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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1906

Page

7

Insurance Reform Debates Open In Congress

President signals arrival of major reforms to fire and life insurance with two bills before Congress. Ames proposes district and territorial model laws to regulate all insurers, while Morrell favors a taxation system. The likelihood favors the Ames plan as child labor concerns gain momentum with Beveridge and Lodge proposing interstate prohibitions on shipping goods from factories employing under fourteen.

Charles W. Arthur Washington Congress United States Supreme Court Butler Ames Massachusetts District of Columbia Ames House Judiciary Committee Morrell Pennsylvania Kahn California San Francisco Beveridge Indiana Lodge Beveridge Lodge Senator Beveridge Senator Lodge

Stimulations In All Weather Trade Review Headlines

New York telegraph reports lower temperatures boosting seasonable staples while holiday goods demand rises. Wholesale houses prosper though mercantile collections show irregularity. money eases and crops marketing improves. Iron steel output stays strong. Dakotas grain overflow prompts concerns as commercial failures reach 11,080,782 in November. Cement plant fire at Elizabeth, PA causes 200,000 loss with multi building damage.

New York Dee G. Dun & Coe Weekly Iron and Steel Dakotas

Brotherhood leaders threaten rail yard strike

Tillshure. Dee. SW. G. Lee vice guard master of the Brotherhood of Railroad Tratumen and a committee said they would not accept the B&O officials proposition. Lee warned a strike in the Baltimore and Ohio yards appeared likely.

Tillshure. Dee SW. G. Lee The Brotherhood of Railroad ,Tratumen Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Lee Baltimore and Ohio

National Good Roads convention elects officers

Muskogee Oklahoma December 8 The National Good Roads association at its annual convention in Muskogee elected W H Moore of Chicago president Curt M Treat of Chicago secretary and F Conway of Chicago treasurer.

Muskogee, I.T National Good Roads’ Association W. H. Moore Chicago Curt M. Treat F. ©. Conway

Weather Forecast for Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin

Official forecast up to 8 tonight shows warmer conditions across Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin with fair skies. Winds shift from northerly to southerly as Wisconsin sees occasional rain or snow and higher temperatures in the area near town.

Iinois Indiana—Fair Michigan—Fair Wisconsin—Fair Warner

Grain and livestock markets steady at Chicago and New York

Chicago and New York markets show mixed receipts and steady to higher bids. Wheat and corn prices vary by grade with spring and winter samples noted. hogs, cattle, and sheep run steady to strong with best lambs around eight dollars and calves near ten dollars. Symning Stevens reports from East Buffalo and notes 40 car hogs and 30 car sheep plus rising calf values.

Chicago Symning & Stevens Live Stock Commission East Buffalo

Farm sale at Graham farm auction notice

Owner sells at residence on the Graham farm 144 miles east of Washington at No 11 school house on Tuesday December 11 1906. Seventeen horses including several mares foaling and colts. thirty four cattle with milch cows and calves. farm machinery including wagon buggy plows disc grinder binder hay and more. 18 tons of hay 2500 bushels corn 300 oats. Credit 12 months over $10 cash under. 6 percent discount for cash. J W Hesseltine Wenger Bros Auctioneers H T Reynolds Clerk. 5 6 7 8

Graham Farm Washington School House Lawron Dandy Dan Hopping J. W. Hesseltine Wenger Bros H. T. Reynolds

Western Wonder at Bowie Hill Grows on 99 to Over 180

W L Hill, once 99 pounds, claims a severe cough and consumption left him for dead until using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. After 12 bottles he doubled his weight and says he is cured. Only sure cough and cold cure. Guaranteed by Stewart Druggist 50c and 1 00 Trial bottle free.

Bowie Tex W. L. Hill Dr. King Stewart

Rock Island Offers Round Trip to Mexico City at Low Fare

Round trip fare to Mexico City set at one fare with final return limit SO Gays from sale date. Tickets available December 20 21 or 22 with liberal stopover privileges both ways. Encourages travel to the balmy south at low cost. see Rock Island agent M Cavin for details before it sells out.

Rock Island Mexico City South M. Cavin

Homeseekers Excursions From Iowa Central Rail

The Iowa Central Railroad advertises round trip excursion tickets every Tuesday to Minnesota Iowa the Dakotas Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Canadian Northwest and on the first and third Tuesdays monthly to the South Southeast West and Southwest. One fare plus two dollars with liberal limits and stop overs. For rates call or write A. B. Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota. Also one way settlers rates to Nebraska Colorado Kansas Missouri Arkansas Indiana Territory Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana on first and third Tuesdays November to March with through rate two dollars higher than half fare.

Iowa Central Minnesota Iowa Dakotas Manitoba Saskatchewan Canadian Northwest A. B. Cutts Minneapolis Minn Nebraska Colorado Kansas Missouri Arkansas Indiana Territory Oklahoma Texas Louisiana Iowa Central Ry Cutts G. P

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