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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
4
Harry McCulley traveled with West Liberty this morning and spent the day on business. Alex Miller spoke at the Court of Honor Friday evening.
Milwaukee discusses a three part series on the Prohibition question with Mayor David S. Rose of Milwaukee facing Prof. Samuel A. Dickie of Albion Michigan in the first debate on March 26. Dickie will defend prohibition while Rose argues against it with future debates planned in Chicago and a southern city. The event draws national interest as Dickie represents the National Prohibition party and Rose presents a broad anti prohibition stance.
The Rock Island line between Muscatine and Eldon begins a wide block signal system project this spring under General Foreman Hast ings. Workers and signals are installed along the Chicago to Muscatine route, with nearly 100000 dollars expected for the upgrade and three signals used per two miles.
Wm Hyde of Brighton called in the city today. Wm Don Wittman shipped several horses to Davenport yesterday. Bruce Gardner of Wellman is spending the week here. Gib Bailey and John Skipton transacted business at Richland today. N G Griffiths of Rock Island Ill was in the city on business with the Penn Oil & Supply Co local office.
A dynamite bomb exploded in the hallway of James Macaluso’s home at 377 Clark Street in Chicago, wrecking the interior and causing widespread panic. Macaluso, a wealthy Italian businessman, has long received threatening letters demanding money.
Des Moines March 25 Recurring Secretary Mrs Ida B Wise announced the national purity congress will be held in Burlington Iowa during the first week of October.
World vineyards produce about 44,116,000 callons of wine each year spanning regions and vintages. This figure reflects widespread winemaking activity across major wine regions and producers contributing to annual output.
A Noah Kentucky reader testifies to relief from headaches nervous spells and bleeding during the Change of Life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises it for restoring energy enabling housework store and post office duties and feeling younger. The ad touts the remedy for female illnesses and offers free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A California mountain lion with a mane like an African lion was shot near Petaluma by Robert Cook. Farmers had been losing stock blamed on coyotes, and Cook, with his pack of hounds, trailed the lion to its den.
Relatives gathered for the funeral of Mrs. E. M. Shaw, coming from Mitchell South Dakota Fairview Illinois Morrowville Kansas Flatt Illinois Marietta Illinois Rapitee Illinois and other connections. Attending were her son J L Shaw of Mitchell and brothers Ira Wheeler of Fairview and Myron Wheeler of Morrowville along with Mrs. J L Herrick and daughter Dora of Marietta. Nieces Mrs Wright and Mrs Allison and Francis A Allison also present.
The grand jury finished its work Tuesday evening and adjourned for the term unless recalled by Judge Clements. They inspected the county farm and found it in its usual good condition with interior changes under County Supervisor Dunlap. The state inspector of county farms visited the county farm in the city yesterday and praised its condition.
Walter Patterson of Lexington and Chas Brown on business in the city. Fred Skola of Kalona visited for a large stock sale. The petit jury is excused until next Thursday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bickford of Prairie City welcomed a ten pound boy. All are doing well.
A collection of small items from Mt. Pleasant and Davenport mentions stars in a patriotic picture An Army of Two in tonight's lineup. Local visitors include I Klein E C McGuire D B Farrier and L S Brown. A 70th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs W S Burton is noted with prominence.
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