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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1905
Page
8
Detectives say Mrs Stanford death not due to criminal poisoning though arrests possible. Honolulu report criticizes Dr Humphris and cites an overloaded stomach and weak heart as factors with improperly prepared strychnine Cocaine? Also Clymer arrest for wheat theft with $500 bail.
Rome reports Cardinal Netto has resigned as patriarch of Lisbon due to health reasons. The move is noted as unusual given the number of older cardinals with high responsibilities.
Milwaukee March 23. A New York critic calls a Gainsborough picture a genuine original but a Milwaukee owner claims it is a duplicate and notes J Pierpont Morgan paid a high price for the work.
A Wisconsin Central passenger train was ditched between Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, set ablaze, and destroyed. Several passengers were injured but none fatally.
Johnny Condon, 15, convicted of manslaughter in the fourth degree for the death of 11-year-old George Griffith in Janesville Wisconsin. Verdict returns despite earlier reports of doubt surrounding the incident. The case reflects local judicial handling of a fatal childhood tragedy.
Ex judge Thomas Stanley Johnson, probate judge of Wayne County, died at Oak Park after long age. Johnson was prominent in Masonry circles and served in Wayne County from 1858 to 1854. He had long been a resident of Lil Moss.
Geneva March 22 reports Perey case against P Clymer for stealing wheat. Public notice notes theft charge and ongoing investigation.
In a Burmese village near a mill, a fire destroys bamboo huts as a small engine is rushed to the scene. Villagers laugh and watch while a petty official and son reluctantly help pump, exposing cultural attitudes toward danger and effort.
The text warns that waiting for opportunities breeds blindness to them. Energy and inclination for hard work fade when inactive. Opportunity hides from those who do nothing or seek it elsewhere. The alert worker spots chances and acts. The passage emphasizes proactive effort and vigilance as keys to seizing chances.
A barrister recalls a case where the accused, defended well on a murder charge, was unexpectedly found guilty not for the assault but for stealing Biddy McCarthy's pig last year. The foreman announced the verdict with the remark that the prisoner was guilty of an earlier crime.
The Battle Monument at West Point bears an inscription honoring regular army officers and men who fell in the Civil War. It lists killed in action or died of wounds on the pedestal and bronze girdles feature the names of enlisted casualties. A Victory statue atop the shaft was designed by Frederick MacMonnies.
A light exchange in the Cleveland Plain Dealer reveals a shopper seeking a striking birthday gift. The clerk jokes about feather boas before confirming the desired present is a clock, aiming for a memorable surprise for his wife.
A playful cartoon caption shows a character asking to photograph Edie with a plate metaphor. The line hints at a lighthearted banter about sweetness and being placed on a plate. No further context provided.
Michael Clifford died in Reedburg at age 102 after a long life that began in Ireland. He emigrated to Milwaukee in 1834 and lived there for twenty years before settling elsewhere.
The forecast warns of showers and thunderstorms across Illinois Wisconsin Indiana and lower Michigan with cooler air and brisk southerly winds turning northwest. Iowa stays generally fair and cooler with fresh southerly winds shifting to northwest.
THS Markets Chicago reports hogs receipts about 30 000 with prices 4 75 to 5 45 and most sales 5 25 to 5 40 as fair to good. Cattle receipts 21 000 with steers 5 80 to 6 35, yearlings 5 20 to 5 90, cows 4 50 to 5 50, calves 3 75 to 7 50. East Buffalo reports hogs 5 65 to 5 75, sheep and lambs weak with best native lambs 8 25 to 8 40, western range lambs 6 50 to 7 80, veals 8 00 to 8 25.
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