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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1909

Page

4

J. R. Lincoln Elected Brigadier General of Iowa Guard

General James Rush Lincoln of Ames, commander of the Fifty-fifth Infantry, Iowa National Guard, was elected brigadier general of the four regiments after ballots were counted by Adjutant General Guy E. Logan. His election creates a vacancy in the Fifty-fifth, with an election of a colonel to follow.

Des Moines Logan James Rush Lincoln Ames Fifty-fifth Infantry Iowa National Guard Guy E. Logan Lincoln Tampa Fla Fifty-fifth Fifty-fifth Regiment

Pharmaceutical convention gathers two hundred in Ottumwa

In Ottumwa Iowa on July 7 the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association convened with about 200 in attendance. Senator E G Moon delivered the welcome, W H Torbert of Dubuque replied, and Edwin W Franklin of Sigourney gave the annual address. State board of pharmacy examined listed names.

Umwa Meting Ottumwa E. G. Moon Iowa Pharmaceutical Association W. H. Torbert Dubuque Edwin W. Franklin Sigourney State Board of Pharmacy George Lince Daniels Moline Ill C. L. Clamfitt Des Moines J. Bestenheimer Muscatine Nellie Manderson Osceola D. J. Hanson Williamsburg Arch McPhee Glen E. White L. H. Austin Laurens, Co J. Thomas Fairfield T. Whine Red Oak A. A. Peters Martinsburg William Kehm Fort Dodge H. W. Webber Clarinda B. L. Christianson Cedar Falls Clyde L. Wilkinson Winterset C. J. Cawmon Agel

Boat Races at Burlington by Mississippi Valley Motor Boat Association

The Burlington Iowa event saw multiple classes: Full cabin cruisers thirty miles won by Comet in 3:00:35 with others withdrawing. Twenty-foot ten miles M V won in 31 14 with Judge Y second and Dollie third. Mosquito twenty-two-foot ten miles took first with Comanche second and Ethel third. Lamb IV won the one mile speed trial in 2 05 with Red Top second and Planet third. Lamb IV also captured the thirty-mile endurance in 1:03:01 with Red Top second and Sabula third. Canopy top five miles Red Bird won with Ethel second and O G third.

Burlington Mississippi Valley Motor Boat Association Comet M. V Judge Y Dollie Mosquito Comanche Ethel Lamb IV Red Top Planet Sabula Canopy Red Bird O. G

Farmhand Killed by Train Near Marathon

John Geary a farmhand was run over by a North Western freight train one mile west of Marathon Iowa. He had been celebrating and was intoxicated and evidently sat on the track and fell asleep. He was killed in a grisly accident.

Marathon John Geary Northwestern Geary

Burlington Supt Fultz Resigns for Santa Barbara Post

F. M. Fultz, superintendent of Burlington schools, resigns to take a similar role in Santa Barbara California. He leaves his Iowa position effective soon after accepting the California appointment.

Lowan California Burlington F. M. Fultz Santa Barbara Cal

Dorothy Maddern Delights at Miss Garland Musicale

Dorothy Maddern, the youngest pupil, steps in at the last minute to play Dolly’s Lullaby, guiding Miss Garland through a tense start. She performs with poise before a crowd of strangers, earning praise while Tom McGinnis apologizes for slang and Dorothy gains confidence amid the postperformance mingling.

Miss Garland Dorothy Maddern Tom McGinnis Tom Dorothy Sissy Dolly Mamma Mary Eeca Wilkin Jessie Wilcox Brooklyn Vagle

How Cranston Saved His Brother Heroic Arvada Boy

A ten year old Arvada Colorado boy named Cranston Rader sacrificed himself to save his younger brother Miles from a fast moving electric train. He waved his arms and stood on the track stopping the car inches from him. The motorman halted the vehicle and freed Miles’s wedged foot.

Cranston Arvada Colo J. R. Rader Miles

Albia Court House Tragedy Ends Woman's Life in Restroom

Miss Emilyn Kester of Ottumwa died from a self inflicted gunshot in the Albia courthouse restroom. She reportedly faced a lover's quarrel with Clarence W. Diltz assistant city engineer who accompanied her to collect a debt and whom she planned to marry within a year. Her handbag contained two revolvers one given by Diltz and the other her own, the latter used to kill herself.

Emilyn Kester Ottumwa Albia Court House Clarence W. Diltz Miss Kester Albia W. HL. Cooper & Son Diltz Dirtz West

Lookout Stations Planned for West National Forests

The Forest Service will establish lookout stations at strategic points across national forests in the west to transmit fire alerts to officials. The plan aims to speed detection and extinguishment of fires, saving thousands of dollars in timber. Roughly 1,400 field men patrol 195 million acres, but only about a quarter is available, spreading effort over 138000 to 188000 acres per man. Despite constraints, fire losses remain small compared to unprotected lands.

Forest Service National Forest

First Methodist Church in Cincinnati to Open With Dining Room

The first Methodist institutional church in Cincinnati was dedicated but not formally opened until fall. It features a kitchen dining room and industrial education facilities with a well supplied library and reading room open during the day. Methodists plan future expansion to other churches in the area.

Cincinnati Asbury M. BE Methodists of

Todd's Balloon Trip Aims at High Altitude Ambition

Amherst professor David P Todd discusses a balloon ascent to 25 000 feet to test a theory on air compression for living in high altitude. He cites 1862 record by Glashier at 36 000 feet and proposes a future Mount Chimborazo observatory in Ecuador.

Amherst Mass David P. Todd Mars Glashier Mount Chimborazo Andes Ecuador

Veteran pushes family by cart from Winchester to Waterville

Civil War veteran William Bishop, sixty three, travels with his wife and three children in a nine foot cart converted to a room. They left Winchester with eighteen dollars, living on about sixty cents daily, having covered 550 miles and 275 more to Waterville, N Y.

Winchester Waterville N. Y William Bishop South Bishop

Cure For Nervous Ills Dark Room Treatment

Reported as a modern remedy, a patient with nervous troubles is confined in a dark room and thrashed with a towel soaked in vinegar. This method reflects outdated medical practices and was part of early 20th century fringe therapy.

Facts About The House Fly

The article explains Musca domestica is ancient and found in Baltic amber. It details the flys lack of teeth and its sucking proboscis, its attraction to skin oils, and how it spreads disease. It notes the flys many eyes, including a large compound eye and three smaller eyes at the back of the head.

Baltic Sea

A Light Steady Hand Sets Dominos in Balance

An exercise of patience and dexterity describes balancing a set of dominos on a single narrow-end piece. It notes that careful layering and lifting them into place can achieve stable balance with effort.

Korean Girls Ironing in Wartime Korea

The piece describes Korean women ironing during the Russo Japanese War era, explaining how they wrap clothing around a round stick like a rolling pin, then sit on the floor and beat the fabric with clubs resembling tenpins, a method seen as slow and difficult by Western observers.

Legends of the Lily in Virgin Mary lore

A historical note recalls two lily legends around Mary the Virgin. One tale says candidates for Marys hand left staffs in a temple and Josephs staff blossomed green with lilies at dawn. The other claims Mary plucked a lily turning white, earning names like Madonna flower for the flower.

Mary Joseph

Hygienic schools push for healthier classrooms

Denver reports at the National Education association meeting endorses banning coughing teachers and stresses physical development alongside brain work. Speakers lead a health in the schoolroom discussion urging wider playgrounds and moderated workload for children, with focus on exceptional minds and bodies.

Denver William W. Hastings Springfield Mass National Education Association J. B. Pearis Pueblo Colo Department of Special Education Carroll G. Pearse Milwaukee

One Hundred Jews Slain in Lemberg Disorder

Lemberg reports mob violence in Bessarabia southwestern Russia where landlords and Jews are attacked. At least 100 Jews are reported killed as curfews and clashes spread through the region. The turmoil follows rising anti Jewish tensions in the area.

Lemberg Austria-Hungary Bessarabia Russia

Jury Acquits Dr Barstow in Fatal Reider Case

Freeport July 7 A jury found Dr Charles F Barstow not guilty of the murder of Miss Jeanette Reider in a case that drew local attention and jurors deliberated after testimony from several witnesses.

Barstow Freeport Charles F. Barstow Jeanette Reider

Electrician F. E. Link Dies at 35 in Seattle

Seattle remembers Frank E. Link chief electrician of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition died of peritonitis at age thirty five. Link hailed from Eau Claire and was a prominent figure in the exposition’s electrical work.

F. E. Link Seattle Wash Frank E. Link Eau Claire

Conversation on meeting a horse and greeting etiquette

A brief dialogue shows guidance on approaching a horse. One person asks if the animal is dangerous, another suggests speaking to it first, and the conversation notes they have not been introduced.

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. R. Lincoln Pharmaceutic Convention Lamb V Cranston and Miles Rader Nional Forests Guard Todd Japan Korea Dankwardi & Kurtz
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