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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
1
Former Bulgarian premier Stamboulisky was killed by armed peasants as his car passed through Molavi. A semi official report from Sofia confirms the attack and notes threats of civil unrest following the incident. details emphasize the violent context and political tension in Bulgaria.
Interior Department opens more than 250000 acres for homestead entries to former service men of the world war. Filing dates to be announced by land offices. Tracts include 3800 acres in Fresno California near Riverdale and 33000 acres in Montezuma Colorado near Durango.
Four bandits kidnapped John Green a 59 year old mail messenger at Pocahontas Illinois and fled toward Kansas City Missouri with two mail sacks one containing $40,000. A posse is in pursuit. In New York six armed men robbed a $22,000 payroll from a cash Pullman messenger near Sunny Side Lodge.
Seven officers of the First Pursuit group of the combat plane division depart Selfridge Field at 5:00 AM aiming to reach San Antonio, Texas this evening. It marks the first world attempt to move such a distance in group combat planes.
Chicago weather forecast for the next twenty four hours calls for partly overcast skies with probable thunder showers tonight and Saturday. Temperature expected to remain steady with little change.
Local observations over 24 hours ending 1 p.m. show high readings from 55 to 67 degrees and lows from 53 to 61. Rainfall reported includes trace on Friday and measurable totals on several days with no precipitation on most days. The temperature at 1 p.m. reached 78 degrees.
Idaho Senator William E. Borah told the Idaho B P O E convention in Pocatello that President Harding will be renominated by acclamation at the next Republican gathering. He urged a western trip to observe reclamation projects and understand progress on arid lands.
St Louis June 15. August A Busch president of a local beverage factory says the U S Shipping Board barred his company products from the steamship Leviathan. He links the order to his dispute with A D Lasker chairman of the Shipping Board. The clash followed Busch charges last year that intoxicants were sold on board ships in violation of the Volstead act.
Washington June 15 An agreement to pay 90 000 000 into the U S treasury by the Pennsylvania railroad system for final settlement to the government for wartime control was made today This sum is over the amount claimed by the railroad company for damages while the government had charge of the railroads.
Alex Treschko, 29, an amateur photographer and author of realistic counterfeit money, is under arrest in Cleveland. Federal officers say the arrest ends a two year search and that others who aided him will be pursued in New York City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and elsewhere. Police report found in his rooms a camera, a combined photographic and chemical set, $600 in completed counterfeit notes, and unfinished work. Treschko awaits arraignment and has made a full confession, authorities say.
Joe Williams, convicted of murdering Sara Barbara Thursdale, Valley Junction teacher, was given a life sentence in the state penitentiary by Judge Thompson in District court. The sentence, the maximum for second degree murder, was handed down at 2:50 p.m. Williams was escorted from the county jail to Fort Madison to begin serving.
A Dublin jury found in favor of Bula Crocker in the case over her late husband Richard Crocker. The panel ruled the accusation that she was already married to Guy Marone at the time of her Crocker marriage was not proven.
Pope Pius yesterday received Rear Admiral Andrew Long and fifty sailors from the U S cruiser Pittsburgh now at Naples. Monsignor Eugene Burke introduced them. The pope spoke briefly, blessed their religious items, and imparted apostolic benediction on the sailors and their families.
Madison June 15 The Kuster bill to repeal the Severston Prohibition act was finally passed by the Wisconsin House in a 39 to 35 vote. The measure heads to the Senate where action is expected to be delayed by dry and wet factions.
Great Britain will save 1 400 000 by paying 70 000 000 in liberty bonds to the United States as the first payment on its 4 600 000 000 war debt. Bonds purchased by Britain at 2 percent below par will be redeemed at par by the U S treasury, canceling 70 000 000 of U S debt and reducing both nations war obligations in one stroke.
Cotton dresses showcase hemstitching and drawn work with patterns woven in contrasting colors. Open spaces created by wide double hems highlight decorative stitching.
Capt. Edward Salisbury reports an Andaman island in the Bay of Bengal as a dry paradise where centuries of tribal rule enforce prohibition. Natives reportedly know nothing of alcohol and rejected grog offered by Wisdom sailors, calling it possessed of the devil.
Governor Al Smith of New York rested at French Lick Indiana and maintained his silence on the presidential campaign and the wet dry issue. Dozens of newspaper men sought interviews but he declined. Democratic leaders from elsewhere had not yet arrived to confer. Thomas Taggert, a central Indiana Democratic figure, was the only other party leader present.
The George Washington arrived off Sandy Hook with 87 cases of liquor passengers could not drink. Prohibition rules forbid bringing liquor within the three mile limit, so the cargo was cast overboard.
Homer H. Seerley president of Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls spoke at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Creston. Ex Senator Thomas introduced him and praised his work with the state board of education. Seerley urged action to supply teachers for hometown schools and extolled college benefits while noting Creston’s outlook and his morning tour of the city. He stressed teaching requires brains and temperament and praised local progress.
Troon June 15 Arthur Havers of England won the British championship with a 295 total. Walter Hagen an American and former holder finished second with 296. Phil Kirkwood and Donald Smith, both Americans, were third and fourth with 298 and 287 respectively. George Aulbach of Boston posted 329.
Attorneys for Robert Leeper, recently convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of his father-in-law Roy Wertz, filed a motion for a new trial claiming errors and faulty judge instructions. They plan an appeal to the state supreme court if denied. Leeper faces sentencing by Judge Ralph Otto next Wednesday.
Washington June 15. Director Haynes ordered relaxation of prohibitions governing the supply of liquor for retail druggists and hospitals. The change eases limits on alcohol distribution for medical and therapeutic use.
A compilation of old maxims contrasts vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes with a lesson on laziness. Theophrastus bluntly notes that neglect of one’s person makes a person offensive to others, urging personal cleanliness and discipline.
Sapphires become a favored choice for engagement rings in Paris as the fashion set follows the Duchess of York’s style influence.
In Des Moines Iowa on June 16 Judge Hiram K Evans of Corydon led his opponent John P Daughton of Grand River by 1433 votes in the June 4 special election official canvass by the state executive board Evans total 14334 votes Daughton 12991 votes.
Superior Judge David awards Leona Felisia to Mrs. Julia Prybylski after four days of competing claims by Mrs. Prybylski and Mrs. Violet Lenz. The judge cited passport records and witnesses linking Leona to Prybylski who was once known as Greenwald.
Great Falls Mont June 15 Jack Kerns manager of Jack Dempsey served notice on the promoters of the Dempsey Willard bout for July 4 that if the $100000 guarantee of the $390000 agreement is not paid by midnight the fight will be called off. He said offers exist to move the bout to Cleveland.
Denver June 15 A railroad shopmen strike is set for ten oclock over the Denver and Rio Grande system and the Rio Grande Southern railways affecting about 5000 men.
Correction notes that Charles Narey of Spirit Lake was elected president of the Iowa State Bankers Association in Ames yesterday. It clarifies that previous issue misnamed the new president as Charles Marey.
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