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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
1
Abe Cohan dies leaving detectives with little to go on in the Anna Markowitz case. The autopsy confirms a rape followed by strangulation. Harry and Bertha Markowitz remain jailed on suspicion as police pursue the suspected assailant without solid leads.
Twenty four Chinese aboard the German tramp steamer Tolosan desertion case reach United States authorities. They faced deportation after waiving appeal if sent home to China not aboard the Tolosan. The German consul sought custody for transfer to the ship’s captain under migration law, but Commissioner Heacock ordered deportation.
A large crowd in Atlanta witnessed Governor Hoke Smith sign the prohibition bill into law, effective January 1, 1908, marking a statewide prohibition start.
A railway wreck on the Posen Thorn route leaves fifty dead and many injured. Among the deceased and injured are rich American tourists. Katharine Eddy of Chicago and Senator Beveridge of Indiana were married in Berlin today.
In Terre Haute Indiana on August 7 miners at New Summit mine Greene county reconsider their plan to sue over $14 daily fines for strike days. President Van Horn says their action was wrong. The contract fines workers and divides fines between district No. 11 UMW of A and Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators Association.
Reports from Ferlin on August seven claim the Siamese king continues lavish jewelry purchases. He reportedly bought a diamond studded gold thimble cover valued at 75000 with other gems. The Bangkok palace houses huge stores with extensive gem walls and large queenly collections.
William B Alley, 55, a NYSE member, shot himself at the Larchmont Club and died en route to a hospital. He had been suspended from the exchange for a year and operated only in the curb market. Friends say despair over financial troubles prompted the act.
Alpena Michigan reports 26 year old mason Robert Featham dead after tetanus from a wound by a rusty nail. Family misfortune includes the father killed by Peter J Wood who awaits a 25 year term in Marquette for the crime. Semonin pays up his shortage. Frankfort Kentucky notes the state inspector’s report on former County Clerk William B Semonin of Louisville showing a 45465 debt, though he had paid in full in Louisville.
Swinemunde Aug 7 The Russian emperor Nicholas I has sailed for home aboard the imperial yacht Standart escorted by a Prussian squadron. Before departure Emperor William and Princes Henry and Adelbert dined with him privately aboard. William plans to proceed to Wilhelmshohe after breakfasting.
A. B. Judy built a $10 000 schoolhouse to honor his mother and unite districts but residents rejected it citing offense at the corner stone inscription praising mental and moral uplift. Judy now seeks a use for the building while a live wire incident in Boone Iowa claims Walter A. Murphy as he was fatally electrocuted.
The sensational performance of S. F. Edge on the Brooklands track at Weybridge England is the talk of the motor world. He rode at about seventy miles an hour for twenty four hours without sleep or rest, eating only while driving when possible.
Three people died and twenty two were injured when the Titusville Express on the Buffalo and Allegheny division of the Pennsylvania railroad collided with a derailed gondola coal car at Kelly Pennsylvania, speed about sixty, engine and cars damaged. Engineer M B Irwin of Oakmont and Mrs. Alonzo Huff of Johnstown plus an infant perished. A separate note from Lebanon Indiana reports a tramp wrecking furniture after forcing out occupants.
Tangier reports about 150 Moors killed in Casablanca area as French and Spanish ships bombard the Arab quarters. Marines land guards, face volley fire, but seize the consulate area with support from Galilee and Du Chayla. Italian reparation demand adds to crisis as Rabat warned of invasion.
A Tangier dispatch reports street fighting and bombardment in Casablanca lasting through Sunday. Refugees aboard the Anatole say French ships opened fire and the fighting continued as the steamer departed at six in the evening.
John T. Hanrahan of New York visits Appleton with J. T. Hanrahan Jr and D. S. Lansing to form a statewide combine of mills not to be a trust. Hanrahan declines comment while John Van Nortwick of Five Locks notes aim to control Wisconsin paper industry. Menasha Paper property slated for appraisal first.
In Warsaw Indiana during the Winona Lake Boys City event Guy Turpin of Indianapolis was shot full in the face by a rifle held by another boy Glen McDonald. Turpin is in critical condition. The shooting was accidental and the rifle discharged unintentionally.
Princeton August 7 M T W Lathrop a pioneer of Bureau county and longtime Princeton resident was struck by a Burlington passenger train and killed instantly.
Chicago market reports show estimated receipts 25 000 hogs with yesterday’s leftovers 5 755. prices ranged light hogs 5 85 to 6 20 mixed packers 5 85 80 to 6 25 heavy shipping grades 5 40 to 6 24 rough 5 40 to 5 70 cattle receipts 20 000 steady. beef cattle 4 50 to 7 60 cows and heifers 1 40 to 5 50 Texas steers 83 70 to 85 20 stockers and feeders 2 70 to 5 40 westerns 4 60 to 5 90.
An Illinois newspaper ad from Chicago proclaims a square deal with direct assurance of fair treatment for all customers. The brief notice emphasizes honesty and prompt service.
A Washington dispatch summaries a Japanese residency general pamphlet on Korea’s reforms since 1904. It notes 10,000,000 yen loan from a Japanese bank, road and waterworks projects, new education system, hospital consolidation into the Great Korean Hospital, police unification, and court reform that reduced corruption and resistance.
By the capsizing of a boat Miss Lucretia Evans and Emery McDougal were drowned in Bearlake, a short distance southwest of Chillicothe Missouri. McDougal tried to save his companion but both sank as she seized him in terror.
Mrs Richard Mansfield telegraphed from Saratoga Lake to former Judge Dittenhoefer counsel for Richard Mansfield saying that rumors of a serious relapse are untrue. She reports a bad attack of sciatica due to damp weather but notes he is improving.
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