Local residents arrive and move about town
Jan 14 notices show Mrs Delta Jones and son traveling south this morning. Mrs Lyle Nicola arrives from Washington to visit relatives. W P Davidson leaves for Washington to serve on grand jury. Mr and Mrs Frank Clemens arrive from Chapman Nebraska. G W Alexander of Washington visits for business. John McKee relocates to the old Drake farm southwest of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Jones and Son
Lyle Nicola
Washington
W. P. Davidson
Frank Clemens
Chapman
Nebr
G. W. Alexander
John McKee
Drake Farm
West Chester Guests Visit and Hunt in Town
Rude Warfel and Milan Shields of Washington arrived this morning and spent the day at the John Hanna home, hunting. Rev. J. A. Boatman preached at the Methodist church last evening and returned to Muscatine this morning. Mrs. R. S. Warfel and son David and Mr. and Mrs. DPD A. Boyer of Washington spent today at the W. S. Boyer home.
Descriptive lecture on Hebrew tabernacle models
The Rev T J Allen of Beaver Falls Pa lectured in the Academy chapel last evening on Hebrew sanctuaries with scale models of the tabernacle and Solomon’s temple. He described the tabernacle enclosure and tribal camping, promising further insights with the temple model tonight at 8 o clock. The lecturer’s displays drew praise for clarity and historical detail, and his world’s fair exhibits were noted. Mr and Mrs J P McCulley traveled to Winfield this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Allen
Beaver Falls
Covenanter Church
Academy Chapel
Allen
Bible Times
Tabernacle
Israel
St. Louis
Financial Bills and Long-Serving Congress Drift Through
Washington covers Senate and House committees meeting rarely while Aldrich shapes a finance bill to ease monetary strain. The piece notes Republican restraint and Democratic critique, plus Lindsay resignations over ventilation and acoustics, and Shepherd's seed distribution bill aiming to curb indiscriminate government seed grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay
Brooklyn
Prince
Illinois
No Mercy for Tsch (note: must be under 70 chars. adjust)
The Russia reports an uncompromising push to capture and try Tschaikovsky. Officials allege he preaches terrorism and funds revolutionaries, criticizing The Times and broader British and American sympathy with Regian terrorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
the Russia
Tchaikovsky
United States
Tschaikovsky
Russia
London
Pess
The
Times
Skeleton clears mystery of 1868 outlaw Parker in Rawlins
Skeleton found in a tunnel beneath one of Rawlins oldest buildings identifies the 1868 escapee Slapjack David Parker. Iron shackles on the legs and a double barreled squirrel rifle beside the bones connect the remains to Parker, once tracked by Sheriff Lemons and his posse led by William Daley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Wyo
David Parker
Lemons
Carbon County
William Daley
Parker
Lincoln Centennial Plans Move Ahead in Kentucky
Governor Wilson will propose an adequate appropriation and the creation of a state commission for the Lincoln centennial. The event commemorates Lincoln’s birth on February 12 1900 with plans by the Lincoln Farm association at the birthplace in Larue County Kentucky. President Roosevelt has agreed to give an oration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Louisville
Wilson
Lincoln
Lincoln Farm Association
Larue County
Roosevelt
Leavitt Denies Bryan Family Divorce Rumors
Paris January 14 W H Leavitt son in law of William J Bryan calls divorce reports absurd. He says his wife now in Brindisi has written to him. Mrs Leavitt and the children with Mrs Bryan plan to go to Cairo for the winter for the children's health and will return to Paris in April to join Leavitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
W. H. Leavitt
William J. Bryan
Leavitt
Brindisi
Will Cut the Big Salaries
President Finley of the Southern Railway says the company will reduce expenses by lowering salaries 10 percent for the president, vice presidents, and other general officers and their office staff due to falling business and revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Finley
Southern Railway Company
Wireless at Long Range From Warship Kleber
A brief wireless dispatch from the warship Kleber at Casablanca reached the Eiffel tower station in Paris. The message traveled about 1,400 kilometers, the longest distance yet under similar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Range
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Kleber
Casablancs
Pioneer of Saginaw Dead
Saginaw Michigan January 14 George Washington Merrill a pioneer in Michigan salt discovery and for fifty years a leading businessman in Saginaw died He served on the citys first common council obituary notes his long local prominence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw, Mich
George Washington Merrill
Michigan
Nelson Knocks Out Clifford in Utah Fight Bout
Ogden Utah Jan 14 Nelson knocked Clifford out in the fifth round. The boxing match headline notes Nelson's decisive stoppage as crowds saw the bout conclude early in the fifth round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Clifford
Ogden
Utah
Know He Was Safe. The Young Man May I Take This Op
A brief note in a period voice records a proposal scene as a young man asks for a daughter's hand in marriage, reflecting social customs and propriety in a once weekly newspaper item.
Babies and Water
A nurse notes babies often cry for water though they may not be thirsty. She urges caregivers to beware of misreading a baby’s water cravings and to ensure a child’s need is truly water before offering it.
The Largest Flower Grows in Sumatra
The largest flower in the world grows in Sumatra named Rafflesia arnoldi. Some specimens reach thirty nine inches in diameter and the central cup can hold six quarts of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra
Robbery Attempt Foiled by Farmer Woods and Family
At the western city limits near an old blacksmith shop a masked man fled after Harvey Woods, a famed farmer, lashed his horse and escaped with his wife and two children. A second robber joined but failed to catch them. Darkness hid the assailants. the incident occurred around 11 o clock at night in Princeton Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Woods
Woods
War
Princeton
Ind
Venezuelan General Corao Arrested for Forgery in Nice
Venezuelan General Manuel Corao was arrested in Nice on forgery charges for a letter insulting President Castro. The letter, signed as a Venezuelan official in Paris, led to the Paris official’s dismissal and a police investigation. Corao, a noted race track figure who owns several horses, is detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Manuel Corao
Castro
Paris
Corao
Andrew N Downer Dies at Forty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Andrew N Downer seventy three former Chicago Board of Trade member and Civil War veteran died suddenly at a fete in Elgin during his forty fifth wedding anniversary celebration. He previously led the Ludington Wells and Van Schaack Lumber firm until ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Andrew N. Downer
Chicago Board of Trade
Ludington, Wells & van Schaack Lumber Company
Lightning strike tears up Cambridge City cross
A lightning bolt at Cambridge City shattered the Roman Catholic cemetery cross in Richmond area history. The large center stone was struck and both arms of the massive cross were cut off the top broken and badly shattered. The cross had been erected at considerable expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Cambridge City
Jackson Man Is Missing In Jackson Michigan
Jackson man Colonel F H Avery, secretary treasurer of the Avery Thoman Plumbing Co, has been missing since Monday after building trouble. Also noted are 1908 birth totals in Pennsylvania and a Virginia legislator introducing a four year presidential term curb. Mulai Hatid proclaimed sultan of Morocco with Abd el Aziz deposed and a holy war proclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Jackson, Mich
F. H. Avery
Avery-Thoman Plumbing Company
Avery
Thoman
Pennsylvania
State Department of Health
Lassiter
Virginia
Mulai Hatid
Morocco
Abd-el-Aziz
Markets Report from Chicago Board of Trade Quotation
Chicago markets show Wheat futures May 81.05 to 1.08% high and 1.04% low, Corn May around 2% with July activity, Oats mixed, Pork Lard and Short Ribs priced, Cash wheat and corn samples listed with quality grades. Houselines note receipts 80,000 heavy shipping, 40,000 cattle, 25,000 sheep, with range bids for prime fat steers to native lambs and poultry prices posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
le Lower
Springs
Tlinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Dr Shoop Cough Cure Promises Safe Healing
An ad touts Dr Shoop Cough Cure as harmless and safe for all ages. It claims the medicine uses a resinous plant extract from a sacred shrub called The Sacred terb and emphasizes no opium or harsh ingredients. Teeter and Lathrop, Auctioneers announce a closing out sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Stewart
Teeter & Lathrop
Public sale at Canier farm near Canier farm north of Wington
The sale on Thursday January 1 at 10 a m offers six horses including a 6 year old bay mare in foal and a 5 year old gelding, twenty one cattle with several milking cows, yearlings and calves, hogs including 17 brood sows and 35 shoats, 5 Plymouth Rock chicks, hay and grain lots, farm machinery from Champion binder to walking cultivator, plus household goods and a cream separator. Lunch by Pleasant Plains church. Terms include 12 month credit on sums over ??? with note security and 10 cash discount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canier Farm
Wington
Prope Lewis
Jersey
Farrow
Poland
China
Plymouth Rock
Deere Dise
Pleasant Plains
J. A. McCoy
Cee
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HE Evening Journal
Aville Elder
Pusiisuar
Iowa
Twol Enon
Kwomi
L. M. Schuman’s
Journal Office
Carnes Ratliff Com.co
Howard L. McCleery
Union Stock Yards
the County News
Crawfordsville
West Chester
J. P. McCulley
Winfield
Congress
MR. Aldrich’s
Charles W. Arthur
Senate
House
Aldrich
Senate Finance Committee
Tillman
South Carolina
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Elkins
Kraker
Kean
Shepherd
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Monster Breweries
Breweries
Thomas O. Selfridge
Conkling
Logan
United States Navy
Saginaw
Hel
Geta
Chicago Grain
Marion Anderson
Patzo
Windsor Grocery
Oa Saar
Crail
N. E
J C. McCartney
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