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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1905
Page
5
Vienna 10 cent ange foods and ice cream supper notice
Local note promotes Vienna foods at 10 cents and announces an ice cream supper at Miss Sadie Emmons home tomorrow evening. Rev. W L Clapp, M F E pastor at Wellman, had a runaway after attending a funeral for Mrs. John Ash. occupants were thrown from the carriage but none were injured. the horse blood vessel rupture likely ended the animal's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Clapp
Wellman
John Ash
Winning a Mother in Law
A brief, odd note from Marion Anderson urges gifting a “Ice Books” to win favor with a wife’s mother by sending 2000 pounds of Mississippi River Jo without explanation. The secrecy implies a prank or coded offer.
Death of Mrs Bradford at Keota and city funeral plans
Mrs. Lewis Bradford aged eighty six died this morning at Keota after a long illness. She had earlier lived with her daughter Mrs. Thomas Thompson in Keota then at the Bradford home in this city. Survived by three children Miles, Mrs. Frank M. Curdy, and Mrs. Thomas Thompson. Funeral services in Keota tomorrow then in this city at 2 pm conducted by Rev H B Schreckengast. Interment Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Bradford
Thomas Thompson
Keota
Bradford
John G. Stewart
Stewart
Thompson
Miles
Frank M. Curdy
California
Thos. Thompson
Methodist Church
IL. B. Schreckengast
Elm Grove Cemetery
Ice cream social events and visitors reported
J. H. Pearson of Ainsworth attended to business in the city. Fred Smith returned to Richland after a brief visit. Miss Sadie Emmons hosts an ice cream social with ten cent admission tomorrow evening. Nellie and Hazel Grush guests today. Kate Glover returned to Keota from a city visit. J. P. Thomas and wife and Mrs Fleming attended Mrs John Ash’s funeral at Wellman. Johnson’s bakery advertised. Mrs. T. Y. Wickham Jr. of Chicago arrives for Kathryn Wilson nuptials. Clayton Neiswanger gains pension increase. W A Moore’s Sunday School class holds a notice meeting tomorrow. Crooks and Hull return from Chicago after clinics and baseball. Fresh cakes pies cookies at Johnson's. Dudley Crone et al go fishing and cook by Crooked creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Nellie
Hazel Grush
West Chester
Sadie Emmons
Kate Glover
Keota
J. P. Thomas
E. Fleming
John Ash
Wellman
Johnson
T. Y. Wickham, Jr
Chicago
Kathryn Wilson
Cecilia’s wedding dress prepared for German crown prince wedding
The Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg Schwerin’s wedding gown for the June 6 marriage to Frederick William uses cloth of silver bought by Grand Duchess Anastasias mother in Russia for 2400. It features ornate garlands embroidered by German needlewomen and crafted by a Paris fashion house. The train follows Empress Josephine’s coronation style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Cecilia
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Frederick William
Anastasia
Russia
Paris
Josephine
Old Columbus law surfaced on profane swearing
In Columbus Ohio on May 15 Henry Welfeld of Pleasant township was fined 1 in police court for swearing on a transcript from a justice court. Police unearthed Section T0003 prohibiting profane swearing by God Jesus or the Holy Ghost and fixing a fine not more than 1 on complaint filed within ten days. A stay of ten days was granted to file a bill of exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Henry Welfel
Pleasant Township
Awearing
Nellie Francis
God
Jesus Christ
the Holy Ghost
Fred Ellis Bound Over for Attempted Mail Train Wreck
Fred Ells bound over to $2,000 bond for attempting to wreck a fast mail last week in Galesburg. While drunk he piled snow sheds and ties on both tracks of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy West. The mail train, running sixty miles an hour, crashed over the obstruction and miraculously escaped wrecking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ellis
Galesburg
Fred Ells
Chicago
Burlington and
Quincey
Carnegie Gift to Parsons College Library Project
Andrew Carnegie donates 14000 dollars to Parsons College Fairfield Iowa with no conditions. Hon Thomas H Parsons adds 2000 dollars from Ottumwa. Plan calls for 83000 more to reach total 20000 for a new library building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Parsons College
Fairfield
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas H. Parsons
Ottumwa
Woman Gives Birth After Head Wound Mystery
A May 15 dispatch reports Mrs. William Darby, shot in the head last Monday and unconscious since, has borne a healthy child. Doctors call it a remarkable case not prior known in science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Hocking
Wiliam Darby
Admiral Dewey Illness Forces NY Trip Canceled
Washington May 15 Admiral Dewey traveled to New York for the annual meeting of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America but fell ill with a severe cold and could not attend. He returned to Washington and is expected to recover soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Washington
New York
the Order of Founders and Patriots of America
Archbishop Receives His Pallium in St. Louis
In St Louis on May 15 Archbishop John Joseph Glennon was invested with the pallium by a large gathering of Roman Catholic church dignitaries marking a historic ceremony for the archdiocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John Joseph Glennon
Archdiocese of
Indianapolis Man Arrested in Mail Fraud Conspiracy
Indianapolis May 15. C C Burns arrested by federal officers charged with conspiring with Peter Kreshbill of Cleveland and C C Phillips of Chicago in a fraudulent use of the mails. Kreishbill and Phillips arrested and released on bond. Burns allegedly ran the Gurantee Employment agency here and sent applicants to the others after collecting fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
C. C. Burns
Peter Kreihbill
Cleveland
C. ¢. Phillips
Chicago
Kreihbill
Phillips
Burns
Gurantee Employment Agency
Kreshbill
Secretary Morton Plans Cabinet Departure Next Fall
Secretary of the Navy Morton states no current intent to resign but says it is understood with the president that he will leave the cabinet next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morton
Notable 19th Century Figures And Local Changes
Nan Patterson arrives at her mother's home in Washington to stay awhile. Hiram Cronk, War of 1812 survivor, dies in Ava New York at 105. Trinity Church tower clock halted after 60 years. a new clock is ordered. Panama Canal adopts eight hour day. Lindell Hotel in St Louis to close after 30 years. a department store will replace it. 115 boatmakers from Northampton march to London 108 miles to petition Parliament. Major Colin Campbell and Mrs Campbell sail from. Mrs Nancy Leiter and Mrs Levi Leiter aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan Patterson
Washington
Hiram Cronk
Ava
N. Y
Trinity Church Tower
New York
Panama Canal
Lindell Hotel
St. Louis
Nothington
London
Colin Campbell
Campbell
Nancy Leiter
Levi Z. Leiter
Five Inches of Rain Drenches Shawnee Oklahoma
Heavy damage reported at Shawnee Oklahoma when five inches of rain fell during a rainstorm. The downpour caused significant flooding and property disruption across the area. Local officials urged caution as cleanup efforts began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Shawnee, O. T
Epitaphs Reveal Old Watchmaker George Ritter
An antiquary recalls a lesser known epitaph for watchmaker George Ritter of Newport New Hampshire who died in 1822. The verse praises his integrity prudence generosity and lifelong service while noting his rest beneath the sod and that his good works endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
George Hitter
George Ritter
New Hampshire
Newport
Tie
Philadelphia Bulletin
Sunday Markets Across England Long Ago
The London Mail notes Sunday markets in medieval England including St. Germans Cornwall and Launceston 1206 licensing changes to Thursday. Markets persisted to 1800 despite a 1449 act, with reports of Sunday butcher trade in Wigton and worshipers bringing joints to church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry VII
Bradford
Worcester
Battle
Launceston
Durham
Lancashire
Lincolnshire
John
Hattle
Wigton
Cumberland
London
London Mail
English Factory Legislation and Public Health Reform
A historical overview notes early English factory law beginnings in 1802 prompted by harsh conditions of child labor in Lancashire mills. It traces fever outbreaks from 1784 Radcliffe works to overcrowded factories, magistrates attempts, and the Manchester board of health in 1706 urging decisive legislation, leading to Peel's Health and Morale of Apprentices Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
Radcliffe Cotton Works
Manchester
Manchester Board of Health
Robert Peel
Cheerful Philosophy on Small Pleasures and Everyday Joys
The author notes that small pleasures, though plentiful like daisies, are neglected when large joys are unavailable. We replace precious items with common growths and neglect hedged beauties, arguing that life’s simple comforts should be worn like flowers in our days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Highway
He Was Safe
A teacher asks a small Irish boy why absent. he says his mother had mumps and he fetched the doctor. The boy notes the mumps are catching but adds this is his stepmother who never gives him anything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
New York Times
Minister's Wife Fills Pulpit During Illness
A witty New York Press remark notes a minister's wife preached in his stead while he was ill and questions if she had prior experience. The quip suggests she had often preached to him when he was well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Proposer Quarreling Over Miss Tallon and Miss Pert
A brief note from the Houston Post quotes a suitor boasting of proposing to Miss Tallon and being rebuffed by Miss Pert who calls him a fool. The exchange then suggests he try Miss Pert, who mocks his hesitation.
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