11 Jul 1896
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1896
Page
1
The article notes Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe's final writings appeared shortly before her death and mentions a packed audience at the Ladies Minstrel event planned for July 17 with ticket sales starting Tuesday morning at the box office.
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago delegates discussed Bryan while Illinois split on McLean and Sewell through the fourth and fifth ballots. Sewell gained numerous votes as Tennessee and Kentucky shifted toward him, leading to a unanimous nomination after a telegram from McLean opposed his vice presidency.
Washington DC and Sigourney dispatches note a major What Cheer fire threatening large portions of the town. The rest of the item lists local social events, concerts, visits, a marriage license, lost jewel ad, and community notices including the county Normal opening and thanks from the Henderson family amid Sadie’s illness.
The Washington Telephone Co. announces reduced rentals and plans to install or exchange a number of new phones to showcase a proposed improved exchange. They aim for two hundred phones at $1.00 monthly for homes and $1.50 for businesses, noting progress will take time and subscribers are still needed.
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