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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1911

Page

6

Universalists in Portland Open National Young People’s Convention

Portland hosts the National Young People’s Christian Union convention with the reception this morning and inaugural exercises this evening. Leaders include A Inghan of Boston and Roger Fritz. business sessions and officer elections set for Friday and Saturday. services to conclude next Sunday.

Portland Mie Nasional Younes Christian Union of the of Church The United Unie Social Service Board Kihan Eilenwood Atlanta BB Gibbs St. Paul Ou Luther Ro Robins Chattahooga Tenn Speci

Cartersville Geogia Editors Convene at State Meeting

Budding journalists in Cartersville gather as the Georgia Weekly Press association opens its annual meeting. Country editors discuss their craft and plan excursions from Rome on the Coosa River to Savannah then Beaufort during the gathering.

Cartersville Georgia Weekly Press Association Rome Italy Coosa Tiber Savannah Beaufort

Midshipmen Leave Kiel After European Cruise

About 600 American mids stationed aboard the battleships Town, Massachusetts and Indiana depart Kiel after more than a week in port and continue their cruise to Bergen.

Kiel Germany Town Massachtusetts Indiana Bergen

Gray hairs and home remedy myths in old advice

An aged excerpt confuses gray hair signals with folklore cures. It endorses a home tonic made from sage and sulfur claiming to restore natural color, warns against pulling gray hair, and notes myths about aging and hair loss.

Sium Nts

Balloon Flight Amid Thunderstorm Struggles Over Fremont

Kansas City to New York balloon race contestants endured a fierce storm. Pilot Clifton Harmon and aide John Watts escaped injury after their balloon was tossed in high winds and rain near Fremont. Augustus Post reported sharp cold, a cyclone and a terrifying tumble as five other balloons drifted northeast over Illinois and Missouri.

Kansas Cliv Dulyty Clifford Bo Harmon Augustus Post New York Fremont Town Gordon Hennettoeup Poth Ten Katsan Coty Th Itonovwedl John Watts Timois Premont Kansas City

Market House Demand Shapes City Council Talks

Officials anticipate an extraordinary effort to devise methods for a proposed market house. The strong public demand for immediate erection is believed to influence council deliberations in the coming days as talks proceed.

Miss Stella Novotny Injured in Hay Mowing Accident

A 16 year old girl named Stella Novotny was badly mangled in a mowing machine while driving in a hay field. She lay exposed to sun for hours before discovery, bound wounds with makeshift bandages, and faced possible amputation as surgeons were not immediately available. Her condition was critical but authorities expect recovery with maiming likely.

Victor Lekle Miss Stella Novotny Lay Lve

National Shoe and Leather Fair Opens in Boston

Boston hosts the fifth National Shoe and Leather Market Fair in Mechanics Building with officials and delegates from New England and Leather associations. Buyers and manufacturers from across the country attend as events include visits to Brockton Lynn Haverhill Beverly and other footwear hubs.

Boston Mechanics Building New England Mid Leather Association Ocean Rada Gulf Brockton Lynn Haverhill Beverly National Association of Vans

Elks Lodge Baseball Team Plans Iowa Tour

A prepared Evens article notes an Iowa City Elks lodge baseball team planning a summer tour across the state. Negotiations target games against Elks teams in Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Boone Des Moines Oskaloosa and Davenport with a possible extension to toeside Davenport depending on travel feasibility.

Iowa City Elks’ Lodge of The Elks of Dar Rapids Marshalltown Boone Des Moines Oskaloosa Davenport

Market House Project Opens In Des Moines

Des Moines planners reopen market house proposal after a year of dormancy. Mayor James R. Hanna pushed the project, architects prepared plans, and council members show renewed interest despite past funding concerns.

Agar Becawihe

Man Hurt In Shooting Incident At Verizon Springs

Report states Gordon Bowers attempted a shot at Leo John but failed, hitting another man in the head. The injured, later identified as Verison Mage Won, was rushed by automobile to Rochester for treatment with uncertain chances of recovery.

Vresco Fialy Leo John Gordon Bowers Hohcon Rochester Mage

Woman Reader Offers Parisian Sage Hair Remedy

An ad promises Parisian Sage as a detangler invig orating hair dressing with money back if unsatisfied after weeks. It claims dandruff control and scalp care. Also recommends Chamberlain's Cough Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil for summer diarrhoea in children, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Guy Lemmon Chamberlain's Cokie Lemmon’s

State Council of Scouts Opens at Otsego Lake Cooperstown

A historic first state council and camp of the Boy Scouts of New York State opened on the west shore of Otsego Lake near Cooperstown. Hundreds of youths from across the state attend as tents cluster by the forest edge. The camp features boys cooking for themselves and trading posts for supplies, with plans to make the event annual, running through July 18.

Cooperstown N. Y Daly Boy Scouts of New York State Ortsego Lake

West Point Graduation Honors 85 Graduates

Maj Gen Leonard Wood represented the War Department at West Point for the annual graduation exercises. Wood distributed diplomas to eighty five graduates and delivered a brief address at the ceremony in West Point New York.

West Point N. Y Leonard Wood United States Army War Department West Point Military Academy

McMahon to Meet McGann in Ten-Round Indy Bout

Tom McMahon of New Castle Pa a leading heavyweight prospect will face Hugh McGann in a ten round bout at a local Indianapolis club tonight McMahon comes off a strong showing against Frank Mantell and is billed as a promising white hope in the welterweight era.

Indianapolis Ind Tom McMahon New Castle Hugh McGann McMahon Frank Mantell

Plas Drile for Prizes in Atlantic City Elks Drills

In Atlantic City on July 12 Elks compete for London prizes in drill events at Steel Pier and at Monadnock Park. Uniformed delegations from many cities gather as Elks hold concurrent drills and band competitions during the national reunion events.

Atlantic City N. J London National Reunion of Thenevolent Protective Order Ilet Park Grand Lodge Marine Steel Pier Intry

Orange colors dominate Ulster coronation year celebrations

Belfast and Ulster Orangemen prepare for the Twelfth of July with orange lilies in high demand and hopes for a peaceful display. Northern sections see shamrock defiance as troops stand ready. Meanwhile Loyal Orange Lodge members across Canada celebrate with parades and religious services.

Belfast Ireland Ulster Boyne Aughrim Emerald Isle Toronto Ont Halifax Vancouver Loyal Orange Lodge The Dominion

Chestnut Crop Panic Hits New York State

July 12 report warns a chestnut blight threatens to wipe out orchards across New York. Special agents from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sent from Washington, urge state officials to combat the mysterious pest spurring a rapid spread.

X. Y New State Ross Department of Agriculture Washington New York State

Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets touted by relieved patient

Garrity of Ottawa Illinois describes excruciating dyspepsia relief after using Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets. He reports complete cure and praises the product for working where other remedies failed. Boxes priced 25 cents, one dollar. free sample offered by druggists.

Garrity Ottawa Miller

New York Celebrates Avehrim and Boyne With Parades

Metropolitan Orangemen prepare elaborate program for yearly Avehrim observance in New York on July 12 featuring picnics outings and a parade.

New York Orangemen

Opening game stadium fits street car line well

The park lies on the street car line and is well suited for the national game. City support for a minor league baseball team seems likely as local businessmen show eagerness to back the proposal.

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