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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
2
Pekin authorities in Yang Tee Kiang district try to curb large scale child sales amid famine and winter. An estimated one million children, many girls, have been sold as relief committees appeal abroad for aid to ease starvation and suffering.
The Associated Trades and Labor Council of Lake county will introduce a bill in the next Legislature to prohibit night work for all under 16. It would abolish parents affidavits as proof of age and require school certificates based on passports or baptismal records.
A Chicago News quip contrasts wealth with moral fate. A cautious reply notes wealth has kept many from the penitentiary, while avoiding judgment on heaven. The exchange centers on wealth’s influence and personal restraint rather than spiritual outcomes.
Ralph Walker aged 23 from St Louis pleaded guilty before Judge Jackson in Newcastle Indiana after arrest for forgery. He admitted forging the name of Charles Mouch president of Farmers National Bank to a $16 check and attempting to cash it after buying Christmas items.
A reflective line on appearances shaping perception as an actor in Athens mourns, clutching a burial urn and weeping for his son, a detail conveying dramatic irony about the ashes he holds.
The London Standard notes how Jack Sheppard’s 1724 Tyburn execution drew 200000 spectators and inspired a remarkable sermon urging listeners to imitate his moral transformation. The preacher equated his lock picking prowess with spiritual opportunity, suggesting repentance as a key.
Charles H. Markham, president of Gulf Refining and Gulf Pipe Line, was elected president of the Illinois Central to succeed J. T. Harahan. Harahan resignations accepted as he reaches retirement age of 70 on January 12 after twenty years with the road.
Princeton Indiana postmaster Henry Tichenor heads to Washington to receive instructions on the postal savings bank system to be inaugurated January 3. He will learn the new procedures for Indiana city’s first postal savings bank and return with official methods.
Hammond officials lead a broad movement to repost the Indiana law that strips aldermen of legislative powers and makes them puppets of the mayor. The revolt gains support from aldermen in Michigan City Lafayette Gary Kokomo Peru and Logansport. Aldermen now lack power to initiate legislation.
Report from El Paso on Mexican insurgents gaining momentum after the Mal Paso battle. Rebels claim victory as federal forces retreat, Navarro at Pedernales awaits supplies, and trains with field pieces head toward Chihuahua to relieve the besieged garrison amid a halted railroad.
In Lansing Michigan Dee 22 Kurt Heschel a young German hunter vanished after a hunting trip in Chandler's marsh. Authorities led by Sheriff Cline patrol the swamp aided by deputies Harlow Hull and Clinton county Sheriff Schavey. The Harigui Society offers a 25 dollar reward for Heschel, a Society member.
Newcastle Indiana December 22 a fire was found in the north west part of the Safety Shredder Factory. A wood pile was set alight by a match but the blaze was put out with no damage. Police were alerted and theories ranged from vagrants seeking warmth to a possible arson attempt. The caller was W W Prigg city councilman and plant superintendent.
President Taft will present a turkey to every person employed at the White House including office workers and policemen. About 1000 pounds of turkey will be distributed as the official Santa Claus gesture. His own turkey from Horace Vose of Rhode Island is expected soon.
Prima donna Maria Teresa Tetrazzini arrives in San Francisco to perform in a street event dubbed Bing in Frisco. The appearance features a brief program and public reception with fans gathered at Union Square.
Chicago live stock receipts totalled 61,000 with hogs 24,000 cattle 15,000 and sheep 12,000. Prices varied from seven to eight dollars for hogs and steer and heifer brackets ranged up to five dollars, with shipments from Omaha and East Buffalo noted and demand described as strong to slow depending on line and item.
A new mass prepared by the choir will be sung at 5 30 with a sermon from St Luke II 10 11. The altars will be richly decorated for the feast and seventeen acolytes will assist. A second mass at 8 will feature the children's choir. Communion will be offered at both services.
Just arrived a second lot of stone set gold letter fobs priced at 50 cents each. These are a fine inexpensive present from The North Side Jewelry Store, likely to sell quickly.
The library will be closed on Sunday and Monday, December 25 and 26. Public services resume the following day.
On the way to the dentist, Uncle Treetop jokes that if his act stops he will pretend a mistake and request a haircut, showing his quirky, playful mood before the appointment.
A Rochester man describes severe back pain and irregular kidney action that worsened daily. After using Foley Kidney Pills, he reports renewed energy and complete cure, credited to the product as a lifesaving treatment. Lemon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. advertised.
An ad claims Miller's Dypepsia Cure cures indigestion by conditioning the stomach to perform its functions without medicine or diet restrictions. For sale by Cook & Shermwan.
A description notes that Lake Superior drains eighty five thousand square miles of surrounding land, outlining the extent of its watershed and regional hydrology.
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