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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
7
Reported outbreak centers on L T Cooper and his New Discovery claims to remove tape worms. Hundreds to thousands of residents reportedly relieved after using the medicine, with Father Arnolis praising dramatic worm expulsion and urging continued use as citywide sales surge.
Miss Madamine Lake, daughter of an English army officer, was found dead in a city park at twilight. Police report brutal head wounds and throat lacerations with signs of strangulation. The case has sparked public uproar and questions about her possible link to the British royal family.
Treibert Partridge was shot three times in his sister Mia Jennie Smith Partridge’s New York apartment. Charles Johns, courting Smith, crept in and Partridge seized a carving knife in a struggle before Johns produced a revolver and fired three times, hitting Partridge in the body. Partridge is in critical condition at a hospital.
In San Francisco on October 4 two armed men robbed the Japanese bank Kimmon Ginko at 1588 O’Farrell Street using revolvers and gas pipes. They fatally beat the manager and a clerk and escaped with 5000 in gold. One victim remains alive but unable to reveal details.
In Rouen a wave of anti military posters urged new recruits to desert the army citing barrack life insults. It also invited women to form an international mothers’ society to resist the government. Police removed the posters after daylight. In New York the Adams family said the death of Albert J. Adams by a head wound is not murder, attributing it to depression and diabetes.
Evansville Ind Oct 4 The United Railways syndicate with capital from Pittsburgh Cincinnati Indianapolis Louisville and Evansville has completed the consolidation of four traction lines: Evansville and Mount Vernon Evansville and Newburgh Evansville and Booneville and the Evansville and Eastern.
Washington October 4 tentative decision reached by Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian canal commission that the Panama canal shall be built by contract. Final determination on construction method expected in a few days.
In Bay City on October 4, 21-year-old Clair Meele of Mason died at Mercy hospital after he misjudged an elevator’s speed while attempting to board it. He was crushed between the floor and the door sill as the car started. Meele’s home was Mason.
Danville Illinois October 4 the last annual session of the Illinois synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian church before merging with the mother church has commenced in Immanuel Presbyterian church with about 100 delegates present.
In the District Court of Iowa Washington County a notice announces a petition by plaintiffs to quiet title in fee simple to multiple described tracts in Smouse's Second Addition to Washington. Unknown claimants are named as defendants and warned to appear by November 2, 1906. failure to answer leads to default judgment.
Certification states all druggists are authorized to refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure cough or cold. It stops the cough heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold including grippe and pneumonia. Contains no opiates. The genuine product comes in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. All druggists.
Nickel Plate Road offers a round trip from Chicago for 15.00 with October 10 and 12 return options, extended to October 20. First class equipment and Nickel Plate dining cars serve meals from 35¢ to 61.00, with a la carte options. City Ticket Office at 107 Adams St. Chicago.
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