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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1907
Page
1
Managua reports Honduras forces under General Bonilla attacked Nicaragua's lines near the frontier. After hours of battle Honduras was defeated, while Tegucigalpa declares a state of siege. Mass meetings urge armed defense and U S citizen protections are debated amid war preparations.
Baton Rouge dispatch reports in Orleans Parish the court faces a deadlock after Judge Brunot quashed the indictment against Representative-elect Pavort for the murder of Dr. Harry Aldrich. Jen Favrot resigned in November leaving a grand jury without a judge and now a judge without a grand jury, awaiting the state’s appeal action by the supreme court.
Milwaukee telegraphs report Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Chicago and Northwestern will adopt the Wisconsin railroad commission 24 cent fare without contest. Cigarette would explain it after fiery incident in Illinois where George Isabel died from burns claimed to be caused by a bed saturated with kerosene and a lighted cigarette.
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on February 20 Officer William T. Bayless of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad detective force was shot in the back by a Winchester rifle in a struggle with Samuel Jackson a Washington negro. Jackson was mortally wounded by a revolver shot in the abdomen and died. Bayless was wounded but will recover. Jackson had boarded a Pittsburg express train as a passenger and was arrested. On the way to the lockup Bayless spotted the rifle and was knocked down by Jackson who fired six shots while fleeing. Bayless fired four shots pursuing him, one striking Jackson and bringing him down.
Judge Penrose voids a 1.5 million dollar charity bequest in the Paxson will because it lacked two subscribing witnesses as required by the 1855 act. The will had set aside 100000 for an agricultural school for boys and directed residuary funds to the same charity after the widow’s death. Edward J. and Henry D. Paxson emerge as the principal beneficiaries.
Sheridan residents uncover waste paper burned at the post office after Postmaster W. S. Brittain’s removal. A janitor found stamped letters and newspapers among furnace waste. watchers recovered nine bushels of mail over three months.
In New York on February 20 Mrs. Harry Thaw faced cross examination as prosecutors seek to introduce credibility tests for her testimony about Stanford White. Judge Fitzgerald allowed questions on the truth of her story and other motions, with focus on letters and claims relating to White and Thaw's marriage.
Caracas reports General Antonio Paredes and eighteen followers were captured by government forces and executed after an abortive revolution. They were imprisoned at Barrancas and later shot while allegedly attempting to seize arms. Three U.S. citizens linked to Paredes are named among the dead.
Mrs Caine testified she overheard Thaw ask Mrs Nesbit for her daughter's hand in 1908 and described his anger upon seeing Stanford White. She stated Thaw appeared furious when White was present.
Jerome presses Mrs. Caine on Harry Thaw Evelyn Nesbit and events surrounding their actions. She confirms Thaw appeared angry in her presence and that Nesbit did not join the couple on a 1901 European trip. Nesbit told of an appendicitis operation. Thaw promised support for Mrs. Nesbit and her son if Evelyn consented to marriage.
The Metropolitan Opera touring company will alter Salome with new stage business on the road. The final head scene ends with the head placed in a front stage receptacle and the apostrophe sung by a headless effect as the kiss darkens the stage. Performances are planned for Boston and Chicago, with other cities likely.
Chicago reports mixed receipts with cattle and hog markets steady to strong. Officials show heavy shipping grades and light demand on some lines. lambs and sheep cited steady to weak with prices hovering near yesterday’s levels.
A terse message from Ghicago Illinois urges timely contact with a promise of a square deal. The note emphasizes prompt action and fair treatment for the reader.
Paris February 20 the cabinet chaired by President Fallieres endorsed Briand and Clemenceau’s agreement on church leases to parish priests and pledged support if needed in the chamber. Briand argued for the conciliatory policy while radicals argued against Rome’s hierarchy, and the final vote favored the government 389 to 88.
Ansonia readers report a so called Nebuchadnezzar cure for digestive ailments. The remedy involves going on all fours for a fixed daily period using any breakfast food, with duration varying by strength of the patient.
In Owensville Indiana a dispute over church property between the Presbyterians and the Cumberland Presbyterians has been taken to court. Both sides agreed to use the church after a planned consolidation failed but the Cumberland group locked the doors and warned Presbyterians away. The case seeks to determine rightful ownership of the property.
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