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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
1
Admirals Togo and Kaminura with their staffs arrive in the capital amid celebrations. The visiting Japanese naval leaders are greeted by high officials and stationed officers as part of a diplomatic visit.
Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Kamamura arrived in Tokio with their staffs to an ovation from crowds. Streets were festooned with decorations as representatives of the Emperor Empress and officials welcomed the naval heroes before proceeding to the palace to report and likely stay a week.
Chauncey Mitchell Depew will succeed himself as U S senator from New York for six years after Governor Odell announced the decision at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Ex Governor Black withdraws his candidacy, leaving Depew as the sole option for the Republican caucus.
George Letcher jailed on a secret October 11 indictment for a January 4 1884 fire at Montpelier Williams county with intent to defraud an insurance company. Delos Pratt Lot Wynn Ira Bryant Frank Pratt and Jack Page named as principals or accessories Page confessed and acts as a witness others held by the state.
The state convention of circuit clerks and recorders concluded in Joliet with a banquet. Bloomington was chosen as next year’s convention site and all current officers were re elected. The legislature may be asked to close county offices at 5 PM and to standardize fee adjustments. An Educators meeting note: the Association of American Universities holds its sixth annual convention at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore January 12 to 14, 1905.
Among the steerage passengers, over 550 are Russians fit for military service. Emperor William orders strict measures to prevent mistreatment of soldiers. Hartford Arkansas suffers a fire destroying four blocks of business houses and residences with $125000 loss. Aurora Elks host Christmas week dinner for 400 children. Rhodes scholarship exams for Illinois set in Chicago January 17 and 18.
Denver dispatch reports a split among Republicans over reseating Governor Peabody with Evans leading the plan. Walcott faction refuses caucus dicta and vows to oppose counting out Adams, while a Colorado judge faces the state supreme court over a mandamus error.
H H Rogers a major figure in Standard Oil and copper interests, native of Fairhaven Massachusetts, is profiled amid legal and political turmoil. The piece mentions writs against state officials over election canvassing, Supreme Court rulings on district court powers, contempt proceedings involving Senator John A Bush and Attorney Everett Bell, and a railroad accident with minor injuries.
Chicago police arrest Stephen Garrick at West Chicago station amid investigation into a Christmas night arson at 205 Branch street. Fire department says kerosene was poured on the horses and the barn set ablaze as revenge against the widow owner. seven horses died despite efforts to save them.
A dynamite explosion aboard a train carrying 130 convicts employed by Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad in Birmingham results in death for J. Dawkins of Henry county and serious injuries to Guard Pickett who loses a leg and an arm. Will Filler, a Black convict, staged the blast aiming at a mass breakout.
Missouri Supreme Court reverses the police court conviction of Henry Meyer president of the St. Louis County Partners Club. Clifford, city license commissioner, cannot collect $1000 per annum from St. Louis farmers after Meyer’s appeal overturned the verdict on a peddling without a license charge.
Michigan City will be included in the next appropriation for two major projects. A large turning basin will be constructed in the harbor with land acquisition underway. A new government building and site are expected to cost 87,000 dollars.
Mrs. David Law, a Bloomington resident, died from injuries after mischievous boys filled her porch with rubbish on Halloween. She investigated the disturbance at her home, slipped over a crate, and sustained fatal injuries.
The last of 1,000,000 pounds of barrelled beef from Cudahy Packing in Sioux City has been sent to Port Arthur for the deseized Russians. All four Cudahy plants are operating overtime to meet the rush order.
London dispatch notes U S ambassador Joseph Choate will not return to law practice upon return to New York. The article asserts he has been away from the bar too long and at his age will not resume professional work.
In Fort Gaines Georgia Clay county farmers burned one bale of cotton on the main street as their share of a surplus two million bales. The event drew ceremony and attention from locals. Mrs Chadwick telegraphed her husband to go to Cleveland and avoid extradition upon arrival in New York.
London reports the capture of Riblung fort on Riblung Mountain near Port Arthur after a long siege using dynamite. Japanese forces breached walls and charged, with about 1,000 Russian casualties claimed and 40 officers among the killed. the loss tally and escape reports vary in dispatches.
President Roosevelt selects J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia to lead the bureau of manufactures in the Commerce and Labor Department.
An old advertisement touts Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as a guaranteed quick cure for lagrippe with a fatal disease claim. It promises relief in hours for the cough that follows and cites a price of 2 shillings and 0 pence, sold by J. H. Stewart.
The market report lists hog receipts 14000 with mixed packers at 4.0 to 4.70 and heavy ships 4.50 to 4.85. Cattle and sheep show weakness and steadiness by class, with estimates of 16000 receipts for today and 14000 tomorrow. Cattle dull, sheep and lambs weak while hogs mix steady to strong at day’s end.
A Beall Mississippi reader shares a testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He recalls his wife’s severe symptoms last fall and notes she improved after four bottles and was fully cured. The druggist offers 50 cent and one dollar sizes with trial bottles free.
The Frisco System with Southern Railway will operate Pullman Sleepers between Kansas City Missouri and Jacksonville Florida daily from November 15th through summer 2005. The Southeastern Limited train will depart Kansas City at 6 30 P M and include a modern electric lighted cafe observation car and other amenities. Berth reservations can be made via Frisco representatives or connecting lines Passenger Traffic Department Saint Louis.
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