Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1933

Page

5

Three Year Mystery Reopened as Coroner Repudiates Verdict

Former Burlington County coroner Benjamin Farner claims political pressure forced a verdict of murder and death by own action in the 1929 deaths of Ruth Wilson and Horace Roberts Jr. The case may link to the January killing of society man Bradway Brown in Palmyra New Jersey. Roberts Sr. vows to seek justice.

Wilson-Roberts Bradway Brown Benjamin Farner Horace Rogers Beanway Brown Benjamin F. Farner Burlington County N. J Ruth Mowdray Wilson Horace Roberts Farner Young Roberts Miss Wilson Morestown Roberts Brown

Cohen Emerges as Likely Navy Secretary Pick

John S. Cohen of Atlanta, a veteran of the Spanish American War and longtime Democratic National Committee member, is prominently mentioned for the Secretary of the Navy post in President elect Roosevelt’s cabinet. Cohen’s southern Democratic strength is noted as a key asset.

John S. Cohen Atlanta Franklin D Roosevelt Cohen South Democratic National Committee Frank L. Polk New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Polk Wilson Paris William G. Bullitt Russia Europa Bullitt Congress Roosevelt

Presidents Targeted by Assassins Recalled in F D R Era

A historical recap notes three U S presidents who survived assassination attempts on the nation’s leader during F D R’s years and mentions Theodore Roosevelt as another target. The piece reflects on the tragedies that deprived the country of chief executives and the security surrounding their administrations.

Theodore Roosevelt Rewseve Joe Zangara Franklin D. Roosevelt Miami Fla Abraham Lincoln Ford Washington John Wilkes Booth Fredericksburg James A. Garfield Baltimore and Potomac Railway Charles J. Guiteau Elberon N. J Guiteau McKinley Buffalo N. Y Leon Czolgosz Czolgosz Auburn Milwaukee T. R Andrew Jackson Richard Lawrence

Beacons City World Fair Trip Offer For Families

An educator touts the World’s Fair as the ultimate education event and Beacon City offers a family package for 54.95 with 5.00 enrollment and 29.95 on arrival. Includes lodging meals fair admission parking lectures and Chicago transport with June focus on youth and supervised group housing and chaperones.

Beacon City Chicago

Also Mentioned on This Page

Campbell Bluebird HU Malcolm Campbell Daytona Beach Malcolm Bobby Vernon Gwen Stone Gwen Grace Cora Gables Charles Boettcher Denver Colo Claude M. Boettcher Charles Young Boettcher Col Charles A. Lindbergh Journey Horace. RoeveRyes JR Miami Beach Ben Shallock Lillian Roth Shallocks Mystery Man William Sinnott Anton Cermak Jenny Norma Taylor Miss Taylor John Hutchins U. S the Evening Journal Washington, Iowa Acon Ci Kita Beacon Way Peacon City
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication