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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1921
Page
3
Congress opens with the tax bill and ratification plans for Germany Austria and Hungary. Debates erupt over U S representation on the reparations commission while Loe and Borah warn against entanglement. Hughes outlines armament and political agendas as Britain and Ireland tensions rise and League admission updates unfold.
In Lemberg on September 27 General Pilsudski narrowly escaped an assassination attempt as he neared City Hall square on the way to a theater after a banquet. Count Grabowski, who accompanied him, was wounded the attempt failed and the would-be gunman killed himself.
Washington reporters detail a nighttime robbery near Walter Reed Army Hospital. Three men, two on crutches, one hobbling with a cane, held up Thomas Payne as he sat in his car. They demanded $20 and forced him to drive away slowly under threat of a shot. Payne described the trio as nakedly capable, with no further clues given.
Jeste R. Clarke of Cincinnati, president of Union Central Life, died in Petoskey Michigan after a stroke of paralysis. Jessa Th. Clarke of Cincinnati, also a president at Union Central Life Insurance, died in hospital here. Confederate Veterans plan for October 25 gathering with veterans under Brig. Gen. Strant Wade to participate.
Prices for flour and wheat varieties listed including spring and soft winter patents, various timothy and clover mixes, with rye and other grains. Butter and eggs show rising scores, poultry and meat items cover turkeys, ducks, beef cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs with regional listings and per 100 pounds figures. Buffalo NY Sept 26 market standings include receipts and ranges for steers, heifers, cows, calves, hogs, sheep and lambs with differing grades and prices.
A Boston organist recounts two odd tales. First a wax candle explained as gas source for light and flame. Second a spider resident in the organ case would time its movements with each played piece, swinging and waiting in steady attendance through many pieces.
The hoatzin, one of South America’s oddest birds, is dismissed as exaggerated lore by some experts. Dr. C. W. Teebe of New York contradicts the tale, arguing hoatzins can be skinned and even eaten, countering the water-skinned myth.
Fragmentary text suggests a young Finn aiming to save 31,000 with a TV appearance. Details are unclear but the notion of saving money for a cause or prize appears central. No confident names, dates, or organizations are readable.
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