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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1919
Page
4
The piece argues that President Wilson bears shared blame for US Senate tensions over the peace conference. It urges a GOP presence in Europe, cites Taft as a neutral on the commission, and warns of domestic economic dangers while wartime preparations lag.
A rhymed tribute praises Jim Boggs as a reliable storyteller and energetic community booster. The poem lauds his attentive listening, jovial nature, and wide network of supporters across wards and streets. It hints at a future run for county clerk, sheriff, or surveyor, with loyal friends ready to back him.
A clipped comment notes the Rathbun case outcome with young Rathbun sentenced to life in prison after the trial. The excerpt contrasts Bolsheviks and other opinions, reflecting editorial humor on crime and politics in the era.
A Manson Journal reprints Billy Sunday criticizing Bolshevist rhetoric and soapbox oratory in New York. The piece asserts public opinion as a powerful force shaping views on capitalism and wartime finance through Liberty Bonds and private property.
Farmers around Havre have bought the depot building and will run a farmers' store there raising hopes for local trade, as reported by Crawfordsville Imprint.
Marvin Dawson formerly of Rock Island Illinois visited friends here on Wednesday. He had been employed at the Arsenal in Rock Island but with the Kaiser stopped they can get along without his assistance.
H. Dunlap visited Lexington Monday and met with the church board to prepare plans and specifications for a new church to be built next year for the Wellman Advance.
Two beachgoers discuss a young woman at the waterline. The elder identifies her eighteen year old daughter in a red bathing suit while the other notes a stranger visiting the seaside and a late ice cream request. The conversation hints at reputational tensions and family boundaries.
The national woman suffrage banner is to be the final sight Wilson sees before sailing to Europe. Miss Alice Paul leads a New York protest with prison garb lines at the dock and suffrage banners near the Metropolitan Opera House. A Madison Square watch fire will burn references to democracy from his addresses as supporters from many states join New York suffrage leaders.
A compact recounting of Whistler tales from John Joseph Conway's Paris portraits. The notes include a sharp English student with a pipe, a dirty newsboy, and a master baffling a famed throat doctor over a dog. The doctor later requests a front door painted.
The New York Independent presents an editorial on what college men do. It notes Baylor University boys should take notice as the piece runs a little under a quarter of a column in length.
A March themed poem from The Cave Scout in Loy’s Life for March derides March as a blustering unpredictable rogue. It mocks weather tricks from sleet to sunshine and vows to endure the season’s caprice with playful defiance.
Louis Murphy the Dubuque Iowa Collector of Internal Revenue urges taxpayers to avoid last minute filing. He notes free assistance from his office and field staff to help people prepare Form 1040 A and file by March 15. Individuals must file if net income exceeds thresholds and must report wages salaries interest rents and other income with deductions allowed.
Commissioner Daniel C. Roeper argues taxes fund public benefits, noting that tax payment reflects benefits received. He warns that evading taxes stems from a narrow, selfish view and is undesirable.
Mt. Pleasant Iowa reports the city council raised the mayor's compensation to about 1200 dollars annually starting the new term. The mayor will get 840 dollars salary plus one dollar per council meeting and justice of the peace fees. City marshal and night officers set at 900 dollars yearly but lose fees. Heating rates may be about four cents per hour to spur electric stove adoption.
Railway timetable shows routes and numbers for express trains No 12 and No 11 with listed passenger and freight services. Local passenger Nos 429 449 and freight Nos 835 836 88 89 run daily except Sunday with several variations.
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