17 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
1
Round and Smuth publishers report Kingston Jamaica devastated by quake. Hotel Myrtle Bank destroyed, principal hospital burned, and fires widespread. Estimated deaths under 100 though hospitals crowded. city cut off with many buildings ruined and life loss feared.
Evidence prepared by the Interstate Commerce Commission targets a northwest coal dealers trust. The data, found by Commissioner Land during a St Paul car shortage probe, aims to support Sherman anti trust action. Names of firms cited are not disclosed by the commission.
A Pittsburg Mercy hospital Pasteur treatment is being given to six members of the Black and Owings families of Hanton Washington county to shield them from hydrophobia after the death of Mr. Black from a mad dog bite. The group includes Mrs. Alice Black, her two sons Dean and Howard, daughter Mrs Evla Owings, Mrs Owings's husband, and D B Gordon.
A fire in Chicago Tuesday burned about a half million dollars in property. The eight story building housing M. A. Donohue & Co publishers on 407 429 Denabe pn street sustained heavy damage. The blaze disrupted nearby stock market quotes and several local businesses reported losses, with notes of butcher and hog prices nearby.
George H Moreland a farmer near Trumbull Center Ohio suddenly went insane Tuesday and killed his two sons aged seven and nine by slashing their throats with a razor Moreland was taken into custody One man was killed and three others injured Tuesday in a freight wreck on the Stickel Plate and Pennsylvania railroads near Blaisdell New York
President Roosevelt met Monday with White River Ute Indians upset over Uintah allotments and land opens in Utah. Led by chiefs with interpreters and army aides, they sought a transfer to the Sioux Cheyenne River reserve while expressing reluctance about work and preference for government aid. Roosevelt offered no promise but pledged a later decision.
Prof H W Elliott told a house Ways and Means committee hearing that Herbert Pierce United States minister to Norway and former third assistant secretary of state faced charges. Pierce allegedly represented both the United States before The Hague in a seizure dispute and the vessel owners seeking his fee from the award money in district court of the District of Columbia.
A Chicago Friday ruling confirms the Hotel Whitcomb corpse was poisoned. The deceased arrived with a man signing the register as M Friedman and wife who vanished before discovery. Authorities believe the couple traveled from another place to Chicago.
A Rock Island passenger train from El Paso to Chicago crashed into an open switch at Barney New Mexico early Sunday. Five people died and eight were injured, including engineer Almo Gordo and fireman BH Redfield. The wreck threw the engine and cars off the track. passengers included Arabs and Mexicans, with no additional deaths among the injured. The same line saw a Jan. 2 collision at Volland Kansas with 32 dead and over 30 injured.
Testimony before a council committee investigating police graft in Butte Montana alleges two officers invited Capt. McGrath to join a conspiracy to rob a Northern Express wagon between the depot and the express office. The plan targeted a November 11 payout, but an alert manager alerted headquarters and guards were sent to protect the property, thwarting the scheme.
The British ship Pengwern grounded ten miles north of Cuxhaven while sailing from Taltal to Falmouth with saltpeppers. Twenty four crew died as the vessel sank after Tug Vulcan tried to reach her. the crew hurled a live dog and clothes aboard but refused to jump for rescue.
Seven people injured early Monday when a train on the Monon railroad collided with a sleeper on the rear of the Wabash line near One Hundred and Twelfth Street in Chicago. The crash was blamed on the crew’s inability to see signals in thick fog. A headless, armless body found in the East River, later identified as a dredge-recovered corpse, added to the grim scene as investigators worked. Elsewhere, Mexican Revolutionists Juan Sarabit and others on trial in Juarez were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment, with no death sentences handed down.
Early Sunday a massive slip on the Wabash railroad on the West Virginia side of the Ohio river near Mingo Junction caused the main line to be out of commission for days. A westbound freight led by Engineer Charles McCabe passed onto the bridge as the earth collapsed. the caboose and six freight cars were destroyed in the landslide as trains rerouted via alternate lines.
Conductor Frank Hicks of Des Moines narrowly escaped a revolver shot as his train left Lohrville station in Webster County. A bullet pierced a coach window, a second attack in the same area, years after a prior incident involving Conductor John W. Burley of Tama. Railroad officials investigate the motive as trains run Des Moines to Sioux City and Hawarden.
In Charles City, residents think mob leaders who lynched James Cullen after his wife and stepson were murdered will not face arrest. The grand jury has found no evidence to identify suspects, and most locals oppose authorities pursuing the leaders, making indictments unlikely.
Mayor R G Swan of Independence has begun a vigorous campaign to clear the city of moral issues. He orders prisoners used in street labor with ball and chain deprived the Pullman tourists. He targets gambling dens with closures and fines and warns saloonkeepers to bar habitual drunkards or face license forfeiture. He acts alone and plans more actions, gaining broad civilian approval.
Creston man Ed Owens, a brakeman, was arrested at Chadwick Nebraska and brought back to Creston to answer a charge as one of three men who slugged farmer W. Smoen and his son on Creston streets December 21. Officer Exline ensured the transfer as the case stirred Creston, with Business Men's Club seeking a reward for conviction.
Engineer Louis Shull heroically halted the Chicago and Northwestern Fast Mail No. 10 near Boone after a boiler stud blew out, driving him from his seat. He crawled to the express car, overcame fear of robbers, and pulled the air brake bell rope, stopping the out of control train.
A large meeting at Vinton City Hall saw 36000 subscribed in about 35 minutes to fund a new railroad linking with the Milwaukee road fourteen miles south. Over 600 attended as Vinton, with one existing line, rushed to sign stocks. The project aims to begin spring construction toward Van Horne or New Hall and be in service by fall.
During the blaze at the Cross farm residence near Cambridge two women were badly injured. Mrs Cross sustained severe burns to the head and shoulders while trying to save property. Mrs John Pressnal was thrown from a rig as a team fled the fire and suffered bruises and possible internal injuries with no broken bones.
Judge Brennan in Des Moines district court ruled in favor of Mrs Jennie Huegle in the Polk County Teachers Association suit to bar her from becoming county superintendent of schools. The decision rested on the claim the new state law is not yet in force and that old certificates hold. Huegle holds a Lucas county certificate. opponents will appeal to the state supreme court.
Four Des Moines district court judges signed an order sustaining the motion to set aside the grand and petit juries. The order cites taint of illegality from the process of placing names on poll books, effectively leaving the county without juries for two years unless the legislature acts.
A special train carrying Vice President H. A. Mudge and Rock Island officials derailed near Hydro Oklahoma on Saturday night due to spreading rails. No injuries were reported as railroad men conduct an inspection tour.
Representative Murphy of Missouri introduced a resolution on Monday asking the attorney general what steps have been taken to prosecute the officials of the International Harvester Company for violation of the Sherman anti trust act.
A Monday wreck on the Chicago and Alton lines near Bloomington killed Saman C Ig Cummings and six other trainmen, after a collision of two engines from Chicago.
An explosion in mine No 7 at Clinton Indiana on Monday morning killed seven miners. The cause remains undetermined. Seven miners were rescued and thirteen injured workers were taken from the mine.
Boston veteran Oliver Dyer, credited with introducing stenography to the United States and the first shorthand reporter in the Senate, has died at age 83.
William A. Martin, a Pittsburg Pa common council member, was found guilty Saturday of soliciting a bribe in connection with the proposed franchise granting the Pittsburg and Tube City Railroad company an entrance to Pittsburg.
Capt John T Lytle longtime general manager and secretary of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association has died in San Antonio. He was among the nation's best known cattlemen and ranching leaders.
Joseph McCain, a blacksmith long time Algona resident, held on charges of assaulting a 12 year old girl. He has been bound over to the grand jury with bond set at 3000 dollars. Public sentiment calms as authorities proceed through legal channels.
An 18 month old child of Frank Carpenter was severely burned when it pulled a plug from a washing machine containing boiling water. The scalding struck the face and arms, causing blistering. One eye was badly injured but doctors expect recovery.
Citizens in Algona were outraged after a tramp named Joe McCain assaulted a 12 year old girl near the public school then abducted her to a building south of town. He was seized by locals who debated taking the law into their own hands.
Marengo banker J H Branch longtime First National Bank president died Wednesday after a stroke in May. He had been a leading figure in the town’s business life since 1879, with decades of service in local affairs.
Antonio Montes, regarded as a leading Spanish matador, was fatally gored by a bull in a Mexico City event on Sunday as he prepared to strike with the sword.
A Saturday night blaze leveled the Consolidated Coal company mining plant at Ocean near Cumberland Maryland. Loss is placed around sixty thousand dollars and about six hundred workers lose their jobs as a result of the fire.
Jacob Grem of St Louis Missouri aged 71 a long time wine importer in the west died Saturday from apoplexy. He was prominent in G A R circles and known in local trade and veterans communities.
An ear of corn brought 160 dollars at the Iowa Corn Growers association auction held at the State College on Thursday. It was bought by the grower, Dan Pascal of DeWitt, who raised it and it won the sweepstakes prize. Edison Bennett of Ames paid 30 dollars for the best ten ears exhibited.
J T Walker of River Junction holds a rare 1795 coin in his pocket. He refused 3100 for the piece, which he inherited from his grandmother and considers among the rarest coins in the region.
Lena Bailey fourteen year old girl escaped the Mitchellville industrial school on a road to Marshalltown. This marks the second escape attempt since guards were abolished, and authorities seek her and advise residents to report sightings.
The town of Grin nell and Town College celebrate a fresh endowment boost after Carnegie donated another 50 000 on Thursday. The gift supports ongoing expansion plans and strengthens the college’s funding base.
Legislators will caucus soon to fill the trustee position of the state university after Al Jen, elected senator, tendered his resignation to the governor. Winne is generally conceded to be the choice.
Rev. Charles H. Bohn of Mason City has accepted the call to lead St. Luxe's Episcopal Church in Cedar Falls and will begin duties February first.
In Iowa City the Daily News, started six weeks ago by the typographical union amid labor troubles, has suspended publication.
Frederick Cloud of Des Moines receives appointment as consul general in Shanghai China. Cloud is not a Drake graduate and the honor cements his public service career with a major posting abroad.
The body of an unidentified Black man was found stiff near East Dubuque. He had removed his shoes but worn one overshirt. The coroner's inquest heard he was among three Black individuals who had been carousing and drinking prior to death.
A baby’s arrival in the Linn Batra household in Council Bluffy led to the public revelation that the couple had kept their marriage secret for one year.
A sprawling summary notes unions in Middletown New York Santa Rosa California and many other locales forming temples bodies and alliances. It covers wage hikes in San Francisco marine painters Paterson New Jersey workers and Rhode Island rubber workers plus legal decisions eight hour laws and planned seamen homes in New York. It highlights growth of unions in California New England Manitoba and Manitoba labor parties and legislative efforts in New Jersey Colorado and Arkansas.
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