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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1906
Page
2
Des Moines reports a mistaken belief in Iowa about laws governing cannon crackers torpedo canes and other fireworks. No state law bans their sale in Iowa though a prior attempt to prohibit manufacture and sale failed in the senate leaving the status unchanged.
In Pulaski a soda fountain gas tank exploded killing fester Boyd, an employee at T. Friend's restaurant, when a charged tank burst causing an iron fragment to strike his head and crush the skull, instant death.
Dr. Grant J. Ross defeated Sioux City city council in district court by writ of mandamus ordering him named health officer, replacing Dr. Hoskins. Suit relied on Iowa old soldiers preference law. Ross had served two years. Council plans appeal to Iowa Supreme Court.
Iowa City report notes President Roosevelt met Dr. A. J. Burge of the University of Iowa in Washington last week. He confirmed plans to tour Iowa and other western states in spring 1907, but could not detail the itinerary. He expressed pleasure at visiting the University of Iowa.
A roadside body found by picnickers leads to a police case in Cedar Falls where Herman Otto of St. Louis died after taking poison at the Illinois Central station. The unknown man found near the road likely died from strangulation during a struggle.
Minnie Bronson of Fayette is appointed to lead the education and social economy exhibit at the James Town exposition with a salary near 2000 dollars annually. She has previously worked on government exhibits at Buffalo St Louis and Paris expositions. Mrs Gardner returned to West Chester after a brief visit with friends.
Prominent athletes nationwide favor a hot bath at bedtime to open pores followed by vigorous rubbing with Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The liniment eases stiffness and soreness promptly and keeps muscles in good condition. Available at Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
Will sell Special Summer Tourist tickets to Canadian and New England points at one fare plus two dollars for a fifteen day limit and one fare plus four dollars for a thirty day limit. Tickets issued from Chicago. Information at City Ticket Office 107 Adams St Chicago. 2tw June 29.
A refined widow on a night train rejects a sleeper and is kissed by a young man in a drawing room car. An unseen draft and a misinterpreted kiss spark suspicion, prompting a protective gentleman to offer aid. Years later the widow learns the man who kissed her was innocent, while her husband reveals he sent the clerk a thousand dollars after the fact.
Mrs. R. S. White spent Saturday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Green and returned to Crawfordsville that evening. She was accompanied by her brother Allen Green who will visit a couple of days. Miss Etta Maxwell came home Saturday from Oskaloosa where she stayed a week with Mr. and Mrs. Hart Lewis and nursed a patient in Des Moines for a week.
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