21 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
1
Nashville scene reports four jurors selected from 160 talesmen in the Cooper murder case with trial motions pending. The attorney general questions potential biases on capital punishment while jurors face extensive questioning. Cooper’s daughter and the widow of the slain editor attend as testimony readiness grows.
After veto override by Patterson, Tennessee bans sale of intoxicating liquor within four miles of schools. Law takes effect July 1, 1909, ending a fierce political fight linked to the Carmack gubernatorial contest.
Lincoln Nebraska January 21 bills introduced in the senate and house propose closing all saloons in the state from 7 p m to 7 a m daily. The measures also ban liquor sales on Sundays and election days.
Evangelist Billy Sunday launches a subscription drive for Captain A. C. Anson, veteran Chicago White Stockings. Sunday, a Chicago NL champion in 1886 1887, played five years under Anson and pledges to top the list with his contribution. Anson testified in a Chicago debtor’s court that he was busted, sparking Sunday’s push to aid his old friend and Chicago’s pennant era.
Secretary of State Root and Senator Knox are said to be asked to appear before a federal grand jury in Washington regarding the Panama libel case involving the New York World and the Indianapolis News. Cromwell, who represented the French Panama Canal company, is also likely to be subpoenaed.
Lincoln Neb Jan 21 A bill proposing direct popular election of U S senators similar to Oregon method was reported for passage by the house election committee. If approved in the senate it could advance william j bryan toward a senate seat.
Augusta Georgia marks Tafts Augusta day with a large rally and concert. President elect Taft calls on Rockefeller and Ansel at a Terrace banquet amid remarks about meeting local leaders and capitalists.
A charity ball in New York at the Plaza Hotel will raise funds for the blind poor. The event is hosted under the patronage of the French and English ambassadors and Secretary Root. Attire features Spanish and Dutch peasant gowns and Venetian headpieces with neck ruffs as a highlight.
A blaze at the intermediate crib off Seventy-first street in Chicago killed forty workmen and injured many more. Sixty men were on site when the fire started from a powder explosion. communication with shore failed as flames cut the line and workers leaped into icy Lake Michigan seeking rescue.
Sacramento January 21 The California Assembly delayed consideration of bills denying Japanese the right to own land or to direct corporations for one week at the request of President Roosevelt and Governor Chillen Grove L Johnson opposed the postponement urging that delay served no purpose as the governor had not sent a message and he warned that Japanese numbers were rising.
Four men died and ten were injured in a dynamite explosion at the Forcite powder works in Lake Hopatcong New Jersey. A stick of dynamite is believed to have shifted and set off a mass of explosives, reducing the building to splinters and disturbing tons of earth. The Forcite factory is a Du Pont concern.
Delegates at the Union of American Hebrew Congregations council debated public school sectarian teachings and practices. A resolution was adopted to appoint a committee to publish literature arguing from a constitutional view that the nation is not Christian.
The American Protective Tariff league convened at its New York headquarters to elect five managers for four years and to hold the annual meeting of the board of managers for officers and committees. The gathering may announce the league’s stance on the tariff revision.
Berlin reports Liberia's government officially apologizes to Germany over the blocking of two Woerman Line steamers by the Liberian gunboat Lark off the coast. The incident is described as settled.
Washington notes a statehood bill will be introduced in the house this week to grant Arizona and New Mexico separate statehood. The plan aims to create two new states from the territories, expanding the nation’s number of states.
A delegation of bourbon and rye distillers pressed for the use of the term imitation whisky before Commissioner Capers and Dr. Dunlap. They argued that descriptors beyond imitation would violate the law for spirits flavored to imitate straight whisky bottled in bond.
Senator Thomas Platt moved before the appellate division to reverse a lower court judgment condemning him to pay 2471.50 to an assignee for debts caused by his wife Lillian Janeway Platt whom he separated from in 1906. He disclaims personal responsibility through his counsel.
Washington reports a favorable senate committee verdict on an extradition treaty with Honduras. The move aims to dismantle the remaining asylum for fugitives from the United States living in Honduras, a colony of escapees from justice.
Kansas City January 21. A $13000 shortage in the city auditor's office surfaced after a new accounting system. Auditor Vernon H. Green says clerical errors may explain some of it, but he suspects systemic theft by clerks spanning years.
Postmaster General von Meyer announces the government will issue one hundred million new 2-cent Lincoln stamps on or before February 12 to commemorate the birth centennial. The issue was provided for by a joint congress resolution.
Six miners were killed and eight seriously injured in an explosion at the Stone Canon coal mine near San Luis Obispo California. A miner entered room 27 with a lighted torch igniting gas fumes triggering the blast.
Carnegie Hero Fund commission awards twenty six medals and cash totaling $14,750 plus monthly pensions for deeds of valor. Recipients include Florence A Whaley thirteen, a San Diego schoolgirl, awarded a bronze medal and $2,000 for education. John Bosko Jr twelve of Marblehead and Bruce W McKenzie seven saved from drowning. Bosko saved Michael Ridilla seven from Lake Erie.
Attorney General Bonaparte will not appear before the Senate Judiciary sub-committee today to testify on the Tennessee Coal and Iron merger with United States Steel. He cites a prior engagement in the Supreme Court as the reason for declining the invitation.
A collector shows a small prized object with pride and calls it a pick up in London. A skeptical friend asks who dropped it, prompting a dry exchange that hints at the object's dubious origin.
Chicago markets show hog receipts estimated at 48 000 today with slight declines for light and mixed hogs and heavy shipping grades while cattle and sheep values hover between steady and slow amid mixed packer demand. Officials note yesterday's receipts and shipments.
An ad from The North American Commission Company in Chicago Illinois offers assurances of a square deal and invites contact. The message emphasizes timely responses and reliability from John A Babcock.
The fifth annual Chicago child labor conference opens as six days of talks begin by national leaders including Lillian Wald Jane Addams Judge Lindsey and Rabbi Hirsch. Sunday is observed as child labor day nationwide under the National Child Labor Committee. A Washington two day session follows at the White House with President Roosevelt to welcome delegates.
Clara Elizabeth Stirling formerly Miss Taylor of Washington D C a chorus girl sues Alexander Stirling laird of Kippendale Perth shire and captain in the Scots guards for divorce on grounds of misconduct with Mrs Atherton of London. Stirling files cross suit naming Lord Northland and a guardsman as co respondents. Case draws wide social interest.
The government directs customs authorities to suppress the boycott on Austrian and Bulgarian goods. The order cites Austria nearing a settlement with Turkey and an agreement with Bulgaria as the reason for reversing the boycott.
Winnipeg report says Mrs Jaries and four children died in a farm house blaze. A surviving child reached a neighbor for help but was too badly frozen to live.
In Birmingham on January 21 the jury awarded Governor Comer one cent in his libel suit against the Montgomery Advertiser. Local officials and press observers noted the minimal verdict underscoring a symbolic victory for the governor.
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