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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1906
Page
4
Judge A W Benson leaves Mtawa Kansas to report acceptance of the senatorial appointment to Governor Hoch. He delayed in Topeka by telegrams from Washington and heads east to begin duties for his employers as soon as possible.
Eighteen people aboard a Cleveland and South Western Electric car were injured when the car jumped the track at a curve between Rigria and Grafton. The coach plunged over an embankment, passengers thrown into a mass. Several serious injuries reported but recovery expected.
June 12. R A Beard and Compton Lemmon of Hygeia Ice plead guilty in common pleas court to a conspiracy in restraint of trade. After Miller's conviction last week the two changed their plea from not guilty to guilty. Ice prices have fallen about 30 percent as a result of the prosecutions.
Indictments against Postmaster Fred Greiner charging bribery over cemetery purchases for the North Street site and the Sixty fifth Regiment armory were dismissed. The judge ruled the evidence insufficient to sustain the indictments.
Gaylord Michigan June 12 Mrs David Pieh armed with a shotgun halted a construction gang for the Bay City Gaylord and Alpena railroad as they began crossing her property. It required two hours to secure assurance that her rights were protected and the work could continue.
Tanama Ecuador and Nicaragua have refused to host or join the proposed peace conference, declining the invitation amid regional tensions and unresolved disputes. The move prompts questions about regional cooperation and a potential delay in mediating conflicts.
John Atherar visits Ainsworth while Sam McCleery goes to Rubio on business. H K Maass and Fred Stewart travel to Fairfield and Davenport for business. Mrs J H Loughead attends her son's wedding in Mt Vernon. Mr and Mrs Hicks visit an old comrade in Atalissa. Mrs J A Miller and Neema visit Cedar Rapids. Mrs T A Bailey and children travel to Letts then Wilton. Chas Keck attends Iowa bankers state convention in Cedar Rapids. Will N Hellen passes through en route to Muscatine. A 43 member army detail travels by Lehigh Valley to Ft Leavenworth for military prison service.
An advertisement claims deafness, caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, can be cured constitutionally. It offers $100 for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and asks readers to send for free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, with Druggists selling the remedy at 75 cents.
Members of the Methodist church gathered for the third quarterly session presided by Thorne. Rev Elias Handy reported 54 total members received this quarter, 1300 Sunday school members, 125 Junior League, and Epworth League totals 175 with high attendance. the elder urged Handy's return next year.
A medical warning urges not to ignore a cold as it can lead to pneumonia. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised for countering this risk and for its prompt, pleasant relief. For sale by Cook & Sherman Stewart's Pharmacy.
Hayward Cook returns to his old homestead and finds a beech tree carved with his and Lucy Dean’s initials. After visiting the site and meeting Lucy, he purchases the house for a fortune and tests, then marries her, building a new home near the city.
Local ad promises sharpening of frawn mowers with a guarantee they work perfectly. Located opposite the opera house in Groen dycke with telephone contact 575. 65-tf.
An alarming situation from neglect of clogged bowels and torpid liver leads to chronic constipation. Dr King's New Life Pills are advertised as the best and gentlest regulators of stomach and bowels. Stewart, druggist, guarantees the product at 25 cents.
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