22 May 1911
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1911
Page
1
Washington reports Panama progress on May 4 marking seven years of canal work. Only 25 percent of excavation remains, Gatun dam filling is 70 percent complete, locks concrete is over 52 percent, and lock gates are being installed. Leaf gates are massive and special hoisting machinery is in use.
Judge Kinkead overruled the demurrer to the indictment against Representative George Nye charged with soliciting a bribe from State Printer Crawford. Trial set for Tuesday with a long list of witnesses including O. W. Holt H. H Suehlin Otha Blake John Rhoades Judge Blair Milner Ulric Sloane Dr Eigter Louis Blaien Bert Barlow George Nance Edward Donovan Emmett Dungan James Logan George Eagle WS Jones Dr G Andre Professor Guth and O C Emery all of Waverly.
Henry Amsden former clothing clerk in the quartermaster's department at the Marion National Military Home was arrested after a days long probe into supplies theft. He confessed to stealing from the quartermaster's department and was taken to Logansport for arraignment. Frank Addison, indicted for stealing government property, was released under suspended sentence.
In Washington during a heat wave with thermometers near 100, President Taft remains calm. The White House sustains a cool 80 degrees as ice is piled high and a refrigerator under his desk cools the room, keeping Taft and visiting congressmen comfortable.
Prime Minister Antoine Ernest Monis sustained injuries after an airplane incident. Officials report he is alive though wounded as investigations begin. The accident occurred while the premier was traveling, with medical teams attending to him.
In Swaineboro Georgia May 22 Rev Ben Smith a Leonard leader of the local colored population was taken from custody and hanged to a tree after wounding Deputy Marshal Canady who attempted arrest. A mob also dynamited the Odd Fellows Hall as fear and exodus spread among the Black community.
Reports detail a Joliet manhunt after an escape by four inmates, Chicago records indicate fifty three infant deaths from heat over four days, and a push for strict Sabbath observance. State actions threaten a Sherman act case against International Harvester and anti trust rumors target lumber associations.
May 22 report from Rockdale describes Frank Pekti killed after stepping on a live wire blown down by wind. A newborn was injured when brick debris flew from a damaged house of Mrs. Mary Kubak. A box car derailed from Rock Island tracks due to the storm.
At Issey les Moulineaux dawn Paris aviation race ends in disaster as a steel monoplane crashes into a crowd. Minister of War Berteaux is killed instantly, Premier Monis fatally injured with severe injuries including broken bones and internal trauma. Notables present include Antoine Monis and others.
Experiments show large fat intake can benefit excessive stomach acid by slowing acid secretion. Oil should not be consumed with high protein foods but helps with fruit sugar foods like dates and figs. Excess stomach acid may stem from removing vegetable fats, abundant in nuts.
Premier Monis, badly injured with an arm sewn on and his body embalmed, reportedly bears up bravely and refuses to relent on state affairs signing several current state papers. Henry Maurice Berteaux, a financier and politics figure, is noted as a Saint Les Fooses native born June 8 1852. Monis, a lawyer and vineyard owner, has influenced politics for nearly thirty years and hails from Gironde born in 1846.
In Cincinnati May 22 Judge Dickson freed George B Cox banker and politician after ruling the perjury indictments defective in substance. The decision bars reindictment on the same facts by any future grand jury. In Newark Patrick S cock, indicted for first degree murder tied to a lynching last summer, had his indictment nolled and was released along with another prisoner.
Francisco Madero announces insurrecto concessions including Diaz and Corral resignations and fair elections. He notes federals’ faithfulness, travels to Mexico City to ensure implementation, and reports troop movements toward Casas Grandes with rebel defections and relocation of forces amid the Juarez to Chihuahua advance.
Halph Larson seven year old son of Louis Larson drowned after falling from a raft in a marsh flooded by heavy rains near Menominee Michigan on May 22.
Six convicts escaped from Joliet State Penitentiary as a storm raged on May 22 two were recaptured an hour later hiding in a coal car in the Elgin Joliet and Eastern yards. Two hundred forty inmates returned to custody under guard orders. The escapees included Vi Iron Hutscb William Brown R A Atkins George Connery Joseph Folks Edward Miller and George Johnson. Authorities alerted Joliet area police to watch all trains and exits.
George E. Pell, prominent in local Masonic circles, died after accidentally falling from a balcony during a Mystic Shriners procession from the lodge room at il Jebel temple in Denver to the banquet hall for a sequi enni al banquet. A crowd of nearly 1,000 attended.
Pittsburg May 22 Frank R Babcock president of the Pittsburg chamber of commerce and head of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers association says the national association has no role in control output or prices and is only a trade group he believes the inquiry will go through and come out all right
Washington May 22 The Department of Agriculture urges dog muting during the heated season citing rabies and hydrophobia as dangers. Pathologists say infected dogs threaten public safety and note Pasteur treatment reduces deaths though costly and stressful. The drive follows a call to emulate a national order to suppress dogs in many states reported by the American Veterinary Medical association.
Fragmented OCR shows team pairings and lineups with scattered names from St Louis Cleveland Detroit and opponents New York Washington Philadelphia. Includes players such as Mitchell Clarke Caldwell Sweeney Gregg Smith Hughes Henry Krause Thomas with score-like numbers and positions but data is incomplete and garbled.
Reported results show Kansas City defeating Louisville 6 to 4 in the second game while earlier games list Minneapolis beating Toledo 7 to 1 Indianapolis edging St Paul 10 to 2 and Milwaukee topping Milwaukee losses to Columbus 11 to 10 with Louisville 9 Kansas City 2 in the first game.
Local rain is expected today with moderate southerly winds. Tomorrow brings unsettled conditions with moderate northeast and east winds for Minds Indiana and Wisconsin.
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