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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1905
Page
7
The railroads in the United States invest heavily in cutting grades, building tunnels, elevating work, and constructing vast machine shops as they prepare for broad business growth. Also noted are ads for remedies and products and a mix of editorial and agricultural commentary from the period.
Aboard the Japanese flagship Mikasa a magazine explosion at Sasebo early Monday morning caused immense loss of life. About 599 sailors from Mikasa and other ships perished, with many rescued by crew members and nearby vessels. The disaster follows long wartime engagements under Vice Admiral Togo with Mikasa as a central flagship. The blast occurred while the fleet rested at anchor, leaving a nation in mourning and little hope of quick repairs.
The Russian plenipotentiary Sergius Witte and Baron Rosen left Portsmouth after peace talks with Japan, sailing from Hoboken aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II. Witte and Takahira exchanged farewells while a crowd cheered at the dock, and Witte praised the pen’s influence as he departed for St. Petersburg.
The Con catenated Order of Hoo-Hoo s adjourned a convention and chose Oklahoma City as the next meeting place. Officers elected include Snark RPD Inman Portland Serivenator J P Baird Tennessee Bojum B F Cobb Chicago custodian GB Prive Late Rock rubberwock EE C Boggoss West Virginia.
In Jonesboro Arkansas on September 14 Sam Burroughs fatally wounded a woman named Jessie Williams and mortally harmed Willem Elder, fracturing the incident as a deadly shooting. A report from Indianapolis dated September 13 cites a statement from the president.
The union federation reports twenty two unions secured eight hour agreements since September nine while eighteen elites show ongoing strikes. President Lynch calls the situation highly satisfactory as corroborated by local labor standings. In sports results, American, Southern, and National League scores list Philadelphia New York Birmingham Memphis Atlanta Shreveport Pittsburg St Louis Brooklyn and more with varied outcomes.
New Orleans reports show progress against yellow fever but Dr. Warner warns against overconfidence. Nationally, improvements are uneven due to shortages of physicians and nurses, community resistance to mosquito control, enforcement issues, and ongoing panic at infected points. Local totals include 43 new cases, 8 deaths, and 12 new foci with 314 under treatment and 1757 discharged. Mississippi adds six new cases with Gulfport Vicksburg and Natches each reporting one.
Rev H Kozaki, a Japanese cleric attending the American board of missionaries meeting in Seattle, says Baron Komura and his party may face a hostile demonstration on arrival if uprising leaders fail to understand the peace settlement. He adds Japan will educate Chinese students abroad and locally, noting about 8000 Chinese family students in Japanese institutions.
San Francisco report notes that among the passengers who arrived on the liner were individuals who had been at the eruption scene.
An 19th century ad proclaims a general tonic curing chills fevers malaria as a substitute for quinine with no cure, no pay. The brand J. Mendenhall Ale and The J. F. Crow Drug Co sell the remedy in Evansville. The piece also notes Sierra Fr Brim a Mormon missionary from Samoa visiting Tutulla near Teland of Savaii amid ongoing volcanic activity with lava four miles from shore and multiple eruptions heard ten miles away.
General Lawrence Pike Graham retired U S Army veteran of the Second Dragoons and participant in the Seminole Mexican and Civil wars died at Providence hospital Washington after injuring his hip in a July fall at Warm Springs Virginia. He spent a long career in service and was remembered for his leadership in three major conflicts.
On September 13 in Anadarko two companies were created to explore oil and gas near the area. The Amarillo Oil and Gas company, backed by wealthy Northwest Texas investors, and the Producers Oil and Gas company of Anadarko, with vast capital, have about 100000 leased mineral acres between Anadarko and Gotebo. Wells already flow strongly and more rigs are en route to drill in the vicinity.
The fourteenth annual Christian churches convention of Oklahoma began in Guthrie at the First Christian church with about 200 delegates attending. The opening session featured a general mass meeting and a song service led by I. Swinford of Stillwater.
Charles Outlaw and his wife were killed when a kitchen stove explosion touched off a fire at their Brannan Oklahoma residence. Mrs Outlaw had lit the fire with coal oil. In Tennessee near Athens a student, Ernest Powers, killed Professor Watchenberger during an attempted chastisement and then fled.
Topeka Kansas September 13 J D Stewart assistant general freight agent of the Santa Fe has resigned effective October 1 He will go to Antonio to engage in private business Allen Cromp a Negro boy was run over by a train at Dallas Tuesday night and soon expired
A vendor announces readiness to supply fresh freed beef of all kinds from a morning wagon with guaranteed prompt citywide delivery. He also buys cattle at all times.
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