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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
2
A chaotic compilation notes a factory strike near Moscow and a town threat, a fatal electric car incident in Mezteo Cry, and a football injury in Birney Iowa. It also mentions resignations, political shifts, a Greek Bulgarian mass grave, Baltic wars vessels, coal mine suffocation in West Virginia, and heavy postwar unrest in Spain and Warsaw.
Refugees disembarked from the steamers Patricia and Chemnit recount mass killings and pogroms in Odessa and other Russian cities. They testify of Jews hidden in basements, Christian workers aiding Jews, and police complicity. Witnesses say violence was revolutionary rather than religious, with families torn apart and streets strewn with mutilated corpses as crowds fearfully await the anticipated revolution.
Charles Bist was gored by a bull at Conejo Fresno as grandchildren tried to pull him from the pen. The bull, deemed docile, charged as he guided the animal toward Water. Horns pierced the right side and he fell as onlookers dragged him to safety. condition listed as critical.
Iowa Governor Cummins issued a requisition for Pat Crowe’s return to Iowa after a Cornell Bluff street car holdup in July 1905. A woman, Lillian Bolton of Council Bluffs, testified she overheard Crowe discussing the robbery during hearings for the requisition.
Washington D C Ad journ ment of the senate occurred Monday with no mention of the late senator Mitchell of Oregon The erasure of Mitchells name from the rolls followed Chaplain Hate recalled the situation in prayer warning against corruption and death and asking strength for the members to bear their burdens
A Washington based proposal outlined by Indiana's Uandin seeks federal oversight of insurance. The bill asserts Congress controls the District of Columbia and U S territories and empowers the commerce and labor department to demand full statements from all insurers operating under such jurisdiction, including large firms.
On motion by former Senator Thurston and Chief Justice Puller acting for the Supreme Court, Monday directed dismissal of an appeal against the late Senator Mitchell. The ruling cited a need to dismiss in a justice procedure following the Oregon senator's death.
Fragmented tale recounts a Roman era vase named the Portland Fase from Italy, said to lie buried under a Monte of Grape tomb near Rome in 235 A D. It later appeared in Berlin Palace, was bought by the duke in 1786, and smashed during a museum incident in 1845 but painstakingly restored. The piece now rests in a state sale worth at least £15 10 penances.
At a Geodette Club dinner Prof. Shaler of Harvard recounted a 30 year memory lapse in Washington. He failed to recall a bearded man who greeted him, only to see the card read General Ulysses S. Grant, explaining the familiar face.
The piece extols vitality through pure blood, nutritious food, proper exercise, fresh air, and sunshine. It claims a healthy skin condition and even body temperature prevent colds, with daily cold water baths aiding overall health and fitness.
A literary man explains how ordinary breakfasts left him heavy and unfocused. After switching to Grape Nuts he notes steady hunger satisfaction and sustained output, claiming the cereal supplies essential brain and nervous system nutrients. The advertisement cites Postum Co of Battle Creek, Michigan.
A Norwalk couple scene unfolds as Mrs Gustafson shoots her husband at home then flees into a swamp pursued by police and citizens. She allegedly aimed at her two daughters during the chase and was captured after a tense struggle. The article then shifts to a Salt Lake City theatre notice praising Ben Hur and announcing a Salt Lake theatre engagement over Christmas week with matinees.
In Majahy a German deserter named Setinhof was seized by officers from the gunboat Panther and held as prisoner, prompting a Brazilian protest as cruisers Almirante Barrao Benj Constant and Tarmman dure shadowed the Panther. In St Petersburg a street fight left two carriers dead and a policeman wounded amid striker clashes near the postoffice.
Samuel Ewing a renowned Utah hotelier and longtime mining figure died Saturday afternoon after taking an overdose of digitalin prescribed for heart trouble. He swallowed ten drops instead of the prescribed teaspoonful, dying five minutes later.
Eight masked men entered Reading early Saturday and captured two patrol officers. They forced entry to Mechanics Bank and wrecked a water works conduit. They secured Hugh A P Brooks, a son of a local official, and departed without injuries reported.
An advertisement touts alzcecine and Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy with claims for digestion, appetite, and cough relief. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser and promises private correspondence, urging readers to send stamps for the paper or bound copies.
French scientist M Cavereau reports that the eyes of insects share the same venom characteristic as insect stings and that serpent eggs exhibit related poisonous traits. The discovery is said to have important implications for heredity phenomena.
An older testimonial claims a twenty five year battle with a covering skin humor on head neck and shoulders, with foul drainage. After consulting many doctors, the writer reports rapid cure by Cuticura and urges others to try it, naming PB Keyes of 149 Congress Street Boston Massachusetts.
A note on tire wear for heavy motor vehicles estimates wear and tear costs at about four cents per mile, signaling maintenance implications for long hauls and fleet budgeting.
The season’s largest crab was reported from the North Sea measuring 2 feet 7 inches across. The catch stands out amid regional fishing news of the period.
Lace making is said to be dying out not only in England but also in Italy and France where Alencon and Chantilly are no longer made. The Spanish industry is dead. Belgium now turns out lace of any required style or name.
A humorous slice highlights a mighty ruler, the Czar of all the Russias, who allegedly will adopt Pillsbury's Vitos for breakfast. It then promotes electric clothes washing as a Hungarian inventor claims, washing 300 garments in under 15 minutes using electrified water without soap.
A fragmented note discusses failed attempts to acclimate the blue poppy in England, urging readers to avoid gloom and embrace cheerfulness. It mentions thrift in tea buying and hints at improving mood by surrounding oneself with cheerful people, suggesting the first half of success lies in positive speech.
The text appears as a garbled, high level statement lacking clear events or entities. It alludes to responsibility for tea and a request to write for someone, but no concrete actions, dates, organizations, or people are readable to form a factual summary.
Postmaster General Cortelyou releases the annual postal department report showing 1908 receipts of 152 826 585 and expenditures of 167 409 189, a deficit of 14 572 584. He notes free matter reduced revenue by 19 822 000 and urges prepaid charges or reforms for rural delivery. Government control of pneumatic tube and mail wagon services is urged and a $10 000 appropriation is asked to study foreign systems.
The Manufacturers and Merchants' association of Utah is organized in Salt Lake City to expand to all counties. Orson H. Hewlett is president with leaders from Z M L factories, Sweet Candy Co, and Utah Independent Telephone Co among others. The group will collect Utah made articles for exhibition and invites all state manufacturers and merchants to apply for membership and space.
Official reports of building construction in fifty leading cities compiled by the American Contractor of Chicago indicate a flourishing industry with greater volume than November 1904. About a dozen cities show a decrease while the balance register gains, with Omaha rising as high as 49 percent. The general average across the list suggests a favorable outlook for construction nationwide.
Mrs. Noah Lapard was found unconscious in a barn four miles north of Peru on Sunday after a brutal attack by a vicious cow. She suffered torn clothing and multiple head and body wounds described as serious with the animal’s bloody horns indicating the cause.
Washington reports Senator Burton wired Senator Long saying he does not want any committee assignments until his court case is resolved. Long informed Senator Hale, Republican Committee on Committees chairman. Burton currently chairs the Foreign Reservations Committee and sits on Public Lands and Pensions committees.
Los Angeles arrests Sunday morning of Frank Weller Allan Wilder and Joseph Castro alias Lawrence by United States Secret Service Agent Cronin and central police officers. Authorities believe a major counterfeit gang operating on the Pacific coast for years was broken up. Paraphernalia seized and evidence prepared to support prosecutions.
A fragmented passage features an odd plea about a plan and money, a mock dialogue about who gets the best indoor game, an advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children with dubious claims, and a line from a streetcar conductor calling for space to accommodate those in front and behind.
A quirky note traces common phrases to French roots. Scholars link sleep expressions to dormir comme une taupe and claim Cinderella’s slippers evolved from words meaning ermine, later corrupted into verre.
The text contains dubious claims about a grocer Pest Whe Slings in Belgium and an area comparison to New York, plus population figures and a New Zealand bull about obstructing a clear view of the country’s position. It mentions Pino's Cure for Consumption and a 1900s note from Ocean Grove.
A Lake side Minnesota man boasts a genuine tenor voice and admits difficulty guiding a singer from BH flat to soprano. He affirms no attempt to push a voice beyond its natural range.
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