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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1905
Page
6
Advertises low round trip fares to Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas points aboard the Milwaukee Road line with returns to Pecos Carlsbad and El Paso. Fares listed include 618.00 to multiple Texas destinations 823.00 to Pecos and Carlsbad 624.50 to El Paso.
The Temple Building Company held its annual meeting noting the deaths of Martin P. Miller Col A A Rodman and five original board members. New officers include A N Alberson President H T Reynolds Vice President J W Morton Secretary and E G Wilson Treasurer. The Masonic Fraternity owns a third interest in the Temple building and paid expenses totaling to within 89.93 of revenue.
The piece reports on political maneuvering in Congress over the Dingley tariff revision, noting strong patter opposition and a president avoiding pressure. It also covers Dryden's bill to grant Redbank reservations for Fort Mercer relics, Beveridge and Nelson Senate exchanges, the Jefferson Bible plates inquiry, and Dolliver’s critique of damages claims under pelagic sealing law.
Paris reports indicate M Rouvier will head the new cabinet with Delcisse as foreign minister and Berteaux or Brutin as war minister. If Berteaux declines the war post he may take finance, while Rouvier would handle the interior alongside presidency of the council.
Dispatch from Tacloban dated January 14 reports Lieutenant Avery, a Philippine scout, and two native workers wounded at Dolores river. Private Austin of the hospital corps wounded and nine constabulary killed near Maslog, Samar, January 9. Avery and Austin arrived at the base today.
Hesperia, a town twenty miles north of Muskegon, reports the abduction of Mabel Schelley aged 9 by two well dressed women who forced her into a carriage and sped away. Her father pursued but could not catch them. Part of the girl's clothing was found on a road near Muskegon. She is the daughter of Lieutenant Schelley of the Salvation Army, once stationed in Chicago.
The First Presidency of the Mormon church issues formal instructions to stake presidents bishops and class superintendents forbidding further use of public buildings for teaching church doctrine.
Fire swept the business section of Leland Alabama twenty eight miles west of Aurora. Loss estimated at one hundred thousand dollars.
Official weather forecast up to 8 PM. Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa fair with slowly rising temperatures. Winds west erly becoming variable. Lower Michigan partly cloudy with light snow flurries in northern portions and brisk southwest winds.
Chicago market roundup shows hogs 4.05 to 4.72 percent, cattle 5.70 to 6.06, and sheep 5.25 to 7.65 with brisk activity. East Buffalo results list cattle 5.25 to 5.50, hogs 4.70 to 4.85, sheep and lambs 5.40 to 7.85, calves up to 9.00, while St Louis grain notes No 2 red wheat and corn prices steady with May and July futures.
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