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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1906
Page
1
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission issues rulings on the 1906 rail rate act. It prohibits accepting non monetary payments for transportation and requires thirty day notice for joint rates on new lines or changes in rates. New lines may set initial individual and joint rates with posted tariffs.
The commission holds that amended tariffs publishing and posting rules apply to excursion and commutation rates. Excursion rates for a definite period may require shorter notices, with a general order allowing posting notices in stations and mailing copies to the commission. Longer periods demand standard statutory thirty day notice unless the commission permits shorter terms.
Major General P. Frederick Grant, commanding the Department of the East, in his annual report recommends legislation to prevent the exodus of enlisted men from coast artillery and argues for reestablishing the canteen to curb the influence of demoralizing resorts.
A brief item notes the presence of a notable figure, described as a “big man,” visiting today. No additional events or context are provided in the accessible text.
Dispatches report the killing of General Nikolaist in Warsaw by five revolutionists on a street, while other items note the Des Moines visit to Havana with Taft and Bacon aboard and the Rock Island wreck near Cimarron river bridge with two deaths, underscoring initial reports' exaggeration.
Fairfield Iowa erupts as University of Iowa experts declare three Winfield dogs mad. Town shoots every dog on sight and confines those remaining while two girls bitten by a behaving dog are sent to Chicago for treatment.
Lapeer Michigan September 19 three laborers were trapped in a ditch cave in John West was buried under two feet of sand Will King was buried up to his head West was rescued and expected to recover.
Joliet September 19. A J Mathew son aged 90 years is dead at his home in Lockport. He made original maps along the Chicago river and the Illinois and Michigan canal.
Pem bine Kerranen and William Pentila Finnish miners were killed by a fall of ground at the Irineeton mine near Marquette Michigan on September 19. The incident ended two lives and prompted safety checks at the site.
The coast of Labrador sees new wrecks with seven vessels and multiple deaths added to the tally from the recent gale. Seventeen marines were executed for involvement in the Yenborg Aabdee affair. Bryan tours North Carolina delivering speeches in Winston-Salem Salisbury and Charlotte among other towns. Secretary Shaw speaks to Pleasant Hill Republicans. Don Pedro Montt inaugurated as president of Chile with seal ceremonies. Northern Pacific cuts coal rates from Duluth and Superior.
The French law separating church and state takes effect December 9 as the pope's encyclical on the issue becomes an international talking point. A recent photo accompanies an article on the pope and the issue.
Eight dead and about twenty injured in the Dover Oklahoma bridge collapse after train No. 12 plunged into the Cimarron River. Many passengers remained unaccounted for as searchers recovered driftwood survivors and witnesses fear a higher death toll.
Reports describe men on driftwood seen moving down the river at multiple points with rescue attempts mostly failing. The text notes ongoing danger and unsuccessful efforts to save those involved.
Advices from Hong Kong report about 100 deaths and over a million dollars in harbor damage after a two hour typhoon. Eight steamers wrecked and many native craft destroyed as ships drifted ashore and debris blocked streets. Loss of life mostly among natives.
A passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern from Cincinnati to St. Louis side-swiped an accommodation train at Huron Indiana. The engineer Theodore Lehan and fireman J Williams, both of Seymour Indiana, were killed. Several passengers injured, none seriously.
A northbound St Louis and San Francisco freight plowed through a bridge on the South Canadian near Carleton Oklahoma. Engineer Paul Palmer is dead and Brakeman Priest is missing. Fireman Kunz of Blackwell Oklahoma is trapped beneath the engine. A body seen on a nearby island and the brakeman reported found two miles downstream accompany the wreck.
Guadalajara dispatch reports fifty-one people drowned in floods across Santiago Ixcuintla and nearby districts in Tepic territory. About 500 homeless. Widespread crop and cattle losses cited.
Victoria B C September 19 report details a violent clash involving fighters and clergy amid the fighting fronts. The confrontation yields a large number of casualties and widespread damage as observers describe the grim toll and ongoing tensions.
Reports from Japan describe a deadly clash off the Kamehatkang coast where a Russian officer and nineteen men were killed, among many Japanese including Lieut Odake and a vessel captain. Russian ships seized six Japanese fishing vessels before the clash ended with the Japanese evading capture. A Vladivostok fort opened fire as Russians claimed the Japanese were sketching fortifications.
Paris reports David St Pranets, president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, arrived from Prussels and displayed the exposition medal to King Leopold while Francis departs for New York to monitor U S political developments. In Portland, Representative Ransdell advocates a 50 million annual river and harbor appropriation after surveying northwest waterways.
Correspondents in Korea publish protests about barbarous public executions by Japanese administration. Tokio Mainichi details include photographs of forty six executions outside Taiku, among them a woman alleged to be a bandit.
Chicago market report for September 1 1906 shows receipts about 23000 hogs steady to near yesterday close with mixed packers and shipping grades ranging from 85 40 to 86 65. Cattle receipts around 23000 with beves and cows and yearlings, stockers and feeders. market steady to strong. Sheep and lambs: market steady to weak with light and mixed packers showing lower bids.
At a New York hearing before the government pure food commission, manufacturers and merchants debated coloring, flavoring, and preservatives in foods. Dr. Hugo Lieber defended coal tar dyes for tomato products while Dr. Hugo Sweitzer warned some colors may harm in excess, noting moderate use is safe.
Dr Wiley and industry figures spar over colored versus uncolored butter and the influence of cow feed on color. Droste cites consumer demand across cities while Wiley counters with farmer savoir faire. The hearing closes with Davenport defending synthetic colors in extracts.
Mrs. Amelia Scheck a 19 year old who admitted being an accomplice of Ernest Stackpole in the murder of her husband Joel Scheck was arraigned on perjury charges for testifying at the coroner’s inquest that burglars killed her husband.
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