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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
1
Senator Nelson's resolution to probe American interests aiding insurrectionists in Cuba and Mexico passed in Washington. A companion measure by Senator Smith of South Carolina appropriated $20,000 for immediate extermination of army worms in southern agricultural areas.
Detective Burns trap using dictagraphs catches 13 Detroit aldermen and the common council secretary in a scheme to close a street for the Wabash railroad. Key figures include Alder man Thomas Glinnan who took 1000 dollars and secretary Eddie Schreiter who received 500. Several others confessed or were arrested as part of a sprawling bribery ring linked to a fight over city street railway policy. More arrests expected. names released only for some officials.
A Paris dispatch reports ex-President Porfirio Diaz is seriously ill with a probable fatal outcome. No independent confirmation available. Ship Monkeys to Leper Island In San Francisco for leprosy research aboard the liner Lurline, with twelve monkeys sent from Molokai.
Washington July 27. Debate on the general deficiency appropriation bill featured a bitter exchange as Rep. Norris charged Taft delegates from Washington with theft and Rep. Rodenberg condemned Woodrow Wilson as an insincere demagogue in his History of the American People and later utterances. Rodenberg accused Wilson of opposing labor unions pensions to veterans unrestricted immigration and Jeffersonian doctrines. Norris defended himself against Humphrey's fiercest attack. The bill funds general deficiency at 6,185,000 dollars, about 5.5 million below executive estimates.
Blues push forward causing Reds to shift to defense. Reds destroy three towns and a railroad to sever blue rail links and hinder advance toward the west where Reds operate.
In Tokyo on July 27, the condition of Emperor Matsuhito of Japan is described as extremely grave by those attending him. Doctors issued two bulletins at eight o clock with no change noted, and the emperor has been unable to take adequate nourishment and continues to grow weaker.
Prominent San Francisco labor leaders including former Mayor P A McCarthy O H Treitmoe and Eugene Clancy visited San Quentin to investigate the punishment of James B McNamara for defying prison rules. They say officials and Burns detectives conspired to break him and force a confession.
The French market established in the late eighteenth century is slated for destruction to make way for new sanitation and modernization. The bazaar has long served four generations of New Orleans residents, including housewives and artists, as a social and culinary hub.
Washington July 27 powder puffs poker chips and music rolls are being furnished to house members from the contingent fund. Representative Frank B Willis of Ohio explains the practice and proposes to seek an explanation from Congress.
The Senate passed the excise bill by 36 to 12 after adding a Cummins tariff commission plan and raising print paper duty to two dollars per ton from Canada. Democrats unified with several Republicans to support the measure, while Borah’s income tax substitute was rejected 38 to 23. The sugar tariff bill was approved in caucus, paving the way for final action.
Former San Francisco mayor Eugene E. Schmitz has composed music for an opera about the Forty-niners era and lawyer Frank C. Drew wrote the book. A caucus discussion on sugar tariffs shows little sentiment for free sugar while aiming for a Bristow bill that abolishes the Dutch standard and differential and cuts duty to about $1.50 per 100 pounds.
Mayor Gaynor releases a letter defending Lieut. Becker from suspension or trial without evidence. He denounces press pressure from gamblers’ agents and denounces Rosenthal as an outlaw. He says there is no proof Becker instigated Rosenthal’s murder and expects arrests of the true assassins.
Dolores Chihuahua July 24 courier to Madera July 27 reports rebels have seized all mules and horses in the district depriving Americans of travel to Madera and the railroad to the United States. Americans strive to move women and children to Madera to exit the country.
Passenger train No. 5 of the Minors Central derailed at Apple River 12 miles east of Galena due to a broken rail. The train traveled 60 miles per hour, coaches stayed upright, and no injuries were reported.
The crew of the Anchor line passenger steamer Octorara, from chief engineer down, struck at Hancock Michigan on July 26 over inadequate food. The ship tied up with about 200 tourists aboard awaiting resolution.
London officials accept with thanks the offer of 180 volumes of official records of the American Civil War for the Guild Hall library. The donation comes from Reid, London.
The Justice Department accepts a plan for voluntary dissolution of the National Packing company led by Morris Swift and Armour, ending the beef trust fight. Prosecution halted while assurances of revived competition are monitored, with further action possible if restraint resumes.
Washington July 27 Navy plans call for every battleship to carry a speedy hydroplane within the next year. Rear Admiral Philip Andrews acting secretary asks manufacturers to report by August 15 on hydroplane designs meeting naval requirements.
In Portland on July 27 the Grant family welcomes a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund C. King, formerly Julia Dent Grant. The infant is named Fannie Chaffee King, granddaughter of Gen Ulysses S. Grant and Gen Frederick Dent Grant. The birth honors the maternal side of the family.
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