06 Feb 1903
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1903
Page
1
The hearing of witnesses before the board concluded for the day after 5 p.m. with five and a half days of counsel arguments ahead. Miners questioned claims of unequal mine car distribution, noting car shortages and staffing biases. Experts testified on coal dust and health while officials defended company neutrality and discipline amid the strike.
An afternoon session reports three coal workers and ten policemen charged amid disturbances. The dispute centers on reputations and race, highlighting tensions between miners and law enforcement.
The advertisement claims Vinol builds strength by toning the stomach to absorb nutrients, using a wine-based extract of cod liver oil. It asserts benefits for nerves, brain, and body, includes a testimonial from Ella Starr, and offers a refund if results are not as claimed. Cook & Sherman, Druggists.
The Indiana Illinois Ohio and western Pennsylvania soft coal miners were offered a 12 percent wage rise for the coming year by operators. Miners seek a flat differential between pick and machine mined coal and want machine coal to gain the same cent increase. Arbitration was discussed as a possible path to settle the differentials across the four states.
Allies irritated by Bowen note seek President Roosevelt to arbitrate a preferential payment plan for Great Britain Germany and Italy. London now leads negotiations as British ambassador chairs a Washington conference while officials weigh the president's possible involvement and a Hague settlement.
Dover February reports J Edward Addicks withdrew as a United States Senate candidate in Delaware to push a joint caucus for two majority rule picks. His move followed Senate inaction on William Myrne and sparked protests from his legislative supporters.
Captain Richmond P. Hobson of the corps of naval constructors insists on resigning from the naval service. He telegraphed Moody that his decision is final and thanked the department for its indulgence. Moody has decided to accept the resignation and will record the navy's high appreciation of Hobson's worth.
Anson A. Pierce of Rhinelander Wisconsin and Miss Clara Severson of Cincinnati wed in Chicago after meeting during a Denver hospital stay a year earlier Miss Severson had cared for Pierce during typhoid fever and the couple planned a quiet ceremony before returning to Wisconsin Pierce, 43, and the bride, 27, began a romance that crossed state lines with hospital roots and a Dresden family link in Cincinnati.
A Michigan Supreme Court appeal will test if a host may serve liquor to guests regardless of age after a minor guest drank Tanglefoot. Calvin Bird was found guilty. a sentence stay was granted. The case unfolds as a state wide issue on serving liquor at meals.
Henry L Dawes former U S senator and father of Chester M Dawes died at his home in this city after a period of unconsciousness since Sunday. Dawes served in Congress for thirty six years, guiding the civil war era policies and helping shape national progress including the fish commission weather bureau and Washington monument projects. He was born at Cummington Massachusetts on February 10 1837 and later moved to Grand Island Nebraska.
In district court Washington County Iowa the petition of Mary Grassell seeks admittance of her title to lot eight block six East Washington and to quiet the title against defendants and unknown claimants claiming right title or interest. The case names many owners and heirs and warns default if not appeared before noon March 10 1903 at Washington Court House Iowa.
The Nebraska Supreme Court overturns and remands the Crawford Irrigation case while upholding riparian rights and suggesting damages as a remedy. The decision affirms state authority over irrigation and eminent domain related to the White river projects near Crawford and Leroy Thal. Washington, February reports note congressional activity on polygamy and antitrust bills with the House adjourning for a moment of respect for North Carolina’s Mooly.
A 73 year old dementia patient at the Eastern Illinois Hospital for the Demented in Kankakee was struck in the eye by a throw of keys from attendant C W Carpenter. Doctors say the eye may not regain its former strength though the patient should recover. Carpenter's account describes a failed indoor boxing activity and a single tossed set of keys that struck the patient.
Washington February 6 The senate committee on education and labor authorized a favorable report on the bill creating a five member commission to investigate the condition of colored people in the United States.
Promoters planned a dramatic production starring Cole Younger with gunplay visuals and lithographs but the pardon board halted the show, triggering legal threats and potential court appeals over Younger’s participation in the staged event. The incident sparked large expenditures and promises to donate proceeds to charity if the plan proceeds.
Market notes show Chicago receipts and bid ranges for cattle and hogs with mixed packing lots and western lambs. East Buffalo reports higher cattle demand and hog prices, with steady sheep and lamb values. Toledo and Milwaukee grain markets list dull to steady bids for wheat corn and oats.
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