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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
5
Sergeant Barclay Miller records a Paris visit with fellow soldiers, riding crowded taxis, visiting the Gaumont Palace, Versailles trip with the Hall of Mirrors, and Louvre explorations. He notes crowds, French customs, posters, and souvenir spots, ending with reflections on grand stores and nightlife.
Daisy Bell of Savannah reports eight years of back pain and limited work ability, but after taking Foley Kidney Pills she can do all her work. Lemmon's Drug Store advertises the product for sale.
President R A Pearson praised Iowa State College engineers for shaping the war effort and noted the 600 engineers at the college joined a monster Saint Patrick's celebration. The board of deans granted a college wide holiday to honor engineers for their wartime roles.
The Baptists of Union church in Estherville Iowa vote to build a $25,000 church. Trustees to sell the old church property to fund construction. A finance committee has been formed and is already at work.
Chicago industrialist William Wrigley Jr. assumes controlling interest in Santa Catalina Island, near Los Angeles, in a deal near four million dollars. The purchase includes 48 000 acres, the Ste Catherine Hotel, livestock, steamers, boats, and related property. Wrigley plans rapid development into America's premier summer and winter resort with new cottages and hotels and expanded transport, relying on advertising to promote Catalina.
Five Sewickley women refuse to pay fare on a Pennsylvania train claiming crowded coaches. They stand on the rear platform from Sewickley to Pittsburgh, led by Mrs. Richard W. Bailey who urged others to stand by her.
An old blood purifier claims to cure eczema and skin eruptions by cleansing the blood. The advertisement touts Swift Specific No 5S and 5. S. 5 as a long running medicine sold by druggists for fifty years. Readers are urged to write for advice and treatment details.
Mrs. O. D. Thompson Mrs. Frank R. Stoner Mrs. E. P. Coffin and Mrs. Wilson A. Luce all of Sewickley with Mrs. Bailey refused to pay fares when the conductor approached. After coaxing and threats failed the conductor paid the five fares himself.
In New York on March 19 a family of Mr and Mrs Samuel Dembitz at 2939 Thirty first Street Coney Island escaped a fatal collapse when a wall section from a neighboring construction site crashed through their roof as they dined. The beds on the second floor where they would have slept were crushed. One of their three children also narrowly escaped. The family had decided to lunch before bed.
Rheinholds Pillar, former state senator, was acquitted by a district court jury after a two day trial in Nebraska. The case charged him with pro German leanings and language intended to prejudice the cause of the United States during the war period.
The United States circumstantial claim in a war emergency cites alleged seditious acts committed prior to the armistice. The wording implies ongoing legal or political action surrounding wartime dissent and public pressure.
Eunice Carson sues two Osceola police officers and city authorities for 20000 dollars claiming unlawful arrest at the Iowa hotel on January 8 1919. She alleges officers Ray Meyers and J P Wilson conspired to detain her to enable Myers to commit improprieties while in police custody.
Frank Look, longtime Iowa City officer, marks 25 years in public service. He spent two years as a night policeman under Mayor Reno, one year under Mayor Lewis, and years as a private night watchman, reportedly losing only six nights and averting numerous disasters.
Tragic flames rage through the Iowa Union scene where a brave figure risked life to halt robberies, likely saving many properties and at least two lives as fires spread, leaving a somber town in shock.
Regular mail service from France to Greece, Turkey, Egypt and Syria has been re established. The first post since the armistice left Marseilles, one bound for Constantinople and the Caucasus, the other for Alexandria and thence to Isfahan, Persia.
Fort Dodge resident B R Canfield recalls the worst blizzard in the city's history forty nine years ago. The storm began at 1 30 AM and by 2 PM the streets were blocked. Traffic halted and Central avenue required snow removal for three days.
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