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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
4
Residents clash with the Citizens' Telephone company amid pole disputes on Wisconsin street. Five injunctions have blocked pole erection while dynamite cartridges are said to be buried as a warning.
A wild rumor of a deadly accident near Foster spread through Iowa after a stranger on a branch train claimed fifty one children drowned on a frozen pond. Conductor Dougan and brakeman Ho McDowell dismissed it as unverified. Foster’s location was misidentified, and officials called the tale a fabrication.
Bailey and Brookhart prepare a quo warranto challenge to decide who holds the Iowa county attorney position. They argue over the Titus amendment claim and whether it extends terms, with expectations of a January filing and a Supreme Court ruling possible by February.
The funeral service for Eugene Anderson attracted many visitors from surrounding towns. Knights Templar in uniform led a procession to Elm Grove Cemetery with Masonic pallbearers and honorary pallbearers from across the region. A daylight Christmas tree at the residence and a large attendance marked a solemn, widely noted observance.
District records report Chillicothe Missouri city attorney endorsing mob action during a courtroom address. Also noted are a New Jersey school’s $100000 bequest, a Pittsburg man selling his wife and son in a beer barter, Secretary Hay’s return to work, and the 1900 US wheat crop figure of 522,220,505 bushels.
Rail advertisement advertises low rate one way and round trip fares every Tuesday for travel to Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia. Details available from GEO D. Rogers district passenger agent Des Moines Iowa.
The note outlines two daily options on the Great Rock Island Route. Depart Washington at 9:25 a.m. arrive Omaha at 9:35 p.m. Or depart at 9:15 p.m. arrive Omaha at 8:10 a.m. F E Stewart, Agent, signs the message.
Land buyers in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota may use excursion tickets on the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Railway first and third Tuesdays each month with a 21 day limit. Rates apply to lines north of Abbott Shell Rock and Waverly. Full details from Lhen Brooks Industrial and Immigration Agents Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The Cedar Rapids Route will add 130 miles of track into southern Minnesota this year. Ellendale is planned as a key town between Albert Lea and Owatonna with a large dairy country hinterland. A broad supply of businesses and professional services is listed for the new townsite as investors eye development along the line.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for curing eruptions and improving beauty by cleansing the blood. It cites Miss Carrie Adams of Battle Creek who claims full face recovery after three bottles. Mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for bowels and notes various local travels of residents.
A 16 page Atlas of China 12x14 inches advertised for ten cents at Bh. C.R and N. Ry. stations. It can be purchased postpaid for three cents or sent to any address, by Jno. G. Farler A G P and TA BCR&N Ry Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The Iowa Central Railway announces a California Tourist Car Line from Minneapolis through St. Paul Mason City Hampton Ackley Eldora Marshalltown Gripnell Oskaloosa to Los Angeles for 1900 01. First car leaves Minneapolis Wednesday Oct tast with service every Wednesday arriving in Los Angeles the following Sunday, four days en route. Pullman vestibule gas lighted cars offer comfort and speed on the only first class route from Washington. Winter tourist tickets and low single or round trip fares to the Pacific Northwest on select dates. Pullman Sleeper daily to Chicago at 8 15 p m.
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