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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1900

Page

2

Fragmentary catalog note from Russian hair goods shipment

A fragmentary OCR note lists items described as Beavers Otters Cames Hair and Russians. The text indicates direct shipment but lacks full details or context.

Stolen Coat Suspects Foiled by Washington Theft

Muscatine Iowa police chase two alleged thieves from Washington who took a coat from a hotel in Washington. The man and woman, described as colored, remain at large but are watched closely for arrest. The owner believes he has identified the culprits, but they disposed of the goods to avoid proof.

Muscatine Iowa Washington Cardus London Hamburg Delagoa Bay Great Britain Durban Berlin Foreign Office Germany England

Monmouth College Music Groups Play to Noted Iowa Tour Reception

The Monmouth College Man dolin, Guitar and Glee Clubs assisted by the Wagner Quartet completed a Christmas Iowa tour with an encores filled performance at Gra h m Opera House last evening. About twenty four members earned praise for their classy show and reception at Miss Mollie Cherry’s Heights home.

Monmouth Wagner Iowa Graham Opera House Wagner Quartet Hanna McCoy Washington Price Mollie Cherry Heights Monmouth College Wood Bee

Dinner party at Hugh Rupps on Madison Street

Monday evening Hugh Rupp hosted six o clock dinner at his Madison Street home with guests John Steck Ortus Adams Arthur Wilcox Charles Dewey and Stanley Miller. The gathering was described as very enjoyable and they will settle in the city to be near friends.

E Madison Street Hugh Rupp John Steck Ortus Adams Arthur Wilcox Charles Dewey Stanley Miller

Chafing Dish Party Hosted by Mrs Leigh Wallace

Mrs Leigh Wallace entertained Monday evening at her home with a chafing dish party. Guests included Henry M. Richer Charles Parkinson Walter Ayres Mrs Owen Wilson Miss Cora Bell Mort Keeley and W A White.

Leigh Wallace Henry M. Richer Charles Parkinson Walter Ayres Owen Wilson Cora Bell Mort Keeley W. A. White

Marion Stewart hosts pleasant taffy pull at East Main home

Miss Marion Stewart entertained a number of friends at a taffy pull at her East Main street home Monday evening. Pleasant time was enjoyed by Misses Maud McCulley Antonie Rankin Maud Reeves Dack Montgomery Bessie Young Jane Shearer Else Klein and by Messrs Merle Lytle Willie Harwood Lloyd Neal Everett Shearer Everett Allen Fred Jordan.

East Main Street Marion Stewart Maud McCulley Antonie Rankin Maud Reeves Dack Montgomery Bessie Young Jane Shearer Lloyd Neal Everett Shearer Everett Allen Fred Jordan

Vanished details of social events and enlistment notices

The article describes a surprise twenty third wedding anniversary at Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Patterson's Columbia addition home with games and oysters and notes enlistment next Thursday for Co. D. It also covers W C ladies social honoring retiring officers, installation ceremonies led by Mrs. Bashie Burroughs, remarks from G A R and W R C leaders, and hopes for 1900. It closes with inventory on harness stock loss and poultry shipments.

J. E. Patterson Columbia Addition Mrs. Patterson Miles Bradford W. C A.A Wiley

Private Sale of One Hundred Fine Mules

J Hire offers one hundred fine mules for private sale. Prospective buyers may view them at McEwain and Allen's barn in Washington and arrange a purchase by contacting the seller.

Washington McEwain & Allen’s

Ida Lambert and Fred Long wed at M E parsonage

Miss Ida Lambert and Fred Long, both of this city, were united in marriage by Rev. Schreckengast at eight o'clock Monday evening at the M E parsonage. The ceremony was attended by a few friends, and the couple are well known young residents.

M. E Ida Lambert Fred Long Schreckengast

Boers Cause Havoc in Mafeking Sortie Report

London reports from Ladysmith and Mafeking describe Boer bombardment and a British defeat with heavy losses. Dispatches note a Mafeking sortie failing to seize a cannon, British casualties, and the long Tom gun under repair. Berlin and German reactions criticize British actions as neutral rights dispute grows.

London The Daily Mail Lorenzo Marques Ladysmith Pretoria Malapo Vernon and Sandford Baden-Powell Edward Cecil Cavendish Bentinck Mafeking

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