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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
3
A court scene reveals a defendant seeking extra counsel while the judge contemplates postponement and respect for the bench. The passage then shifts to a riff on Fresh Air as a rejuvenating force, praising its healing, strengthening, and mood-lifting effects.
Jeres de la Frontera with a population around 65,000 is the hub of sherry production and holds numerous old storehouses containing enough sherry to meet world demand for twenty five years. The city also hosts a wealth of residents, with fortunes ranging from 9,500,000 to 5,000,000.
In Helsingfors a Russian State Bank theft sparked a chase ending in Tammerstorp with four deaths. A bandit seized a town hall, exchanged fire, and killed Police Commissary Baloshin before fortifying a stairway. Firefighters flooded the room, aiding capture after a three hour stand. The robber, a Dorpat blacksmith and revolutionary, boasted ties to the revolutionary committee. Six thousand dollars of the loot was recovered.
Washington reports that the railroad rate bill will pass the Senate largely as it left the House. Opponents concede they can gain no new amendment via presidential approval. The White House reportedly brokered a deal with Senators Crane and Spooner to secure judicial review orders from the Interstate Commerce Commission.
A dated collage of medical testimonial, postal statistics, foot cure ad, philosopher quote, and a quotation on work and preparation. It mixes claims of kidney cure from six years ago, postal counts for 1900, a foot powder advertisement, and a philosopher’s remark about life and death.
The piece discusses how eighteenth century Drury Lane pantomimes like Harlequin Jack Sheppard mirrored crimes of popular criminals and drew crowds. It notes youth crime inspired by melodrama, including boy pickpockets, and cites a street remark about a large marble top table reflecting differing moral views.
An Iowa clergyman recalls a long coffee habit that harmed nerves and sleep, then credits Postum Food Coffee with restoring health and alertness. He endorses the product and mentions the company in Battle Creek Michigan, urging others to read The Road to Wellville.
In Ogden Utah Joseph Checketts 50 was killed by his son Francis 14 after Checketts strangled his wife and stabbed her. The boy fired a .48 caliber revolver into his father's left temple, instantly killing him as he defended his mother. Neighbors describe years of alcohol abuse and abuse of the wife. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning at the Checketts home. Public opinion supports the son's actions as justified defense.
In Pekin the government orders the governor of Ninchang Kiangsi to severely punish all involved in the February massacre of six French Jesuits and four British subjects. It pledges to make full reparation demands without question. Foreigners regard the governor as capable and trustworthy. American British and German gunboats move toward Nanchang as river navigation remains perilous beyond Poyang lake.
The steamship Ventura carries news of drought relief and anticipated crop growth in Australia after years of paralysis. It cites plans to build storage systems to manage water for future dry years and summarizes U.S. fiscal data showing a surplus of receipts over expenditures for the fiscal year, totaling $1,102,003.
John D. Rockefeller proposes a 125000 gift for a children’s tuberculosis relief fund in New York. The offer requires the New York Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor to raise a matching 125000 by June 30, 1906 for permanent maintenance. Washington report notes legislative moves on Interior department matters and committee actions.
A fragmentary notice discusses Mrs Dimmick writing to Mrs Finkham at Lynn and the value of letters offering aid. It notes how little a stamp costs and how such correspondence saved her from distress, highlighting the usefulness of the exchange for women seeking advice.
A tale mixes theater and behavior clipping Mrs Drinkwater and Mrs Brand in Maine summer days. They visit the Boston Herald writer and see Tulla Marlowe in Rowee and Juliet. Mrs Brand’s tears reveal thoughts on how the play might end with a different kind of Juliet.
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