05 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1910
Page
1
George von L. Meyer urges airship use by the Navy with shipboard platforms on battleships for scouting and information gathering. He cites Ely’s November flight, recommends funding of experiments, and outlines cost-saving reorganizations, larger fleet by 1911, and boosted efficiency with lower fuel costs.
The Washington City market lists prevailing prices for livestock feed and commodities. Corm, hay, straw, flour, bran, shorts, corn meal, and butter prices are shown in per unit measures, with figures indicating current trading rates.
The department recommends authorizing additions to the naval establishment for the next fiscal year. Proposals include two battle ships two colliers one gunboat one river gunboat two seagoing tugs two submarines and one submarine tender. It notes building new vessels is cheaper than persistent repairs and urges annual gunboat construction until obsolete ships are replaced.
The Chelsea Savings Bank building and furnishings sold for $11,500 to N. B. Potter and John W. Miner of Jackson. Built in 1901 by Frank P. Glazier in memory of his father George P. Glazier, it cost $86,000 and was once among Michigan’s finest bank structures before lying idle since the 1907 failure.
Two men entered the Star Wall Paper plant office in Joliet Illinois and held up the female employees. They rifled the cash register and secured negotiable paper valued at 10 000 dollars plus a small amount of cash. Payday had just occurred but 2000 dollars for payroll remained in the bank.
Settlement terms for the garment workers strike were tendered to Hart Schaffner Marx representatives and tentatively accepted by workers at a mayor called conference. Rioting has ceased, homes are no longer privated, and Chicago ready made clothing shops await ratification by the strikers.
Chicago signs a contract with the sanitary district to add 10 000 electric arc lights at a cost of 1 000 000 dollars. The district takes over existing equipment for maintenance during the contract life and lighting is expected to nearly halve city street illumination costs. Price set at 15 dollars per horsepower.
Muskegon Michigan December five new developments in the Halper murder case set Ralph Pease for what is described as the county’s most important trial. The inquest at the Peterson boarding house notes Mrs Pease lived with Halper as his wife and supports Pease claim of a scuffle that led to a gun discharge. Five finger marks on Halper’s hand bolster the fighting tale.
In Salida Colorado J H Haber and J J Donnelly were buried under twenty five feet of snow after a snowslide swept their wagon and team down the mountain. They escaped with minor injuries as both horses were killed and the wagon destroyed.
George V. L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy, releases the department’s annual report detailing operations, budgets, and strategic plans. The document outlines efforts across naval branches, fleet maintenance, training, and modernization initiatives.
Jack Shaw, a 50 year old man in Los Angeles, admits fleeing England years ago to avoid arrest for the Whitechapel murders. He is detained in the county hospital insane ward for examination after an attempted murder claim by Edith Tyson, his half sister. London police will be notified of the suspicions.
The Parry Automobile company of Indianapolis with $1,000,000 authorized capital stock is placed in receivership with liabilities about $250,000. The petition cites a bill of $327.15 due Webster & Perka Tool Company as the basis for the receiver action.
President Taft announces Elihu Root will serve as permanent U S representative at The Hague succeeding the late Chief Justice Fuller. Frederick W Lehmann of St Louis is named solicitor general to fill Lloyd W Bowers vacancy. Lehmann, born 1853 in Prussia, long active in law and national bar circles, and former rail attorney, faces a shift from Democrat roots to Republican stance on gold standard.
Senator Elihu Root has been named permanent arbitrator at The Hague, reinforcing U S influence in international law. The appointment, reported by officials, marks a key step in sustained arbitration efforts during the current diplomatic period.
Sheriff Schulz discovered a blaze aimed at the county jail to free prisoners. Firemen and deputies battled for two hours, extinguishing the flames as inmates were confined to downstairs cells and a fever of suspense filled the jail.
A Chicago pastor arrested on fraud charges amid a jail fire incident. The county facility sustained about 300 dollars in losses after a blaze burned for at least twenty minutes before discovery. Smoke and fumes filled the dilapidated jail as inmates cried out.
A short proverb about harmony between mother in law and daughter in law. It notes that love within families changes paths, with a humorous comparison to dogs entering paradise. The piece frames a cultural saying without additional details.
The Markets show hogs at 6.95 to 7.40 for light, mixed packers 7.05 to 7.45, and heavy shipping grades 7.00 to 7.45. Cattle runs reach 32,000 with prospects steady to ten lower. sheep at 42,000 with prospects ten lower.
Chicago market notes Dec 5 1910 with estimated hog receipts 32000 and cattle receipts 45000. Prices vary by grade from bulk 7 25 to 7 50 for hogs to cows and steers 2 20 to 6 15 and Western cattle 4 20 to 6 25. Grain section furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Co.
Waukesha Wisconsin December 5 Hugh Stroud Pewaukee village marshal shot and instantly killed Fred Lehr of Kansas in the Edgemoor hotel Pewaukee Lehr and companion William Reis had been causing trouble at Pewaukee Lake and resisted arrest Stroud fired killing Lehr Reis fled the scene and escaped
Mrs. Mary Jane Lane files for divorce in superior court alleging her husband John Lane forced her to sleep in a trunk until her feet froze. She also says he deserted her in 1905 after they had lived together for many years.
Five men robbed the Taft State bank of $3500 in Hanover Kansas and fled in an automobile. The method matched a Beattie Kansas robbery weeks earlier.
Rev Henry C Scotford longtime Hamilton Park Congregational pastor was arrested in Chicago on a mail fraud charge over allegedly promoting the National Patent Vestment Co. He faced $1000 bail with trial set for Dec 8. He sobbed describing poverty and his family’s suffering.
Chief Wilkie of the government secret service warns local shops and Christmas shoppers about a counterfeit $2 bill circulating in the neighborhood. Captain Thomas J. Porter of the Chicago secret service says the note is not an especially good fake but should be treated with caution.
Cambridge Mass December 5 Francie H Burr once Harvard football captain in 1909 died at Des Bri hospital after typhoid relapse. He left Harvard in 1909 and played guard for four years on the varsity eleven.
Grand Rapids Daily News was sold to a cafe headed by Andrew Fyfe, a Cleveland surveyor, in a transaction described as historic for the city. The paper, noted as the oldest in Grand Rapids, changes hands amid unclear details of the buyer and terms.
By evening a host of 1,000 personal workers had been enlisted for C Alexander evangelistic effort in Fort Wayne Indiana. All pledged to try and win one soul to Christ during the campaign.
Descriptive line suggests Stella or a dressed woman observed in frantic haste resembling an anxious Wall Street bear. The fragment hints at a hurried scene or fashion description, with a literary tone typical of Puck. The exact events or identities remain unclear from the OCR snippet.
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