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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
5
Local notices report visits by Mrs. Geo H Paul to Chicago and Mrs. Fred Smith from Iowa City, and events at the Vienna bakery offering fresh confections. Several residents journey to Brighton, Ames, Ainsworth and Monmouth for visits, plus civic activities include Methodist boy scouts progress and church dinners.
James R. Keene built a reputation through prodigious stock exchange winnings and race track feats. His foresight and generalship bewildered rivals while he guaranteed rubber goods at the Darbyshire Prog Co. John H. Stewart, of Washington, serves as assistant doorkeeper in Des Moines for the Iowa state senate during the current legislative session, his third consecutive term in the role.
Mrs. T W Harwood hosts the Merry Maids and guests tomorrow at South Second Avenue. Miss Helen Wilson entertains tonight on East Washington Street for Miss Bonnie Walker departing to Kansas City. Mrs. Sam Berry holds yesterday’s luncheon on East Main Street. Mr. and Mrs. A C Miller host fourteen at noon in the country. Will F Fleming hosts a reception for Mr and Mrs Arthur Wylie east of the city with later travel plans. The A O A class at Methodist church and the B E O class host and gift a silver casserole to Mr and Mrs Willits. James R Keene, famed Wall Street operator and turf enthusiast, dies. his career spans enormous racing stakes and market maneuvers, including Domino and other champions, with a noted rise to wealth and a fallback to financial rescue actions after crises.
We thank friends for kindness and sympathy during illness and after the death of our son Donald and for the floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jurging.
Mrs Ola Southworth traveled to Ainsworth this morning and is a guest today of Miss Edith Peterson, according to local society notes.
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