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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
5
Local and personal notices surround the event with Warden Sanders of the Ft Madison penitentiary set to speak in the M E church tonight. Admission 25 cents. The item promotes the appearance and venue while listing related civic notices.
A child recalls an old melody about three geese that split directions. One geese trio follows ear to east and west, while the third stays by a marsh. The cuckoo call awakens the lone bird, guiding all back to the flock through shared honks and a chorus.
The Evening Journal notes a want ad promising a furnished room at a smaller per tenant cost than ever before. It emphasizes readers habit of consulting ads first for room hunting.
After a 33 day strike, Indiana bituminous coal operators and United Mine Workers District 11 reach a temporary settlement. Immediate mine reopening ordered affecting about 11 000 workers with 2000 unemployed pending settlement. Conference lasted six days with stormy sessions. Edwin Perry and National President Thomas L Lewis helped secure an agreement.
Ottumwa Iowa May 5 Morrell packing plant announces last day of operation until fair tax rate set by city council forcing over 1000 workers out. Morrell cites tax disparity with rivals as reason while highlighting its global reach and Thomas D Foster as general manager and state education board member.
Peter Koell arrived from Davenport to claim Louis Koell the man who stabbed himself on a Rock Island train Monday afternoon. Louis had earlier suffered head injuries from robbers and recent illness, with officials suspecting temporary insanity.
James Townsend of Milltown New Jersey a Grand Army of the Republic member vows to decorate his own grave on Memorial Day float a flag above it and have his picture taken He bought a metallic coffin from an undertaker in New Brunswick and already decorates his late wife’s grave in Van Liew cemetery plans the date of his death remain unknown.
A fragment notes fish at Ore Time as a luxury in Tudor London with fresh fish priced high for the rich while the poor face limited access.
In Centerville Iowa on May 5 Mrs Abraham Potter of Plano underwent a unique surgical procedure at St Josephs Mercy Hospital. Surgeons corrected an umbilical hernia removed an abdominal tumor and removed a large accumulation of pendulous adipose tissue. The operation was successful and the patient recovered from anesthesia with surgeons hopeful for full recovery.
Marshalltown Louisiana May 5 The First Baptist church brotherhood votes to plant five acres of cucumbers and five acres of potatoes to raise funds for a new 40000 dollar church building. The produce will be sold to a local pickling firm and the money used for construction.
William H. Dickson, 54, formerly of Marshalltown, died in Benedict Nebraska a week after a horse kicked him while unhitching a colt. The injuries included broken ribs and internal hemorrhages. He was a native of the county. his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Dickson and brother Melzar M. Dickson, recently nominated by the Iowa Prohibitionists for lieutenant governor, live in Marshalltown.
Thirty-two medals for heroism were awarded at the Carnegie hero fund commission spring meeting in Pittsburg. Seven silver and twenty-five bronze medals were issued, with monthly pensions totaling 196 dollars, death benefits of 4880 dollars, and special awards of 13100 dollars. Awards funded mortgages and education. thirteen cases involved death. Rescues cited include five from trains, two from fire, one electrocution, fourteen from drowning, four from wells or tanks, five in mine caverns, and one from a runaway. Notable honorees include Bernard P. Connelly of Rock Island, Frederick W. Sies of Monticello, Archie P. Drake of Iowa Falls (died).
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