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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
2
Mrs Bailey receives a $1000 life insurance check from the Fraternal Aid association, payable after proper certificates were signed and submitted. The deceased was Willard F Bailey and the payment was issued promptly.
Pensions have risen under a new service pension bill. P Courter’s pension increased from 12 to 14. The Kellogg agency has filed about 400 claims locally. Recipients include James A Harley 12 Chas M Stinson 12 Robert L Donnell 12 and Henry Humm up from 12 to 20.
Des Moines report notes Iowa Supreme Court ruling declaring that peace officers must have a public offense and reasonable grounds to arrest. The Hubbard case found the arrest of Snyder for drunkenness without a warrant or evident offense unlawful, condemning arrests on mere suspicion.
Calvin Truesdale of Greenwich is named laziest, Stephen Landon the handsomest, Harold Wells best natured, and Jeremiah Jones the wittiest in Yale seniors’ class annual. Edward Hart of Brooklyn is seen as most likely to succeed. Princeton tops Yale as favorite college with 178 votes to 57 for Harvard.
A London dispatch for the New York Sun describes Olympia stalls as boudoir like with roses, chiffon walls, and plush hangings. Owners Armour Vanderbilt Winans Guinnesses and the Dublin Brewers DV decked their spaces in fancy fabrics. The arena sits on earth and turf with tall trees and shrubs, creating a rural scene.
Miss Mary Campbell of Birmingham and Lorena Pinnock of Salem organize a society of naval sponsors for all women who christened U S Navy ships. Campbell asked Congressman Underwood to gather sponsor names and start coordinating the group. The society will include sponsors of ships such as the Washington Montana Colorado California Nevada Florida Kearsarge West Virginia Georgia Maryland and Virginia and older ships.
Crosby S Noyes editor of the Washington Star spoke before the National Editorial association at the Jamestown exposition. He traced Captain John Smiths struggles and compared them with Theodore Roosevelts deeds, praising the press for Roosevelts rise while noting the president has yet to fully acknowledge its aid.
A humorous quip contrasts a French greeting with a brisk demand for English as a woman comments on cold weather and keeping hands in pockets, reflecting light social banter in a domestic magazine.
Avery Hayne a former prominent young farmer from Marshall County died in Okmulgee Oklahoma from perforations after drinking alkali water during a cattle buying trip. His brother in law Edward Hogancamp died a week earlier in Okmulgee from the same cause after a similar illness. Both suffered violent bowel trouble.
A. A. Herren of Finch Ark asserts Foley's Honey and Tar heals coughs colds and early lung trouble and claims it has cured consumption in early stages. He states no one has used it and remained unsatisfied and notes it is sold by all.
A playful exchange about birthday plans ends with a joke that the husband will be surprised by the bill. The dialogue highlights promises and surprises in domestic humor.
Leonard M. Thomas resigns as secretary of the United States legation at Madrid for personal reasons. Secretary Garfield begins an extensive westward official tour. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern west bound train No 10 wrecks near Huron Vermillion Ohio with no injuries.
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