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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1907
Page
1
Justice David J. Brewer addresses the American Missionary Association urging uplifting Christian education for all races, noting immigrants and the colored population can uphold social order and national supremacy, asserting no anarchists among them.
A historical text argues that marginalized Black citizens must gain full voting rights and civic participation. It stresses skilled labor over unskilled work and praises industrial training at Hampton and Tuskegee. The speaker urges national support for uplift through education and moral reform.
London reports a large group of British warships assembling in the North Sea and English Channel for maneuvers under Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, signaling a show of naval power surpassing recent forces.
Only a portion of Britain’s fleet is drawn from reserves with two other European nations offering available ships. The home fleet near the British Isles counts 110 pennants, including 26 battleships and 15 armored cruisers, plus various cruisers and torpedo vessels. Dreadnought will not take part in the manoeuvres.
The doctors say the immediate danger to Francis Joseph has passed as of Oct 15 in Vienna. He slept well, rested easily, and his fever has nearly vanished while inflammation ceases. He resumed state duties and granted audiences to officials.
Estimated hog receipts 16 000 yesterday and 16 000 today with market weak to five lower. Light hogs 6 20 to 6 80. mixed packers 6 15 to 6 80. heavy shipping grades 6 05 to 6 80. Cattle 12 000 steady. sheep 30 000 steady to strong. Estimated tomorrow 7 000 receipts. market slow and five lower. Beeves 3 90 to 7 30. cows and heifers 1 50 to 5 30. stockers and feeders 2 50 to 4 75. Western cattle 400 to 600. sheep 30 000 steady. Closing weak five to ten lower with light 6 10 to 6 70. heavy shipping 6 00 to 6 70. rough 6 00 to 6 25.
A terse note from John A. Babcock assures a prompt response while referencing a Lyon related deal. The message emphasizes efficiency and concludes with a brief statement.
New York union demands Small resign at once. He may get a hearing before the executive committee before final suspension. The strike lingered. treasury nearly empty as efforts to raise funds proceed. In Chicago the strike continues with firmer lines, while Charleston, S C shows reinstate applications. Clarence H. Mackay announces Postal Employes Association to back company and staff.
New York telegraphers meet and pass resolutions demanding S J Small resign immediately. Several addresses are given and some argue Small erred tactically but is not to be severely censured. Superintendent Brooks of Western Union Telegraph company remarks.
The state civil service commission will hold exams for attendants in November at the hospitals for the insane and in Chicago and Mount Vernon. Pay is 20 dollars monthly for women and 25 dollars for men plus board lodging and laundry. Men must be over 21 and women over 18. Passing requires 70 points with 40 for physical condition 30 for oral qualification and 30 for basic schooling not exceeding fifth grade.
Rome reports a new law subsuming railroad workers under general government rules making strikes punishable as misdemeanors. Though Milan’s general strike ended, unrest grows in northern cities. Premier Giolitti reportedly promised to punish carbineers if investigations show improper shooting.
Terre Haute Indiana dispatch reports a railway disaster in England with sixteen dead including ten passengers. Three Indiana Powder Co mills at Fontanelle were destroyed by a blast twenty miles away, with a massive explosion feared to have caused many casualties. Concussion spread to towns within thirty miles.
A train from Scotland to Bristol derailed near Shrenburg England early this morning. Several passengers were killed and many injured. fatalities are expected to rise.
Don last Saturday night failed to break the over sea record but the balloon successfully crossed the North Sea into Denmark and swept over Scandinavia at high speed. Fog caused bearings to be lost and a dramatic descent was made near Brockin Sweden.
Los Angeles reports the sentence for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company convicted of rebating on lime shipments between Arizona and California has been postponed to November 4. The company faces a maximum of about 1.25 million dollars in fines.
Dixon Illinois October 15 The Dixon high school building burned with about 400 pupils escaping uninjured The loss is $40000 with $16300 covered by insurance The fire started near the heating plant in the basement discovered by Superintendent Mays and spread quickly through the building
Nelson A. Randall editor of The Western Horseman dies in Indianapolis born at Marion. The October term of the US Supreme Court opens with Chief Justice and all associates present. Fire destroys Fremont normal school. A mob kills Monroe Ballard in Texarkana Arkansas after he was ordered to vacate by his landlord due to his race.
Gothenburg news reports the Daily Graphics Mammoth balloon broke an oversea record during a flight from the Qeyape Palace on October 15, with details continuing in later editions.
Stories from Hymns Every Child Should Know recount Luther's Ein Feste Burg. Melanchthon and colleagues, exiled after Luther's death, heard a girl sing in Weimar and urged her on. In 1870 the Franco Prussian War revived the hymn's national pull, and its singing led to imprisonments. Some escapees reached England and met Wesley, shaping his influence.
A Pottsville bound auto crashes at Keim Street grade crossing killing four passengers and injuring others from Kimberton Pa. A separate Erie trolley collision at Mooreheadville injures twenty five with five serious. Another wreck near Star Ford New York ends with one dead and several injured from a trestle collapse.
John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, underwent an appendicitis operation in LaSalle Illinois on October 15. He was under anesthesia for thirty minutes and is resting easily though the condition remains serious. Recovery may be delayed by poor health from a prior hernia operation six months earlier.
Severe floods hit Spain’s Valley of Llobregat causing several million pesetas in losses. Many ore depots and factories damaged. rail lines washed out and streets flooded several meters deep. Barcelona's governor orders aid to affected sufferers.
Election results in St. Petersburg show Constitutional Democrats gaining seats as local ballots report party gains. Supporters celebrate early tallies with emphasis on social and political shifts in the region.
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