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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1907

Page

2

Investigation of Police Department Corruption in Kansas City

Outline reports an immediate start to an inquiry concerning corruption in the Kansas City police department. The item references proposals for 800000 feet of lumber and notes election results for the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin with several candidates and percentages. Missouri senate extends fellow-servant law to mine operators. Professor George Sverdrup of Augsburg Seminary dies. The Army of the Potomac society marks its 37th annual reunion ending with a banquet.

Kansas City Isthmian Canal Commission United States Madison Wisstel Stephenson Cooper Pseh Hatten Lenroot Missouri Senate George Sverdrup Augshuro Seminary Minneapolis Society of the Army of the Potomac

Weather Forecast For Midwest States Tonight

Official forecast shows Illinois fair with continued pleasant conditions Indiana fair with cooler air in the south. Lower Michigan fair with fresh northly winds. Wisconsin fair and warmer in the west. Iowa rising temperatures.

Ilinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa

Wheat and Livestock Prices Across Markets May Report

Chicago May 3 quotes show wheat and corn prices with No. 2 red at 82 3/4 and No. 1 northern spring at 87 8/8 cents. Hogs receipts 19 000 with primed heavy at 6 52 6 05, cattle prime steers 6 35 6 60, lambs 8 50 8 70. East Buffalo reports mixed cattle and hog markets, with hogs down and sheep strong, veals at 7 00 7 25.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Sept Park Northern Choice Prairie East Buffalo N. Y Dunning & Stevens Live Stock Commission

Union Pacific reports two and a half billion rise in farm values

Chicago May 1 Union Pacific Railway issues a bulletin showing farm lands on or tributary to the railroad rose from 5 692 230 872 dollars in 1900 to 8 241 782 864 dollars five years later an increase about 45 percent. States and farming types with largest gains are listed with per cent increases and notes on irrigated and improved lands.

Chicago Union Pacific Railroad Wyoming California Washington Nebraska Idaho Texas New Mexico Colorado Montana Oregon

Crawfordsville Baseball Recap and School News

Crawfordsville defeated Washington 3 to 2 in a Friday afternoon baseball game played from 3 15 to 5 00. The return game was scheduled at Washington today. Gladys Maxwell and James Welch returned to school after brief absences. Ralph Orr visited Washington and was absent. Howard Huston and Harry Cotton were noted as returning soon.

Washington High &Onoe! Can Crawfordsville H. Rhea F. Huston G. Brown G. Weber Bass O. van Sant Huston BE. McFadden E. Knutson C. Rhea Washington J. Dye W. Johnson P. Richardson R. Buckley H. Dye W. Goode B. Wallace H. Steck D. Bell Gladys Maxwell James Welch Ralph Orr Howard Huston T' Harry Cotton

Fragments Suggest Early 20th Century Medical Sale

OCR fragment mentions cured sprains and a product by Cook & Sher as a 18 cart sale. It is unclear but hints at medical cures and a treatment offered by a firm. No clear date, place, or full names beyond Cham berlain and Cook & Sher.

Cook & Sher

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