02 Apr 1895
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1895
Page
1
Residents warn the city council to demand safety at the Rock Island crossing near Wallace’s yard or install flagmen or gates. Drivers report limited visibility of trains from fifty yards, urging prompt action before accidents occur.
Visitors including Mr A M Baldwin and J H Baird of Muscatine attend the Masonic dedication in Davenport. Numerous locals and out of town guests, from Columbus Junction to Chicago, fill the scene with social arrivals, theater bookings, and a note on divorce and local civic plans.
An elderly man about 55 and a young girl around 17 spent Sunday in the city posing as husband and wife. The man’s home is nearby on the branch line and he has a family. The paper warns that if they return, names and residences will be published. The rest reports a Sunday sermon by Rev. Jas R. Logue on Christ’s cup of suffering, temptation, and death, emphasizing shared human pain.
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