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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
4
A Fifth Cavalry detachment fought about 100 insurgents south of Santa Cruz and pursued them for four miles. Fourteen insurgents were found dead with no American casualties. Several minor clashes occurred in addition to the main engagement.
The report lists varied items including Victoria Australia pension law passage for women and the elderly, a Shelby County related mob talk near Maysville Kentucky, and a tragic scaffold collapse in Hartford Wisconsin where two timers were injured. It also mentions a baby murder case in Gibson and a Durban to England voyage of Marshal Roberts, plus General Eagan being restored after suspension.
The county board of supervisors adjourned after remitting mulct taxes for several individuals including Wm Jugenheimer W F Reed Price Solider G W Dash J W Huff Jas W Hock Sol and Katie Tice and Joe Goode The Robert Stuart case was continued to January term and costs paid No other major business or hearings occurred during the session with several claims allowed.
Entertainment at Graham tonight features the popular Bunch of Keys farce with its well known cleverness. Manager Bothner has secured top performers and the Acme Quartette adds a special feature for the season.
A small social dance was held at the Phoenix last night with Donovan's orchestra providing music. The event drew young attendees including out of town visitors Miss Poor of Burlington Miss Letts Miss Nettie Blair and Mr Harry Owen of Columbus Junction as the evening proved enjoyable for all.
A brief notice proclaims watches offered at exceptionally low prices, encouraging readers to take advantage of the sale before stock runs out.
Mrs Alta Dawson visits Wapello. Karl Evdice and Maggie McFarland wed in Keota as A L Kidise and others attend. George Ruesing buys Ainsworth electric plant. Cummins wins cornhusking match on Henry Foster farm with $75 prize after Van Fossen injures wrist. Earl Erdice and Maggie McFarlane marry at 8 pm. Georgia Bray and Mr Smith to wed at Keota.
Lafayette Indiana December 12 William Tell Traxler was convicted of bigamy after a week long trial. The courtroom scene echoed with his tears while his second wife collapsed from strain and remained absent during the verdict. The young woman he loved as Innocent suffered shock as letters revealed prior affections for his first wife.
Bright on districts social notices list Miss Myra Bristow of Richland visiting her brother Frank. Mrs T P Pearce went to Washington Monday. Mrs Chas Bennet returned from Batavia. Mrs Endecott of Fremont visits brother A B Endicott.
Judge Day of the U S circuit court of appeals ruled against Mercantile National Bank of Cleveland in a tax challenge. The bank contended the 74 percent valuation violated federal law and noted differing treatment of savings banks. Day overruled Taft by finding the state board failed to serve notice of the increase.
Live stock and grain prices across Chicago and East Buffalo on December 11 show hogs at varying prices from 4.55 to 4.97 for different weights, cattle with mixed quotes up to 6.30, and sheep and lambs from 2.75 to 5.40. East Buffalo dealers Dunning & Stevens report steady to firm cattle and stronger hog markets, while St Louis and Milwaukee grains list mixed to firm quotations for wheat, corn, oats, and rye.
A fragment notes keys lost and a search at the Opera House tonight. The brief hints at a person or group named Sissistssistius seeking or offering help in locating the keys.
Cumberland Wisconsin December 8 Dr Walter C Pease a longtime prominent physician in northern Wisconsin collapsed and died of heart disease at the bedside of a patient at a local home.
A mass meeting of workers from the Acushnet and Hathaway mills in New Bedford Massachusetts voted to strike. The action targets alleged wage and working condition disputes amid rising labor tension.
The advertisement touts Hard to Beat as a nickel cigar with a veteran smoker praising its value. It claims five centers are unmatched for a nickel in Washington and mocks others chasing better options.
An overland Northern Pacific train derailed near Rocker, half a mile east of the siding, killing two men. Engineer Nat Kellom was severely scalded and Fireman Ole Olsen was slightly injured as torpedoes signaling danger exploded on the track. The victims were said to be riding on the tracks ahead of the baggage car, with one buried in wreckage. M. J. Connell of Wallace Idaho is named among the dead.
Four months after Lew Campbell vanished in Greenville Michigan a man named Aplin sold Campbell s property and then left town. Campbell s body was found today in lime in a hole under an old haymow at Aplin s place with a crushed skull and decomposed remains.
West Superior reports city to push repeal and modification of Sunday blue laws. Mayor to appoint a five alderman committee with city attorney to lobby lawmakers. City aims to pass other legislation while blue laws create public disturbance.
Four youths Walter Snyder 14 Ollie Geiger 12 Roy Allison 9 and Gerhold Yost 10 were publicly whipped in Evansville Indiana after stealing a barrel of apples from a freight car. In police court Judge Winfrey ordered parental punishment in the lockup corridors and the fathers used an old bicycle tire, with dozens of witnesses present.
Miss Maggie Allen of Haynes township Marion county aged 33 died by suicide by leaping into a cistern. Authorities say financial entanglements over a deceased relative's estate prompted the deed and fear of exposure.
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