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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1909

Page

4

Trade Review For The Week In May

Bradstreet reports irregular trade with improvement in iron and steel coal coke woolen and leather sectors Building is active the jobbing trade filling in orders Retail orders are below expectations Woolen goods makers buy raw material in Boston 10 million pounds of new domestic clip wool to arrive Failures for the week 224 Wheat exports 1 229 900 bushels Corn exports 131 241 bushels

New York Bradstreet’s Boston Corm

Paris Strikers Seek Wider Labor Backing

Paris postal workers urged workmen’s unions to join their action. Leaders from Electricians and railroad workers spoke of support and possible alignment with the revolutionary Federation of Labor, while rank and file doubt the motives and fear losing jobs and pensions.

Paris M. Pataud Electricians’ Union M. Guerard Railroad Men's Organization Revolutionary General Federation of Labor

Three World Trade Weighers and Importers Arrested

Three government weighers dismissed by Collector Loeb and two importing firms were arrested in New York on charges of conspiring to import fig and cheese at weights under the true amounts. The group, including Antonio and Philip Musica of A. Musica & Son and Pustadio Papavasilopulo, with weighers Joseph Quinn, Thomas C. Giddings and Joseph McMahon, were indicted earlier.

New York Loeb Antonio and Philip Musica A. Musica & Son Pustadio Papavasilopulo Joseph Quinn Thomas C. Giddings Joseph McMahon

Arrest Lawyer Caldwell in Columbus Dogs at Large

Charles W. Caldwell a Columbus attorney known for a bid to remove Secretary Knox faced arrest after a chase by men with dogs and guns led by A M Remy of Elizabeth town who claims Caldwell has secretly visited his sixteen year old daughter Caldwell aged forty recently filed for divorce and had drawn attention in the District of Columbia case.

Columbus Ind Charles W. Caldwell District of Columbia State Knox A. M. Remy Elizabethtown Caldwell

Farmer Drowns in Eight Foot Cistern

Herman Knoll, sixty, a retired farmer from Haverhill, fell into his open cistern while measuring water and drowned in eight feet of water. His wife found the hat floating and reported the discovery. a coroner's jury ruled the death accidental.

Marshalltown Herman Knoll Haverhill Knoll

Mob Raids Bakeshop Beatings Injure Owner In Raid

In East New York May 15 Max Alheim, a baker who stayed open during a strike, was dragged from bed and beaten then dumped into a dough vat in his basement. He was rushed to hospital after severe injuries. His wife Mrs Alheim was assaulted as dough was flung at her during the raid.

New York Max Alheim Alheim

Banker Adler Convicted in New Orleans Case

The jury found William Adler, president of the failed State National bank, guilty of misapplying bank funds in New Orleans. The May 15 verdict marks the conclusion of the high profile case against the banker.

Adler New Orleans William Adler State National Bank

Vienna visitors and local business notes

West Chester host I N Brown from Stillwater Oklahoma calls on locals while bathman W Barber remains delayed in Washington awaiting more orders. Advertisers push Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Lemmon's Pharmacy and Dr King’s New Life Pills as health items and laxatives.

Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Lemmon's Pharmacy Dr. King J. B. Lemmon's

Living before the dead in judge's mercy ruling

Judge Marean refused to honor a dead man's wish to keep his grave green at Far Rockaway. John Driscoll left a few thousand dollars to the church to tend his grave, but his hungry relatives could use the funds. The judge ruled that aiding the living outweighed beautifying the burial plot.

John Driscoll Marean Cincinnati Times-Star

Mrs Runciman Story Highlights Women Work Debate

A reader from Limavady recounts Mrs. Runciman's remarks praising marriage as a profession for women. A boy in Bromley tells how his mother handles meals, chores, and child care without wages, illustrating how domestic labor is unpaid and dismissed as work.

Limavady Ireland St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Local shoppers and trades noted in Kalona visit

Joe Randel of Kalona made a business call in the city today as fresh butter scotch snaps and vanilla wafers appeared at the Vienna. Ed Foss bought a Reo runabout from Wooley Bros yesterday. John Shenefelt sold a 200 acre farm west of town to C K Schantz at 85.00 an acre, taking the Commercial hotel building and an adjoining cottage as part payment for 9,500.00. Mrs. S. K. Statler of West Chester spent last night in the city with Mrs. I. E. Travis of Rochelle Ill, who is visiting West Chester. Mrs. Travis returned home tonight.

Banks Mouser Pilotburg Jim Wooley Racine Wis John Shenefelt C. K. Schantz Shenefelt Winfield

Weather Chance Then Dry Spell Delays Field Work

Light rainfall of about eighty hundredths of an inch kept some workers from fields last night. Forecast calls for a drying period and if no additional rain before Monday, field work will resume.

Sabbath School and Services Schedule

Sabbath school at 9 45. Morning service at it. Junior at 4 30. Intermediate at 5 30. Senior at 6 5. No evening service.

Sabbath and worship schedule for the church

The church announces Sabbath school at 6 30 morning public worship at 11 junior Endeavor at 5 and senior Endeavor at 6 15 with no evening service all are invited.

Christ Forsaken sermon and Gounod hymn at First Presbyterian

The pastor John Abels will deliver Christ Forsaken at First Presbyterian with the choir singing Praise Ye the Father by Gounod. All other services as usual and a cordial invitation to all with no regular engagements elsewhere.

Ye the Father Gounod John ©. Abels

Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday Schedule

Sunday school at 9:30. Class meeting at 10:30. Public worship at 11 with sermon by Rev. J C Kendrick of Ottumwa. Junior and Intermediate League at 3:30 Epworth League at 6:15. No evening service due to union services in the opera house.

J. C. Kendrick Ottumwa Opera House

First Baptist Church Worship and Union Service Plan

Public worship at 11 with Sunday school at 9 30 and B Y P U at 6 The Rev Myron W Haynes to preach in the morning No evening service Congregation joins in the union service at the opera house Doctor Haynes to speak at the union service.

Myron W. Haynes Opera House Doctor Haynes

First Church of Christ Scientist Schedule

Corner of Tow a avenue and Jefferson street hosts Sabbath school at 10 and morning service at 11 with the sermon Mortals and Immortals. The golden text cites First Corinthians 15:20. Wednesday evening meeting at 7 30 invites all. Free reading room open Monday Wednesday and Saturday over Crail's store.

Towa Avenue Jefferson Street Crail’s

Whiskey theft at U S Express office after break in

The U S Express office suffered a break in during the night when the back door glass was smashed and an intruder entered by reaching inside to unlock the door. A whiskey theft occurred while no other items were disturbed. Dr G S Kerr left Wednesday for New York City to meet Kieser Bros shipment of horses from France and will return next Wednesday morning.

U. S. Express Office G.S. Kerr New York City Kieser Bros France

Miss Mary Masson Visits City. Brighton Teacher Spent Night

Brighton teacher Miss Mary Masson spent last night in this city. Readers are advised to buy Sunday supplies at the Vienna store.

Mary Masson Brighton The Vienna

Rheumatism relief offers quick aid with liniment

Nine cases of rheumatism are muscular and respond to Chamberlain's Liniment. The advertisement claims rapid relief from cold damp or chronic rheumatism and notes sales by F. L. Stolte and Kemmon's Pharmacy. Miss Mary Freding arrives from Wellman to visit Lookout school.

Chamberlain F. L. Stolte Kemmon Mary Freding Wellman Lookout School

Perry Davis Painkiller Claims Seventy Years of Relief

The advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia sprains burns bruises and colds. It notes a 425 cent bottle with a smaller four cent bottle marketed as better value and claims early use saves suffering and danger.

Perry Davis

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Trade Review For Uncle Sam Knox Steck Schoo I. N. Brown Stillwater, Okla West Chester W. Barber Bath Washington Lemmons Steck’s Jewelry Store Joe Randel Kalona Ed Foss Wooley Bros Florence Crone Snouffer, Hughes & Co John Shields & Son U. P First Presbyterian Methodist Episcopal First Baptist First Church OF Christ Unique Electric Theatre Featuring Wireless Dixie Land South Dakota Aberdeen Leola Geo. Peck Chalmers & Eldridge
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