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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
5
The Washington Gazette urges President Roosevelt to win reciprocal trade with Cuba. It argues the 25 percent sugar tariff cut would not harm the Nebraska beet sugar industry and endorses extending the good U S relations with Cuba through tariff relief.
Special services were conducted at the Episcopal Church Sunday night led by Rev. H W Perkins of Burlington and a choir of thirty six. The chapel filled long before the service hour with attendees turning out in strong numbers.
Judge Bishop appears set to be appointed to replace Waterman after consultations with Gov. Cummins and several colleagues including Judge Dewey Towner J. C. Davis. The decision seems certain.
In Press commentary Burrell is accused of falsifying city finances to justify rising taxes. The author notes claims of 18320 depreciation and 23100 interest, which the city clerk’s warrants do not support, leaving only 15100 interest paid as tax levy. The piece argues these figures mislead taxpayers about tax rate increases.
A town questions Burrell's hydrant cost figures arguing the plant cost includes repairs depreciation and interest wrongly allocated. They claim depreciation is overstated and interest charged on the full amount after purchase plus a higher per hydrant cost than Burrell reports. The piece urges dismissing the official and reviewing past light election statistics.
Lloyd Neal holds a position in Eldon within the transfer business. Mr and Mrs Earl Lewis returned home Saturday evening from a trip to Chicago and the lakes. Miss Lottie Meacham is back from Colorado Springs where she attended Colorado College. Carl Roberts son of Peter Roberts of Butler Iowa visited Washington friends over Sunday. he has just graduated from the collegiate department of S U I. The B and N W surfacing machine is at work surfacing ties and marking the rail movement point. Yard work will be done by hand and B and N W men began Monday. Mack Williams received a telegram Wednesday ordering him to report for duty at the census office before July 1. he had been dropped from the list to favor Spanish war veterans. The attorney general says that is not the law, so Mack returns due to his fine record.
Body of Wm. Gordon discovered in his pasture near Nira on Wednesday morning. He had left the farm earlier and was found by a passerby, with authorities notified to investigate the death.
A man was found dead soon after noon on Tuesday with a wound behind the left ear suggesting a horse kick. His wife and five children mourn his loss as authorities note he carried 2000 in Modern Woodmen life insurance.
The Epworth League hosts a C A R social at 739 East Washington Street this Thursday evening. A contest features prizes with first prize C second A and third R. League members and friends are invited.
Members of the class of 102 at W H S injured in the Eureka school house wreck last week are recovering, though slowly. Mildred McAtlin Charley Chance Myrtle Shields Gertrude Reeves Myrtle Stewart Blanche Stewart Jessie Klien Mary Jarrard and A H Lou Harmeier are among those described as improving or able to move or be about.
Nightwatchman Ewing found a man behind Wilson hardware store and arrested him. Marshal Ragan took custody after cigars and a small sum of money were found on the suspect. The thief, James Fanning, had earlier stolen from Dempsey's billiard parlors. He waived examination and was jailed awaiting grand jury action.
Advertises farming and dairy lands along the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. Announces June to October round trip home seekers excursions on the first and third Tuesdays with low rates, urging buyers to contact ticket agents and ensure tickets read via the C R I & P Ry. Jnc G Farmer G P and T A Cedar Rapids Division C R I P Ry Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The article compares the moon and Earth as worn out stars, noting lunar barren surfaces and no life support, while Earth shows ongoing evolution despite condensation ceasing. It argues cosmic questions will persist for centuries and life in a drop of water poses deeper mysteries.
A reader can walk from Steinbach in Bayern through Lichtentanne Reuschengesess Gleima Altengesess Drognitz to Saalthal in five hours ten minutes crossing two kingdoms three principalities and two duchies, a remarkable cross region trek. An editor notes editors are influenced by appearance and may overestimate merit of well presented manuscripts.
Franklin B. Wiley notes in Ladies' Home Journal that several tea varieties are now produced in the United States and rival imported leaves in aroma and favor. Last year profits per acre averaged $30 to $40, with Summerville South Carolina host to large tea gardens producing about 4500 pounds of high grade tea. A green tea manufacturing machine was invented and operated in Summerville.
A Gentianumn at Cornell reports eye injury after viewing a partial sun eclipse without shade. He describes a crescent image on the left retina, green with a red border, causing ongoing visual impairment and forcing abandonment of left eye scientific work. Eight to ten redbirds were observed during the event.
At Bari eighty year old Cissi Vicenzo is sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for manslaughter after killing a man shortly after being released. He urged life imprisonment, saying five years pass quickly and he would kill again to return to prison. He has spent thirty years in jail. The Snail's Eyes note describes tiny spots on snail horns as eyes used to detect light and distance.
An international survey estimates about 400 million telegrams are forwarded annually worldwide, highlighting telegrams as a still vital communication channel amid changing technologies.
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