13 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1904
Page
1
Report notes that parliament did not open as scheduled due to interference with the official program by unspecified actors. Proceedings were delayed and security measures were reviewed. The incident prompted officials to reassess event protocols and attendance safeguards.
A small vessel was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Spey in Scotland with ten people lost. In Budapest the Hungarian opposition disrupted the parliament while attempting to stop its reopening, clashing with guards and wrecking interior spaces. Francis Kossuth leads the liberal faction.
A headless skeleton of a dorsal vertebrae and ribs was used to argue the trajectory of a fatal bullet in Nan Patterson's murder trial of Caesar Young. Dr O Hanlon testified the bullet travelled straight to the spine, suggesting Young did not kill himself. defense objections overruled. jurors faced newspaper reports of private opinions as Justice Davis urged maintaining jury integrity.
A small steamer was driven ashore this morning in a gale near the mouth of the Spey. The crew of ten was drowned.
Police link Italian secret society to the death of John Masse whose body was found with two gunshot wounds along the Wabash river. A bloodstained Italian note and a rudely drawn hand symbol are read as a Black Hand warning. John Ballamo, an Italian ally, helps police pursue Nicholas Bibo suspected of knowing Masse's death.
Berlin reports a mass murder in Medersteins Saxony where Herr Fremdenberg his wife and children two grandchildren were slain and the house was set on fire. A near relative of Fremdenberg is in custody as the investigation continues.
At the First Baptist church in Marshalltown Iowa on Sunday an offering was taken to aid the widows and orphans of Japanese soldiers killed in the war with Russia. Nearly 200 dollars were pledged for the hospital fund to be sent to missionaries for proper distribution.
In Marshalltown Iowa two brothers aged 11 and 14 quarreled over a rifle. The younger took the weapon and shot the older in the head. Doctors say the injured boy will die. Alleged bank robbers captured in Toulon Illinois with nearly two thousand dollars found on them.
Northport Washington December 13 Charles Hoover locomotive engineer reverses to stop ten feet from a prostrate drunken man on the Columbia River bridge His headlight revealed the man who lay hidden in darkness Had the man’s hat been on or feet toward the engine death would have come The crew carried the man to Northport where he vanished without giving a name
Opposition and doubts cloud a federal insurance supervision bill as Congress debates Roosevelt’s proposal. Senators Cullom and Ankeny express caution about passing such legislation this session, while Representative Morrell pushes a bill to establish a federal superintendent of insurance by January 1906 with annual reports and interstate compliance rules.
The Senate debated pure food and Philippine government bills with limited progress. An executive session occurred. The House handled pensions and miscellaneous business including local charitables. A bill to transfer forest reserves from the Interior to Agriculture passed.
The noted Jewish novelist and playwright Israel Zangwill visits America to drum up interest in a proposed plan to relocate European Jews to a tract of land in South Africa. The project aims to mobilize support among British and American audiences for colonization efforts.
President Roosevelt announced that Secretary Morton would remain in the cabinet after March 4 at his earnest request. Morton will continue serving as secretary of the navy.
Colonel Michael Jeffers, a longtime Saginaw resident and prominent local property owner, has died at an advanced age from paralysis. An Irish immigrant by birth, he lived in Saginaw for over fifty years and left a sizable estate. His death is noted as a major local event with Detroit and Michigan connections.
Aleck or Shor ty Ahearn, a colored prize fighter, is charged with brutally beating Policeman Tobe Larson who had arrested him two years earlier for robbery. The assault occurred at 4 a.m. as Ahearn sprang from a dark hall near West Lake and Halsted streets and left Larson unconscious.
Mrs Chadwick faces two indictments in Cleveland county court, each listing forgery and uttering forged instruments. The case cites notes for 500 dollars and a separate note for 1500 dollars, with assets tied to securities and a possible Carnegie link. Reynolds testifies Chadwick claimed Andrew Carnegie backing and pledged valuables. The inquiry extends to other witnesses, with Chadwick and her son Emil expected. Divorced Minnie Moore remarries after revealing letters used as evidence.
Beall of Beall Mississippi reports his wife suffered tuberculosis symptoms last fall. After trying many remedies she used Dr King’s New Discovery and improved immediately, with four bottles curing her. Guaranteed by J N Stewart Druggist with 50c and 1.00 price. trial bottles free.
Markets show steady to slow movement across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts from yesterday and projections for today and tomorrow. Hogs range from 4 20 to 4 60 for various grades and mixed lots while cattle and sheep trade steadily to strong in places amid varied totals and shipping classifications.
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