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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1909
Page
1
The reading of the president's conservation message before Congress emphasizes an inventory of natural resources, inland waterways development, forest protection, and saving mineral resources. It cites the Panama Canal project as a giant engineering feat and calls for laws to curb forest waste and ensure public access to coal.
The speaker urges immediate enactment of the Inland Waterways Commission plan for a broad system of waterways, power development, irrigation, flood control, and stream purification. He advocates forest protection, better farm practices, arable land distribution, and a separate rights framework for surface, forests, and minerals, plus a new Bureau of Mines to cut mine deaths and resource waste.
Washington January 23 a notable gathering of New York State men will honor Vice President Elect James Sherman known as Sunny Jim. President Roosevelt and Secretaries Root Straus and Carter will lead the demonstrations of regard at a dinner given by New York's delegation in Congress and the forthcoming Sixty first Congress.
Joe Baltimore January 23. J Pierpont Morgan bought the sword worn by General George Washington when he resigned his commission from Miss Virginia Taylor Wise. Morgan plans to present the relic to Mount Vernon. The price was not disclosed. A Senate appropriation of 25000 had been proposed years earlier but failed in the House.
A resolution by Representative Weiss directs the secretary of commerce and labor to publish a monthly statement listing the quantities of malt and other grains used by U S distillers and brewers. The proposal was introduced in Washington on January 23.
Governor Deneen commuted the death sentence of Hernan Billik to life imprisonment after the Illinois Board of Pardons recommended mercy. The board cited Jerry Vizal’s testimony as false in parts, asserting jurors would not have imposed the death penalty without it. The Supreme Court had refused to overturn the verdict.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt hosted thirty four guests at the White House dinner on January 23. Notable attendees included German Ambassador von Bernstorff, Senator Warren, Representative D. S. Alexander, Rear Admiral Cowles, Mrs. Satterlee, and young socialite Miss Ethel Roosevelt along with Miss Elkins and other society figures. The gathering reflected a mix of political and diplomatic figures with prominent families.
Lincoln Neb Jan 23 The Nebraska house approved the Humphreys bill report proposing election of U S senators by the Oregon plan. The measure is expected to pass both houses and is seen as giving W J Bryan a chance to be elected senator.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt daughter of William J. Bryan filed suit for divorce from William H. Leavitt in Lincoln Nebraska on January 23. The petition was immediately withdrawn and grounds are not stated. Leavitt is in Paris.
New York January 23 ruling by the appellate division holds amusement device riders assume the risk of injury and cannot claim damages. Phoebe Lumden had been awarded 3000 dollars in a lower court after being thrown from a car on a Coney Island scenic route but the judgment was reversed.
The Indian appropriation bill allocates $1,000 for a monument to Cynthia Parker mother of Quanna Parker the current Comanche chief in Texas. Cynthia Parker was captured at age four in a Texas raid and later raised by her captor who became the chief's grandfather, and she later married his son.
In an illustrated Bits caption a joke notes the aeronaut’s wife as especially eager to fulfill his wishes. The exchange reflects light humor about a wife being the most dirigible.
Chicago markets report steady hog prices across light mixed and heavy shipping grades while cattle and sheep see varied receipts and slow closing. Official receipts and shipments tallied, with grain firm as Beach-Wickham Grain Co. and Postal Telegraph Bidg. provide figures.
The message from John A. Babcock in Chicago Illinois offers a prompt reply with assurance of a square deal, expressing readiness to assist at any time.
Washington reports the naval program for 1910 was adopted. the naval appropriation bill passed at 135 million dollars. Tawney warned of recurring Japan tensions while Hepburn predicted ongoing deficits of 125 million this year and 143 million next year. Cochran noted Pacific coast racial tensions between two groups.
R G Dun amp Co Weekly Review of Trade reports development in all sectors remains conservative. Higher manufacturing payrolls support retail distribution yet stock reductions keep activity restrained. Tax law changes curb operations in several industries and broad postwar recovery waits on clarified provisions. In the South wholesale trade runs below normal while the West adds workers and modest output. Iron and steel markets stay quiet.
In New York on January 23 Judge Ward set aside subpoenas served by federal officers on J. Angus Shaw and W. P. McLoughlin of the World linked to Panama canal libel proceedings. He warned citizens face an unfamiliar grand jury environment that may strip rights, while U S Attorney Henry L. Stimson says the ruling disrupts a long-standing practice but won’t reopen past federal cases.
New York on January 23 Jay Gould champion amateur court tennis player and son of railroad magnate George J. Gould has been offered a position as probation officer in Magistrate Battery Dan Finn's police court. The role handles abandonment cases and helps ease family tensions, though occasionally encounters a tall, inebriated shoreman.
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