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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
4
A Commerce Counsel memo from Linthington Iowa outlines a new vehicle tax plan. It imposes annual registration and taxes on automobiles, with half due at different dates and registration required for buyers from dealers. Electric and steam cars face a $1 yearly tax or half that amount at a later date.
The readable fragment mentions access to all reports and tiled corporations with the state. It references a class and a yearly context but lacks clear actions, dates, or named entities to establish a full news item. The text is too incomplete to determine a specific event or outcome.
In May the Moor ledden controversy involves Proates and Tieldeuas depart ment mas coe Petore, with the state board of cedlitoadien fering aetiet. Holden allegedly refused to abide by rufeo as Curtiss and Wottety push for an investigation. Finance committee members dispute financial vetume used by Holden's department. Judge J Hidetidereon to assume duties July 1 as Commerce Counsel in Des Moines, with power to prosecute public utilities to protect citizens’ rights.
Fragmentary text references a reunion, a plant species or creature, and a university gathering with incomplete names and dates making precise events hard to identify.
Des Moines reports that the state is issuing nursing diplomas to graduates of its first class schools of nursing. Diplomas for this year's classes are prepared and will be sent to recipients at the state hospitals.
May 18 was set for selections for the State University oratorical program. Notables include Mhi Bett Kappa and June Paol Arthur Pairbanks with Hooton Museum of Pine Art directing. Rev. J K R Me presides over the McCormick seminary program with a June 11 address and Judge Grosscup in Chicago on June 14.
A local canning firm plans to expand production on about six hundred acres to supply tomato cans. The move aims to boost profits and meet growing demand for canned goods.
A dispatch notes the Iowa Federation being called to Ogden on May 18 to quell fiery clashes between employers and workers. The unrest extends toward Boone with tensions at interurban shops and boiler work.
Sixteen hops completed by the Des Moines Commercial club trade delegation as they left Des Moines at 7:45 a m Tuesday for a rail journey toward the Atlantic South West region. The first day's objective is Atlantic with a start from that point.
The Iowa Medical Society began its six month convention in Des Moines with several hundred physicians in attendance. Dr M N Woldens of Cherokee presided and Mayor James R Hanna welcomed attendees. The program extends over three days with prominent physicians participating and topics including appointing an editor for the Town Journal.
In Newton Kansas on May 18 authorities report a remarkable case of a woman believed dead for thirteen years, with her father and mother making annual visits during the long interval before her return.
An 1900s advertorial promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to banish gray hairs and improve hair growth. The copy claims age perception reduction, scalp relief, and a fifty cent bottle price via McElhinney Drug Co. agents and local druggists.
Bertha Noble of Wichita, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Patterson, eloped at 17 with laundry owner Frank Nible. After years of sorrow, Bertha’s grave was long remembered in Potter’s field until a letter from Bertha Noble moved the family to reunite with her husband and four children.
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