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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
7
Roland B. Molineux, freed after a second acquittal for Mrs. Adame's murder, surprised Tombs officers with a rare visit after more than three years away. He greeted prison chaplain Dr. Sanderson, shook hands with Warren Flynn and other keepers, shown as a longtime favorite during his incarceration.
President Longwell demanded the resignation of Physical Instructor McLaughlin after accusations by Miss Alice Hopper dean of women. She says a student witnessed drinking, poker with students and improper conduct with women. McLaughlin, a married man, threatens legal action for breach of contract and slander.
Milwaukee report: Judge James J. Dick of Beaver Dam Wisconsin rules that amiform unions may organize and strike as a body without conspiracy charges and that strikers may use persuasion to keep others from taking their jobs. The decision arose from contempt of court hearings against A C Humphrey and three unions over an injunction against interfering with non union workers at a local foundry.
Dortmund Germany Nov 50 twenty four people are dead and ninety six gravely injured after a massive roburst factory explosion near Annen. The blast shattered windows ten miles away and razed houses on the main road. Burgomaster and police inspector of nearby Witten among the dead. Emperor William orders relief funds and sends General von Scholl to the scene.
In Veedersburg Indiana Mrs Harvey Bush of Wingate was burned to death when a gasoline stove exploded as she attempted to refill it after noticing the reservoir was nearly empty. Her 7 year old son fled to the kitchen door as she reportedly slammed it against him to shield him before fleeing into the street and seeking help. Neighbor Charles Tiffany rushed to the scene and doused the smoldering area with water.
A dramatic discovery identified the unconscious woman as Mrs Bush after a fatal room fire. She survived only a few hours post rescue, remaining unconscious before death.
In Hot Springs Arkansas John Simms and Florence McKeven fight a black man for twenty minutes to stop a burglary and rape. Mrs Simms is choked and badly beaten. blood covers her clothes. The husband arrives as the attacker flees. Police and deputies search the city and suburbs amid talk of possible lynching.
Halifax Nova Scotia November 29 definite announcement says the Canadian government will take over the Halifax dockyards January 1 from the British government. Canada will maintain equipment efficiency and allow navy use for coaling and repairs. The admiralty may seize docks in war or emergency, and the property spans about forty acres with wharves, buildings, and grounds.
Anthony Ameis, 40, a Mount Clemens real estate dealer and partner in Lake St Clair cap fisheries, was accidentally killed by his shotgun while duck hunting. He called partner Carl Schweihart for a ride home. Schweihart found Ameis's body on the marsh bank near a duck boat with the gunshot wound to the left chest. It is believed the gun exploded as Ameis tried to drown the heat of the muzzle. Ameis leaves a wife and children. a previous family accident is noted.
Secretary Bonaparte and former assistant secretary Frank Hael t spoke at the ceremony dedicating a bronze tablet to Captain Thomas Tingey the first commandant of the yard. The tablet is set in the wall of the commandant residence Tingey built in the early 1800s.
Honey Mellody of Charlestown defeated Boston’s Joe Walcott for the welterweight world championship at Lincoln Athletic Club in Chelsea. Walcott quit in the twelfth round, later saying his left arm failed in the ninth, making further action impossible.
Springfield November 30 Bishop Seymour grows weaker with a clouded mind. Bishop Condyn for Osborne told the united Episcopal churches at Christchurch during Thanksgiving service that he had just left Bishop Seymour’s bedside and there was no hope.
In Henryville Indiana on an event night a runaway horse team driven by Louis Vanmeter struck a crowd near Flat Woods schoolhouse injuring several, including the 14 year old son of James Pixley who died hours later.
In Greenfield Indiana on November 30 the Thanksgiving services were held in the evening rather than the morning as women persuaded. Housewives said they were too busy with dinner preparations to attend morning services.
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