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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
4
Secretary Long approves the Schley court findings in full and blocks further inquiry into who commanded the battle. He notes no further proceedings. Root seeks an explanation from General Miles for his praise of Dewey's opinion.
Local bakery Johnsons offers a broad assortment of cakes with diverse flavors and designs. The shop promotes reminders for Sunday or Christmas occasions, highlighting its extensive line and reliable service.
Miss Lucy Orris died at seven this morning after a yearlong illness of consumption. She was born November 25, 1877 near Alpsworth and was 2 years old at death. At her bedside were sister Mrs Sarah Pierce of Lewis and brothers Bert Khyle Walter and Jay of Oxford. Her mother died in early years and she had kept house for her father.
A Crawfordsville woman who moved here with her father about ten years ago and was an active member of the M E church will be honored in funeral services tomorrow at 1 PM from the M E church with Rev BE E Douds in charge. The interment will follow at Camp Grove Cemetery near Ainsworth. The family receives community sympathy.
Justice R T McCall heard arguments by WH Butterfield for the plaintiff and S W Livingston for Webb and Reed yesterday. The court decided the case in favor of the plaintiff on grounds that the contract was not sufficient.
The Committee of Thirty Six, organized by the Experiment in Harmonizing Capital and Labor, elected Senator Hanna as chairman and Samuel Gompers as first vice chairman. It remains allied with the National Civic Federation and will act as its industrial department to promote peaceful labor relations and arbitrate disputes at request.
In St Joseph Michigan on December 19 the circuit court returned a verdict for Phiscator known as the Gold King in a suit for alienation of a wife's affections. Evidence included hotel records from the Palmer House Chicago showing Phiscator and Mrs Coveny occupying a room for two days. Damages sought totaled seven thousand dollars.
The advertisement promotes Christmas confections from Bon-Ton with everyday prices on mixed bon-bon boxes and assorted sweets. Items include 8 Ibs for 25c, 3 Ibs for 20c, and various candies such as Jelly Beans, Mint Kisses, Peanut Brittle, and Salted Peanuts.
In Omaha Dee 17 Athena the hypnotist awoke from a trance in which he had been buried alive. A deserting wife and a Kansas City woman claiming marriage sparked a wild scene ending with his arrest as the actress-cum-hypnotist was dragged from a coffin and revived by two physicians.
The Milwaukee railroad passenger train No. 3 and freight No. 62 crashed head on at Potter station, five miles west of Tama. Mail Clerk J B Carpenter of Columbus Junction was killed instantly, Engineer Ben Giles injured, seven passengers slightly hurt. Brakes reportedly failed on the freight locomotive.
Alfred Anderson of a Nebraska county reports his bride Nellie Dillon vanished after a twenty four hour marriage. Nellie is a grand niece of Sydney Dillon a Union Pacific railroad pioneer. Parents opposed the union and Anderson says he found the wife missing after returning with officers to the Dillon home.
Miss Iva Waters aged about twenty died today at her home near Eureka after months of consumption. She belonged to the Eureka Methodist church and will likely be buried in Shrock cemetery. Survived by father Thomas Waters four brothers and a sister the mother having died two years ago. Funeral details were not announced at press hour.
A new diphtheria case is reported in Rolla Bradford and his parents in Marion township. The Bradford family is ill and it is suspected linked to the death of Wade Bradford a week earlier. Another diphtheria case is reported in the Charles Hexworth family today. The township clerk plans to enforce quarantine with fresh cards.
WANTED Two family washings 21 require at JOURNAL STRAYED White and black English Pointer pup black on back white tail reward for return Marsh W Bailey Geo Howe has a nice little house north of M K church If WANTED Girl for general house work in small family no washing Apply at JOURNAL office For Sale sugar Good all purpose farm 130 acres 604 in clover and timothy 5 room house good barn holds 12 horses and 25 tons hay deep well water piped to stock tank bearing apple orchard and 60 rode to school two miles from Crawfordsville Inquire of A Hise 56 f W Crone has good baled hay 50c a hundred delivery available Phone No 7 Northwest line 14 miles northwest of square 42tf
Lansing Michigan December 21 The emigration of several Lansing families to the southwestern part of British Columbia within a year is being arranged. A settlement is to be formed in a fertile valley about 200 miles north of Spokane Washington where the climate is temperate year round.
Detroit reports that at General T. A. Alger's residence his condition has improved and attending physicians will meet today to decide whether an operation is needed. The dispatch also notes: in Rome, telegraph reports claim Mime. Tsilka is dead and Miss Stone, the American captive, will be released soon.
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