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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1907
Page
1
Kingston Jamaica suffers extensive destruction from an earthquake and ensuing fire. Forty soldiers are reported killed, with prominent citizens among the injured. official telegrams describe Kingston ruined and hospitals overwhelmed.
Indianapolis January 16 The eighteenth annual Tahit Mine Workers convention opens with a dispute over delegate seating. Delegates from unions that unpaid the 50 cent weekly assessment fight for recognition as credentials are debated. The credentials committee was tasked with ruling but had not decided by adjournment.
Milwaukee residents face alarm after the health department reveals several tons of diseased beef entered retail markets. Officials say meat from condemned cattle herds, including a Fond du Lac herd and a Jefferson Brandon group, was processed with portions discarded, raising safety concerns and questions about enforcement.
A government house welcome is planned for Secretary of State Root his wife and daughter Itawa reports preparations continue for the arrival Saturday A skating party is slated that afternoon and a Monday banquet at government house honors Mr and Mrs Root with lay ministers of the crown members of parliament and other prominent citizens expected to attend
Seattle report notes residents suffer from cold conditions in Seattle Washington with brief mention of January events and local weather impacts.
Severe conditions yesterday left many households without fuel as furniture and antiques were destroyed for coal. Charitable societies faced numerous aid requests they could not fulfill due to the general public lacking purchase power for coal or wood.
In Pittsburg six relatives from Hanlon Washington county Pa endure Pasteur treatment at Mercy hospital after a husband and father died from hydrophobia. Mrs Alice Black and her sons Dean and Howard and daughter Mrs Bula Owings with her husband and D S Gordon seek recovery as fear grips the family and the death watch continues.
Steubenville Ohio January 16 A grand jury indicts F C Fairbanks son of Vice President Fairbanks for perjury over his marriage to Miss Scott of Pittsburg. He allegedly disguised as a working man in Adama county to obtain a license and wed then left town. Authorities say papers will be served soon.
William J. Bryan, in Spokane, was visited by a delegation of Spanish war veterans and asked to join. He declined, joking that his military record would not look well underscored. He noted Roosevelt is a member and added he travels more on the president’s military record than his own.
A Martinuao cock fight honoring Liberals was raided by rural police under Captain Perdotto. Forty four people were seized before most escaped. Among the prisoners were General Pino Guerra, insurgent commander. Jose Miguel Gomez, Liberal presidential candidate. J Monteagudo and Carlos Mendieta, Santa Clara governorship hopefuls. All were later released on bail.
The body of playwright and actor Charles Coghlan, missing since the 1900 storm, was found in a metal coffin on the mainland. Hunters discovered the coffin buried in a marsh, nine miles from the Galveston cemetery after being carried by flood waters.
Mason Michigan January 16 John Fowler Jr a 25 year old Lansing pharmacist aide handed a customer a $10 bill as change for $50 The incident weighed on him and he became insane leaving his post returning home and is now confined in Kalamazoo asylum
Bloomington Indiana January 16 Willie Stewart aged 15 son of a noted Stinesville resident fell from the loft of his father barn breaking his neck and dying after a long painful agony.
Washington January 16 The president sent the nomination to the Senate for Frank W Watt of Michigan to serve as United States marshal for the western district of Michigan.
Washington on Capitol Hill the merchant marine and fisheries committee voted 8 to 7 to report a Littauer ship subsidy bill replacing the Grosvenor plan. It provides seven subsidized mail lines with a $3 750 000 annual subsidy including routes Atlantic to South America Gulf to Colon and Pacific to the Orient and South America. The clash between Spooner Tillman and Cannon over the Browns ville affair loomed as Democrats pressed for adjournment to stall debate. The session ended after a filibuster threat and a 142 to 77 adjournment vote.
In Washington on January 16 Spooner’s Senate speech on the Brownsville incident investigation was interrupted repeatedly by Tillman. The debate shifted from constitutional points as Spooner’s remarks were altered in response to the interruptions.
Washington reports the senate used most of its day apart from an executive session in the Browns ville debate as Spooner and Willman clashed amid the fall. In the executive session nominations for Cortelyou and Garfield were confirmed. The house spent most of its time on fortifications appropriations bids, finishing six pages.
Marshall Michigan reports Prosecutor Stewart ruled about $5,000 previously paid to county supervisors for non session committee work was improper. Bills for Jas Henry Charles W Lewis and Martin Haven totaling 25.40 27.86 and 51.81 were rejected. Haven, age 84, long serving on the board. Board may pursue salary reform with a bill for county officers and new under sheriff and truant officer roles.
Edward I. Moore, a farm laborer in Fair Plain near St. Joseph, shot and seriously wounded his wife and fatally shot Deputy Sheriff Pearl during a family quarrel. He then attempted suicide, firing at himself, but only received scalp wounds. He later tried to cut his wrist artery with a dull knife.
A man attempted to burn his barn as a last act to end his life but neighbors thwarted him. He expressed regret over not killing his wife, revealing a troubled motive tied to the failed plan. The incident highlights a dangerous confrontation and a lethal intent thwarted by bystanders.
In Tistonburg Kentucky Judge James H Harris dismissed the motion by Eastern Kentucky Coal and Lands Co to list 84000 acres in Floyd County for taxation. The ruling drew cheers from landholders as Colonel Jack Hendricks defended Virginia grants amid public tension.
Chicago markets show cattle and hogs with mixed price moves. Official receipts yesterday climbed to 30,916 with near term arrivals around 33,000 and 28,000 forecast for tomorrow.
A brief note shows John A. Babcock inviting readers to expect fair treatment, urging trust with the line you know you will get a square deal. The message emphasizes integrity and straightforward dealings.
Snow blocks Great Northern routes from Browning to Spokane as crews fight 20 to 30 foot drifts. Temperatures plunge to 55 below zero in Browning with 38 below along the line. The Sea line and sections between Kenmare and Thief River Falls are abandoned as coal is rushed west.
Guadalajara dispatch says the effort to recover gold from the 1861 steamer Golden Gate wreck near Colima ends for at least a year as a 250 foot pier and salvage gear were washed away by last week’s Pacific storm. Investors include B. J. Richardson of Philadelphia J. I. Phillips of Denver and S. Fr. Phillips of Danville NL. The ship carried 1.5 million dollars on its voyage from San Francisco to New York.
Springfield Jan 16 Miss Corinne Dixon sister of Guy Dixon and daughter of J R Dixon was set to wed tonight when she received a telegram from Joseph Eddy her fiancé in California saying he will not marry her. Eddy is in California while the wedding party and guests awaited.
William C Reich, longtime president of the New York Herald company, withdraws from the Herald and gains a substantial stake in the New York Times company. He will be associated with Adolph S Ochs, publisher and controlling owner, in managing the Times.
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