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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
3
Reports from Washington show 60 percent of gun and machine production up since a meeting and Pershing not to be recalled after September. War department data note 33,344 enrolled in civilian militia camps this year. Notable deaths include Dr. Robert Grier Le Conte and author Joseph Conrad, with other obituaries across cities.
A domestic dispute in Doainique Iowa ends with a three day old son Calvin Wootrow. Reports recount foot and mouth concerns in California costing about $5,000. Charles Ponal, once jailed for fraud, is released from Tigtiilith prison to pursue trials elsewhere. Various other items include divorce actions in Columbus Ohio, hailstorm losses in North Dakota, strikes in Scranton Louisiana, and political primary updates across Missouri Kansas and New York.
A garbled dispatch from Paris suggests overseas officials see the Primo de Rivera mentorship in Spain nearing its end amid mounting political instability. Reports indicate King Alfonso XIII faces a government not fully constituted, while Britain seeks favorable terms in a revived treaty framework.
A planned September 12 defense day draws fire from pacifists and Democratic rivals who call it a mobilization ploy, while President Coolidge says the event merely aligns with the defense act. Nebraska Governor Bryan and Senator La Follette backers push differing views as party leaders shape the campaign.
Secretary of State Baughes, in Europe as ABA president, mediates amid quarrels while German leaders view his visit as key to a London conference. In Brazil, government forces reclaim Sao Pauto after days of fierce fighting, restoring authorities, communications, banks, and industry. An aviation team plans a long Atlantic hop, facing weather and ice hazards from England to Iceland. Russia persists in pursuing Britain and may push for an ultimatum via Joffe and Kameneff, amid secret German ties and possible moves toward Persia before mid August.
In a threatening war cloud over the Balkans Bulgarian regulars have been invading Serbia and Greece and the Greek annute remains ready to cross the Bulgarian border. Communists financed by Moscow are exacerbating the situation.
Washington reports the six week test of the New York to San Francisco air mail route succeeded with no missed days in 81 days of operation starting July 1. Mail planes covered 178030 miles with average times of 39 hours 49 minutes eastbound and 36 hours 21 minutes westbound. Weather included cloudbursts and electrical storms. Postmaster General notes costs remain high but the service shows potential after six months of traffic growth.
Semi official announce ment describes proposed consolidation of Nickel Plate Chesapeake and Ohio Hocking Valley Pere Marquette and the Erie into one system with 1.5 billion dollars in assets and 14 857 miles of track. Engineered by the Van Sweringens of Cleveland with support from First National Bank and J P Morgan & Co.
Washington reports that taxes have absorbed a large part of farm rental income across many states. Local taxes fund schools and highways, while federal and state taxes contribute less. Rents have declined as taxes rise, and in some districts rent income may be exhausted.
Two tornadoes struck central eastern Wisconsin killing five people and injuring about twelve or more. The fatalities included Julius Barlien sixteen near Osseo Percy Walter of Bloomer Richard Secorn nineteen near New Auburn and Alice Garwin three and George Nash of Black River Falls.
Theodore Heck Jr thirty six son of a millionaire furniture heir and Ku Klux Klan member was abducted by men and a woman in a large car with curtains. He was later found nude on a downtown corner and awakened by strangers in a family hotel.
Fifteen deaths were reported Thursday as a heat wave gripped the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. New York City logged seven deaths, Pittsburgh three, Baltimore three and Philadelphia two, with prostrations but no deaths in Boston, Richmond, Norfolk and Washington.
Ottawa reports that liquor smuggling from the United States into Canada for consumption is a notable finding in ongoing cross border investigations. The joint Canada United States effort has been active for some time, examining illicit movements across the border and related enforcement actions.
May draft in Lansing, Michigan announced Henry Ford’s name would appear on the secure election ballot this fall despite his refusal to campaign. Peter Fuqua, secretary of the Public Utilities Commission, made the statement.
Vienna reports a large August deficit of 129.4 billion kronen as stated by Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, commissioner general. The figure underscores fiscal strain and prompts review of expenditure and revenue measures.
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