08 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1910
Page
1
Reports claim a large battle occurred near Setubal with about 1000 killed or wounded and other casualties reported. The accounts are unconfirmed and details remain unclear.
Reports from Rome Paris Berlin Lisbon describe a Portugal upheaval with the republic proclaimed. Loyal troops defect to the republic. Admiral Ries dies amid the crisis and Infante Alfonso is captured then freed. Guards round royal palaces as Lisbon stabilizes under new leadership.
Lisbon October 8 Senhor Costa the minister of justice announced government policy aims to introduce a pure progressive administration within the republic and to consolidate good relations with foreign nations on a moral and practical basis.
The statement asserts the state will open education to all, defend the nation, decentralize colony administration, establish a justice system securing liberty, abolish police magistrates, investigate exiles of clergy, close Catholic schools, require civil registration, separate church and state, and bolster national credit and finances.
Floods across Indiana and Kentucky have left hundreds homeless and caused about 1.5 million dollars in damage. Boonville reports 500 homeless as the Ohio River rises 6.3 feet at Paducah and Evansville records rapid increases after eleven inches of rain in forty eight hours. Bridges and roads across six Kentucky counties suffer substantial damage.
Chicago cash grain quotes show varied prices across wheat corn and oats with No 2 red wheat at 98 to 99 and No 2 hard winter near 1.03. Live stock in Chicago and Omaha ranges include hogs 8.90 to 9.25 and cattle 7.50 to 8.00 with sheep and calves also listed. East Buffalo agents report dull cattle, strong hogs at 9.15 to 9.25, and lambs around 7.50 to 7.55.
Muskegon Michigan October 8 thieves entered Harry P Hines Cigar Store and robbed slot machines of pennies including a small amount of coins despite breaking into the premises. Police investigated the break in but left no clear suspect. The incident highlights a minor yet unusual theft aiming at pennies rather than larger cash.
A disorderly incident at a cigar store owned by Harry P. Hinee described as a revolt by King Manuel of Portugal? involved manias for pennies. Thieves emptied all slot machines and a cash register with about $5 left untouched. A cigar box and display were rummaged, and 8600 to 4000 pennies were estimated stolen.
Five convicts Isidor Bloom Joseph White Robert Boylan Walter Branigan and William Dreen escaped Sing Sing prison after attacking two guards in the chapel dormitory. They sawed a window bar and slid down ropes into the Judson River before swimming away, heading toward New York City. Twenty five armed guards pursued.
Irvin Dix on, engineer at Anchor Saltworks in Ludington Michigan, narrowly escaped death when a large salt compressor exploded as he prepared to mount the machine. The blast occurred just moments before he would have been injured.
Fair and warmer today across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with variable winds. Cooler tomorrow expected with easing winds and seasonal temperatures.
Seven year old Henry Shinabarger of Velparaizo Indiana was struck and killed by a Pennsylvania freight train while walking to school. Three companions were saved after a brakeman shoved them off the track.
U S Navy tug Apache rammed a canal barge with 9 000 bushels of wheat off Hoboken shore. All 30 crewmen and captain were saved after towboat R Townsend and lifeboat crews rescued them despite rough seas.
Hendrick Gibbs a country schoolteacher near St. Louis was lured into a car by Arthur H. Letts and H. Haller of Saginaw. As the vehicle sped at 30 miles an hour Gibbs leaped out to escape. The pair stopped the car and pursued him but Gibbs remained adamant about not being taken alive. He revealed he joined the policy and explained his actions.
Dr A H Doty discusses measures to protect the United States from a cholera invasion. The piece outlines public health safeguards, vaccination efforts, and the need for vigilance in border areas and port cities.
Berlin dispatch from Lisbon reports the royal family aboard the yacht Amelia. The Duke of Oporto wept as he blamed Queen Mother Amélie for the monarchy's collapse, saying he could not freely advise King Manuel. King Manuel and Amélie left Lisbon amid demonstrations, Amélie furious and vowing reckoning for revolutionaries.
Robert Inman a 35 year old former Kansas City detective charged with petit larceny died by suicide in a Middletown New York city jail cell. He had been injured in a fight and spent Thursday at a hospital before being jailed. His death occurred on his wedding anniversary to Miss Louie Newman of Hazleton Pa.
Kath erine Primrose a 24 year old actress was found dead in her room at a boardinghouse with a man's necktie tied around her neck and ends in her hands a bowl of poison nearby Edward Starr an actor at the same house discovered the body and was held while police investigate though they lean toward suicide.
Four Chicago firemen were injured while battling a blaze on October 8. Fire units responded to a fire that damaged multiple rooms, with rescuers pulling trapped workers to safety as investigators began collecting evidence at the scene.
A two story brick branch plant of Elaborated Roofing at 4401 4421 LaSalle street burned partly after a tar tank exploded. One worker was seriously injured and three others burned. logs and contents valued around 4000 dollars.
A brief street scene note from the Baltimore American describes a man ordering a club sandwich and a drink with a stick in it. The exchange includes a wary remark about whether the man at the next table is a fighter.
Market report from Chicago October 8 1910 shows hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices with little change from yesterday and lighter grain values. Washington City market quotes Hay flour bran and corn meal in a sparse listing with small per hundred and per bag prices.
Witness Browne testified he urged supporters to vote for Lorimer by legitimate means only. He said he met Lorimer in Shurtleff’s Springfield rooms and helped line up thirty Democrats. Browne denied paying bribes and claimed St Louis trips were for campaign planning.
Fragmentary report lists scattered city connections and weather remarks. Mentions Chicago Boston Philadelphia New York Detroit Philadelphia Washington and several names such as Liefield Simons Brown Archer Works Casey Olmstead Payne and Baty. No coherent events or outcomes available.
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