This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1906
Page
1
A Meridian tornado Friday evening killed nineteen people and injured twenty four. Property loss is placed at eight million dollars with extensive damage to Railway workers and local businesses. The list of dead and injured includes both white and black residents and railway personnel.
A funnel shaped storm struck Meridian at 4 30 p m wrecking the Meridian fertilizer factory and Fewel s survey area housing over 1 000 whites. The Meridian Light and Railway company was destroyed and darkness fell. South of Second Street to the Mobile and Ohio tracks all buildings were leveled including Tom Lyle s Bush Planing mill Myer Neville hardware and Y M C A. Bucktown suffered near total destruction. Public relief came with a $5 000 city fund and a $5 000 state appropriation while a special train of convicts aided debris removal.
Samuel J. Spears a plumber's helper was killed when he sank in quicksand during sewer connection excavations in central Philadelphia on March 5. Six men including his employer struggled to rescue him but were also engulfed.
A Bogota dispatch reports Fernandes ex secretary of war and Ramirez police chief arrested for conspiracy. Fernandes exiled to Cr racon and Ramirez tried by court martial. The would be assassin of the president remains at large. Police patrol Bogota armed with rifles. Amicable relations exist between the American legation and government.
The first U S citizen deported from England under the new migration act arrived on the steamer Consuelo. David J. Allen of Brooklyn was sent back for lacking the $10 required by the act to prevent becoming a public charge.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth return to Washington from Cuba where they traveled in a private car on a Southern rail line. They were met by Longworths secretary and taken to their home on Highteen Street. Longworth resumes duties at the Capitol.
William Leduc, a farmer from Bloomington, pleaded guilty to murder for the Oct 25 bank shooting that killed Mayor Charles Nickel and depositor Hugh Jones at Chenoa. He received a life sentence, though the trial had been scheduled for March 19. the plea was unexpected.
The publicized peace between F Augustus Heinze and Amalgamated Copper marks a new stage in a famed copper feud. Heinze’s Montana political ties and clashes with TH Rogers have featured in Lawson's writings. it is unclear what terms settled the dispute, though speculation of a ten million dollar payment exists. Heinze is described as thirty nine.
In Indianapolis on March 5, former Mayor Holtzman insulted the Taggart administration and praised William J. Bryan as the man who has given the Republican party its Roosevelt and its LaFollette during the reorganization of the Democratic county central committee of Tippecanoe county.
Allegan Michigan March 5 judge Padgham issued injunction restraining Henry A Dibble cashier of the Co Operative Grange store from disposing of any property after suit alleges he misappropriated twenty thousand dollars.
The general office building of the Seaboard Air Line railway in Portsmouth Virginia was completely burned except for the walls. Loss is about 25000 dollars though valuable records and official papers of the road were destroyed.
William Loeb III the infant son of the secretary to the president and Mrs Loeb was christened at the residence of Rt Rev Henry Y Satterlee bishop of Washington The president and Mrs Roosevelt acted as sponsors for the child.
The inter island transport Ingalls ran ashore on Rapora Po reef off Luzon’s southern coast during March 5. A battalion of the Twentieth infantry traveling to Manila to transfer to the Sheridan was aboard. No lives were lost.
Columbus Ohio March 5 Attorney General Ellis issues an opinion that an officer may arrest anyone seen spitting in cars or on sidewalks or reported by another witness without a warrant.
Chicago turmoil over municipal ownership and socialism unfolds as R W Patterson and his son Joseph Medill Patterson clash in New York comments. The elder denounces socialism as wild fanaticism and municipal ownership as a farce while praising independent thought and noting the son’s resignation from Chicago public works.
Ohio Governor Pattison suffers another relapse his fourth since taking office alarmed by the Springfield riots. Mrs Pattison cancels social engagements and stays out of society until he rallies. He cannot sign appropriation bills and state employees' salaries will be delayed for at least two weeks as departments run out of funds.
Miss Elvira Jackson aged 20 dies near Huron Michigan after kissing her fiancée J Arthur Frazer who had tonsillitis. She falls ill and develops heart trouble leading to her death before their wedding. Frazer remains at her bedside and is now in serious condition from the shock.
In St Louis on March 5 Judge Triber fined four carpenters district council members and their organizers for contempt of court. The aggregate fines plus costs total $1,600 with individual fines of $300 each.
The Duke of Connaught during a tour of inspection in British South Africa saw a war dance performed by 2,000 natives, an armed assembly he said is without parallel in peacetime.
The speaker lambasts Chicago politics claiming graft is pervasive from city bosses to practical politicians. He cites pressure on his son to commit improper acts, including remitting water taxes for influential figures, labeling the practice graft pure and simple under the Dunne era.
In Algeciras Spain on March 5 delegates of the powers partially agree on the Moroccan text. The progress outlines a framework for future discussions and sets the stage for continued negotiations.
The organization named the State Bank of Motor will be chartered for forty years with capital of 500 000 dollars in gold. Each participating power may subscribe to its share directly or through a bank or group of banks. The powers will appoint a bank director and supply part of the bank's employees.
A severe tornado sweeps the Society Islands and Tahiti on February 7, destroying seventy five houses in Papeete and damaging property including the American consulate. It is feared there has been significant loss of life and damage totals reach one million dollars.
Former Governor James Stephen Hogg dies at the home of his law partner Frank C. Jones in Houston Texas after a year or more of declining health. Doctors had not deemed his condition dangerous and he had planned a trip to Battle Creek Michigan.
Chicago March 5 1906 market update shows cattle receipts 20000 with 10 higher than Saturday, hogs weak shade lower, beef and sheep prices mixed with heavy shipping grades and rough classes. Official yesterday receipts 1236 and shipments 7503. estimated today 32000 receipts and tomorrow 33000.
Chicago records show Beach Wickham Co with McCall Bros as agents in a 1906 notice. The brief item lists Chicago entities and accrediting firms, highlighting agency representation.
Grace Weed, principal at John B. Drake, criticizes the new education in Chicago, arguing that focusing on manual crafts leaves little time for headwork. She urges more emphasis on American literature and mental training to foster genuine Americanism among students, against practical domestic tasks.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on March 5 a riveter named Harry Wagner 24 released compressed air from a rubber tube striking Mearl Rankin 16 causing fatal internal injuries. Wagner held for coroner investigation. the act described as a playful but deadly prank.
Roswell reports a prairie fire in western Panhandle lands east of Portales burning for two days with a fifteen mile wide head under strong winds. J I White of the Yellow House ranch and L Deuthit, a major southwest stock raiser, estimate losses at one million dollars already.
In a collision with the Virginia the largest steamer on the Ohio river struck a rowboat near Mingo causing four men to drown. The dead include Joseph Zerbe Belmont Brewing Company agent Gregory Maul broker and Gerbhart Springer bricklayer. George Vischnich saloon keeper is expected to die.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.