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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
1
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission notes growing combine power in railroads. It cites suppressed competition, calls for broader regulation, and deems criminal provisions of the interstate law a dead letter despite indictments for secret grain-rate schemes.
Chicago grain and live stock prices show firm wheat and lower corn. Receipts for cattle and hogs were noted with auctions and bids listed. Toledo grain values and oats quotations appear in the market wrap with standard and No 2 scores.
The commission says injunctions to enforce published tariffs raise commodity rates actually paid by shippers, advancing prices and enabling higher future rate hikes due to railroad ownership structures. Grain producers may pay 5 to 7 cents more per 100 pounds, or up to 10 cents in some cases, to move grain post injunctions, but this supports enforcing fair and published rates. The body notes 38 formal rate proceedings this year, and urges laws to curb unsafe practices and require power brakes on at least half the cars, with general orders for over 50 percent where practical.
An unknown donor offered at least 3500 dollars to match a like sum from citizens to buy books for the new Carnegiebrary in Elkhart Indiana. The donor's name will remain secret and the offer has been accepted by the city.
In Columbus Nebraska on December 18 the Borcher brothers were arraigned and pleaded not guilty to charges of cremating their stepfather Gerhard Borcher. The crime is said to have occurred October 31 with the boys living in the house for two days after the death.
The National Municipal League executive committee accepted Detroit as host for the next annual meeting. The dates are set for April 22 28 and 24.
Two Burlington route freight trains collided in Table Rock Nebraska yards early yesterday wrecking both engines. Fireman Morrell was killed, the only casualty. Indications point to one engineer being asleep at the time of the wreck.
Five Saginaw children sent to Chicago to undergo Pasteur treatment at the institute for mad dog bites suffered at home. Telegram from Chicago confirms the move as of December 18.
Eugenia Pratt, four years old, is the most delicate of the injured group and the most seriously bitten. She does not take the treatment as readily as the others, though there is no crisis. All other patients are in normal condition and are expected to respond within fifteen to twenty one days.
Denver December 18 The court of appeals dismissed the writ of mandamus requiring the state board of canvassers to certify C A Cooper as representative from San Juan County, ruling courts cannot interfere with executive officers. The decision affects United States senate prospects by allowing two Democrats to be seated if certificates are issued, potentially altering the 33 Republicans to 32 Democrats split and the joint ballot majority.
Des Moines workers strike lasting six months ends with Bell Telephone Co and Trade and Labor Assembly agreement. Operators to receive 1 percent higher wages than union scale and all striking girls to be rehired.
Detroit Dec 18 President Samuel Hunt of the Detroit Southern railroad flatly denies a Toledo report that his line would enter Toledo and that engineers had surveyed a Napoleon to Toledo line. He says no surveying party has been sent out and no expansion into Toledo is planned.
In Big Stone Gap a burglary yesterday blew open the post office safe and robbed about $800 in stamps and $400 in money after boring through a door panel. Richmond reporting.
Norman Bell city agent of the Betty Bros manufacturers was found dead in his automobile in Detroit on Monday morning after going to the barn Sunday night to take the machine downtown for winter storage. One hand gripped the steering lever while the other hung by his side, suggesting natural causes or an accident.
Emma Leopold of the Metropolitan Holiness Church of Chicago was found guilty of disorderly conduct in Racine on December 17 and sentenced to pay a $3 fine plus costs. The report notes she was advised to travel to Chicago to settle the $50 bond, with F. a Berfhoy connected to the matter.
Scranton Pa December hearings before the strike commission opened the coal operators side and opposed union recognition. Witnesses debated wage statements and who pays the nonunion lawyers, while Da rrow pressed for miners’ right to know the funding sources behind counsel.
W A May described two coal labor systems at Pennsylvanian Coal, one four man “four-hand” method and another two man setup. He claimed the company records only capture the name under which a place runs, not the actual workers. Darrow pressed May who could not confirm whether two four or six men earned the memo figures.
An essay argues that escaping jail or using remedies for dyspepsia offers only temporary relief. It notes punishment awaits the escaped prisoner and the user of palliative powders will return to prior illness with extra penalty. Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is cited as a lasting cure for stomach issues.
A fragment recounts a tense exchange among speakers including Darrow and May as witnesses testify, with Larrow noting silence on earnings and May replying, as the miners’ hearing winds down after several witnesses.
Washington report notes Republicans claim party platforms advisory not binding as omnibus statehood bill for Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona draws opposition. Senator Quay stresses platform lineage with Roosevelt as delegate and lists several senators connected to the platform and territories committees. If the omnibus fails three disappointed men await outcome.
In Lincoln Nebraska a safety deposit box yielded fifteen crisp $100 bills. Dr G O W Farnham, returning from a long absence, found the money and denies placing it there. Box managers insist Farnham has the key. He plans to advertise for the owner.
In Waukesta Wisconsin on December 18 George Bowers the convicted killer of his father grew incoherent in court as a life sentence was handed down. Four deputy sheriffs struggled to remove him from the courtroom.
The twelve member Cass county legislative delegation met in Fargo and enthusiastically resolved to support L. B. Hanna for United States senator. Hanna is a banker and nephew of Ohio Senator Hanna.
Dee 18 in Wymore Neb reports Key Walker files suit against Gage county to recover 20 percent of fines from illegal saloons as permitted by Nebraska statutes.
The schooner John E B Hall is ashore on Duck's Island thirty miles out in Lake Ontario. The crew is believed drowned as no signs of the men have been found. Also, Rev S A Archer a Baptist minister was killed by Casey Holland near Decatur Alabama after a quarrel over wood.
A hardware dealer from 215 South Iowa Ave. endorses Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming relief for backache and kidney complaints after continued use. The advertisement urges readers to buy at the Columbia Pharmacy and notes price at 50 cents per box via Foster Milburn Co. as sole U.S. agents.
Caracas reports say Venezuela will arbitrate the dispute with Germany and Britain. Leading Caracas merchants and bankers urge President Castro to empower U S Minister Bowen to end the conflict.
Readable text shows scattered letters and words. no clear event, names, dates, or locations emerge. Unable to determine the subject beyond a damaged local notice fragment.
Fred Beacon, a gas city Indiana waterworks engineer, was badly injured when a crowbar slipped and tore his arm on a jet-screw while repairing the flywheel. He blew the steam whistle to summon help, and 38 stitches closed the wound at Dr Conley’s office.
United States court of appeals reverses lower court in the case Westinghouse Airbrake company versus New York Airbrake company. The dispute centers on the engineers valve of the brake and injunctive relief granted to plaintiffs.
The senate foreign relations committee spent an hour and half hearing Maine and Massachusetts fishing interests opposing the Hay Bond reciprocity treaty with Newfoundland. Opponents call the treaty radical and assert it favors Newfoundland.
The Duchess of Manchester’s son receives a silver cup and spoon from Queen Alexandra who acts as his godmother. The Vie au Grand Air accuses Johnny Reiff of track crookedness but he wins $200 damages. News also reports a health improvement in Cornelius Vanderbilt amid illness in New York with Stanbold fever.
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