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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1913

Page

5

Ben Greet Players Present Comedy of Errors in Graham

The Ben Greet players will perform Comedy of Errors at the Graham on Monday night January 27 as the closing feature of the lecture course. Greet, renowned authority on English drama, with two players from the Everyman company. Tickets go on sale next Saturday at McElhinney drug store.

Ben Greet The Graham Mr. Greet America Everyman Charles Frohman McElhinney Drug Store

Amusements that strike a genuine melodic note

A fragment notes that some plays reach beyond routine entertainment to touch audiences with sincerity. The piece suggests a work written not for profit or diversion but as a sincere artistic expression from its creator.

Shepherd of the Hills Play At Graham Monday Night

Harold Bell Wright's The Shepherd of the Hills dramatization shown at the Graham theater Monday January 20 with curtain at 8 15. The Ozark hill setting features Old Matt Young Matt and Sammy Lane among a cast of quaint characters. Tickets priced 25 50 75 and 1 00 go on sale at MacElhinney Drugstore Monday morning.

Harold Bell Wright Mr. Wright Shepherd Matt Sammy Lane Ozark Mountains Wright Shepherd of the Hills Graham MacElhinney Drugstore

Diary of Bandit Shows His Profits

Boston police say William J. Monague alias Clayton of St. Louis robbed the Boston and Albany ticket office. A diary in his possession lists years of alleged robberies and sums from Wells Fargo Grand Trunk Erie and other offices. Monague was arrested after a chase and found with $1,000 in negotiable money orders.

Boston William J. Monague Clayton St. Louis Monague Boston and Albany New York Wells Fargo Express Company Buffalo Grand Trunk Erie Philadelphia Pittsburgh B. A V. O J. A. Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Titcomb

Bank at Stanley Robbed Thursday in Notre Dame Era Style

Robbers blew open the Stanley Exchange bank door with nitroglycerin at 3 am and obtained 45 dollars in silver. They also took cash from the vault but left no arrests or clues. The burglary was interrupted by the noise, and locals searched the town of Stanley, Missouri, but failed to locate the criminals. Mrs. A R Tabor reports Chamberlain’s Tablets cured her sick headache after five years of trouble.

Stanley, Ja Stanley Exchange Bank A. L. Strawn Stanley Buchanan County A. R. Tabor Crider Lemmon’s Pharmacy Advt

Judge Refuses to Free Jarck on Bootlegging Conviction

A U.S. court yesterday overruled Attorney M. L. Temple's bid to vacate the judgment against Jarck. Temple claimed Jarck had settled with the government by paying the tax and a $50 penalty, expecting a year in Leavenworth. Judge McPherson stated the criminal court is not a collection agency and kept Jarck convicted of bootlegging.

Ion United States M. L. Temple Jarck Temple Leavenworth McPherson Criminal Court Jarek

Report details dire Chippewa conditions at White Earth reservation

Washington reports show poverty disease and filth on the Chippewa reserve in Minnesota. Investigators describe huts crowded with eight to twenty people per room, widespread trachoma tuberculosis and other diseases, and naked children living among aged men and women as lumber and land controversy erode the tribe’s lands. They urge stronger accountability for the Indian service and efforts to recover lands taken by lumber companies.

Washington Congress White Earth Minnesota Indian Commissioner Indian Service Department of Justice

Bath Tub Relic of Maine Who Wants It

Washington announces a single Maine relic a steel bath tub used by Rear Admiral Sigsbee. Any town or patriotic group may apply to the navy to receive the tub, not to be shipped at public expense. Urbana Ohio briefly had the relic then chose a shell instead.

Maine Washington, D. C Navy Department Sigsbee Urbana Ohio Washington

Logan Retains Guard Head Post In Iowa

Des Moines January 18 Adjutant General Guy A Logan of Red Oak will retain his position at the head of Iowa militia as Governor Clarke announces. The National Guard favors his re appointment. A L Urick Des Moines becomes state labor commissioner to succeed E W Vanduyn. Urick leads the state federation of labor and is named for marshal of the southern district. Other Clarke appointments include Homer Woods requisition clerk Mrs E G Blaise pardon clerk Mrs Mollie Heist notarial clerk Thomas Walters secretary and Douglas Miller messenger.

Des Moines Guy A. Logan Red Oak George W. Clarke National Guard General Logan Thrift A. L. Urick E. W. Vanduyn Urick State Federation of Labor Taft Iowa Clarke Homer Woods Odebolt E. G. Blaise Mollie Heist Jefferson Thomas Walters Douglas Miller Messenger

Via Colorado Scenic Route to Salt Lake City and Ogden

Travelers plan a scenic journey by way of Colorado routes to Salt Lake City and Ogden before continuing on to the Southern Pacific line.

Colorado el Paso Salt Lake City Feather River Canyon Ogden Southern Pacific

Friedmanns Cure For Tuberculosis Report To Congress

Washington January 18 Dr Friedmanns cure for tuberculosis reviewed by Consul General Thackera to Congress 1118 treated most were children results warrant attention though not adopted by medical profession Serum scarce produced from cold blooded animals through a lengthy process and may not be world wide soon

Washington, D. C F. F. Friedman Thackera Berlin Congress Taft Gore

Keokuk Inventor Convicted of Fraud

Alfred V. Ruthven of Keokuk Iowa, claimed inventor of a railway safety device, was convicted in federal court of using the mails to defraud. Judge Rufus Foster sentenced him to three years in the Atlanta penitentiary and a $1 000 fine. Evidence tied his mail promotions to a stock selling scheme across the midwest and south.

New Orleans Alfred V. Ruthven Keokuk United States District Court Rufus Foster Ruthven Atlanta Middle West South

Massaging Affected Part For Paralysis Relief

Advertisement notes that persons troubled with partial paralysis are helped by massaging the affected part with Chamberlain's Liniment. It claims relief from rheumatic pains and lists Lemmon's Pharmacy as the seller.

Chamberlain Lemmon's Pharmacy Advt

Bootlegger Sentenced in Federal Prison Case

Ottumwa Iowa January 18 Judge Smith McPherson declares Henry Jarck an insistent liquor dealer who dodged taxes and led a life of crime in Muscatine court opinion outlines federal prison sentence and ongoing proceedings

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