25 Jul 1906
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1906
Page
1
Spokane reports a Great Northern passenger train No 3 wrecked near Camden with at least nine dead and two more bodies missing under Diamond lake. Only two bodies, George H Curtis and T J Dolbow of Spokane, recovered. engine and crew reportedly lost beneath water.
Official account from General Superintendent Slade details Train No. 3 derailment east of Camden. Engine and mail car submerged in lake. baggage car partly submerged. Drownings: Engineer Munson, Fireman Bell, Baggageman Strickland, Mail Clerk Charles Danner, and passenger George E. Curtis. Injured include T. J. Delbow Edgar D. Newcomb and others from Spokane Seattle and Colfax. Gas tank explosion ignited a first class coach but was fought by crew and passengers. Cause of derailment not learned.
Indianapolis July 24 special report shows the state statistician pegging Indiana wheat harvest at 7 million bushels above last year. Allen county wheat acreage logged at 28 000 acres as part of the statewide tally.
Sudden collapse of a three story brick building in South Framingham, Mass, during alterations left nine dead and four missing. At dawn twenty four were known injured or missing as rescue workers continued digging through the wreck. The owner, George M. Amsden, survived with a broken leg. Local authorities say no town building laws exist and state action would be required for prosecutions.
In Lafayette Indiana on July 24 Miss Lydia C Marks was probably fatally burned today when gasoline exploded while she cleaned clothes.
Manila reports Governor Ide has requested military aid to punish Pulajanes in Leyte. A battalion of the Eight Infantry from Iloilo and a battalion of the Fourth Infantry from Camp Doussave been sent to assist the constabulary.
In New York July 24 defense lawyers for Harry Kendall Thaw offered a new reading of letters from Mrs Holman Evelyn Nesbit's mother. They argued the letters would aid Thaw and show Mrs Holman supported efforts to separate Nesbit from Thaw. Mrs Thaw denied any divorce suit amid the Tombs conference. Thaw and Nesbit Thaw family members visited Thaw in the Tombs in the latest development of the high profile case.
In a Pittsburgh courtroom the Hartje divorce case resumes with Edward W. Hartje denying theft of letters from Attorney John M. Freeman. Witnesses discuss the mysterious “dearest Edith” note and a Watson and Freeman firm letter, while handwriting experts Dr. Persifer Frazer and Prof. Drake testify that all letters appear penned by the same author. G C Scheid returns to live in Pittsburgh, declaring permanent residence.
London July 24 William J Bryan proposed rider to a model arbitration treaty was recast and adopted by the interparliamentary union urging creation of an international inquiry or mediation commission before hostilities. Bryan argued the amendment broadens arbitration to cover national honor and peace. Baron D Estournelles de Constant warned overarmament costs and urged armament limits as vital to stability. A principle resolution backed placing disarmament on the next Hague peace conference agenda.
Vienna reports the death today of Ferdinand Von Lear author and Reichsrat member who shot himself yesterday after long suffering from nervous prostration. His death ends a troubling period marked by personal and political strain.
Fred L. Feick of Garrett told Fort Wayne Federation of Labor he may enter the congressional race as an independent labor candidate if the federation supports it. AFL President Gompers had urged him to run on labor lines. The federation delayed a final decision, while leaders warned a split would harm labor. Feick travels to Chicago for an engagement as delegates to the Indiana state convention are chosen and the Horseshoers union receives endorsement in a separate labor dispute.
In Tientsin on July 24 American talks push for Mukden and Antung access while Shanghai’s chamber of commerce urges diplomats to ensure equal trade conditions. Most diplomats doubt coordinated action is needed, keeping the open door issue central to eastern politics.
United States labor commissioner N C Adams of Washington arrives to tabulate city industry facts and labor conditions. He will stay several days but cannot disclose investigation details due to Washington officials restrictions.
Philadelphia July 24 The board of health announced that twenty slaughter houses condemned as unsanitary have closed permanently. Sixteen more were improved by order of the board and one owner who refused to comply has been prosecuted for failing to upgrade his plant.
St Petersburg July 24 reports consternation in upper circles over a swift, forceful push by government to suppress growing unrest. Domiciliary searches, prison crowding, and strict press censorship accompany calls to arrest parliament members after Viborg meeting. Cossacks refuse to fire. plans hint at a provisional government if needed.
More than a hundred Russian members of parliament arrived at the Finnish railroad station from Vi borg at 3 PM to a crowd of thousands. Gendarmes cleared the area, arrests were made, and police kept orders to prevent a demonstration while cavalry stayed in barracks. Prince Dolgoroukoff and M Naboukoff led the group past lines of police as red flags flew from the last tram car.
News from Vigo, Moscow and St. Petersburg report mutinous seamen of the Russian cruiser Terek sent to Russia via the Russian consul. Police in Moscow target workmen delegates, fourteen captured. Foreigners continue leaving St. Petersburg as proclamations announce a death sentence for top officials and terrorist actions.
The parliamentary manifesto adopted at Viborg urges citizens of all Russia to stand by their popular representatives. It declares Parliament dissolved since July 21 and calls for land reform, expropriation of church and crown lands, and an imperial parliament. It warns seven months without representation, denounces government oppression, and proclaims citizens as the government until a new representative body is summoned.
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