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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
1
Rear Admiral Col Captain Hemphill of the US flagship Kearsarge and US officers attended a state ball at Buckingham Palace in London. They were accompanied by Rear Admiral Milne as King Edward's representative and took seats as guests at different levels.
At Buckingham Palace a formal ball hosted by the mayor and drawn guests from the United States Navy and officials featured a luncheon and toasts to King Edward and President Roosevelt. Attendees enjoyed a Queen Victoria statue unveiling and a bustling royal reception.
The United States circuit court of appeals dismissed the application for a rehearing in the case of General Russell A. Alger and Loix Keith. The dispute concerned the purchase of ten Tennessee lands and the court decided he was swindled in the transaction.
The sale to General Alger in Tennessee involved false representations by a seller using Alger as agent. He paid 202 258 dollars, obtained a Tennessee court judgment rescinding the sale and returning the money, and the lands were resold at court. Alger later bought the lands for 850 000 dollars. The court of appeals ruled in Alger's favor on appeal by the landowners.
San Francisco grand larceny suspect Charles Marco, alleged to have stolen 6800 from Mrs. Julia Klein, was abducted in Chicago and transported to Joliet by Detective Sergeant J F Dinan. Marco faced an $8000 bond but was discharged when the case was deemed a California crime.
The Vatican reports indicate Pope Leo XIII's condition worsened after a week of illness. Doctors Lapponi and Mazzoni face criticism as the pontiff experiences fainting, slower pulse, and increasing weakness despite periods of relief from air and drives in the gardens.
An unrestored fragment reports Mrs. Sarah E. Brockwell a medium who claims spirits reveal a $25,000 fortune to fund a voyage to locate and raise the Chicora wreck near Renton Harbor Michigan. Also notes a Missouri Pacific train search by farmers and a horse race at Brighton Beach with Water Boy setting a record.
Lehigh Valley railroad engineers and firemen have been granted an advance of from 1 to 25 percent a day.
Illinois shows generally fair skies with cooler temperatures and southwest winds. Indiana expects partly cloudy conditions with light southerly winds. Lower Michigan remains warm and fair with southerly winds. Wisconsin turns partly cloudy and cooler with southerly winds shifting to variable. Iowa looks inland with generally fair conditions Thursday and southerly winds becoming variable.
Chicago July 8 markets show wheat quotes with July at .78% and September near .78% with nearby and deferred positions. Corn and oats figures appear in brief, with limited details and several unreadable portions.
Friday Dr. Lapponi examined the pope and diagnosed pulmonary inflammation. Treatment began Saturday as the condition spread. Cardinal Rampolla was informed and Dr. Mazzoni may be consulted for additional care. The report notes ongoing concern and care for the pontiff.
The identification of twenty one dead from the Southern Railroad wreck at Rockfish Station near Charlottesville is complete. Remaining missing is Engineer Davis of Alexandria. The list includes engineers McCormick and Davis, several colored workers, and passengers from multiple nationalities, with Engineer Hale the only serious injury.
An autograph letter from Governor Cummins in Washington indicates he would accept the Republican nomination for vice president if offered. His friends plan a campaign to back him, praising his oratory and western appeal, and noting his stance on tariff revision aligns with party plans.
Funeral rites for Frank Malley and Ada Patterson held at the appointed hour their wedding was to be. They died Sunday when a boat-squall capsized. buried together in one grave. Also an assault in Edinburgh leaves 13 year old Thomas Sebastian gravely injured by 11 year old Gus Bruebeck. King's New Life Pills advertised by Stewart's Pharmacy.
An unknown man left a Pullman at Bridgeburg last Thursday night and quarreled with the bridgetender Kingston before running toward the US. The draw opened and the man fell into the river. A season Washington Nationals base ball park pass in the man’s possession was found with Delehanty’s name on clothes and a Washington tailor’s label. A watch is below the bridge as a body search continues.
Springfield hosts Captain Knott and Captain Gunther with fifty four men arriving to prepare Camp Lincoln for the First Infantry encampment. Nine hundred men will arrive in new uniforms under the Dick Act changes. swimming pool at the grounds is abandoned due to safety concerns.
In Mon Ton Ky July 9 jailer Robert broke up a plan for escape by inmates including O Brien and another prisoner alleged to be linked to a staged break at 4 8 and 15 o clock. Authorities say the plot involved concealment and timing in the jail cell blocks.
Secretary Hay returns from Oyster Bay in improving health. President and Hay are in absolute accord on all pending items including the Jewish petition and the Manchurian question. The plan for presenting the petition to the czar and future procedure is being considered with possible dispatch to St Petersburg or direct Washington inquiry.
President Roosevelt and Secretary May wrapped up talks at Sagamore Hill late at night about a Jewish petition to the Russian government. Next week the president plans a lunch meeting with three Jewish advocates to discuss submitting the petition and its separation from the Manchurian issue.
Willie Littleboy-Whats the hero anyhow A feller who dares to tie a tin can to a bulldog tail is praised as a hero in this Smart Set humor piece.
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