28 Dec 1906
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
1
Accusations of forced labor among African Americans surface as locomotive firemen strike disrupts Southern Pacific operations. Commissioner Weil to address charges while engineers report injuries and ongoing effort to keep trains moving amid the conflict.
A Southern Pacific fireman was seized from his engine by four masked men at Opelousna on December 27. Reports say guards are on engines due to ongoing strikes, and through freight service may resume for Louisiana and Texas routes. Additional notes cover a union leader's absence, a royal divorce bid by Archduke Leopold, and unrelated incidents across the country.
A tramp from Columbia Indiana promised a 600 mile walk from Borrow to Franklin to settle a bet with his uncle Edward Green. He began on November 34 and arrived two hours before midnight on December 11 in Franklin, where the uncle paid the wager. Mrs Wright provided weather aid as the trek neared completion.
Burlington Railroad fireman William Eisenbell quit after a circuit train stop in Ottawa when he went into a saloon for a drink and feared being hired again. He left without claiming his wages, which remain in the paymaster’s office. The event involved engineers Larry Brown and the missing engine, with the owner of a nearby store helping to identify the stoker.
Secretary Taft received word from Governor Magoon at Tavane of unsettled conditions in parts of Cuba. In Santa Clara province lawless bands are pillaging, prompting General Bell to reinforce U S troops. The United States resumes suppression efforts to restore peace, shifting from Cuban authorities to military action.
Washington dispatch notes a letter from J Pierpont Morgan Dr Lyman Abbott and others to Secretary Root urging moral pressure on Belgium over Congo Free State abuses The State Department will consider the communications along with similar ones and Belgium is urged to act more decisively.
Reports from Crawford Mississippi describe a Christmas mob killing three Negroes and burning houses while Deputy Sheriff Stewart witnesses mob violence. In Kentucky a long running feud ends in a fatal shootout between Mullins and Littles with over 200 shots. Hiram Mullins dies and his son William is mortally wounded. Authorities seek militia to quell unrest in Scooba Mississippi.
large gathering of more than 10 000 delegates hears Dadabhai Naoroji call for self rule for Indians as British subjects. fund raising proposed to educate Indians and sustain the campaign in England. speech greeted without disruption amid nationalist fervor. Meanwhile other news covers jail escape surrender in Cincinnati, outlaws in Tulsa wounding a deputy marshal, and local mine guard shot in Kentucky.
Aberdeen Dec 27 James Bryce named British ambassador to Washington will require him to give up his South Aberdeen seat. The retirement prompts regret as Bryce is noted for scholarly leadership and the constituency is famed for its intellect. No successor plan yet. likely a literary figure will be chosen.
Benjamin Brown financial manager of the American Express companies shot himself in a Williamsburg Brooklyn office. He lay bleeding from a lung wound after firing a second wild shot witnessed by pedestrians. He was taken to a hospital with uncertain survival and no motive is known.
The Lanive departs Towon for Aigiers to embark 200 horses and 1,000 snow, bound for Tangier Morocco. Insurance tax raised to 10 per 1,000,000 on French and foreign firms. A fire at Perry, Ta destroys three blocks, $100,000 loss. Mount Vesuvius snow covered. Minneapolis rumor: closure of a flour deal for Russia. Several injured in a Melveesport boarding house fire. War era emigrants plan to move to Uruguay and Nicaragua. Expe ditions to observe an eclipse arrive at Tashkend. Cotton harvest in central Asia strong but below normal. Shale condition worsens and death expected hourly. Below zero in North Dakota Montana Canada. Harrison Parkman credited with introducing elfelfa to the US. A burial near Euyporia, Kansas, at 73.
Minnesota Attorney General and assistant charge the Great Northern Railway with illegal overreach by proposing a $60 million capital stock increase without proper state consent. They seek a permanent injunction blocking subscriptions, receiving payments, and steps to carry out the plan until approval from the railroad and warehouse commission is obtained. The suit notes prior stock hikes without commission consent and projects higher annual dividends and charges on Minnesota customers if the plan proceeds.
Paris reports court findings that Mme Gould formerly Countess de Castellane was not responsible for Zeigler’s claim but was found jointly liable for jewels valued at 23000 to 25000 francs purchased through Vera Nimidou. Other creditors’ suits against theCount were resolved with similar determinations.
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