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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
2
Local notes from Valley and Washington on April 29 1912
Rubio Ja and family visit Valley while Fleming spends Easter at Washington. Steinbeck goods arrive from Menominee and James stores items until new home. Meat market plastering underway. Nordyke Harmon ship hogs. Vandyke shipments and eggs noted. Cottage foundation contract and local rail crew showcases. Snipe shooting and travel anecdotes across Valley and nearby towns.
Local Notes From Crawfordsville May 1 1912
Mr and Mrs Henry Hagie and son rushed to Winfield to aid Mrs Hagie’s ailing mother. Alice Yard of Washington visited sister Mrs E J Davidson. Mr and Mrs Joe Murphy Mrs E M Huff and Wilson Lemon and son left for Washington this morning. Some high school students were mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Henry Hagie and Son
Winfield
Alice Yard
Washington
E. J. Davidson
Joe Murphy
E. M. Huff
Wilson Lemon and Son
Keota Chautauqua Set for June Six Days
Promoters announce the Keota Chautauqua will run seven days from June 24 to June 30 with Thavin's band and grand opera singers performing a condensed Il Trovatore. Featured acts include the Music Makers Quartet Balalaika Orchestra Maurer Sisters Orchestra and College Singing Orchestra. Lecturers listed are Dr Gunsaulus Goy and Hadley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Graham
Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua
Thavin
Grand Opera Singers
Il Trovatore
White City
Chicago
Music Makers Quartet
Balalaika Orchestra
Maurer Sisters Orchestra
College Singing Orchestra
Boston Lyrics, Artists Company
Gunsaulus
Goy, Hadley
The Policeman by Walt Mason
A satirical poem praising and lampooning the policeman as he keeps peace and safety. It notes arrests, traffic duty, public questions, and dangers faced by the officer while critics mock him from comfortable chairs. It highlights the paradox of public opinion and the officer's calm, courageous service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Keota To Host Chau tauqua With Noted Talent June 24 30
An all star Keota Chau tauqua lineup includes Hon W T Nolen and Hon N B Dar ling among other distinguished speakers and performers. Clement Miteau and Pauline Gislain depart for Paris to spend the summer with relatives while J O Singmaster aids in horse importations. Mrs Robert Selway leaves Des Moines for Des Moines then Lincoln before returning to Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
W. T. Nolen
Minnesota
Darling
Oklahoma
Lincoln Wirt
Geo. A. Gearhart
A. C. Zehner
Fitzwilliama
Pennsylvania
Alton Packard
Rosani
Keota
Clement Miteau
Pauline Gislain
Paris
France
Miteau
J. O. Singmaster
Des Moines
Three Drownings Near Iowa City Dam
In Iowa City Iowa three men died when a boat struck a rock near the university dam and overturned. The victims were Frank Hotz 43 Edward Connell 30 and Frank OBrien 42. A fourth man Frank Cannot 42 was rescued after being thrown into the water and escaping death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University Dam
Frank Hotz
Edward Connell
Frank O'Brien
Frank Cannot
Edwin Gould Resigns as Head of Cotton Belt Railroad
Edwin Gould retires as president of the St Louis Southwestern or Cotton Belt railroad. He becomes chairman of the board in a newly created position and F H Britton, former VP and GM, succeeds him as president. The Cotton Belt authorized a 1000000 bond issue for terminal and general line improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Edwin Gould
St.Louis Southwestern
Cotton Belt” Rail
F. H. Britton
Gould
Britton
Laxative Brom Quinine Tablets Promise Quick Cure
Advert sees claims to cure a cold in one day with LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine tablets. Druggists refund if it fails. Box bears E. W. GROVE’S signature. © 2he.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Notable Women Advancing in Professions and Education
The piece highlights Mary E. Ewing as possibly the first U.S. woman contracting and consulting engineer and notes Nebraska leading west of the Mississippi in women students. It covers Mrs. Robert La Follette, a Wisconsin law graduate and journalist, and Mrs. J. L. Tague, a Colorado judge, plus efforts by Mrs. Charles L. Peck to open a school for Chinese women in New York. It mentions Mabel Van Dyck Bell as a U.S. Commissioner in Kentucky and lists major women donors to Princeton Harvard and other institutions, ending with customer testimonies about Foley remedies for cough and kidney issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Ewing
Chicago
United States
Nebraska
Mississippi River
Robert la Follette
Wisconsin University
Charles L. Peck
New York
Peck
Board of Education
Tu Jang Chang
Peek
Mabel van Dyck Bell
Kentucky
United States Court
Missouri’s Lyon Memorial Debated On Anniversary Of Gen Lyon
On the anniversary of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon’s death at Wilson’s Creek Missouri citizens debate how to honor him. A few hundred dollars funded memorials exist, with calls for land around his grave and a permanent Capitol sculpture. The Civil War hero, praised by Sherman, helped save Missouri but remains lightly commemorated in state histories and monuments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Nathaniel Lyon
Wilson's Creek
Eastford
Windham
Israel Putnam
Knowltons
Galusha A. Grow
Sherman
Adjutant General
Morgan G. Bulkeley
John E. Carpenter
David A. Baker
Frank W. Cheney
Old Country
Peneral
Legislative Commission
Woodruff
Lyon
Capitol
Jefferson City
Springfield
Sterling Price
South
Price
Missouri
Westport
War Balloons for Italy Vote Large Army Expense
The Italian chamber approved spending 10,000,000 lire for dirigible balloons for the army amid socialist and republican opposition. They urged disarmament as war seemed impractical. The minister of war was recalled from the senate to appeal to national honor before the measure passed by a 200 vote majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Senate
Wireless systems on English Dreadnoughts
English dreadnoughts receive enhanced wireless outfits to send and receive long distance messages under adverse conditions. The new plant, the result of a year of experiments, is described as the finest in the world. The operating room near the main bridge is protected by soundproof walls.
Milwaukee Chicago Traffic Deal Expands Rail Through Service
Chicago May 1 The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad begins running freight and passenger trains solid from Chicago to San Francisco and Los Angeles via Union Pacific beyond Omaha. The long negotiations with the St Paul and Harriman interests ended after Chicago and Northwestern formed a traffic alliance with Northern Pacific. The arrangement could boost through business for the St Paul as it competes with Northwestern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Ita
St. Paul
Flattery and Truth in a Quip on Flatness
A succinct remark notes that admirers who crave praise seldom admit a flat truth when praised, framing flattery as a test of honesty and willingness to concede. The line contrasts eagerness for compliments with readiness to accept blunt accuracy.
Chicago market reports May 1 1912 hogs cattle and sheep
ARKETS this morning and second report from Chicago May 1 1912 show receipts and expected receipts for hogs cattle and sheep, with prices in various grades. Hogs steady to weak, cattle steady to 10 lower, sheep steady to strong, and overall market softness in early trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Baker Projects Tomorrow Estimate From Mixed Receipts
Fragmentary notes show Baker preparing an estimate for tomorrow based on receipts and percentages such as 56 to 5 and 39 77 percent while referencing 804 and 784 figures. The context remains unclear due to the damaged OCR.
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BASE
Nicola
Harmon
the County News
Pr. O
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EB. G. Fox
W. P
R. C. Dubois
Secy
Valley Forge Camp
Hall
North Side Square
J. G. Moriarty
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. A. Dewey
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus Chapter
Uu. C. Hull
H. P
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
Wyatt B. Marbourg
E. C
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J. BE. Kunath
Myrtle Bragg
Rubio
C. M. Fleming
Jas. H. Steinbeck
Menon
James
The
Plasterer
Nordyke & Harmon
Richard Vandyke
Clarence Hyzer
Frank Feltz
Mr. Moberly
Savannah
Geo. Breitenbach
Valley
Lake Sunday
Egypt
Doc Keifer
Frank
A. Vacha
Geo. Sojka
Anton Eberle
Melo Vacha
Richmond
Willie Malichky
Joe
Rc Vode
America
Ralph Moorehead
Cecil Walker
John McCoy
Charles McCleary
Lee
Jennie Lease
the Policeman
Walt Mason
Missouri Pacific
Denver
Rio Grande
Benjamin F. Bush
Cot
Washington National Bank
Iowa
Resources
U. S
Aia
Saoaal
National Bank
State of Iowa
W. F. Wilson
Carlton C. Wilson
F. L. Wilson
A. H. Wallace
WM. A. Cook
JL. B. Tague
Colorado
Russell Sage
Princeton University
Holder Hall
Holder Tower
Sage
J. K. Paine
Harvard
John Knowles Paine
Caroline M. Bonard
C. R. Sanger
Charles Rober
Sanger
Karl Fair
Waukesha
Wis
Foley
J. A. Adleman
West Plains
Lemmon
Union
Gen. Lyon
Arsenal
Milwaukee
Oma
St. Paul and Harriman Lines
Northwestern
Arkets
Hows
John A. Babcock Commission
U. S. Yards
Ghigago
Illinois
Harry L. Kaga
Morrison
Lamson Bros. & Co
Reister & Son
Hens Springs Roosters
Serene Reese
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