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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1911
Page
6
A public opening in New York sparks debate as police guard the site against protestors and private interests. Mayor Gaynor and officials pledge to enforce rules, while opponents warn of disorder and disruption from intervention by private parties.
A Iowa report notes William Bales, born in mM county, as the youngest Civil War soldier to carry a musket in the Seventh Iowa Infantry. Enlisting at a very young age, he served as private and was on furlough when peace arrived, with his discharge just after his fifteenth birthday.
Des Moines reports the Working Women's Guild will formally open the home for wayward and dependent young women at 946 Second Street next week. The facility relies on a non resident matron and is staffed by women from three local churches led by Rev. Robert Holz Tell Feetor of St. Paul Episcopal Church who investigated the needs of working girls in Des Moines.
A fire in Des Moines destroyed Lowell and Klin halls and Park College boys dormitories, starting at about 5 40 p m Thursday. Loss estimated around 605 dollars, partially insured. Lowell building gutted, cars damaged, engineering hall and basement structures damaged. students left with scattered belongings.
In des Moines on July 15 representatives of livestock shippers urged the state railroad commission to address freight rates and service concerns affecting cattle and hog shipments amid ongoing regulatory consideration.
Mod Poole of Noola reports grasshoppers or locusts have invaded a clover field and crossed into a potato patch. The pests leave only stubs a few inches high and threaten other vegetation on a brief business trip Monday.
Humboldt reports the heavy weight champion Frank Goteh completing training quarters on the river bank for light training starting Monday. He prepares for his fall match with Georges Hackenschmidt in Chicago this season.
Mason City uses crude oil as a dressing on a main street to suppress dust. Ten thousand gallons covered about five blocks at a cost of roughly $185. Sprinkler application aimed to coat the dirt, though workers worry about oily residue and sticking to footwear.
Mason City Iowa July 1 Deputy Game Warden Height seined all game fish from below Kuppinger's Dam after water pollution from sewerage disposal caused mass die offs. He relocated about twelve hundred to fifteen hundred fish to deep water above the dam.
Rev Christian to become the new pastor of the church. Regular services to resume weekly or biweekly with Rey Rasehe in the pulpit as members express delight at the return to a steady pastor.
Hester of Leicester Massachusetts reports to the post office department in Washington that Thurston, appointed in 1861 by Abra Hite Lincoln, is retiring today to mark the semi centennial of his appointment. His period of continuous service sets a new record.
An advertisement touts MI-O-NA stomach tablets from Scammon’s Pharmacy claiming rapid relief from stomach pain, belching, gas, heartburn, and linked symptoms. It promises a one day improvement and eventual disappearance of digestion-related ailments with continued use.
Detroit hosts the WinMuir and Racing association's grounds for a summer meet across Ontario border. The planned increase in entries comes from the Canadian division and the growing number of eastern horses entering the event.
Washington on July 15 reports coast defense exercises along the Atlantic with militia vessels and torpedo craft to defend Gardner's Bay and Long Island Sound. The program starts next Tuesday or Wednesday, framing a coast defense education during wartime readiness.
London dated report says the commercial treaty between Great Britain and Japan, ratified by both nations, will take effect Monday after the old pact expires. It ends friction over the Japanese tariff and allows reductions of 12 to 30 percent on many British imports. Old treaties with other powers terminate today after twelve years.
The article notes St Swithin’s Day on July 15 and the belief that weather rules follow for forty days after. It contrasts this with Weather Bureau skeptics who label the tradition as superstition while many Americans and English await meteorological indications before midnight.
Cap'n John Weller, 48, a German-American from New York, plans a seven day Atlantic crossing in the fifty foot Romania. He will start from St Johns Newfoundland, fuel tanks, sail to Queenstown Ireland, then proceed to English and continental ports, aiming to return by ocean liner with a five man crew.
A fragment notes price cutting tactics and selling cheap stock as a test of value. It mentions Nickford at the northwest corner but lacks clear event details or dates.
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