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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1901
Page
1
A unnamed Chicago woman arrested for shoplifting refuses to reveal her name, choosing confinement over public shame. She, with two young children aged 4 and 5, was taken to Harrison Street annex. humane society to care for the youngsters. Police order a $15 fine plus costs.
Lord Kitchener reports severe British losses near Bethel eastern Transvaal with 54 killed and 160 wounded, 13 officers dead, and two guns lost. Colonel Benson mortally wounded, Colonel Barter's relief arrives, Boers suffer heavy casualties, and two guns possibly recovered. Also Kekewich captures 78 Boers at Rusdenburg area.
A Pennsylvania local freight and Clifford Construction work train collided near Plymouth at 7 p.m. Two men died instantly Joseph Clifford and Conductor Tompkins. Fifteen aboard the Clifford train were injured and several seriously hurt.
Two hundred cadets from Culver Military Academy Indiana arrived in Chicago and escorted Governor Durbin to the Auditorium hotel. Colonel Fleet hosted a dinner for the cadets and the governor, followed by attendance at a performance at the Illinois theater.
The National Miners Convention in Huntington West Virginia concluded its final day in executive session with no actions except inviting Virginia and West Virginia operators to meet the state organization on November 26. Adjournment was sine die.
Pleasanton California reports the death of John Patrick Parnell Cahill known as White Wings and the original Casey At the Bat. Cause of death is consumption.
Owosso Michigan November 2 G C Potter of Middlebury a hamlet near the city swallowed aconite thinking it was cough medicine Doctors arrived quickly and saved his life the incident highlights accidental poisoning dangers in rural areas.
Glasgow reports another bubonic plague case with many contacts isolated. Authorities confirm exposure leads to quarantine and monitoring efforts across the city as health officials trace recent movements and implement precautionary measures.
The list shows remaining lecture course evenings on Fridays including Col Rain on Nov 8 and Nov 22, Fredrick Musical o on Jan 3, and Passion Play on Jan 24. Season or single tickets are available at Wilson Beamer Hardware Store for C. H. Wilson's course.
An advertisement promotes Royal Baking Powder Absolutely Pure from Royal Baking Powder Co located at 100 William Street New York. The copy emphasizes purity and product quality aimed at home bakers and pantry shoppers.
Four children in St Louis die and nine more are seriously ill from tetanus linked to diphtheria anti toxin. Coroner initiates full investigation as city halts use of serum, traced to a horse that supplied blood for production that was inoculated on Sept 22 and died after showing tetanus signs.
The Schley court of inquiry nears an end as Judge Advocate Lemly says no more witnesses will be called now and Rayner notes no Witherses will testify for Admiral Schley. Captain Lemly may call new witnesses Monday and Schley may return to correct errors in prior statements.
The Dun weekly review reports improved transportation facilities and ongoing growth in the national economy. Coal exports rise due to labor disputes in Europe and the British tax, steel mill backlogs persist, and prices advance in footwear. Textile and wool markets stay strong while cotton goods are brisk and staple markets show irregularity.
A Chicago Richelieu club member shot himself in Geneva on Thursday while his wife visited. The death was ruled self-inflicted with insanity blamed on ill health. He was five years old?
Jackson a negro was hanged here yesterday for assault. A mixed assemblage of nearly 2,000 people witnessed the execution, including the outraged woman and her husband.
Jeffersonville Georgia November 2 A negro who tried to assault Mrs Daugherty wife of Representative Daugherty was found hanging to a telegraph pole yesterday morning at Allenton Remarks indicate a fatal outcome and an implication of vigilante punishment in the town.
Judge Haileyy held Chicago American officials in bonds to appear Monday to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt. Bail set at 10000 for Carvalho and Lawrence, 5000 for Canfield, 1000 for Hammond, with Ex Governor Altgeld representing the paper. Hearst Davenport and Briggs were reportedly out of state.
In Omaha base silver bullion valued about $1000 vanished from the criminal court room after it had served as an exhibit in a junk stealing case. A dray and four men are alleged to have removed the bars the night before. Judge Baker seeks to uncover the loss and identify culprits.
Dispatches from Toulon indicate Admiral Caillard’s division has not returned to port. Officials say he is en route to Turkish waters. The fleet at Toulon includes Maigret’s division and Catslard’s special squadron with Gaulotis Charlemagne Pothuan Chanzey Galilee and two Halla bard torpedo destroyers.
Kansas City Missouri November 2 1900 The National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers elected W S Thomas of Springfield Ohio as president and F KE Lukens of Chicago as secretary Minneapolis was chosen as the 1902 convention city and St Louis will host in 1908 S I Swayne reported on resolutions including one favoring reciprocity The meeting adjourned sine die.
Nov 2. Six armed men raided the Matlock bank looting about $2000, including $300 in silver. Four masked guards kept watch while two entered. Dynamite blasts wrecked the safe and vault and damaged the building. An elderly man nearby was forced back to bed.
Sergeant Willford of company G Ninth Infantry commanded a detachment at San Antonio Samar where 12 soldiers repelled 140 insurgents. Four rebels were killed and two US soldiers died with two wounded. Willford’s coolness and bravery during the battle earned a medal of honor recommendation.
Quotations across boards show November and December futures for corn and oats, with pork, lard, and short ribs listed. Chicago live stock receipts estimate hogs at 23,000 and cattle at 2,500 with price ranges for different grades. Buffalo and St Louis markets report mixed grain prices and cattle and hog bids.
In St. Louis the rise in lockjaw cases follows anti-toxin treatment for diphtheria. Early deaths sparked blame on instrument sterilization, later shifted to possible contamination during serum preparation. Physicians debate causes as hospital staffs study microscopical samples and animals. 1895 to present data show 2,347 treated with 206 deaths and a full investigation planned.
Sylvester Scovel aboard the Somers N. Smith testified via megaphone that Sigsbee said he could not confirm Cervera’s presence in Santiago harbor and noted a possible English collier sneaking in. Scovel insisted he heard nothing definitive about Cervera being there and challenged Hare’s statement as possibly false.
Lieutenant Hood testifies he did not board the Adoula but collected mail on the Brooklyn under Admiral Schley's orders. He obtained a copy of Lieutenant Simpson's boarding report, noting its value, and the incident concluded Hood's testimony as the day's session prepared for future procedures.
Bloomington Indiana November 2 many sections of the state will be represented at a grand round up of foxes and wolves northwest of here on November 12 at the farm residence of August Moehl. This city will contribute six hunters. Sam Drum of Gridley ex Chief of Police Flynn of Peoria and several hundred sportsmen from other places are to go. This is an annual event in this section.
D C Dickinson sends a mammoth tooth four inches long to J L Brewster of Waukegan as a keepsake from his Alaskan polar bear hunt. The 700 pound behemoth weighed over a ton and was slain about SUC miles northeast of Nome.
An advertisement asserts Smith's Sure Kidney Cure is a guaranteed cure with a money back refund if not satisfied after one bottle. It targets readers seeking a remedy and implies a druggist will issue refunds.
The undersigned decline responsibility for debts of any subcontractors agents or laborers and their own agents unless a properly signed written aid is issued by Frick and Johnson Contractors. J. H. Fiick, President.
Elgin Illinois November 2 W P Hugunin formerly a prominent Freenort hotel keeper and once manager of a local resort is identified in early reports as involved in a notable career milestone.
John S Sammis, 13, was carried on a stretcher into the Brooklyn Supreme Court and laid on a lawyer’s table to testify against the Standard Oil Company. The boy alleges he was burned from ankles to neck in a waste barrel fire at the company’s Twelfth street works in Long Island City.
Benton Harbor Michigan November 2 Superintendent R E A Wilson denies that the education of J Stanley Morton son of a pupil in the public schools here has been neglected by teachers. He admits Miss Parks of the State Normal college is tutoring Morton but says the boy passed through the grades on merit.
Call up the bus line and leave orders at phone number 1 for prompt handling by Frank Rogers.
A Wheeling West Virginia resident Ralph S. Vey writes of severe cough and chest pain fearing pneumonia, claiming the second dose of Chamberlan's Ough Remedy cured his cold and dispelled chest pains. He thanks the remedy and notes sales by Stewarts Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
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