Washington Wins Two More Games Keota Today
Washington baseball team returns home after sweeping Muscatine in two games. First game vs Muscatine Meteors ends 11 to 4 with Lyons pitching and strong support. Notable stats include multiple hits by Leverich Grimes Baird and Thompson along with three stolen bases by Thompson.
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Muscatine
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Muscatine Meteors
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Overman
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Rebeck
Smose Oisee
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Peur
Eger
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Schreuers
Volger
Bloom
Stein
Innnings
McCabe Minstrels Return With High Praise in Graham
WCABE's Minstrels present a clean, lively performance at Graham praised as the best colored group in years. Bill McCabe leads a well costumed troupe with strong end men, dancing tricks, and jug band humor, drawing a large audience and encores.
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Graham
McCabe
McCabe Minstrels
Notice of Filing Assessment for South Iowa Avenue
Notice posted by the City Clerk of Washington Iowa that a plat and schedule for South Iowa Avenue from Jefferson Street east to the south boundary has been filed. The improvement was completed under a 1909 Magden & Sheely contract. The plan lists parcels and proposed assessments with owner names where possible. Objections must be written within twenty days of the first publication to be considered at the next council meeting.
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Iowa
Iowa Avenue
Jefferson Street
Magden & Sheely
Washington Defeats Muscatine Pirates In Close 3 2 Victory
Yesterday the local team beat the Muscatine Pirates 3 to 2 in a hard fought game. Hadley pitched a strong seven innings allowing two hits and fanning fourteen. Washington returns home with high quality play and travels to Keota today. Stolen bases listed for multiple players. errors and pitching stats noted. Time 1:45. Umpire Truxwell.
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Muscatine
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Keota
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Jans
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Bloom
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Davis
Baird
Rebeck
Eger
Tallman
Truxwell
Turkle Goes Free In Express Charge Confusion
A short tale about a man shipping a turtle who requests prepayment. The expressman searches for a rate but cannot find one and declares that the creature is an insect, so no charges apply as it goes free. The scene includes a child overhearing the muttered plan.
One-Time Likeness of Washington Traveler Returns
A Washington traveler has returned from a globe spanning tour visiting Europe Asia Africa England Ireland Scotland and other places. The accompanying portrait was not staged for the Journal nor captured by a Journal staff artist.
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Washington
Far East
Europe
Asia
Africa
England
Ireland
Scotland
Amusing Tales Of Wells And An American In France
A long anecdote contrasts a woodhouse built near a well with a poor move of the well and a witty exchange over water. Another tale follows of an American who undercuts a French actor by labeling his card admit beater, provoking amusement at the theater.
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France
Admit Beater
Brooklyn Life
Humorous Snippets From Late 19th Century Papers
Brief humor bits show banter on love, manners, and everyday life. Cracked exchanges involve overheard affections, a dog bite mishap, social snubs, a plumber visit, a blind reader, and a musician's words, all reflecting period irreverence and wordplay.
Debt finally paid after 43 years for Alaska miner Range
J W Range, a former Alaska miner and Mill Village postmaster, received a $12 government overpayment plus interest after forty two years. An attorney in Washington claimed one third of the amount as commission, reducing Range's payoff to $8, while the interest would have grown to about $19,868 if kept. Range noted he served in the war and later returned home. the claim was reportedly for overpayment of postage stamps.
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J. W. Range
Alaska
Mill Village
Range
United States
Sam
Washington
National Capital
Tit
MacVeach
Chase Desk Still In Use at Treasury Office
A mahogany desk with a fifty year wear marks the chair of Salmon P. Chase’s treasury era. Once moved from the Civil War era Treasury to the Eighth and K Street building then to the Bureau in the post office building, it remains in use as a historic fixture. Clerks have long sought to sit at the desk, and its move during a modern desk upgrade preserved it from junk sale.
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Post Office Department Bureau
Treasury Department
Washington
Salmon VP. Chase
Colony
Buseh
Branch
The
Treasury
Post Office
Auditor's
Chase Desk
Electric Bitters Endorsement for Health and Strength
A reader from Kirkland HL praises Electric Bitters as a tonic that prevented breakdown during severe strain. The testimonial claims lasting health and strength with use and guarantees satisfaction. Available for 50c at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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J. KE. van de Lande
Kirkland
J. BE. Lemmon
Lemmon's Pharmacy
The Idea Eye Farm and Seal A Shell Game
A fragmentary phrase set hints at a play on words or satire. It presents two quoted lines: He has an eye farm and Oh I seal A shell game. No事件 context or identifiable people or places available.
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