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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
1
Buffalo dispatch reports disarray at the Republican convention with Jerome withdrawing from governor race while Bruce and Hughes vie for upstate support. Odell and Hearst factions maneuver as Tammany’s Murphy weighs in, with Nixon named temporary chair amid a tense, undecided convention outlook.
Five are dead and eleven or more injured after a passenger train collided with a switch engine on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line near New Prague Minnesota, forty miles south of Minneapolis. Victims include D. D. Demarais and F. E. Brown among others. rescuers and bystanders rushed to aid, using skirts as bandages and providing first aid.
Former Milwaukee Avenue State Bank of Chicago president Paul C. Stensland lands in New York under arrest after fleeing to Morocco. He allegedly confesses to embezzlement and implicates other prominent Chicago men. His son Theodore says a signed confession is not present but offenses were admitted. The bank shortage is cited as over 400000 with excess claimed by former cashier Henry W. Hering. Eighteen prisoners escape Abingdon jail in Tennessee.
Chicago notes strong wheat buying from Minneapolis receipts pushing December wheat up. Core and oats also rise with oats gaining. Closing quotes show December wheat at 4 1/2? to 4 3/4, oats around 2 9/4, and corn near 4 1/2.
Market report listing oats hay eggs butter milk cattle and hogs with price ranges for various grades. No. 2 white oats at 88 29, hay prices around 14 16.78, dairy and meat prices including choice milk cows around 49, feeding steers 3.75, hogs good to prime at 6.70 to 6.96, sheep and lambs 4.75 to 5.78, cattle and calves shown with multiple grade breakdowns.
Sept 25 reporting details a militia raid on Brownsville, 257 arrests, and a deadly chase. White officers clash with black residents, with two Negroes killed by police. Postmaster J. L. Price is arrested for supplying ammo.
A Pacific Mail steamer endured a thrilling near disaster at sea as a waterspout struck the vessel near Abalon. Passengers and crew reported confusion and a rapid evacuation effort while the ship fought to maintain course.
Mannheim Germany Sept 25 Herr Rotter a Socialist party delegate said at the national convention that after martial law began in Warsaw in August 1905 the masses are armed the police purged and soldiers partially aligned with the movement He warned the aim is to undermine the autocracy and shift morale in the army while not expecting full mutiny
The riverfront reopened to steamboat traffic after more than a daylong stoppage. Freight from St Louis resumed, loading at the wharf amid crowds along the river shore.
A patient named Frank Mor suffered a collapse at Hookers Ales within the Protestant hospital. Experts say if he had received a tenth of the offered care he would have died instantly. The incident details and observer notes follow in the column.
Mrs Henry J Tilford of Louisville Kentucky died at Lakeside hospital after a fall in the bathroom at the mayor’s home. She never regained consciousness. She was 62 and a cousin of Mrs Tom L Johnson. At the bedside were her daughter Mrs Kent of Louisville Mr and Mrs A B Dupont of Detroit and sister Mrs Judge James A Pirtle of Louisville.
New York police arrested two men, John Rondakey and George Copenake, as detectives questioned them after a mutilated body was found in burlap near West 26th Street. Searches at 139 Eighth Avenue uncovered a missing thigh from the victim and a butcher knife believed used in the crime.
A West Indian hurricane is expected to reach the Gulf coast today or Wednesday. The storm threatens coastal areas as it moves from the southeast toward the northwest, with officials cautions and anticipated impacts communicated to residents and authorities.
Boxing match in Portland at the auditorium ends in tragedy when Jack McKenzie of Philadelphia collapses after a heavy heart blow in the fifth round and dies ten minutes later. Terry Martin, a prominent welterweight from Philadelphia, delivered the fatal blow. Martin’s brother Steve Mahoney of Boston served as his seconds. McKenzie’s manager Jack Sheehan and contest manager John Cauley await county attorney action.
Cleveland park police chief Joe Gold declares spooning in parks shall not be disturbed by officers. He asserts it is a right for a girl, while others mention a wider social dispute and a long, drawn out struggle anticipated with many men involved.
Havana reports indicate a near agreement between Cuban insurgents and the American peace commissioners led by Taft and Bacon. Liberals expect victory as draft peace plans are prepared, with possible elections for half the Senate and representatives and cabinet reshuffles. Taft intends to study liberal revisions in the memorarium and announce any accord if reached.
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