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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1911

Page

6

Miller Hugging Shown In Fullerton Tale

A fragmentary note references Miller hugging someone in Fullerton as told to Trish and mentioned by an unnamed source.

Trish Fullerton Miller

Greatest quadruple play ever seen in baseball history

In 1911 WG Chapman recalls Charley Hauser's instant defense on a loaded Chicago Cubs frame. Hauser’s stop at short, grabbing a hard liner and flipping to second then first retired three Cubs and Chapman in one fluid sequence, a legendary double out-and-in triple play.

St. Louis Chance Hhe Crabs Jun Schulte Hofman Sheckard Chicard Thance USA Hauser Ping Hutt Dryden WG Chapman

Foreign Capital in Mexico

England ranks just behind the United States in mining investment in Mexico and shows strong interest in railways rubber the packing trade and certain mercantile ventures. Germany leads competitors in mercantile pursuits and dominates a hardy trade, nearly monopolizing it for a period.

Mexico England Min Ling Germany

What Is a Widow Supreme Court Question

The Virginian-Pilot notes the U S Supreme Court will decide the meaning of widow in a legal sense and jokes about adopting a bygone definition of a widow as "one who is feared by all the maidens and hated by all the married men."

United States Supreme Court

The Time to Give It

A terse dialogue scene questions when a man should part with wealth before death. A burglar threatens violence, forcing the issue of money versus life in a tense moment.

Pastor Oerter Leads 63 Years at Fourth German Reformed Dutch Church

Rev John Henry Oerter of New York dies at 80 after 63 years as pastor, beginning in 1858. A native of Prussia, he studied in New Brunswick and served Warrenville NJ before long tenure in Manhattan. He authored religious works, learned Arabic and Chaldean, and lived at the church parsonage on West Forty fifth Street. He valued health, exercise, and open-air living, and remained beloved by youth.

Fifth Street New York John Henry Oerter Metropolia New York City Dr. Oerter N. J Gerter Franciska T. Dauer Utica N. Y Carter West Forty-fifth Street Oorter Harlem Yonkera Forty-second Street Oerter

Love’s blindness and deafness in Jinkins romance

Dialogue from a column notes Jinkins mocks his intended spouse as he prepares to marry. Jinkins claims love is blind while others joke that love would need deafness and dumbness to tolerate the match.

Jinkins

The Scrap Book He Didn't Get Over

Arthur Balfour once hurried to reach England from Ireland hoping to cross in a cattle boat. An Irish porter warned that cattle boats were not for him, prompting a quip about cattle and politics from the ex prime minister.

Arthur Balfour England Ireland Mr. Balfour

Music and mood shift in a lighthearted verse

A reader notes that music can lift the spirits and change December into a milder June. The piece urges cheerfulness to help others and oneself, warning against dwelling in gloom and advising a merry heart in everyday life. It quotes Joe Cone and cites Harvard President Milot in a brief anecdote about restraint and mornings.

Pat's backward trousers twist in stair tumble

An Irishman Pat wakes to burglars and, in haste, dresses backward. He descends stairs, tumbles from the steps, and discovers his trousers are on wrong way round, complaining the twist gave him the devil.

Pat Dartin Pan

Brisbane Recalled as America’s Leading Young Journalist

Arthur Brisbane, famed editor, long trusted friend of John J. Sullivan, recalls a London audience with Prince of Wales. Sullivan hailed Brisbane as America’s leading young journalist, prompting astonished palace officials but eventual admission.

Arthur Brisbane Hlurst John J. Sullivan Brisbane London John L Nte Edward Prince of Wales George Sullivan America Palace Pal Prince Mafrazine

Two Scotch Schoolmasters and Quick Wit

In Bankshire a Scots schoolmaster urged a girl to remove her oversized dress trimmings, saying to return as God made her. In another lesson a master asked whether God has an end. a pupil answered no, prompting a swift follow up from the teacher and a sharp correction.

Bankshire Dominie

Elk sighting in Rockies prompts climbers on hot trail

Three hunters on a blistering autumn day in a mountain town spotted a large elk atop a high peak. After climbing with rifles, they found campers jokingly using mule antlers as a decoy while admitting they ran out of matches in the heat.

Rockies

Jumping Tooth In Scotland Ends In Fare Fight

An old Scotchwoman travels to London with a jumping toothache. A dentist extracts the molar and quotes ten shillings. She protests that Sandy MacPherson hauled her for sixpence, calling the price robbery.

Scotland London Sandy MacPherson

Youthful Pangs of Hunger in Boston Family Tale

A Boston boy earns a feast then a dog biscuit. At dinner he eats heavily and is told to stop. On the porch he reveals a hidden biscuit, explaining he took it from Fido because he would be hungry on the way home.

Boston William Willie Fido

His Good Resolution in a Trish Village

A local tale tells of a man who could not pass a public house without calling for the time. He resolves to resist and stands firm near an inn to keep his pledge, then humorously concedes and rewards his stubborn resolve.

Trish Begorra

Satirical tale of a boy, a damsel, and a meddling imp

A humorous vignette from Youne's Magazine features Robert Ede junior arguing with his friend Jackson about a boy who is a slave to a fair damsel. An imp sibling interrupts as the father questions the late conversation about kith and kin, ending in wordplay.

Robert Edeson Jackson Jack Dad

Rhinelander Waldo Named New York Police Commissioner

Rhinelander Waldo, former first deputy police commissioner under General Bingham, becomes New York City police commissioner. A veteran of the army and fire chief under Gaynor, Waldo is a native New Yorker with a reported private income of $18 000 annually and a rich Rhinlander lineage.

Rhinelander Waldo New York Bingham McClellan Cats-kill Aqueduct United States Army Seventeenth Infantry Army Gaynor New York City Waldo Rhinelander

Francisco de la Barra lifelong diplomat of Mexico

Francisco de la Barra, provisional president after Diaz, built a long career as Mexico's ambassador to Washington and envoy to South American capitals. He served in the Mexican Congress from 1891 to 1900, attended the Hague Peace Conference, and led the international law committee in Pan American congresses in Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro. Born June 1863, he studied international law and negotiated foreign treaties before his Washington posting.

Francisco Leon de la Barra Mexco Diaz Washington Hague Madrid Mexico City Rio Janeiro Republis Atlantic South America Senor de la Barra College of the City of Mexico Foreign Affairs Office Belgium Netherlands Miaz Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Four Cotton Mills Close In Asheville

Asheville North Carolina June 1 8 The city’s cotton mills shut down today for an indefinite period citing no profit over the past two years forcing workers to seek other employment.

Asheville N. C

Oil Trust Pays 36 Percent Dividend in June

New York reports the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey distributed dividends at 36 percent annual rate. The payout followed a Supreme Court decision affecting the trust, with checks totaling nine dollars per share issued today.

New York United State Supreme Court Oil Trust Standard OU Company of New Jersey

Dividend history by quarter and year comparison

The text lists per share dividends for various years from 1900 to 1910 and notes the first quarter payment matches the prior year. It records payments of 9 dollars for 1905 to 1910, with other years including 8, 7, 10, 12, and 10 dollars per share, detailing a historical sequence.

Snow's College of Dress Waring Ad

Snow's College of Dress Waring offers summer sessions from July fifteenth to July first. Learn dress design and sewing. call Klein Clothing Store for details at 102t6eod.

Snows College OF Dress Waring Sumer Chhiss Jane Klein Klothing

City Bus Line Phone Orders Promptly Attended

Call up 559 Black and leave orders, which will be promptly attended to by Frank Rogers. Give street and number.

Frank Rogers

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