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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1912
Page
3
Cedar Lake Iowa April 29 boat companies prepare for the season two weeks away with seventy five rowboats and launches ready to serve crowds. Clear Lake plans to entertain about a thousand visitors on May 15 and may exceed that if weather cooperates.
Des Moines reports state auditor figures for 721 savings banks 282 state banks and 14 trust companies as of April 3 with assets up 6.8 million bills receivable up 87 thousand legal tender up 88 thousand and credit drafts up 198 thousand liabilities to depositors up 7.75 million undivided profits up 1.73 million. Since May 2% forty two new banks started and deposits rose 23.16 million in eleven months.
Story City Iowa April 29 depositors in the Citizens bank wrecked by cashier Swan face recovery of about 30 cents on the dollar for funds held in the institution as a result of the defalcation.
Florence Hogan sues Dr. C. E. Deihl in district court claiming $5 000 in damages for alleged negligence in treating a fractured arm that allegedly caused loss of use of her left hand.
The Iowa Retail Grocers convention will be in Clinton May 21 22 and 23 Speakers include J J Schafer Davenport W E B Stone Council Bluffs State President J J Grove Ames National President John W Lux St Paul J F McMurray Sioux City Woodworth Club Davenport Ole Roe state fire marshal and W L B Barney pure food commissioner
Thieves broke into St. John's church in Keokuk Iowa at a late hour last week ransacking the building and taking a large and rich cargo. Police chief Schevers said he would likely have at least one suspect in custody soon.
Cedar Rapids Iowa April 29 Mayor Roth blocked the showing of alleged Titanic disaster motion pictures arguing they would not serve public policy. The ban was issued as the pictures were to be shown at a local theater.
Independence Iowa April 29 Very Reverend P O Dodd rector of St parish delivers remarks on local church affairs and community matters.
John, longtime cathedral figure, died Friday morning after a life of religious service. Ordained in Dublin in 1869, he spent a year at the Dubuque Cathedral, then moved to Ackley in 1870 for missions. He oversaw construction of a new $40,000 church here last year.
Will M. Clemens in Modern Culture Magazine criticizes modern fiction for plotting flaws and factual errors. He cites maidens wandering at night in gowns, dawn chapter starts, barefoot heroines, blind women reading with spectacles, and cousins turning into brothers as examples of literary mistakes.
The article urges overworked wives with multiple children to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and derangements. It claims the remedy supports strength and offers relief after years of being the standard treatment.
A couple plans a May move near the ball park praising the view and new routines. A New Yorker recalls a country hotel dining scene with a waitress and buckwheat cakes. A small comic vignette shows a stern big man and a little traveler unsure of the walk.
Des Moines Iowa April 29 The purchase of the Atlantic North and South railroad and the Iowa and Omaha line extension from Council Bluffs to Des Moines remains unsettled until former Governor Leslie M Shaw arrives in London to confer with English agents The backers faced a Friday deadline to raise 420000 for the Atlantic North and South property before bonds of 5 million are floated to extend the main lines to Des Moines No money is on the purchase price yet
The syndicate backing the Movement has provided $2,000 to secure an extension until May 4. Former Governor Shaw sails overseas to seek foreign capitalists who may advance money, according to reports.
Fragmentary note comments that wrongdoing is persistent and hard to eradicate, suggesting an observation about entrenched misconduct and the challenge of reform.
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