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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
1
London officials deny serious illness for King Edward noting throat trouble from gout and aged frailty. They say he remains in good health for his years though habit of smoking cigars and a difficult temperament frustrate doctors. He again plans to visit Biarritz this year to escape Britain's climate.
Great Britain welcomes the Washington decision to send a special commission to Liberia to investigate conditions. Instructions have been sent to West Africa officials and British subjects in Liberia to aid the inquiry, while past British financiers report their positions became untenable and their advice was ignored.
Rome reports King Peter of Servia has voiced a wish to abdicate as King Victor and the czar work to persuade him to stay.
Nashville March 11 In the Cooper Sharp trial over former Senator Carmack’s killing General Garner argued Colonel Cooper fired the shot that wounded his son Robin while Carmack, if he fired, did so wildly and hit no one. The defense plans to rely on justification and self defense.
Elmer W. Loring who carried President Taft's golf sticks at Hot Springs, left for Charlottesville to matriculate at the University of Virginia. He will take a course to prepare for work Taft plans for him, with all expenses paid and an allowance of $2 a day.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt arrives in New York City with his son Kermit for his first return trip since leaving Washington. He tours the magazine office where he is associate editor and visits his sister Mrs. Douglas Robinson at Oyster Bay.
Friends of the Senator Carmack widow urge President Taft to name her postmistress of Columbia Tennessee. Taft is impressed but refers the issue to Postmaster General Hitchcock for a ruling.
A Port Limon report says six Jamaican men drowned in the Re ventazon river when a transfer cage broke loose from its cable while crossing the stream in Costa Rica.
The ex-Champion Jeffries, greeted with cries of Will you fight Johnson, replies he will train to condition. He maintains about 200 pounds, appears in good health, and trains in vaudeville with Sam Berger boxing fast rounds daily. Fans expect a quick return to title contention.
Mombasa prepares a welcome for Theodore Roosevelt with a sportsman’s reception as lions and leopards are seen as pests. Roosevelt refuses an unlimited hunting license, aiming to stick to specified game. A special railroad car used by notable visitors will carry him on the Uganda line to Port Florence.
Lucas county grand jury indicts Judge Michael Donnelly, president of the defunct Ohio German Insurance Co. Three indictments allege perjury and embezzlement with one counts of obtaining money by false pretenses. Donnelly serves as a circuit court judge in Ohio's third district.
President Taft directs Attorney General Wickersham to select assistants solely on merit, disregarding political influence or services. This signals a move toward nonpartisan staffing regardless of political contributions.
Mayor T H Jackson reports 35 dead and more than 200 injured after a city wide tornado. He says every house and business is damaged with the entire business district lost and only three buildings standing. He appeals for temporary relief supplies and building materials to aid recovery.
Chicago police search for Mrs. Hilda Steiner charged with torturing her nine year old son Adolph. The boy was found at home with numerous cuts and bruises, and his ear reportedly frozen off.
Markets show strong hogs and steady to weak cattle and sheep. Receipts estimated at 21 000 hogs and 14 000 sheep with shifts in bids across light mixed heavy and rough categories. Grain firm, Beach Wickham Grain Co furnishes data from Chicago postal telegraph building.
The Chicago court ends the $29,240,000 Standard Oil rebate case as Government attorneys drop prosecution. Under Judge Anderson's direction the jury returns a verdict of not guilty, leaving Judge K M Landis to face the legal aftermath. John D Rockefeller had been summoned to testify, marking a dramatic end to a famed Roosevelt era action against wealth.
Gold medals authorized by Congress will be presented to 15 year old Alice L. Edgerly and her 14 year old sister Dorothy for rescuing Miss Jean Dowling, a school teacher, from drowning in Long Island Sound last summer. The ceremony will take place tomorrow evening at their high school.
A race riot on March 11 in Los Angeles involved about fifty Russians and Armenians. Russians attacked a procession, triggering a pitched battle. One Armenian may die and two others are hospitalized, with several Russians injured.
Washington March 11 William Hayward of Nebraska City Neb secretary of the Republican national committee has been asked to become first assistant postmaster general His selection was due mainly to Postmaster General Hitchcock Hayward is thirty two years old and has wide experience in politics and law
A wireless dispatch reports the steamer R. F. Dimock collided with the Horatio Hiall off Newport in heavy fog. Both vessels remained afloat and no injuries were reported.
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