Fragmentary note on coffee and Postum strength
A garbled snippet discusses coffee strength and Postum as a mild beverage. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities are present.
25 Jan 1906
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
1
A garbled snippet discusses coffee strength and Postum as a mild beverage. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities are present.
A sweeping 1906 news digest covers political moves in Congress including a resolution on Mrs. Minor Morris, Indian Territory affairs, eight hour law changes for Panama canal work, and deficienc y spending debate. It notes crimes from hazing charges to poisonings, a Mississippi lynching, mine disasters, and international tensions in Venezuela and Morocco with fleet movements and diplomatic actions.
The general scale committee of the United Mine Workers of America reports to the Indianapolis convention. Demands include admitting Districts 13 14 21 24 25 to joint conference and all willing outlying districts, a 12 percent wage increase, run of mine basis, seven cent differential for machine mining, uniform outside day wage scale, 12 percent rise for yardage and dead work, minimum age 16, April 1 1906 to April 1 1907 contract, eight hours per day, two hours pay after morning start with hour by hour pay thereafter. Operators may substitute nonregular labor if routine work is unavailable.
Reports from Rio Janeiro state the Brazilian turret warship Aquidaben sank at Port Jacarepagua after a sudden explosion. About 212 killed, 98 saved. bodies to be brought to Rio Janeiro for a national funeral. The disaster closes theaters and prompts mourning nationwide. Justice and politics follow with various state measures and bills debated in Columbus.
Washington January 23 The senate spent most of its time on regulating railroad rates though no bill had been reported from the interstate commerce committee. Mr Clay urged passage of a bill giving the commission power to regulate complained of rates warning government ownership might be next. The eight hour clause in the Panama canal item faced debate in the urgent deficiency bill in the house.
Col. W. D. Mann, editor of Town Topics, testifies at Hapgood criminal libel trial that he borrowed nearly 200000 from J. P. Morgan James R. Keene W W Vanderbilt William C Whitney and other top financiers. Several loans were unpaid or repaid in stock of the Town Topics Co at 1000 a share. Names include Collis P Huntington Charles M Schwab Howard Gould George Gould Thomas F Ryan and John W Gates. The largest loan was 90000 from James R Keene.
The anniversary of Red Sunday observed in St Petersburg on January 23 passed without incidents. Early dispatches from the interior indicated no serious trouble anywhere, and the day unfolded in a calm, uneventful manner.
The open shop rule took effect on all contracts of the Allied Iron Trades Iron League and Employers Association in New York City, all under the National Association of Structural Steel and Iron Workers.
In commemoration of St Peters burgs Red Sunday more than 15000 socialists gathered in Union Square New York to denounce the Russian government in a large mass meeting held on January 23.
Reverend Howard C Dunham a longtime Methodist clergyman and the oldest member of the American Peace Society died at his Winthrop home at age 93.
Boston, Jan 23. Poultney Bigelow, who recently criticised conditions in Pan ama, resigned his post as special lecturer on international law at Boston University.
In Columbus on January 18 the Kealy Lexow substitute was defeated 61 to 57 as the Little amendment to authorize a Cincinnati probe moved forward. The cities committee was instructed to report back by January 24. On January 19 the committee postponed action, delaying the full house vote until next Tuesday.
The Appleyard traction lines placed in receivership last spring will be offered at auction on February 19 and 20, 1906. Five lines will be sold at Springfield Harmony Bellefontaine and Columbus, including the Dayton Springfield Urbana Urbana Belfontaine Northern Central Market Street Columbus Grove City Southwestern and Columbus London Springfield systems.
Mrs. Phara by Heskitt, 90, widow of Benjamin Heskitt who served in the war, died at her Liberty township home after a pneumonia illness. She had been drawing a pension tied to her late husband’s service.
In Ada on January 22 trustees elected Charles R. Frankham of Columbus as an instructor in the law college and approved several campus and building improvements.
Cincinnati January 22 Thomas G Moore an electrician fell from the top of the Harrison building under construction at Fourth and Elm streets to the basement about 200 feet below and was killed instantly.
Bucyrus Ohio residents faced a day of closures with fruit stands, ice cream parlors, and cigar shops shuttered. Police imposed traffic checks and restaurants with saloon connections went out of business as the city tightened controls on January 22.
Attorney General Wade Ellis filed a circuit court suit at Bellefontaine to revoke the charters of 14 bridge companies alleged to be members of the bridge pool. The action seeks removal from their corporate charters in Ohio.
Attorney General Wade H. Ellis is urged to file a quo warranto suit to revoke the charter of Ohio Wholesale Grocers Association Co in Columbus. Charles C Higgins, Eldridge Higgins Co president, claims the company profits not groceries and seeks to fix prices and curb competition through the association.
In Kent Ohio January 22 a rear end crash on the Baltimore and Ohio line killed conductor E C Griffin of Cleveland, seriously injured brakeman P J Hawkins of Cleveland with multiple finger losses, and badly cut engineer Watrous of Newcastle Pa. The crash, caused by failure to send back a train flag, occurred as a second freight freight car struck a stopped train at about 16 miles per hour. the crew were trapped in a demolished caboose.
Cleveland police seek Homer Wieland after Lillie Wenzel aged 20 is fatally shot leaving a dance hall with a young man named Edel. Four shots fired three hit her vital parts as she refused to let another man accompany her. Edel says he does not know the shooter.
Edward Uh! surrenders to police to defend his mother charged with murder of her husband. Both mother and son were indicted after her arrest in Marietta Ohio on the homicide case.
Columbus Ohio January 22 The warmest winter day since 1878 when the local weather bureau was established was recorded Sunday with the maximum temperature a fraction over 72 degrees. Street thermometers rose as high as 76 degrees according to official observations.
In Zanesville Ohio on January 22 John Bluthart, a contractor, died after a quarrel during which Van Wills allegedly knocked him down. Bluthart sustained a concussion of the brain from hitting the curb and Wills is under arrest for murder.
West Farmington Ohio January 22 local police continue to probe the death of Rowland K Lewis a wealthy stockman and farmer found dead with his clothing on fire in his home near here Saturday The case remains unsolved as investigators pursue leads. In Zaleski Ohio also January 22 Sunday saloons closed for first time in town history Mayor J W Crist and Marshal B L Grubbs youngest officials ever elected ordered the ban signaling a quiet dramatic shift in local governance.
Canton Ohio January 20 Irwin D Bachtel cashier and William Davis former Canton State Bank vice president have been reindicted by Stark county grand jury on charges of embezzling and making false entries in connection with the defunct bank.
A blaze at J. E. Meyer & Bros. pump and hay tool works in Ashland Ohio caused an estimated 200000 dollars in damage. The fire seriously injured two men, one likely fatally, making it the largest such establishment worldwide.
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