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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1907
Page
3
Special to The Evening Journal reports rain or snow tonight with possibly fair conditions in the west tomorrow. East portions may see continued precipitation with colder temperatures tonight and a decidedly colder Thursday.
Miss Mary Donovan visited Iowa City yesterday while Edna Williams returned home to Crawfordsville after a day in the city. Many residents, including Mrs. D Blankethorn, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grayson, and Miss Lena Criswell, made short trips or visits with relatives in Letts Ainsworth Columbus Junction and Grand River. Rev W C Allen departs for Oakland to take a new pastorate. Mr and Mrs Ruedy plan a move to Palo Alto California after Christmas in Grinnell.
Private sale at 10 a m on Thursday January 3 1907 at East Washington Street offers household goods chickens bee hives bee supplies honey extractor and miscellaneous items. Cash terms. Phone 547. Mrs J Emmons.
New York, Jan 2. George B Pegram at Columbia University recovered almost six thousand dollars worth of radium after Dr Robert Abbe dropped sixty milligrams of radium salt on a carpet. Photographic plates revealed the salt�s position and dust under the carpet yielded about sixty milligrams of a barium radium bromide mixture, containing most of the salt. The total lost was about a grain.
Morris a Burlington night agent fought two masked robbers who tried the cash drawer. One guarded him, the other took money then fled with a wounded companion. Morris struck, protected the money, and the pair escaped after shots. The injured robber left a blood pool.
Dr. Z W Younge noted specialist lecturer and soldier of fortune dies. Married and divorced twice, he once wed a waitress to spite his first wife and often carried large sums to prove he was not broke. Civil War veteran and veteran of Cuban and Mexican wars, he lost 1,000,000 in bonds after a torpedo boat contract with Cuba was halted by the U S government.
In Mineral Texas a negro woman known as Aunt Doreus Harris is said to have reached 129 years, having been born in 1777. She died during Christmas week, potentially spanning three centuries in her lifetime. The report notes her birth year and age as remarkable local lore.
A January blaze gutted the Diamond Distilleries complex at 417 to 425 Fast Pearl Street in Cincinnati. The loss is estimated at about $100,000. The fire marks the first major incident of the year in the city.
William Cooper 94, a Kilbourne resident and one of the town’s oldest inhabitants, collapsed and died while he was throwing an embankment around the base of his cottage to shield it from strong winds. He lived in Kilbourne for decades and his death occurred on January 2.
A large embezzlement totaling 56000 dollars was discovered at the Madrid Military Club. The club treasurer, now missing for almost a month, is suspected in the funds disappearance.
F Marsh and daughter Mabel visit friends in Galesburg. John Wooley and A Peterson return to Crawfordsville after a day in the city on business. Mr and Mrs L Sturdivan return from Ainsworth. A Turner party spends day at Simp son home in West Chester. J B Watterman from Watertown Ohio cites a cure for epilepsy via Dr King s New Life Pills with a 25 cent claim at Steward s drug store.
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