24 Jun 1902
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Newspaper
Janesville Daily Gazette
Location
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1902
Page
1
News desk reports King Edward’s death rumors causing widespread alarm in London as the coronation is postponed amid great anxiety. officials have not confirmed the outcome.
London reports indicate King Edward's condition worsened with perityphlitis and an operation performed, doctors saying recovery unlikely. Coronation postponed indefinitely. city life and markets halted as officials urge calm.
Washington June 24 The president sent to the house a letter listing Americans detained by the British as prisoners of war in Ceylon Bermuda and elsewhere The named individuals include Henry McGaw Wood F M Hearn James McElroy John Riley John P Doherty W F Verslenes G MorTighe J Witt H Elberfest J H Mendall Miller James J Mallory Antonio Rubin Fritz DuQuesne Michael Haley and others The prisoners seek release as an act of clemency and the department has limited information on some residences.
H Konsert aged 50 was walking home in Peru Indiana when he tripped and fell across the Interurban Traction line. A passing car cut off his legs. He was found unconscious within minutes and died from the injuries.
A telegram from Eydtkuhen reports two Nihilists shot and killed M Lotz secretary to the governor of Warsaw as he walked through Caswellin. No arrests have been made.
In Milwaukee and Eau Claire counties conservative Republicans gained majority in preliminaries for Friday caucuses. LaFollette faction faced defeats as officers were elected under rules challenging their delegates. Vilas county planned GOP majority with 19 Republicans to 5 LaFollette, while Dodge county backing a nineteen vote Stalwart delegation.
A crowded Chicago style news sheet reports varied items from Wisconsin. Haraboo plans a new caeter works plant while other notes mention Italians shot in Truesdell, a Darlington jewelry store robbed of 75 dollars, prosecutions urged for Platteville tax dodgers, Racine county settlers to meet, and local civic events across Madison Oshkosh Fond du Lac and Milwaukee.
Madison and Fennville report the death of Prof. J B Johnson, dean of the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering, who fell from a wagon load of furniture while en route to his summer home in Michigan. He leaves a widow and three children, and was honored for engineering leadership and service.
Milwaukee County Chairman W G Bruce warns Democrats to refrain from participating in Republican caucuses to nominate a candidate. He says such participation breaches party allegiance and harms Democratic influence, urging a dignified neutrality to maintain respect for the party.
A blast at the William Park railroad camp in La Pollette Tennessee on June 24 killed herd tones and Martha Chapman. The house they slept in was blown apart and a baby was thrown a long distance but survived unhurt.
A sanitized summary notes a compromised Toronto car strike, rising unrest in Venezuela as Castro's rule nears an end, and various historical items including a Chicago judge's death, Yale commencement, and other scattered reports on labor, politics, and international affairs from a period newspaper page.
Madison June 24 A Stalwarts meeting decided to contest the Dane county La Follette delegates election amid fraud claims. Reports allege unregistered voters and improper caucus procedures across multiple wards and districts. Witnesses say a letter to farmers misrepresented congressman Dahle and Spooner’s support for La Follette.
A fog bound collision on the Cleveland and Pittsburg line at Mingo Junction resulted in two deaths, C R Walker and F W McElroy, with several injured including L Cooper and Earl Frazier. Both engines wrecked. incident tied to heavy fog on June 24.
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