Third Annual Meeting of the Civic Club
The Civic Club holds its third annual meeting in the club rooms to review year activities and plan upcoming community events. Members gather to discuss finances, volunteers, and local initiatives.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
7
Opening Day at Washington County Farmers Institute Draws Large Crowd
The third annual Washington County Farmers Institute opens in the Commercial Club building on East Washington Street with ample exhibits of corn potatoes apples and baked goods. Key speakers from Ames and Ainsworth spin farming's future while musical interludes and a full afternoon and evening program set a busy two day schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Farmers’ Institute
Commercial Club
East Washington Street
Institute
Absent Speaker Prompt Reward at Farmers Institute
Editor J H Pearson of Ainsworth promised to speak on Sheep at the Farmers Institute in Washington Iowa but failed to appear. A reward is issued for his safe delivery to the institute alive. no dead reward accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Reynolds
Mr. Livingston
Ava Matthews
Miss Eagle
Miss Matthews
Farmer
Justice of the Peace
J. H. Pearson
Ainsworth
Pearson
Washington
Farmers’ Institute Today
Farmers’ Institute
Book dealer says Milton Bible forged signatures
George H. Richmond claims the John Milton family Bible he bought at auction bears forged signatures of John Milton and his wife Elizabeth. Anderson company won't refund the $1,235 and maintains the signatures are genuine per Dodd, Mead & Co. Willan H. Buckler, Baltimore secretary at Madrid, previously transferred the volume to Andersons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George H. Richmond
John Milton
Elizabeth
Richmond
Anderson Company
Dodd, Mead & Co
Auvetion
London
Willan H. Buckler
Baltimore
United States
Madrid
Bishops Split Over Papal Modernism Encyclical
A conference of Roman Catholic bishops in Cologne ended with a major disagreement over a resolution urging the pope to study the German church situation before issuing edicts. Cardinal Kopp led a late‑cross majority in support, while Cardinal Fis cher and Bishops Keppler and Koram opposed. No decision was reached. a future meeting is set for Fulda next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Conference of
Roman Catholi Bishops
Germany
Kopp
Breslau
Fischer
Keppler
Koram
Fulda
Tragedy at San FranciscoBank Manager Ends Own Life
T Otway Saldier, manager of the west end branch of the California Safe Deposit and Trust, shot himself with a sawed off shotgun. He was a close friend of J Dalzell Brown, vice president and manager, who is in prison on embezzlement charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
T. Otway Saldier
West End
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company
J. Dalzell Brown
County Treasurer Returns Interest to Knox County Treasury
County Treasurer Custer reported in Knox County's annual board session that interest totaling 550 on county funds deposited in city banks has been returned to the county treasury. This marks the first time in Knox County history that such interest has been placed back into county funds following the precedent set by the state treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Custer
Board of Supervisors
Smulski
Knox County
Barner Dies in Want in Dartford County Infirmary
Steven Zellars a famed window glass blower and strong man dies in want and misery in the Dartford County infirmary at 51. Once among the best known glass workers in the United States he reportedly earned as much as 387.50 for seven hours of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Barner
Dartford City
Ind
Steven Zellars
United States
Wireless line in Russia taps transatlantic messages
The Kiev station of the Russian wireless telegraph line linking Sebastopol with St. Petersburg has intercepted Atlantic messages and press dispatches from the United States. Paris and Casablanca transmissions were also received. Kiev puts Place Bay at about 3 750 miles from the wireless relay to Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Kiev
Sebastopol
United States
Paris
Casablanca
Place Bay
Ireland
Martin mulet prohibition law enforcement urged
Des Moines Iowa December 12 Attorney General Byers informs county attorneys statewide he will press strict enforcement of the Martin mulet prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Byers
Towa
Prescott postmaster shoots 398 pound buck in UP
Henry Zerau, postmaster of Prescott near Standish Michigan, killed a buck deer weighing 398 pounds in the upper peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standish
Mich
Dee
Ilenry Zerau
Prescott
Here
Upper Peninsula
Senator Dick proposes naval militia bill akin to national guard
Dick introduces a senate bill to create a naval militia placed on par with the government as a counterpart to the national guard. Harry C. Pulliam is reelected president of the National Base Ball League for the sixth term. More than 200 bodies recovered from Monongah mine disaster in West Virginia. Massachusetts city elections show a no-license majority exceeding 15 000 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
National Guard
Harry C. Pulliam
National Base Ball League
Monongah
W. Va
Massachusetts
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