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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
4
The New York Globe cites a private secretary noting that contemporary begging letters to the rich have grown more forceful and original. He recalls fifteen years of study, praising those who frame pleas in sharper terms to move the wealthy for relief.
A terse Baltimore Sun item notes a story of hardship with a typewriter eater and a companion bearing the burden of earning meals for two. The brief vignette reflects labor and survival themes in a compact, era-appropriate tone.
The Rev Patrick Watson vicar of Earlsfield known for Holy Land knowledge and accuracy clashed with the archbishop of Canterbury over a committee report. Watson objected to the heading Removal of Premises arguing items inside were removed not the building. Dr Temple quipped about kettle bells as laughter rang through the meeting.
Archias is put to the sword after Velopidas and eleven Spartans seize Thebes and place Archias over the garrison. A letter detailing the plot was hidden at a banquet, but Archias hid it and faced execution at dawn as the dead were counted.
Washington reports Senator Aldrich has assured that vacancies on the Senate committees will be filled soon after the Republican caucus. The move eases fears of western insurgents who expect better treatment, as the finance committee will face the tariff bill.
Michigan City Indiana March 1 Thomas McCarty who volunteered surrender to Warden Reid at the Indiana State prison after walking from Chicago to Michigan City has been pardoned by Governor Maner He was sentenced in Boone county for robbery and escaped He converted at a Salvation Army meeting in Seattle and rose to Captain then confessed his crime and returned to prison to serve out his term.
Nashville Tennessee March 18 Judge Hart sent the jurors to deliberate in the case of Colonel D B Cooper Robin J Cooper and John Sharp for the slaying of former United States Senator E Carmack He declined a midnight verdict saying the jurors should stay over if needed The costs are enormous and a second jury would be unlikely to be obtained in this county
An observer notes Diogenes searching in vain for a item, recalling his ask for honesty as a timeless joke about modern commerce and the advent of department stores.
Chicago market notes show winter and spring wheat prices by grade, corn and oats per sample, plus hogs sheep and cattle bids. East Buffalo reports from Dunning Stevens list cattle hogs sheep and calves trading with market notes. Elgin butter prices logged for creamery extras prints firsts and dairies.
Miss Alice Williams of Crawfords ville was a Washington caller yesterday, returning home in the evening.
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