Local visitors and residents arrive and depart in city
A long list of travelers and residents pass through or visit Washington. Charles Saling, George Anderson, Elmer Adams, John McEwen, Wm Breed, Bessie Moothart, Mr and Mrs H H Brown, Guy Eckerman, George Potter, Walter Haskell, John Matthews, Harvey Matthews, Charles Means, Ed McGee, Amy Richards, Mrs Charles Latta, Hr Batterson, Mr and Mrs Leigh Wallace, Frank Hott, Mrs T W Rowan, Mrs George Chilcote, Mrs Sam Griffith, Mrs Ortis Watters, Father Jacobsmeier, Lotrie Smith, Christina Pacha, C C Cooper, R M Crail, Hugh McCleery, Miss Effie Nichols, Miss Lilian Grubb, Miss Wabnitz, Miss Hunter, and others are noted as travelers or locals. The Gazette also notes the Washington city directory is completed and praised for reference.
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Charles Saling
Davenport
George Anderson
Coppock
Elmer Adams
Keota
John McEwen
Muscatine
Wm. H. Breed
Ainsworth
Conner and Schilling
John Matthews
Harvey
Milwaukee
Charles Means
Ed McGee
Amy Richards
Cotter
Charles Latta
Winfield
Ottum
Murderer Hanged in Missouri at Kirksville
John Robinson was hanged for murdering his father in law George Conkle in Kirksville Missouri He declared he had made peace with God before dying and greeted 500 friends at the jail hours prior to the execution. Automobile Deal Completed In Bloomington Street Railway Strike Negotiations Return with 12 Automobiles Secured for Competition The machines will be shipped for service next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Kirksville
John Robinson
George Conkle
Bloomington
Strikkers
Chicago
Locomotive Boiler Explodes in Syracuse Train
A locomotive boiler exploded in Syracuse New York on January 16 killing the engineer and a brakeman and probably fatally injuring the fireman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
New York Central
Philadelphia Tragedy A chemist kills wife then himself
Edward K. Landis a 45 year old manufacturing chemist shot and killed his wife Emma 48 at their West Philadelphia home before turning the gun on himself in a fatal domestic tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Edward K. Landis
Emma
McClelland Knocks Out Hanlon in Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls report on January 16 notes Jack McClelland knocked out Jimmy Hanlon in the fourth round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClelland
Hanlon
Beaver Falls
Jack McClelland
Jimmy Hanlon
Senator Sorghum on Fame Versus Financial Records
Quote contrasts fame with practical banking realities as Senator Sorghum dismisses the idea of a scroll of fame. He says the fame scroll is not the book bank cashiers use for certified checks, per the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Rhetoric Professor Sheds Light on Theory and Practice
City editor assigns Bennie to rewrite the item for print. The note from the Cleveland Leader shows the newsroom workflow with an editor guiding the student writer on shaping the copy for publication.
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Bennie
Cleveland Leader
Sympathizing Friend Cheer Up Over Rejected Suitor
A lighthearted Baltimore American item portrays a cheer from a friend to a troubled suitor. The banter hints at social expectations and the idea that one girl is not the only one in the world.
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New York
Price
W. D. Ferguson Adjustment Company
Duncan
Bessie Moothart
West Chester
Mrs. H. H. Brown
Ft Madison
George Barrett Home
Guy Eckerman
Oskaloosa
City
George Potter
McKee and Potter
Ottumwa
Walter Haskell
Marshall, Field & Co
Hr. Batterson
Mrs
Leigh Wallace
Mexico
Frank Hott
Burlington
Taylorville
T. W. Rowan
Brighton
George Chilcote
Sam Griffith
Rock Island
Ortis Watters
Tipton
Father Jacobsmeier
Pleasant Plain
Little Lotrie Smith
Christina Pacha
C. C. Cooper
Northwestern Suspender Co
Flora Stephens
R. M. Crail
Spencer Grocer Co
Oska- Joosa
Hugh McCleery
Effie Nichols
Lilian Grubb
Columbus Junction
Des Moines
Wabnitz
Hunter
the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
J. Albert Williams & Co
Jen
Dougherty Bros. West Side
Atery
The
Indiana
Crown Cafe
Journal
Graham Theatre
Washington, Iowa
Warren Moore
C. E. Beverle
T. S. Arthur
Macnee
Daly’s Theatre
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