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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
4
Colonel Roosevelt will lecture before the Nobel Prize Committee in Christiania today. Lawrence F. Abbott notes the talk will reveal his views on peace and disarmament, but Abbott says Roosevelt will speak only when invited and will express his opinions publicly during the address.
A fatal fire report follows a Tuesday event at the Wanky Robinson show. Authorities say a boy died in the blaze at the scene or nearby, with investigators continuing to probe the cause and circumstances.
Waterloo May 5 George Tardy born in Waterloo and formerly with Ringling’s circus nearly died after being attacked by three lions during the Yanky Robinson show in Forest City Tuesday. He was dragged by the cage and badly gashed in the throat and lacerated and torn. He is in Albert Lea hospital where elephant drivers helped rescue him amid rising panic.
H. L. Parrott of the United States Express company has been presented with a new roller bottom desk for personal use at the local express office. The modern piece is praised for its convenience and utility, and the office is commended on the acquisition.
In Clarion Iowa on May 5 Willie Sasse seven died after a four hour illness. A coroner's inquest found the lad had eaten decayed apples and oranges near the city dumping ground. He likely visited the place and ate half rotten fruit which poisoned him.
Paris May 5. Ex Empress Eugenie once led a brilliant court at the Tuileries now marks her eighty fourth birthday in retreat. In a recent interview she laments her faded past, saying she exists only to be forgotten and recalling the loss of her husband and son in the afterglow of empire.
Isaac Cook of Kewanee Illinois reports long standing backache and kidney pain relieved after two months of Foley Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy and plans to recommend it widely to friends and fellow veterans. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. are noted as suppliers.
In Mason City Iowa on May 5 AIf Pettit riding a disc injury occurred when the bolt holding the seat broke causing Pettit to be thrown under the implement. Four horses including a colt bolted and Pettit was buried under the disc but escaped with only scratches after his father freed him from the machinery.
Washington May 5 The supreme court has affirmed the Mississippi court which held the retail liquor dealers association a trust in restraint of trade in violation of the states anti trust law.
Washington May 5. After study by statesmen and agri cultural experts new regulations for the control of the poultry industry in the District of Columbia take effect. Amateur fanciers oppose the rules which require chickens or pigeons to be kept inside fire limits and to obtain a health office permit. The rules also demand chicken houses perches nests drinking fountains and yard space. Roosters require written neighbor consent and penalties range from 83 to 10 dollars with each day of violation a separate offense.
In Marshalltown Iowa every saloon shut yesterday after an Anti-Saloon League petition circulated and filed late Tuesday. Saloon attorneys review legality and sufficiency, no action plan given, as months of disagreement over closing saloons continue.
In Muscatine Iowa on May 5 Dr Arthur S Henderson new pastor of First Congregational Church urged Republican hearers to vote for George Cosson at the June primary saying Cosson would follow the policies of law enforcement championed by H W Byers and is the type of man churches want in office.
Major Theodore C. Lister of the medical corps, famed as Panama Canal zone yellow fever expert, departs San Francisco aboard the Sheridan for Manila to examine conditions allowing yellow fever in the Philippine Islands.
The warden contracted for 5,000 hungarian partridges to be released across the state with deliveries in the fall. Cost is about 5 to 6 dollars per pair, totaling around 30,000 dollars, with 50 birds planned per county. Lincoln also buys 5,000 Chinese pheasant eggs to be distributed to farmers for hatching.
Louis Schroeder who pled guilty to sending an obscene letter to a young lady was fined $150 and costs and has paid the sentence into court. He lives on a farm near La Porte City, Iowa, and will work out the sum with his father.
Ackley Iowa May a meeting of businessmen and citizens subscribed 25000 for a German Lutheran college if the town district of the church founds it in Ackley Grundy Center and Reinbeck are pushing to secure the denominational school The district at a conference in Gladbrook last fall decided to establish the college and expects to spend 100600 in 1910 for buildings and equipment.
Des Moines Iowa May 5 Congressman J A T Hull starts his speaking campaign for the Republican nomination for congress from the Seventh district. He delivers his first address at Swan in Marion county with a sacrificial meeting. He will speak in Scandia Saturday night and then tour Marion county the rest of the week.
President Taft wrapped up a visit in St Louis on May 5 saying he enjoyed himself greatly. He was accompanied by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson who spoke about agricultural policy during the stop.
August Katz a 46 year old bachelor living near Buck Creek fell during a barn dance on the second floor and broke his back near the neck. He is paralyzed and in very serious condition, with Charles Leinkuhl aiding his care.
Cedar Rapids report notes State Game Warden George A. Lincoln has begun buying partridges as part of a local wildlife management effort. The item appears in a May 5 dispatch from Iowa, detailing official activity by Lincoln.
A candidate announces for nomination for the office of county auditor of Washington County subject to Republican voters in the June primaries. Gleodimo
Australian horses are preferred in India with Calcutta prices ranging from 340 to 3555 dollars per head. The market shows strong demand for Australian stock among buyers in Calcutta and other Indian cities.
M B Brotherhood announceswarden Saunders of Ft Madison penitentiary will lecture May 5 at the M E church on What I Have Done at Ft Madison. His statewide reputation stems from his original methods in criminal care and the public is urged to attend.
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