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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
4
Paris radiates tension as leaders of the first international convention of professional aviators condemn American crowds for derision and baiting. They say such hostility risks lives for meager pay, with exhibition meets failing in Europe and America and pilots facing a reduced income unless conditions improve.
The Rev. W. R. Sawhill will leave January 15 for Omaha to lead a series of meetings at Central United Presbyterian church. He will be away about two weeks, with services resuming at Second church on January 28. The Central church was once led by Dr. R. B. A. McBride, who preached at First church about two years ago. The current pastor is Rev. Hugh B. Speer, who held evangelistic meetings at Second church years ago.
After delays from marble workers strikes, the 21 story Vanderbilt hotel opened yesterday under Walton Marshall alongside the Waldorf Astoria. The building houses 585 rooms with Alfred G. Vanderbilt occupying a top floor suite.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage hair tonic claiming it kills dandruff germs restores hair life and lustre and cures itching scalp. Lemmon's Pharmacy guarantees satisfaction or money back and notes widespread sales and favor among refined women after one bottle proves superiority.
Professor Herschell C. Parker leads an expedition from New York aiming for Mt. McKinley summit. The party stocks 500 pounds pemmican 50 pounds alcool tea sugar raisins dried fish bacon and rice at a Susitna river trading post 150 miles from base. Accompanied by Belmore Browne Merl Lavoy and Arthur Aten the team plans a 30 mile daily pace first 100 miles and a tougher final push hoping to reach the summit after three to four months in extreme cold.
Col S W Brookhart announced a crucial Interstate Commerce case against Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and others will hear January 18 1912 at 10 am in Keokuk US court rooms Examiner Borchmore presiding The case Docket 4424 covers freight rate discrimination across Iowa affecting all commodities and railroads Local figures Brookhart for Keokuk Industrial Association and Thorne for the state commission prepare to present the broader statewide impact
A Browns family cat Tom befriends a starving stray. Tom shares milk and meals, waters paws, and cleans himself, while the stray thrives on kindness. The newcomer helps chase rats, earning admiration from the household and the other pet. The tale emphasizes compassion toward animals.
Theodore Runge 22 of Hudson Iowa died from inhaling fumes from an open gas jet in a room at the Sterling hotel West Seventh street Des Moines. The day clerk found the body after smelling gas and breaking in. Coroner Lee said likely accidental asphyxiation. Runge’s sweetheart Miss Marie Howe said no suicide motive and that the couple had been visiting Des Moines before his planned trip to Colfax for treatment. Runge’s relatives were notified to travel for the body.
State officials including W. W. Morrow and Governor Carroll spoke to about 600 young Iowa farmers at the Iowa State College winter short course. They praised Iowa’s farming leadership and urged attendees to return home and spread the program to improve counties and the state.
Pittsburgh reports a surge in steel activity as idle furnaces restart and demand grows. Contracts for steel buildings exceed 50 million dollars in ten days, including 44,000 tons in three deals and total orders near 100,000 tons. Major projects include Madison Square Garden, Philadelphia Convention Hall, Detroit station, and Cincinnati Union Station. Pittsburgh Steel plans four open hearth furnaces at Monessen along with eight new furnaces and a merchant mill costing about four million dollars.
A philosophic meditation on fate and personal growth. The speaker argues that character is built through deeds, actions shape destiny, and learning comes from sharing and honest work. He critiques urban life and warns of drugs, urging humane reform of offenders through constructive guidance.
An old newspaper item promotes Adlerika as a German appendicitis remedy with buckthorn bark and glycerine. Cook & Sherman druggists claim a single dose relieves bowel or stomach trouble almost instantly.
The Lusitania departed for Liverpool yesterday with a large passenger list including many notables. Also sailing yesterday were the Adriatic to Gibraltar and Naples and the Vaderland to Dover and Antwerp.
Washington reports Uncle Sam will send government lecturers to Europe to showcase American beauty and attract tourism. Officials expect the program to divert a portion of the 500 million dollars Americans spend abroad into American hotelkeepers, railroads, and guides.
An 19th century style ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case. It lists Hall and Cheney as the cure’s makers, with local testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists Toledo Ohio. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, price seventy cents per bottle, and urges use of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A humorous critique of bachelors who chase marriage while masking vulnerability. It contrasts younger hopefuls with older suitors and notes a massive, though exaggerated, pool of men proposed to by many women within a corporate social scene. The piece lampoons social dating rituals and bachelorhood norms.
The Ladies' Aid Society of M. E. Church will meet Friday at 2 30 PM at Mrs Lewis Klein's home due to cold weather. The gathering will include a thimble bee and important business, with all members urged to attend and bring their own work.
Washington men connected with the Men and Religion Forward Movement organize conventions in towns like Columbus Junction Winfield Keota Ainsworth and Crawfordsville to spread the message. Delegates from several places request meetings as teams from an Associated Centers committee lead one day events and future plans are discussed for church youth outreach in Washington.
The Men and Religion convention at First United Presbyterian church showed charts detailing Washington church stats and funding. It lists churches and members, demographics, church expenses, and missions aims with notes on boys programs and local activities.
The Journal quotes foreign critics on J. Percival Pollard and his last literary work a critical book about books praised for readability wit and incisive views of American and English letters. Critics hail its balance honesty and reparative aims despite a niche audience and sensational observations.
King Emperor George and Queen Empress Mary departed Bombay aboard the Medina for England. Warships will accompany the voyage as rumors of plots loom and officials report the release of many jailed natives after their stay.
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