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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
4
In a brief public notice, Frank Rowers promises prompt attention to orders left for the bus line at North 1 and Hotel Allen, ensuring timely service and fulfillment of requests.
A collage of classifieds notes items for sale and rental in multiple towns. Includes clover hay for sale via Thos Brindley at city scales, rooms for rent near the square, and a Joseph Clark coal house job ad in Philadelphia. Also brief dispatches on a suspected train wreck plot in Warner Wisconsin and heat injuries in Creps Mevosta county with wildfires nearby. A Boston Evening Post summary notes American Anti Imperialist League delegates for Indianapolis convention.
A fragmented 1900s-style clipping mentions Germany taxing imported beer to defray the cost of a warship. It also notes Zionist congress in London opening Monday with global Jewish reps, rebel leader negotiations in the Philippines, and various local incidents.
Snider Restaurant sold to Dan Nicola of Lexington. Drouth broken at Richmond, Alneworth. Prof. T. H. Barnes returns from Hebron Indiana. Oma Mikesell of Fairfield visits. Maud Robinson leaves after visit. Mae Walker accompanies. Several young people drive to Columbus Junction. Lee Derby also goes. J K Helmick of Columbus Junction visits brother W H. Jesse Lewis travels to your city.
Threshing is nearly finished with wheat yielding twenty to twenty five bushels per acre. Oats run thirty to fifty bushels an acre. Dry weather harms the corn crop daily. Fred Gorbin of Kansas visiting his brother K. D. and niece Miss Maude Gorbi heads to Winthropp Iowa to see a sister. Calvin Craven lies in critical condition after facial cancer.
Glen Peasley returned to Fairfield after a six week visit with relatives. Julie Knowles and Mr. McQuillan of Fairfield came to help with a local telephone line. Gale Heacock was ill with whooping cough and mumps but is improving. Blanche and Vera Brinton are visiting relatives in Burlington.
Mr and Mrs McElree and their son are visiting Wellman today as Ray Fessler takes the mound for the Wellman ball game.
Jas Nelson and wife, recalled to Cambridge by his father’s illness, return home after his father recovers. Keokuk Sunday schools plan a large picnic about three miles southwest of here.
Miller and Durst are repairing their store. Dan Nicola bought W P Snider’s restaurant and will take possession early next month. Miss Liza Hull returns from Richmond. The Mor gan sisters entertain a cousin from Pennsylvania. Ff Sauer travels to Burlington. A shower of rain occurred this afternoon. Arthur and Harry Page attend the ball game at Wellman, while Wellman meets Lone Tree to draw a large crowd and promises excitement.
The piece notes a woman missing a ticket buys on the Iowa Central train to Beacon. She passes money to the conductor and handles a purse and satchel during the transaction. The account appears in the Oskaloosa Herald alongside local notices.
MichiganSecretary of State's August crop report estimates the present wheat yield at about 10,000,000 bushels. Threshing progress may nudge figures higher, but may still lag behind last year. Corn, oats, potatoes and beans look favorable, apples at 62 percent of average, with a large peach yield anticipated in the peach belt.
Reports from multiple cities recount a string of incidents. In Louisville ex-mayor Thomas Stillwell was attacked in a dark hallway after aiding a sick brother, he fired his revolver wounding a man, was robbed of $20 and a railroad ticket, and was later acquitted of attempted murder. A woman and two men were arrested or committed for trial. Other items include Baroness von Ketteler’s condition status, a theft of $1000 in Galatia, a drowning in Chetek, a fatal laudanum case in Creston, and a New Hampshire ex-senator visiting President McKinley.
A vintage health ad extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a near cures-all for nervous indigestion and related stomach ailments. It shares a testimonial from Thomas G. of Lever, Richland County, praising relief after months of suffering and use of the Discovery and Pleasant Pellets.
Stockholders clash over control of Joliet Wire Company as Judge Dibell weighs a motion to dissolve the injunction. Wages under a new plan are said to be effectively cut for tonnage workers, though officials deny a wage reduction. Des Moines reports John A. Kasson as a potential senatorial appointee, despite possible conflicts with his Washington post.
Fremont Nebraska report says James Wilson and Lena Kavich aged years were killed when struck by an oncoming Union Pacific train as they attempted to cross the tracks with a wagon. Their six year old son Max Kavich was fatally injured and the life of the boy was despaired of. In Vera Cruz Mexico yellow fever cases show marked improvement after Dr Bellinzaghi's serum easing black vomit and lethargy.
New York County must cover expenses aggregating more than 100000 dollars as part of a legal proceeding. The Aug 10 report notes the financial burden falling on the county treasury amid ongoing conviction-related actions.
The Grand Army encampment in Chicago on August 26 draws national attention as Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Rough Riders of the world prepare to entertain veterans and crowds. A 20,000 seat grand stand is planned at 35th and Wentworth for an educational exhibit echoing old camp grounds. Weather notes predict scattered rain and corn moisture woes.
The case of Burnham Molineux for the murder of Mrs. Kate Adams has incurred over 100000 in New York county costs. Autopsy and stomach analysis by Professor R A Witthaus cost 18000, with other expenses and disputed claims causing friction between Comptroller Coler and District Attorney Gardiner over payment.
In Kalamazoo Michigan on August 10 the county Republican convention chose Marshall Eberstein as sheriff nominee amid sweltering heat. He distributed palm leaf fans during ballots, boosting cheers as he gained votes and won on the fifth ballot.
Vienna August 11 General Belimarkowitch one of the regents during Alexander the Great’s minority has been arrested for insulting the queen of Servia.
American merchants prevail in a dispute over customs duties paid at Bluefields during a revolution. The Parig exposition theatre of Loie Fuller has been seized by the architects.
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