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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1905
Page
1
Reports claim Port Arthur surrender is official but details are scarce. Nogi notes Stoesser has proposed resignation or quitting.
Reports from Tokyo and Washington state Port Arthur surrender appears official after heavy Japanese assaults and Russian evacuation. Dispatches describe Sungshu fort explosion and Russians buried alive later rescued, with Panlung and Hl forts captured and lines held south of Sanyanziau.
Carbondale Illinois January 2 A R Hamp hill of De Soto in a drunken frenzy grabbed his wife and forced her onto a railroad track before an oncoming train killing both. The tragedy follows a debauch that left Hamp hill in a frenzied state and ended in mutual death.
The Bums issue a challenge to the High School and Academy basketball teams for three consecutive games two of which will be played each Thursday evening starting January 5. The statement notes a score of 74-21.
Bread from the Vienna bakery can be bought at Chas. Means Grocery I. L. Baird Grocery and Harvey & Warfel's.
Notice to depositors asks that interest for the period ending Dec 31 1904 be collected and pass books presented for credit. Cham berlain s Cough Remedy is described as harmless for children with safe ingredients and effective for coughs colds and croup. Stewart s Pharmacy and Cook Sherman carry it.
Full attendance desired. Ed. Nicholson, C. C.
Miss Hortense Benn went to Keota Saturday evening. Davenport resident Mack Wright spent Sunday with his Davenport family. Ainsworth and Tipton visitors were seen in the city. Several Cedar Falls and Columbus Junction travelers arrived Saturday. A Methodist church member was received after the morning service. Father Sueppel returned from Iowa City after a relative’s death. Mrs. Smith left for Des Moines to join her husband for a few days.
Mrs. Cora Walker of Porterville California hails Chamberlains Cough Remedy as best made for colds saying it cures quickly prevents pneumonia and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and marketed with strong endorsements.
In Dallas the executive committees of the National Association of Cotton Growers and the National Farmers Union, with Texas Farm ers' Congress and Texas Cotton convention reps, voted to cut cotton acreage 25 percent for 1905. They will hold meetings in every voting precinct to secure farmer pledges, and urged growers to hold cotton until after January 24 when prices are expected to rise.
A double handcar carrying twenty workers returning from Pittsburg docks was struck by a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern engine two miles west of Erie. D. J. Leonard and Ed. Jones of Erie died. William Wartlemas and Charles Cleader fatally hurt. Eleven others injured including Karl Trubaker Geo Kuebler and William Aucher with serious injuries and broken arms.
Des Moines Iowa January 2 Judge A Bates McVey signed an injunction prohibiting Ira C Lu cas from visiting the home of Mrs Daniel Davis. The order follows Davis complaint that Lu cas, despite commands to stay away, is stealing his wife and daughters affection and disrupting family peace and parental authority.
Neenah Wisconsin January 2 through his attorney Jerry Mulloy of this city the statement was released regarding the ongoing matter. The attorney declined to offer further comment and referred questions to the client.
In Henrietta ten miles north of Jackson Michigan a farmer named William Martin died ten days ago after a long association with his hired man William Dudgeon. Dudgeon, a 58 year old Canadian who had lived at the Martin farm since meeting him in Detroit, sank into grief and died last week.
Louis Allwhite was dragged from his cell by a 700 man mob and lynched at the crime scene for the alleged murder of Mrs. Rachael Ninkannon and her daughter. His 12 year old son Newton, an accessory, was not harmed and watched as the mob hanged Allwhite near the Kinannon home on the Jacksonport road. Allwhite proclaimed his innocence to the end, predicting another man would be charged.
Royal Northwest Mounted Police curb horse theft along Alberta frontier after months of raids. Sergeant Piper reports seven Indians and three white men rounded up for stealing horses and selling to three Frenchmen at five dollars each. French buyers recently moved to Pincher Creek. stolen stock traced to Canadian farmers. Fifty horses recovered with the arrests.
Four inmates Jesse Varnes Charles Keenan Mark Mathews and Thomas McCoy escaped from Fremont jail in Ohio authorities said the break occurred early today and police launched a citywide manhunt with officers already collecting descriptions and possible leads.
The New York Times began publishing from its new Times Square structure at midnight with a celebratory display of fireworks. Thirty Linotype machines were moved from Park Row to Times Square in hours, the building's steel frame marks a record height of 476 feet, and the press room lies fifty five feet below street level with a capacity of up to 402,000 papers per hour planned.
The Great Northern railroad plans to spend $1,000,000 in Sioux City Iowa for a double track steel structure from the Missouri River bridge to Division Street seven thousand fifty feet, surface track on Third Street, a new passenger station at Fourth and Howard, and restoration of the Division Street machine shops as groundwork for Nebraska line links with the Burlington system. The company has already bought $250,000 worth of terminal property in Sioux City.
Sheboygan, Wis. Jan. 2 Fred Karste president of the German bank in the city says he resigns the presidency of the Sheboygan Light Power and Railway company for three reasons. He cites bank duties, anticipated absence in February and March, and persecution by the city council due to alleged poor business management.
The Misses Woodford Savage and Miss Martin return from Brighton Hedrick and Marysville. Mr J E Meredith leaves for Marysville after holidays with his wife and baby at J M Thompson home. Miss Mamie Gillis from Carmen visits sister Mrs E Mooney for rheumatism. Mrs Mack Conner and son Walter and Mrs S J Teeter arrive from Chicago after a reunion. Miss Lotta Meacham accepts head of English at Dennison High School starting January 23 after Colorado College studies. Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup touted as a cure for la grippe with sale by J S Stewart.
Chicago market notes show receipts for the week and month with totals for hogs cattle and sheep. Prices for light to heavy hogs vary from 3.75 to 4.70 per hundredweight and cattle and sheep listings show broad weakness with multiple declines. Official and estimated receipts and shipments are reported, indicating a generally slow and weak market tone.
Florida Sleeper on November 15th and daily thereafter through the summer of 1905 will operate Pullman sleepers between Kansas City Missouri and Jacksonville Florida as part of the Southeastern Limited. Berth reservations may be made through Frisco System or connecting lines. Passenger Traffic Department Saint Louis.
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