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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1902
Page
3
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An old classified style note advertises Stewart's Pharmacy with the largest line and closest prices located just one door west of the Opera House. It mentions Peloubet's Notes and items such as diaries and calendars.
Local health remedies and goods advertise Isenhart menthol candy and Rocky Mountain Tea while noting residents like Ray Foley ill at East Madison Street and various visitors and births in Crawfordsville and Muscatine area. Upcoming horse sale by J. A. Limerman to ship to Buffalo with dates in February.
Special to Tax Evening Journal reports a weather forecast for Iowa today and tomorrow. The outlook predicts threatening snow Wednesday and possible late tonight with slowly rising temperatures.
Local notes report John Orr visiting Columbus Junction this morning and nearby residents noting Isenhart's new window display of caramels. Bishop Morrison of Davenport set to preach February 3 at Trinity Chapel with public invitation. Licenses to wed issued for two couples. Thermometer shows twelve degrees below zero this morning. Latta family leaves for Sigourney and future move to South Dakota planned in spring.
In Joliet Montana January 28 a husband and wife staged a ring duel over their 3 year old boy Dick. After five rounds the wife was declared the winner and awarded custody while the husband was told he has no claim. The bout featured a referee and a whisky-fueled performance by the husband.
William Boyd 79 of a farm 13 miles northeast of the city died at 12:10 AM from typhoid pneumonia. He was a brother of James Boyd Mrs Geo Allbaugh of Columbus Junction and Mrs Pat Tobin of Ainsworth. Born in County Down Ireland he lived a single life and came to America with his brother in 1842. Funeral at St James Church tomorrow at 10:30 AM with interment in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Governor Cummins sent a message to the Iowa legislature noting the Louisiana Purchase Commission seeks a $258 000 appropriation. He offers no recommendation.
John Parker of Chicago publicly stated he advertised in Chicago papers to sell his body to physicians for scientific purposes to avoid starvation. He is described as a once wealthy man. In Muncie Indiana Mae Heath sister of Perry S. Heath will wed Dr. L. H. Chamberlain of Albuquerque New Mexico quietly on Wednesday morning after meeting in Mexico.
In Omaha on January 28 the farewell sermon of Dr. Clarence B. Sargent marked a year of church differences at St. Marys Avenue Congregational. He accused the faction that displaced him of causing strife and failing his pastorate and expressed sympathy for his successor.
A massive explosion at the Park Avenue shaft of the Rapid Transit tunnel construction killed six men and injured about 100 others. Victims include Cyrus Adams, James Carr, Lawrence Hine, J Roderick Robertson, Ralph H. Thompson, and Thomas Tubbs. The injured are not seriously hurt.
Representations have been made to the governor Sir Augustus Hemming about ill treatment of British subjects at Bay Islands Honduras by soldiers with government connivance. Complaints will be sent to London.
The United States supreme court will take a recess from next Monday until Feb. 24. Freezing temperature was reported yesterday morning as far south as Galveston, Tex. The pope yesterday received in audience Eugene A. Philbin, formerly district attorney of New York county.
In New Albany Indiana on January 28 Andrew Wilson murdered by being cut and stabbed after an all night drinking bout with Sam Shutters. Shutters fled into his house while Wilson was later found dead along the Southern railway track half a mile from the scene.
Jan 28. S W Stone of Burlington visits his mother. Mise lear White returns to Washington after visiting the W S Gardner home. D O Thompson of Webber Thompson Chicago was here Friday. Mrs C Laffer returns to Sigourney after two weeks with her parents J A Crawford. Grace Benn returns to Washington after visiting Geo McCreedy. Nellie Harrison was a passenger for Washington yesterday. Lester Hamlin, cousin of W T Trotter, returns to Sigourney Saturday.
A Thoroughbred Tramp comes to Graham Saturday evening with singing and dancing comedians and scenic comedy. The act promises a clean, full of comedy entertainment for local audiences.
Miss Lauraingham visits Chapin Iowa to tend her ill grandmother as The American Boy in Detroit announces Will Levington Comfort has secured a new story. The tale centers on the youngest correspondent in General Lawton's army who sent word of Lawton's death to America three hours before others. The February issue promises a vivid account of the cable rescue and frontline experiences.
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