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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
2
Local items note a Td-40 Band concert on March 6 with performances by Read Snoutfer Hughes & Co. and Cleveland Dayton of Barnum & Bailey’s circus. Also advertised are real estate loan services, a social visit report, and a promotional teaser for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea.
Certificate promises refunds if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs and colds. Claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia and consumption. States no opiates and genuine yellow package. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy. 88-tf
Washington march 4 Samuel Gompers AFL president urges labor to press Congress for bills this session. Republicans La Follette Cary and Democ ratic McDermott spearhead outreach at labor meetings to force action before year end. Clergy oppose navy budget growth and Congress raises pay. McKinley coinage bill favored. Brownsville case draws negroes to senate galleries. Library of Congress funding and building expansion approved.
Muncie Indiana March 4 All day D H H Showmaker a city leader was busy answering visitors at his home who came to mourn his death A telegram misinformed by a telegram boy led his daughter Mrs H Marsh Jackson to believe her father died and relatives visited the house thinking him dead until the mistake was realized
Hitachiyama the Japanese champion wrestler and patron of the arts presents to the Metropolitan Museum an optron given by the mikado after two years as island champion. The blue ground cloak bears a gold imperial dragon with silver teeth claws and eyes. He tells Sir Pardon Clarke the apron is too heavy to wear due to the warm reception in this country.
Forty young women of the First Baptist church in East St. Louis refuse to contribute to the salary of their new pastor Rev Liston D Bass after his remark that it is improper for women to work in offices or public places where they interact with men. The dispute centers on the bride should go to the church.
Evansville Indiana March 4 Joe Hagan a coal driver attempted to control his horse which suddenly had a paroxysm and bit off his left hand so badly that amputation followed The animal had to be knocked down before it would release its grip.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations cover wheat corn oats hogs cattle and lambs with cash sales by sample and live stock quotes. East Buffalo reports Dunving Stevens on cattle hogs sheep lambs and calves with steady or lower prices and ranges for several classes.
Alexander T. Stewart rose from modest beginnings to become the greatest merchant of his era. He built America’s first great retail and wholesale house, making his name a household word worldwide. He died childless, his mansion on Fifth Avenue razed, and his business absorbed by Wanamaker. yet his fame endures as a model of business integrity and ambition.
Minneapolis reports the Salvation Army plans to gather stray cats and ship them to Tidya to combat bubonic plague. The plan cites cats as immune to fleas that spread the disease and notes India’s religious objections to animal killing.
In Bay City Michigan on March 4 officials report many large factories idle or partially active will restart with near full staffing. Hecla Cement plans 600 workers to begin around the 15th while Industrial, now 150 of 1300, will rapidly return to full operation. Other plants including Kneeland Bigelow firms, W D Young & Co, Goldie Hoop Co, Du Pont Chemical, Hines & Co and North American Chemical expect to resume near full employment.
Alarm in Madrid as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria prepare to visit Barcelona on March 12. Newspapers call the trip imprudent amid bomb outrages and accuse Prime Minister Maura of not canceling the journey.
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