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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
2
Riverhead New York details reveal Frank and Anthony White ages four and six killed 2 year old Julian Beck to see which would burn first. A barn and woods burned. the boys confessed after promises no arrests.
Charles D. Schmidt, 27, assistant bookkeeper for Helena Water Works, shot and killed his wife, then wounded himself with a shotgun. A letter suggesting her infidelity was found, and Schmidt fired into his left breast. doctors say he will recover, though his arm is badly damaged. The couple were aged 27 and 18.
The douma capitulated under threats from soldiers at Viborg and adjourned while adopting a manifesto calling for a unringing revolution. It urges withholding revenues and army recruits from the throne until representative government is reestablished.
Seaboard Air Line passenger train collided with an extra freight one mile west of Hamlet North Carolina. Nineteen people died and twenty three were injured, all victims described as Black. Officials cited a misunderstanding of orders as the cause of the wreck.
A fire destroyed the box factory of S. T. Alcus & Co. in New Orleans causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Illinois Central docks and warehouses rebuilt after last year’s fire narrowly escaped damage. Major Dreyfus is honored as a chevalier of the Legion of Honor in Paris for his restoration to rank. Life insurance business declines due to recent scandals per New York State insurance department report.
An eight year old boy William Burkhart was allegedly killed by his twelve year old playmate Ralph Bailes in West Newton Pennsylvania over a nickel dispute. The incident is described as a juvenile murder case with a motive cited as a possession dispute.
A sequence of fifty two earthquake shocks over three days devastates Socorro New Mexico with most buildings destroyed or damaged. The courthouse and school of mines collapse, refugees flee to El Paso, and surrounding areas report flooding and crop damage. Santa Fe Railroad aids evacuation while the region shows signs of past volcanic activity.
A government report ahead of the Rio conference shows United States total commerce at 5.05 billion with 2.81 billion in US shipments. US imports total 2.18 billion and exports 2.87 billion, while Latin American trade totals 732 million imports and 140 million exports. US share of Latin imports near 26 percent and exports about 25 percent.
Prof Archibald Coolidge of Harvard history department selected to represent the university as Sorbonne lecturer in Paris next year. William H. S. Demarest inaugurated as president of Rutgers College with hundreds of alumni and college representatives attending in robes. Missouri shows 41 percent rise in teacher salaries while teacher count grows 14 percent over seven years. Charles Frank Ady urges breaking up big universities into small colleges under masters guiding aptitudes. Ohio adopts a new ballot system for school boards, rotating order to prevent bias. Indiana notes 700 country schools closed for 280 consolidated institutions, with 8,312 students transported daily at $21.85 per pupil.
Russia dissolves the current Duma and orders elections for March 5 1907 while martial law is declared in Kiev province. Douma members flee to Viborg Finland, gathering to plan a liberal address to the people as riots flare at Narva Gate and fear of dictatorship grows amid empires court politics.
The text contrasts the French Revolution and Russian unrest, noting poverty, taxes, and lack of voice in government. It mentions Necker’s dismissal, Louis XVI and family retreat to Versailles, calls for reform in Russia, and leadership changes including M Witte and Nicholas I retreat to Tsarskoe Selo and Peterhof.
Russell Sage died at 4 p.m. Sunday at his Lawrence Long Island summer home after a gradual decline fueled by old age. He prepared to celebrate his 90th birthday on Aug 4, beloved by Lawrence residents as Uncle Russell. He left an estate widely estimated at 75 to 100 million dollars, with family and doctors present at his death. The obituary notes a long life beginning in Shenandoah and an early move into the grocery business.
The general condition in Chicago shows stronger manufacturing, construction, and transportation activity. Crop reports suggest cereal yields will exceed prior records, boosting trade prospects and willingness to commit capital. Despite some declines in breadstuffs, agricultural prosperity supports industrial and financial ease, with furnace output and factory lines showing forward movement.
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep price ranges in Chicago and other cities including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo with grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye and related feed items. It shows varied bidding from common to prime grades and different regional levels for commodities and livestock.
Andrew Carnegie contributed 11795 to fund a library building for Cedarville College. The Order of Railway Telegraphers sought an injunction in Louisville Kentucky to prevent the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company from firing members who join the union.
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