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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
7
Washington reports in the Brown murder case that numerous witnesses proclaimed Mrs. Bradley sane after the shooting of ex Senator Brown. A hotel confrontation with Mrs Brown in Idaho in 1906 is described, along with later exchanges and Livingstons testimony about false statements. Court adjourned with the case set for tomorrow.
Des Moines Iowa November 28 after lengthy discussions the Des Moines Clearing House and local coal operators reached an accord to pay all mine payrolls in full. About 3000 miners who walked out Saturday returned to work following the mass meeting where the demand for cash was upheld. Operators cited coal famine fears and bankers agreed to fund the cash payments.
New York on November 28 saw the sale of Stanford White’s art objects and curios. A Damascus carpet measuring twenty one by ten feet led bidding at four dollars and one cent by Edson Bradley, as Miss Elsie De Wolfe and actor David Warfield were also prominent buyers. Total receipts reached forty five thousand six hundred dollars.
The first train from New York to Brooklyn ran through the East River tunnel as a test. Officials and invited guests rode the train. public opening not expected before January. Only one tube is complete and a shuttle service will operate in this tube until the second tube is finished.
Edith Root daughter of the secretary of state married Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant III of the corps of engineers at Secretary Root home with Rev. Herbert Shipman officiating. About 500 guests attended including President and Mrs. Roosevelt who escorted the bride to dine and toast the couple. Flowers and gifts from notable figures highlighted the ceremony.
The Fairbanks residence at Seventeenth and K W streets opens for the season as Vice President Fairbanks resumes hosting duties after illness. Mrs. Fairbanks has recovered, with daughter Mrs. John W. Timmons, wife of Navy Lt. Timmons, serving as stewardess this winter. The mansion ranks among the capital’s premier entertaining houses near Farragut Square.
Joliet on November 28 faced a citywide water stoppage in the Chicago drainage canal. The Economy Light and Tower Co halted water wheels for hours while the sanitary district moved a boat stuck in the channel, leaving over ten thousand people idle.
Mr. Robert Dildine of Waverly New York recounts using Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills and gaining weight from 128 to 144 pounds in sixty days. He says prior illness caused dizziness sleep loss and heart region pain but after treatment he feels strong and healthy, praising the cure and recommending others try the medicine. 50c a box at dealers.
Alex Lytle remains at home for the Thanksgiving break. He plans a quiet holiday season with family, reflecting on recent events and enjoying rest at his residence.
The estate of the late John G. Stewarts art hosts a sale at his southwest Washington residence on Saturday November 30 at 2 pm. Items include twelve cattle comprising three cows five steers and various yearlings, hogs including twenty fat hogs and shoats, four Duroc barrows and boars two wagons a top buggy sleigh mower stoves and furniture plus other household articles. Terms announced sale day. Teeter Lathrop Sutherland Auctioneers and W F Frank Stewart Administrator.
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