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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1902

Page

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Roosevelt in Maine and New England tour praised by Tom Reed

President Roosevelt toured Maine and New England on Aug 27 delivering a speech in Portland praising ex Speaker Tom Reed for advancing democratic governance. He urged moral action, honesty, courage, and common sense as essential civic virtues.

Portland Roosevelt Maine Ernoon New England Tych United States Old Orchard York Lower Cum Land W. Iye Clarence Tile Henry F. Cleaves Hua L. Chamberlain James Hexter Frederick Eo Tom Reed Reed Congress Thomas Brackett Guy Dover N. 1 N. H A. G. Whitmore Frankin Square FP. B. Farnham KE. TB. Sangers Bangor E. Mil Augusta John FB

Gossip Causes Divorce andPlans Remarriage in Anderson

James A Fenstermaker rushed to the clerk’s office in Anderson Indiana as the Saturday closing approached to confirm Flora Penstermaker of Alexandria had obtained a divorce. He then sought a license to remarry his wife. The details underscore a swift sequence following the divorce ruling.

Couple Reunites After Second Wedding In Alexandria

The narrative describes Penstermaker and his wife marrying again in Alexandria after years apart. Rumors urged a divorce but were proven unfounded as the couple reconciled and renewed their marriage.

Library Corner Stone Laid in Marshalltown Iowa

Marshalltown celebrates the corner stone laying for a new Carnegie library funded by Andrew Carnegie. Designed by Patton Miller Chicago, the stone building will be two stories with basement and cost about 40000 dollars. Masons from many towns attended a parade and the ceremony was run by Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge.

Marshalltown Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa Lodge Andrew Carnegie Patton & Miller Chicago

Death of James Cahill in Lawrence Mass

Abbreviated telegrams record James Cahill, a Fenian in the Strett killing band, dying in Lawrence Massachusetts. Separate items note Stanford President Jordan near drowning in Samoa, King Victor Emmanuel’s Berlin trip, Sam Small’s temperance collapse, and various legal and fiscal items.

James Cahill Fenians Sergeant Strett Manchester G. B Lawrence Mass Jordan Stanford University Victor Emanuel Italy Berlin Sam Small Brattleboro John Brown Justice Spring New York Supreme Court Alvorce

Market quotes and cattle hogs at Chicago and St Louis

Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat corn and oats with mixed declines and rises for September December contracts and hog prices in a broad market snapshot. Buffalo N Y and St Louis detail live cattle hogs and lamb receipts and price ranges with nearby volumes and weekly trends.

Chicago Board of Trade Vscveee Park Abec Een Texas Kest Huttalo Dunning Evens Live Stock Commission East Buffalo St. Louisa Gratia St. Louis Toledo Grain

Wine of Cardui touted as female health remedy by Miss Markell

A pasteboard testimonial from Miss May Markell of London Ontario praising Wine of Cardui as a cure for menstrual troubles and a general health restorer. The letter claims rapid relief, safe at home without a physician, and positions Cardui as essential through youth to old age with a promised return of vigor.

Markell London Ontario Canada Cardus Misa Markell

Limbe Fight and Provisional Government Tussle in Haiti

Limbe north of Port au Prince changes hands as provisional government troops attack and recapture the town. Nord leads new forces with marines from Crete-a-leirre. Marmelade battle details scarce. Nords advances follow earlier losses at Limbe. Navy ship Cincinnati arrives from La Guaira.

Cape Haytien Limbe Port-au-Prince Alexis Nord Provisional Government Marmelade Cape Nlaytien Cincinnati LaGuaira Venezuela Limbo Troopa Nord Albert Salnave Artibonite Mtrminite St. Michel General Nord

Rebel Stronghold Under Bombardment Around Bolivar

Caracas dispatch reports Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar state capital, bombarded by government warships Bolivar and Restaurador. Many killed and wounded as revolutionaries hold the town amid shelling day and night. British subjects seek protection from a Great Britain warship. no foreign warships in the Orinoco to shield interests.

Carters Great Britain Caldad Bolivar Willemetad Cumeno Nott Venezuela Caracas Ciudad Bolivar Bolivar Restaurador la Guatra Orinoco River

Blake Stops the Survey Near Pontiac Iowa

Blake arrests eleven surveyors for the Chicago Rock Island and St Louis line after they cut through corn on the Blake farm four miles west of Pontiac. Plaintiffs claim damaged oak trees trimmed apple trees and other harm leading to a warrant for malicious and willful trespass.

Pontiac Chicago Rock Island and St. Louis Morris St. Louis Blake

Fragmentary court notes on habeas corpus and rail survey inquiry

The text describes defendants held for grand jury before Justice Hoover and Judge Patten, custody transfer to jail, and mentions railroads allowed preliminary surveys with damage compensation. It notes a new point of law will be watched with interest.

Mysterious Carbolic Acid Death At Point Lookout

Josephine Hensard a 15 year old Monroe banker’s niece died at Point Lookout from carbolic acid. Her uncle Dr Henry Landon owns a cottage there. She came to help with housework, then drank acid and died within twenty minutes. Cause uncertain and no motive found.

Omer Josephine Hensard Benjamin Deneard Monroe Point Lookout Misa Deneard Henry Th. Landon Hay City

Weidenfeld Refuses to Testify in Power Suit

In New York on August 27 the defense in Peter Power v. Northern Pacific Railroad paused as Camille Weidenfeld declined to testify further. Guthrie urged the examiner to summon him, but Weidenfeld’s counsel, Treadwell Cleveland, stated he would not take the stand. Cleveland noted General Tracy is not present.

New York Peter Power Thomas General Tracy Weidenfeld

Love of a Chicago Lady Leads to New York Marriage

Dorothy May Latham a wealthy Chicago girl gave up a musical career to wed Aaron Cromelin who came from Berlin to claim her in New York at the Little Church Around the Corner. Latham studied violin in Berlin, left last June to return, but Cromelin sailed to New York to unite them with her mother present. Susie Newton, 17, has vanished from Springfield Illinois after a quarrel with Myron Long a Wabash Railroad fireman. Her brother Charles Newton seeks police help in Chicago. A fire at Pike’s Opera House Cincinnati damaged the western landmark for $75,000.

New York Dorothy May Latham Chicago Aaron Cromelin Berlin Miss Lotham Cromelin Springfield Susie Newton Charles Newton Christian Endeavor Union O'Neill Miss Newton Myron Long Wabash Cincinnati

Osgood and Gates Rivalry Sparks Wall Street Hype

John Osgood of Denver arrives in New York with calm, affable manner fueling speculation he will meet Colorado Fuel and Iron rivals Gates. Osgood says he learned Gates may be on the train but denies plans and aims to rest after travel amid the stock market buzz.

Colorado Peel Tron Wall Street Stock Exchange Gates Osgood New Western Cure Newels Waldorf-Astoria New York Stock Exchange Sam Nlarris, Gates & Co Saratoga John J. Mitchell Chicago

Stock clash and market talk at the Colorado Fuel dispute

Washington reports note stock exchange tensions as compromises are discussed with Colorado Fuel and Iron. Leaders from Gates and McClure push a business approach while lawyers settle legalities. Public building sites listed include Grand Haven Owasso Sterling Champaign Boone with varied consideration amounts.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Grand Haven Mich Third Streets Owasso Exchange Park Streets Sterling, Ill Champaign Ills Church Randolph Boone Eighth Arden Streets

Brewing plant burns in South Seattle loss reported

The Independent Brewing plant at South Seattle burned to the ground with losses estimated at 60 000 dollars. The New York Produce Exchange board voted to close the exchange next Saturday. Andrew Carnegie contributed 15000 dollars for a free library foundation at Stambridge Worcestershire. G B Robert H Van Schaack treasurer of the Trolland society of Chicago travels to The Hague to visit Kruger.

Independent Prewing Company Seattle Wash New York Produce Exchange Andrew Carnegie Stambridge Worcestershire G. B. Robert H. van Schaack Trolland Society of Chicago Hague Kruger

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