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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1906
Page
4
A city council meeting discussed increasing the license fee as part of a police conduct inquiry. In Owosso Michigan a high school fire destroyed a chemistry lab with no injuries. A Pacific derailment near Delta left two dead and several injured.
The Rev J Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair praises Electric Bitters as a Godsend. He says two bottles strengthened him from a half mile to three miles in fifty minutes and cured back pain and weakness, claiming it re-energized his stomach liver and kidneys. Sold under guarantee by E H Stewart's drug store with price listed.
Proof of Will on file in the District Court of Washington County Iowa. The clerk fixed Monday March 19, 1608 at an unspecified time for the will’s proceedings in the sixth day of the term. Instrument purporting to the last will and testament is on file for examination.
Washington reports indicate the interstate commerce committee will vote on a rate bill and that President Roosevelt will let the committee decide its amendments or veto a final version. Separately, Charles Champion of Osage, Iowa, and Jessy Madden of Zion City wed in Waukegan and sought parental forgiveness.
Miss Clara Heeckelsmiller, under escort of William Kern, refused to proceed with the marriage in Guilford township Trvis county. Earlier, Nicholas Vromenseehenkel had obtained a license to wed her after rival suitor Kern faced a strong courtship. The change of heart halted the ceremony.
In Elkhart Indiana on February 22 Mrs. Bueward Rucker, wife of the editor of the ElkhartTruth, publicly horsewhipped Mrs. Carl Barney after a confrontation on the street. Mrs. Rucker said Mrs. Barney had been too familiar with her husband.
A jury is seated in Washington to try New York State Senator George B Green on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government.
Washington's birthday events at the high school showcased a Junior class program with musical and dramatic pieces and a tea party scene. Local weddings included Capitola O' Loughlin and J A Huber and Mary Olive Welsh and William B Ingham with guests from Mt Pleasant Keota and Iowa City.
Miss Jennie Vincent wed Mr Isaac Pulver yesterday at high noon at the bride’s parents home near Keota. Rev A L Graham officiated before about fifty friends and relatives. The couple will reside on a farm in Dutch Creek township.
Greatly reduced rates from February 15 to April 7 on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle and other West and Northwest points. Half rates for children of half fare age. Liberal stopovers allowed on all tickets. Tickets good in Tourist sleepers. For details contact a ticket agent or F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
Five major railroads and affiliates will erect immigrant terminals costing over 1 million dollars near Ellis Island. Commissioner Robert Watchorn supports separate terminals for each road to direct immigrant traffic from inspection to destination, reducing crime and delays.
Grand Rapids Michigan February 22. Judge Stuart in the superior court grants the prosecutor's motion to poll the remaining water case.
Washington Ind Feb 22 Governor Hanly refused complimentary passage on a special train intended to tour Martin county sites for a proposed epileptic village.
Quotation emphasizes gracious, courteous behavior to strangers marking a citizen of the world. A heart not an island but a continent joining lands, reflecting Bacon's universalist view of humanity and connection beyond borders.
The dialogue from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a commissioned work where one artist asks about a medieval style scene and another clarifies it as a portrait of Mrs Henry VIII. The exchange underscores a playful art misdirection in a newspaper snippet.
A strong earthquake rocked St Lucia in the West Indies. Chienges tobacco production exceeds 6 million and a half. Prince Arthur of Connaught awarded orders of merit to Admiral Togo and Field Marshals Yamagata and Oyama. Japanese tax bill passes the house of peers. The American college at Aintab in Asia Minor is destroyed by fire. A scaffold collapse in Decatur IL kills Charles Alexander and fatally injures Jesse Fisher.
The Iowa Central Railway offers a limited sale of one way tickets to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho and Old Mexico from February 15 to April 7 at 15 dollars below regular fare. Wednesday tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco travel via Kansas City and Santa Fe System. Contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis for details. Also settlers tickets to Minnesota Dakota and Canada go on sale every Tuesday in March and April at very low second class rates.
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