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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1900
Page
1
Galveston reports started debris clearing with hundreds answering the call while authorities aim to recover bodies. Many residents flee the ruined town as stores reopen and repairs begin. water service improves gradually and relief workers stand by. Ice and lemonade appear at corners amid the hardship.
The relief effort expands with new bureaus in each ward issuing orders and rations. Bread, ham, potatoes, and milk are available though beef is scarce. About 2,700 dead are listed with estimates near 5,000, as Galveston braces for further storms and seeks shelter. A battered batteryman, wounded, survived five days at Morgan's Point after the flood.
Mrs Brice Roberts married Ernest Mayo in a somber Tremont hotel ceremony after the Galveston storm left her without family or home. The event was quiet and sorrowful with no music or flowers as relatives mourned.
A man who endured a harsh setback in Dickinson restored his life by moving forward with courage and bringing his sweetheart to share his home.
Thomas McNamara a street preacher known for The Main Line school was mobbed by about 500 citizens at State and Adams streets. They tore his Bible, destroyed the pulpit, and beat him before two officers escorted him to Harrison street station for dis orderly conduct. He has held meetings at that corner for over three years.
On the Cunard steamer Campania from New York a AP rep delivered dispatches about Corbett facing charges in New York. He called the allegations about his bouts with Sharkey and McCoy ridiculous and said he plans to go to London after Liverpool with no fixed schedule. Marguerite Corneille travels with him as Mrs Martin and his mother accompanies them.
Gaetano Longo returned from the United States to Pastona Italy killed his wife in jealousy and two men he believed wronged her. He then killed five more people and fatally wounded two before killing himself at the local cemetery.
Charles Oestrich a farmer near Antigo Wisconsin was struck four times in the head and once in the arm with an axe by his hired man who slept beside him after midnight. The assailant's motive is unclear with authorities calling it possible temporary insanity. Oestrich is recovering and the victim is said to be doing well.
Berlin reports the Disconte Gesellschaft board announces cooperation with the Imperial bank and major lenders to acquire eighty million marks of four percent treasury bonds maturing in 1904 and 1905.
Saginaw Michigan Sept 15 Hon Peter Herrig withdraws from politics saying he will not be a candidate on the Republican ticket for state senator or representative. He cites large business interests and says he is through with politics, having represented the district at Lansing for four years.
The Chicago board of trade authorizes contracts with Exchange Telegraph to build a comprehensive telegraph system connecting key exchange centers by December 31 1904 and to disseminate board quotations across Exchange Telegraph lines except within Chicago.
In Iron River Wisconsin a tramp fleeing a stock express feared small pox. Officer O'Brien kept him at a distance and provided a blanket to roll in. Doctors later confirmed smallpox and ordered a strict quarantine though officials say spread danger is minimal. An unidentified man was struck by a Chicago Terminal Junction train.
Wyoming valley operators report steady coal output with Exeter mine halt by Lehigh Valley workers. United Mine Workers assemblies spread across the valley as miners prepare to strike, averaging about 20 dollars per month in wages and a district wide total of over 142 thousand miners.
D J Mackey filed a bankruptcy petition in federal court reporting liabilities of 577765.69 and listing former railroad holdings including Evansville and Terre Haute and others. Forty three creditors named many in New York, Mackey now works in a paper mill in Anderson Indiana. United States Senator Fairbanks expected to back his business return after discharge.
American Steel and Wire Co told 700 employees it will resume double shift at the red mill and single shifts in other plants around September 24 after closing at the start of the year.
A masked mob of 60 to 100 men broke into Tunica jail in Mississippi and hanged three Black men named Frank Brown David Moore and William Brown within sight of the jail. The men had been involved in prior killings and confrontations in the region.
hog receipts about 25 000 with prices from 3 90 to 5 65 for various lots. cattle receipts around 2 000 with steers priced up to 6 10 and cows down to 2 20 to 4 50. sheep receipts about 5 000 with western lamb and native lamb quotes. East Buffalo yard notes cattle up to 8 75 hogs to 5 90 and slaughter hogs from 5 60 to 5 90. St Louis cereal markets show mixed grain prices with wheat around 70 to 77 cents and corn around 34 to 40 cents. Milwaukee grain markets report higher wheat and rye values with oats steady and barley firmer.
Kalamazoo Mich Sept 15 Evangelist John M Dean of this city was among four Americans who stood a whole company of Filipinos at bay. The report highlights a dangerous encounter during a missionary effort with gunfire and courage by the local party.
Bradstreet's Weekly Review notes expanding demand and rising prices for raw cotton, with English spinners seeking drastic measures to secure supplies. Cotton goods switch from buyers to sellers, while forecasts show uncertain profits, spinners short of stock, and high food prices amid mixed industrial signals.
Havana conservatives fuse with liberals to participate in the upcoming constitutional convention vote after alleging ballot list falsifications and government bias. Governor General Wood returns from Isle of Pines reporting political quiet and noting mineral resources. Local notes also cover the Economy Light and Power plant opening in Joliet and a murder arrest near Whittemore, Iowa, plus Admiral Sieara’s death and a bank reserve appointment in Wisconsin.
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