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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1902
Page
4
The McCartney case against the City of Washington was continued until the March term. The jury returned to hear argument, but plaintiff Mrs Kate McCartney amended her petition to raise a new issue and defendants moved for a further continuance, which was granted. The plaintiff pays the costs.
Guy Winters aged 21 a Canal Street waiter killed himself in Grand Rapids after an unusual bond formed with a man he met in Chicago last November The other man allegedly contracted cocaine habits during attempts to cure Winters The letter found on Winters described tender terms such as sweetheart my own love dear and revealed a dramatic entanglement ending with Winters fainting at a relative’s home
A female ghost in deepest mourning is seen at all hours around Bushnell with no fixed place. She appears silently, sometimes in white, often in veiled robes, and has allegedly chased frightened witnesses before vanishing.
A swift pursuit allowed the subject to elude capture as authorities chased across several blocks. An attempted seizure failed when the target vanished from sight during the chase, leading to abandonment of the pursuit.
In Coffeen Illinois on January 20, a letter from Fred Breckman explains his suicide after declaring debt and intending self harm. He said Miss Clifford urged joining him in death and the note ends with a plea to be buried beside him, signed Pred and Gertie.
Financial Secretary Floyd reports for the Michigan Athletic Association from Sept 24 to Jan 10 showing total funds of 16111.12 passed through. The season began with 20.49 in the bank. Football receipts reached 12162.80 with team expenses at 7615.00.
The supplemental report of the isthmian canal commission on the Panama Canal Company offer to sell its property to the United States for 40 million dollars was delivered to President Roosevelt Saturday evening and is expected to favor the purchase if all details are arranged.
Obituary notices describe Mrs Mary A Sanford death in Lincoln Neb and funeral arrangements for loved ones in Burlington. Sadie Neiswanger Wright dies suddenly in Brookfield Mo with husband and child surviving. Other items note land deals at Pine Grove and Letts farm 800 acres totaling 103000, local arrivals, engagements, and funeral plans across the community.
Sheriff Teeter was alerted to a man and boy burglars who entered a Hedrick store Saturday evening and stole a black overcoat a gray overcoat two suits ties collars and other items. Dr Claude Terry spent Sunday in the city and returned to Brighton this morning.
A special meeting of Cryrus chapter No 18 Ro A M will be held tomorrow evening January 21 at o'clock for work in Most Excellent and Royal Arch degrees. ET Wickam, HP.
A little son of Mrs. John Schrader died suddenly this forenoon. Details to follow. The Annual Meeting of Temple Building Jr. is set for this evening at 8 o'clock in the secretary's office.
For Sale. John G Stewart offers three stock farms with good improvements mostly new price 4000 to 5500 per acre Also a fine city residence with modern improvements recently completed WANTS work by a young man Apply at JOURNAL office 86 21 WANTED boy 14 to 16 to work in store Apply at JOURNAL office 86 21 Fomple stick pin opal set new Apply at JOURNAL office 86 21 For Rent unfurnished rooms Apply at JOURNAL office 86 26 For SALE Jersey cow young and gentle Apply at JOURNAL office 86 21 WANTED married man to work in brick yard and take a house steady work year round See Edw Swift 4t
A farewell reception will be tendered Rev H RK Stark and family this evening at the Presbyterian church commencing at 7 o'clock. All invited. Miss Thackery visits the W S Grecian home and is niece of Mr Grecian staying on vacation. She resides in Hardin county where she and her father run a joint railway agency.
In Des Moines Iowa January 20 1914 the Mabel Schofield murder case features druggist A H Hansen testifying that he sold Thomas chloroform and chloral hydrate the day before the murder. The garments of the victim were entered as evidence and Maggie Hammond testified Thomas was at home 1 to 6 pm, challenging alibi.
A Boston couple, Helen M. York and John Blanch, linotype operators, escaped a deadly blaze on Milton Place after flames trapped them on a fourth floor window. Firemen raised a ladder to reach them and both stepped onto the ladder to safety as smoke and fire overwhelmed the sill. Damage was reported around fifty thousand dollars.
Nebraska beet raisers announce a rebellion against sugar manufacturers in a bid to force terms. A meeting in Omaha is set in two weeks to organize representatives for hearings before Congress and to push for reduced Cuban sugar prices. They argue current prices render the industry unprofitable.
The House sat under an hour on Saturday with routine business. Cannon reports an urgent deficiency bill including a $40,000 item for Prince Henry of Prussia's entertainment and totaling $16,700,000.
Albert Jennings of Wellesley admits guilt to forgery and embezzlement in a $25,000 fraud, after being arrested on a $5,000 forged note charge. Also note: Hunt shot dead in Shawnee by John Seville who mistook him for an enemy. Count von Waldersee and wife, a U.S. native, plan an April visit.
Fragmentary note lists names Allen and Frank Rowers issuing instructions to leave orders. The context and action are unclear from the readable text.
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