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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1898
Page
1
Reports indicate strong factional opposition in France aiming to prevent Captain Alfred Dreyfus from resuming duties in Paris. Authorities fear renewed civil tension as the case remains a volatile public issue.
President McKinley and party arrived by Southern Railway at eight this morning in Atlanta for the Peace Jubilee. He lunched with Governor and was greeted by crowds at Ganesville and Atlanta stations. General Wheeler, cabinet members, and Mrs. McKinley were escorted to the Kimball House before proceeding to the capitol for a joint session with the legislature.
John C. Fullenweider, a real estate agent from Indianapolis and cousin of Governor Mount, faces forgery and uttering forgery charges in Montgomery circuit court. He allegedly forged William Mount’s name on a $300 note, claims a stranger Brattion procured the signature, and he paid $10 to a broker. His jail stay has distressed him as relatives refuse bonds.
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Horticultural Society opens its thirty third annual convention with delegates from Wisconsin Minnesota Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Illinois. Illinois delegate George J Foster attends while six directors are elected and six terms expire. Secretary Van Houten urges turning the society into a bureau of information to aid fruit growers with market data.
A roundup notes frigid temperatures in Wisconsin and Minnesota and a national output of 1,239,000 pounds daily. Items mention Senator Davis backing US Britain Japan alliance, W B Conkey re elected Illinois Manufacturers Association president, Bliss resignation under business pressure, shell explosion at Fort Constantine Cronstadt killing nine, mining disaster in Starkville Colorado, furlough for Evansville hospital steward Perry Clark, Union Tobacco buying Blackwell Durham for 2.5 million, death of David J. Lines in Chicago, illness of Professor George D. Herron, a Desplaines river skating fatality, Edward H. Moore murdered by his son, and Gideon W. Marsh's 12 year sentence in Philadelphia.
Cuban and Spanish participants clash during Jesus Sotongo funeral. Wounded include Cuban deputies Doctor Betancourt and Rafael Portuondo, Cuban general Vidal, Colonel Armando Rivas, and others. Privates fired on the procession. hearse windows broken and coffins struck. United States warships dispatched as precaution amid unrest. Autonomist authorities resist sale of key Havana transport concessions. General Wade ordered to halt all negotiations and arrest principals if needed.
The dispatch orders the Brooklyn Texas Gastine and Resolute to Havana amid fears of another Hotel Inglaterra eruption. Admiral Sampson may have influenced the move as officials brace for possible riots and civilian casualties in the city.
Four people are missing after a gas explosion last night in London. The brief item notes a civil defense context and mentions potential emergency measures including a state of siege if Paris authorities deem necessary. The report also inserts unrelated items from local notices and commercial ads.
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