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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
5
Fire broke out beneath a motor car on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago third rail line as it neared Maywood. The train slowed to fifty miles per hour and passengers disembarked safely after crew extinguished the flames. The sparking motor allegedly ignited by oil caused the blaze west of Maywood with about fifty travelers aboard.
For Sale a small insurance gaso line store with good oven piano cheap second and screen doors bargain team wagon and harness inquire at this price Or wanted plain sewing to do phone 465 98 26 Some gene rent houses see Ashby phone 97 45 tf
The funeral for William Gamon was held at 10 o clock this morning at Pleasant Hill church with Rev. S K Coates and Rev Telford officiating. Interment followed in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were Alex Stephens J H Kephart G Hillhouse J Hi house W Reeves and J B Eckerman.
An ice cream supper will be held at the Eureka schoolhouse this evening to raise funds for the school. A lively program is planned and attendees can expect an enjoyable time.
Philip Gehlbach writes from San Angelo Texas to B F Dixon that Mrs Gehlbach is much improved and they have built a new home. They plan to make the area their permanent home and Gehlbach may enter real estate with a five percent commission.
Deshler Welch notes in the June Century that the Simplon tunnel is the longest in the world, spanning Brieg Switzerland to Iselle Italy. It measures about twelve and a quarter miles 21 576 yards. The piece promises a table comparing other great tunnels.
A humorous portrait of Admiral Toro, a worn flag officer, depicted as small and plain yet effective. The piece notes his lack of romantic bravado and his focus on training his crew rather than boasting of battles or heroic exploits.
In District Court of Washington County Iowa Covenant Lodge Number 101 L C U F of Washington alleges it is owner in fee simple of described land excluding a mortgage to N A Crawford dated April 1 1905 The petition lists numerous named defendants and unknown claimants claiming interests as heirs spouses or successors It prays to quiet title cancel all mortgages liens except the Crawford mortgage and have the court declare plaintiff owner All defendants are warned to appear before noon of the second day of the next term commencing Sep 5 1905 or a default will be entered Attorney Onas A Dewry for Plaintiff
The regular annual meeting of Graham Opera House Company stockholders will be held next Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the opera house.
A Venetian legend recounts Ghita Gherardini niece of the doge who adores her own beauty. She gazes on a moonlit self image and is turned to stone after a vision of Death. A statue in San Giorgis Maggiore memorializes the tale in a somber, silent city.
Few birds vary like the ptarmigan with three coats each year. It dons spring autumn and winter plumage, and by early November it assumes the final season’s dress to blend with sparse herbs and avoid the falcon’s keen gaze.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge after a long conference with the president said there may be no extra session of Congress. He had three weeks at sea and touched at Mediterranean ports. The talk covered peace prospects in the Far East. Beveridge may spend the summer in Wisconsin after a week in Indianapolis with K. B. McLain.
In Lynn Massachusetts Professor Kuihu Thompson demonstrated a high voltage exposure to prove electrical safety when handled properly. He connected nine pental devices to his body and endured a high frequency current with a flash and sparks leaping from his fingertips for the Commercial Club of Boston.
The Associated Press reports Germany seeks an international conference on Morocco after the sultan refuses French demands and calls for a formal agreement on Morocco affairs. The note to all powers follows Madrid convention discussions and signals possible wider talks.
District Attorney Jerome and NY Stock Exchange counsel began a test of the state stamp tax on stock transfers by arresting Albert J. Hatch of Stamford Conn for noncompliance. The action aims to determine the constitutionality of the new law.
The Granite Linen company mills at Wortendyke New Jersey were destroyed by fire. The three story plant occupied about an acre and suffered an estimated 150000 dollar loss. No nearby fire department could stop the blaze as reinforcements from neighboring towns arrived too late.
Louis Browning once known as Pete Browning, famed ballplayer, has been committed to the Lakeland asylum near Louisville. He had not played or done anything notable for about ten years.
Mrs William J Bryan and her daughter Grace depart Lincoln Nebraska on June 9 for a world tour.
The Japanese government contracted a Pittsburg car builder for 900 box cars for early next week. The British bark Andes, loaded with asphalt in barrels, blew up off Antigua after catching fire. Mrs. Roosevelt to be entertained by Mr and Mrs Joseph Wilmer at their Rapidan Virginia homestead for several days. A third British submarine sunk with fourteen fatalities. New York Merchants’ Association directors adopted a reciprocity treaty push with major European nations. John Frager, a Black man, was hanged in Cesaro Arkansas for the murder of Webster Southerland, a white man.
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