The Dan Shepherd Trial Examines State Witnesses
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1905
Page
4
Trial of Daniel Shepherd in Womelsdorf murder draws crowds
Fairfield March 1 Special to The Evening Journal. The Daniel Shepherd murder trial captivates civic attention as jury selection finishes and state and defense open. Witnesses include Mrs Womelsdorf, Dr Dash, Sheriff Barnes, Nellie Gimes, Edijer, a Sigourney visitor, and Mary Shepherd. Prosecution aims to link Shepherd to the crime with statements and prior conduct. defense emphasizes concern for his children. The trial may span the week with 15 to 20 witnesses total. Shepherd remains calm amid proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
The
Evening Journal
Daniel Shepherd
Christian Womelsdorf
Crail
Hanley
Womelsdorf
Charlies Barnes
Jefferson County
Nellie Gimes
Fred Edijer
Marion Anderson
Washington
Mr. Anderson
Shepherd
Edler
Sigourney
Brighton
Iowa Central
Mary Shepherd
Nancy
Tient
Washington County
Iowa Home Finding Society
Des Moines
10c Cigar Habit Highlighted by Local Shop
J E Lemmon promotes Wadsworth Bros Chicos cigars as a cheaper alternative to 10c cigars. The ad claims Chico smokes evenly with a Havana fragrance, white ash, and cost of 5c. Lemmon holds sole Washington agency and targets lac town buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Lemmon
Wadsworth Bros
J. E. Lemmon's
J. E. Lemmon
Washington
Havana
River Flood Fears Grow Across Iowa Reports
Reports from the south and north warn of rising rivers as warm weather melts ice. Oquawka sees Henderson Creek ford blocked. Ft. Madison faces Skunk River swelling. Heavy snows and rains raise fears of one of the worst floods in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Oquawka
Henderson Creek
Ft. Madison
Beuthiens Freed in Bank Embezzlement Case
Davenport March 1. M Beuthiens charged with embezzlement from the New Liberty Savings Bank was released yesterday afternoon by Judge Bollinger. Section 1869 of the code under which he was indicted provides no punishment. The indictments against the son are ruled unconstitutional.
Hall's Catarrh Cure sworn fraud alert in Toledo
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of Pr J Cheney & Co Toledo promising to pay 100 dollars for every uncured catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Advertisement notes testimonials and drugstore sales 75 cents and urges use of Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Mrs Wm Burnside travels to Washington to stay with her mother in Osceola Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleason
Seal
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Wm. Burnside
Washington
Oskaloosa
Birds Return North As Warm Weather Lingers
Migrant birds push northward including bluebirds robins and ducks. Duck hunters are in cornfields waiting for the birds. The ducks feed in cornfields after long food scarcity, a seasonal omen of late warmth.
Dairyman's Dawn Duty Shot Across City Fearless at 4 A.M.
A Denver News piece by A. U. Mayfield praises dairy workers who rise at 4 a.m. to milk, enduring frost and long shifts while city workers complain of hardship. It contrasts urban toil with dairy labor, urging city friends to try the dawn rounds and respect those who face frigid mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. U. Mayfield
Denver
Local visitors and colorful vignettes from the city
A roundup notes Ira Sickles and Chas Hise visiting the city and Mrs Fulton traveling to Topeka. H H Payne moves to a new East Second street home. Prof I C Davis plans a recital with Ralph Huston as soloist. Jan Klopfenstein returns from South America on IHCo business and comments on North American industriousness. A LA school child humorously defines responsibility with a button analogy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I’. C. Davis
Avis
Fairfield
Ralph Huston
Michigan fruit growers form central packing plan
Benton Harbor March 1. Fruit growers in the county unite in a significant agreement affecting shipments to Chicago and major markets. They will stop packing in the orchards and bring all fruit to a central packing house where it will be graded and packed by an association of growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor
Mich
Chicago
Michigan
Northwestern railway to unload Russian building at Lake Geneva
The Northwestern railway plans to unload the Russian building from the St. Louis exposition at Lake Geneva Wisconsin. The structure purchased by R T Crane will be moved intact to the site and set up as it appeared at the fair. The piece highlights the moving and placement at the Lake Geneva station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Geneva
Wis
Northwestern Railway
R. T. Crane
Emperor William expresses gratification at U S clergy cables
Berlin on March 1 reports Emperor William told Ambassador Tower at a palace dinner for the Evangelical cathedral dedication that cable messages from the clergy of the United States greatly pleased him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Emperor William
Ambassador Tower
United States
Principles of conduct from a New York Commercial
The excerpt extols kindness simplicity economy and thrift. It praises persisting effort and steady time use as sources of value, and ties duty to actions over gains. It emphasizes character, diligence, and the enduring impact of example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Temperament and Food From St. James' Gazette
The St James Gazette warns bilious and mood prone readers about foods to avoid. It links sausages pork turtle eels ginger bacon whitebait asparagus peas potatoes arrowroot macaroni with temperamental states and cautions specific groups against certain dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Laynard
St. James
Words on faith and emotion from a New York clergyman
A New York clergyman contrasts intellectual faith with religion driven by emotion. He recalls a country camp meeting where a man displayed visible zeal during hymns, only for the emotion to fade before the next gathering, illustrating how emotion alone may not sustain belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Press
Baptism Scene In Maryland Village Causes Laugh
A Maryland congressman recalls a baptism in a Black Belt village. The father lists an extravagant string of names for the child John James George Washington Fitz Augh Lee Blaine Harrison Smith. The minister jokes that there is not enough water to baptize so many names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Black
John James George Washington Fitz- Augh Lee Blaine Harrison Smith
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East Second Street
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Jan Klopfenstein
South America
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Cincinnati
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University of Tuevingen
Germany
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Tom Johnson
Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Bryan
Johnson
Oberlin
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Senate
Kaiser
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Iowa
Bie
Hodges
KABA
Washington, Iowa
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FAUST
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Casey
Piret
Dr. King
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Colenso
Frank Roger
Central Ry
Iowe
St. Paul
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Peoria
Iad
Mason City
Twin Cities
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Peoria Express
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