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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1910
Page
1
Mysterious note relates to an obscure MMT event featuring Chigren THC and Darbyshire with timelines or initials referenced. The fragment hints at a local or campus gathering though details are unclear. Further readable text needed for clarity on persons and actions.
Last night at about 10 30 a Darbyshire resident was shot in the arm during a confrontation at a chicken house near the old fair grounds on Brighton road. The bullet shattered bone. the thief fled leaving two sacks and no traceable clues. Doctors expect recovery if infection does not develop.
Chicago fighter Packey McFarland cancelled the September 28 bout with Wolgast in Milwaukee after Star Athletic Club failed to post the $1000 forfeit, signaling no fight unless the condition was met.
To restore brick color rub soot stained bricks with brick polish from a brickyard or paint shop. If unavailable, oil the bricks with linseed oil so they absorb it. Repeat as needed for heavy discoloration. For moss or mold on brick pavements scrub with strong household ammonia solution or washing soda and hot water.
National and American leagues reported latest results with standings for teams across both circuits. Key outcomes include scores, winLoss records, and current positions in division tables as teams push toward season milestones.
In Pittsburg and Brooklyn games the Pirates and Dodgers split results with key players Beebe Clarke White and Gib son Moore Dooin Bell Bergen contributing runs. American League standings show Philadelphia Washington New York Boston Chicago St Louis and Cleveland with varied win losses as rain and late innings affected several contests.
Partial sports update shows scores for Columbus and Indianapolis on wet grounds in Milwaukee and Minneapolis, Louisville defeating Toledo, and Kansas City beating St. Paul. Details are fragmentary with unclear team names and venues.
Wheat and corn prices listed for No. 2 red through No. 3 yellow, spring and winter varieties, with oats quoted. live stock with hogs, cattle, and sheep prices and receipts for Chicago and Omaha markets. East Buffalo figures provided for cattle hogs sheep and calves with receipts and price ranges.
Grand Jury indicts individuals J Ogden Armour Louis F Swift Edward Morris and Edward Tilden along with Arthur Meeker Charles H Swift and other associates for restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman act. Corporations were not named as defendants per Judge Landis instructions. Prison fines or both possible.
Walter C. Holliday, a gate keeper at a Thomsonville versus Galatia ball game, was shot by Joseph Wiggins after a quarrel over a 15 cent admission. Sheriff Cummins led a posse with bloodhounds to arrest Wiggins.
Illinois and Indiana show unsettled conditions with showers likely tomorrow. Wisconsin experiences fair weather today and tomorrow with little or no precipitation.
San Francisco September 13 San Francisco port surveyor Bernard F Woodward died at his home near Santa Rosa
Chicago Prosector J. E. Wawman will assist in the capital bribery case involving prominent municipal figures. The collaboration aims to strengthen the_state’s pursuit of severe charges and ensure thorough legal proceedings across the county.
In Benton Harbor Michigan disturbing killings of horses across Berrien County over three years include tongue removal and now a fatal fire at Pipe Stone township sheds. A valuable pair owned by Earl Cassidy burned but found with crushed skulls, official inquiry seeks whether arson or deliberate harm caused the deaths. The team was insured.
Battle Creek expert machinist Bar Clay Smith arrived yesterday to oversee moving the large newspaper press. The Journal will publish tonight uncut and slightly reduced in size and promises to return to normal form in a few days.
Judge Preston arrived to resume the September term in district court. Two or three cases have been settled and the term is not expected to be prolonged.
A Washington Star excerpt reports Mr. Sinnick arguing music can deter crime. He claims engaging hands and breath with a corner keeps people from stealing, harming others, or slandering neighbors, though he concedes partial effectiveness.
The market notes show hog receipts 17000 with prices drifting lower and mixed packers buying 8 75 to 9 85 for heavy shipping grades. Cattle and sheep demand weaken with cattle trading slow and sheep steady to weak as arrivals total about 25000 for the day.
Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company in Chicago, prices listed for hay by load and bale, straw by load, flour per sack, bran and shorts per hundred, and corn meal per ten percent sack. The entries show several discrepancies and unclear spacing in the OCR text.
Fifteen cars are now assured for the sixth Vanderbilt cup race to be held on Long Island on October 15. William K. Vanderbilt Jr president of the Motor Cups Holding company announced the entry list.
New York September meeting at the Hotel Imperial launches the American Manufacturers' Export Association. About fifty officials attended, representing 160 manufacturers with combined capital over 250 million dollars. Leaders named include W B Campbell E I DuPont De Nemours D P Mitchell Eastman Kodak D E Delgado and Westinghouse among others.
Vienna Alabama September 13 Thomas Sheridan Johnson county state's attorney shot and killed Harry Thacker instantly after a quarrel over criticisms of Thacker's father a county commissioner The shooting occurred after Thacker pleaded for a retraction Sheridan was taken to the Cairo jail amid strong local feeling
Laporte Sept 13 Northern Indiana prison officials said the election of a warden to succeed the late James D Reid will not be made until December. A score of candidates have asked for the place.
Paris reports from Rome say Naples faces a worsening cholera outbreak with twelve new cases and eight deaths recorded in a single day. The message notes the disease’s rapid spread and grim impact on the city.
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