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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
1
Waterloo March 23 Rev Ira Wilcox of Sumner died today at his daughter's home Mrs S F B Cass in Waterloo aged 94 He had been an ordained minister over seventy years and preached continuously during that time He was perhaps the oldest minister in the state
Ira C. Holt once a respected town figure and church member was caught in the Taubere Bros. office robbing the safe. A former Winberg employee with a gang key, he allegedly stole about $1,000 over a year. He remains jailed in Ellsworth awaiting bonds.
Princess Stephanie renounced royal privileges to wed Count Longay in Miramar Castle with court chaplain officiating. The chapel was lavishly decorated, witnesses included Count Cholondowski and the groom’s brother, and a castle breakfast followed before a Riviera trip.
Reports claim three deaths in Hinatown tied to an icconic plague as Olga Nethersole faces a New York grand jury over Sappho. A New York elevator accident injures three. Bank of England declares a dividend. Kansas City police offer bounties for dead corpses. Queen Wilhelmina rejects intervention in South Iican war. Appleton & Co. in New York reportedly facing a fraud scheme.
Chicago records a murder week with five victims from March 23. John Nachvatal killed Louis Blakeh der on Burling Street. Annie Strother shot by Mrs Charles Smith at Swan's restaurant. Bertie Finch killed his father amid a domestic threat. Robert Gilchrist, a barber, slain by an unknown assassin. Charles Miller died after a fall from a Desplaines lodging house window. Werman Zee was arrested. No criminal class involvement detected.
Nelson Chamberlain, a farmer west of Richmond Indiana, was robbed by four masked intruders while boiling sap in his sugar camp. The men demanded no resistance as they took dozens of gallons of syrup, then left with a polite farewell. A West Superior Wisconsin commission firm was fined for out of season fish sales.
Chicago price quotes show Wheat Corn and Oats ranges with May July and September values. Including pork lard and live stock bids from Chicago and East Buffalo with cattle hog and sheep quotations and regional prices from St. Louis and Detroit. A separate brief notes a South Seventh Street explosion damaging nearby buildings and injuring several.
London dispatches report persistent rumors of Mafeking relief denied by the War Office while Boer rumors of Olivier defeats are dismissed as scare tactics. Reports from Laurento Marquez say Pretoria braces for a two year siege as Boer women allegedly beg to shoot British officers. Times correspondent notes Kruger and Steyn tied to the day’s chatter.
Carnegie Steel announces settlement of differences with H. C. Frick and a plan of reorganization. The new New Jersey incorporated company will be capitalized around 350 million dollars with Schwab as executive head. Frick is to remain in a similar role as before the suit.
Local lawyers agree that hot and single tax tithe acquired in Mason County over the past five years is worth a dollar due to judges missing consecutive court days for objections to delinquent land sales. The issue is linked to broader circuit-wide court timing failures in northern Michigan, kept quiet by lawyers and tithe holders. Philadelphia reports a separate deadly episodic explosion at Thomas M. McCollin & in a photographic supply house, killing one and injuring four.
In London on March 23 Irish leader John Redmond pressured for postponing the London water bill debate to allow fuller discussion of Irish finances with Great Britain. The attempt sparked disorder as Irish members clashed with speakers and government officials, ending with a postponement after Balfour intervened.
In Rhinelander Wisconsin on March 28 J A Orcutt a longtime trapper was found dead at his isolated town residence. He was shot through the head and the door locked from inside. Authorities recovered forty dollars and papers while the missing door key fuels murder suspicion as the wealthy man lived alone with unknown adversaries.
The queen with Princess Christian toured the Herbert hospital at Woolwich to visit sick and wounded soldiers. Large crowds greeted the royal party as they arrived at the station and along the route to the hospital. Windsor flowers were distributed in the wards.
St Paul Minnesota March 23 Rein deer E Wekman an immigration agent has filed a bankruptcy petition with liabilities of 51620 58 and no assets. Principal creditor A H Brink of Holland Michigan holds many notes from Fames for Fanning mills sold by petition. Notes go back to 1890 and are claimed outlawed.
The remains of Colonel R. B. Wallace of the Thirty-seventh Infantry arrived from Fort Huachuca Arizona where he died from wounds suffered in the Philippines. The body lies in state at the Auditorium on Saturday and burial with military honors is set for Sunday, promising the largest funeral in Montana history.
It has been found that more than one-third of the 1,500 pupils in the Oak Park district are affected by an attendance issue. Officials report a substantial portion of students are absent or late, prompting discussions on remedial measures and district support.
A Hong Kong dispatch from Manila dated February 1 describes improving civil governance in Philippine towns while insurgents steadily capture rifles and ammunition from Americans. The casualty rate in early February nears wartime highs, and raiding bands ambush supply trains with patrols often retaliating harshly.
The War Office granted millions in dredging rights to a capitalist syndicate linked to George W. Esterly of Washington and Alaska Governor Brady. Senate inquiry questions legality while Brady seeks identification with the venture and letters tout Alaska gold riches. Also notes a LaCrosse egg dealers meeting forming the Interstate Egg Shippers association and a Beloit funeral accident.
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