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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
6
Arthur W. Dunn reports in negton on Cannon forcing changes to the statehood bill, promising supporters a rule to bar amendments, while senators and representatives debate bankruptcy repeal and other reforms amid Roosevelt elk preservation plans in Washington state forest.
A reader letter touts Hyomei as a cure for chronic catarrh, praising its inhaler outfit and money back guarantee. An accompanying Smart Set fiction piece portrays a distressed millionaire lamenting legal injustice and his claim that he does not own the courts, while his wife endures a fainting spell.
Mrs. Thos. Holmes and daughters from Crawfordsville shopped in the city yesterday. T. M. Reynolds attended the funeral of Mrs. Susanna Mason in Wayland. Dora Minick is sidelined at the New York store by la grippe. Hal and Mrs. Dutcher arrived from Davenport to visit Harrie Horne. HH. Davis and daughter Vaughn visited from Wayland. Misses Lewis Tillotson Dawson Mac Gugin Patton depart Friday for Chicago. James Stewart Sr. and Will Lewis of Ainsworth guests at Riley Miller home today.
Chicago reports James Eckels rebuts Thomas Lawson’s duel challenge as a “game of poker” and insists his loans from the Trust Company of the Republic were properly made. Eckels states he borrowed £20,000 during his Sheldon syndicate period and repaid through Commonwealth Trust, adhering to the principle that officers borrow elsewhere.
The exchange centers on James H. Eckels and a Boston wire from Lawson accusing him of cowardly acts and defending his conduct. Eckels counters by denying direct robbery charges and asserts Capital Bank stock ownership is Chicago-based, with no Morgan or Standard Oil control claimed by Lawson.
Joliet February 22 The tenth annual state convention of the Illinois Farmers Institute opened with broad attendance in Joliet. Superintendent Frank H Hall of Aurora presented the annual report at a general meeting in the opera house. Six classes received instructions in six halls.
From Dublin the Earl of Dudley lord lieutenant of Ireland telegraphed to London that there is no truth in the report he is resigning. The inquiry in London notes no change in his post or official status.
Mrs Susanna Mason a widow aged 68 died at her Wayland home after living there nine years She belonged to the M E church of Wayland and was the last member of her family Funeral services were held at Wayland Church this afternoon at two o'clock led by Rev Zimmerman Interment was in Wayland cemetery.
Mrs John A Young of Clay New York credits Electric Bitters with curing neuralgia of the liver and stomach and a weakened heart after long illness. The medicine is sold at 50 cents a bottle under guarantee. Herbert Leon Cope humorist is the next lecturer on the course, February 23, with an upcoming Thursday evening show.
A prose vignette depicts a stingy man who hoarded money until his greed exhausted his family trust. He deceived his parents, betrayed friends, and left himself with no one in his circle as his fortune grew. The tale concludes with a grim moral about pinch and save.
A wary neighbor boasted wealth with gold and bank notes, yet his greed drew judgment. A sly con man appeared with a phony gold mine tale, duping him out of money and leaving the financier to fade from sight as the scam collapsed. Baltimore American.
Wathan Lynn leads a bright debut at the Hotel Adenso Open where local spectators watched a tense finish and a new talent emerged on the course, drawing attention from sponsors and regional fans.
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