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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
3
A scattered 1920s style digest notes federal actions on highway and postal policy, rail coal supplies, immigration warnings, and a ministerial nomination. It cites Secretary of Agriculture Witheease Washington, President Harding, and moves toward tariff and subsidy decisions. The report also covers local corruption ruling, a golden wedding anniversary, a shooting death, and police chief convention details.
Congress near White House discussions reveal Sporting Troops could be used by federal government to preserve public health and safety if a Yall strike occurs. Adjt Gen Black reports a Richardsville factory fire caused $700,000 loss with $100,000 insurance. Several injuries from accidents and crimes across states are noted along with sports updates including Johnson suspended and Williams homered.
A scattered wartime-style report describes irregulars taking Burnfoot railway station in Donegal, disrupting London Derry to Loughswilly trains, while a fog-raising republican gesture is noted. The item also mentions political figures and events, including Lenin’s leave, Ionescu’s death, Taft’s London visit, and a Belfast protest injuring about 120 people.
Edward W. Pickard reports President Harding pledges full support to federal rail laws as railway unions threaten a July 1 strike. Labor board disputes cited, Hooper counters misleading statements, and talks touch on government ownership, tariff moves, and ongoing battles over child labor laws and the ship subsidy debate amid global tensions.
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