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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
1
The article argues Stolypin will tackle the agrarian question immediately after the new Duma, offering peasant relief and property guarantees to rally peasantry and landed interests, while facing the cost of purchasing private holdings. It cites a Poltava dispatch on Prince Kotchubey’s estate destroyed in arson.
Frank Hester a 33 year old farmer near Russellville says he has never smoked chewed tobacco ridden a train or entered a saloon. He has seen elephants and camels only in circus posters and plans only daily toil and family life. He has limited knowledge of wild animals but reads to keep in touch with current events.
The Democratic state convention in Waterloo nominated Claude R. Porter of Appanoose for governor and adopted a platform backing a revenue tariff, direct US senatorial elections, and anti trust legislation. It pledged support for William J. Bryan in 1908.
Hartman Wenzel, 65, collapsed from heat and excitement while rushing to inform his pastor of a reprieve stay for his son, a convicted murderer. The elder Wenzel had fought to overturn the death sentence and died as his son’s case remained tied to a chilling murder in revenge.
Rev Father Wicinsky of Port Austin Roman Catholic church was dragged from the pulpit by worshipers and ejected. Sheriff Smith and deputies stopped a potential clash as English French German factions opposed Polish members. Doors were nailed shut after the service disruption.
In Cadillac Michigan on August 8 Edward Preston aged 80 was found dead with wounds on the scalp and face in an outhouse behind John Olson's saloon at Boon. Sheriff Paquette and Prosecutor Wetmore investigate and suspect a drunken brawl.
Reports from Sasebo say the battleship Mikasa, which sank last September after an on board explosion, has been successfully floated following repeated failure attempts.
Terre Haute Indiana August 8 Reverend E W Brickert pastor of the Christian church at Sullivan gives public notice that he will prosecute anyone heard using profanity in public places. He urges restraint and vows to take legal action against offenders.
In Randolph county West Virginia near Elkins a Syrian leper named George Rossi lives in a tent on a bleak mountainside with no care. Authorities fear an outbreak and threaten the Baltimore and Ohio railroad over bringing him into the state. U S authorities order inspection by Marine Hospital Service to determine his status and care. A quoted moral urging action concludes the piece.
Traffic directors foresee a year of continued prosperity driven by strong crops and rising production. Wheat harvests exceed early estimates, with a forecast of over 750 million bushels. Industrial activity remains high and orders outpace supply, projecting at least 12 to 15 percent gains in tonnage and gross earnings. Captain G J Grammer reports agricultural output valued at 6.73 billion dollars, needing 13.8 million rail cars to move it.
Railroads have purchased thousands of new freight cars with higher carrying capacity yet expect no surplus. With ongoing additions, conditions bordering on car famines are likely in the next year, a situation described as unavoidable, as carshops contend with demand.
A committee chaired by W C Sherer of Atlanta is formed by Atlanta blue and gray veterans to raise funds for a harmony bell to hang at the national capital. The bell would be rung yearly on July 4 with the first ringing at a Washington veterans and citizens gathering. The committee asks veterans associations north and south for cooperation.
Thomas T. Crit tenden of Kansas City oldest living Missouri ex-governor will join as a Missouri delegate to welcome Bryan. In a letter he says he is out of politics but wishes to see Bryan nominated and elected president, noting he disagreed on silver but believes Bryan would be the best president in the office.
Edward Randall, 24, an electrician for a theatrical company, was instantly killed in Auburn Indiana on August 8 after touching a live toe wire while making stage light connections at the switchboard. The fatal error occurred behind the scenes as workers handled the high voltage wiring.
Chicago police issued a warrant for Pant Stensland president of the failed Milwaukee Avenue State Bank after declaring him a fugitive likely in Canada. Director Al Herbold and banker Theodore Stensland’s whereabouts were investigated while John Fetzer was named receiver amid reports of a possibly one million dollar shortage.
Petitions filed at Crater Bay favoring both the Louisiana and the Connecticut for transporting the president to Panama. The Louisiana was built in a private yard while the Connecticut was government built, fueling heated argument over preferred construction methods. The report includes a separate incident from Kalamazoo where a 12 year old boy lost his arm to an electric shock and underwent surgery with uncertain prognosis. An unrelated satirical line from Ladies' Field remarks on Englishviews of women.
Market notes show cattle and hogs with steady to lower tone across segments. Estimated receipts near 35000 hogs and 20000 sheep plus 23000 cattle. packers mixed, heavy grades firm, natives and westerns varied by category. Lambs and kids show weakness with bulk hogs and porkers quoted across multiple ranges.
Special reports from San Angelo and Fort Worth describe a devastating flood after heavy rains across South Texas. Twenty five known dead, hundreds homeless, and $500000 in property damaged as the Colorado River and tributaries surge. Rescue efforts by boat move through flooded towns, while telegraphs fail and trains halt.
Washington Aug 8 Enlisted navy men push to abolish tattoos once popular among sailors. After a Brooklyn man was convicted for mutilating a youth with ink designs, tattooists refuse to ink those not clearly adults, signaling a possible end to the practice.
Dr. James H. Jackson complained in police court that Joseph Leonard Reynolds Bean and Lee Brolinger called him John D Rockefeller. The three pleaded guilty and were fined, the penalty suspended if they refrain from mistaking the physician for the oil magnate.
Chicago August 8 State's Attorney Healy said efforts to identify the men behind Stephen Crowe proprietor of the Revere House and indicted for offering a bribe to a juror in the Cooke case have yielded little. Healy said he has obtained only a little information on those believed to be involved.
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