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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
1
London reports King Edward strengthens daily with renewed appetite and smoking, Queen Alexandra by his side. Doctors note pain return yet no fever, and the king approves honors while managing state duties, signaling a steady, improved condition.
The Ohio Supreme Court voided several laws including Cleveland city government rules and a Toledo police control statute. The Tang er case prompts Gen Nash to appoint a lieutenant governor while Nippert becomes Hamilton County probate judge. The Royer act is upheld limiting supreme court jurisdiction. A special salary law for county officers is struck down, creating statewide chaos and likely an extra legislative session.
Miss Minnie Ryan of St Louis Missouri credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for a complete cure after twenty years with kidney trouble. She reports using Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription and Pierce's Pellets, taking eight bottles in total, and now feels perfectly cured.
Christopher C Norbeck disclosed police corruption details in Minneapolis hearings citing Mayo Ames and Special Officer Irwin Gardner as sources of graft orders. Norbeck described betrayal by former allies and affirmed the testimony of Billy Wardens regarding the graft tied to saloons and vice.
Emperor Franz Joseph received Robert S. McCormick in a special audience as he presented credentials as the United States ambassador to Austria-Hungary. A grand state ceremony followed with Baron Ambrozy as court chamberlain guiding McCormick and staff. Royal carriages, guards with arms, and an intercessory service for King Edward at the British Embassy church marked the day.
Police Magistrate Thomas Leach of Metcalfe Edgar county was assaulted by Clayton Andrews, seven years after a $3 fine for fighting. Leach, 57 and frail, was knocked out of a restaurant door and fell, remaining unconscious and possibly dying.
Chicago market reports show hog receipts about 34 000 with hog prices mainly 7.40 to 7.65 for shipping lots. Cattle receipts around 6 500 with steers from 4.80 to 8.40, and various ranges for feeders cows and bulls. East Buffalo quotes list cattle at 5.00 to 6.75 tops, hogs mostly 7.40 to 7.90, sheep and lambs uneven with lower demand for common grades.
Washington reports the House and Senate approved the Philippine civil government bill, a party line vote 141 to 97 in the House and 85 to 16 on the minority amendment. McCall of Massachusetts and Littlefield of Maine split with Democrats on key points amid sharp exchanges. The measure outlines a two chamber legislature for the islands after peace, expands the Supreme Court appeal, and adopts a gold standard for currency.
The senate approved the isthmian canal measure by 252 to ... with representatives Ball Pell May Jones Claude Kitchin Loud Neville Woods noted. Liehbnurn, author of the Nicaragua canal bill, urged adoption while insisting his belief in the House’s wisdom on land. Conference reports claimed it was chosen by the conference as the bill or none, signaling a shift toward the canal plan. The president is expected to decide between the routes.
Clark of Missouri challenged Landis of Indiana during a House discussion on the Philippine bill. He mocked Landis for praising Funston and proposed that if Funston is a hero, the next Republican ticket should be Teddy and Teddy, not Teddy and Wreddy. He defended Democratic naval heroes against claims of Republican credit and warned Landis against assuming presidential responsibility.
Floods across central Louisiana cause major soil damage, washing away rich black loam and exposing subsoil. Captain J J Burnham notes rainfall may have been higher than recorded, with two to three times more water in some areas. The loss of soil fertility could depress land values and affect farming prospects.
Detroit June 27 Governor Bliss wins renomination at the Republican state convention on the first ballot. The tally shows Bliss favored over lingering rivals as delegates back his leadership in Michigan politics.
The text records political maneuvering around a nomination vote defeated by Hastings representative Cook who opposed Governorites. It lists a slate of state officials including Lieutenant Governor Maitland Secretary of State Marowar Treasurer McCoy Attorney General Mair and others with Delos A. Fall as superintendent and Patrick Kelly, L. Wright on the state board. The platform expresses sorrow over McKinley and former Governor Haren and endorses Roosevelt and the Michigan delegation’s record and the 1900 national platform.
Alfred Daily faced malicious injury charges after breaking a door to reach his child in a dispute with his wife in Lansing. The judge held a private conference, finding religious differences fueled the split. The couple remained separated and Daily received a suspended sentence.
Judge McClure ruled farmers may cancel leases with Consumers' Gas Trust at year end by notifying nonacceptance of further payments. The decision empowers farmers in northern Madison County and could affect leases held by foreign gas firms, with potential appeals unspecified.
A New York June article outlines moonshining networks moving from forests to cities. It portrays rural stills feeding urban demand with hidden distilleries in homes and belts of liquor, while federal authorities intensify surveillance. The piece notes the risky, perpetual cat and mouse with lawbreakers who repeatedly reoffend.
New York officials outline how moonshiners in Tennessee and South Carolina hide stills and run twin operations to produce whisky at low cost and evade taxes. Peddlers and saloonkeepers move illicit liquor into tenement homes and bars, with women playing notable roles in manufacture and distribution.
A gunpowder magazine near Madrid exploded, killing two and wounding fourteen. Sir Thomas Lipton became a baron of England, Conan Doyle was knighted, and John Morley was named to the Order of Merit. Michigan U M W leaders discuss a state scale in Wilkesbarre while Paterson hosts silk industry talks against a general strike. Indiana storm losses rise to one million dollars with two fatalities. M Cambon the French ambassador returns after four months' vacation.
Edward Hemsley Jr a Salt Lake City bricklayer shot and killed his divorced wife then committed suicide A sentinel on Angel Island near San Francisco shot a civilian The soldier is under arrest The dead man is unknown. Millions of grasshoppers threaten grain in the Hill River district near McIntosh Minnesota The Boston stock change voted to close from Julhal
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