10 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
1
A sweeping panorama notes a forged Russian cipher saving six terrorists at Odessa, distress in China with four million destitute, a Dayton coroner's finding of a double murder, a saloon clash in Kentucky, records destroyed in Peoria, a mother killed by her son in Rhode Island, Cortelyou’s retirement, a murderers electrocution in Lebanon, Bangkok fire losses, and a Wabash woman who died from gas.
Heavy rain caused rivers to flood in Kentucky Indiana and New York with towns like Taylorsville and Knox county seeing lowlands inundated and residents moving to higher ground. Rail traffic is disrupted as creeks rise and trains are halted. Storms threaten crops across the Mohawk valley and surrounding regions.
The George D. Emery Company of Boston asks the United States to deploy a warship to Nicaragua to protect its interests after Managua seized the company’s mahogany concession in Mosquito Territory. The plant, valued at $20,000, was confiscated three weeks ago as the concession was abrogated.
A female telegraph operator at Arlington Swan intervened when a wreck ensued as west bound freight trains collided. Miss Breckinridge halted the west bound by relaying a warning to Spencer to place a lantern on the track. The alert prevented further disaster with one train nearly at a standstill. Two railroad deaths were foreshadowed in dreams, involving Joseph Rankin and Chester Henry.
Julius Adelphi Gottlieb of New York was jailed for sending an elaborate explosive device to his rich father in law who refused finance. Morris Gouckoun testified as complainant. The device failed to detonate and the defendants were fined and imprisoned in Trenton under Judge Mellstab with high costs expected.
Explosion of a large Tifoch main carrying natural gas from West Virginia to Cleveland near Akron cuts off the city from gas supply. Thousands of homes and businesses lose fuel and light, causing widespread suffering.
Curtis J. Cullen of Knoxville Tennessee admits killing Gongales, a native, in Akstor hotel Panay after a melee with confetti and dirt thrown into his eyes. Cullen fled, was arrested and posted bail, then traveled to Colon and New York.
A dynamite bomb blew out the front of a building at 3 North Water Street in Rochester. The Salvat ion Army crowd nearby was dispersed as debris damaged a basement metal chute. The interior suffered minor damage.
Unknown assailants damaged a photo studio in Columbus Ohio destroying thousands of negatives and other property valued at about 15000 dollars. A hammer used to smash two cameras and acid burned some prints. Police investigations suggest a possible motive but details remain unclear.
Retired shirt maker Goodman who died last November is said to have led a lengthy contest over his will. He reportedly lived in a salt rear room to the death of a house he owned at 50 East Broadway New York. The case reveals that his wife received only a small daily allowance to cover household and living expenses.
A dramatic sequence of crimes and political clashes unfolds with a Philadelphia bank strike breaking interior walls and killing the cashier amid a suspected scheme by a Chicago fugitive. A Washington store shooting ends in self murder, while Chicago votes reject mayoral ordinances in a pivotal referendum. Eugene Anderson of Amityville ends a long abstinence with a life changing lottery-like bequest.
A submarine earthquake 2,000 miles southeast of Ceylon triggered a sequence of great tidal waves that ravaged the island's south coast, with hundreds of lives believed lost.
Alfred E. Davis, pioneer California railroad builder, died at Alameda aged TH years. He was associated with the late J. J. Fare in railroad enterprises. George J. S. Cortelyou announced retirement as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Harry B. New becomes acting chairman.
State rail regulators and major railroads reach a conference agreement to reduce freight rates in Kansas, with annual savings from $400,000 to $1,000,000. The pact ends suits in Topeka federal court over the state board of railroad commissioners statute and cuts rates on grain products and paper for routes from Missouri river points to Hutchinson Wichita and other western points.
The Missouri river threatens Minersville Nebraska City area with rapid erosion. Thousands of acres of farm lands have already been swallowed by the river and the Burlington railway moves tracks and stockyards to stay clear. An elevator near the town must be relocated to save it as the channel shifts threatening railroad and other property.
Immigration Causalist Robert Watehorn of New York says Mrs. Goldie Weissberg and her four children who arrived from Ebessia in December to join her Albany husband have trachoma but would likely not be deported. He argues the condition can be cured and discretionary action could resolve the case. The Weissbergs landed and the husband established support to care for them.
Report details a failed attempt to blow up a powder plant southwest of Lebanon Ohio with primers hidden in twelve tons of powder. Investigators found thirty primers concealed in the stockpile as part of a plot to destroy the facility and endanger hundreds of lives and property.
Heavy radar rain caused washouts across divisions of the Rock Island and Frisco Mountain System to Arkansas. The Rock Island halted all freight trains between Lempiah and the Indian Territory. Free Mountain yards at Bald Knob were under water.
Boston judges discharge some individuals arrested for baking beans on Sunday while keeping fines on others accused of breaking the blue laws. The ruling centers on whether the traditional Bean Pot activity falls under the prohibited Sunday conduct.
William Harvey was executed by hanging in Mayerville Mixa after a three minute delay in commutation caused by faulty telephone service. The case drew attention to communication failures affecting justice in the region.
The Senate spent two and a half hours debating President Toosevell's order dismissing the Twentieth Infantry negro troops over the Brownsville incident, with Lodge proposing limits to presidential power. The House adjourned after credentials were read and no quorum, while the omnibus claims bill and war claims were discussed. Speaker Cannon appointed Mugellbright to the Senate committee as Williamson failed to attend. The Brownsville matter dominated Monday's proceedings as talks on the Japanese question and a treaty resolution continued. A February day was set for memorials to Reedwood Thompson, long-serving Third Massachusetts district member.
Senator Lodge introduces a consular service bill to fill senior posts from lower ranks. The Navy Dysquaintment sword of John Paul Jones is displayed at the Naval Library by Commander Reginald Nicholson. Beveridge re introduces a general child labor bill as an amendment to the DC labor measure. Tayner to propose commemorations for the late Senator Arthur Queman on a Saturday. Rockhill cables from Pekin that China will open to international residence and trade in Wirin Manchuria and Harbin by agreement with Russia. Klopsch funds relief for starving Chinese via the American Red Cross. Ambassador Thompson reports President King of Mexico acts to remedy damage from Colorado River flooding into Salton Sink. Delegations from eastern rye whisky distillers and producers in NY, PA, MD, MA, NH seek labeling regulations under the pure food act before Secretary Wilson and Dr Wiley. Jamestown exposition commission receives a report on progress for a Negro Development Exposition gun exhibition, but commissioners remain dissatisfied. Withdrawal of all $5 note restrictions by national banks advocated in bill by Representative Fowler. Small denomination note supply remains a frequent complaint as banks can only issue one third of circulation in $5 notes.
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