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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1909
Page
6
In Paris Judge De Valles dismisses Rene Collard as a crack brain hoaxer while Mme Steinheil endures intense cross examination. The accused woman recounts a four hour ordeal and fainting spell as she pleads innocence amid probing questions from the jury and reporters.
Philadelphia on November 6 reports Adolph Moskovitz, plaintiff in a minor suit, was jailed for contempt after the jury verdict when he signaled jurors with a distress signal from a secret order of which he was a member. He admitted the signs were used in court.
In Managua on November 6 government troops defeated the revolutionists in a sharp engagement. Many of General Estrada's followers were killed wounded or captured. The government side lost fifteen men including General Castillo Chammoro. Pelaya's forces attacked Rebel General Fornos Diaz at Paso Las Lajas capturing the position defended by 400 men. The rebels fled toward Rama and were arrived.
Charred wreckage including deck house fragments washed ashore near Port Alfred on the Cape Colony coast. Authorities indicate the debris may be from the British steamer Warratah, which carried about 300 passengers and a metal and wool cargo and has not been heard from since leaving Port Natal on July 26 for London.
Mia Elnora Bimmon, daughter of Nicholas Ickes who served three years in the Revolutionary War under George Washington, died at her Dakota home. She was eighty six years old.
Two men died and another was seriously injured in a car crash near Greenville North Carolina on November 6. The dead are J L Fleming and Harry Skinner Jr prominent citizens of Greenville.
Boone Iowa November 6 Mrs B O Clark and her husband were involved in an accident when she mistook carbolic acid for an eye rinse Ogden police report she was placed in a serious condition and may lose her sight Specifics mention the chemical exposure occurred at home and medical staff treated her condition with urgency while authorities investigate the mishap
Dispatches from Belgrade report Bishop Nikador of Nish in Servia slated for prosecution on high treason charges after he described an unfortunate dream of a Bulgarian revolution. Government officials, led by King Peter, viewed the dream as propaganda for Prince George and decided to prosecute.
Professors at the University of Copenhagen directly involved in Dr Cook’s North Polar records exam say they oppose the National Geographic Society proposal to allow an American committee to attend. The stance reflects caution over external influence in the proceedings.
Liberal receipts and bearish fall sown crop reports push wheat lower in Chicago trading. Closing prices show declines in wheat corn and oats while provisions stay firm with notable jan may values and cash prices for No 2 hard wheat No 2 corn and No 3 oats.
Chicago Nov 5 cattle receipts 700 steady prices cows and heifers 2.00 to 5.70 calves 6.25 to 8.50 Texas steers 5.80 to 4.85 western steers 4.25 to 7.40 stockers 3.00 to 5.00 hogs receipts 14 000 weak to lower next 87 350 mixed 7.40 to 8.12 heavy 7.65 to 8.12 sheep receipts 8000 natives 2.50 to 4.85 westerns 2.75 to 4.90 yearlings 1.60 to 5.00 lambs natives 4.50 to 7.30 westerns 4.75 to 7.30.
Cattle receipts around 1 600 with steady values for native steers from 4 50 to 8 00 cows and heifers 2 80 to 1 59 canners 2 25 to 3 25 stockers and feeders 2 75 to 5 25 calves 3 50 to 7 06 bulls and stags 2 75 to 4 65 Hogs receipts 2 409 weak to lower heavy 7 70 to 7 80 mixed 7 69 to 7 75 light 7 55 to 7 60 pigs 6 50 to 7 25 bulk 7 65 to 7 70 Sheep receipts 4 200 steady yearlings 4 75 to 5 25 wethers 4 00 to 4 60 ewes 3 85 to 4 85 lambs 6 25 to 7 00
Modern hair dressing trends boost demand for sage tea remedies. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, sold by druggists at 50 cents or a dollar, promises dandruff relief and coloring. available direct from Wyeth Chemical Company, 74 Cortlandt St., New York City, via McElhinney Drug Co. Special Agents.
Des Moines readers learn Iowa's rate authorities grant one and a half fares for travelers attending the seventh annual Corn exposition from November 29 to December 11. The pass applies to those attending the event held in Des Moines beginning November 29.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package as a safe cough suppressant. Claims it helps break up a cold quickly and warns to refuse imitations. Mentions Semiman's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. as sellers.
Washington reports say Senator Dolliver may seek a congressional investigation of affairs at the New York customs house in the coming session. The New York Sun cites a resolution of inquiry as his likely move. General James S. Clarkson, surveyor of the port, is named as a friend of Dolliver and is said to be friendly to Mr. Loeb.
Iowa City will host the Iowa University and Ames clash on November 13 restoring athletic relations thought to be healed after 1907 disputes over fairness and eligibility. Fans and alumni expect a strong display of rivalry with no lingering ill will.
During demolition of cottages in Norwich Norfolk England a long wall section from the fourteenth century was uncovered. The find includes about a score of Norman arches.
Advertisement claims a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Signature of KE W Grove appears on each box and price is 25 cents.
Authorities report 85 to 95 percent of men in civilized lands are right handed and show a lower right shoulder. The phenomenon is not new, with ancient Greek sculptors noted to pose subjects for symmetrical appearance.
A grandmother in Nebo Kentucky reports a scalded boy was saved by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve which she says cured burns scalds cuts wounds boils and skin eruptions. The ad notes the salve is 25 cents at J E Lemmon’s.
Horse fairs in Belgium draw heavy foreign buyers, notably Germans, purchasing about 25,000 horses yearly. Belgium now hosts roughly 300,000 horses, a stock size compared to Maryland's about half that figure, highlighting the nation as a leading horse-breeding country of its size.
The writer explains returning to the yards early and not visiting all the boys feeding cattle and hogs. They offer to answer questions about the livestock market if correspondence is directed to them in care of North American Live Stock Commission Company at 0. S. yards.
Snow water once thought the purest water is shown not to be. Snow acts as a purifier of the atmosphere, attracting impurities as it forms and these are found in the snow water.
Wm Upchurch of Glen Oak Oklahoma exiled from home to mountain air to cure a two year lung cough. After six months he returned worse until using Dr King s New Discovery. Six bottles cured him. Advertises it as a remedy for coughs colds hoarseness sore throat grip bronchitis hemorrhages asthma croup whooping cough. 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed by J E Lemmon.
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