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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1912
Page
1
Keokuk Iowa January 1 Geoge Youl enitch an Austrian laborer for the water power company died after being buried by sand at the foot of a sand chute He and fellow workers were clearing a shovel from the chute when the knife supposedly fell into the sand stream He slid head first down the chute as sand rushed after him before coworkers could stop the flow of sand.
Dr Samuel Zane Batten professor of social science at Des Moines College may be the only Iowan on the program for the second world Christian Citizenship conference to be held in Portland Oregon from June 29 to July 5 1913 under the National Reform association headquartered in Pittsburgh Batten has not yet accepted the invitation to speak in the interest of good citizenship.
Keokuk Iowa January 11 ice dealers and customers will rely mainly on northern harvest fields for refrigerator ice in hot months of 1912. Until the water power dam is completed at least the Des Moines rapids canal ice season will be disrupted by ongoing construction.
Creston January 1. Kansas City authorities asked Postmaster Skinner to check express offices for C O D packages addressed to the late Jasper Young and John Bannick buried in Creston. A held package with 20.50 charges and another with 25.50 charges were found. Schemers allegedly used obituary notices to trap relatives into paying fees for worthless stock certificates. Two men are believed to be principals and are under arrest in Kansas City.
Edwin Griffith formerly of this city wed a college sweetheart from the state university in a Christmas Day ceremony in Iowa Falls. The couple met during college days and announced the marriage after the holidays.
Miss Mildred De Lane of Lone Tree wed a Mr. Griffith in Lone Tree at the bride’s parents home. Griffith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Griffith, is a civil engineer for Lehigh Cement at Mason City. The couple will reside there after January 10.
Muscatine January 1 Operations will resume at the Pioneer Button company main plant and branch shops on Tuesday January 2 after a walkout by union workers. Management says many former workers wish to return and has decided to offer them positions again following recent applications.
The Iowa Soldiers' Home in Marshalltown served a Christmas feast for 1010 people including members and civilian staff. Menu highlights included 930 pounds of turkey and ten gallons of oysters in the dressing, along with 15 bushels of potatoes and 250 mince and pumpkin pies among other items.
G B Shaw notes a psychological fact that a famous physician gains fame when a royal patient in ill health is saved or dies. He argues rich men neglect proper care if they avoid summoning the doctor at throat trouble or serious illness. He claims a physician’s fortune rises only after dramatic outcomes for a monarch.
Dr John Watson openly reproached his sermons at Sefton Park Liverpool and found his congregation approved of repeating sermons exactly. One member recalled preferring the same simile of a pool described as a turgid pool and welcomed the exact word repeated.
The passage argues that animals must balance caution with trust to survive. Excess timidity can prevent foraging and reproduction, leading to elimination by natural selection, while a reasonable level of trust allows survival and continuation of life.
Dr and Mrs Clarke left Keota years ago for Burlington and University Place Nebraska. Mr Clarke died in Ottumwa after moving to the home of their son J F Clarke. Masonic lodge led the funeral with assistance from Dr Schreckengast and Rev Scoles. Survived by wife and three children J F Clarke Harry Clarke and Genevieve Schreckengast.
The Eureka Literary Society drew its largest audience to date for a program featuring music by Jim Benda Alfred Miranda and Roy Davidson. A debate on government ownership of railroads drew clear exchanges with Arch Cannon Jim Benda for the affirmative and Henry Booth Wilbur Beenblossom for the negative. The next meeting on Friday January 5 will include Nicholson orchestra and multiple readings and recitations.
Confederate commissioners Mason and Stidell released from confinement at Fort Warren, Boston, while cotton quotes 35.44 cents a pound in New York and crude petroleum 10 cents a barrel. Emperor William II marks 80 years since joining the Prussian army. Europe’s New Year orations urge peace.
Recitation by Raymond Nicholson Reading by Lester Beenblossom Medley by Gratis Dold Recitation by Wm Buntenbach Prophecy by Harry Hesseltine Song by four young men Recitation by Arthur Godwin Dream by Arch Cannon Debate on reading versus observation Affirmative Jim Benda Alfred Miranda negative Grover Booth Louis Fetes Paper Judd Shively Jess Davidson Secretary Maude Ferguson
Miss Bertha Rumbaugh of New York penned a work titled Political Status of Women in the United States. A presentation copy was given to each governor at the Spring Lake New Jersey convention. The green cloth binding features a frontispiece map highlighting suffrage states.
Keota learns of the death of Hon. J. C. Clarke aged 80 years. He died December 27 at his son J. F. Clarke’s home near Ottumwa and was buried in Keota cemetery after funeral services at the Methodist church. Clarke, a Keota pioneer, was born July 25 1831 in Grafton County New Hampshire and spent years in Vermont Illinois and Iowa prior to farming and public service.
The article praises Liszt as a cosmopolitan innovator who infused improvisation into music and forged the symphonic poem. It notes his Hungarian Gypsy influence behind sacred and grand works, cites his freedom in form, and laments critics who view him solely as a virtuoso. Scribner's.
A celebrated Wall Street financier avoids meetings from three to four on sunny autumn days. Regular visitors and office staff spy on him as he rests on a couch by a sunlit window with a telephone nearby. When he stirs and boots are put on, clerks anticipate quiet work resuming.
The first token issued in the United States appeared in 1789 by William and John Mott, Water Street, New York, a watch and jewelry firm. It was small, dated 1789, and praised for fine design and die work. A later token by Talbot Allum Lee, India merchants in Pearl Street, New York, dated 1794 and 1795, was struck in England and circulated widely.
An irate father threatens to sue Nichols city officials after his 19 year old daughter Nellie Berry claims indignities by city marshal Sutton and deputies during the arrest of James Moore of Sewell Ia for disturbing the peace. Moore was jailed and fined $5 and costs after a Christmas arrest. Berry asserts no misconduct occurred and says she will sue the men involved and possibly the city.
C F Smick of Bushnell DL takes possession of the east side photograph studio once owned by W J Dusenbery. Smick will move to town with his wife and son when a house is found. Dusenbery operated the business about a year after buying it from Frank Tellin who built a good business.
The text notes that nearly all carbon forms can be transformed into graphite by heating to very high temperatures, highlighting a practical method for graphite production.
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