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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
3
Weather forecast issued from Washington lists Iowa as fair today with showers and cooler conditions in the extreme east portion tonight. Saturday should be fair.
Louis Holland in Indianapolis News portrays a political satire lampooning Teddy Roosevelt era politics. It depicts public figures and tensions as a fearsome threat with warnings about loyalty to leaders, the Harrimans, and the nation’s fate if dissent rises.
Poem from Leslie's Weekly wishing protection through night and day. Mentions everlasting vigilance and blessings from dawn to dark. Also an ad segment promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. with testimonials and a money-back claim.
New York reports a summer boom in trans Atlantic travel with Pasenger Manager W W Jefferies noting bulging pockets and crowded piers. Over 63 500 first class and 50 000 second class passengers have sailed from January 1, berths sold out on every liner for the next month, Adriatic among the busiest with 420 first class aboard.
The New York public service board will investigate the Interborough Metropolitan company and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company to assess finances service quality operations and potential illegal monopolies. Chairman Willcox said findings will guide orders to improve street railway traffic in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The New York Central railway system has acquired via the Michigan Central railroad the Detroit and Charlevoix line, a 44 mile logging and timber railroad spanning a valuable timber tract in northwest Michigan.
Detroit reports a man leapt into Lake Erie from the City of St Ignace. The boat halted but no trace was found. He held several liquor bottles and a Greenville Pennsylvania hat. News also notes Governor Johnson denying Democratic nomination, and a Carmi incident where Ella Yates, 18, injured by dynamite caps mistaken for a necklace.
In Waterbury Connecticut on July 19 Philip Pope aged 9 son of Vincenzo Pope found a dynamite cartridge and broke it with a stone causing an explosion. A fragment severed his jugular vein and he died almost instantly. In Jackson Mississippi on July 19 Governor Vardaman pardoned Mrs Angie Birdsong who had been sentenced to five years for killing Dr Butler in Lawrence county.
Officials declare the Georgia disaster resulted from a flare back similar to a prior Missouri incident. Ten thousand Elks marched in Philadelphia as rain intensified near the reviewing stand. Lieutenant Casper Goodrich, who died from Georgia explosion injuries, was buried in Stone Church New Jersey. A Vienna flood drowned several, while Marstrand Sweden reports fourteen drownings from a capsized sail boat. The Duluth ore dock strike remains unsettled after a mayor bishop conference failed. Rail traffic in southern Nebraska faced serious washouts.
In Keokuk Iowa July 19 a new disease with yellow fever like symptoms has left 150 residents under doctors care in the past five or six days. Physicians dispute its nature though early yellow fever is ruled out. Patients suffer stomach upset vomiting high fever and severe headache followed by weakness. Young children exhibit facial rashes resembling measles.
Miss Myrtle Jacobs arrived in Crawfordsville last evening after spending the day with friends in the city.
Stimulation without irritation is the watchword for Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup which cleanses and stimulates the bowels. Foley's Kidney Cure helps with summer kidney irregularities from excessive drinking or overheating and is sold by all druggists.
Baba Pilson a 3 year old of Waterloo Iowa lies in a critical state from insect bites on her ankle. Doctors report swelling spreading up her leg and fever with serious constitutional effects. The exact insect is uncertain possibly a large venomous spider or infected mosquito.
Mrs. Margaret D Townsley arrived last evening from a three weeks visit in Iowa City and departed this morning for Brighton where she will stay a few weeks.
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