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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
2
A chaotic miscellany reports accidents, trials, and political shifts. Mentions a train disaster near Mériden, a murder case in Philadelphia, a bank failure in Charleston, and a naval appointment in Japan. Also notes riots in Puget Sound, policy debates in Lima and Paris, volcanic activity, and significant tax figures for 1906.
Reports from Venezuela indicate unrest over President Castro with rumors of a plot linking Antonio Velutini to a revolution. France and Velutini are tied to potential changes as Monroe Doctrine alarms rise amid suspected censorship and expulsions.
Thomas ONeill, a ranchman known as Chalk Bhuts, was shot at his ranch twelve miles south of Cheyenne. He was wounded in the left leg above the knee by a hired assassin firing from about a mile away and was treated at the scene. The killer, using tactics linked to the legend of Tom Horn, fled after the shooting.
Boise Idaho a stipulation signed by James H Hawley senior counsel for the prosecution and Fred Miller Spokane attorney for the defense states Marty Orchard’s case shall not be tried at the next term in Canyon county but will go over to the April term of court The assassination of former Governor Steunmberg prompted the case spanning multiple jurisdictions and delays.
The real year 1806 US trade with Spain and Portugal totaled over 54 million dollars, with 15 million imports and 14 million exports. Ports cited include 4.5 million from wares, 8.3 million from Spain, 2 million to Portugal, and 17.6 million to Spain. Chicago skating injury scare follows Humboldt park event as ice opens dangerous gaps and crowd panics. A mob forms after a jailhouse execution of Alan Dunkie Righarden for assault and murder, hanged near the river crossing, in a bridge-linked hangout.
The widow of the late Dr Stemens opened a private safe deposit box on Saturday in Peoria. The box, expected to hold valuable papers, was empty except for a nonessential item. A $20,000 Macon Cereal stock certificate was found in default. An intended seizure of the People’s Bank failed to locate the assets. It is feared insurance policies and other items are missing and the sale of stock was not verified, hurting the bank now in bankruptcy.
Sailors aboard the Gailors Desert Ship mutinied while off Port Townsend after forcibly landing ashore. They refused to proceed to sea citing ballast and weight concerns aboard the Courbet, as N W O rear reported. The 260 tons of ballast were deemed insufficient and the vessel drifted free from a tug on its way from San Francisco, with the loss of the Pass of Melfort 14 attributed to ballast shortages.
The copper lead and smelting deal, developing for months, solidifies on Wall Street. An underrial corporation is poised to rival United States Steel in size, to be rebuilt from the pending arrangement. Negotiations forecast a new corporation with at least 600 million dollars in single-class stock, underwritten at par, controlling ore output, smelting, and refined product sales.
The US Army transport Meade, delayed by a fire in its hold, sailed on Saturday for Honolulu, Guam and Manila carrying over 100 passengers, along with the Second Infantry and the Eighth and Thirteenth Batteries. Captain Charles F. Williams, in command, succeeds Captain Wilson who was injured in the fire.
A wagon carrying three people was struck by a Colorado Southern passenger train at Galt Creek crossing two miles south of Pueblo on Saturday evening. Mrs William, aged, and David Arone were killed outright. John Williams, 30, was seriously injured. The wagon was demolished and one horse died. The party was returning to their home below the range.
Stockton miners Tomo Sablich and Fiero Hovich were imprisoned in the App mine cavern for two days and more than one hundred hours. They survived with water and only slight hunger, and were found in good condition after rescue Saturday.
New York report states Frank Witnowski the stable boy and eye witness to Barnley T Horner shooting by Dr James E Simpson at Northport L I is dying in the State hospital for the in manent. Simpson claimed the discharge of the slotgun was an Wisnowski won the only illness to the tragedy.
Spokaie Wesk Charles G May, president of the defunct Big Bend National Bank in Davenport Washington, was found guilty on the nationwide wreck charge. Judge Wason Beniy presided as jurors returned a guilty verdict after a 24 hour deliberation.
Port au Prince Hayti reports the government granted relief to Frenchmen ordered to depart who refused and claimed destitution. They were sent to Santiago by the French consul after declaring they needed time to wind up their affairs before deportation.
An advertisement extols a patent medicine by Dr. erie praising its strength to aid barren women and fertility. It claims to remove nervous debility and other ailments, invites readers to buy Garfield Tea Co products, and lists laxative and liver regulating benefits, with promotional text about literary luck and book preservation.
A fragmented notice offers a 5100 reward and a travel advert cites a $500 California round trip via the Salt Lake Route. It mentions agents in Toledo and Salt Lake City, with references to remedies and personal conduct anecdotes, all wrapped in miscellaneous public notices and promotional text.
The piece explains that under Scottish law a couple can wed by a simple declaration after a fortnight in the country, witnessed and intentional, with more emphasis on the testimony than a formal ceremony. It cites Wilkie Collins' Man and Wife as an illustrative example and notes Scotland’s high per capita drink expenditure.
A Hoosick Falls mother credits Grape Nuts with transforming her five year old son into a strong active boy. She says he suffered indigestion and nerves before, then embraced Grape Nuts for breakfast and improved, noting the cereal satisfies him better than ordinary meals. The story links his change to reading The Road to Wellville in pieces.
A Curacao reporter cites Venezuelan distrust of Castro as generals in each state mobilize recruits. Deserters are anticipated as French blockades loom. Puerto Cabello and Laguaira boast limited artillery while the navy of five small ships gathers at Lagualra.
A fragmented old article discusses a supposed egg toxin research by M. Lolsel of Parts and notes that digestion alters egg toxicity. It also highlights peculiar Comanche counting, where numbers are recited up to ten then continued as “ten and one more” up to nineteen, and so on.
In St Petersburg, Reds surrounded a Nevsky River cabaret and detonated a bomb among workers. Fire from the attack wounded eighteen, one dying en route to hospital, while the blast destroyed most of the building and splattered ruins with gore and debris.
A preliminary state tally shows Colorado up 18 percent in manufacturing establishments and 12 percent in product value from 1900 to 1904. Excluding trades like building and dressmaking, 1607 establishments operated with capital of 107,741,600. Salaried officials numbered 2,68 with 2,553,843 in salaries. 12,524 wage-earners earned 16,109,309. products valued at 100,446,999. Washington notes pension bills, mostly for blind or bedridden veterans, plus minor measures and two Philippine tariff amendments in 1905.
Coley shot and killed Josie La Bat in a Kearny Street room and then killed himself with two bullets to the head. The woman, bedridden by lines, lay helpless as the man who shared her apartment fired the fatal shot and turned the weapon on himself. Coley, once a soldier, is deceased.
Peking reports indicate major powers will retain troops in China for the near term. German forces and other nations have not yet begun orderly withdrawals, and governments await developments in the coming months. The foreign presence is broadly opposed to immediate troop withdrawals.
The Pall Mall Gazette criticizes British postage stamp colors as dull and praises American stamps for their vivid dyes and visual appeal, urging Britain to adopt similar high quality inks seen abroad.
An elderly speaker recalls a Gorham Academy visit by Reverend Caleb Bradley during Polk's presidency. He reflects on higher political sentiment then and notes the remark that good boys become good men, implying some youths might rise to leaders like Washington Jefferson or even Polk.
A testimonial from a patient in 1908 recounts severe anemia with headaches heart irregularities and swelling. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills the patient reports marked improvement including regular heartbeat pink cheeks and renewed strength, praising affordable treatment and recommending the pills to friends. Europe population context notes Belgium density and overall world comparison.
The tale notes Ever Mear of Gootty and a rider described as record breaking. It cites Walter Scott, a Death Valley miner, traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago last summer in 9 special trains over the Santa Fe in under 45 hours. The trip cost over $6,000 and marked the fastest long distance run on any American railway, proving the Santa Fe track and staff dependable. The piece includes promotions for ticket rates and travel by several trains to the East and Southwest. It also quotes a Cosmopolitan remark on love as life’s worth and path to ideals.
A Newark nurse Mrs Martha Pohlman lauds Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for female diseases. She recounts personal professional experience and recommends the product for irregular, painful, or suppressed periods and related ailments, urging afflicted women to write to Mrs Pinkham for guidance.
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