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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1900
Page
3
Hubbell Soper, last of the None Such Washer men, arrived from Dixon Illinois and gave an $800 bond before leaving on the Firefly bound for home. His bondsman is Fred Faulkes editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. W. F. Palmer seeks office or house space near a street window.
Manager Moore brings Flora de Voss Comedy Company for the last three nights of the week starting tomorrow. They promise three comedies with specialties as prices list children gallery and balcony 7 cents to 2 dollars adults are 5 to 4 dollars in various sections. Seats on sale at Anderson and Burroughs.
Telegraph dispatches from April 16 17 describe the Boers lifting the siege of Wepener and withdrawing toward the Basutoland border. Chermside's rear guard seen southeast of Reddersburg with Boer forces in retreat. American intervention hopes tied to Webster Davis and political contests. Hunger relief at Mafeking grows more distant.
Local notices list numerous travelers and passengers including Cal Long to Oskaloosa, K T Neal to Boone, A A Rodman to Burlington, Col Scofield from Colum bus Junction, and John Bowman from Columbus Junction. Mentions cigars, upcoming D of HL meeting, and a late Journal delivery.
John W. Gates of American Steel and Wire confirms twelve constituent mills have closed due to overproduction. Mills in Pittsburg Cleveland Joliet Waukegan DeKalb Newcastle and Anderson are affected. Four thousand workers will lose jobs until production levels and market outlook improve.
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