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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
1
A fire at Fort Monroe prompted a War Department inquiry after two men jumped a hillside to flee the flames. The fire department fought the blaze and extinguished it with difficulty.
Washington reports the Fort Monroe accident that killed eleven men was caused by the firing lanyard being pulled before the breech block was locked and the safety device failing. A test showed a similar gun with faulty safety. the blast occurred after the gun began upward and the breech block remained unlocked.
Charles M. Smith an 86 year old Hastings area pioneer's log house burned perilously while he slept. His daughter-in-law Mrs. William Smith, severely burned, saved him. Smith was a veteran blacksmith and a noted squirrel hunter with Olio troops who defended Ohio from Bragg.
Governor Herbert Hadley who bought a farm near Jefferson City consulted state officials and hotel seekers for labor to thresh his fifteen acres of wheat. Many volunteers promised assistance and the governor planned an old fashioned log cabin dinner for his helpers after the work.
Engine No 50 of the Chesapeake and Ohio in Indiana, led by Engineer Patrick Dillon and Fireman Gray, toppled down a bluff about twenty feet. The locomotive was badly damaged but both crewmen escaped unharmed, though the report notes the event as remarkable.
Hogs receipts 11 600 with bids from 8 60 to 9.00 for heavy and light weights. Cattle receipts 2 500 with steers 8.15 to 8.35, cows 4.75 to 6.00, heifers 5.75 to 6.75, stockers 4.50 to 6.00, calves 8.40 to 8.75. Sheep and lambs 12 000 with lambs 7.00 to 7.50, wethers 4.00 to 4.25, ewes 4.00 to 4.25. East Buffalo market strong for hogs up to 9.00, lambs 7.50 to 7.75, yearlings 5.00, calves 5.50 to 11.00. Butter and poultry prices listed.
A southbound Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton passenger train struck freight No. 604 on a siding at Post Town four miles north of Middletown Ohio. More than a dozen people were injured with engineer Frank Miller and conductor Jeff Gilmore escaping with minor injuries. Victims include Edward T. Rowe Dayton Frank Bixley Evansville and W B Virgill Pullman conductor.
H. S. Hadley, a farmer turned Missouri governor, is described as a political figure who gathers politicians as allies or harvesters. The piece analyzes his leadership style and influence within state politics.
Attorney General Wickersham orders suit to dissolve the Sanitary Enameled Ironware Combination known as the Bath Tub Trust. The group, with an estimated annual output of 100 million dollars, faces equity action against sixteen manufacturers under the Sherman antitrust act.
Joseph Bush alleged mob leader in the Etherington hanging was arrested at Harper near Bellefontaine and jailed in Newark. He had hid at his brother in law Charles Huston residence and planned resistance, but officers acted swiftly.
Chicago July 23 both sides confident of victory as the Grand Trunk strike settles into an endurance contest. Trainmen and conductors claim freight traffic is tied up and dead trains linger in yards. Officials admit no freight moves from Chicago and only minimal traffic elsewhere. The road hires special agents as a precaution against trouble.
A historical term for railroad detectives assigned to protect railroad property was used in various early 20th century contexts. The phrase denoted officers who patrolled tracks stations and rolling stock to deter theft sabotage and vandalism.
Forest fires burn through Chippewa county delaying river and lake navigation. Smoke blankets St Marys River and Lake Superior making mariners cautious and navigation hazardous.
Chicago notes July 23 1910 hogs estimated receipts 9000 with yesterday’s leftovers 1410 market 5 higher than yesterday light hogs 5 70 to 9 15 mixed packers 8 35 to 9 05 heavy shipping grades 8 05 to 8 80 rough 8 05 to 8 25 cattle steady sheep 3000 strong hogs estimated receipts today 8000 official yesterday 9893 shipments 1500 left over 1610 estimated tomorrow 25000 market steady bulk 8 45 to 8 75 light 8 70 to 9 10 mixed packers 5 30 to 95 rough 80s to 8 25 parkers 900 to 9 05 pigs 8 75 to 9 10 estimated receipts 600 sheep 4000
Market notes indicate weakness to bid lower than opening. Packers range 8.30 to 5.95 with heavy shipping grades 8.00 to 8.80. Sluggish demand for other grades and steady activity in the sheep market.
Brussels on July 23 reports all preparations completed for a major international aviation contest to be held next week. The entry base is large and several leading contestants have invited members of the royal family to ascend with them as prizes total 40 000 dollars.
A fragment notes a twinkle between a figure of peace and a figure of war, conveying a contemplative moment about conflict and harmony as expressed by Butler.
Grain market notes furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company inching through 544 and 545 Postal Telegraph Building. Prices, bids, and market tone summarized for the day.
Advertisement for John A Babcock commission merchant U S Yards Chicago Illinois inviting consignments of live stock with display of booms 27 29 Main Floor Exchange.
Gideons from across the United States opened their national convention in Detroit. The 7,500 plus traveling men promote the slogan A Bible in the guest room of every hotel. A. B. T. Moore of Cedar Rapids IA chairs the organization as weather outlook notes thunder showers today and likely tomorrow.
Box scores show Pittsburg and Chicago battles with multiple pitchers listed. Standings indicate teams like New York Boston St Louis Detroit and Chicago leading or trailing with varying win totals and percentages.
Indianapolis hosts Minneapolis 2 to 0. Columbus defeats Kansas City 9 to 2. Louisville edges St Paul 4 to 8. Toledo Milwaukee game notes rain.
Illinois Central attorneys stay silent on the conspiracy charge as coroner Hoffman questions two alleged negro suspects in the Ira G. Rawn death case. Insurance policies total 47 000 and 116 000 will be paid without contest while investigations and inquest decisions proceed amid claims of revenge and theft involving railroad figures.
Columbus Indiana July 3 a carpenter Joseph Bennett fell into a vat of boiling liquid at Mooney tannery while working overhead He grabbed timbers and hung with his feet and lower body in the cauldron His son was in the liquid and Bennett sustained severe burns to his feet and legs before rescue by workers
In Helleville on July 18, Robert Martin, a Black man, was executed for the murder of another Black man. The crowd included about 1,500 attendees, with many Black guests present in the sheriff’s yard. Governor Need, advised by the pardon board, refused to commute the sentence.
Surprise swept through Pillsbury Flour Company when European investors reported assets cut by over 90000 pounds, triggering concern among English capitalists and company officials in Minneapolis on July 28.
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