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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1901

Page

4

Runaway Wagon Spooks Party Injuring Three

Mr and Mrs LongGonger of California visiting here and Mr Beasie Conger rode a sleigh when a stump along the right of way startled the horse. Conger was thrown twice and finally up. he was stunned but uninjured. His wife and Miss Pessie were also thrown and lightly hurt with Miss Bessie scratched and Mrs Conger needing a crutch.

Mrs. LongGonger California Beasie Conger M. Conger Mr. Conger

Infant Jessie Squire Dies of Ambulatory Croup at Cedar Township

Jessie infant daughter of William Squire died Saturday at the Page home in Cedar township. The father died May 16. Born in July, the death was due to ambtaneous croup with doubt near the end. funeral held private for fear of diphtheria. Remains moved from the Page home yesterday morning to EB m Grove.

Jessie William Squire Page Cedar Township Grove

Burnell Leaves for Fall River to Start New Job

Mr K A Burnell of the Albert Willlame shoe store departs this evening for Fall River Massachusetts to join his brother in the telephone business. He has won many friends who wish him success in his new work.

K. A. Burnell Albert Willlame Fall River Maas Burnell

Large grain elevator owner Frank Pearry dies in Chicago

Chicago reports the death of Frank fl. Pearry noted as owner of one of the world’s largest grain elevators, dying this morning of pneumonia at age 51. The item also mentions a series of brief notices including local bakery ads, city visitors, and a long 1901 in review timeline of fires and disasters.

Chicago Frank Fl. Pearry

Varsity Falls Short of Yale in Physical Development

Ann Arbor, Dec. 27. Dr. May, director of the Waterman gymnasium, compares Michigan freshmen with Yale standards. He argues Yale entrants have preparatory gymnasiums, while Michigan students come from schools lacking such facilities. Results show 275 of 147 freshmen with defective eyes and many with near sightedness. eighteen have longer tight legs than left.

Yale Ann Arbor Mich May Waterman Gymnasium Michigan University of Michigan

Doctor Reports General Alger Recovery Near Certain

Petroit Michigan December 27 Dr Long year one of General R A Alger attending surgeons said the critical period in the general illness had passed and recovery was practically certain as far as he could determine at present.

Judge sentences Morris for sixty five days in Pontiac

Judge Smith rows C. H. Morris to the house of correction for sixty five days on simple larceny. A warrant awaits against him for the larceny of a horse and harness from the Kile sisters of West Bloomfield.

Pontiac Mich Smith C. H. Morris House of Correction Kile West Bloomfield

Quarrel Over Civil War Fame Ends in Tragedy

In Dwight Virginia near the Harlan County line T L Wilson a farmer is shot dead by neighbor Tom Parlin after a quarrel over who was the greatest Civil War general. The incident closes a dispute with violence.

Wilson Middlesboro Dwight Harlan County T. L. Wilson Tom Parlin Parlin

President Remembers the Children at Cove Neck

Misa Sarah Provost, Cove Neck teacher near Oyster Bay, received a generous check from President Roosevelt to buy Christmas gifts for her pupils. Roosevelt children once attended the Cove Neck school. Jack Comes Her Way at Last in Elgin Illinois notes Mrs. Harry Goddard as legal heir to a Philadelphia estate valued at 15,000,000. The jarrow wood in Australia resists insect depredations. lumbermen prize it for its protections.

New York Misa Sarah Provost Cove Neck L. l Oyster Bay Roosevelt Jack Elgin Ols Lee Harry Goddard Grove Avenue Philadelphia United States Mint Jarrow Australia

Glasses found in east Washington and lost items

Notices request inquiries via the Journal for recovered glasses and scattered ads offer grocery stock for sale and second hand organ wants. The advertisement mentions a 130 acre farm in Crawfordsville with house, barn, orchard, and wells for sale or inquiry.

East Washington Crawfordguille

Mortality List from Explosions and Fires Across Cities

A historical compilation records dozens of deaths and injuries from fires, explosions, and wrecks in January through July. Notable events include Harvard hotel fire in Minneapolis, orphan asylum blaze in Rochester, and multiple railroad and mine disasters across the United States and Canada.

Harvard Minneapolis Orphan Asylum Rochester N. Y Chicago Grand Trunk Railway Locke Mills

Sports and world events roundup of 1901

A lengthy list of sports results historic world events and notable incidents. Kentucky Derby winner His Eminence. McGovern defeats the Omaha Kid for featherweight title in San Francisco. Various horse races cups and regattas noted with outcomes and locations including Morris Park Gravesend Epsom Longchamp Henley and Brighton. Football results Harvard Yale Cornell and Penn state matches. Automobilist Fournier sets a record on Coney Island boulevard. International incidents include the Pan American exposition opening and political assassinations in Japan. Violent events include a trolley strike riot in Albany and a deadly Balltown race riot.

Louisville McGovern San Francisco Harvard University of Pennsylvania Franklin Field Jeffries Ruhlin Yale Princeton New Haven Cornell Columbia New York City Henri Fournier Coney Island Brooklyn Soldiers’ Field Cambridge Geore Terry McGovern Young Corbett Billy Rothwell Hartford West Point Annapolis

Botha Rejects Peace Terms in British Commons Debate

Descriptions of ongoing South African War actions include General Delary’s Boers vs British under General Knox with 174 killed or wounded. Boers ambush Australian Mounted Rifles near Wolmansrust with 18 killed and 42 wounded, capture 2 pompons. Kitchener warns Boers to surrender by Sept 1. British columns under Col. Benson suffer heavy losses near Brackenlaagte. Fort Italy Natal repelled a Boer attack. General Botha leads a Boer assault at Brackenlaagte with multiple officer casualties.

Grecian Trio Imra Whiteaboy Caister Yarmouth Wlndfontein Durban-Johannesburg Delary Knox Australian Mounted Rifles Canp Wolmansrust Transvaal Scheeper’s Nest Fort Italy Natal Betha Col. Benson Brakenlaagte Benson Botha

Wide range of royal, imperial, and war news items

Albert Edward proclaimed king as Edward VII. Queen Victoria’s funeral noted. John Marshall centennial celebrated. Seven hour clash at the Great Wall ends in heavy losses for China. Count de Castellane wounds journalist Rodays in Paris duel. Cossacks confront students in St Petersburg. Actress Mile Sophie Croisette dies in Paris. Aguinaldo captured by Funston in Isabella. Rev John Jasper dies. Peking palace used by allies burns under Count von Wal. German troops clash near Wu Sivan.

Great Wall Chungshan Count de Castellane M. de Rodays Paris St. Petersburg Mile Sophie Croisette Mme Javines Stern Aguinalde Frederick Funston Imperial Peking Count von Wal Herrsee Ketteler

Tornadoes, floods, and storms rack multiple states in calamities

The item recounts numerous natural disasters across the United States including a Willspoint Texas tornado killing four and injuring twenty, a Birmingham Alabama tornado causing extensive property loss, heavy Ohio Valley floods at eight million dollars, and widespread heat and drought effects with hundreds of deaths and extensive damage across eastern and central states.

New York England Pennsylvania Willspoint Tex Italy Sicily Birmingham Ala Central States Ohio Oklahoma Keya Paha Valley Nebraska Pittsburg Elk Horn Valley West Virginia

Local social and visits noted in Ainsworth area

M x Warbourg and Dr E G Eskamp made professional visits to Ainsworth this morning. Mrs J H Stewart hosts Sunday school. Emanon Quartette guested by Miss Marie Samson. The Marbourg and Churchill families travel in and out for visits and university plans in Chicago.

E. G. Eskamp Ainsworth

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