News of a Week Terse Summary of Global Happenings
A condensed review highlights immigration debates and tax plans, grain fraud allegations, and broad legislation in Congress. Notable items include Panama canal support, Senate court terms, railroad rate debate, and international diplomacy from Europe to Asia, with Civil War commemoration and local trials noted.
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Navy
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Gulf of Mexico
Lake Superior
Mixed 1900s News Snippets From U S Papers
Stanford White assassinated by Harry Thaw in New York after alleged intimacy with Evelyn Nesbit. Petition by St Joseph Jews to Roosevelt to press Russia on pogroms. Dallas judge blocks Houston Texas Central fare cut. Lynching in De Kalb Mississippi. Tornado damage in Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Greek metropolitan appointment in Varna disputed. Washington Jefferson College drops Greek from classical requirements. Earthquake felt in Goodhue county Minnesota. Turkish troops kill 14 Greek bandits near Narjire. Saginaw baseball team withdraws from league. Tuberculosis and pneumonia cited as leading causes of death in the United States.
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Paducah
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Manchuria
Order of Hibernians
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Michigan
Census Bureau
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William H. Moreland
Cincinnati
Thomas Moreland
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Wisconsin Synod of the Lutheran Church
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Florida Democratic Legislative Committee
William J. Bryan
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Moore
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Haakon VII
America
Supreme Court
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Waupun
James P. Nolan
Wisconsin
Mary Behrens
Edward Ganzer
Peter Behrens
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Russia
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Renway Bureau
Last Honors for Ohio Governor Pattison Interred
John M. Pattison's body was laid to rest in Milford Ohio after a public in state and funeral services attended by state officials and mourners from across the country. Governor Andrew L Harris and other dignitaries led the procession to Green Lawn cemetery as a regimental bugler played taps.
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General Assembly
Pattison
Gov. Pattison
oMdale
Ohio
le Seurd
Milford
W. H. Rust
Xenia
Corrine Moore
Lawson
Cincinnat
Judge Harmon
Cincinnati
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Bishop Spellmeyer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clnelhnail
Cal. Hake
Realiance
Premont
Perrintown Pike
Greenlawn
M. le Sourd
Wesleyan Confers Degrees in Ohio Wesleyan Commencement
At the commencement in Delaware Ohio the Wesleyan college conferred LL D degrees on Robert Miller of Cincinnati Wilbur P B Thirkild president elect of Howard University DC and master of arts on Hey Daniel Carter Edmund D Lyon of Madisonville and Nelson Stone of Akron Doctor of divinity went to Rev William Endley presiding elder of the Sandusky district Northern Ohio conference A separate item notes a picnic at Moxahala Park turned into a memorial for the late Gov Pattison and a steamer Scottinh Hern was cut in two at Quebec for canal passage.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
LL. D
Robert Miller
Cincinnati
Wilbur PB
Thirkild
Howard University
Washington
Hey
Daniel Carter
Edmund Dlyon
Madisonville
Nelson
Stone
Akron
Rey
William Endley
Sandusky
Ohio
Zanvaville
Chamber of Commerce
Moxahala Park
Gov. Pattison
Cathedral and Convent Burned in Montreal Fire
A major blaze in Montreal Quebec destroyed a new cathedral a home for priests and a convent along with a parish church. Firefighters battled the flames through the night with damage estimated at thousands. No injuries were reported.
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Montreal
Wonders of Idaho Showcasers Cataracts and Irrigation Dreams
A historical account extols Idaho's Shoshone Falls and nearby cataracts along the Snake River, praising the canyons deeper than the Grand Canyon and detailing a 1905 tunnel project to harness water power for irrigation. It highlights the region’s potential for vast agricultural growth and ties to national development.
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Maho
New World
Bnate
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Bancroft
Federal Union
Snake Myer Canyon
Niagara
Snake River Valley
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Snake
Cleaning Woodwork With Turpentine and Unyeed Mixture
The guide recommends an even blend of turpentine and Unyeed or old sweet oil for cleaning woodwork. Shake well and apply with a flannel rag, using moderate amounts to avoid overuse.
Laughing at a Society Editor’s Odd Toast
An exchanged quip in Chicago Sun humor highlights how editors doggedly dodge personal charity while jesting about a thin bride and a chafing dish. The gag underscores pressroom banter over personal detail and public image.
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Chicago Sun
Shipyards Could Build One Big Steamship Daily
Statement praises wartime industry showing Great Britain with all shipyards united to produce a large steamship each day of the year, highlighting scale and wartime industrial capacity.
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Great Britain
Markets Report Collates June 27 1906 Prices Across Cities
Across New York Cleveland Toledo Buffalo and Pittsburgh markets on June 27 1906 prices for flour wheat corn oats butter cheese potatoes hay and cattle show varied activity. Notable figures include spring patent flour at 4.45 to 4.80, wheat red 88c, corn yellow 7c, butter creamery 18c, cheese York state 19 13 ½ c, cattle export steers $5 25 to $75.85, hogs varying with regional listings, and calves up to 7.00.
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Cleveland
York State
Buffalo
Pathetic Ohio tale of debt and final death in Wooster
Henry Zaring aged 68 is found dead in a wash hut near Wooster after decades of struggle to pay off a 20 year indebtedness. Once county's wealthiest man his fortunes faded to two thousand dollars in debt. A dying note on his person says I die happy as he tried to finish the last payments from years of toil.
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Wooster
Henry Zaring
Zaring
Boy Dies In Accidental Shooting At Home
Lorain 13 year old Louis Davros son of B O docks worker Jacob Davros accidentally shot and killed himself with a flobert rifle at Harry Moore's home. Harry, son of contractor Jacob Moore, had just received the gun and handed it to Louis who looked through the barrel. The hammer discharged when the gun struck steps, killing Louis instantly.
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Louis Davros
Jacob Davros
Priday
Harry Moore
Louis
Harry
Jacob Moore
Flobert
Toule
Prominent Men Indicted by Drake Committee In Cincinnati
Grand jury reports indictments in Cincinnati linked to the Drake committee inquiry. B P Critchell former park superintendent faces charges over city greenhouse flower disposal. Luhrig and Marmet Coal Co under Valentine anti trust law tied to city contract supplies. Rudolph K Kleyboldte and Henry Burkhold under investigation for alleged false pretenses to join the grand jury.
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Grand Jury
Drake Committee
Senate
B. P. Critchell
Luhrig Coal Co
Marmet Coal Co
Valentine
Rudolph K Kleyboldte
Henry Burkhold
Rand Jory
Baby Food Poisoning Ties To Three Infant Deaths In Cleveland
Coroner Siegelstein regarded the findings as almost murder and ruled morphine poisoning as the cause for six week old Joseph Lehotan of Milford Street in the case tied to a preparation named Kopp's Baby Friend. He also stated the deaths of two infants Irma Vargo and Swan, ages two months and two weeks respectively, were due to the same cause.
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Cleveland
Siegelstein
Joseph Lehotan
Milford Street
Kopp
Siegelatwin
Irma Vargo
Baby Swan
Algo Biyen
Ohio House approves omnibus public buildings bill
Washington DC The house committees on public buildings grounds and repairs presented an omnibus bill allocating funds for Ohio cities including Warren 30000 Columbus 400000 Toledo 510000 Springfield 30000 Hamilton 100000 Youngstown 100000 Lancaster 75000 Greenville 26000 Marriot 100000 Marion 75000 Newark 90000 Ashtabula 15000 Delaware 10000 The bill covers additions and repairs to state facilities. Ohio Supreme Court rules tax inquisitor laws invalid in Montgomery County while Hamilton County laws are upheld.
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Washington, D. C
Omnibus
Warren
Columbus
Toledo
Springfield
Hamilton
Youngstown
Lancaster
Greenville
Mariott
Marlon
Newark
Ashtabula
Delaware
Ohio Supreme Court
Lawa
Montgomery County
Hamilton County
Supreme Court
Opposition to Webber's Choice in Elyria
A local Elyria Republican machine protests John Butt as Congressman Webber's pick for postmaster. The document criticizes Butt’s education and lack of officeholding experience, led by council president J. N. Smith, with Webber's refusal to appoint him.
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Webber
Elgria
John Butt
Pontmauler
Elyria
Tragic Death From Electric Car Accident Near Genoa
Wealthy young farmer Jacob Groil of Genoa was killed early Monday when an electric car from the Toledo & Port Clinton line struck him as he slept on the tracks. He was not seen by the train crew and died after being taken to Genoa.
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Clinton Electric Road
Jacob Groil
Genoa
Gonos
Burglars Raid Atwater Stores in Ravenna Area
Early Tuesday a gang raided the town of Atwater ten miles south of Ravenna. They entered every business house and fled toward Randolph in two rigs. A miner was killed by a B&O train near Zanouville. Ora Thai, a 38 year old minor, was injured in a separate incident. details unclear due to damaged report.
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Ravenna
Randolph
Zanouville
B&o
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