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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
2
Dispatched reports note Ada Crone, a notorious convict, stabbed Hawking with shears at Mound W Va. while two federal prisoners from the District of Columbia were involved. details come from Washington officials amid broader crime and political items.
The British steamer Heliopolis collided with the Orlanda, sinking her near Penarth. The Orlanda's nineteen crew leapt into sea. six reached a lifeboat and were rescued by a pilot boat after exposure. Heliopolis fled, leaving no aid. Orlanda, built 1879 in Liverpool, carried 1000 tons and belonged to the Ortos Steamship line.
Washington report states the administration plan to settle the California Japanese situation passed the senate committee and awaits House approval. The provision authorizes the president to exclude Japanese laborers at his discretion. Debate highlighted two plans, with an opposed prohibition measure ruled out. Conference report adopted largely along party lines.
A rear derailment near Woodlawn Road on the Harlem line of the New York Central Railroad killed 22 and injured about 50 as the White Plains and Brewster express took a curve at speed. Officials offered no immediate cause though axle failure was suspected for the first coach.
Rabbi Emil G Heredh argued that glorifying war harms women and children and denying women the vote preserves the home based government. He claimed women should vote on household and national issues, opposing universal suffrage in public policy matters.
The Western General Lumbermen's Association wrapped up its convention at Armory Hall in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon after officers were elected and revolutions raised. George F. Merrill of Salt Lake was reelected president, with H L D Andrews of Caldwell as vice president and F King of Ritzville as secretary. W P Monson of Preston and Th Grover were named directors for two years, with J Hunt of Bozeman and T B Bartlett of Lewiston named for three years. The 1908 convention will be held in Tacoma, Washington.
In Washington the senate on Saturday Senator William A. Clark spoke vigorously in support of Culberson's amendment to the immigration bill. He urged separate consideration of Japanese immigration provisions and criticized President Roosevelt for interfering with San Francisco local school policies on Japanese attendance.
After School Furniture Trust chairman Chicago Frederick A Holbrook, accused of conspiring with Stafford Manufacturing president F H Stafford to restrain trade, was arrested Saturday on a federal court warrant. The action follows a complaint by DOJ special agent Harry B Duncan under the Sherman antitrust law.
In Topeka Kansas a senate bill will seek 75000 to fund Kansas participation in the Alaska Yukon exposition to be held in Beattie in 1909. W D Webb the exposition company’s special commissioner has been rallying support among lawmakers and the public. Ban Francino Harry Corbett are named in a separate note of a family incident.
Sunday night J Tafeya, a Mexican, shot and mortally wounded Juan Griege at Segundo, then rode ten miles to Sopris and killed an American named Grivery. He surrendered immediately and was taken to Trinidad. The prisoner claims justification in both killings.
Mrs. Leni Stulth, 38, was savagely attacked by a bulldog in Philadelphia after it had brooded about a beating for hours. The dog clamped for twenty minutes until her husband arrived and pried it off with an iron poker. Mrs Smith remained unnamed but in critical condition.
An assemblage of diverse items recounts pine oil cures and a dramatic fire record for 1906, noting Virgin Oil of Pine as a marketed remedy and warning against imitations. It also covers a fire loss summary, a public behavior note on carriage, an insect public-house claim, and a humorous slice about Mrs Hooligan rushing to a pantry while watching the clock.
Indigestion and nervousness from coffee fade after switching to Postum, as a Battle Creek couple recounts their 15 to 20 year struggle with coffee-induced misery. They praise Postum’s effects, claim better appetite, and urge friends to try the beverage, referencing a Read in the Wellvale book.
Washington report notes House Public Lands Committee action on a bill to permit government leasing of coal lands with royalties limited to 2 cents per ton and withdrawals-after-lease, amid Roosevelt's push for full withdrawal. Western lawmakers oppose broader withdrawal and seek controlled access.
Alexis Alladin of the Peasant party arrives in New York and warns that thirty million Russians face near starvation with a likely death toll of a million in the coming months. He urges American help but insists funds not go to the government and calls for relief to be distributed by American committees with representation in Buwain. He predicts a massive strike if constitutional reforms are denied.
Conductor Barnes saved twenty passengers on the Gladstone and Northern railroad when a rear coach rolled back on a steep grade near Silverton. He urged panicked riders to jump to safety as the car left the track and plunged down an embankment. Harris suffered serious injuries to the hips and body. Also reported are names tied to the Steve Adams murder trial and a Washington DC grand jury indictment of Anna M. Bradley for first degree murder in the December Raleigh hotel shooting of ex-Senator Arthur Brown.
Philadelphia counsel for Jus P Dunlap Carpet Company says mills are temporarily embarrassed with assets around 600000. Causes cited include failure of tentative stock subscribers to pay and president James Dunlap facing trouble with the jute trust. In San Francisco an intruder entered Mrs Mildred Coceau's home, tied her, bound and robbed her of about 12 dollars, then fled before the husband’s return.
A compact historical note traces the search for the northwest passage from Cabot in 1497, through Frobisher and Davis, to Hudson and Balboa era explorers. It highlights key voyages, leaders, and the bold aim to reach the Atlantic by sea, noting Balboa’s high northern latitude and the three radiating sounds as early entrances.
Mrs Hatte Currier of Thomaston Maine reports a baby suffered intense itching and rash on face and feet. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ox Heura Ointment, foot irritation subsided within hours and cradle cap cleared. She keeps Cuticura Ointment handy for future rashes and bites.
Queen Wilhelmina agrees to validate Vatican titles and decorations for French knights and nobles. The move ends years of perplexity over wear of Vatican ribbons and counts, sparking amusement in The Hague and a rise in prices of pontifical favors among the Knights of the Golden Spur and related orders.
A newspaper note promotes a home made catarrh remedy named Cyclone. It instructs readers to mix Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla and take a half teaspoon after meals and at night. The piece touts kidney filtering support and eradicating mucous toxins.
A fragmented notice describes steam railway parts auctioned by Harriman Electric in Salt Lake City near a mill site. It states prices around five hundred sixty dollars per item and mentions maps available for further information, inviting inquiries at the local address.
A fragmented note traces the origin of ninety nine year leases to Fingland and Queen Elizabeth era laws restricting ground or building rent to no more than a century. It mentions a statute in the Illinois code limiting lease length, later deemed unconstitutional.
A collection of schoolroom quips and a city wit tale. It includes misquoted lines on ignorance and vocabulary from youth, an anecdote about a city humorist who buried his mother and joked about stealing the spirit, and a Burton quotation on perpetual motion urging constant activity.
Popular Mechanics notes a new London job where a sensitive nose detects gas leaks. Detectors inspect pipes and mixtures, charging printers 8 cents per leak with many workers earning about 15 dollars weekly. A column on evolving English female form contrasts tall, graceful women with a rising trend of sturdier figures. A New York diner lament highlights tedious postmeal speeches at banquets and the bore they create.
Notice reports a sharp rise in suicides among African Americans, noting that such acts were rare before emancipation but now occur with increasing frequency each year. It emphasizes a historical shift in self-inflicted deaths within the community.
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