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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1901
Page
3
Notice from Washington Iowa post office states advertisements submitted by 10 o'clock in the morning will be changed the same day. The item appears in the second class mailing section for local readers.
Duncan’s showcases Sky Pilot novelty 8&6 cloth bound editions and a Golden Buck cigars. Community notices report residents returning from Chicago Keota Ottumwa Des Moines and Burlington visits. Local events include Fourth of July celebrations West Chester Dublin and Harper, with rail travel updates and ongoing shop notices.
The store invites customers to bring pictures and try various mouldings and mats together. A wide range of moulding types is available to help shoppers frame their photos and artwork.
Lord Selborne in the Lords outlined Britains naval build plan for 1001 and 1002 with three armored cruisers, Formidable class ships, and Canopus class vessels. Commons noted 800 tons ships at 23 knots with heavier armament and stronger torpedo destroyers. All new ships to have wireless telegraphy and hospital ships in Mediterranean tied to American generosity. The Statist urged wartime loan powers before adjournment to cover ongoing South Africa costs, warning of a potential deficit.
A July accident followed a parade in Canton when a crowd crowded a brick storefront edge and the coping gave way. Myrtle Sugdan, 10, was killed. Fatally hurt were H. Baker, Robert Knotts, and Charles Sellow. Several others suffered serious injuries including Perry Baughman, Paul Byrum, Elias Chadwick, Thomas Pearon, H. Standard, John Snyder, and Martin Walker. Pingree’s body arrived in Detroit and lay in state at city hall with floral tributes.
In Waukesha two meetings of the library association occurred with papers read by state librarians and a new children's librarians section. In Champaign Urbana heavy rains flooded streets and overflowed the Bonevard river, inundating greenhouses and threatening the president's home while local business losses ran into thousands.
Emporia Kan July 6 the Fourth of July celebration featured the driving of the first spike of the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad the Stilwell road Vice President Sylvester said the road holds deeds for 270 miles of right of way in Kansas and Oklahoma and has completed 70 miles of grading south of Anthony Kan and will begin laying rails immediately.
About 1,300 prisoners enjoyed the holiday freedom of the yards for two hours. They ran games boxing wrestling football danced and socialized. The dinner offered extra dishes and in the afternoon they could write letters home while smoking cigars.
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