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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
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The board stressed the need for more fuel and equipment to support the operation of the airship fleet. They highlighted the importance of advancing the eppelia type for long range missions, especially over the sea.
In Winona Minnesota on October 7 C A Thompson field secretary of the National Rivers and Harbors congress urged inland waterway improvements to counter Panama Canal shifts. He warned that without waterways Germany and Japan could outship U S goods to South America while Congressman Esch of LaCrosse cautioned of future famines until inland projects are developed.
In Albany on October 7 the Thaw case returned to the court of appeals. Harry K. Thaw challenges his commitment as illegal arguing the confinement at Matten State Hospital violated due process and seeks habeas corpus relief after Justiceills of White Plains denied it and the appellate division sustained the order.
Reports from St Louis Philadelphia and Brooklyn show results from multiple games. Standout pitchers Beebe Moran Moran and Klawitter, with Beebe and Bliss contributing for St Louis, while Dooin Raridon and Evans feature for Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
William Olmes sells his 51 percent stake in the Sioux City baseball club to Fred L. Hutches for about 10000 dollars. The sale places Hutches in control of the Western league franchise in Sioux City, Iowa, as of October 7.
Native Belle driven by Tommy Murphy set a remarkable pace in the second ad final heat of the $10,000 futurity at Lexington Kentucky finishing in 2:07% as he achieved a record performance for the sport.
The disappearance of prominent Omaha official Mr. Bowers deepens as a search fails to locate him. His fiancée Miss Rogers says no quarrel existed and that she heard from him daily, while company investigators report his books were in good order and have traced a possible motive linked to a local plant.
A letter from Missionary Monberg recounts the murder of German explorers Brumber and Schmidtz near the Salwin River on the Burmese frontier. Brunhuber survived an attack after resisting armed natives. Schmidtz was slain in his sleep. Brunhuber swam a mile to safety, later found stripped and cast into the river.
In Omaha at Thirteenth and Harney streets a streetcar collided with a Harney line car, injuring three passengers George Mariey L W Brittain and Fred Halverson. One man John Miller was knocked down by a Dodge car suffering a brain concussion. Conductor Emanuel Harris and Motorman A Thompson, strikebreakers, were arrested. About 200 striking carmen refused to return to work at old wages, keeping service limited while demand talks continue.
Fragmentary lines describe a city issue involving a dependent child and ward status. The text is incomplete but implies a municipal concern over guardianship or custodial matters impacting local governance. No clear names, dates, or places are readable.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell was installed as Harvard University president before a crowd of over five thousand in Cambridge. Alumni pledged fealty to Lowell and praised his motto learning one thing well and some of everything while honoring Charles William Eliot.
Indianapolis October 7 Reports to the Grain Dealers National Association thirteenth annual meeting show volume of business in visited cities higher than last year. Secretary Treasurer John F Courcier notes markets and other fields are returning to normal conditions. Robert W McCord of Columbus Ohio serves as committee chairman of the Live Stock and Farm Products committee with annual reports highlighting important cases.
Railroad officials say the wrecking of Santa Fe passenger train No 17 near Wemple Texas on October 7 was a deliberate act by train wreckers. The crash killed one trainman and injured seven others as the investigation concludes.
Dr Frederick A Cook and wife Mrs Cook arrived at Union station to a 10000 strong centennial crowd. The mob surged as admirers patted the explorer and his wife risking injury. Cook bowed from the train rear platform and later lectured at the Coliseum Vienna. Curtiss and Osmont plan airplane flights this afternoon as part of the centennial events.
Marshalltown Iowa October 7 19 Worige Powers a prominent farmer living east of Liscomb was struck by an Iowa Central freight train while hauling sand and attempting to cross ahead of the engine. The wagon was demolished and his horses were injured. He will probably die from the injuries.
The formal decree in favor of Mrs. Katherine Clem mons Gould granting her separation from Howard Gould was filed in New York on October 7.
Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor says Samuel Gompers’ European visit will lead to a new international federation of labor with autonomy for each country. The aim is to protect and advance wage workers while fostering international solidarity. Morrison notes Gompers’ influence across European unions and expects benefits for American trades workers.
Denver delegates at the American Street and Interurban Railway association convention heard advocates push for fare increases of 6 to 8 percent. The proposal found enthusiasm among listeners but the association chose to take no action.
Dudley Buck, noted organist and composer, died suddenly at his son’s home in West Orange New Jersey on October 7 after returning from a journey. Buck was a prominent figure in American music. He leaves a legacy of church and concert works admired by audiences nationwide.
Office workers with sedentary habits are advised to walk in the open air after a big dinner. A post meal walk aids digestion and prevents the heavy stuffy feeling linked to overfeeding and poor air, reducing illness risk.
The Wunderlich Cooperage plant burned at Springfield Missouri on October 7. The blaze badly damaged the Wisnmayer Milling elevator holding 800 bushels of wheat. Estimated loss totals 190000 dollars with 60000 dollars tied to the mill.
New York October 7 the last of twenty signatures needed to validate the new bail bond for 150000 was attached. Charles W Morse must furnish the bond to avoid further imprisonment in the Tombs until the court of appeals decides his case.
Chicago markets show hog receipts around 12000 with prices 5 to 10 lower than yesterday’s average light and mixed packers meeting 7 24 to 8 05 while heavy grades run 7 25 to 8 05 cattle and sheep seen stronger with beef prices 4 20 to 3 60 on beves and 2 20 to 6 00 for cows and heifers western stockers and feeders around 320 to 5 0. opening steady to higher for some climes but overall weak to strong tendencies across hogs and cattle fields.
John A. Babcock is named in a notice concerning the North American Livestock Commission Company. The item outlines an action or inquiry related to the firm and its leadership, with emphasis on the named individual. Further context appears to reference corporate matters and possible procedural steps within the organization.
Senator A B Cummins spoke in Knoxville Iowa defending six Iowa insurgents who backed changes to house rules and opposed the Payne tariff bill He urged stripping the speaker of committee naming power and said tariff revision should wait for a proper commission to study production costs domestically and abroad He also emphasized opposition to another tariff rewrite without such data and defended his Chicago platform tariff stance.
Mount Ayr Iowa October 7 Mayor E B Marshall was fined 11 85 after pleading guilty to using profane language in the post office. Sheriff Tirrell filed the charge and will seek removal under the Cosson law. Marshall was elected last March.
LeMars Iowa October 7. D L Chevalier of Fort Dodge and A G Archer of Cherokee engineers on Illinois Central freight No 15 were badly scalded when a flue burst on the engine. They jumped to escape steam after setting the airbrakes and were taken to a hospital at Cherokee.
A five year old child of Frank Moll in LeMars Louisiana accidentally discharged a loaded rifle when the trigger snagged on weeds. The bullet struck the child in the heart and killed him instantly.
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