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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1900
Page
4
Last night Preiser's Band performed before the Graham engagement and drew praise for a noticeable improvement over the old group. Prof Preiser, longtime bandmaster, highly regarded for guiding Gillette's Cowboy Band in Kansas, demonstrated evident care in training the ensemble from the start.
The Academy Lecture course features John Bo Da Motte with his lecture The Herp of the Senses. It is his first visit to the city and will be held at the opera house on Wednesday evening April 25. City residents are urged to attend as the talk promises to entertain and instruct all classes.
The Republicans of the Third Ward meet at Smouse's Hall at 8 15 this evening to select eight delegates for the county convention on April 28. Also notes list various local visits, illnesses, and social events from Crawfordsville and surrounding towns.
Five blocks northwest of the square a new six room house is wanted by a small family for a year. Inquire at Lafayette Hotel for a good farm horse or a family horse at a cheap price. For sale contact Jas. M. Ward.
Mrs Anna Murphy of Chicago says she is the daughter of Baron Hildebrand August von Glahn and heir to his estate now held by August von Glahn a Chicago lawyer. She asserts the baron’s first marriage produced her, claims exclusivity as heir, and disputes the line of succession amid family records and a contested will.
The Oshkosh probate lists Publetus Lawyer’s estate valued at over 84,000,000 with the bulk going to family. The will leaves 10,000 to the Ladies Benevolent Society and specific bequests to daughter Erna Sawyer Good man and grandchildren, with remaining assets to Edward Sawyer.
The article notes Spain changing ministers again while Premier Silvela remains in place along with four former ministers. It lists other items including a pension bill for Longstreet, a Nebraska chancellorship, a Dodgeville sheriff’s attachment, and various local and national matters from crime to science.
Two cases of smallpox were found in Joliet Illinois on April 19 with Mrs Mary Lankstrom and Jesse Johnson as victims. The health department declared the disease modified smallpox and imposed strict quarantine while predicting no further spread. Springfield Illinois April 20 The Illinois Gun club opened its grounds with trophy contests in single trap manga trap and live bird shooting. Chilton withdraws from Texas US Senate race due to illness giving Bailey a clear fight.
A recollection spans theater wings and comic opera, showing a dancer in tights praying before a cue, then delivering a carefree stage entrance. A Washington Post note discusses handedness tied to speech, while a Georgia wedding quip wraps with a parson’s practical question at Atlanta Constitution.
A collected narrative touches on U S revenue cutters chiefly staying near the coast with a Grant ship out beyond New York bay chasing a Royal Bengal Tiger. Other items include social gossip about Miss Breezy and Miss Lakeside with visiting cards and a Germany consumption note, plus a long trains timetable for Washington and Des Moines divisions.
Real estate offering in Washington for building lots with good drainage shade and ornamental trees. Sidewalks included in a fine residential neighborhood priced from $100 and up.
IY offers to construct a house based on your plans with monthly payments. The deal promises flexible financing and a fixed construction timeline, letting buyers manage costs over time.
The listing touts a mix of good and nearly new properties for sale at very cheap prices with favorable terms. No specific locations or entities are named in the readable text.
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