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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
3
The C B Q railroad Safety Department reports derailments tied to filling flange waves at road crossings by scrap ers and road grading machines. Officers urge section foremen and road supervisors to keep flangeways clear to protect passengers and workers.
A woman’s hat was burned in the city last week when something tossed from the top of an omnibus set it on fire. The flames raged for a time in the hat before she realized the danger, illustrating the hat’s fragility and the surprising scope of the incident.
Mrs. C. A. Hunt of Port Byron, aged 55, drowned at Le Claire when she fell from a rowboat being towed by a launch. Her husband, unable to swim, witnessed the tragedy as the boat could not be stopped in time. The body was recovered after about three hours.
The NorthWestern hotel men's association meets in Des Moines with a report on uniform legislation for prosecuting check forgers and crimes against hotel owners. Proposals include in hotel lobbies quick service lunch counters to deter guests from cheaper options. Delegates discuss methods to curb dishonest hotel staff and inspect luggage and packages using the Kansas City plan. Special cars carry delegates to Colfax, Iowa for the association's banquet.
In Jesup Iowa residents visit B F Stoddards fruit bed where ripe berries and blooms appear on vines planted last spring. The unnamed strawberry variety bears bright red fruit with wild flavor and will continue to ripen until early October despite frosts. Vines send out runners forming new plants under an agreement that they cannot be disposed of until 1914.
Knoxville Iowa Aug 9 A M Maddy rural mail carrier reports a remarkable apple tree in Martin Sella or chard Polk township blooming since early May and bearing fruit at all stages from pea to nearly ripe with some almost fall grown. The veteran fruit grower says the tree beats any perpetual bloomer he has seen.
A Rock Island passenger train No. 802, leaving Des Moines at 4:30 PM Tuesday, was wrecked one mile east of the city while running at full speed to make up lost time. No further details on injuries or cause are provided in the report.
A town adman boasts of goods no one buys as readers ignore ads. The store is bare, spiders weave in dust, clerks sleep with fungus blue combs, and a weary pilgrim or two drift in for rest while no customers carry away bundles.
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa Joseph Allen plaintiff files a petition against Thomas Carson Scott and numerous defendants claiming ownership by adverse possession of described lands. The suit seeks to quiet title and bar all adverse claims by unknown claimants with summons set for noon of the second day of the September term 1912 at the Washington Court House.
A rail crash derailed the second engine and tender, two cars left tracks, and a coach plunged into soft roadbed. No fatalities. One mail clerk sustained bruises but was not seriously hurt as passengers were shuttled to Colfax and Mitchellville. Des Moines travelers returned home or rode on.
A Muscatine Island shipper estimates twenty million pounds of cabbage have been sold this summer, with two thirds delivered. The local preserving plant will grind the remainder into kraut, boosting output to about twenty thousand tons. The crop, a strong seller at good prices, largely went to the southern markets.
Beet day will be held in Steamboat Rock on Wednesday August 4 as part of local celebrations. The event highlights the sugar beet industry with a familiar program of sports and entertainment, joining a tradition of quirky harvest festival days in nearby towns.
J G Moriarty clerk of M W of A directs neighbors to visit Commercial Savings Bank for August assessment receipts on or before September 1. The notice urges prompt payment and compliance with the collection plan.
A garbled docket fragment mentions Edmund D. Renee as attorney for the plaintiff. The text suggests a legal filing or judgment context but lacks clear details on parties, dates, or outcomes.
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