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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1906
Page
1
San Francisco aftershocks push recovery forward as trade reopens and utilities restore. The Red Cross assumes relief management following President Roosevelt’s decree at a Fort Mason conference with Generals Greely and Funston, Mayor Schmitz, and Governor Pardee amid misinformed initial reactions.
The article reports President Roosevelt disavowing reports of unequal relief to Chinese residents in San Francisco. A formal message from city authorities asserts no discrimination in aid or shelter, stating relief committees and homeless individuals treat Chinese and all others with humane care.
Philadelphia April 25 Unions may mobilize 2,000,000 AFL members to donate one day’s wages for San Francisco relief. Gompers to issue appeal within two days, aiming for 3 to 4 million dollars in total contributions from the labor movement.
In Battle Creek Michigan on April 26 a peculiarly framed suit arises over who must pay 19 for meals of a custodian hired to watch the Orange Meat Company factory. Under Sheriff Furner and Constables Baker and Lucas each dodge payment claiming no liability.
In Columbus Indiana on April 25 relatives found the trunk of the late Mrs Anna Davis. She was killed by her husband Jesse Davis last Wednesday at 2 35 pm before he killed himself. The watch in her trunk stopped at that exact time. Jacob learned the husband kept premiums on her life insurance and they will be due to relatives. Mrs Davis believed the policy had lapsed.
Vincennes April 25 Jack Smith mussel digger found a pearl weighing fifty five grains and sold it for 255 dollars. Mussel fishing in the Wabash river has become a great industry drawing men and boys from trades for good wages. Even without pearls the shell gate yields a fair return and labor is not lost.
Thomas R. Harvey of Sault Ste. Marie, a renowned lake reporter, fell overboard from the steamer F. H. Goodyear in Lake Huron and drowned. He was last seen by Captain Stewart at 4 p.m. retiring to his room and was missing at supper two hours later.
Norwalk Ohio April 25 The Ohio grand jury indicted men connected with a trust over alleged fraud. Details specify indictments against several bridge operators and associated parties for conspiracy and racketeering acts during the period under inquiry. The case centers on business practices within the trust and its impact on competition.
A grand jury investigating the alleged Ohio bridge trust has returned indictments against prominent bridge men including H G Hammond Henry Hughes W H Lyons A C Low W N Cleveland W W Mills J H Hilton H E Williams and W C Lathlin representing several bridge firms. The charges allege a meeting in the city on April 25 103 to fix prices and restrain competition in bridge and structural iron work.
President Roosevelt arrives at Annapolis to honor John Paul Jones with a national salute from Hartford and a ceremony at Bancroft Hall. Ambassador Jusserand, Admiral Sands, and the Naval Academy leadership attend with naval and marine representations and a large public gathering.
Springfield April 25 Members of the Illinois legislature will stage a benefit baseball game for San Francisco victims. Senate to arrange with lineup featuring Lish Putnam Curtis Dixon Clark Mueller Brown Haas Anderson Lunberg Farnum Galpin Hall Cook Hamilton Cunningham McKenzie Barr. House roster includes McNichols Kleeman Brady Grein Troyer Burke Glade Erickson Kowalski all of Cook.
The oak casket of the great admiral rested in front of the speaker’s stand with a union jack, two crossed palms, a wreath, and a French king’s sword. A sentinel kept vigil since the casket’s return by General Horace Porter on U.S. soil. In the bay miles away, the naval academy’s view showed ships at anchor.
President Roosevelt spoke of gratitude to France for aid in the revolution and honored John Paul Jones and naval heroes. A parade of French and U S ships joined a Marine ceremony as the casket was laid to rest and the president departed for Washington.
Washington April 25 President Roosevelt signed a joint resolution of congress providing 1 500 000 additional relief funds for the San Francisco disaster victims and their recovery effort.
Market report notes receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago. Official receipts 15036 hogs and 17000 cattle with mixed and rough shipping grades, lambs and western lambs show mixed strength, overall weak to steady with daily closing figures and grain context.
In San Francisco service is restored for business use with Oakland lines reconnected. The belt railway circulates relief supplies around the waterfront while electric lights spread along East street. Four fatalities reported with three men and a woman recovered from the ruins. looters shot during the night.
In Chicago on April 25, Herman C. Wagner, 37, and his wife, both recently ill, killed themselves by turning on a gas in their Osgoomi street apartment. A note to the wife’s mother said they had grown tired of life and chose to die together.
Mrs. Adelaide Moon, long serving teacher and dean of Muskegon public schools, died last week. She taught at Hackley School and missed only one day of school work in thirty four years of service.
A blaze at the Warman Black Chamberlain company barn in the Union Stockyards, Indianapolis, April 25, killed 75 horses and caused a stampede that resulted in the loss of more than 100 head. Other horses were killed in the chaos.
Frank Riggs of Martinsburg Iowa employed by J M Healy Chicago was killed when a ditch caved in at the worksite in Libertyville NL His neck was broken and death followed the accident reported April 25.
Chicago April 25 following are baseball scores League at Cincinnati St Louis 3 Cincinnati 3 at Boston Philadelphia 6 Boston 4 at New York Brooklyn 7 New York 8 at Chicago Pittsburg 6 Chicago 3 American at Philadelphia New York 7 Philadelphia 4 at Washington Boston 19 Washington 2 at St Louis Detroit 0 St Louis 2 Association at Toledo Kansas City 4 Toledo 6 at Columbus Milwaukee 6 Columbus 4 at Louisville St Paul 14 Louisville 10 ten innings at Indianapolis Minneapolis 9 Indianapolis 5
A heavy snowstorm swept much of Maine with central areas reporting a foot of snow. The weather disrupted wire communications across many locales as crews worked to restore lines.
Viscount Suizo Aoki the first Japanese ambassador to the United States arrives in Washington with Viscountess Aoki and counselor T Musa ka. The arrival marks a landmark in diplomatic relations.
Walter Wellman, veteran newspaper correspondent planning a June attempt to reach the north pole in a dirigible balloon sails for Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Complete unofficial returns from the Sixth district primary show Hobson leading Bankhead by 495 votes in Birmingham Alabama.
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