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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1905

Page

5

Night of social events at the high school and town

A sequence of pre nuptial showers and social gatherings filled the week. Mrs. Samson, Miss Wilson, and Trinity Guild members hosted kitchen and linen showers with lilies and gifts. The Fortnightly club studied Thoreau, while a farewell reception for the Seniors featured speeches, solos, and a toastmaster.

Mame Samson Carrie Hamilton Ola McCleery Hamilton East Main Street Miss Samson Ellen Reid Trinity Guild Kathryn Wilson Mr. Smith Richland Wilson Washington Academy Elliott Lynn Jas. Edgington Florence Parrish Mies Deessa Wabnitz Lillian Brookhart

Memorial Day committees named for exercises

For Memorial Day committees named to arrange the events the program not yet complete. President of the Day Col D J Palmer Marshal of the Day Major J D Glasgow Chairman of Memorial Meeting at Opera House Rev F O Ross Ammunition and Salute W R McCutcheon Finance Committee J J Kellogg Frank Webb Committee on Music J A Y Ashby E E Adams J M Shields Committee on Decoration Elm Grove Cemetery W R Jeffrey Committee on Decoration City Cemetery J W Morton Speakers Rev F O Ross Committee on Instrumental Music

Col D. J. Palmer J. D. Glasgow Opera House F. O. Ross W. R. McCutcheon J. J. Kellogg Frank Webb J. A. Y. Ashby E. E. Adams J. M. Shields Elm Grove W. R. Jeffrey City J. W. Morton

Crawfordsville resident Joe Huston socializes in city

Joe Huston of Crawfordsville spent yesterday with friends in the city, enjoying time with companions and exploring local spots during a casual outing.

Joe Huston Crawfordsville

Pope Pius X Encyclical Urges Moral Teaching and Charity

A Washington dispatch reports Pope Pius X issued a sweeping encyclical urging moral instruction for all ages and denouncing greed and unjust contracts. It stresses Christ’s law against immoral thoughts and calls for firm religious education in schools, ending with apostolic benediction to followers.

Pope Pius X Washington New York Herald

Missing Link in Blood Discovery Claims by Uhlenhuth

Berlin special dispatch reports Professor Dr. Uhlenhuth asserts a missing link between ape and human blood. Experiments show mixing serum remains clear but injecting ape or human blood into a rabbit produces a reaction with subsequent ape blood tests. Observed stronger reactions with higher apes.

Uhlenhuth Germany Berlin New York World

Savage Bachelor Demands Consideration During Piano Dash

A young lady quotes music to soothe amid debate while a savage bachelor retorts that some in the crowd are civilized and deserve consideration. The exchange reflects social tension at a social gathering and hints at contrasting manners between genders and classes.

Wasted Wealth Lesson at Lewte and Clark Exposition

The Geological Survey proposes an economy lesson at the Portland Lewis and Clark Exposition to show how western mines and byproducts are wasted. Director Walcott will collect four pound samples from placer mines for analysis, with Dr. Day conducting live demonstrations of concentrating black sand and heavy residues for valuable metals and gems.

Geological Survey Portland Walcott Geologic Survey United States Washington David T. Day

Navy plans wireless coast stations from Portland to New Orleans

The navy department arranges daily wireless reports from merchant ships to coastal stations soon to span Portland, Maine to New Orleans with further reach to Galveston. Greenwich noon reports will feed the weather bureau, with special barometer notices urged. Stations will provide ships with weather forecasts and display standard weather signals.

Navy Department Portland New Orleans Galveston Washington New York Post Greenwich Weather Bureau

Enormous Pine Logged for Home Site in Cloudcroft

At Cloudcroft New Mexico a pine tree was felled measuring seven feet in diameter at ground level and two feet at sixty feet up. The trunk extended over a hundred feet. The stump will be covered by a dwelling planned to be built directly above it.

Cloudcroft N. M Santa Fe New Mexican

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