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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1910
Page
4
Anita Man recalls a prior appearance by the Heavenly Vagrant, noting details from the past event and its impression on her. The piece reflects memory of a figure linked to the community and local lore, with emphasis on recollection and significance.
Former Woodbury County sheriff who commanded an expedition against Indians is reported dying. The obituary notes his long career in law enforcement and his role in early frontier battles.
Anita Iowa April 20 memory of a 1835 comet event. A reader recalls how the comet appeared near sunset and stirred alarm as Millerism warned of doomsday in 1844. Neighbors believed the world would end, misreading the celestial omen. Levi Huff pay
Correctionville April 20 J W Stevens of Correctionville and Sioux City the first sheriff of Woodbury county and the only sheriff to lead an expedition against hostile Indians within his jurisdiction is critically ill in Sioux City Doctors cite Brights disease He organized a posse at Correctionville and drove off the redskin threat while an Indian exchange of shots occurred Earlier Rdmund Pendleton later district judge was wounded in that encounter Co W Stevens of this place is with his father in Sioux City The father is eighty eight years old
A Knoxville Iowa incident reports a woman Esty Slocum and her lover Willard Crabtree who died by poison. They were buried separately, the woman in Teter cemetery and the man in the city cemetery potter’s field, in accordance with their joint note. Notes reveal a desperate motive and plea for unity.
The scene centers on Mrs. Crabtree, a widow, who told her son on Saturday morning to keep away from Mrs. Slocum and warned she would see that the man was jailed if he did not stop pursuing the women.
Mothers in Blackhawk County report a man in a closed carriage trying to lure girls to join him. Eight year old May Cirquis from Newark was forced into the carriage on the way to school before farmers intervened and freed her. The culprit remains unidentified as authorities search.
Miles Philips, a stage hand with the Sioux City Adt club minstrels, died after being struck with a 2 by 4 in a backstage quarrel. George Adams, the stage manager, faces manslaughter charges in connection with the death.
William Smith, about 40, manager of an elevator in Lamoni Iowa, shot himself in the temple yesterday afternoon at Farmers Bank dying almost instantly. He had withdrawn all his money and used the bank revolver. He leaves a wife and two children, with his father in Decatur County and a brother-in-law Bert Teal of Mount Ayr.
Canon R H Sell of St Pauls Episcopal church denounces the Mitchellville state industrial school administration. He accuses Miss Garrison, the superintendent, of beating girls with an eighteen inch paddle and a rubber hose and of confining them in the silent room without clothing for five days. He intends to appeal directly to the public to stop the alleged barbarous treatment.
An unidentified man was found dead in the water three miles east of Vail along the Northwestern track. He carried $85 and wore a Mason's thirty-second degree charm. Clothing marks suggest Oshkosh, Wisconsin as a possible home. the death is believed to result from walking off a train during the night.
In Fort Dodge Iowa on April 20 Jennie Hoyer sustained a severe injury when a horse bit and severed part of her lower lip. The animal, a week-old colt, reportedly acted to protect its foal causing the accident.
Margaret Deland criticizes cant phrases about banning ballots from unfit bands, arguing such claims are silly and dangerous to the state. She says expediency drives objections, not principle, and notes that qualified suffrage for men and women could change the case.
The North West Mounted Police handled nearly 7000 cases of crime and misdemeanor last year and secured convictions in six of every seven instances. The report highlights an efficient policing force achieving high conviction rates across Canada.
After 13 days a search for Edith Byrne ends with the body found near a salt lake four miles from her home in the offering district. The story highlights the bush perils faced by wandering children in Australia.
Albany hearing on Toombs investigation calls for NYSE reform and new laws. Toombs urges stock exchange incorporation, audited books, public reporting, banning brokers from handling clerks accounts, and court review of listings. He seeks limits on hypothecation and use of banking funds while tightening supervision of organizers and receivers.
The United States Department of Agriculture will study European potato raising. Agent Eugene Grubb of Carbondale Colorado will travel abroad to examine cultivation, yields, stock food varieties, and potential improvements to reduce potato imports.
Major J F Hanson president of Central of Georgia Railroad and former Nations Committeeman from Georgia said in Macon that 400 000 corporations should organize a political party to press for just treatment of invested capital and to hold the balance of power in the United States government.
Professor Herman Schultz of Newark New Jersey spent winter on Nauvoo island in Long Island sound making phonographic records of thunder and other storm sounds. The recordings are said to be for use in the Passion play at Oberammergau this year.
General William E. Mickle of the United Confederate Veterans issues two general orders directing that memorial services be held at high noon on April 27 for one hour. The observance is set to take place in New Orleans with participation by veteran groups and civic organizers.
A Rock Island Employees' Magazine piece recounts the 1854 wreck four miles west of Minooka on the Rock Island line. The 11 p.m. Peoria bound train derailed after an axle failure, killing no one initially but injuring multiple passengers and staff. The event spurred hospital care in Joliet and highlighted early railroad safety and press reporting practices.
The Hyomei inhaler made of hard rubber fits in a pocket and lasts a lifetime. A few drops of antiseptic Hyomei are inhaled to kill catarrh germs, claimed to cure catarrh bronchitis sore throat croup coughs and colds with money back guarantee. Complete outfit costs $1 with extra bottles $0.50 each and a free booklet and sample bottle are offered by Booths Hyomei Co Buffalo NY.
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