23 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1910
Page
1
A funeral service for Al Twain will be held today in New York City. The nation mourns the prominent figure as officials prepare for the arrival of family and dignitaries to pay final respects.
Wealth left to his only surviving daughter is to be distributed after a mammoth memorial meeting planned to be held later.
Taft extols Mark Twain for giving intellectual pleasure to millions and lasting influence on American literature. He notes Twain’s humor appeals across nations and generations and that none of his lines are unsuitable for reading aloud to a daughter by a father.
The funeral for Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain will be at Brick Presbyterian church in New York at 3 p.m. today conducted by Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke. Interment will be in Elmira after a home service. The will names his daughter Clara Gabrilowitsch as heir. estate estimated at 250000.
Clear and cool today in Illinois and Indiana. Expect fair skies and warmer temperatures tomorrow across both states.
Notices posted at the American Sheet and Tin Plate company plant in Elwood Indiana announce a May 1 wage scale increase affecting all employees. Strikers refuse to return until the scale is signed with the Amalgamated association.
A historical report details the person or party responsible for securing the conviction in the murder case of Miss Wheeler. The article outlines the prosecution effort, key evidence presented, and the verdict's impact on the local community.
National and American League games produced decisive results with standings updated. Key matchups reflected team performances across the circuit, detailing outcomes and shifting positions in the pennant races.
Box score style report shows results from New York Brooklyn Pittsburg Philadelphia Chicago Washington Boston Cleveland and Detroit games. The lines list teams scores innings and player pairings such as Corridon Bachman Phelps Powell Gibson Quinn Sweeney Street and Browning Stanage Link Berger Clarke Bemis.
The record lists baseball results from Minneapolis, St Paul Columbus Louisville and Milwaukee. Scores include St Paul 4 over Minneapolis 0 Toledo 2 over Columbus 0 and Louisville 5 over Indianapolis 3 with rain affecting Milwaukee at Kansas City.
A new well on the Stubbins farm in Sheridan town Cheshire Chau tauqua county by South Shore Gas and Fuel Co. yields a daily flow of 5 000 000 feet the largest producer in the Chautauqua gas field. The initial gas roar was heard far away.
Chicago April 23 Mrs Grace Novak a newlywed of one month lies dying at the county hospital from injuries after she poured gasoline on her clothes and hair and set it afire in a suicide attempt following a quarrel with her husband who had left her.
An explosion at the Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Co mine near Amsterdam Steubenville Ohio kills eighteen night shift workers with six bodies recovered and seven rescued unconscious. Rescue parties battled fire as families gathered causing police to restrain crowds. Several men injured and hospitalized.
Birmingham Alabama April 23. Rescue teams push to remove the bodies of forty three miners killed in the Mulga mine explosion. Twenty six bodies have been recovered. The victims were badly burned and mangled by the blast making identification difficult.
Federal authorities arrest William J. Keliher at his Winthrop home on a charge of aiding and abetting George W. Coleman in misappropriating funds from the National City Bank of Cambridge. Coleman reportedly fled with about 309 000 dollars and is out on bail awaiting federal trial.
In Terre Haute Indiana on April 22 three men died and eight were hurt, probably fatally, when an express train from St Louis to Indianapolis struck a sleeping switch crew car at Sandford. The dead include Engineer R E Ely and M H Driscoll. Injured include Conductor H L Shipman and several crew members.
In Washington on April 23 Representative Stephens of Texas introduced a House resolution to release the remnant of Geronimo's Apache band from confinement at Fort Sill Oklahoma. The group once about 100 fighting men and 200 total with families has dwindled to ten or twelve with nine tenths of captives being women and children. The measure seeks return to their former reservation or relocation to other lands where they may earn a living with aid.
The Chicago markets show higher hogs and varied cattle trends with receipts and shipments detailed. Officials report multi-day totals and price ranges across hogs porkers and pigs, while cattle and sheep trends vary with rough and light weights noted.
A damp towel placed folds of new gloves for an hour makes them easier to wear. The moisture increases pliability so the gloves stretch without cracking during use.
Prevailing Washington City market quotes list corn at 50 cents per bushel hay by load 12.00 bale 20 cents straw by load 4.00 5.00 per hundred flour per sack 1.60 1.70 bran 1.35 shorts 1.50 corn meal 0.25 buckwheat 0.? turkeys 12 cents fowls roosters ducks and other live stock prices noted by the Worth American Live Stock Commission Company Chicago IL.
Foreigners and Liuilc foreigners in China are in peril as reports surface of a notable humorist who died abroad and left behind a sole surviving daughter. The piece notes international tension and the daughter's precarious position amid political conflict.
Reports from Hankow describe widespread devastation in Hunan province as villages around Changsha burn and foreigners fear for their lives. Chinese mobs attack imperial troops and foreign missions while steamers attempt rescues. at least thirty foreigners are reported killed or burned. telegraph lines are down and rescues hindered.
Nurse Anna Houlihan testified in the Hyde murder trial describing Chrisman Swope’s convulsions after a capsule given by Dr. B C Hyde. The case centers on Colonel Thomas H Swope’s death and Hyde’s alleged murder charges.
Pat Crowe the kidnapper and evangelist was held up and robbed in Mansfield Ohio. He filed a complaint against John Burns a paroled Ohio reformatory prisoner who was held in 5600 bond.
Chicago police expand investigation into Norman P Cummings missing real estate dealer and club man. Mrs Cummings says he may be murdered or unconscious, Jewelry worth 37000 and 3000 in currency in his possession during absence since Wednesday. Couple had just returned from a world tour.
A blaze at the Spartan Inn in Spartanburg South Carolina fully destroyed the hotel. Sixty patrons sleeping inside escaped in time but many faced narrow calls for safety. The loss is estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
Prince Tao uncle of the young Chinese emperor travels to the United States to inspect the military, be hosted by the government in Washington, and likely visit West Point. He plans to sail for Europe on May 5 aboard the George Washington.
Detroit April 2 1924 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and other union members employed on the Michigan Central system threaten a strike after the company refuses wage increase talks. Forty two roads are affected as workers plan to push the issue to arbitration.
New York April 23 Henry H Rogers who helped build Standard Oil wealth left heirs a fraction of the vast fortune once estimated. Executors value the estate at under 34.5 million dollars and have paid the initial inheritance tax based on that figure.
Mrs J M Laendner aged 50 leaped from the uptown elevated station at One Hundred and Tenth Street in New York. She was taken by automobile to Lake's hospital in critical condition.
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