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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1905
Page
1
Five Italians escaping a Lumberton detention camp were fired on. two killed and three injured. Dr Donaldson reports one original Lumberton case recovering. New Orleans authorities push fever control with improving inspections and tracing to end new cases.
Many residents flee the city while others stay to wait for frost or proof of a mosquito theory. Life insurance firms continue writing policies and the state board of health coordinates with local boards. Port Gibson Mississippi reports rural quarantines, while detentions camps face local resistance and proposed landlord penalties loom.
An official note states the Emperor's stop in Copenhagen is purely ceremonial with no political aims. He will depart tomorrow evening after a courtesy visit to King Christian.
Seven sailors were killed and eight badly injured when a submarine mine exploded during mining practice near Stockholm. The boat struck the mine and was blown up, officials reported in The Evening Journal.
Washington reports the thirty day mourning period after Secretary Hay’s death has elapsed and the state department has withdrawn the mourning stationery used for official business.
In Rock Island Illinois relatives contest the will of Rev Thomas Mack late pastor of St Josephs Roman Catholic church and a dio cese of Peoria dean alleging undue influence by beneficiaries and lack of mental power. The will left about 200000 of estate mainly to Grace Mackin Miriam Dolly Mrs Sarah Dolly and Mrs Charles Plamondon. Contestants include a brother and sister and other distant relatives once estranged from the priest.
Dusty Sydes, the Chicago power boat, arrived Mackinac Island dock as winner of the longest western motor boat race. The Detroit entry finished the course in 30 21 unofficial time after rough water, with rivals Marian and Erin far behind. Sydes completed the voyage from Chicago under W Warren and Howard Shaw and began the Mackinac race after refueling.
An eastbound Rock Island passenger train struck a work train on a switch opened for a gravel pit job mile west of Joliet Illinois. Five people were injured including Mrs M Bursch of Hyde Park Mass with head injuries and Mrs Thomas Smiley of Portland Maine with head and shoulder cuts.
Oyster Bay Aug 1 Secretary Wilson plans a thorough overhaul of the Agriculture Dept crop statistics bureau. He seeks trustworthy experts to lead the work and raise reporting standards. He aims to purge the department of corruption while pursuing broader investigations into other bureaus. The move follows discussions with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. Officials hope two southern experts in cotton and tobacco statistics will join the team.
In a frank conference Secretary Wilson refused to resign and asserted the Agriculture Department is sound and being cleaned of graft. He recalled Andrew Fairservice to illustrate loyalty, noting 274 employees have been dismissed for various charges as part of ongoing investigations. The aim is to purge selfishness and corruption with presidential backing.
Unlawful actions by defendants are alleged regarding lowt or wanted by Tad business methods. Officers salaries are objected to and a loan to the Depew Improvement Company is deemed improperly and wastefully procured.
Mrs G H Segerstrom's presence of mind saved nine occupants in the Pfeffer building on Lake Minnetonka where fire trapped the lower floors. A man named George Vendergrast was rescued from the roof after being overcome by smoke. The blaze caused one death and property loss.
Sixteen year old Este Payton died after being struck over the heart by a foul tip during an amateur game at Nasby Corners Ottumwa Iowa. He threw the ball back to the pitcher before collapsing.
Chicago market notes for August 1, 1905 report hog receipts and price ranges across light to heavy categories with prospects 5 to 10 higher. Cattle and sheep markets show steady cattle and strong sheep and lamb values. official monthly receipts and yesterday’s shipments are listed alongside estimated tomorrow’s receipts.
State’s Attorney General Julius M Mayer sues the Equitable Life Assurance Society and leaders including Alexander Depew Forgan Ingalls Hyde Cassatt Schiff Morton Belmont Lincoln Gould Frick in Supreme Court. Complaint spans 21 sections, 33 pages, cites Frick report and Hendricks investigation.
The article cites David Willcox president of the Delaware and Hudson company arguing the 1904 wage and hour patterns will not trigger a repeat eight hour strike. It notes average workdays beneath eight hours year round and a 16.4 million dollar wage rise in 1904, with only modest impact on miners. The piece also reviews the Board of Conciliation’s record through June 12 1905 and its limited strikes.
An official Cameroon report says Senegalese soldiers closed the German MisSum station and plundered merchants. Captain Schellehemann was shot en route to Missum as Germans returned fire, killing five and capturing four. German protest to Bagun and a joint commission proposal followed.
In Lincoln Nebraska on August 1 hundred men with bloodhounds scour dense woods near the mouth of the latte river for C. F. Andrews a prominent Omaha lawyer missing for three days. He was last seen with a squirrel hunting rifle and foul play is suspected as desperate characters are believed to inhabit the woods. No clue has been found yet.
The Dutch expedition against Boni on Clebebes Island in the East Indies inflicted severe punishment, killing 260 natives. Fortifications at Badjoewa were razed by warship guns.
The passenger steamer Argyle ran aground near Oshawa on August 1 and will likely break up. All 150 excursionists were safely removed from the vessel, which is valued at $40,000.
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