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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1905
Page
1
New Orleans reports show Governor Vardaman considering action against Mississippi doctors who may have concealed yellow fever. Mrs. Collins, exposed in Gulfport, travels to New Orleans and confirms nearby illness. three yellow fever cases emerge in her Gulfport ward as investigations proceed.
A University of California bulletin reports discovery of camel remains from the quaternary period in Shasta County near Potter Creek Cave. The find develops understanding of prehistoric California fauna as the geological department disseminates the study.
John B. Berry chief engineer of the Union Pacific Omaha appointed member of the board of consulting engineers meeting in Washington September 1 to discuss Panama canal construction. He fills the vacancy caused by Herman Schussler's resignation.
William Barbour of Huntington West Virginia shot and killed Etta Penney after a love affair dispute and then committed suicide. Texas has quarantined against Mer and Mississippi.
Reports say Japan and Russia arrived at terms this morning and will proceed to negotiate a peace treaty. The accord signals an end to hostilities and outlines steps toward formal settlement between the two nations.
Portsmouth August 29 The Peace conference reached complete accord on all questions. Japanese accepted Russia's demand for indemnity and division of Sakhalin Island without redemption money. Japan also yielded on interned warships and naval power limits.
Acting Secretary Loomis reports a cable from Minister Merry in San Jose Costa Rica about United States citizen Albers detained in Nicargua. The prisoner is well treated and allowed visitors and access to his home while two lawyers are retained. The trial will be before a jury and Merry promises just treatment and a fair trial.
The British channel fleet arrived at Swinemunde and other Baltic ports amid courteous reception by German naval authorities. Exchanges of calls and hospitality were described as highly correct with special trains bringing hundreds of sightseers to view the naval spectacle.
Milwaukee August 20 preliminary sectional meetings of the Associated Fraternities of America were held by press secretaries and legal and medical bureaus. Recommendations from these meetings will be reported at the fifth annual convention at the Hotel Pfister. The group includes about fifty prominent fraternal organizations with their chief officers.
The German national gallery in Berlin has purchased Emil Meiner of Dresden’s Court Ball Supper for $40,000. The acquisition adds a notable work to the national collection and marks a significant purchase by the Berlin gallery.
The article describes Moscow's Church of the Saviour as a standout landmark with white marble interiors and Byzantine styling. Built to commemorate Russia’s 1812 retreat, it was consecrated in 1881, boasting lavish reliefs and paintings by leading Russian artists.
Governor A B Cummins releases a detailed reply to Secretary Shaw’s criticism of his Des Moines speech at the National Reciprocity conference. He defends his quote about the French treaty, cites an editorial source, and asserts the report’s accuracy while contesting authority.
In 1905 Lafayette Young of the Des Moines Capital cites a Chicago address about a French treaty. He quotes Sara Shaw's editorial claim that the treaty deformity left the U S with little in return. The letter asserts the Des Moines paper reflected the speaker's arguments accurately.
Buffalo report states John A. Honer died from cholera morbus and heart disease, not carbolic acid. His wife, Mrs. Honer, surrendered to police claiming she had poisoned him, and was adjudged a suspect.
An excursion train bound for Cincinnati crashed into a southbound freight in Logansport Indiana injuring several passengers. Fireman Walter Eversole of Richmond died trapped beneath his engine and Engineer Grady lost both legs. Injured included James Henderson Owen McGreevy TC McGreevy George Brown and others. A separate report notes four year old Canale White died after swallowing forty medicated tablets.
Chicago markets show mixed hog receipts and price ranges with official yesterday figures and opening prices. Cattle receipts reach 15000 with westerns steady to lower, beef and stockers mixed, while sheep and lambs trend weaker across the board.
A San Francisco couple registered as Mr and Mrs J W Rogers at the Ten Buck Hotel and vanished with two boys aged six and seven from Albany New York. The hotel cares for the children while police investigate records linking Rogers to the Congressional Correspondence Club and California Fields company. Evidence suggests the pair intended to sail on the Campania but this is disputed.
Police theorize Rogers and wife may be in or near Albany. Letters show tender care for the children, Rex and the baby. Rex refused to kiss anyone but his mother and was moved to an Albany asylum while the infant went to St. Margarets Home. Rogers once worked as a stenographer. a $25 check was cashed by the hotel, but no suspect fleeing justice. Bakersfield inquiry finds no John W. Rogers at local banks or the California Consolidated Oil Fields company offices.
News from Madisonville Kentucky reports that in a quarrel between farmers P Murray and Roland Moore at the county's south end Moore shot and killed Murray. The confrontation arose from a trivial misunderstanding.
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