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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1906
Page
3
Special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa weather for today and tomorrow. Fall tonight and Tuesday with rising temperatures Tuesday. readings vary by north and west regions tonight.
A stream of city visitors and departures is recorded including J. Cocklin of Ainsworth, H. Sandros of Muscatine, J. Wilson and A. Davidson among others. Teressa Swift, a graduate nurse, is listed with contact. Misses Feltus, Hansen arrive from Cedar Falls. several residents travel to Des Moines Winfield and Omaha. Fancy holiday slip pers advertised at Nicola Marmon.
In Aldine avenue an insurance broker's wife Mrs Almberg and solicitor Moll er are found dead in an alley. Moll er likely killed Mrs Almberg then himself before dying. I J Constantine is also suspected in the murder of Mrs A W Gentry at 582 LaSalle street.
Miss Ethel Nichols of West Liberty and Miss Mary Young of Barville return home after holidays. Vera Alberson departs for Des Moines to resume school work. Mr and Mrs J B Green and family set for Keota after visiting here. Elzora and Lee Simpson from Des Moines travel with them. Mrs M L Orris returns from Glenwood where her daughter Ella improves. Loans offered on Washington county farms with special prepay privileges by Edmund D Morrison in Washington Iowa.
The inquiry into Standard Oil questions yielded little new fact. Henry H Rogers was referenced as a possible figure, with no positive testimony about ownership links. A Standard Oil of Indiana director denied any agreement with Waters-Pierce to divide Missouri trade and claimed no knowledge of such a deal.
In a five hour session the house recorded a pro tariff speech and a counter opposing tariff, plus a twenty minute talk on tariff revision aligned with a Massachusetts Republican stance. Hill supports free trade with the Philippines while Mandell opposes. Lawrence urges general free trade in hides, coal, lumber and alcohol for arts. The day focused on debate. Morales offers to resign and depart safely, a move likely acceptable to the de facto government in Santo Domingo, timing unclear.
Jacob C. Rustman, president of the Jefferson Lee Company, was found dead in the main office at 27 Grand Avenue. Authorities attribute the death to self inflicted causes tied to business troubles arising from competition with the ice trust.
Nineteen people died violently in Chicago in the twenty four hours ending midnight Saturday. The tally includes four murders seven personal crisis fatalities and eight accidental deaths. Among the crisis reports two women were killed by lovers they trusted.
An 1890s style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case, praises F. J. Cheney & Co and Walding Kinnan Marvin as trusted, notes Hall's Catarrh Cure works systemically, and promotes 75 cent bottles with testimonials and wholesale druggist support.
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