This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
7
Berlin crowds surge in streets as thousands of shops close amid an empty market and widespread looting fears. City officials appeal to the federal government for policing help while clashes between communists and fascists threaten to erupt into nationwide demonstrations.
London reports Lieut. Col. Sir erick Hartwell, former British officer, calls for a whisky selling expedition with a $12.50 subscription. Sir Broderick aims to ship 10,000 cases to a foreign port in a month. A private ship under sealed orders will carry the cargo. Coronet has 5,000 cases and promises to return invested money with 20 percent interest within sixty days.
In New Jersey at North Bergen two Great Danes attacked nine year old Joseph Genatt Jr after he slipped into a park area to beg for food. Half a dozen men used rocks and sticks to kill him. his jugular vein was severed as guards watched. His brother Albert age ten and John Simcons ten witnessed the assault.
Two year old Patrick Ballabury crawled from his crib at a Buffalo home near the New York Central Railroad embankment and was struck by a freight train. He sustained severe leg injuries and was taken to a hospital.
Five men and an automobile were suspended in the branches of a tree about thirty feet above the ground on a highway bridge near Delwelh Ja July 28 when the car lost control. Fred Munsolini urged Mors airplanes and increased wages were discussed at a July meeting.
Elbert H. Gary, chairman, summoned presidents of all US Steel subsidiaries to New York to plan elimination of the twelve hour day. He said the meeting would determine how and when to begin and that the steel industry intends to proceed vigorously. A start was previously eyed within six weeks as labor supplies rose from Mexico, the Negro South, the Philippines, and other regions.
Negotiations in Washington complete the sale of 10 million dollars in debentures for the new Intermediate Credit banks. The 4 percent interest debentures mature in a period not specified, with follow on issues planned to reach 60 million dollars to supplement Congress appropriations.
Kenneth Kell twenty four of Denver known as Diavolo a parachute jumper and stunt man with the dying circus died in Cheyenne Wyoming during Frontier Days while performing Kell made four jumps and the parachute failed to open He left the plane head first and it is thought the cords tangled causing the chute to fail
In Bulacan province near Manila a boycott against American goods grows with strong sentiment against Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood and his supporters. Farriers at Cincinnati report a return of horse use for short hauls as discussed at the International Union of Horseshoers convention.
A lightning strike at a church near Nyireghy Hara, by the famous Tokay windyards, killed the pastor Bob Kile and two members of the congregation as they sang hymns during service in Budapest on July 24.
Warren G Harding, first U S president to visit Canada, told a Canadian audience in Stanley Park that the United States has no plan to annex Canada and urged Canadians not to seek to annex the United States. He called for peaceful, interdependent partnership and warned against attempting to unite the two nations under a single control.
In Atlantic City on July 27 miners warned of a strike set for September 1 unless the closed shop and check-off are adopted across the anthracite industry. Negotiators reported the ultimatum was presented and rejected by operators.
The United States railroad labor board approves wage advances for eighty thousand clerks employed by American Railway Express and Southeastern Express. The raises average a specified cent amount per hour, totaling about seven million dollars annually. Familiar names include American Railway Express and Southeastern Express Companies.
The crew of the trading schooner Iskuth of Tacoma Washington overpowered guards aboard in Berlin after being held on charges of violating Russian commercial laws and brought the vessel to Nome Alaska.
Washington July 27 The Post Office department is now operating without a deficit for the first time in many years. Last year at this time the department ran a deficit of about 12 million dollars. For the twelve months ending June 30 the deficiency was around 60 million dollars.
Former President Woodrow Wilson writes in the Atlantic Monthly on religion and society, arguing the road away from revolution affects both material and spiritual survival. Marathon Dancers Set Record at Booth Bend Mich Dorothy Knott and Misa Launa Whisman complete 148 hours at Barren Lake, Mich, surpassing prior marks.
A German mark crisis drives rapid depreciation with little optimism for recovery. In New York on July 283, traders converted nearly all marks into American dollars, reflecting a tense foreign exchange market and dwindling demand for the German currency.
Washington market report lists livestock and grain figures for the week ending July 27. Prices cover hogs, cattle, calves, hay, feed, grain, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products with regional price references from Chicago Minneapolis St Louis and other markets.
Prose cuting Attorney Virgil A Fitch orders all Manon county law enforcement to halt tourists entering or crossing the county Sunday as a blue laws campaign begins. He states no favoritism and questions dancing on Sunday versus driving, eating ice cream, or other Sunday activities.
In Battle Creek Michigan on July 26 Dr. W. Shipp, 47, Calhoun County Medical Society president, was shot seven times in his Post Building office. Morris Werrin, 27, ex serviceman, who stabbed him, leaped six stories to the street and fled to Nichols Hospital 20 minutes later as police search for motive.
Berlin July 26 panic sweeps as the mark crashes in an unprecedented decline to 8,000,000 to the pound and 6,060 to the dollar. Government offices and workers' homes feel fear as currency slides past Austrian money into pauper rates.
A party of American educators praised Bulgaria for combining theoretical and practical education in its schools during a study visit in Sofia on July 27. They commended the overall approach and the effective balance between classroom theory and hands on training.
Concord July 27 Senator Moses of New Hampshire telegraphed Senator Tiyan Johnson defending the world court denouncement sentence stating there are goods ue anyway.
A broad transcription of midwestern notes records heat related cattle and horse losses in Crawford county, livestock market moves, and community events across Tama, Pocahontas, and surrounding counties. Highlights include a mature farmer’s death, a world tour plan by W. Jennings, irrigation efforts saving crops, a county hog breeders picnic, highway paving debates, and local athletes facing injuries near Des Moines and Boone.
A London judge known for wit contrasts with rumor and rumor about Tudees, while recounting two episodes. The judge questions a valiant but unclear claim of a chauffeur’s license, joking about walking the streets himself.
An advertisement claims a Lady of Distinction is defined by the delicate influence of perfume Ale Uses. It recommends a Cutleura Soap bath with hot water to purify pores followed by Cutinirs Talgum powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin.
A fragmented OCR passage recounts It Bounded Well a Kansas pioneer tale by J. Manley. It notes a neighbor who could not read or write requesting a letter home to Vermant in a rural setting. Manley prepares ink and a home made quill while the neighbor hesitates and asks what to tell the old folks.
A brief cartoon caption shows a fond mother predicting her boy will become a famed wit while a doctor notes he is half-wit, humorously implying early mischief or cleverness. The gag appears in Associated Newspapers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.