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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
9
In Teheran Maj Robert Imbrie United States vice consul was brutally murdered by an excited mob. Melvin Seymour, an American, was beaten so severely he is expected to die after authorities failed to restrain the crowd. Police and constables were injured while attempting to protect them.
The latest estimates place the national population at 112,078,611 as of July 1. Chicago reaches 4,989,608 and New York at 9,015,504, with New Orleans surpassing Cincinnati and Rochester overtaking Jersey City in ranking.
Mrs Elizabeth T Stanley of the Indiana W C T U told World League Against Alcoholism delegates in Winona Lake that some of the meanest bootleggers in America are women. She said women elude male officers and suggested a woman officer is needed to catch a woman bootlegger. Mrs Stittley echoed the view that rich women hinder enforcement.
Ottawa reports Canadian wheat exports to the United States reached 20,428,806 bushels in the nine months ending June, up from 181,167,801 bushels two years earlier. Farm export value rose to $58,858,420 from $42,220,088 in the same period two years ago.
Washington reports a drop of 286,000,000 bushels in the wheat crops of eleven leading northern hemisphere producers, who together account for 64 percent of the world harvest. They will total 1,013,000,000 bushels this year versus 2,109,000,000 last year.
Corning and Co wholesale liquor dealers dissolve a distribution of 4 185 272 in assets. Liberty bonds valued at 1 400 600 and 2 685 772 in cash compose the assets. No liquor remains to be divided, officials said. There are 17 stockholders.
Harold C Jones, a former vice president of Inland Steel and president of a Mid-West forging company, died in Chicago from pneumonia. The obituary notes his long career in the steel and forging industries and his leadership roles.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Governor Flynn announced a gas plot in Providence involving allegations of a scheme. Details are unclear in the readable text. Additional context or confirmation from the original source is needed.
Washington Acting Secretary of the Treasury Winston announced at the first meeting that a revised estimate shows a $50,000,000 surplus for the end of fiscal 1925, with a warning to expedite cases to avoid delaying back-tax receipts. He noted back taxes were $80,000,000 to $40,000,000 monthly before the revenue law change, and suggested potential to reach a $118,000,000 surplus when saving measures are added.
Damage estimated at 200000 from a severe electrical storm in St Louis disabled 16000 telephones and 20000 electric light connections. The 64 mile wind felled thousands of trees and disrupted the telephone system more than any storm since the 1896 tornado. Officials said no deaths.
The War Department announces suspension of further army enlistments. Regular force has reached 128,703, exceeding Congress authorized totals, with funding for the new fiscal year allowing an average strength of 118,750.
Cleveland Ohio reports 10 000 people vaccinated as a precaution against smallpox. Quarantine covering three streets in Woodland and Central avenues was raised by Health Commissioner Harry L Rockwood. A small army of physicians and nurses assisted in the effort.
Miss Marie Perrin, a teller in a downtown Cleveland bank department, was arrested on embezzlement charges claiming about $10,000 disappeared. Police report says Perrin admits the charge and cites stock market speculation as cause.
Berlin reports 71 German firms failed in a single day the highest tally in history. The June daily average reached 25, with failures since January 1 approaching 2,000 as the month closed.
A house fire in Trenton Ohio killed siblings Lindsay Barber nine Any Barber eleven and Cornelian Barber seven children of Mr and Mrs Albert Barber. The Coat Qroyve address was destroyed with the home.
A legal action files in Seattle targets five accused profiteers alleged to be holding up food prices. The suit names the Seattle Producers Association and claims coordinated tactics increased costs for consumers. Authorities seek remedies and penalties under applicable statutes.
Chicago reports a billion dollar rise in agricultural wealth due to a sensational grain upsurge. Wheat futures surged to 1801/4, Winnipeg at 104, July corn to 113, cash No 2 yellow corn at 1164, rye up 20 cents, and cross-border gains boost carriers in the Canadian northwest as speculation floods markets.
A submarine twice as large as any prior U S model was launched at the Portsmouth navy yard. The V-1 is the first of nine, 214 feet long with a 27 foot 853 inch breadth, 21 knot surface speed, 60 knot submerged speed, and 2104 ton displacement. It will carry seven officers and eighty men and be nearly self sustaining.
Samuel T. L. McLeary, missing army officer, was killed July 2 by Mortimer L. King of Canton and a companion after the major gave them a ride. King confessed to federal and local officials. Motive was robbery. King is deserter from both the U S Army and the Marine Corps.
Berlin society mourns Countess von Fischler Trueberg once known as Puss! Uht a famed beauty who ran a gambling club for German aristocracy. She died by her own hand the day criminal proceedings against her were dismissed after four years of fighting the case.
Bridgeport children aged seven set out from Pairfield beach in a canoe that capsized two miles east of Middle Ground Light in the sound. The tug John Glen recovered the overturned craft and later identified the canoe as belonging to George W. Mills. No separate child was located at the scene.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, a Democrat and prosecutor for the Daughery Investigating committee, is selected as the Independent vice presidential candidate alongside Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, the Insurgent Republican.
Mrs Frances T Hartford files a suit for separation in New York Supreme Court alleging abandonment by her husband John A Harford president of the Grant Atlantic & Pueblo Tea Company.
German trains will be equipped with radio telephone and telegraph gear for sending and receiving messages en route. The system will also allow reception of concerts aboard the train, enhancing passenger experience on the Berlin line.
Washington shows week ended July 18 market quotes across livestock fruits and vegetables grains and dairy. Hog tops at 8.10, beef steers 7.80 10.05, cows and heifers 3.76 9.50, calves 8.10 10.25, lambs 12 14.7, feeding lambs 10.60 12.25, yearlings 9.50 12.50. Virginia peaches 1.00 1.75 per basket, cantaloupes and potatoes quoted, grains and oats prices by Chicago Minneapolis St Louis. Dairy butter 2 score, cheese pricing various Wisconsin markets.
Yale’s varsity eight powered to victory in the Olympic regatta at Argenteuil France beating Canada by three and a half lengths with Italy third and Great Britain fourth in a dominant U S triumph amid expected close competition.
A bankruptcy petition was filed in federal court by Howard Brennan of Tipton Cedar county. The debtor lists assets of 16 500 dollars and an exemption of 1 500 dollars. A slump in land values is cited as the cause of failure in the Cedar Street town filing.
The American world flyers party lists decorations such as the French Legion of Honor and various Chinese Japanese medals. None have been accepted yet pending consent of the War department.
Maj. Daniel Sullivan reports Washington police made 13,955 arrests for prohibition violations in the last fiscal year, a rise of 1,207 from the prior year. The figure was presented to city commissioners.
An explosion and resulting fire leveled a store and adjacent building in Kansas City Missouri. Two firefighters were fatally wounded while several others were seriously injured. Seven Black residents are reported burned to death in the disaster.
Washington treasury creates a board of review in the revenue division to screen cases before they reach the new board of tax appeals. The move aims to reduce workload by filtering cases prior to forwarding to the former body.
Prohibition agents issued warrants naming Ritz-Carlton hotel officials after the raid on the hotel's fashionable roof garden, marking a crackdown on alleged violations.
Readable items describe road graveling in Palo Alto county and Marshalltown, a Lake City council dispute over law enforcement, a Dubuayne man roping an alligator, and Iowa tax refunds. Other notes include university rankings, Cedar River pollution issues, a state park option, farm credit approval, and various agricultural and civic items.
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