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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
8
Washington special reports on Seattle's 1900 exposition push, the Jamestown cost, and congressional funding debates. The piece weaves in political anecdotes about Lodge Hale Johnson Focht and a Missouri grape fruit remark, plus a racial anecdote in a dialect tale.
Opticians in New York report a severe shortage of spectacle lenses, with all blanks imported from Europe. Final grinding occurs domestically, and experts urge establishing a U.S. blanks factory to curb rising prices.
Philadelphia Jan. 7 The Pennsylvania supreme court refused to permit an appeal from the superior court in the Hartje divorce case. Augustus Hartje failed to obtain a divorce from his wife after Pittsburg courts denied it and the superior court affirmed. He may take the suit to the United States supreme court.
Prominent Peoria figure Franklin Hall, longtime Peoria Board of Trade member and former president, dies in Peoria at age fifty eight. He headed Frank Hall & Co. and led the Central Elevator company.
New York reports the Irish fair has opened at Madison Square Garden after extensive preparations. The venue is decorated and the event features several hundred exhibits and runs for three weeks.
Forecast shows fair skies across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with little temperature change. Lower Michigan will be generally fair and cooler in the western portion while eastern Iowa may see cooler conditions.
Chicago market report lists Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Short Ribs and cash sales with varied bid ranges. Hog and cattle receipts at Chicago and East Buffalo shown with price bands for prime fat steers heifers cows and lambs. Live stock and hay markets also reported with regional quotes.
Miss Jennie Hilligrass of Anderson Indiana jabbed three hat pins into a man’s back while removing her hat during a Grand Opera House performance. The injured man, unnamed, leaped up in pain and finished the show squirming as Hilligoss apologized.
Newton C. Dougherty, ex superintendent of Peoria schools, testifies in a suit by the school board over 100000 embezzled funds. He declares the truth will come out, says he pleaded guilty under pressure, and that he faced Joliet jail as bail loomed.
New York reports the second Thaw murder trial starting with three court sessions. Nine jurors tentatively seated from fifty seven examined by District Attorney Jerome and defense attorney Martin W. Littleton. Both sides reserve thirty peremptory challenges. Insanity at the time of the Stanford White killing is the sole defense. Mrs. Harry Thaw draws attention as the trial opens.
A Iowa State College summary compares 94 percent alcohol with gasoline for light and power. Alcohol yields less heat and light than gasoline, costs less per gallon for competition, and in generator lamps provides more candle power hours. In engines, alcohol offers lower efficiency and requires adjustments or a different engine design, with advantages including easier handling, reduced fire risk, and lower vaporization.
The London Times passes from the Walter family after three generations to a new company led by C Arthur Pearson as managing director. Arthur E Walter becomes board chairman as the transfer is announced today.
New York January 7 Catherine Devine known as Little Egypt was found dead in her West Thirty seventh street apartment from illuminating asphyxiation per autopsy report to the coroner.
Former San Francisco supervisor Thomas F. Lonergan dies at his city residence. He belonged to the board that confessed taking bribes from the United Railroad, the telephone company, and other corporations.
Columbus Indiana January 7 Lieutenant Governor Hugh T Miller, secretary treasurer and stockholder of the Columbus and Southern traction line, must pay his fare when he rides due to the state anti pass law.
The act creating the state railroad commission has become operative in Pennsylvania, enabling the new regulatory body to oversee rail operations, assess safety standards, and enforce rail-related rules across the state. The move follows legislative approval and sets the commission into active duty to oversee carriers, rates, and infrastructure.
Kansas experiment station trials of winter wheat reveal durum strains sown in fall mostly perished in cold, while ordinary winter varieties persisted. Over three years hard red Turkey type wheats led yields, Bearded Fife at 41.7 bu/acre, with several other hard wheats performing well. Soft wheats averaged 38.8 bu/acre versus 37.88 bu/acre for eleven hard wheats. hard wheats excel in dry upland conditions, soft wheats better on eastern bottom lands. A selected winter durum yielded 42.56 bu/acre in 1904, but in 1905 only about one-tenth survived winter.
A Mississippi hay grower sows bur clover on Johnson grass sod in fall and pastures it in winter. This timing allows enough seed in spring to reseed, boosting Johnson grass hay yields. The farmer cuts Johnson grass before it heads out to prevent seed scattering.
A report from Lebanon says a masked mob formed at Springfield and planned to burn the Continental Tobacco warehouse. A fully armed posse went out toward Springfield but the mob did not appear after learning plans were discovered.
Pittsburg January 7 information reports that the Republic Tron and Steel plant and the Youngstown Steel and Tube plant in Youngstown Ohio have resumed operations, providing work for 8,000 men.
The U S Supreme Court decides that the proceeds from sale of original packages of imported goods may be taxed under state law. Milwaukee banks stop paying out clearing house checks used as currency for weeks.
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