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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1906

Page

7

New Offices for Congress Ready in a Year

Washington dispatch notes two grand office buildings under construction for Congress to relieve Capitol crowding. Each seeks about 3 million dollars, with Maltby building to be abandoned. Departments now crowded in rented spaces. cost-saving motive cited alongside national prosperity. Mark Twain's Washington visit and remarks on presidential pay spark gallery chatter.

Charles W. Arthur Washington Congress Capitol Grounds Capitol Senate United States State, War and Navy Department of Agriculture Treasury Department Postoffice Department Interior Department Department of Justice Department of Commerce and Labor Washington Monument

Carlist Band Captured Near Castle Pullit

Madrid reports Lieutenant Mailjo with ten civil guards surrounded Torre Foru in Castle Pullit and captured a Carlist band of twenty. The group surrendered after brief resistance, yielding twenty seven rifles, cartridges, and a rail tearing machine. Prisoners were to be sent to Barcelona for solitary confinement. a special judge was appointed for a speedy trial.

Madrid Lieeutenant Mailjo Barcelona

Shooting at Rutland wedding guest injures Gilmore kin

In Ira Vermont investigators probe a nighttime shooting at a reception for Mrs Mary Parker Gilmore 19 wife of Charles Gilmore 20. Her sister-in-law Mrs Henry Gilmore is wounded lightly. Police seek Andrew Farrell amid unclear motive.

Rutland Ira Mra Mary Parker Gilmore Charles Gilmore Henry Gilmore Andrew Farrell

Gift to a College for Marquette Home

Milwaukee announces a $110000 gift to cover construction and equipment costs for a new home for Marquette college at Grand avenue and Eleventh street. Donors are Mr and Mrs Robert A Johnston and their son Rev Robert Story Johnston of Morristown Missouri. Trustees offered to rename the college Johnston college but the Johnstons declined.

Milwaukee Marquette College Grand Avenue Eleventh Street Robert A. Johnston Robert Story Johnston Morissant Marquette Johnston College Johnstons Father Johnston Fe

Insane Man Fires On Women and Attacks School Party

In Vandalia Mississippi? Dec 26 Joseph Snow son in law of ex Sheriff McDonald attacked a riding party including Miss Addie Tillchain a Bowling Green school teacher and her sister and Leon Shutt. He fired three shots missing all. He went to the school house brandished his revolver forced pupils into the room and locked the door saying he had shot the teacher and was ready to pay the penalty. Snow was arrested and judged insane.

Vandalia Addie Tillchain Bowling Green Leon Shutt Joseph Snow McDonald Snow

Former Assistant Pastor Sentenced for Attempted Rape

Decatur reports Rev. FE T. James former assistant pastor of the First Baptist church received an indeterminate term in Chester penitentiary for attempted rape. James accepted the sentence without visible emotion as his mother in court broke down.

Decatur, T First Baptist Church Chester James

Aged Woman Burned to Death in Farmhouse Fire

Alpena Michigan December 26 Mrs Chas Furgeson aged 60 died in a house fire three miles from Hillman while her husband and two children were away. She was alone on the farm when the blaze occurred.

Alpena, Mich Chas. Furgeson Hillman

Brothers Run Down by Train in Schoolcraft Tragedy

Henry Mipner and Lee Ham, brothers, were killed near Schoolcraft Michigan while walking along Grand Trunk tracks from Vicksburg with arms full of Christmas presents. The accident involved a freight train. Authorities report no immediate cause. Funeral plans pending for the victims.

Schoolcraft Mich Lee Wi Ham Henry Mipner Grand Trunk Vicksurg

Car Crash Kills 14-Year-Old in Washington

In Washington on December 26 a sixty horsepower touring car driven by Joseph Leiter struck and instantly killed Samuel West, a 14 year old boy. Mrs. Levi Leiter and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Remington of New York were passengers.

Joe Leiter Washington Joseph Leiter Leiter Levi Leiter Franklin Remington New York Samuel West

Priest Dies as He Robes for Mass in Denison

Rev. T. K. Crowley of St. Patrick's church collapsed and died while dressing for high mass. He served in Denison for fifteen years and was highly esteemed.

Denison Tex T. K. Crowley St. Patrick’s Church

President Roosevelts Head for Pine Knot Lodge

President and Mrs. Roosevelt with the Roosevelt children will depart for Pine Knot, Mrs. Roosevelt’s Virginia country home in Albemarle county, early tomorrow morning. They will stay there until December 26.

Pine Knot Washington Roosevelt

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