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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1912
Page
3
Des Moines Iowa October 29 Leo Kauzlarich a timer died at 8 30 pm from injuries when he fell from a ladder while repairing spouting at the rear of the Evans cafe the accident happened about 4 pm yesterday the coroner's jury is investigating one report says he was pushed by an enemy.
Miss Jane Addams spoke to a crowded Ogden theater in Marshalltown on Friday night. It marked the town's first woman political speech as she defended the progressive platform and Theodore Roosevelt's career to a packed audience.
Colonel Roosevelt greeted reporters at Sagamore Hill in khaki riding habit and discussed his wound and campaign plans. He said pain remains, crowds worry him, and he will limit Madison Square Garden speech to about 30 minutes then return to Oyster Bay.
Pittsfield Mass October 29 Luke Parsons the so called human ostrich was operated on at a local hospital. Surgeons removed nails two keys a button hook and a partly digested three inch iron spike from his stomach and intestines. A nail had punctured the abdomen causing peritonitis. Parsons aged forty has suffered years of metal craving after swallowing shingle nails a decade ago.
President Taft and the presidential party depart for New York at noon to attend the launching of the battleship New York tomorrow, with return expected Thursday morning.
Toronto dispatch reports the Chicago express on the Grand Trunk railway collided with a special train carrying infantry near Streetsville. early estimates ranged from twelve to forty deaths with officials cautioning the figure may not reach forty. special trains and doctors were rushing to the scene as authorities investigated the accident.
James Cochran, a Wellston farmer, is jailed without bail on charges of shooting and killing Mrs. Colby and Mrs. Beets amid a quarrel over their children. This marks Cochran’s second homicide charge after a year-ago acquittal for killing Ammon Kauffman.
Frank H. Jones denied in Chicago that Nellie Grant's husband lost a $25,000 emerald ring once presented to Gen. U. S. Grant by the Japanese mikado. Mrs. Jones did lose a $5,000 ring in New York six months ago, but it was a wedding present with no historic value.
In New York Magistrate O'Connor dismissed the complaint by dressmaker Alice Clancey against suffrage leader Mrs. O H P Belmont for tearing a dress and ejecting her from a East Forty first street luncheon. No warrant issued. In Glen Rock a car crash killed George Price and three men concealed the body before fleeing.
F C Slocum Los Angeles Times correspondent is expelled from Mexico and en route to the frontier. He is the third American expelled in less than a week.
Six thousand Mohammedans in Soping northern Shanai China have revolted and declared independence. Authorities believe the group is linked to the Kansu Mohammedans in recent unrest.
New York October 28 The jury in the suit of Auguste Rouden pastry cook formerly at the Plaza Hotel awarded him 3000 dollars for the loss of his right thumb while operating a dough mixing machine. The case sought ten thousand dollars from the Plaza Operating Company.
Washington reports that Ohio New York and Pennsylvania hold major voting sway due to pension recipients. Ohio lists 86 474 pensioners at 15 638 286.88 yearly New York 75 182 at 18 172 398.83 and Pennsylvania 85 572 at 14 646 640.04. Nebraska and Iowa also show sizable totals with 14 635 and 31 402 pensions respectively.
Two women talk of age a secret kept since twenty. One friend wonders when the truth will come out while the other insists she will never reveal it. The playful exchange centers on a lifelong concealment and the fear of breaking the pact.
A host proclaims that his wife’s lips are the sweetest after claiming to have kissed a French, Japanese, Indian, and American girl. An army officer at the table exclaims in agreement, adding a note of humor to the lively discussion.
Fragmentary line presents a father arguing that honesty is rare and that people would not believe a known truth. The dialogue hints at skepticism toward wealth versus integrity and the burden of accountability.
The dialog lists relatives with musical roles from horn to harp to nasal organ. It playfully assigns talents to father, mother, mother in law and other kin, noting one plays second fiddle and another whistles. The tone is humorous and nostalgic.
Carl Quist of the Iowa Military Band bought a dusty violin for 16 dollars in a Fort Dodge pawnshop. He learned from Minneapolis that the instrument is a valued make, worth between 200 and 300 dollars after repair. The pawnbroker recalls only a traveling musician who appeared to be struggling.
Cole Manufacturing Co Chicago introduces Coleized Steel a dense carbon iron alloy for hot back and short center components of Cole's Hot Blast Range. The firm claims the material outwears cast or malleable iron four to five times based on scientific tests.
Two women share experiences with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Helen Caner, a Brooklyn stenographer, reports relief from monthly pain after seven bottles and promotes the remedy to coworkers. Mattie Copenhaver, a Tishomingo clerk, says it cured painful periods and backache and offers to answer letters about its effects.
Mrs P H Brogan of Wilson, Pa, testifies from personal knowledge that Chamberlains Cough Remedy is far superior to any other. She says it excels for groups. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises its sale.
An applicant asks for cook wages and is met with a put up or shut up reply. The interviewer says they will pay what the applicant is worth, prompting the applicant to exclaim they have never worked for so little and ends the conversation with a polite goodbye.
Director John M. Morin says the Pittsburg city council conspired to condemn him for mismanagement to hurt his run for congressman at large on the Republican and Bull Moose tickets. No council reply is expected before a Thursday meeting to decide if Morin's dismissal becomes a political issue.
In Marinette Wisconsin on October 22 Francis Younk thirteen and Robert Younk fourteen were fatally injured when a powder can exploded accidentally in the home of Frank Beyer of Menominee Michigan. William Beyer aged fifteen was seriously injured but likely to recover.
Lawrence Kansas October 26 Dr James Nalsmith head of the University of Kansas surgeons physical training department says Kansas boys of today are larger and better developed physically than their fathers were.
Albert Bigelow Paine, biographer of Mark Twain, recalled in New York a remark praising German humor and a comparison to a German bull. He quoted Twain favorably quoting a Reichstag speech about squeezing juice from a lemon and giving it a kick.
George W. Perkins discusses the unfair scorn attached to wealth in modern magazines. He recalls a boy who told his father he often reads about the phrase poor but bones in low priced publications.
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