H J Ruland secretary assigned all corporate assets to Alexis Cope on Friday. Cope posted bond for 50 000. Property includes the building and a 99 year leasehold valued at 100 000 real estate and 20 000 personal property.
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