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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
6
A gas well near Caney Kansas in the Indiana Territory has burned since February 23 after a lightning strike. Flames rise as high as 150 feet and were seen forty miles away. A 3,000 pound iron cap was heated to drop over the well but failed. another capping attempt is planned.
Edward Griffiths chauffeur, 24, from a respected family, was arrested in Sierantoo Pennsylvania on suspicion of being the lone burglar who since December 1 entered and ransacked fifteen residences. He confessed to eight break ins and claimed he may have been involved in others though he denies knowing occupants' names. He said hoaxes and random targeting influenced his actions and he was caught while trying to dispose of old coins stolen from a house.
The Philadelha Rapid Transit Company paid $2.00 for a franchise that the city granted under a mayoral authority. Officials of the company discussed hiring arrangements when the franchise disposal came before the council, but the offer was rejected. The company’s money apparently did not go to the city treasury.
A blaze consumed the Koutsky Paint Company at South Omaha and the adjacent Young Men's Christian Association building. The fire gutted both structures in the business district, with estimated losses running into thousands.
Fire devastated Tacloban the island capital, destroying several warehouses in an important hemp area. Government assistance will be sent as financial losses are estimated at about 60,000. The city ranks as the island’s fifth largest and suffered extensive damage.
The Chiesco City Council approved a $1,000 saloon license by a 49 to 29 vote. Mayor Dunne announced his support for the measure as a large crowd filled the council chamber.
Reports indicate the most disastrous prairie fires have swept the extreme western Panhandle for three days, causing losses exceeding 1 million dollars to date.
Judge Fleming Gordon issues an order to hang Garth Tompkins in the Circuit Court room in Madisonville Kentucky. The report suggests this may be the first recorded instance of execution planned in a court room.
President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress urging strengthened coast defenses and arguing that island possessions must be fortified if they are to be retained.
Former Texas governor James Stephen Hogg, noted for his anti trust and reform campaigns, dies suddenly in Houston sparking tributes to his long service and state leadership.
Wall street report notes BH. Rogers ran a successful campaign in Coppers against Heinze with losses estimated in the millions.
The Missouri railroad commission ruled against Standard Oil by ending discrimination in oil shipments between St. Louis and Kansas City and establishing a flat rate, reducing preferential treatment for the trust.
Close friends in Bellows Falls Vermont report that Hetty Green the wealthiest woman financier will abandon wealth and move back to her hometown to live out her days.
A white mob of several thousand attacked Springfield Ohio’s Negro quarter known as the Jungles after alleged assaults on two white men. State troops and militia halted the riot. six homes and several dives were destroyed by fire. no lives were lost. Military help from Dayton and Xenia arrived after midnight to restore order.
A Barbados dispatch reports Mont Pelee on Martinique again active with a black smoke column miles high and flames visible at night. Five people hospitalised in Fort de France from falling rocks as St Pierre’s 1902 catastrophe memories revive and Doode lava devastates Saint Vincent areas.
The finance ministry puts total war costs at 1 170 000 000 yen with 990 000 000 for the army and 180 000 000 for the navy. Field Marshal Roberts renews warnings on defense urging 1 000 000 men split for India and Europe. Britain sees Liberal triumphs and new parliamentary balance while Europe weighs treaties and potential conflicts in Morocco and Asia.
A lively Colorado town Lyons with 500 residents near Denver is slated to be flooded in four years after a dam project plans to seal the St Vrain outlet. The proposed dam would be 2000 feet long and 250 feet high, creating billions of cubic feet of storage and a $5 million capitalization for the dam company.
News briefs note Misa J Loughborough a 24 year old San Francisco resident fed in Rome. Arizona wool prices average 20 cents per pound, a peak. Mrs Herman Oelrichs sold submerged Fort Mazon land for over 250000 dollars to the government. The Viceroy of Foochow ordered execution of the Chinese choir leader tied to the Changpu missions wreck.
Health on the Isthmus reports January figures from Chief Sanitary Officer Gorgas of the canal commission. 22,000 on the roll, average daily sickness 503, total 74 deaths including 26 from pneumonia, and no quarantinable diseases on the isthmus.
Dr. William F. Brooks of Smith Observatory in Geneva New York states that the new comet is moving toward the southwest.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer argues against free entry of Philippine products into the United States, warning it harms natives by pushing large scale sugar cultivation under plantation systems. It contends benefits to Puget Sound trade do not justify local or native damage.
The article argues that noise over tariff reform is a Democratic ploy and asserts the Dingley Tariff remains effective. It notes rising customs receipts and a near balanced treasury, with naval costs and Panama operation funding. It suggests no urgent need for tariff revision despite calls from Free Traders.
The piece argues against free entry of Philippine sugar and Philippine goods, warning it would abandon US open trade policy and hurt Filipino landowners. It links sugar plantation expansion and Chinese labor to private profit, challenging proponents and noting protected industries in the US.
The Burlington American notes the party split deepening over Cuban reciprocity, warning that the Philippine Free Trade bill will be the next wedge. It predicts two more wedges, tariff revision and reciprocity in competitive products, to complete the split.
A Chicago based market overview reports strong retail and wholesale activity with rising demand for seasonal staples and heavier raw material flow. Factory production is steadier, wholesale markets show robust interior participation, and spring merchandise is expected to set records. New York distribution mirrors improved house trade and fabric sales amid cautious optimism for next season. Business conditions appear favorable despite higher costs and stockpiled winter goods.
Chicago cattle range 4.00 to 1.25 with hogs 4.00 to 6.30 and sheep 5 to 6.15, wheat No 2 83c to 88c, corn No 2 40c to 42c. Indianapolis hogs 3.00 to 5.75, cattle 3.00 to 5.75, wheat 83c to 88c. St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo, Buffalo and New York futures listed with varied ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley and special items like creamery eggs and clover seed.
Alexander Legler, 22, arrested in Hoboken Nu charged with burning his brother Carl to death to collect a $3,000 life policy. Damage reports note Campos Brazil flooded with twelve feet of water. Paranaiba Do Sul river break caused extensive damage. Bolivar County Bank of Cleveland Afizz, a state institution, failed to open with assets about $130,000 and liabilities around $110,000.
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