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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1910
Page
8
In Chicago yesterday H Wallace testifies during a rate hearing. Far West firms hold sacks and strike a fence. A couple meets with accident while traveling by motorcycle. Woman loses golden locks.
Chicago report on a doctor held on a serious charge and the arrest scene. The article also covers a rate hearing where H C Wallace of Des Moines testifies on farm economics, showing farmer losses, auto ownership links, soil fertility decline, and long term sustainability concerns.
A man and wife on a Cedar Rapids to Davenport tandem collided with barb wire at Von Behren corner near Stanwood. They were freed with difficulty after entangled in wire. The woman suffered a lacerated ear and hair loss. both sustained elbow injuries requiring possible operation.
Arcas Bren emer, a city detective, drops dead at noon as he arrests Dr O HLPL Shoemaker for alleged criminal operation on Miss Stella Thorne of Simpson College Indianola. Edna Morris of 721 Sixth Avenue aided in disposing the infant’s body in a boarding house furnace. Miss Thorne is reported dying. Shoemaker offered no resistance and helped care for the body.
Police say a husband attempted to strangle himself while employees found his wife dead and him unconscious in their hotel room. A note read bury us together. The Ewings, new arrivals about age thirty, were in the city only a few days and were believed to have a child at Oseeola.
Ninety two specimens competed for a prize in Corning on October 27. The biggest ear went to F. B. Walter of Brooks, a calico corn ear twelve inches long with ten and a half inch girth at the butt, nine inches at the tip and weighing two pounds six ounces. An ear of white corn was judged finer but not for the prize. The longest ear measured sixteen inches.
Storm Lake report of October 27 describes four year old Delia Williamson daughter of Mr and Mrs John Williamson burned to death at home when her clothing caught fire from a gasoline stove used while she tried to place a flat iron. Neighbors heard her screams and rushed to help but she died before aid arrived.
Marshall Ma lone, 77, slipped while crossing the Rock Island track bridge in West Davenport yesterday. He fell twenty feet to the pavement and died at Mercy hospital last night.
Mrs. J P Dolliver was named administratrix of the late senator’s estate with bond set at 24000 dollars. An inventory of personal and real property must be filed within thirty days with C A Bryant. Dolliver died without a will. real estate includes a 400 acre Iowa farm and a South Dakota holding.
The season's first hunting accident in the Cedar Rapids area occurred Saturday when Ray Pickerill a bartender was shot in the left leg. He had a hammerless gun leaning against a tree while eating lunch. a horse knocked it over and the discharge struck four inches below the knee, likely requiring amputation.
C T Cline of Davenport representing the Modern Brotherhood of America reported to Iowa City police that someone robbed him on a Rock Island train between West Liberty and Iowa City, taking thirty five dollars from a purse in his pocket.
The son of Gus Dalton near Shelldahl was struck by a wagon wheel while playing. The wheel passed over his head and fractured his skull, but doctors believe there is no serious concussion and the boy will recover without permanent injury.
Des Moines report says Mrs. John Ewing of Osceola died and her husband was dying after they reportedly made a death pact. The pair registered at the Rest hotel in Des Moines and swallowed laudanum before turning on each other.
In Waterloo Iowa investigators probe a large scheme stealing merchandise from Illinois Central Railroad Co. Special Agent Kelleher of Chicago and District Agents Ward and Healy have arrested two conductors and two brakemen. More arrests expected as search warrants lead to raids on several Waterloo homes.
In four places merchandise was found and authorities anticipate a big sensation to follow the investigation. The brief note hints at ongoing inquiries and potential revelations related to the Terloo incident.
Oskaloosa Iowa October 27 Grant Brown was indicted by the grand jury for murder in the first degree charged with killing his brother in law C Barrett on September 19. B L Fisher was indicted for murder in the second degree for the July quarrel that killed A F E Swearingern.
Ottumwa Iowa Oct 27 Charles Candiana and R C Gaily of Avery pleaded guilty to bootlegging before Judge McPherson after federal grand jury indictments were returned Tuesday. Gaily received a 100 dollar fine or thirty days in jail. Candiana was sentenced to five months in jail.
A perfume free advertisement claims European springs cure eczema but offers instant relief at home with D. I. D. DL Prescription containing Olof Wintergreen and Thymol. It promises smooth skin after a 25 cent bottle and urges readers to try it today from Cook & Sherman.
The text describes varied laundry identification practices in Europe and Russia. France stamps linen with name address and a design. Bavaria uses large numbers on patrons. Bulgaria employs stamped number designs. Russia marks with threaded arrows and police regulate laundries in some towns.
An advertisement asserts that Vincil invigorates aged bodies by improving appetite digestion and blood quality through liver consumption. It claims Vincil slows waste and replaces weakness granting new life and offers a money back guarantee via Cook & Sherman druggists in Washington Iowa.
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