20 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
1
London report notes the death of Lady Curzon disrupts the Tulloch castle entertainment scheme hosted by Mrs. Leiter. The widowed ex-viceroy and his three daughters now grieve at Tulloch while he manages his wife’s India nursing funds and business duties.
Reports from Valparaiso after the August shocks describe widespread ruin with fires and darkness. Fatalities reach about 2,000 and property losses may top 250 million dollars, while railroads into the city are crippled and relief efforts struggle to reach affected areas.
Senator Culberson wires the War Department urging swift action to prevent trouble as reports reference bloodshed and potential violence tied to African American troops.
A New York report notes twelve drownings in water around the city on a single day. Victims include Morris Grosse Martin Anderson and an unknown 20 year old father in Manhattan Beach area, Harold Sellers 25 in Jamaica Bay, William O Keefe 24 in Gravesend Bay, John Bisinsky 9 in the Hudson, William Hill 26 in the East River, and Sven Remsen 35 near Yonkers. Albert Haggenborn 26 died at Pleasure Park after a fatal balcony dive. Edward Moore 7 drowned attempting to board a barge. Salvage and rescue efforts followed multiple near misses.
In Brownsville Texas officials and citizens press for swift federal intervention as Senator Culberson again asks the War Department to order troops at Fort Brown removed to restore peace. General Ainworth is urged to contact post officers by telegram and act promptly.
Maj A P Blockson inspector general of the southwestern division arrived in Brownsville Texas on August 19 to investigate outrages attributed to federal Negro soldiers of the Twenty fifth regiment. Local citizens insist the Negroes must not remain at the station despite belief that further trouble is unlikely.
General W. E. B. McCaskey, commanding the Texas department, recommended to the war department that the negro troops at Brownsville and along the Rio Grande in Texas be immediately withdrawn.
Paris reports the pope's encyclical to French archbishops and bishops triggers a religious crisis. Papers debate whether conflict will escalate into civil war with the church facing severe trials. The Petit Parisien notes ugliness and bishop decisions may shape outcomes. La Matin says the pope defies the government and the crisis is just begun.
New York Aug 19 District Attorney William Travers Jerome stated he will run for governor if nominated by the Democratic convention without any understanding beyond taking his oath of office as he understands it. He declared he would obey the oath in letter and spirit.
Haiders at Simla report Captain Rickford and a Khyber Rifles party ambushed a raiding gang at Gandae. Two leaders were killed and four raiders captured. A separate Khost raid on Turi in the lower Karam valley prompted pursuit, with Ismaul the Khattak outlaw among those involved.
Michael P. F. Dwyer longtime prominent turf figure dies at his Brooklyn cottage opposite Gravesend race track. He suffered a paralysis stroke years earlier after a failed England racing campaign and was once a famed bettor who accumulated a fortune before later becoming penniless.
New York August 19 actor Lewis Morrison famed for Mephisto in Faust died suddenly Saturday after stomach surgery at St John’s hospital Yonkers. Born 1845 in Kingston Jamaica to English parents, Morrison served as a Union lieutenant then captain in the Civil War before a long stage career with Barrett Forrest Salvini Cushman Coghlan and Booth. He later toured with the California Theatre troupe and popularized Faust across the United States and Canada.
The Christiana correspondent for the Daily Mail reports Water Wellman now at Spitzbergen has abandoned his attempt to reach the north pole by airship due to the late season.
A massive rainstorm flooded Johnstown Pa delaying traffic and ruining homes. Two to three feet of water filled streets in the fashionable section while outbuildings bridges and railroad tracks were washed away. A carriage car was swept off the tracks as water rose rapidly. The business district escaped major damage.
Bitter attacks on the Republican Party urge disfranchisement of states that deny voters and demand equal rights with white citizens. The Niagara movement's Aug. 19 address calls for voting rights, civil equality, enforcement of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, nationwide anti literacy, and end to caste-based exclusions. The appeal targets southern suffrage conditions and urges persistent agitation to win reforms.
The will of William Imrie founder of White Star leaves his entire fortune of 360000 pounds to charity with a life interest for his daughter. After her death one third funds the Liverpool Seamen's Orphanage and the rest to other Liverpool charities.
Three major conventions set for the week include the Republican state convention in Springfield Illinois and the Democratic convention in Columbus Ohio on Tuesday. Tennessee Republicans meet in Chattanooga on Wednesday. The British Medical Association holds its annual meeting in Toronto August 21 22 with speakers Sir Victor Horsley Sir James Farr and Dr W B A Griffith. The Catholic German convention meets at Kaiserslautern August 19 to 23 with Alfonso Koelbe as the American Federation delegate.
Freeport Illinois reports a cloudburst causing more than 100000 dollars in damage. Streets turned to running streams forcing families to evacuate by boat. Railroads suffered extensive washouts disrupting transport and service.
Seven killed and seven seriously injured when a fast freight on the Pennsylvania Railroad crashed into a slow work train near Johnstown Pennsylvania during a heavy rain. The crash occurred as the freight failed to stop in time after the work train halted to take over. The engineer could not see the other train until immediately before impact.
Reports from Havana describe alleged plots to kill the Cuban president with guards and police placed on high alert. Officials warn of conspirators connected to planters as tensions rise amid warnings of armed groups and intensified security.
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