New Year Call to Move On from 1906
A reflective note urges leaving 1906 behind as 1907 arrives, suggesting time moves quickly and the new year offers a brief moment of promise before it becomes past.
24 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
1
A reflective note urges leaving 1906 behind as 1907 arrives, suggesting time moves quickly and the new year offers a brief moment of promise before it becomes past.
A 1987 campaign urges readers to start the year by buying quality clothing hats and furnishings for guaranteed satisfaction. The tone emphasizes early habit formation and clear value in shopping now.
A break in the Wabash river levee near Taylorville and West Terre Haute floods miles of countryside. About 1,000 villagers lose homes with no food or shelter as the river rises. no drownings reported yet, but a severe flood fears authorities.
The Ohio River at Cincinnati fell to 64.5 feet by 8 am, a half foot drop from the crest, as guards monitor for flood damage and relief work continues. Mayor Dempsey orders confiscation of food and fuel where needed to prevent price extortion and ensure supply during the crisis.
In Aurora Indiana on January 23, residents flee rising waters, with camps on higher ground and crowded schools, the opera house, and city hall. Scarlet fever has broken out among refugees from lower city areas, raising fears of wider outbreak due to unsanitary conditions.
Five breaks in the Mississippi river levees about seventy five miles below New Orleans stretch from twenty to one hundred feet wide. Considerable property damage is threatened as floodwaters menace nearby regions.
A cable from Rev. John R. Hykes reports millions destitute in China due to famine. The Shanghai Missionary Association and 19 bodies urge church aid as refugees flood cities and 3,000,000 are in district destitution. A U.S. meeting recommends prompt liberal contributions to relief efforts through missionaries through June.
Springfield report says Shelby M. Cullom has been reelected to the United States Senate by a unanimous vote of all 132 Republican legislators in Illinois. This marks his fifth election to the Senate since first taking office in 1883.
Crittenden Kentucky residents were alerted early after a vault was wrecked and $4,000 was left inside. The incident prompted police to investigate the break in with local officials reviewing security footage and possible suspects.
A terrific explosion blew apart the vault of the Tobacco Growers' Deposit Bank. The thieves escaped after grabbing $500, leaving $4,000 still in the vault.
In Montgomery on January 23, the Alabama legislature in joint session unanimously re-elected Senators John T. Morgan and Edmund Pettus for another term with no opposition.
The Hague reports a devastating tidal wave south of Achin has nearly wiped out Simalu island. An estimated 1,500 people are dead with continuing violent earthquakes. Civil governor of Achin has rushed to the disaster scene.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane resumed the car shortage probe in Seattle on January 23. More than 100 Western Washington lumbermen accuse Hill roads of delivering only 35 percent of required cars for timber shipments. A clash erupted between General J M Ashton for the lumbermen and Attorney Cannon for Spokane representing Hill.
Pers suffered tens of thousands of dollars losses in the past year due to Hill lines failure to furnish cars. Attorney Cannon objected to much of Hyman's testimony and frequent clashes occurred between counsel.
Wisconsin couple Mr and Mrs John Lehrmann were found dead at their Kaukauna home. Mrs Lehrmann lay beneath a bed with mattresses and bedding, while Mr Lehrmann sat upright on the bed. Securities and money totaling 3300 were undisturbed. The couple had an adopted son, and no light had been seen for two nights.
In Lodz on January 23, Socialists carried out their planned Red Sunday strike. Factories stores and restaurants closed newspapers were not published streetcar service halted and many arrests were reported.
Senator George Sutherland spoke in defense of Senator Smoot of Utah, arguing Smoot’s right to retain his U S senate seat. He addressed all charges raised against Smoot in a lengthy defense during the day in Washington.
Mukden viceroy and foreign consuls fail to agree on opening Mukden to foreign trade. The dispute centers on Manchuria's entire commercial control.
The article discusses treaty port treatment inside a foreign concession and likin taxes. It notes the viceroy must pay likin, while Japanese and American consuls cite 1903 treaties open Mukden. Chinese rights to levy likin face resistance, with disputes over whether imported goods are taxed in foreign ports or in Chinese territory and the revenue impact of remitting those duties.
Paris reports the cabinet approved terms to suppress the declaration formality for pit meetings, creating a mode for churches to resume public worship while the Vatican authorities resist. Clergy may gain under the separation law or risk forfeiting allowances by Feb 28. The bill was introduced in the chamber of deputies at noon.
Washington January 23 Senator Follette conferred with President Roosevelt about leasing public lands containing coal gas oil and gilsonite. The plan would affect surface lands while allowing mineral work under leases.
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