19 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1902
Page
1
Berlin reports a British note urging action on Romania's treatment of Jews under the 1878 Berlin Treaty. The US notes align, saying emigration is Romania's fault and urging signatories to demand compliance. Germany awaits further talks while the press questions practical impact.
Reports from Panama and Colombia on September 19 describe U S troops aboard Cincinnati crewed trains across the isthmus amid protests by Colombia. Officials in Panama dismiss Nicaragua interference blame, warning that canal completion hinges on war's end and denying any plan to fight Nicaragua.
General Rotha sends word that Brussels awaits the Boer visit without anti English demonstrations and to keep the trip non political. Dr Leyds denies reports that Botha De Wet and De la Rey will abandon their European tour. A Daily Express dispatch notes Romanian Jews continue to flee for work, with four thousand leaving in the past three months and many taking farm labor.
The report notes Rowmenia paid about 1000 OH in wages for outside labor that might have gone to Jewish workers if they would harvest. Niegenfind Will Probably Live. Cottlieb Niegenfind, wounded in a fight with the posse, has regained consciousness and may survive. An elderly father found Pert Owen dead by self inflicted gunshot in Merrilan Wisconsin woods.
Attorney General C W Mullan issues an opinion with Governor Cummins noting the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific ties to the Rock Island reorganization do not add track or value. He says it is a new device for watering securities and questions if such actions should be permitted by law.
Returns show Charles R. Davis winning in the Third District with C B Buckman and O J Valstad also securing nominations while M J Dowling leads in the Seventh and Halvor Steeneraas wins in the Ninth with a substantial plurality. In New York the Associated Press elected officers including Frank B. Noyes as president and Lorace White and William K. Nelson as vice presidents.
The report covers Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures with September at 72% and 58% respectively, pork and rib futures around 16.15 to 16.37, and cattle and sheep receipts and prices. Buffalo market shows cattle, hogs, and lambs with steady to rising bids, while Toledo and Milwaukee grain notes reflect mixed activity and steady to modest price moves.
Secretary Cortelyou released the president's itinerary for a September 19 to October 7 trip to the Northwest. The route includes stops from Cincinnati to Chicago with multiple brief visits in Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri, detailing time in each city and overnight plans. The record also notes a separate Ethiopian expedition visit to Addis Ababa with Emperor Menelik hosting Whitehouse and Lord Hindlip.
William Fitzhugh Whitehouse of Newport Rhode Island and Lord Hindlip completed a voyage from London Feb 1 to the upper Nile returning to London. They traveled through regions rarely visited by Europeans and noted friendly locals but clashes with low rank provincial authorities near Lake Margherita. The pair were detained for three days after officials refused to recognize Emperor Menelik's letter. They planned to sail to New York in October.
The Republican congressional committee of Iowa's Third district met at Pubague and set Sept. 25 in New Hampton for a convention of delegates to nominate a successor to Henderson after a withdrawal. Henderson declined to reconsider, calling his decision final.
Reports from Saratoga and Wilkesbarre detail violent disturbances during the Hudson Valley Street Railway strike. Guardsmen and militia are deployed in Mechanicsville and Billswater as two people are reported shot near Waterford. Fires and riot calls accompany the unrest as authorities enforce order.
Lieutenant Robert E. Peary arrived aboard the Windward at Sydney N. S. Sept after voyage from Greenland. The explorer did not reach the pole but reports important discoveries. Peary appeared healthy despite the long polar ordeal and was greeted by Mrs Peary and their daughter.
Ephriam Philip Rosenthal secretary of the Roosevelt visit reception committee in Chicago resigns after a runner linked a suspect with anarchist ties. Max Ralinoff denies involvement as talk of the rumor spreads among the group and local detectives investigate the claim.
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