12 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1895
Page
1
A thief was nabbed in the Central Railroad Implement Yard area amid a series of daylight thefts. Police recovered stolen goods and redirected the case to the district attorney for charges and further investigation.
Reporting on a bold arrest tied to Wapello thefts, Sheriff Teeter and Deputy Black nabbed a 21 year old Denver man named William Holland after a tip from Mr. Smith. The confession matched plunder from an emigrant car and two suits were recovered along with a watch and a revolver. The county sheriff praised the deputies and promised further details at the grand jury. Field Day events and local notices follow.
A Burling-ton Hawk-Eye report notes a local tale about a woman and her daughter traveling to Grand Rapids Michigan. The mother has since returned while the daughter, now using a new name, allegedly answered an ad in a literary publication and is to become a companion if agreeable to both sides. The affair draws wide attention from Washington’s social circles.
Mrs Ida Grecian Dawson wife of C S Dawson died last night around eight after a week of typhoid fever. She was born and raised in Town and lived here 26 years. Funeral from her residence tomorrow at 10 a m with interment in Davis Creek cemetery. The town church Mrs Ink recital at home on South Lawn Street drew praise from parents and friends with many piano solos and vocal numbers.
The clerk records numerous deaths in the city for the year ending October 1 1805, listing many individuals by name along with a note of infants omitted. The item includes assorted local notices about residents traveling, editor changes, and a unique creature exhibit. It also mentions sales promotions and a laundry bath offer through October 17.
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