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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1906
Page
1
William J. Bryan spoke to a Detroit labor crowd urging an eight hour day and denouncing a leisure class. He contrasted labor and idle wealth, calling for dignity of work and equal opportunity, arguing society benefits when workers have time and responsibility. He urged recognizing laboring people as human beings with rights and purpose.
In Alexandria Judge Alton B. Parker declined to comment in detail on Charles A. Walsh’s letter to Chairman Taggart. He noted Walsh is a partner and friend of his associate Mr. Sheehan and suggested Walsh’s move signals a Hearst Independence League gain, regardless of Democratic party ties.
In Ostend on September 4 betting thrives under an anti gambling law. Noted players frequent gaming tables as Signor Caruso the Italian tenor wins ten thousand dollars over six nights and loses it all in one night.
In Goldfield Nevada on September 4 Ting critical bout between Batting Nelson and Joe Gans ends when Nelson fouls Gans in the groin after clinching. Referee Siler awards the decision to Gans amid near universal approval. Nelson had used rough tactics throughout the fight.
Sae inaw Michigan hosts the third annual show September 14 and 15 at Davis Park featuring a novelty race of mine mules driven by young society belles. Each mule comes from a different mine and bells sound as they run a quarter mile. Rivalry grows for driver spots while patrons include wealthy horse fanciers. Two trophy cups, the Humphrey and Hogan of Louisville, Kentucky, await winners.
A Chicago and Alton limited passenger train derailed eight miles north of Bloomington due to a broken tire. The engine and train left the tracks. only the rear car stayed on. Although rumors said several were killed or injured, only minor injuries were reported as traffic halted until midnight and a groom-to-be postponed his 7 p.m. Chicago wedding from To Wanda.
Five men and six women prominent in the county act as a constable in custody on petit larceny charges. They camped at Long Pond when farmers refused milk sales and later entered a pasture to bottle cream before the owner confronted them. Authorities arrested the entire party at the scene.
President Roosevelt reviewed the largest fleet ever assembled on Long Island Sound near Sagamore Hill. Forty five ships ranged from the 16000 ton Louisiana to torpedo boats and submarines as rain and sun alternated. The event included a luncheon aboard the Mayflower and a dramatic fleet illumination at night.
Mount Vernon Indiana September 4 B O Handley editor of The Unafraid socialist paper challenges State Senator Roche editor of The Democrat to a duel. The offer allows swords pistols or brickbats and asks for time and place. Handley has feuded with Roche who threw him from The Democrat office after Roche criticized Handley's record.
At Lansing on September 4 the biennial gathering of the Michigan Blind People's General Welfare association heard criticis m of begging. R. J. Perry urged that blind individuals avoid begging, arguing education and productive work provide real satisfaction.
President Roosevely endured a heavy sea and rain on an open launch from the pier to the Mayflower. As he stepped aboard the deck the weather cleared and a twenty one gun salute awaited him, signaling a ceremonial welcome.
In Hungary at Petrosency on September 4 a clash between troops and coal miners left 173 miners injured. Police and authorities faced a tense scene as striking workers clashed with security forces amid ongoing labor tensions.
Police at Chateau Belair near the Soufriere volcano report twenty one detonations and many flashes observed at dawn. No signs of renewed activity since. Crater shrouded in clouds and heat oppressive on September 4 in Kingstown St Vincent.
A Newport dispatch reports Hermann Oelrichs, longtime New York manager of the North German Steamship Company and member of leading city clubs, dead on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse liner.
In Frankfort on Sept 4 the Social Democrats at fifteen meetings resolved to boycott hotels saloons and other venues charging beer prices. The middle classes oppose the milk price rise of 22 pfennigs per liter about ten cents.
Henry Drenter near Argo twelve miles from Davenport shot and killed Grace Reed and severely wounded Sam Moore a rival before putting the rifle muzzle in his mouth and taking his own life in an apparent murder suicide.
Paul O. Stensland president of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank Chicago was arrested in Tangier by state attorney Harry Olsen. Olsen tracked the fugitive from Chicago through England and Spain to Gibraltar and Tangier where Stensland arrived Sunday night. He was taken to the U S legation and detained.
In the Baltic region near Venden a peasant family labeled too reactionary was shot and burned in their home while a substitute teacher who filled in for a striker was ambushed and killed. Witnesses of the revolutionary terror are threatened with death if they testify in court.
In Shreveport Louisiana on September 4 a shooting affray on a public road near Powhatt left Steve Hart fatally wounded and his brother P T Hart lightly wounded. Coley Howard and another black man fled as posses pursue lynching. An insult to Mrs Hart sparked the violence. Stevenson Writing a Book.
Chicago markets show mixed receipts and varied demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle steady while hog prices range from 5 75 to 6 25 for bulk and higher for heavy packers, with sheep strong and cattle generally slow and weak in places.
Mrs Mary H Walters of St Clair St Columbus Ohio says her stomach was too weak to eat and nerves too wrecked to sleep. She reports trying Electric Litters with immediate improvement and a complete cure, calling it the best health tonic on earth at 50 cents.
More than one thousand delegates from across states gather in Boise for the fourteenth National Irrigation Congress. Vice President Fairbanks attends as president of the session, while Governor Gooding hails Roosevelt’s reclamation program and Idaho’s irrigation works now nearing completion. Senator Dubois forecasts strong presidential prospects tied to national water policy.
A letter from President Roosevelt discusses progress in reclamation and the need to balance land use. He warns of dangers ahead and urges efficient, honest conduct to ensure reclaiming lands goes to actual cultivators and homemakers, with limited unit sizes to support one family.
Two Italian men recently arrived in Tampa died after a sudden incident in a street corner. Salvat Coseneia and an unnamed companion were involved in a short encounter and both fell dead within minutes. Local authorities investigate the abrupt deaths and the circumstances surrounding the transport.
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