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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
5
Cooked and potted meats olives canned meats chicken tongues sausages salmon sardines mackerel herring tanna lobster shrimps and a fine line of fancy cakes and cookies. Nice fresh stock of groceries. Order your berries for the coming week. Very low price on fruit jars, buy them now.
Special to Evening Journal reports Representative W W Wickeliffe of Louisiana was instantly killed by a train at the Potomac river bridge. Police found the body and could not determine if he was aboard the train or on the tracks. He had a head wound and a crushed right leg.
Cuban rebels were defeated by American marines and Republican troops in an attack on Guantanamo. The battle began late last night and continued until morning. The rebel leader vowed to destroy the U S naval station and the town in a threatening message.
Special to Evening Journal透露 the Republican National Committee seated four Kentucky at large delegates for Taft after a prolonged hearing on contest cases. Three committee members abstained. Two Taft supporters in Kentucky’s first district were seated, boosting Taft’s total to ninety.
Harvard otology professor Dr Clarence John Minke says a noiseless world is possible if citizens abandon survivals of savagery. At the international protological congress in August at Harvard Medical School, experts will study reducing city noise to protect hearing and health, noting noise as barbarous and economically wasteful.
Dr Edward Anthony Spitzka a Philadelphia brain expert and university professor argues that women as a group cannot match men in abstract mental conception. He notes no major sex brain differences beyond size and frontal lobe features, claiming men possess greater abstract capacity while individual women may excel.
Miss Dorothy Latchem s class of piano pupils held a picnic at Sunset park yesterday with about forty five attendees. Dinner, games, and a 5 pm departure followed a day of socializing. Miss Bonnie Walker hosted Ready Maids guests at her East Washington home with music and a two course luncheon. Ludawine Fulton of Marysville Kansas joined as an out of town guest.
The Juniors of the Presbyterian church plan a Sunset park picnic from 4 to 7. The D A R picnic is postponed to a later date. W T U picnic moved to June 20. Poinsettia club meets with Mrs Sherman Crane Thursday afternoon. The Order of the Eastern Star holds a regular meeting June 8 at 7 p m. Lillian L Kunath W M Susie Edeington Secy.
A promotional notice claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes caused by catarrh. It offers $100 for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and advertises circulars and Druggists selling the remedy at 75 cents, with a call to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A jointed seventy foot articulated car, nicknamed the snake, is being tested by the Boston elevated company. It promises to navigate sharp downtown turns where standard cars cannot, offering a flexible midsection and center doors for entry and exit.
Vermont holds primaries across the state today to choose delegates for the June 18 state Democratic convention in Montpelier. James Burke former mayor of Benninton leads a crowded field for the delegation with strong Clark and Bryan sentiment. Mayor Gaynor of New York also attracts support. The piece notes Democrats are a novelty in the state and expects gains in Democratic turnout.
Boston on June 11 reports Milton marks 250 years with formal exercises and speeches. Historical sites were marked and the town held sports and a parade as part of the anniversary celebration.
The Berlin Academy of Sciences professors Rathmann and Silenka travel to Tenerife to establish the world's first ape observatory. They aim to study ape life year round in natural Canaries climate with apes roaming openly for observation.
A marked rise in road accidents is reported in the United Kingdom with totals increasing from 28 023 in 1900 to 85 210 in an historical timeline. Lomton metropolitan area statistics show motor cabs cause higher fatalities and injuries per 100 vehicles than horse drawn cabs.
A Bedford Iowa man earned back 6 50 from three Washington merchants after writing three checks for 6 50 to J W Johnson signed John Russell They cashed in Washington and were later recovered to avoid framing the bad checks The father Mike Ransford worked to repay the money and the case is noted alongside Iowa acreage and crop reports for June 1 detailing conditions and prospects at Des Moines and statewide.
Notice to customers announces relocation to the Citizens' Savings bank building on the southwest corner of the square. The message invites old customers and new ones to visit the business at its new address near Washington County Savings Bank.
Delegates from 336 newspapers across the United States and Canada gather in Baltimore for the American Association of Circulation Managers convention. Key topics include postage rates and rural free delivery with a committee to present to Congress. The event highlights honesty as a key asset in boosting newspaper circulations. A water trip to the Annapolis Naval Academy serves as the main entertainment.
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Tablets for older adults to aid digestion and bowels. The mild, gentle tablets are recommended for middle-aged and elderly people and are offered for sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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