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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1904

Page

6

Holiday Excursion Rates From Iowa Central Rail

On December 24 25 26 31 and January 1 2 the Iowa Central will sell round trip excursion tickets at one fare return to and including January 4 1905. Prices include 18 00 to Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and many points in Texas and return 23 00 to Pecos Tex and Carlsbad N M and return 24 50 to El Paso Tex and return.

Iowa Central Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas Pecos Tex Carlsbad N. M el Paso

France warns Morocco as Sultan urged to explain actions

Paris reports the foreign office views the Morocco situation as grave. France demands the sultan withdraw offensive actions and explain promptly or face a forceful demonstration. French officials order the withdrawal of the French consul and military mission from Rabat if conditions are not met.

Paris Foreign Office Morocco

Unfortunate Princess Louise Loses Allowance Amid Dresden Visit

In Dresden on December 24 Countess Monti formerly Crown Princess Louise wife of King Frederick August, visits to see her children likely breach a restraining order costing her a 7500 dollar allowance. Court hesitates to punish her amid strong popular sympathy and unclear details about counterplea by Saxon officials.

Louise Saxony Dresden Montiknee Frederick Augnatus Kingdom of Center Party

Brokers cause festive chaos on Chicago floor

Brokers on the Stock Exchange abandon frenzied trading for Yuletide frolics as ticker tape floods the room and bulbs smash. Amid the bedlam the crowd cheers and one door keeper jokes about Christmas. Mystic Shriners founder Sam Briggs dies in Cleveland Ohio.

Chicnago Dee Stock Exchange Sam Briggs The Mystic Shriners Cleveland, O

Local Holiday Visits Across Communities

Numerous residents from Muscatine Keota Sigourney Ames and other towns spent Christmas and the holidays with relatives. Travelers included Mr and Mrs R W Walker Morning Sun Ed McConahey and others visiting family in Libertyville Belmont Des Moines Mt Pleasant and Maquoketa with several returning home after festive gatherings.

Ethel Laughead Armstrong Ada Messenger F. K. Stewart West Chester City Dr. Kerr Baby Sigourney Keota Faith Means Chas Titus al Wagner Cedir Rapids Maquoketa M. C. Ott Hope Mt. Pleasant

French Defeat in Central Africa Reports Reach Paris

Private reports say the French occupation force in Central Africa suffered a serious reverse near Timbuctoo with heavy losses, though no official confirmation has been issued.

Central Africa Paris Timbuctoo

U S Car and Locomotive Output Reported for Year

Returns from U S car building plants show about 62950 cars produced in the past year excluding street and electric cars and excluding millroad shop output. Locomotive production at various plants ran to 3441, down from 5152 last year. Cody Thug identified in bank robbery case in Cheyenne. Robert Irwin linked as one of two bandits who tried to rob Cody bank and killed Cashier Middaugh. Miss Jennie Fairbanks, niece of Vice President-Elect Fairbanks, hospitalized after hat pin injury to the eye. doctors seek to save sight.

New York United States Cody Cheyenne Wyo Robert Irwin Basin Asin Middaugh Bloomington Jennie Fairbanks Mansfield Fairbanks

Pitcairn Island cutter wreck reported near Tahiti

The Pitcairn Island cruising cutter was wrecked off Papeete. Passenger Coffin drowned while three young men escaped by swimming eight miles through rough seas. The incident was relayed from Tahiti via San Francisco.

Papeete Tahiti San Francisco Pitcairn Island Coffin

Christmas exercises at Presbyterian church admission

Ten cents admission will be charged this evening for all who are not members of the Sabbath School.

Presbyterian Church

Electric Bitters Promises Quick Relief for Ailments

A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for nervousness sleeplessness stomach upsets and general debility. It claims to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver and purify the blood while offering a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.

J. H. Stewart

Dorothy Russell Ill With Bronchial Pneumonia At St Luke's

Dorothy Russell daughter of Lillian Russell is seriously ill at St Luke's hospital in Denver with bronchial pneumonia forcing cancellation of her engagement at the Orpheum theater.

Denver Dorothy Russell Lillian Russell St. Luke's Hospital Orpheum Theater

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