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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1901
Page
3
December 31 itemized society notes list watch meetings at Mrs. E B Stewart and Methodist church, midnight Catholic Mass and supper plans, recoveries from illness, travel and visiting relatives, local entertainment at the Graham, assorted sales and goods, and many residents returning home or traveling to relatives.
Mrs J Gowdy of Monmouth Illinois returns home after visiting her daughter Mrs Reynolds and Mrs Darling in Columbus Junction. Grace Darling travels back to Columbus Junction with Mrs Pierce. Theodore and George Anderson return from Galesburg Illinois visit. M I Miller and clerks at the New York store enjoyed Florida oranges sent by Sam Swartz of the Philadelphia Cloak and Suit company.
A fire at Reiss Coal Company's dock No. 1 in Sheboygan caused by spontaneous combustion swept the dock, consuming thousands of tons of soft coal and endangering Frost veneering plant. Despite a gale, crews saved nearby property and halted spread. estimated loss reaches 75000 dollars with no statement yet from the company.
In Paterson New Jersey on January 1 Very Rev Dean McNulta condemned saloons after Sunday service and inspected nearby bars. He entered Thomas Fitzpatrick’s Main Street establishment and struck parishioner John Gibbons provoking a hurried escape after a vicious beating.
British relief grants Mrs. George S. La Bram of Aurora Illinois four thousand dollars for the death of her husband an engineer with De Beers who was killed by a Boer shell in Kimberley February ninth nineteen hundred He built and directed heavy artillery and shells that protected the town.
The notice promotes the first day trip of the year with a January 15 departure and two additional monthly trips. It invites travelers to explore Sunny Southern Kansas and Wonderful Oklahoma in winter along with other regions, arranged by F EB Stewart, agent for the Great Rock Island Route.
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