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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1912

Page

6

Monster Poor Christmas Fund Benefit Heads to Sher ry's

New York society plans a large charity event Monday at Sherry's directed by Frederick Townsend Martin with prominent hosts including Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. A dramatic musical program features actors and amateurs, promising a lively benefit for the Poor Christmas Fund.

New York Sherry’s Frederick Townsend Martin Vanderbilt Stuyvesant Fish George J. Gould Reginald C. Vanderbilt Gotham Sweldom

New York Receives Adirondack Christmas Tree Supplies

New York began receiving its first can of Christmas trees from the Adirondacks with fifty carloads arriving recently. Each load carried about seven evergreen trees intended for Redewes decorations as an embargo on pine trees from other states shifts supply to Northern New York. Farmers fear marauders and swamp land thefts while awaiting shipments to market.

New York Adirondacks

Girls in City Attend Launch of Mammoth Steamship

A group of red headed girls from a local high school journeyed to Philadelphia to witness the launch of a massive steamship at the New York ag company yards for the Hud w Line. Their expenses were paid by the company, and the event drew notable attention.

Philadelphia New York Ag Company Hudw

New York Children’s Theatre Planned at Century Theatre

The Leibler Company plans a 800 seat children’s playhouse atop the Century Theatre in New York. Open during Christmas week, it will be the world’s only venue devoted solely to children’s entertainment with four elevators and twelve boxes. W Hugo Koehler designed the building funded by W K Vanderbilt. Hugh Ford to direct matinees.

New York City Leibler Company W. Hugo Koehler W. K. Vanderbilt

Specimens From Africa Donated To University of Iowa

Mrs Libble Seymour Cammack a missionary in Angola Africa and 1897 UI graduate donated a rare collection of African life artifacts to the University of Iowa Prof C C Nutting announces The items include tom toms slave shackles baskets musical instruments hats axes arrows letter wallets sleeping mats charms rope skins and leather goods A special case will house the exhibits in the anthropological hall of the natural science building.

Iowa City Africa University of Iowa Libble Seymour Cammack Angola C. C. Nutting United States Cammack University University Museum Collec

Archbold political critique and a public notice fragment

A satirical column targets John D Archbold of Standard Oil and portrays political influence and pressures. The piece segues into an original notice from Washington County Iowa noting a 1913 district court action with a long list of defendants and unknown claimants regarding real estate in sections 35 and 36.

Washington County Iowa Stephen Mary Margaret Riley W. S. Bonner Joseph Dudley Maria L. Dudley Wenzel ‘Knotek Wahezel Knotek Mary Knotek Jon Shekah Catherine Chihak Thos Knotek Tilly Knotek Frank Knotek Anna Knotek Smith Guthrie Robert J. Guthrie R. J. Guthrie Robert District Court Washington W. H. Butterfield

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Evening Journal News OF New York State Health Department Health Department New York State Bureau of Deportation State Hospital Commission Hugh Ford U. S Rs. Cammack The College of Liberal Arts College of Medicine BY Howard L, Ram John BD Archbold Mr. Archbold Standard Oil Congress John D John Ds John S Fietuil Gound Lemmon's Pharmacy Advt David Ray James Crawford Nathaniel McClure Amanda M. McClure Samuel J. Shaw Jennett W. Shaw Henry Ray John Ray John A. Young, Jr Mary Thoma Philip Thoma William A. Ray Josiah Luckey John Thoma J. C. Luckey Lucinda Luckey James C. Luckey Harriet BE. Luckey James M. Tripp Margaret Tripp Jesse Brown Margaret A. Brown Matthew Kelley Robert Fisher Washington Co William Scofield Margaret Woodruff Mary J. Tripp Wm. G. Parker William G. Parker Lydia A. Parker A. Harvey Mary Jane Tripp Mary Thoma Ray James T. Woodruff Wendl J. Dvorak John Shaffer H. & W. Scofield Felix Florang James Devoric John W. Crawford Joshua Luckey James Dvorak Sabina Landon Calista Day Calisha Day Leonard Elias John Veggy, Sr John Vegey Keistin Mary Charles Ohngemach Abraham Hi Palmer A. H. Palmer Drury Lee Nancy Lee John W. Meek Jom Allen Samuel Ff Hawthorne Sheriff Henryetty Meeks Patterson Scofield Attys For Palmer Benj Godlove B. Godlove Tmthy Mary W. G. Parker Jesse Wairchild Alva Fairchild Henry L. Elliott Sarah Miliott Thomas JL. Elliott Benjamin F. Elliott Melissa J. Elliott Anthony Orban Anton Urban Mary Urban Jadah Jacob Hodash Barbra Hodash Barbara Hodash Thomas KE. Elliott Mary Ann Davidson Mary A. Davidson John R. Davidson Patterson & Rheinart A. H. Patterson John R. Rheinart T. B. Johnson Towa J. Rheinart M. A. Rheinart A. I. Patterson Charles 8. Cummings Letha Cummings Barbara Hadash Jacob Hadash J. P. Pisha A. J. Cummings Lewis Day Nestor Nicola Harmon Norra Sibe
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