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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
10
Myriads of locusts sweep Debrecen area Hungary devastating 60000 acres of crops. Fires and steam rollers fail to stop the insects as they consume corn and vegetation, leaving bare fields and threatening farmers with ruin. A prior crackdown with 600 workers proves insufficient as the plague worsens.
Disjointed OCR text notes a mob led by Doss Galbraith in Springfield Missouri with a jury split ten to two on conviction. Mentions three men released from jail who later burned a white YeegToes attack, and a club standings line.
Reports detail a series of maritime and rail disasters including a Niagara Gorge incident where Tl. Ta. Melirath and Martin Kane survived a rapid ride but Me srath swam ashore while Rane drowned. A Great Northern wreck near Great Falls, Montana killed three and injured twenty. Ferry costs in New York City exceed five million dollars in ten months with a daily loss. Japan contracts with Diamond Match to supply an international match trade. A California banker died at home, and a Philadelphia real estate executive died suddenly at 67. Frost hits Iowa lowlands and Cedar Rapids recorded 40 degrees. Chief of Police William Marker of Greenville Ohio was killed while pursuing an escaped prisoner.
Wheat growers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan demand 20000 extra harvest hands as yields surge. The Manitoba government plans to recruit helpers from older provinces with agents in major cities, sending workers to Winnipeg for distribution to grain centers. Strong labor demand across western Canada and the Western States contributes to the shortage.
A Commerce and Labor bulletin reports United States trade with non-contiguous territories for the last fiscal year at 119 304 511 dollars. Shipments to these territories rose about 20 percent to Alaska Hawaii and Porto Rico, while Philippine shipments fell. Domestic Alaska gold exports reached 12 500 000 dollars while foreign gold from adjacent Canadian mines shipped via Alaska totaled 7 500 000 dollars.
In the last July Fourth holiday period in the United States 158 people died from accidents. The Journal of the American Medical Association reports 5 508 injuries, with tetanus the cause in 75 cases. Blank cartridge injuries reach 979, and giant firecrackers account for most minor harms.
Secretary of State Root spoke to the Pan American Congress in Rio de Janeiro stressing mutual aid among American nations while denying any territorial ambitions. He praised Latin America’s path to stable government and affirmed no desire for conquest, only peace, with rights freely shared among republics. He cited the upcoming world’s congress in The Plague as formal acceptance that no part of the American continent will be subject to colonization.
Governor Glenn issues a directive to the State militia granting authority to fire on mobs without awaiting local sheriff approval. He warns that each member of a mob is outside the law.
Utah women’s groups obtain 800 acres to establish an industrial farm for friendless children. The plan adopts the cottage system to house and educate the orphans, shaping a charitable reform effort.
The unrest in Russia intensifies as General Vouviarski, Warsaw military governor, is shot driving a cab. General Min, aide to the czar and commander of the Sem inovsky Regiment, is killed by a young woman at Peterhoff. A bomb attack on Odessa governor Kaulbars injures a student and two women. Reports indicate growing talk of a military dictatorship as red groups press for control amid the Moscow revolt and harsh reprisals.
President Samuel Gompers tours Maine to oppose Wittlefield’s re election charging him an enemy of organized labor. A Colorado Springs printers convention rejects an endorsement for W R Hearst while praising lawmakers aiding unions. Roosevelt’s stance on New York party fights clarified and Justice Brewer predicts Taft and Bryan as rivals in the next election. District 7 United Mine Workers nominates Detirey of Luzerne County for Socialist office, who declines a labor party bid. Democratic show endorses both Roosevelt and Bryan in Ohio district race.
The Department of Agriculture reports near record or higher yields for corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, buckwheat, and potatoes. Acreage for wheat and other crops shows slight variations, but overall a larger national harvest is anticipated as population rises and prices stay high. Farmers are favored as national wealth grows beyond previous eras.
The census report on mortality 1800–1904 shows Chicago leading as the healthiest large city, with the lowest five year death rate per thousand. Among second tier cities only St Paul, Minneapolis and Milwaukee fare better. The South shows notably higher rates with Charleston record high.
A Berlin scientific note describes a Swedish designed water kite to probe shallow waters. The device attaches to a ship by a wire cable, sinks under oblique pressure, and uses a depth scale to show how far it descends. When it hits obstruction, a coupling releases and slackens the cable, triggering a deck alarm for the crew.
A New York hotel obituary notes the death of S. EL McClintock of the Standard Oil Company in Oakland California from heart disease. In the six months ending June 30 the navy’s three naval training stations trained 5387 apprentice seamen. A University of Virginia growth study shows teaching staffs in medicine and engineering more than doubled over two years.
President Roosevelt endorses a simplified spelling system developed by a Columbia University committee led by Brander Matthews. White House documents and correspondence will use the reform, with public printer and secretary of the treasury preparing lists of reform words to implement nationwide.
The Dan's Review of Trade notes sustained progress across Chicago industries with strong manufacturing, distribution, and transportation activity. Rice and pork markets steady, deposits up, bank clearings at 200,475,628, rail traffic rising, and August yields higher than last year. Imports and exports set records for July, signaling buoyant overall economy.
John Kee, described as a negro, was hanged at Dyersburg Pennsylvania for the murder of Mose Wedel. London courts ban artists from sketching witnesses in high profile cases. A general building trades strike is declared in Pittsburg Pennsylvania to support striking carpenters. Pleas Childers a Nowata Indian Territory farmer shot and killed his stepdaughter and fatally wounded his wife.
Grain and livestock quotes listed for Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo. Cattle hogs sheep and various grain futures show wide ranges with No. 2 wheat and corn prices noted per market along with butter eggs and hay values.
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