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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1923
Page
6
During the filming of When Knighthood Was in Flower at Cosmopolitan Pictures a surgeon was kept in constant attendance as expert fencers performed sword duels. The production stars Marion Davies and opens at the Strand Theater tomorrow, illustrating that even staged combat can yield real risks and injuries.
The article notes prolific injuries in melee rehearsals for When Knighthood Was in Flower with expert swordsmen supervising. James Murray of the New York Athletic Club led safety efforts and cited record duellists among the cast including two German barons a French count and an Italian. Guy Coombs Forrest Stanley and Ernest Glendinning are listed as foils experts.
Funeral services for the late James Saling were held this afternoon at McGregor Bros. & Con's Chapel with interment in Graeland Cemetery. A 2200 acre fox farm has been started near Wrangell Alaska. The smallest baby ever born in New York weighed two pounds one ounce.
County clerk George C. Figgins recorded one of the largest checks in Union county history. A $14,655.50 payment from Henry Brady of Des Moines redeemed a farm in Pleasant township sold at sheriff sale two years earlier. The check covered a second mortgage on 700 acres, prompting Figgins to verify final clearance with Des Moines before releasing funds.
Announcement signals a summer circus visit expected this year. From now until July 114, children and many adults anticipate the arrival date and plan for the event with eagerness.
Two young men driving A. B. Bebling’s car at McKinley Park last evening were jolted when a wheel flew off and skidded into another vehicle but caused no serious damage. Spectators rushed to the scene, the wheel was replaced, and the car resumed driving away.
Advertising car No 1 of the Hagenbeck Wallace shows travels to Creston by night and today occupies a prominent Burlington siding. Bill posters are placed at vantage points as crowds, kids, and animals on horseback attract attention along the route.
Mayor Keith presided over three cases where R. E. Mitchell John Gorman and F. Day were fined for a single headlight violation on their autos. Each defendant received the same fine after the officers found the lights out at the time of stopping.
Des Moines reports a nationwide health examination drive starting July Fourth. Dr F E Sampson of the Iowa State Medical Society explains the rule have a health examination on your birthday and urges ten million participants. Iowa targets 240000 people with local health groups aiding in county campaigns.
Special Agent W F Finsch arrested 17 year old Mack Wiley and George Blair at the Burlington depot around 6 am. Wiley was found with a loaded 32 Colt in his pocket and pled guilty to carrying concealed weapons, fined 100 dollars and costs. Blair owed the railway for riding the rails and reached a settlement. Both had been employed on the steel gang at Hamburg and fled after Clair was hurt by a falling tie.
A pursuit unfolds as several men slip outside city limits using the "shanks pony" route. Authorities describe the escape as rapid and unconfirmed, with ongoing efforts to locate the suspects.
A Bedford platform show touring Creston faced a $100 per day license fee for an outside vaudeville act with four performers. The advance man argued the cost outweighed potential revenue, and the Mayor agreed to relocate the show.
A postal card bearing the signature "Taxpayer" arrives for Mayor Keith and implies someone has been dumping old papers at the city desk. The message decorates the mayor's desk and suggests further city nuisance.
The Mayor said he would cooperate with the public but those giving tips must identify themselves. He warned that anonymous cards and articles receive no attention, noting the importance of naming informants in the investigation on Broad Street.
Mrs Abbie B Reesman born December 19 1857 near Farmington Iowa died June 24 1923 at Creston Iowa Her education was at Kirksville Missouri where she married Wm T Leatner December 31 1890 Five children Hazel who died in infancy Mrs George Cochran Fairfield Mrs Frank Mote Creston and Paul and Emma both of Creston She leaves an aged father a brother in Laplata Missouri a sister in Providence R I and two sisters in St Louis Missouri Funeral service at the Christian Church Tuesday at 2 30 p m by Rev Jerome E K Emanuel Interment at Grace Cemetery Japanese immigrants are rearing silkworms in Sao Paulo Brazil.
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