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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1910
Page
1
Eight large New York milk firms join the Cambell group in cutting milk to 8 cents a quart effective now. Wholesale beef and pork prices ease while eggs and butter fall as traders report a market “dead.” Analysts foresee further beef curtailment by week’s end and consumer prices likely to drop.
Toronto date reports Fifty-Eight bodies have been recovered from the wrecked Canadian Pacific train at Spanish River and two passengers are unaccounted for.
New York on January 26 Miss Lotta Faust musical comedy actress died of pneumonia after leaving The Midnight Sons company to undergo heart abscess surgery. The operation at Dr Bull's sanitarium was successful but pneumonia struck two weeks later, and she could not recover. She leaves a mother.
James B. Aiken of Fort Worth says he exchanged 100,000 acres in Brewster and Presidio counties for 100,000 gallons of whisky with Dayton distillers. Land valued at $1.10 per acre, whisky valued at the same figure.
Commander Robert E Peary arrives to attend the Geographical Society of Chicago annual banquet and will receive the Helen Culver gold medal.
Jan 26 reports severe storms across southern Italy and Sicily. Telegraph lines are down delaying details. In Foggia roof tiles and chimneys collapsed injuring people while Naples harbor suffered damage and quay sections washed away. Fears of shipwrecks persist as the Tiber rises and a flood threat looms.
Washington reports the senate committee on public lands will not report favorably Secretary Ballinger's bill authorizing interior withdrawals of public lands. The objection is that the president already holds that power. A substitute bill will affirm presidential power and require periodic congressional reports on withdrawals.
Washington Jan 26 The house devoted much time to Representative Bennett New York in reply to Arkansas Mr Macon charges that the immigration commission which Bennett serves on spent large sums Bennett denied extravagance and sharp exchanges followed before adjourning the house moved to consider and passed the bill creating a bureau of mines under a special order
An unidentified Black man attacked Mrs. L. P. Jones at her farmer husband’s home near Beaumont Texas. He was captured and led toward Beaumont in a posse led by the husband. He died when an escape attempt occurred before reaching the city. Police were informed.
New York, Jan. 26. Directors at the quarterly meeting declared an extra dividend of 1 1 2 per cent in addition to the regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent. The 1909 dividends raise the total to 4 per cent. Earnings for the year improved, with funds allocated for betterments totaling five million dollars, bringing the year’s appropriation to 15 million. The surplus stands at 15,827,000.
In Boston on January 26 Owen Moran of England underestimates local Matty Baldwin of Charlestown in a twelve round bout at the Armory Athletic Association leading to Baldwin’s local win decision.
Washington January 26 The joint congressional committee on the Ballinger Pinchot controversy opens hearings at 2 20 PM with Louis H Glavis as the first witness in the Senate office building public hearings room. Sessions follow Fridays and Saturdays 10 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM. Pepper Price Shaw to represent Pinchot and others. Brandeis and Cotton for Glavis. Ballinger to appear without counsel.
Washington January 26 news from the White House cabinet room says no new trust busting campaign is planned. The administration confirms it will proceed under the January 7 1910 message with potential anti trust actions as previously outlined. A stock market decline followed sensational reports of a broader crackdown.
Berlin report notes Germany and Prussian authorities seek a joint loan of 120 million dollars on 4 per cent government bonds. The empire’s share is 85 million dollars. Subscriptions open February 5 at 102.
In Springfield on January 26 the state senate approved the Dailey primary bill with the Democratic blanket ballot amendment by 28 to 14. Governor Deneen denounced the move, promising a veto if the measure passes both houses as currently drafted. Administration forces had pressed to drop the amended Dailey bill and push a governor’s alternative.
Washington reports the Rockefeller hookworm commission has opened headquarters in the Union Trust building. Work will be directed from Washington as a commission member departs for the southern states to promote the campaign against the so called lazy worm.
Pitcher Frank Smith of the Chicago Americans signs his contract in Chicago on January 26. He demanded a five hundred dollar advance over last year's salary. Charles Comisky reportedly raised the offer to seven hundred dollars on the condition Smith would not protest against management during the season.
John D. Rockefeller called at 26 Broadway the Standard Oil home in New York for the first time in over a year. He met with personal representatives and departed without entering the president's office.
Delaney Nicoll for the New York World argues in the United States circuit court before Judge Hough that the indictment against Presa Publishing should be quashed or the proceedings dismissed. The jury was sworn earlier as District Attorney Wise opened the case about six October 1908 articles accusing Roosevelt and Taft associates of planning to provoke canal policy to buy a French Panama company for a government sale price. The claim cites a $36,500,000 loss to the government. Nicoll to finish argument, Judge Slough to rule, not likely to dismiss.
Justice Goff announced a grand jury to investigate illicit dairy price fixing in New York. The six week investigation will hear about fifty witnesses during the inquiry after the Supreme Court session. Regular sessions begin today.
Estimated receipts total 28000 with leftovers 7797. Hog prices weak at yesterday's low. light hogs 795 to 825, mixed packers 800 to 835, heavy shipping grades 8 US to 840, rough 805 to 815. Cattle 19000 steady to 10 lower, sheep 18000 down 10. Furnished by Beath-Wickham Grain Company. Chicago postal telegraph bidg.
Daily receipts and estimated shipments for hogs cattle and sheep across markets with price ranges for bulk light heavy and western grades. Washington city market prices list items such as hay flour corn meal and butter with per load and per sack figures.
John A. Babcock is named in a case involving Noth American Live Stock Commission Company at the U S Stock Yards in Chicago. Authorities document the action and parties in a formal filing. Proceedings focus on regulatory or contractual issues within the stock trade.
Paris reports Seine flooding with underground water routes allowing spread of flood through streets and tunnels. Acetic acid explosion at vinegar works wakes sleepers as rain floods St Germain, Louvre, Palace of Justice, and St Lazare. Prices rise as markets falter and shelves empty amid road closures and evacuations.
Montclair New Jersey pupils learn to shoot as Monte High School adds a rifle range to training equipment. Ninety five boys participate in a class taking regular instruction in marksmanship.
Kansas City reports a fatal accident when contractor John Mahoney his wife and chauffeur Thomas McGuire were killed atop a cliff drive as their car veered from the road and fell seventy five feet. Nellie and Stella Mahoney and John O Conner were injured as the vehicle skidded into the board fence after the engine quit.
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