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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1907
Page
8
A Confederate assault targets a Union blockhouse guarding a river bridge. A fifteen year old volunteer boy rowed a skiff through fire to bring reinforcements, aiding a defense that repelled the attackers and saved the bridge. The wounded teen is carried to safety and later commended.
Describes washing and drying practices in a military mess hall at Culebra. Details three wash tubs with changing water, final cold rinse, and feather preparation. Notes drying room temperature and overnight air drying, plus repeated washings and occasional ammonia use in small amounts.
George W. Cooley head of the Minnesota highway commission releases bulletin No. 1 with detailed guidance for road overseers. Emphasizes drainage, removing ruts, keeping debris off surfaces, proper culvert maintenance, consistent crews, trimming shade, and respecting boundary monuments. Ownership of roadside material remains with abutting property owners within limits of right of way.
The Missouri good roads effort grows after the Chillicothe convention. Speakers cite 125000 miles of roads with 10 percent carrying 90 percent of traffic. Boone county updates show gravel roads at 1700 dollars per mile and dirt roads upgradeable with normal drag costs. The state plans more conventions and a push for engineers and funding.
In Pennsburg Pennsylvania the New Goshenhoppen Reformed church backs an improved highway to its church joining Up per Hanover township with a $300 local pledge toward a broader state aided road fund. The two historic local churches lead the drive for better state roads in the Perkiomen valley.
A country exchange notes on better roads and local impact. It claims one pair of horses can haul as much as two work teams, citing a leading farmer driving a hay load on the newly completed road with a wagon behind loaded with straw.
A Tampa Tribune editorial extols roads as drivers of state and county prosperity. It argues good highways raise farm property values, ease travel for country people, reduce wear on farm vehicles, and lessen work for people and animals.
The St. Augustine Record argues that hard surface roads would quickly turn nearby rich lands into flourishing, wealth producing farms. It suggests road construction could cost only a fraction of drainage projects and deliver broad benefits.
An article from Reliable Poultry Journal argues fresh air is vital for life and health in poultry. It contrasts open front and well ventilated houses with outdoor tree roosts, noting risks from late fall and winter drafts and detailing several recommended fresh air house designs and practical adaptations for existing coops.
Washing white birds is a major exhibitor skill noted by Farm Poultry. Experts say few achieve it and those who do gain an advantage from a three water washing method using very warm sudsy water.
The article explains various methods to identify turkeys as they roam. Methods include leg bands with initials or numbers, toe clipping, toe punching, wing feather stamping, and needle ink marks in the wing web. Some techniques are permanent, others less reliable.
Instructions describe methods to kill fowls by seizing with both hands and snapping the neck or by striking the head, or by twisting the neck to sever the spinal cord. The text outlines several rapid approaches including beheading and dislocation techniques.
In Indianapolis on January 7 a man robbed hardware merchant A. L. Miller with a revolver but spared him after noting a lodge pin on Miller’s coat. The offender claimed kinship with Miller as a confederate searched the money drawer and then apologized for the crime.
Topeka January 7 Governor Hoch writes to BE Harriman president of Union Pacific and to J J Hanahan grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers offering to act as mediator and arbitrator to settle the threatened strike along Southern Pacific lines.
Madrid dispatch reports the government will arm civil guards with a humane riot rifle designed to kill only at close range. The measure aims to reduce injuries to bystanders as unrest grows amid octroi protests causing food shortages.
John Alkoss Kalama Zoo Gazette managing editor announces The Gazette news department will be opened daily with prayer by himself or city ministers. The plan surprised readers as Ross had shown little religious sentiment recently.
Shackleford, once saved a train from a wreck near Quincy in 1877 and earned a life pass. The Burlington discontinued Potter's pass in line with the new interstate commerce law.
Henry Clay Sigler, once a prominent Iowa merchant banker and railroad builder, died at his Los Angeles home. He previously owned banks near Osceola and was active in railroad projects that aided regional town development.
San Francisco January 7 Judge Hosmer of the superior court held that the earthquake clause in many insurance policies covers fire damage caused by the quake as well as damage from the quake itself. The decision affects claims across insurers and policyholders.
A fancier in Reliable Poultry Journal recommends farmers with 300 to 400 birds separate flocks for pullets hens and breeders. The plan saves the best laying pullets for next year and suggests buying breeding males from a single fancier to maintain one strain for egg production and market fowls.
London January 7 General Sir Henry Percever de Bathe father in law of Lillie Langtry dies. Born 1825 his death makes Mrs de Bathe the Lady de Bathe.
In Rich Valley, Isaac Keller aged Sd wins a public 100 yard foot race against David Barnett a 350 pound farmer and local Democrat leader. Keller finishes two seconds ahead in a village turnout noted as a longstanding test of years against flesh.
The article advises using a spray pump to apply insecticides in henhouses. It emphasizes spraying nest boxes crevices and roosting places to reach hidden spots and save material while destroying vermin. The device is presented as essential for maintaining healthy poultry.
In Racine Wisconsin on January 7 three skaters perished on the White river near Burlington. William Schumann aged eighteen and two children a boy seven and a girl five, all on the ice, were pulled under after the boy broke through. The others moved to help but the ice failed and all three drowned before aid could reach them.
New York January 7 leaders of the Erie railroad strike by Jersey City freight handlers deny the company claim that strikers places are filled and the strike is broken they say the Erie yards are crippled and by Monday all lines entering the city will have freight handlers joining the Erie men
In Travis county Texas during a special Democratic primary United States Senator Bailey sought re election but his candidacy was not endorsed. A small vote total produced a margin against endorsement not exceeding one hundred votes.
Lords Charles and Marcus Beresford will depart for the United States to settle the estate of their brother Lord Deleval Beresford, killed in a North Dakota railroad wreck. The property, valued near $1,000,000, is to be split equally among the two brothers and the late William Beresford’s son.
St Johns Mich Jan 7 Sheriff Keeney of Clinton county offers 3800 reward for capture of the three men suspected in the Fowler bank robbery two weeks ago. They were traced for 24 hours but nothing since.
In Edwardsville Illinois on January 7 Jacob Seidel aged 65 killed himself after preparing his insurance papers and closing the door to a room where his wife sat. He died instantly. no motive is known.
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