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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
3
A fragment from The Sunday Magazine notes emperors and nobles composing epitaphs as death loomed. It cites Emperor Adrian addressing his soul and Margaret of Austria drafting verse on her own epitaph during a storm at sea, but the ship survived the gale.
A colossal hand woven Axminster carpet from Witton England measures over 62 by 35 feet. An immense 40 foot loom and 13 workers, over four months, produced it for a famous client. The piece showcases extraordinary craft and scale.
Northwest notes report tunnels of the Nevada Northern near Reno are about to be blasted with work already started. A new carload of wood was received by W. F. Bond & Co. in Goldfield and distributed to those most in need. Coal miners in Southern Colorado see a 10 percent wage raise benefiting over 6,000 men, totaling 600 100 dollars annually. The Salt Lake and Las Vegas amp Tonopah road plans a through sleeper between Ryddllie and Los Angeles around February 1. Sunset Telephone of San Francisco will install all wire distance service to Goldfield Tonopah and Manhattan.
An eagle was seen rising from the ground and vanishing into the sky within three minutes. Eagles can soar to heights of 15 000 feet or more, illustrating their swift ascent and high altitude capability.
The piece notes Chinese consumers favor the car body’s color and decoration over engine workmanship, highlighting cultural priorities in motorized taste. It mentions natives of China taking to motor ing, with emphasis on aesthetics rather than mechanical performance.
A derisive note from Puck mocks a northern expedition by a famed explorer. The author jokes about dragging a sledge to the pole then eating the animal on the return journey, highlighting a harsh, dark sentiment about the campaign and its costs.
A woman from Everett Musk credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with complete relief after more than a year of nervous symptoms including tremors numbness and vision issues. She reports rapid improvement after starting the pills and notes the remedy was purchased from the Dr Williams Medicine Company with a small booklet on nervous disorders available on request.
The piece contrasts salt production methods from sea evaporation to natural springs, noting issues with imported rock salt and bagged shipments. It highlights Syracuse New York as a major spring-salt producer and comments on purity, odors, and processing, then shifts to a note on Ernest D. Peck as the tallest U.S. Army soldier, with brief biographical details and a stray medical ad.
Police Commissioner Mogham trusts reporters for exact facts on major New York questions and insists on straight information from the force. Congressman John B. Andrus, longtime Yonkers representative, parades as Santa Claus to youths with gifts including a $20,000,000 antirextellar bill. Mrs John Leslie, known as Mrs Jack Leslie, advis es fashion and dress for the duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia.
New York report details the I C C inquiry into the Harriman lines as it probes animal toward consolidation and restraint of trade. Testimony in Chicago and other cities is planned as officials compare Union Pacific Southern Pacific Oregon Short Line and Oregon Railroad and Navigation under Harriman's shared presidency and near identical leadership.
A search of lodgings of persons under police observation was conducted Friday night to find Von der Launitz’s alleged accomplices. Many arrests were made but no important terrorists captured. Vor der Launitz’s assassination has prompted strong press and public reactions and calls for protection against the terror regime.
Kansas City judge denied habeas corpus for Mrs Aggie Myers, killer of her husband, and Frank Hottman, as accomplice. They face execution January 10 in Liberty and Kansas City respectively, unless Governor Folk intervenes. Attorneys argued Clay County lacked jurisdiction at trial on a technicality and sought retrial.
A mob of Japanese laborers on Southern Pacific tracks near Porterville California assaulted Roy Clark with a shovel and sticks. Clark fled and notified authorities leading to warrants for about forty suspects. fifteen were arrested after resistance and jailed in Visalia as Porterville jail was deemed unsafe.
The Interstate Commerce Commission launched a probe into block signal operations of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the Southern railway under a congressional resolution seeking a nationwide report on block systems. Speaker Cannon named Rep Englebright to the mines and mining committee, replacing Rep Williamson who has missed sessions and faces an Oregon fraud conviction.
Three people die after eating canned beans during a camping trip in Ontario. Henry Carter and his daughter Miss Mabat Carter, 16, and Charles Edward Abbott fell ill after luncheon and died soon after returning home.
Ava Maxwell of 415 West Fourth Street Olympia Washington describes swelling fatigue and breathing difficulty. After using four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills the bloating eased and distress subsided, as advertised by Poster Milburn Co Buffalo New York priced 80 cents per box. Also a brief reminiscence of Vice President Fairbanks telling a newspaper man of his “nose for news” and an exchange about breaking news.
A Rockingham County woman recalls a birth skin disease cured in two months by Cuticura, claiming a dramatic past condition and long-term wellness. Also notes young William T. Foster, Bowdoin English professor, who entered college after two Latin months, and rugby full back E. J. Henebry’s brave match with injuries. Includes miscellaneous short ads and quips.
Assemblymen Kleet HJ and W. Rabe landt promise early bill to sharpen penalties for burglary and related crimes, arguing harsher sentences deter home invasions and highway robbery. A speaker urges swift action, saying stricter laws would reduce burglaries in the city.
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