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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1908
Page
4
One man dies and four others are wounded or narrowly escape death during a fusillade at the cafe of Philip Maniatos and Bro. at 311 Halsted Street. The incident causes panic among about a score of restaurant patrons amid the riot.
The Fortnightly club liter ary department will meet with Mrs. J A Har wood Monday afternoon and members should bring a copy of Childe Har old. Miss Bertha and Walter Brown hosted a social at their country home south of the city with party games and a pie supper at Gray schoolhouse. Attendees from the city included Nellie Dodder Jet Leora Taylor Verne Dunham and Harrison Dodder.
The Fortnightly club evening division of the department of literature will meet next Monday evening with Mrs Logan. Mrs Mary Finney celebrated her eightieth birthday today with a 12 o'clock dinner for thirteen at her daughter Mrs C C Long's home. Guests included Mrs A A Sage Chicago Mrs N Finney Winterset Mrs A Woodburn west of the city Mrs Teeter Mrs William Bartholomew Miss Mary Parker Mrs Doodlitle Mrs Kate Bishop Mrs Irowman Mrs Alex Coffman Mrs John Baker Mrs Frank Edworthy and Mrs James McAvoy.
A party of about fourteen visited Eureka school with Miss Lou Johnson teaching. The fourteen pupils, aged four to fourteen, impressed guests with strong spelling. Afterward the group visited John Ewing’s home for a hearty supper, then went to Gray schoolhouse for a pie sale and program. Homer Coppock sold pies at auction, raising over 21 for the school organ. Oranges candy and peanuts aided sales. Attendees included Mary Steck Marguerite McGugin Vera Alderson Frances Meyers Helen Stewart Merle Johnson Blanche Guthrie Don Bell Harvey Matthews Henry Steck Chester Patterson Charles Anderson Ray Guest and Ken Wallace. The Twentieth Century Reading circle will meet Monday at Mrs. Dr. McClelland’s, date change noted.
A notice promotes Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming it cleans the stomach bowels blood and liver and supports healthy tissues. Available as tea or tablets for 35 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
Miss Cecil Hayes departed this morning for Davenport for a short stay with relatives, detailing a brief family visit and travel plans.
Daniel Wenger suffered a crushed finger when a hammer struck him during carpentry for a new chicken house. He endured a sleepless night but expects to return to his regular work at the New York store today.
Keota and Noble residents visit the city for social calls and business. Crawfordsville West Chester and Winfield correspondents travel for shopping, banking, and family events. Local bakery plans expand Vienna offerings this evening. Funeral attendance from Chicago on grandfather’s services noted.
Notice from Martin Swift listing stallions Gipsey Chief 45210 and Puckrup Prince Harold 6894-18294 to stand at his barns on Monday to Wednesday and at McElwain barns on Thursday to Saturday each week in this city. See bills next week.
In Detroit April 11 Judge Phelan called the Bowin verdict one of the vilest miscarriages of justice after Percy Bowin an eighteen year old from Woodville Ont was found not guilty of murdering Mrs Cornelia Welch aged sixty three Bowin had confessed to police claiming he killed the woman and pawned her diamonds then testified that Captain McKonnell promised him a pardon later The judge urged the community to be grateful jurors are barred from further criminal trials for three years.
Nine teenage Doukhobors nine women and ten men were sentenced to six months in the Central prison at Toronto for parading the streets unclothed. They were escorted in blankets in closed carriages and turned over to Port Arthur county jail authorities awaiting shipment to Toronto.
Ten miners perish in a Norton Hill colliery explosion in Somersetshire caused by coal gas. Early rescue teams faced deadly fumes, saved only with great difficulty. The incident highlights hazardous conditions at the mine and ongoing dangers in coal mining.
How ard Treakle aged sixteen athlete and student of the State Normal university Bloomington is in critical condition from internal injuries suffered in a basketball game last Friday night. His home formerly Milwaukee.
Instructions describe a simple optical illusion using a drawn bird and cage on paper a visiting card between them. By aligning the card and nose border and viewing with opposite eyes the bird appears to move and enter the cage as illustrated.
The piece explains how foolscap paper began under English monarchs with royal watermark and monopolies. It notes Parliament removed the royal arms during Charles I’s execution, replacing them with a fool in cap and bells, a name and watermark that persist about 250 years later.
A waiter drops a roast turkey and the incident is portrayed as an international calamity by a newspaper writer. The piece links the accident to the downfall of Turkey, the overthrow of Greece, the breaking up of China, and Africa's humiliation, far beyond ordinary mishap.
The fragment notes various quirky animal claims including dogs that supposedly bite without barking, a gray horse aging longest and a black horse shortest, a blue eyed deaf cat with all deaf cats not blue eyed, an Asiatic squirrel with telegraph pole like climbing and a tail scaly horned tail feature, and a flying fox that drinks from cocoa vessels and returns intoxicated or sleeps by trees.
Charles H. Yale Amusement Company presents Painting the Town on Thursday the 16th at the opera house with John F. Leonard and Will Halliday in key roles Mazie King stars in Utopia or The Land of the Fattey a three scene act praised for lighting effects Casey Brothers introduce a new six seater pallbearers rig a rubber tired deluxe vehicle awaits demand in this region
Malvern April 4 The Hot Spring County Democratic convention chose delegates to the state convention including D. S. McCray Claude Mann A W Brassier D D Glover A M Duffie D S Bray N P Richmond and J E Harper It also elected a county central committee with D S McCray as chairman and Claude Mann as secretary The body adopted resolutions urging repeal of the Wingo and Combs laws to protect business and attract capital in Arkansas while backing regulated corporate policy.
Albert Fetweis died yesterday at 4 20 p m at Hotel Colenso after months of Brights disease and complications He continued working as janitor until Sunday Born January 3 1846 in Germany he came to Iowa City then Richmond and later joined Hotel Colenso staff Survived by sisters Mrs Joseph Wombacher Mrs Frank Critz Riverside and Mrs George Schilig Nevada Mo Funeral at 2 p m tomorrow at the Catholic church Richmond Father Weil to preside Interment in Richmond cemetery Casket to be opened 10 a m to 12 p m tomorrow at Wilber Miller parlors
Description of the Vatican as a sprawling collection of buildings in Rome with eight grand staircases, two hundred smaller staircases, twenty courts and many large apartments. The site covers 1.2 feet by 1,000 feet and stands on land once part of Nero's gardens, famed for his cruelty.
A seven year old asserts he dug through the ground to China and shows a broken plate as proof. His mother questions the tale, while the boy repeats the feat with childlike certainty. The Washington Star reports the humorous exchange.
A wordplay riddle clues a dress worn at a ball. The first letter hints strangeness in appearance, the second is something one desires. The full answer is a garment common at elegant dances, linking mystery to fashion.
James Longer loaded hogs sold yesterday on the Chicago market at six cents per pound. The cattle were marketed by Johnie Babcock and averaged about 175 pounds per hog.
An ad extols Diapepsin 10 as fast relief for indigestion and stomach discomfort. It claims the product digests large amounts of food, prevents sour stomach, belching, gas, heartburn, headaches, and other ailments, and urges readers to buy the 50 cent case to ensure hearty meals and fewer stomach woes for the family.
Photos of quality at Frey’s Studio 46 and Gypsie’s warning at the Star tonight. Robert Crail and son, recently staying at the J. B. Crail home, returned to Oskaloosa this morning. Capt. W. A. Wilson traveled west on the Branch. he declined to share his destination but promises a quick return. Foley’s Orino Laxative is preferred for women and children due to mild action and pleasant taste. Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
A donkey purchase headed to Columbus Junction with W A Cox while Mrs Rice and daughter Louise left for Keota to visit Mrs Bales. Lydia Eicher rode to Lexington for a day with Miss Lora Martin. Earl Rice stays in the city a few days then plans an indefinite Nebraska visit. J N Lewis, fresh from Samuel Lewis funeral, heads to Iowa City before returning to Great Bend Kansas.
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