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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1906
Page
1
Premier Stolypin’s government programme warns revolutionists and pledges unwavering reforms. Markets respond with a strong ascent on the Moscow bourse as industrial securities gain after the note. Officials question field court-martial decree amid security concerns.
The New Orleans and Northern Midland railroad is chartered in New Orleans with 6 million dollars capital. H. O. True of Memphis serves as president and Thomas Reber of Natchez Miss is general manager. The line will reach the Ohio river to connect with the Big Four and Vanderbilts push southern network expansion. In Fort Worth Texas P E Bock notes Gould interests aim to extend northwest through Texas to shorten the transcontinental route avoiding the El Paso desert.
In Washington on September 7, H J Cuney a Black man was arrested at the Capitol on a larceny charge after detectives found twenty three volumes of a digest of international law in a committee room. The volumes are the only copies in the country and were wrapped and addressed to Cuney.
London reports say no steps have been taken toward a formal alliance between Great Britain and Spain. Relations are cordial but no written treaty is contemplated, with a focus on peace in Europe.
Cornelius Coombs and John Williams were executed in the Pittsburg jail yard. Coombs to be buried by the county, Williams by relatives. crowds and police maintained order as Williams killed his mother in law and Coombs killed Lizzie Dickerson in McKeesport in February 19%.
In Elyria Ohio on September 7 a new Gar ford factory collapse killed two workers M Spinner and P Luck and left two fatally injured Michael Bojohn and Robert Knowles. five others were seriously hurt while several more sustained minor injuries as twenty seven men removed temporary falsework before the concrete cured. Nearby, Prince Louis of Battenburg plans a hospitality visit aboard the Drake to greet US Navy officers bound for the Far East, aiming to reciprocate past favors.
Peter Stolypin, premier and minister of the interior, survived a terrorist bombing that destroyed his house and killed many, while being a son of Major General Arcady Stolypin and noted for his 1902 Grodno governance praised for fairness and anti corruption measures.
In Cienfuegos a detachment of fifty government troops was routed by insurgents near Camarones with many killed or wounded. In Havana peace talks persist as Liberals demand guarantees for any truce, while Menocal pursues extended suspensions and moderates press for a lasting settlement including possible resignation moves and eyes on U S intervention.
Orvin A. Briggs of Salem charges his wife loves another and she admits stronger affection for another in a cross bill. Mrs Briggs sues for cruelty. They married in 1881 at Charlotte, with the case filed in Ann Arbor on September 7.
Grand Rapids Michigan, Sept 7 May or George FE Ellis declined to run for the legislature at the last moment. He said he would stay home to do justice to one job rather than go to Lansing and try to keep track of two jobs at once and perhaps bungling both.
The simplified spelling board recommendations likely to gain official acknowledgment in Boston public schools. Cuba’s trade with the United States hits a record 19 percent of the total, while U S exports to the islands amount to 47,765,068 dollars.
The article outlines diverse bird flight styles from straight, arrow like cuckoo to zigzag Wilson snipe and bobbing thrashers. It notes how observers use dotted lines in notebooks and adjectives like sailing rapid or slow to describe grace and wing sounds such as the grouse hums and woodcock whispers.
The New York World notes an ear should be perfectly formed with artistic curves and a delicate rose interior, white exterior, small lobes curving toward the cheek. It adds a small ear is often a sign of birth and good breeding, though exceptions exist.
The passage notes that even high officials acknowledge interference but face retorts labeling critics as untrustworthy or disloyal Cubans, highlighting tensions over loyalty and political stance.
Newark reports the bodies of Nellie Dieboldt aged 17 and Harry Kelly a glass worker found in Buckeye Lake. They had been seen together Monday during Labor Day festivities. An empty boat sparked a search and signs of a struggle suggest they were both forced from the boat and drowned.
On opening day at the Shelby county fair in Shelbyville Indiana the crowd was small. Officials note reduced complimentary tickets for the first time in years contributing to lighter attendance.
William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan enjoy a quiet stay at their Fairview home in Lincoln Nebraska. He thanks supporters nationwide and especially in Nebraska then plans a brief address at the state fairgrounds and a neighborly talk at Fairview before a roughly twenty day tour through the south central and southeastern states. They expect to return home around October 1.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Florence Elston to Eugene Durabb on a sea tug in the Gulf of Mexico last Saturday. The ceremony occurred within the three league limit of the United States during a blow that drenched the deck with spray. Elston’s marriage defies her grandmother’s will provisions over an orange grove in Louisiana.
Mrs. Longworth and Mr. Nicholas Longworth arrive at Oyster Bay and will be guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt for several days.
Ricardo Forte was hanged in Westchester Pa for killing Marie Di Lucca aged 4 and Dominici Di Lucca aged 9. Forte lured Marie from Howellsville and beat her to death. he fatally beat the boy who tried to intervene, about eighteen months earlier.
Munising residents report O M McLaughlin will provide DuncanDP Stewart with $100 worth of clothing annually for four years if Bryan becomes president. If Bryan loses, Stewart buys similar goods for McLaughlin from another Democrat’s store.
In Pana on Sept 7 Joseph Kerr aged 26 shot his father Cassius Kerr a well known local businessman in a family quarrel. The elder Kerr is in critical condition. Pia son is under arrest.
Baseball results list scores from leagues and associations on September 7 including Philadelphian-Boston 2 Philadelphia at Brooklyn 6. New York 6 at Cincinnati 7. St. Louis 7 at Cincinnati 2. Chicago 2 at Pittsburgh ?. Washington 6 Philadelphia 4. Detroit 9 Chicago 1. New York 6 Reston 5. Cleveland 5 St. Louis 0. St. Paul 10 Milwaukee 6. Indianapolis 6 Columbus 5. Minneapolis 10 Kansas City 1. Louisville 4 Toledo 1. Des Moines 9 Sioux City 8. Pueblo 3 Lincoln 4. Denver 8 Omaha 4.
Market summary for September 7 1906 shows estimated receipts 10000 hogs 7000 sheep 7000 cattle with prices mostly higher and steady across categories. Hogs quoted 6.10 to 6.55 for top grades shipping 6.35 to 6.52 for rough and mixed packers. cattle and sheep prices range with beef cattle 3.75 to 6.40, cows and heifers 1.25 to 5.90, sheep 4.50 to 5.00 and western stockers 3.25 to 5.60. Official yesterday receipts 16755 shipments 4502. tomorrow 8000+.
State Banking Commissioner Berkey leads special examiners Vollum and Goldsmith to audit assets and liabilities of the defunct Real Estate Trust company. Receiver Earle aims to reopen the bank with depositor protection, while promoters Segal North and Collingwood face preliminary bail and possible director accountability for allegedly false reports.
District Attorney Bell detailed testimony showing Hipple and Segal repeatedly overdrawn their cash accounts with treasurer approval. On Hipple's death an overdraft of 64000 was masked as a loan, and overall overdrafts sometimes exceeded 800000. Deposits neared 7000000 with Segal loans around 5309200 and securities tied to Segal ventures later found weak.
Mrs Henry Knippen wife of a farmer near Cloverdale Putnam county decapitated her two children an eight year old boy and a girl about eighteen months old a knife was used She confessed to a neighbor and then was discharged recently from Toledo Hospital for the Insane.
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