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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1900
Page
1
Three Davenport firemen were badly hurt when a hook and ladder truck overturned while responding to a street car fire collision. The assistant chief is among the injured in the Davenport incident reported March 20 by the Evening Journal.
Six bars of metal in a Chicago vault drop from hundreds of dollars to 40 cents as two Englishmen fall for a lavish mining scam. R. G. Miller and William Schroeder lure the visitors with promises of a rich American gold mine, while forged telegrams forge trust and hide the ruse.
Eight young Bohemians arrested in Cedar Rapids on charges of placing dynamite on a church steps as a joke. Names listed include Albert Kuba Louis Kuba Louis Cejka and others. Kuba allegedly lit fuse and placed dynamite on a keg. grand jury held him on five thousand dollar bond while the rest face unlawful assemblage charges. A separate notice reports Ellen Hansen, 70, retirement school employee, died of a ruptured blood vessel at the state school for the blind in Janesville Wisconsin.
Mrs Minnie Parkhurst of Hudson Arkansas traveled with seven children to Rochester Minnesota on a single ticket. Officials argued over whether eight travelers could ride on one ticket given the free child rule. The children were under five and the mother had the ticket, but twins and a young elder child complicated the case.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on March 19 the B W Skelton Wholesale and Retail Grocery Co went into receivership with Amos Walters named receiver. Assets total about 18000 with undamaged stock around 6000. Insurance policies tied to 10000 notes are being contested by creditors. President Adams heading south with Mrs Adams for about two months from Madison Wisconsin March 20.
Reports from Saginaw Shelbyville Sheboygan and New York cover a switchman crushed in a car collision a church fire with fatalities and injuries a strike by Machinists and a tariff injunction decision Judge La Combe denied restraining duties on Porto Rican goods for A S Lascelles Co.
Chicago hogs seek 4.25 to 5.15 per pound with mixed lots near 4.90 to 5.15. Cattle receipts at 14,000 with steers 4.50 to 5.70 and bulls up to 4.60. veal calves at 5.00 to 7.50. East Buffalo firm cattle market. hogs 5.15 to 5.30. St. Louis and Milwaukee grain futures show mixed to steady wheat and corn.
London reports on General White in Cape Town unable to attend public reception due to illness while Canadian forces arrive in the region. Speculation on Boer movements and Pretoria strategy follows, with British officials denying liability for cargo losses and pledging protection of interests amid anti foreign sentiment in China.
The tale from Kokomo Indiana recounts a couple who married twenty five years ago and left without paying the minister. A stranger arrived by train asking for Rev Hayden Rayburn, learned of the minister's death, then paid the overdue fee with interest at Thr J W Rayburn’s office.
The writer argues the Shamrock requirement for Irish soldiers is a symbol of Irish nationalism and a significant concession by the British throne. It notes English indifference in past years and praises Queen Elizabeth II's anticipated visit to Ireland as a wise, statesmanlike gesture.
London reports in parliament on March 20 regarding the seizure of the British steamer Ma shona carrying American flour for Pos a Pian ab cet on oo A Bie nn. The exchange concerns indemnity and liability for the action, with calls for clarification of British responsibility.
A man explains an elopement with parents pursuing to block the marriage. He traveled from a distant state to pay a fee and apologize for a quarter-century delay. He cites conscience and regret that Rev. Rayburn is not alive to accept the amende honorable.
Herman F. Taubeneck former chairman of the People’s party national committee died in Seattle after two months’ illness. He will be buried in Illinois. his body shipped from Seattle.
Washington March 20 The house refused to concur in sea te rmendments to the Porto Rican relief bill Republicans demand insistence on funds from woods and all future monies Beveridge offers a free trade amendment in the senate while steering committees seek a basis for agreement with no progress yet.
The House Military Affairs Committee resumes the Coeur d Alene inquiry with special prosecutor Morney on the stand. The session probes state vs federal control over troops in Shoshone County and the roles of Governor Steunenburg and local officials.
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