EXTRA MORSE GETS 10 YEARS
Charles W. Morse is sentenced to 15 years in prison amid a broader criminal case. A court found Morse guilty on multiple counts, with prosecutors highlighting outlined charges and the severity of the offenses.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
8
Clemency Granted for Alfred Courtis After Jury Recommendation
Charles W. Morse received a fifteen year penitentiary term for misappropriating bank funds and Morse was a director and controlling owner. Alfred H. Courtis, former bank president, was indicted with Morse and found guilty but granted clemency as recommended by the jury. his sentence was suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Evening Journal
Charles W. Morse
National Bank of North America
Alfred H.courtis
Morse
Uilty
J A Work and Co Opening Delights Shoppers
The formal opening of J A Work and Co new shoe store attracts constant visitors this afternoon. Mr Work and assistant Raymond Buckley welcome guests, offer tours, and present keepsakes as orchestral music by Caner and Baird enhances the event. The redesigned store features new ceiling, shelving, lighting, and display windows, promising stronger future business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Work’& Co
Sheld
Work
Messrs. Caner
Baird
Raymond Buckley
J. A. Work & Co
Messrs. Works and
Buckley
Ints
Masonic Meeting Promises Surprise for Washington Lodge No 26
Washington lodge No 26 A F and A M calls members to tonight's regular meeting noting important business and a pleasant surprise. John H Steck W M urges all local masons to attend. Mrs KE J Tansy of Pawnee Oklahoma visits Havre and calls at the J E Meeks home before returning home Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A.F
A. M
Iit
John H. Steck
W. M
KE. J. Tansy
Pawnee
Okla
McBride
Havre
J. E. Meeks
New Studio Offers Unseen Styles at Frey’s Studio
S. M. Nicola of Wellman visited the area today. A note mentions Vienna treats but does not clarify events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frey
S. M. Nicola
Wellman
Quick Gift Ideas from a DIY Embroidery Column
The column describes simple evening crafts. A scrim pincushion with empire wreaths in shaded green ribbon and a sachet made from a small doily embroidered with a flower outline offer easy, elegant projects.
Materials Required For Linen Embellishment
A list of fabrics and trims including half a white linen piece one blade of emerald fabric two liters of ribbon shades and two yards of cluny lace for craft use.
Embroidered Pincushion and Decorative Tea Strainer Bag
A detailed sewing description covers a lantern shaped party bag with six ribbon panels, satin casing, featherbone frame, and pink green rope embroidery. It notes a tea strainer pincushion as an easy project and lists fabrics and silks used including green linen crash and green and brown silks.
Old-time Cushions and Strainers Craft Technique
A description explains assembling a cushion with horsehair held by a cardboard disk, covered with bright silk. The edge is concealed with a ribbon frill one to two inches wide, tied in a bow to the handle so the cushion hangs.
Wealth of Damaged Trimmings and Accessories Listed
Set of collar pins Crescent brooch pearls gold bar tie pin and hand embroidered turnovers and cuffs Dainty neck wear gold and silver pencils Overnight bags leather Silver garter clasps Morocco workflox ivory or pearl manicure set Good standard books Set of the American poets Engraved initial or school stationery Silver toilet utensils Cologne and toilet water Sofa pillows Bureau cushion and cover Down quilt Shirt waist box Silk fabrics Hand embroidered handkerchiefs Hair bows Silver slipper buckles Carbon prints photos Good framed pictures Plain gold bracelets.
An Artistic Pillow for Crash Cushion
An artistic sofa pillow can be made from coarse crash using two eight by eight inch pieces. The front features three large tulips cut from leather, painted in natural shades, and glued to the cover. Deep reds and soft greens stand out on the neutral crash background for a handsome result.
Inexpensive Hog Cot Construction Guide
A detailed description of building a low cost hog cot using inch boards on six 2 by 4 joists with 2 by 6 runners, a sliding front door, vented roof, and specific lumber lists for framing rafters plates and flooring, including a movable design to maximize floor space and ease of handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binal
Silage for Milk Cows by M A Goodrich
The article notes silage benefits dairy cows though not as sole feed. It advises 30 to 40 pounds daily, two daily rations after milking, and feeding from the top to avoid spoilage. Palatability boosts intake, cows may prefer silage to fresh forage, and combined with dry forage it forms a balanced ration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Goodrich
Dry Rot in Corn Threatens Serious Losses
The article warns that dry rot, especially Diplodia maydis, endangers corn with yellowing ears shriveling kernels and weakened stalks. Dormant spores persist on old ears and stalks, spreading in moist periods. removing and burning diseased ears, plowing under stalks, and prompt field sanitation can largely prevent losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Alfalfa Industry Expands Through Milling Advances
A Kansas alfalfa millers convention highlights a shift from baled to ground alfalfa, with ground product selling strongly. Southwest practices use a shallow disk harrow with teeth to chop and turn the surface, speeding growth and reducing weeds and insect eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Southwest
Arizona
Sound apples for cider and soil nitrogen in farming
The passage notes that only sound apples suit cider, humus-rich soil boosts nitrogen, exposed manure loses phosphoric acid and phosphate, lard can help drive a nail in hardwood, a nine inch deep acre weighs about 8 million pounds containing 2000 pounds nitrogen 3000 pounds phosphoric acid and 6000 pounds potash. It cites 19,746,000 U.S. horses as a 40 percent rise in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Root or Reid Emerges As Possible U S Senator候
In Albany on November 6 two main contenders for the seat being vacated by Senator Platt are Elihu Root and Whitelaw Reid. Root is cited with Roosevelt’s support while Reid, ambassador to Great Britain and former editor of the New York Tribune, also figures prominently. Other named possibilities include Woodruff Fassett and Black though none have secured firm backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
United States
Platt
Elihu Root la
Washington
Roosevelt
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
New York Tribune
Woodruff
Republican State Committee
Frank S. Black
J. Stoat Fassett
Fassett
Roosevelt to join Outlook as special contributing editor
The Outlook will announce that after his retirement President Roosevelt will serve as special contributing editor with headquarters at the Outlook office. His role will resemble a consulting engineer, with editorial control remaining unchanged and his signed, uncensored expressions of personal convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Outlook
Roosevelt
Monument to a Pioneer George Rogers Clark at Fort Massac
A monument to George Rogers Clark was dedicated at Fort Massac near Metropolis Illinois by the Illinois branch of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The monument honors Clark landing on Illinois soil and the probable first U S flag hoisting in the state. Fort Massac was restored with a 10000 dollar Illinois legislative appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
George Rogers Clark
Fort Massac
Illinois
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Clark
United States
Ohio
Northwestern Improvement declares extra dividend
Directors of the Northwestern Improvement company which is owned by the Northern Pacific Railway have declared an extra dividend of 11.26 dollars per share on Northern Pacific stock. The payment is drawn from the Northwestern Improvement accumulated surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northwestern Improvement Company
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Pacific Company
Well-known Milwaukee Merchant Dead at Sixty
Milwaukee on November 6. Oscar Mohr a prominent commission merchant and former president of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce died after a lingering kidney illness. He was about sixty years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Oscar Mohr
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Mohr
Chilean Volcano Villarica Erupts Violently
Villarica volcano in Valdivia province southern Chile has been in violent eruption since Wednesday, with ongoing activity reported from Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Villarica
Valdivia
Miners Strike in Spain Nears Settlement and Prospers
Copper miners in the Rio Tinto district reach a near settlement ending a strike. J and P Coates Pawtucket mill resumes full-time work tomorrow employing 2500. Taft to speak at Martyrs monument unveiling in Brooklyn on November 14. Obaldia followers cheer Taft win in Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Tinto
Spain
J. &P Coates Company
Pawtucket
R. I
Lucius Tuttle
Boston and Maine Railroad
Taft
Brooklyn
Panama
Obaldia
Otis T. Mason
Department of Anthropology
National Museum
Washington
Henry L. West
District of Columbia
Roosevelt
Archhbald John Little
Chungking Trading Company
West
China
Miiangpeeting Mining Company
London
Sam Spencer
Birmingham
Ala
H. M. Whitney
Metropolitan Steamship Line
New York City
Mme
Emma Calve
Grand Opera
Pittsburg
Vienna bakery serves fresh coffee cakes and rolls Saturdays
Town chatter reports bakers at the Vienna offering coffee cakes and rolls on Saturday. Local residents like Miss Lizzie Davis and Miss Nannie Springer were seen in town, while others arrived from Iowa City and Wyman. Fort Sherman travels to Clarksville Kentucky for a ill relative, and auction planned for the old Fishburn farm near Crawfordsville December 3 at 1 PM. W. H. Dedrick visits from Washington DC after twelve years at the government printing office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Davis
Wyman
Nannie Springer
No. 2
Kate Montgomery
The
State University
Iowa City
William Stiles
Keokuk
M. Y. Wallace
J. R. George
Atlantic
Iowa
Fort Sherman
Clarksville
W. Va
Emma Mason
T. E. Brown
Wellman
Floy Owen
West Chester
Elizabeth Davis
Frank Macon
Fishburn
Crawfordsville
W. H. Dedrick
Washington, D. C
Ben Keyes
Mr. Dedrick
Government Printing Office
Washington
Minneapolis
Exhibition Car Displays Irrigated Lands Across Multiple States
The Burlington exhibit car, led by D. Clem Deaver, tours the Mississippi valley showing irrigated Wyoming Montana Colorado and western Nebraska crops. It features tall oat bundles from 90 to 110 bushels per acre, wheat up to 60 bushels, eight foot alfalfa, sugar beets up to 25 tons per acre, large potatoes and a fruit display, promoting private ditch and government irrigation lands for homesteading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Nebraska
Mississippi Valley
D. Clem Deaver
Land Seekers Information Bureau
J W Dunbar of Brighton in the City on Business
J W Dunbar of near Brighton traveled to the city on business today, matching local merchants and residents in daily commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Dunbar
Brighton
Phone 78 for anything in the bakery line
A local bakery announces a simple contact line using the number 78 for all orders and inquiries. The brief notice emphasizes direct phone communication to place treats and bakery goods.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Curtis
Masonic Fraternity
Vienna
Santa Claus
Dolly Bachet
Elihu Root OR
Tom” Platt
Senate
Foley
Peley & Company
Chicago
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
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