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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1906
Page
8
An 1890s style article extols healthful beauty and domestic harmony through Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It repeats testimonials from Mrs Beasie Ainsley praising restored health after childbirth and urges women to seek Pinkham's remedy for various female illnesses.
Andrew Hauenstein and Caroline Hauenstein sue to quiet title to multiple tracts in Washington County Iowa. The petition claims adverse possession and seeks a decree establishing plaintiffs title and barring all claims by listed defendants and unknown claimants. Proceedings advance with March 2006 term set. failure to appear risks default and judgment.
H L Stanier of Bruno swears his wife recovered after five years of coughing from consumption. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, noting full cure after twelve bottles. Sold by J H Stewart’s drugstore, 25c and 1.00, with trial bottle free.
The Iowa Central Railway offers reduced one way tickets to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho and Old Mexico from February 15 to April 7. Rates are $15 below regular fare with tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco on Wednesdays via Kansas City and the Santa Fe System. For details contact A. B. Cutts G P T Minneapolis Minnesota.
Cincinnati bank president Charles A. Hinsel testifies before a senate committee claiming graft payments were essential to secure county deposits. He argues without such favors banks could not lend, cash flow would collapse, and every city business element would be paralyzed, risking a severe economic contraction.
In a discussion on public deposits, Hinach argues banks profit little from using public funds yet claim it serves the public. The exchange covers 25 percent reserve requirements, interest routing to campaigns, and a former Western German Bank president testifying about county treasury deposits and compensation over sixteen years.
Henderson Kentucky February 26 Nash Sands a tobacco worker shot and killed his wife aged 17 then attempted suicide by shooting his shoulder. He was arrested and jailed his wound is not fatal. Sands had threatened to kill his wife in the past.
Jackson Ky Feb 26 Breathitt County grand jury returns indictments against Judge James Harris Ed Callahan B P French John Smith and John Abner for the death of James B R Marcum two years ago in a Kentucky feud incident.
Kentucky Feb 26. In an attempt to arrest Fare and Perry Sloane and Henry Short eight miles from Hindman the Sloane brothers were killed while Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Holliday and Short were wounded.
William K. Vanderbilt and wife drive in Pantelleria Italy when a boy is struck by their car. A mob threatens lynching, gendarmes intervene, Vanderbilt is arrested then released after 24 hours. The child sustains minor injuries and Vanderbilt donates $40 to a hospital. Elliot F. Shepard jailed three months for killing a girl with his auto in St Owen. he pays a $120 fine and $4,000 indemnity.
Gilbert Gulfloyie, 50, a Muskegon county farmer, sold his farm and headed to Chicago to visit Alabama. He hid his money in his trousers lining, woke to find it stolen, and clothes torn. After a ten day trek home with no friends and no help from police, a tramp later stole his rubber overshoes in Niles, Michigan.
A mob killed and burned a Black man near Bienville in Bienville Parish after he allegedly assaulted an 11 year old girl named Sarah Gant. Deputies were overpowered as the mob removed the suspect from custody and local militia restored order after authorities intervened.
A fire at Milner hall and adjoining buildings at Kenyon Military Academy in Gambier Ohio destroyed four structures overnight. Three students are dead and nine are seriously injured with several others hurt. property loss estimated at 100000 dollars. Names of the dead include Everett Henderson and Winfield Scott Kunkle. Injured include Harry Barnes J Underwood Nicholson and others. Authorities fear more deaths as survivors fight extensive burns and injuries. In a separate note from Warsaw Russia Privy Councillor Tyvanoff, director general of the Vistula railroad, was shot and killed on Bracka street amid the railroad strike.
Edward McCabe, an electric lineman in Owosso Michigan, was badly shocked and fell from a twenty five foot pole while repairing lines. He is reported in critical condition.
A dispatch from Cetinje reports the Montenegran government refuses passports to individuals intending to emigrate to the United States due to potential trouble in the Balkans. The decision affects those seeking U S visas and highlights regional tensions during the period.
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