30 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1922
Page
1
In Canton Ohio last night an assailant with an iron bar killed Mrs. Fred Burns, 23, and Fred Burns, 25, and Mrs Mary Nola, 20, wounding Luther Armstrong, 22. Armstrong fled, police report the suspect may know more. The weapon was found at the scene.
Milwaukee divorce suit reveals Adolph Loose claims a one year happiness bonus of 500 dollars to his wife Rose after marrying on August 18 1921. He alleges an agreement for escalating sums for continued happiness while Rose accuses him of desertion.
Washington August 30 House and senate conferees reached an agreement on a bill to provide twenty three additional judges restoring language removed earlier. The bill was sent back to conference after Senator Shields objected to the procedure.
Manila ordinance by the municipal board bans all women from boxing amateur or professional. Penalty six months imprisonment or a $100 fine or both for any woman in a boxing match and for anyone promoting such a match.
Three men were killed and two injured when a gelatin mix house at the Atlas Powder company plant blew up in Carthage Missouri on August 30. The blast caused extensive damage and disrupted operations at the facility.
Weather indications for the next twenty four hours show thunder showers probable this afternoon or tonight. Warmer east portion tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled east portion.
Local observations by Dr. H. M. Stanley cover 24 hours to 7 am with highs and lows. Values include rainfall amounts of 0.86 inches on Thursday and 0.85 inches on Saturday, with temperatures reaching 75 at 1 pm today.
Iowa City August 30 There is no jail in Iowa that can hold Albert Conrad He has escaped from county jails three times from the state penitentiary once and from a deputy sheriff He is at liberty after recaptures and further escapes while in transit He ground handcuffs in a grindstone and later was returned to the penitentiary serving a 10 year sentence at Fort Madison.
In San Diego at Santa Fe station a man suspected of robbing oil collector D W Spencer was shot dead by Policeman F E Richard who was wounded in the arm. The dead man bore papers to C J Dilley of the North Island naval air station. Richard was struck in the chest shield and lost an arm, but he continued firing and killed the suspect.
The British government has ordered six Aero bombing airplanes with 1,000 horsepower Naiper engines. These craft claim a 2,500 to 3,000 mile range and could reach Constantinople or ships across the Atlantic and return. Engines yet untested in flight have run on a beach for thirty hours. The sixteen cylinder engine weighs under two pounds per horsepower.
President Harding signed the congressional resolution giving federal sanction to the 1926 Philadelphia exposition and inviting foreign nations to participate.
In early action the Senate rejected the Pherson bill proposing a soldiers bonus paid half in cash and half in certificates of indebtedness. Party lines did not bind the vote as both Republicans and Democrats were split. The Smoot proposal to fund by a sales tax was then considered.
Bandits invaded Foremost Alberta at dawn binding and gagging bank employees of the Union Bank. They looted 82000 in cash and negotiable securities after forcing the junior clerk to open vault doors. They cut telegraph lines and blocked roads as they fled. Alberta police offered no clue.
The Veterans Bureau reminds veterans with a disability that December 16, 1922, is the last date to file for vocational training. Eligible veterans must begin training within twelve months after receiving eligibility notice, with only about three months left to apply if not yet entered.
Tokyo reports railway results for the last quarter showing 147,045,000 passengers and 15,158,000 tons of freight. Passenger revenue reached 66,800,000 yen and freight 45,950,000 yen. Compared with the previous year, passengers rose by 26,000,000 and freight by 2,200,000 tons, with passenger revenue up 19,700,000 yen and freight revenue up 5,436,000 yen.
About 12 000 fish are being moved from Goose Lake to nearby lakes to prevent starvation. The operation is supervised by the state game warden as Goose Lake reportedly lacks fish food.
Reports from Tokio confirm the Japanese cruiser Niitaka went down in a typhoon near Kamchatka with all hands lost. The 3,420 ton Niitaka, launched in 1901, carried 300 crew. A Japanese destroyer races to the scene to search for survivors.
Governor Kendall orders civil and criminal probes into coal profiteering in Iowa. He directs the attorney general to investigate four points including fair capitalization, reasonable overheads, excessive profits, and any price-fixing schemes among operators. The move aims to ensure coal supply remains affordable and curb monopoly power during the crisis.
Milwaukee Aug 30 Associated Press A wreck on the Chicago Northwestern due from Madison and carrying Red Arrow men caused the death of engineer Harry True and serious injuries to six Red Arrow men among others aboard.
Pawnee City Nebraska on August 40 reports relief from a summer water famine as two new Kelly wells are completed. The old wells had become 60 percent clogged with sand making water drawing nearly impossible.
Enrique Tirabocchio, an Italian swimmer, failed by about two miles to complete the English Channel crossing today near Dover England. The attempt ends without success as rough seas hinder progress and time runs out.
A Creston citizen urges city action to curb early morning disturbances by street criers and newsboys. The author notes many workers need rest and argues other cities restrict dawn noise to protect sleep.
Judge A Ray Maxwell in Union County District Court grants a permanent injunction in the 40000 suit by Clyde E. Wilson against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company. Wilson injured December 25, 1921 while employed by C B Q and sought 40000 in Minnesota federal court. temporary injunction made permanent. Other notes: Koder pleads guilty to concealed weapon, fined 100. another case dismissed. Roberts v Henkle injunction dismissed. Jury trials reset to September 5 due to case dispositions and settlements.
San Francisco August 30 The Associated Press reports Senator Hiram W Johnson leads Moore by 50,088 with 170,916 votes to 120,825 from 2,397 of 6,695 precincts. The race shows Johnson ahead as results continue to come in.
Rev Stephen E Fisher of Champaign Illinois addressed 3000 to 4000 delegates opening the convention at Winona Lake Indiana. He argued that Christian religion should embrace modern learning and science and that truth is God’s truth whether found in sacred texts or the lab. Reports show substantial growth in church membership during the year.
In the Argonaut mine near Jackson, Coll, rescue efforts waned as miners battered a stubborn wall to reach entombed men. Rescue crews reached the 2000 foot level amid intense smoke and raging fire, while the Red Cross aids fire fighters and consoles relatives.
In Shreveport Louisiana Thomas Rivers a 25 year old Black man accused of assaulting a young white woman was found dead hanging from a tree twelve miles from the city. The body had been taken from authorities and killed by a mob in the aftermath.
Federal Judge C B Wolverton found guilty three of fourteen alleged union shopmen for violating the court order limiting pickets at the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation shops. Robert Green and George Sharman received sixty days in jail and $100 fines each. Marin Chutuck was fined $59 with a ten day stay of execution to allow appeal or a new trial.
Lawrence textile operatives resume work today under the old wage scale after a months long strike protesting a 20 percent cut. Whitman mills reopen with about 40 percent of 1,200 cotton workers back. Everett and Pacific mills will reopen in September as well. About 12,000 workers were idle during the strike.
Mrs. Franklin Hatch-Janes, only daughter of Gen. U. S. Grant and a White House bride, died at her Chicago home today after years of paralysis. Her death marks a notable loss for the Grant family and national memory.
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