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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1900
Page
4
Nicholas Sealp, a Swedish naval cook aboard the Maine at Havana, shot himself in Brooklyn after injuries from the explosion left him unable to eat. Despondent over pension delays and his wound, his death follows a chain of tragedy linked to the Maine disaster.
Madrid reports Dwicht T. Reed United States vice consul in Madrid since May 1899 died Wednesday morning and was buried yesterday in the British cemetery.
Sioux City Iowa October 22 the Iowa Library association unanimously elected A P Fleming as president and Harriet L McCreery as secretary treasurer Cedar Rapids. Burlington named as next annual meeting place. Metropolis Illinois October 20 a fisherman found a murdered infant's body in the Ohio River near Kentucky shore above Metropolis Head crushed coroner notified Paducah.
Colfax Illinois October 26 public school building burned Thursday causing a loss of about 10000 dollars with 7000 dollars covered by insurance Officials say the blaze was caused by a defective flue
Nora McKlogott, 38, died in Chicago after slipping on a banana peel and falling on a street, an incident described as fatally injuring her. The story notes Elias Howe, famed sewing machine inventor, did not gain entry to the Hall of Fame.
A massive blast at the Mattoon Gas Light and Coke plant damaged the engine and purifying rooms. Superintendent Butler survived a wall blast with serious burns. The incident is blamed on a gas tank leak as Mire fire crews contained the blaze.
Despite bad weather a good crowd attended the old folks service at the M. E. Church with several carriage loads of regular attendees present. Rev. Darbyshire delivered a brief sermon suited to the occasion and familiar hymns were sung along with solos by Miss Mable Dewey Mrs. Raymond Albertson and Mrs. Chas Parkinson. The church was decorated with autumn leaves and a love feast followed. Attendees extend thanks to Rev Schreckengast and his congregation for their kindness.
A Saturday birthday party was held at A. Barrs on the Heights for Flora Barr as she turned eleven. About fifteen children attended and enjoyed games and amusements with refreshments served at six o clock.
A resident announces the disposal of nearly new household furniture in a sale held throughout the week at rooms over the First National Bank. Interested buyers are invited to attend and inspect the items.
Work starts on East Main Street sewer project to upgrade drainage and utility lines. Crews plan continued effort through completion with a south side build to avoid crowded north-side pipes.
Mrs A McDonald of the Heights broke her left limb Saturday at about two PM in a peculiar accident. While walking down cellar her foot slipped and she fell forward, the break about three inches above the knee. A physician reduced the fracture and she will be unable to walk for some time.
Sylvester Woods the traveling agent brought from Fairfield on contempt of court charges did not appear Saturday for Soper’s sentence. He claimed work in Bloomfield and expected to attend. The case may be dropped. John G. Mickey of Osceola Neb., visiting at sister Mrs A Harmon’s home in the city.
The Iowa Central Railway announces a California Tourist Car Line for 1900 1901 linking Minneapolis St Paul Mason City Hampton Ackley Eldora Marshalltown Grinnell Oskaloosa and Los Angeles. The inaugural car departs Minneapolis on October 1 and runs each Wednesday, reaching Los Angeles the following Sunday in four days. Modern Pullman vestibule cars with gas lighting offer convenient travel. For details, contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo S Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
A well dressed lawyer seeks a pauper’s pass to New York, repeatedly failing to convince officials. He finally obtains a pass and boards a parlor car, where the conductor examines it and compliments the man’s attire, saying you are the best dressed pauper I ever saw.
In a noon conversation hour at Round Top Moody asks how many can bear to confess faults. A young minister has spoken 18 times in 12 days, blocking others, and Moody points this out without anger. A second minister rebukes him. Moody blushes and explains he did not raise his hand.
An English physician offers at home remedies for insomnia. When sleep breaks after an hour or two, apply a hot water compress to the abdomen. If thoughts prevent sleep, soak feet in hot water for ten minutes before bed. Wear cooled thin cotton socks under woolen ones and try a mustard sitz bath with mustard to hot water for 10 to 20 minutes. Tepid reclining baths may help as a sedative.
A visitor asks how an asylum determines when an inmate is sane enough to discharge. A keeper explains a yard with troughs and running taps. Inmates must bail water with buckets. those who stop bailing while the taps run are deemed incapable of recovery.
Archie Sixcap plunges into mud while pursuing a water fly in a scene quoted from the Chicago Tribune. He sinks to his waist as he struggles toward shore, muttering that fools rush in and angels have too darned much sense to tread.
Aunt Mary reveals a new baby brother arrived that morning while the children slept. The eldest declares the milkman delivered him after seeing the cart sign Families supplied daily. From London Tit-Bits.
A brief social cartoon features a husband chiding his wife about money and the wife calmly suggesting she could learn with more funds to practice. The exchange has a light, domestic humor tone typical of the period.
London reports a four paragraph Anglo German agreement to keep China open and intact, forbidding territorial grabs. It parallels Hay's Open Door and signals closer Britain Germany alignment amid broader debates over Chinese policy. Local items note a church meeting, property transfers, and stock exchange results.
London officials express disquiet over Delcasse and the negotiation course. Paris papers debate the pact as Berlin and London shift to champion Chinese integrity, with some praising the accord as a defense against annexation. German press largely approves. French outlets note Russia omitted from the naval terms.
A Philadelphia Press snippet reports a customer accusing a jeweler of failing to fix a stopped watch after a $2 charge. The man vented that the jeweler lied and the timepiece remains broken, noting the quip about a watch charm.
The Su Matra jungles teem with snakes of all sizes and giant lizards. Reportedly, monsters reach six to seven feet, while the common house lizard runs about 12 inches and resembles a small terrier in its barking sound.
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