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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
1
Lady Raglan plans an afternoon exhibition in coronation robes and coronet to benefit Beckenham Hospital in Kent. Admission is a modest one penny, attracting press attention and hospital endorsements.
De Wet and General Botha arrived in The Hague amid cheers and receptions after a warm welcome in Rotterdam. They praised Dutch aid to Boer families, spoke of future peace, and attended a public art and industry exhibition before continuing to The Hague. The visit followed a large public display of support with a guard of honor and processional rides through the city.
In a head-on collision between freight trains at Nobleton on the Rock Island Keokuk and Des Moines division last evening engineer Allen and his fireman were killed. Fire destroys a college in Fairfield, Ottumwa, Iowa. Parsons’ College, a Presbyterian institution founded in 1875, is destroyed with losses near $50,000 and insured for about half that amount.
Port au Prince Haiti Aug 20 The chamber of deputies was constituted yesterday with Deetien Senequist in the lead as a key figure guiding the new body. The move marks progress in stabilizing Haiti’s provisional government and organizing legislative authority.
The chamber elected a president and then proceeded to vote on senators. Two thousand regular troops with three guns left the capital Sunday Aus. 17 for St Mare, a town on the West coast of Ilayd.
Secretary of the Treasury Leste M. Shaw spoke in Morrisville Vermont on tariff revision stressing cautious readjustment to changing conditions. He urged no instruction to Congress and denied tariff as the mother of trusts. In Lincoln Nebraska Governor Savage studied Union Pacific strikers. Ottumwa Iowa suffered a cyclone like wind damaging Bonnifield block.
Chicago markets show wheats and corns firm with mixed prices across months. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts and bids listed. East Buffalo reports steady lamb and dull sheep, with varied hog and cattle quotes and regional staff commentary.
A battalion from the Twelfth Pennsylvania National Guard arrived near Lansford and set up in Manila park amid rising tensions after the Sharp shooting. General Gobin established temporary headquarters. miners unions prepare to march to the funeral of Patrick Sharp, while investigations continue into the deputy accused.
A historical piece argues that hidden diseases like dyspepsia threaten daily life more than visible threats. It emphasizes the stomach as the body's nourishment center and links stomach health to heart, lung, liver, and kidney strength. Letters praise Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for dyspepsia and indigestion, urging reliance on digestion-based strength rather than medical substitutes.
A clash occurred as Law and Order League members tried to verify Sunday saloon closures at a busy intersection. Saloon crowd, with odds near twenty to one, beat back the group while police stood aside. The league, claiming 1000 members in the county, vows broader action to enforce liquor laws locally and beyond.
Charles M Schwab, president of United States Steel, arrived in New York with his brother and secretary. He told reporters he would not answer further questions and would not retire, insisting he looks well and intends to continue leading the company.
In Sault Ste. Marie Michigan on August 20 a replevin suit was filed by Charles Benedict against Orville M. Tharton to recover a set of teeth Mrs Benedict wore for over a month. Benedict claims the dentures were misdated and misdelivered after Barton sold them on installment and stored the original in a drawer. Mrs Benedict’s husband demanded return of the teeth but was refused.
The Wisconsin Central St Paul Flyer derailed one mile west of Fremont while travel at 55 mph. Cause unknown possibly spread rails. About 200 passengers aboard. all coaches off track except rear sleeper. engine remained on rails. Several injured including EB Zimmerly Oshkosh and A K Gross Austin among others. many with bruises and cuts.
The Buyers' Association of America holds its fifth annual convention in New York City with members from across the nation in attendance.
A compiled summary from the Senate and House appropriations committees reports the first session of the seventy seventh Congress totaling 800 million dollars. It lists major allocations for Agriculture Army District of Columbia fortifications Indian legislative military academy post office and river and harbor among others with contracts for navy ships public buildings and canal projects. The report notes civilian and military employment changes and compares totals with prior sessions, highlighting departmental distribution and net increases.
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