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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1901

Page

4

In Charge of Officers Seeks Transfer of Ottumwa Man

Ifred Clifton of Ottumwa visiting northeast of the city is in charge of police authorities. He started a cigar factory near the Journal office about two years ago. He was previously committed to Mr. Pleasant from Ottumwa and released to hopes a trip here would help. Last night he was intoxicated and brought to the city in a raving condition. He is being watched and his wife accompanies him. The Wapello sheriff will arrive tonight to escort him to Mt Pleasant. Miss Mionie Duples returned to Keota after a Sunday at home. The Degree of Honor will meet Wednesday July 3 for installation of officers instead of Thursday July 4. All members urged to attend.

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Sermon and Summer Outing Planned by Local Churches

Last evening at 7 o'clock a largely attended park service was led by Rev. H. R Stark with music on slips, Rev. Schrecken gast offering prayer, and Rev. John Stafford delivering his final city sermon. A city party traveled to Wapello then Oakville on the Iowa River to lease a club house for a summer outing, with Mrs. Lewis Wallace cooking and several couples and Misses Smith, McCartney, and Dobson joining. Our ice wagon will not run July 4th. patrons should submit supplies on the 3rd.

Baptist Peter Stark Schrecken

Marriage at Methodist Parsonage and Sparrow Import notes

Mr Samuel Smith and Miss Myrtle Dennison wed at the Methodist parsonage with Rev Schreckengast officiating. The groom farms near Brighton. sisters of the bride attended. Also included is a detailed overview of English sparrows imported into the United States from 1858 onward, noting multiple cities and institutions involved.

Samuel Smith Myrtle Dennison Methodist Parsonage Schreckengast Luke Dennison Brighton

Heating stove use and coal discovery across regions

The passage compares heating and cooking stove usage by region and social class from Portugal Greece Paraguay Austria and the Americas. It notes limited heating in Portugal and Greece among lower classes, prevalent brick stoves in Paraguay, tiling stoves in Austria, and a Mediterranean prejudice against artificial heat. It mentions iron cooking stoves as rare in South America and the West Indies and describes French stove use in the United States and France. It also states the first anthracite coal was found at Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania in 1791 and the Lehigh Coal Mining Company began operations that year.

Portugal Greece Paraguay Austria Mediterranean South America West Indies United States France Mauch Chunk Lehigh Coal Mining Company

Tragedy at Alice No. 1 Bend Ends Fireman's Love Tale

In a Utah to Wyoming railroad danger tale, engineers Short and Fat perish aiding a landslide wreck at Alice No. 1 bend. The young woman with the red lamp watches as a red light signals danger, and both men die in the wreckage.

Tax Abatement Request and Salary Threat Exchange

A clerk debates requesting a tax abatement and considers employer pressure to justify the claim. The employer teases a salary cut as leverage, reflecting a tense exchange from Lustige Blatter.

Meyer Lustige Blatter

Found A Black Lace Show Near Church And Lost and For Sale Items

Found A black lace show near Episcopalian church. Found A dog and owner can learn location by paying for this notice. FOR SALE Good new rubber tired rig at H Sanfords or see R H Walker. It Lost Pocket book black name in book some money also. Leave at JOURNAL. if For SALE A lady a wheel Call at the JOURNAL. 10 5t For Rest Room in top flat west side of the Rookery. if the tf For Rent Rooms Inquire at JOURNAL tf

H. Sanfords R. H. Walker the Journal

Low fares to many destinations by rail excursions

Advert says single and round trip rates for trips from Washington with multiple dates to Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Louisville Colorado points St Paul Spirit Lake Okoboji San Francisco Portland Seattle and more. Mentions Pullman Sleeper to Chicago and special sale dates with times and fares.

St. Paul Spirit Lake Okoboji San Francisco Portland Seattle Pullman Chicago Pac Northwest

Miles Bradford Ordered to Report at Cedar Falls at Once

Miles Bradford received word to report immediately at Cedar Falls to adjust losses in his company. The directive directs swift action at a specific location to handle ongoing damage assessment.

Miles Bradford Cedar Falls

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Olivilo Harry McCall Allen B. Winstey Co Waldorf Johnson Cash Store rcCall Bros SeeMe Hygen Acme Dib Windsor Grocery Ifred Clifton Ottumwa Mr. Pleasant Wapello County Mt Pleasant Mionie Duples Keota Mer H. R Stark John Stafford Rev J R. Logue Oakville Wapello Lowa River Will Lewis Wallace Kate and Ger Trude Smith Mrs. Wilber Dobson Waterloo Pakinson & Buckley Ray Patterson W. Davidson Crawfordsville Johnson's Bakery Chas Olds Ainsworth Cora Porter Cornelia Klass Ray Foley Sigourney Messrs W. R. Beamer A. Hott Robert Blair Eidon Bloomfield J. W. Clark Monroe County W.S. Dean The McCor Mick Machine Company Con Stewart Verdi the Engineer Testi Nicola Anna Schnoebelen Riverside Normal Institute NASA Erty Traer Iowa St. Lewis Rock Island Colorado Springs L. Vernon Jessie Crooks Miss Ashby Eity Council John Dewese Des Moines Fannie Harwood Columbus Junction R. A. Hutton Agnes Bishop Lexington Normal Reed J. W. Babb Chi Cago Holden Washington Alma G. White Glenwood Colo Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wallace Mascatine Clyde Boice Union Pacific Railroad Evanston Ogden Utah Omaha Salt Lake Short Devil's Slide Fat Alice No. 1 Alice Ife Chicago Record-Herald Episcopalian Church Lemmon & Lewis East Side Jewelers Lemmon Lewis EUW Walther Schneider Wilmot L. J. Wilmet Walther Plumbing & Heating Washington, Iowa Wem Charley Means East Side Restaurant Detroit Mich Milwaukee Louisville Colorado Points N. A F. E Stewart Great Rock Island Grace Hotel Grace Jackson Boulevard Clark Street Wetmore’s M. C. Wetmore Tobacco CO St. Louis America Nervita Medical Co Clinton and Jackson Sts Lord J. H. Stewart West Side Pan-American Exposition Presseension Depot Connections B. & N. W. Deror Oscar Solbrig J. McKeene East Main St Oo. R. 1 T. R Muscatine California Pacific Northwest J. E. Stewart Agt Cedar Rapids Tneftw Aan Ilowa Nor' No Mason City Sun Paul SOUTH Eaj Peoria Marshalltown CO & N W Denver
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