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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1910
Page
8
Will Eldridge reports his dark dun mare missing from the barn yesterday morning. Extensive searches and townwide inquiries yield no sightings. A set of single harness disappeared the same night from Dr George Kerr’s barn nearby, with no trace found. The mare weighs about 1000 pounds and has black mane and tail.
Seven days old son of Mr and Mrs Harry Bishop died yesterday morning at 445. Survived by parents and sister Edna. Funeral held this afternoon at 1 at the residence with Rev W R Sawhill conducting.
In Poughkeepsie on June 13 delegates from about fifty American cities gather for the National Federation of Gospel Missions congress. Ministers laymen and itinerant evangelists discuss rescue work to reach non church goers and outcasts with old time religion. Sara Wray and J Wilbur Chapman figure among federation leaders.
Delegations from coast to coast and Canada gathered in St Louis for the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers. Other unions met in Omaha Cedar Rapids Columbus New York for the International Stereotypers Electro typers Union Book Binders Printing Pressmen and Tip Printers conventions with sessions planned through the week.
Rochester June 13 inventors from all classes and degrees attend an International Congress of Inventors. An exhibition displays models and machinery of nearly every variety. It is hoped that Edison the Wrights and Tesla will visit during the week.
The Delineator recounts Little Roy who, after falling and bumping his head, struggles to master his tears and tells his mother the juice nearly came out of his eyes, a tender moment of child resolve.
Mrs T T Himmelreich of Care fairs Alberta Canada died Monday June 6 from pneumonia. Funeral held Tuesday afternoon. Survived by husband six children and a grandchild who lived with her. Formerly Flora Merrill of Columbus Junction. Lived near Cotter. five years in Canada. Relatives in Columbus Junction area. well known locally.
Members of the local K of P lodge marched to the cemetery for Decoration Day services. Twenty six in line, they decorated graves of deceased brothers in a very impressive ceremony.
A fragmentary line shows a speaker lamenting bad luck and a heavy workload. The source reads playful exclamations about an unusual overhead and a demanding week, attributed to a figure labeled PiiewenderMaetter.
Ladies urged to contact Mrs. M C McDonald manager at 9915 regarding Snow's dressmaking system before the deadline. The notice specifies a before date and provides an address for inquiries.
Washington June 13. Taft presses for immediate ICC rate review while railroads withdraw advanced schedules. Insurgents fear conference committee will erode gains. president views moves as a triumph. House, Senate members clash over strategy with Adams and Foster leading Democrats in the talks. The fight heats as La Follette is warned to quit floor chatter. Railroad presidents seek refuge around the White House as rate issue stalls. Powers laments Congress moral standing in Boston.
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