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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
6
Treasury clerks foresee strong subscriber interest in both the Panama canal bonds and one year treasury certificates. If the issue is as low as 50 million, interest costs drop, easing the crisis impact. Calls to withdraw funds and adjust note circulation are weighed against money supply and market conditions.
From Constantinople reports of Kurdish raids across Erzerum Bitlis Van Diarbekir threaten Armenian homesteads and Muslim villages. Ibrahim Barzanji the “despot of Histan” leads horsemen pillaging sixteen villages in the last month with fires, famine pressure now rising in the region.
The estate of Charles H. Deere valued at 1 000 000 will be divided among 16 grandsons. The eldest is about 12 years old. The boys expected to inherit future wealth include Charles Deere Wiman and Walter E. Wiman, sons of Colonel W. Wiman a Deere & Co director. The estate is left as a trust and won t be distributed for about forty years.
Captain Baron Fersen, previously reprimanded for the Vladivostok mutiny, is removed as commander of Vladivostok and the port. He is reassigned to command the protected cruiser area, with Rear Admiral Matushevich succeeding him.
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Commissioner Neill labor through the night in St. Louis to resolve terms for ending a threatened locomotive firemen strike on the Missouri Pacific line.
Lincoln Neb Nov 28 Preparations begin for an at home campaign if William J Bryan wins the Democratic nomination for president. Friends expect limited travel between convention and election day, mirroring his 1900 campaign pace rather than the lengthy 1900 traversal.
Edward Payson Weston, aged 69, completed a 1 250 mile walk from Portland, Missouri to Chicago in 24 days 19 hours 14 minutes, beating his own record by 24 hours and bringing his total miles to 63 700. Thousands watched as he was greeted at the Chicago post office by crowds and police.
J. H. Humston traveled to Centerville on Wednesday evening for Thanksgiving at the Andy Simpson residence. He will return Saturday evening with his wife who has been staying there for some time.
J. G. Jenkins of Chapel Hill praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for quickly relieving a felon and curing it in a short time. Advertises it as best on earth for sores burns and wounds available 25c at J. H. Stewart drug store.
New York November 28 Charles F Murphy leader of Tammany hall said James J Hagen had no authority to pledge Tammany hall's support for William J Bryan at a Washington dinner. Murphy added Hagen spoke only for Hagen and that Tammany would back the Democratic nominee with loyalty when chosen.
Cornelia B. Loveridge of Hudson Street Buffalo committed suicide by jumping into the Niagara River from Green Island. She twice entered the water and turned back, but on the third attempt she plunged face downward and went over the falls.
Comptroller Ridgely returned to Washington after a Illinois visit and said currency conditions in the middle west are rapidly approaching normal. He noted banks are ready to resume full currency payments despite a few institutions farther west still out of line.
Des Moines November 28 circular from the Des Moines Clearing House committee asks Iowa banks to aid in circulating currency so Des Moines banks can follow Chicago and New York in resuming currency payments in full within two weeks.
London reports Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman the premier, ill for weeks, has left his residence to travel to Biarritz for a rest and treatment, seeking relief from his ailment and to recuperate away from city pressures.
A Sunday School lesson on Samson’s fall and restoration, emphasizing faith in God as the key measure of a true Nazarite. The author warns against worldly compromise, notes the spiritual cost of wasted time, and urges living for God whether in life or death.
During L T Cooper's Chicago visit his medicine reportedly expelled a 90 foot tapeworm from Emil Winkler of 182 East Ohio Street. Winkler details years of illness and relief after using Cooper's preparation, praising the remedy and noting its high sales in Chicago and beyond. McIlhinney Drug Co. offers Cooper preparations.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a superior liniment for sprains swellings lame backs and rheumatic pains with a dampened flannel method. It also promotes Preventics cold tablets claiming safety speed and pneumonia prevention with trial boxes and local druggists selling them.
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