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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1911
Page
1
Austin Pa October disaster leaves hundreds feared dead as flood pounds Costello and surrounding areas. State officials estimate 250 to 300 lives lost with 60 confirmed dead and many missing. Fire, debris, and a long cleanup endure as relief crews aid survivors and search for bodies.
Austin Pa October 2 state contabulary arrived at 11 am patrolling town and surrounding country Fifty men sworn in as temporary police aiding in search for bodies Fifty buildings remain on the hillside all five churches were destroyed and the Austin National Bank is the only structure standing in town below Loss of life estimated 400 to 500 Over 100 bodies recovered and many more likely lost as they wash toward the Susquehanna River Schoolhouse on the hill turned morgue crammed with corpses and wreckage
Dr Henry Elgin Webster confessed at the Chicago avenue police station to murdering his wife Bessie Kent Webster. The body found near Dixon, Illinois, is identified as Mrs Webster. Nurse Mabel Sextit is sought as an accessory. Webster was arrested after a telegram from Polo, Illinois.
Special Judge Van Fleet granted venue transfer to Porter County circuit court in a case charging Mayor Thomas E. Knotts City Engineer C A Williston Councilman Bowser and Jean J Nihoff with bribery over a heating franchise. Four councilmen voiced confidence in a fair trial in Crown Point. Samuel F E Parker of South Bend named special prosecutor by Governor Marshall.
Chicago reports a new weather record for September with fifteen rainy days, surpassing the previous high of fourteen days logged in 1871 when the Weather Bureau was established in the city. The October 2 note highlights the month’s unusual wet spell and historical comparison.
Brand Whitlock has been nominated for a fourth mayoral term in Toledo Ohio amid ongoing political campaigns. Supporters cite his experience and leadership while opponents urge change. The nomination reflects a crowded field and local party dynamics shaping the city’s next administration.
Brigadier General J J Reynolds with 5000 Federals advances along the Greenbrier River in western Virginia. His attack inflicts heavy Confederate losses. Reynolds withdraws after ammo runs low, but his objective is achieved.
Twenty five years ago today violent earthquake shocks hit central Germany while Russia kept a state of siege in ten provinces after the assassination of Czar Alexander II.
Rome reports exaggeration in Italian press as Tripoli falls under Italian control. Turks abandon Tripoli for interior posts while Italian regiments set sail from Palermo Naples Brindisi Syracuse Catania Taranto Genoa Ancona Venice with old ships and arms aboard transports. Aeroplanes and dirigibles expected later.
Italian Consuls Bolognaesi and Piacentini arrived on the Pisagno and landed at Cyrene. They were unable to reach the consulate as a mob attacked, smashing trunks and scattering contents. Police fired blank shots to disperse the crowd amid fears for Christians.
Indiana Governor Marshall and Michigan Chief Executive Chase S. Osborn will speak at the Knife and Fork club banquet in South Bend on Oct. 17. Senator B. F. Shively will serve as toastmaster.
Mrs Charles A Patterson of Sandoval Illinois is identified after authorities report she shot her wealthy Denver broker husband on Monday. The motive and full details remain under investigation as the case develops.
Washington officials plan an informal clash at the agriculture department with corn exchanges and exporters to curb spoilage of U S corn in ship holds. Moisture excess causes most losses as experts test cargoes from Atlantic ports and Europe, with data to be released next year for shippers to use this season.
Denver reports General Irving Hale once commandant of the First Colorado regiment in the Spanish American War and later brigadier general of volunteers shown to have anoplexy. Physicians say she has some chance for recovery. Hale, a 1884 West Point graduate with the academy’s top scholastic rank.
Eleven year old Emer Duprist was electrocuted at Farmersburg Indiana after a group of children attached a monkey wrench to an incandescent wire and urged others to touch it. He was barefoot, allowing a circuit through the wet ground as the shock occurred.
Report states Russia declares intention to occupy Trebizond until Turkey pays indemnity for the last war. The action coincides with Italy’s war declaration and Turkey's refusal to evacuate Tripoli.
A five passenger auto plunged twelve feet from a stone wall into the Desplaines river at Romeo Illinois on October 2. The driver was injured while the other three occupants escaped soaked but unharmed as the wall toppled and the car overturned.
Oct 2 Deputy Sheriff J K May seized a six year old horse with saddle and bridle found tied to a hedge on the Kin Carson farm for two days. The incident may involve a horse thief or a possible self destruction by the rider.
Baseball standings show New York leading with a .648 mark and Brooklyn at .428 while Chicago earns a 10 to 5 win over New York in a rain shortened game. Marquard Meyers and Archer R is the pitching note as rain interrupts Brooklyn at St Louis and Boston at Cincinnati.
Eleanor Combes, oldest woman in the county, marked her 102nd birthday yesterday in Sullivan Indiana. The octogenarian’s longevity draws notice as neighbors recall a long life and healthful habits.
President Tafts special train lay nine hours on flooded Missouri prairies between Omaha and Kansas City as four states flooded and railways struggled. Missouri Pacific actions and washouts north of Atchison saved the train from derailment while water covered tracks and fields, forcing routing via the Missouri river.
Chicago scene raid recovers several thousand dollars in counterfeit notes. Rudolph Swanson arrested after trying to pass a $10 bill. Investigators trace the fake bills to a larger gang with two more suspects at large. Swan son remains in county jail as the grand jury convenes.
Bloomington Indiana October 2 It is believed FP C Clark twenty two traveling salesman for McCowan Lumber Salem perished in Bean Blossom Creek ten miles northeast of the city A horse and buggy found downstream near Martins Ford dead horse and overturned buggy No trace of Clark. Bedford Indiana October 2 David Owen seven died after he was crushed between train wheels when pulled under by a freight train while near a passing box car.
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