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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1912

Page

6

Nighttime Romance at Squirrel Inn Ends in Lakeville Jail

Judge Jackie Vining dreams on a July balcony as Mae Andrews approves a captured confession. Miss Mabel Arney and Bodight the mayor flee a traffic misadventure after a horse race ends in a jail break and boat escape. The sheriff awaits back at Squirrel Inn.

Bileven Squirrel Inn Jackie Vining Dogwood Mae Andrews Mae Jackie Vining Eoridge Judge Vining Miss Andrews Ping Mabel Arney Lakeville Hornby Miss Arney Watts Vivacity Miss Mabel Charles Redight Bedight Bodight Richard III Misa Arney Jedge Harrison Lakeview Justice of the Peace Mabel Lim

Navy Secretary Reviews World’s Largest Fleet In New York Harbor

Secretary of the Navy George Von L. Meyer and President Taft inspect two new super dreadnoughts Arkansas and Wyoming as part of a grand fleet review in New York. The ceremony includes 21 gun salutes and multiple admiralty officers on board the Connecticut. A fatal accident occurs when Ensign A. M. Butler falls overboard and a Nebraskan sailor drowns shortly after.

New York George von L. Meyer Meyer Dolphin Connecticut Osterhans N. R. Usher C. McK. Winslow F. F. Fletcher Frank K. Hill A. M. Knight Mr. Meyer Arkansas Wyoming Osterhaus Henrik Hudson Citizens’ Committee Taft Twenty-third Street Hudson Hudson River A. M. Butler Nebraska

Wedding Ends Hospital Romance in New Richmond

Miss Margaret Lynch a trained nurse and Phillip K Drum claim agent for the Great Northern railway wed in New Richmond Wisconsin, tracing a hospital romance. Drum had been confined with a broken leg at St Paul hospital in River Falle where he was nursed by his bride.

New Richmond Wis Margaret Lynch Phillip K. Drum Great Northern Railway Drum St. Paul River Falle

Rawlins Persuades Grant to Recruit in Galena During Sumter Attack

E J Edwards recounts how John A Rawlins urged recruitment near Galena after Fort Sumter, teaching Grant to address a meeting. Rawlins later served on Grant's staff, urged the first speech, and helped spur the drive that formed Grant as a public figure and eventual secretary of war.

Rawlins Galena Sumter E. J. Edwards Grant John A. Rawlins A. C. Chetlain Chicago Galena, Jr Chetlain South North Fort Sumter Galena Company Springfield Captain Grant United States Army Mexico Glohn Rawline E. J. Bar Wards

King Edward's Narghile Pipe Worth Huge Sum

The London Chronicle notes King Edward once received a narghile pipe used by the sultan of Constantinople in 1862. The pipe boasted a gold stem and diamond inlays valued around £3,000. It compares to the Persian shah’s state pipe, the Kalifan, with water bowl jewel encrustment, worth at least £80,000.

King Edward Edward Chicago Constantinople Persia London Chronicle

Rail timetable fragment with train numbers and times

Local railway schedule lists eastbound and westbound trains with arrivals departures and freight and passenger services. It names Nos 50 429 430 49 81 82 88 89 as local passengers and freights with daily except Sunday service per agent H. W. Russel.

G.S. Lim Lo. Sena Deess Os Wee H. W. Russel

Passenger schedules and routing notes in railroad timetable

Fragmentary timetable entries show west and eastbound passenger times, station notes, and an agent reference. Incomplete data mentions routes near Milwaukee and Chicago and times such as 12:44 am and 1:21 am with Broadgate as agent.

So'west Lim Toogel Scheenedne Chicago Mdge So'west Tim Ute Cane Ae Milwaukee Moise WV. L. Broadgate

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Union Lock. Redight Harriet Brooks Secretary of the Navy Equitable Life Iowa Geo. W. Dempsey Local Agi Washington, Iowa Co. J, Wilson Wilson Wilson & Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Office Washington Charles A. Dewey L Over Washington Co. Savings Bank Eicher & Livingston Edmund D. Morrison J.J. Kellogg South Side Square W.M. Keeley Butterfield & Frame Special Collection Department Crafl’s Casew Bros E. J. Perry West Washington Street Ray H. Deaneye Sherman Brother Co. K. Wilson Wallace & Wallace McCall's Grocery D. F. Macon Macon Austin Sutherland Phono R J. Hanley Harry H. Ross Frank Rogers Lve Steet Foley Bright Lemmon's Nicola Harmon Alpine Aerie No. 1948 Fh. G. Fox W. P R. C, Dubois Secy Valley Forge Hall Om North Side Square J. &. Moriarty Washington Lodge A. F 4. M C. A. Dewey W. M J. W. Morton Sec Cyrus BR. A. M H. C. Hull Ky S J. HE. Kunath Myrtle Bragg Nx Fratera Washington Branch ST. P Excel B. KU Arent
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