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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
2
Emerson Bonaparte, 10, and his mother die when a copper wire thread on a kite touches a trolley line near Williamsville Ohio. A younger brother is burned and a passerby rescues another victim as the car crew witnesses the fatal contact.
A cloudburst near Langtry Texas drowned at least a dozen people or left missing as torrents swamped the town. Bridges and ten miles of railroad were destroyed, cattle valued at $500000 drowned, and property losses within ten miles totaled $1,000,000. The Colorado River overflowed and 300 miles of fertile farm land were ruined.
Secretary Bonaparte urges death for anarchists to curb crime in an address at Cumberland Maryland. A rail crash near Cleveland leaves one dead and ten hurt as rails spread and the car plunges into Silver Creek. Kansas City official W H Pyers commits suicide over financial troubles. Victor Miller dies in Pittsburg after a firecracker accident. Nicholas Longworth and Alice Roosevelt complete a foreign wedding tour in New York. Mil on Whetstone and cashier Daniel McGeehan die or are injured in a separate trolley car incident.
Census bulletin shows New York led 151 U.S. cities in land area and total expenditures for 1904, with New York spending $147,60,171 and per capita debt $113.25. Other majors include Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore, with New York far surpassing peers in current expenses and utility holdings.
Miss Gerad Beeks of the welfare department and the rational civic federation tour southern mill towns to probe child labor. She concedes many children work but attends school and notes laws are outdated while the state offers limited poverty relief. Light on Cancer Mystery reports progress on reproducing cancer in mice but cautions against human implications.
In Chicago on Thursday a child born to Larry G. Creel was baptized into unionism with Rev. C. Stelzle officiating and John-Mitel as sponsor. The event signals a life story of thwarted hopes and a future leader of men for labor advancement and union doctrines.
Hana Berlin of Laramie won first pick in the Wind River lands drawing near Lander Wyoming. The 1 000 000 fertile acres south of Yellowstone could be worth up to 20000 for the top holder with many parcels up to 10000. The list names twenty five winners from across the country and Wyoming. The draw was led by W A Richards with referees Maginnis and Schnitger in Cheyenne Billings and Billings.
A collection of aphoristic quips on global events and scandals. Topics include hospital treatment of French duels, panama canal bonds, Chadwick’s forthcoming book, and Russia facing daily crises. The tone satirical, with references to Central America, dress bonds, and changing fashions.
The workmen’s council in St. Petersburg calls off the strike, not binding on the provinces though unlikely to hold. Over half the city’s factories have resumed, Moscow workers abstain, and unions mostly kept clear. Repression and arrests reduced support. revolutionary leaders lose prestige as proletariat groups weaken.
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank in Chicago shuts its doors on Monday leaving cashier Henry W. Hering a fugitive and president Paul C. Brenschind missing under unusual circumstances. About 22 000 depositors, many from Northwest Side immigrant neighborhoods, fear losses as two deaths are attributed to the events. Bank not a Clearing House member, clearing instead through American Trust and Savings Bank. Exciting scenes followed the closure.
A joint manifesto from Social-democratic and labor groups urges citizens to demand constitutional rule and a national assembly with full powers. It calls for a general strike to topple autocracy as the imperial regime faces renewed naval and military insurrection and land liberty demands.
The Chicago market reports stronger demand for building materials and lumber with prices rising. Grain and provisions ease slightly while iron ore shipments and Western rail results improve. weekly grain 7,780,000 bushels and livestock 207,542 head. Wheat and corn exports for the week and fiscal year totals are listed.
The list details bid ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and other markets. It notes butter eggs wheat corn oats rye and other staples with several price bands and quality notes. A brief wire report closes noting the death of Gustavus W. Lehmann, chemist, in Baltimore.
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