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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
2
Premier Witte reports Moscow revolt failing with military in control. Leaders of the fighting legions captured. rebels’ plans and arm caches exposed. Doubts remain about stamping out revolution, but collapse appears near and stifled in St Petersburg.
The State Department says the United States will refrain from intervention in the San Domingo dispute unless Americans or interests are threatened or lawless acts occur. If conditions change, President Taft and Secretaries Root and Bonaparte agreed in a White House conference that measures to quell the disturbance will be taken.
A river saloon party of Italians and Americans clashed after a Christmas celebration. Buckshot fired wounded six, lights went out, boats pulled away, and the Americans returned fire near the riverbank. Two Americans, Vesey and French, in serious condition.
B F Yoakum executive head of Rock Island and Frisco systems arrives in St Louis to confer with President Davidson and plan a system wide inspection. He denies reports of Frisco extending to Birmingham or the Gulf or making a bid for the Missouri Kansas Texas road.
Morning blaze devastates interior and contents of the Exchange hotel in Uniontown. About 150 guests flee in night clothing as performers from the Princess Chic company are carried to safety. The Gans family and three Hungarian servant girls are rescued from third floor with ladders and aid from firemen. Mrs Gans and daughters prostrated by smoke. Attorney J C Work and Mrs Work aid in rescue.
Ina Berry barricaded in a Frisco car at Girard Kansas for four days. Officers used a dash of ammonia which splashed her face and burned both eyes. She lost the left eye and the right eye was burned but not seriously. Doctors hope to save the right eye. She recalls the ordeal without bitterness and is now rational.
The annual report of E A Church, chief oil inspector, filed with the governor, shows for the fiscal year ending November 30 receipts reached 21 116 dollars while expenditures totaled 11 091 69 dollars. The net balance to be covered into the state treasury was 10 023 21 dollars, the highest for any incumbent.
A blaze struck the Louisville Kentucky courthouse destroying roof and top floor. The fire damaged offices and caused part of the dome to collapse severing the Henry Clay statue’s hand. The historic building housed essential records and the statue.
A banquet in Torreon Mexico left nine citizens dead and many ill after a punch bowl was poisoned. All deceased were from one political faction while attendees from the opposing side remained unscathed.
John Alexander Dowie of Zion City Illinois has reached Port Antonio Kingston Jamaica aboard the Admiral Dewey. He was confined to his cabin during the trip but reports his health is improved on arrival.
George Poell fireman of Powell Nebraska earns the first Medal of Honor under the 1905 act after saving a child from a moving train on the St. J. G. I. line. Roosevelt and Secretary Moseleef send letters of praise and the Interstate Commerce Commission review details.
The Akron Gas company, part of John R. Walsh’s holdings, was placed under a receiver after Squire, Demsey & Saunders of Cleveland filed a petition alleging a $5,703 claim for coal from Young Biogeny & Ohio Coal. Local manager A B Eilbeck was named receiver. the plant has operated since 1898 after Walsh bought it from Charles G Dawes. The firm is capitalized at $400,000, which also equals its bonded indebtedness.
John Southwind, described as a giant Winnebago Indian, traveled to Sioux City and drank heavily. He was later found frozen to death on a sandbank.
Pittsburg report says Mrs. Laura Corey accepts 1 million from her husband W E B Corey and will not sue for divorce. He vows no ties with actress Mabelle Gillman and to name their son as sole heir, with presents from the steel president arriving at Alfred A. Corey’s home.
A Christmas night blaze gutted the six story buildings at 102 104 106 Wooster Street in New York. Five alarms and 32 companies plus nine precincts fought the fire causing $300000 to $500000 loss with minor injuries to five firefighters. Occupants included Damslay Cohen Muhlendorf Goldschmidt Knopf Mendelsohn Brandt Jentes. About a dozen workers escaped safely.
Missouri Pacific train No 106 from Omaha halted near Cypress yards Kansas City when engineer P H Burns spotted a yellow dog barking at a trestle. A wandering horse was tangled in the ties. the crew freed it and avoided a wreck. The dog vanished after the rescue.
Admiral George Dewey prepared a Christmas greeting for officers and men of the American navy worldwide. The message urged unity and goodwill, asking sailors to avoid cliques and grudges for the country and service.
The body of J B Russell Parsons, the late American consul general to Mexico City, will be brought home by his family. Fellow Americans in Mexico City will honor the late official, who was greatly beloved in the community.
In Sligo hills a lake famed for depth amuses a professor visiting with a native guide. Pat relates a cousin who leapt into the pond to prove its depth, returning the next day by cable asking for his clothes to be sent on.
The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has become a fixture in over eight million homes and free from all druggists. Demand is high as 1906 editions are selling quickly. buyers are urged to inquire early before supplies exhaust. Also mentions products like Lewis' Single Binder cigar and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup with generic promotional tone.
A New York man reports two years of neck sores and relentless itching that left a bald spot. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the torment subsided, sores disappeared, and hair regrew thick and healthy. He endorses Cuticura enthusiastically.
A cautionary note warns climbers to confirm solid ground before attempting risky bluffing on a tree line rock face. Observers stress stable footing, proper gear, and measured routing to prevent slides or falls during ascent.
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