24 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
1
Washington notes say the Calvo Doctrine, long favored by Latin American nations, remains central as the U S weighs arbitration via The Hague. The White House prefers a panel of arbitrators if proceeding, with focus on sovereign courts and non intervention.
The article argues that Latin American nations resist foreign arbitration of the Monroe Doctrine and cites Salvador as a case where a law criminalizes giving evidence for foreigners in damages cases. It notes U S opinion on appointing a board and concerns about Hague tribunal influence.
The first passenger train to Pope county arrived Sunday afternoon at 5 30. It entered Golconda over the new Illinois Central branch from Reevesville Johnson county. Conductor W H was in charge.
An elderly farmer reports health restoration after using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets for indigestion. He recounts weight gain from a low point and renewed ability to work on the farm. The ad promotes the Common Sense Medical Adviser free.
A Sunday night mob watched a thief climb from a Perrin store window and escape down a telegraph pole. The burglar left behind a sack of toys, sparking debate whether he was a pro or a desperate man seeking Christmas gifts.
Representatives from all farmers cooperative grain associations will meet in Lincoln in January to organize a state body likely with sixteen groups and possibly fifty within a year. They accuse state grain buyers of forming a competing association to push unfair weights and prices. The session will also discuss joining an interstate merger with Oklahoma and Kansas.
Ex United States Senator Dwight M Sabin of Minnesota died suddenly yesterday morning in his Chicago Auditorium Annex lodgings. Sabin, guest since November 2, suffered a heart failure. He was born April 25, 1845 in Anhels, Manlius.
The will of Rob ert C Whayne, a heavily insured businessman found dead last Wednesday, was probated yesterday. The bulk of his estate goes to his widow and children, with £40,000 set aside for local charities.
Decatur announces Mrs. Dee and Enoch A Gastman as a longtime appointee. Gastman has been elected president of the state board of education after thirty years of service. He began his board tenure by appointment from Governor John M. Palmer.
Telegraph from Andijan reports 4000 killed in native quarter with 800 corpses recovered. Police guard ruins of the state treasury and post office as excavations continue and wells run dry amid ongoing shocks across 200 square versts. Authorities fear subsidence and expect a month before officials are housed.
Connell Plaints, Ta., Dec. 24. County Attorney Willpack served notice on Nebraska Telephone Co. he will ask district court for a writ of answer to force removal of wires from streets alleys and public places. Grounds allege the franchise ordinance was illegally passed.
White Water Wisconsin reports Mor ris Pratt 82 a pioneer convert to Spiritualism and founder of the only school worldwide devoted to Spiritualist instruction died from a paralytic stroke suffered a week earlier. He came to Wisconsin in the 1850s.
A fire in Beatrice Nebraska wiped out the Masonic Temple block with losses under $125000. The article notes other world items including Paris papal greetings and a Moroccan rebel defeat with claims of a throne pretender. General Francis Vinton Greene features as police commissioner of Locksity.
A nameless infant died of starvation after being taken in by Mrs Nellie Campbell at her Grand Avenue home in Chicago. Campbell faced trial for manslaughter with prosecutors pressing the case as details emerge about eight other nameless babies she sheltered or failed to care for.
In Ishpeming Michigan thousands of rats perished in a recent Section Sixteen mine fire. After gas cleared, women found rat carcasses throughout drifts. Miners refuse to work until a fresh supply is secured, as rats are prized for scavenging and warning of danger. Captain Hodgson seeks new rats to resume operations. A separate note reports a $500 burglary at Parkersburg Iowa post office. Philippine bandits near Manila are described as bold.
Washington dispatch outlines competing solutions for federal pension reform as clerks age out and a retirement fund proposal faces opposition. It also covers Cannon's opposition to urban beautification funding and the political dynamics around new state admissions and presidential influence. The article includes a local legal case update and reactions from Indiana politics on party shifts.
Lincoln Dec 28 The Nebraska school system faces limits after a supreme court decision banning Bible readings and sacred songs in public schools. County authorities were asked to seek prohibition on related school activities.
Quotations on the Board of Trade for wheat, corn, oats, and rye show a mixed session with soft spots in futures. Live stock notes from Chicago and Buffalo provide receipts and price ranges for hogs, cattle, and sheep, with regional bids and market tone summarized.
Seven UW students held an initiation in a saloon back room near the Avenue hotel in Madison. The ceremony ended when a bartender arrived to stop the hanging and cut the victim down, later reviving him and sending him home.
Ann Arbor reports Herbert Harrison awarded seven hundred four dollars for damages after death of her husband a motorman who was killed at Chelsea last March. He died when a trolley pole fault on top of his car caused a high tension shock. Court considers company liability given electrical system involved.
Dr. Delfeld reported last night that Mr. Vanderbilt remains critically ill but improving. He is not yet out of danger and is expected to stay seriously ill for a week, though pneumonia has been fully cleared and recovery seems possible.
Dee Chiengs and William W. Rhe Tol received ten year sentences in federal court for fraudulent use of the mails related to the Surety Guarantee and Trust Company where Tol was a factor. The scheme harmed John K. Urime, former adjutant general of Iowa, as the principal victim in the case.
Senator William Mason returns from Washington and declares he will be a candidate before the joint session to elect his successor. He doubts a caucus will be needed as delegates have instructed members whom to vote for.
Chicago December 24 Sault Ste. Marie to be linked by new through train service starting December 20. Route runs via Chicago and North Western Minneapolis Saint Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railways through Milwaukee Fond du Lac Oshkosh Green Bay Escanaba to Gaylord Junction with Bool Line then via Gladstone Manistique and Trent Lake to Saint Marie.
Count Folchi moves to divorce his wife to wed his mistress, daughter of Don Carlos, with whom he eloped.
Geneva reports crown princess Loulee of Saxony, under the name V Praulein von Oben, staying at a hotel with brother Archduke Leopold Ferdinand and others. King George and Crown Prince Frederick know her location and plan divorce proceedings as the princess seeks permanent separation from court life and her husband.
Vienna chatter centers on a princess desertion linked to a French tutor. Dispatches note Archduke Leopold Ferdinand plans to rename and marry a Viennese companion after returning orders and honors from Dresden. Reports mention prior betrothal to Donna Edvina and related court intrigue.
Laura Biggvar, a actress, fainted in a New Jersey courtroom after a severe cross examination. In another item eight hundred discharged soldiers rioted aboard the troop ship Thomas Dee after leaving Nagasaki. From Paris to London the Countess of Carnarvon lost jewels worth 25000 dollars. A Polish school girl threw a picture of Emperor Wilhelm and received fourteen days in custody.
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