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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
1
A story notes a mother abandons her infant in This City prompting concern and potential investigation by local authorities. No further details on age, condition, or motive are provided in the readable text.
A newborn girl, wrapped in blankets and frozen limbs, was found on a porch beside a market basket in Washington. A note asked caretakers to look after the child, and authorities fear an intentional abandonment by a heartless mother. The infant, healthy but freezing, is under Sisters of St James care. police seek clues from wagon tracks and hair found in the basket.
Dante Comstock a 17 year old pupil in Marion Indiana completed a test of a self invented wireless telegraphy system. The instrument sent signals as if wired and used an inductive coil and nickel filings to register the message. The test showed the sender and receiver working at distance with a bell signaling the taps and intervals.
A payment was made to a representative of W. F. Powell, United States minister to Hayti, who traveled to arrange a settlement of the dispute over the American Bridge Company claim arising from the government’s absorption of a bridge concession.
Port Huron Michigan February 1 A telegram reports John W Porter cashier of the Commercial Bank died of pneumonia in a New Orleans hospital after being dangerously ill Hospital release notes say Porter had been under care in New Orleans for a serious illness Family and bank colleagues mourn his sudden death in the financial community with Porter remembered for steady service and leadership
Miss Amelia Stewart braved 20 below zero using a block run in her night gown and bare feet to raise the alarm as the Masonic block housed Max Newald's department store Boston Furniture and Undertaking Co and several offices and lodges burned. Loss tops $40 000 with $25 200 insured. A separate hearing featured Atlanta Civil War veterans Generals Howard and Gordon urging a national military park and a Tennessee delegation pressing for a Nashville army post. no action.
Current estimates place between five hundred and one thousand men in New York now worth over $1,000,000. By 1815 the city’s 110,000 residents included only nineteen with $100,000 or more in assessed value, the peak being $200.
In Frankfort on February 1 William Goebel was sworn in as Kentucky governor and J. C. W. Beckham as lieutenant governor. Chief Justice Hazlerigg administered the oath with Goebel propped in bed. Doctors warned death could come within hours, yet Goebel remained conscious and defiant.
Frankfort Kentucky January scene shows Republicans clamping control while Democrats press to seat their dying leader William Goebel. Blue line edged with steel symbolizes party strategies and the high stakes as Goebel fights for a victory before death.
Gov. W. S. Taylor suspends legislative session to convene February 6 in London Kentucky as anger and threats strain Frankfort after a deadly tragedy. He promises to protect life and property with state resources and seeks support from law abiding citizens amid unrest.
Captain Wilde, Cavite’s senior naval officer, reports an explosion on blank cartridges during a salute in Hong Kong for Emperor William. One sailor killed and several wounded. the gun did not burst, injuries not yet testifying.
The Illinois County and Probate Judges association met in Springfield on Feb 1 with about twenty five members. President Buonus M Vatt gave the annual address and the legislative committee reported. W L Cross spoke on county probate law changes and asked for recommended changes to the law.
The Winthrop Mining Company lands about 900 acres in Keweenaw County, Michigan, have been sold to L. C. Palmer of Marquette for 4850 dollars. The mine has not operated since 1852 and lies south of the Arnold mine and west of the Central Mining property.
Special from Sigourney dated Jan 31 reports prominent Keokuk County attorney and politician A G Schulte died at 4 p.m. after several days of severe illness. He was regarded as one of the county’s ablest lawyers with a kind, generous nature. The page also notes a fire in Fayette and a Sioux City murder case involving Oscar Goodrich, a former partner of the victim. Police and rewards details are included.
London reports show Ladysmith conditions improving, with cautious optimism amid uncertainty over troop positions. casualty totals from Spionkop, Venter’s Spruit, and related engagements push war losses past nine thousand, while Roberts praises hospital care and nurse deployments. Pearl Daniel dies in Seminary township after clothing catches fire. robberies occur in Saginaw and Plankinton creditors contest the estate’s final accounting.
New York Mayor Van Wyck signed the new rapid transit bill yesterday and sent it to Albany for the governor's signature.
We will cheerfully refund the purchase price if it fails to cure. Price 2h cents. Stewart's Pharmacy.
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