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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1902
Page
2
A large congregation gathered at the First Presbyterian Church for the funeral of Rowland Rogers Howland held Saturday at three o'clock, with Rev. H R Stark and others officiating. The service praised his faith, conviction, conscientiousness, integrity, and unselfish kindness, noting his impact on family and community as a trusted, cheerful man. Floral designs and solemn rites marked the ceremony.
Washington May 5 Special says the so called presidential hoodoo haunts Roosevelt and German as likely 1904 candidates. The hoodoo myths stem from successors born of the vice presidency and from Senate leaders failing to reach the White House. Gorman faces the hoodoo while Roosevelt is also blamed for destiny.
Latest baseball scores from the four leading aggregations show Saturday results across cities including Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York and Brooklyn with weather notes for Cincinnati Chicago and Detroit. Sunday play includes Detroit St Louis Columbus Kansas City Milwaukee and Minneapolis with rain delays and postponed games.
May Day notes from Galesburg to Davenport include visitors such as B J Southworth and Miss Fannie McLeod. Epworth League poverty social at the opera house raised eight dollars for league room refurbishing. Several residents and travelers from Washington Winfield Keota and Crawfordsville were seen in town for visits sales and services.
Miss Josephine Holman formerly of Indianapolis will marry Eugene Boross of Budapest. The ceremony is set for May 22 at St Margaret's chapel London. Boross and Miss Holman, who traveled together from New York via Paris, plan to spend part of each year in Hungary.
T. T. Wickes of the Pullman company traveled to Chicago with his wife, a marriage details remain private. Local officials and friends know little about the wedding cost or the bride’s identity.
A mother with whooping cough experience shares preventive guidance. She notes her three children, including a three month old baby, all recovered well after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, contrasting with others whose parents did not use it. The remedy is sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cookman.
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