09 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
1
Washington reports Admiral Geo Dewey and Mildred Hazen wed quietly at 10 am in the rectory of St Pauls Catholic church. Clergy included Rev James Macken Rev Joseph Folly and Rev Sidney Hurlbut. Also updates on Vice President Hobart's improving condition after a restful night and nourishment intake. London war office dispatches brief on Kimberley bombardment and Ladysmith civilians moved to safety.
The Parsons College football squad will arrive at 9 20 tomorrow morning from Fairfield in good condition ahead of a hotly contested game. The provided roster text is garbled with several misreads, but lists positions such as left end right end center quarterback and backfield with multiple nonstandard names.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Fred H. Smith hosted a luncheon for about a dozen young married ladies in honor of Mrs Ralph Dougherty. The rooms featured yellow and white chrysanthemums and palms with a multi course luncheon. Mrs Charles Parkinson sang and Mrs Marion Anderson played as guests included Ralph Dougherty Leigh H Wallace Henry Eicher Clyde Bailey Chas Parkinson Logan Payne Will Harvey John Bow man Marion T Anderson John Cunningham Cloyce Dougherty Philo Canfield.
Sergt. Langenburg and Private Genkins of the 51st Iowa return from the Philippines. A public reception will be held at Armory D Friday evening in their honor, followed by a banquet at Harvey & Warfel's restaurant parlors for Co. D members and guests. Attorney W A White travels to Riverside for bankruptcy matters involving Crubb & Ziff.
Olive Schreiner is highlighted as a great writer and The Story of an African Farm is praised as timely and worthwhile. The paper announces plans to publish the novel in full as a serial, inviting readers to look out for the first chapters.
The text notes that Boers are hardy fighters with courage facing odds while hinting at overlooked daily life and character details as depicted by a novelist. It emphasizes contrast between public prowess and private routines in South African farm life.
The newspaper announces the purchase of a celebrated novel to be published in installments in coming issues, providing readers with a serialized reading during this period of world history.
Kentucky party chairs claim a plurality with an official tally possible to end the dispute. The state legislature could be asked to decide the contest if the count remains unresolved. Prince of Wales marks fifty eighth birthday in London with chimes and royal standard. In Manila two American soldiers wounded during Wheaton expedition to North Luzon near Dagupan.
Local notes report many residents and visitors in town including Nelson Davis and Mrs. L. B. Cocklin. Officials like H. T. Reynolds and Dr. J. Hull are mentioned with travel for county business and medical meetings. A local social event at Port Lewis and a taffy pull hosted by Mrs. Rev. Stark are noted alongside minor losses and city commerce.
A brief exchange notes the marvel of tactile development in the blind. Gotrox claims a high level of touch perception, joking that he can tell a borrower two blocks away, illustrating heightened sensitivity and confidence.
Miss Cayenne replies she has studied three languages besides English, naming golf baseball and yachting as her areas. The Washington Star contrasts this with a remark about punctuality from a railroad station scenario.
The Marquis of Dufferin and Ava wins the post of lord rector at Edinburgh University. Other items note a baby abducted by an eagle near Nice, Italy, and various international and local happenings.
Colonel Stilwell recalls restraining bigotry during a Kentucky visit. He recounts a water debate with Judge Morgan, who argued for abolishing water use, while Stilwell pressed for moderation and praised naval heroes to prove water’s importance.
Iowa State News wires report deaths across the state. An elevator boy, 18, died in the Observatory building after being caught on the eighth floor and crushed. the body was mangled. Separate dispatch from Knoxville notes a 10,000-strong public reception for Co. D and G A R events. In Oskaloosa Private Kissick funeral drew the largest crowd, pallbearers among company members.
Charles Downs of Des Moines an employee of the Mutual Telephone company was instantly killed this morning when he touched a live electrical wire while crossing an electric light line.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch note recalls a scholar who argued a library is a dictionary. When a liberal neighbor questioned funding more books, the scholar asked if the neighbor had read every page of the dictionary. The reply was no, and the scholar answered that a library serves as a dictionary one never finishes reading, persuading the donor to fund the library.
A young applicant demands a raise from a pompous omni bus company manager who scorns extravagance. The manager boasts of rising from the monkey board by saving bus fares, but modern bell punches and inspections prevent such savings. The young man, unfazed, leaves to seek work elsewhere.
George W. Bright vice president of Sunday Creek Coal predicts a coal famine in the northwest this winter. Separately, Generals MacArthur and King received handsome swords in Milwaukee on Saturday with MacArthur’s sword accepted via a cable from the Philippines.
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