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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
4
The Persian embassy in Moscow reports thousands killed and injuries in northwest Persia after a series of earthquakes. About 1,000 square miles are affected with a population exceeding 250,000, and relief funds are urged as death toll may exceed 20,000.
On June 16 the Treasury announced the first semi annual payments by foreign governments on U S loans from World War I. Britain sent 49 million dollars in Liberty bonds repurchased in the open market and Finland paid 135 thousand dollars in cash.
Postoffice Inspectors in the southern district of Illinois search for four thieves who kidnapped a mail messenger in Pocahontas and stole a $4,000 payroll from a local coal company. They forced the victim, 50 year old John Green, from their car near Ungville and drove toward St. Louis.
Windsor Ontario June 16 Canadian officials informed U S prohibition agents after a brief conference that they could offer little help in halting liquor flow into Michigan since shipping liquor was legal under Dominion and provincial laws.
A baby airplane 28 feet long with a wing span of 87 feet stayed aloft for one hour eight minutes. It climbed to 2850 feet, reached 52 miles per hour, and used seven eighths of a gallon of gas.
Two thieves enter the downtown Max Light diamond firm, stun the merchant with a belt, trap a patron in a closet, and escape with diamonds valued around 50 thousand dollars, police report states.
Alexander Stamboullsky, premier of Bulgaria since 1018, was killed in Yetren near Siyvo vitza after a peasants’ rescue attempt failed. He was shot while guards held him following capture.
Premier Lenin's condition is decidedly improved according to reports from Moscow. Doctors say he is reading newspapers but they refuse to let him handle official documents.
Salt Lake City June 16 The Utah Power and Light company announces plans to invest 10 million dollars and hire 1,000 workers for three years to build one of the West’s largest hydro electric projects.
Report from Paris notes Bulgarians mobilize peasants to starve the Zankoff government. Stamboulisky, captured near Petritch, aims to lay siege by famine rather than storm Sofia. Jugo Slav, Greece, Romania and Hungary rush troops to Bulgarian border amid suspected plan.
With the executive branch disorganized by Li Yuan-Ming's flight and the cabinet resigning, five ministry representatives carry on a provisional government for China. Justice, finance, army, and foreign affairs delegates agree to govern.
Li Yuan Hung, president of the Chinese republic, is held prisoner aboard his special train en route to the central railway station after a fight at Peking. Troops under Wang Cheng Ping, governor of Chihli, surround the train and move under orders from his command.
Britain paid about 70 million dollars in interest and amortization charges on its four and a half billion dollar war debt to the United States treasury at the New York Federal Reserve Bank Friday. This was the first installment under the debt agreement.
New Orleans June 14. Organization of the Voluted Vigilantes of Louisiana with charter membership about 400 announced by O. B. Jackson, federal profusion eliter for the state. Membership is secret and the vigilantes will operate in secrecy.
From Havana the British steamship Theresa reported five stowaways perished in a reserve corn bunker and were buried at sea near Marcus Hook Pennsylvania. Two others remain in serious condition aboard the vessel.
A 27 year old mobile galvaner named Bug crushed died and his bride of two years was injured when their car was ground into wreckage between two street cars in Milwaukee Wisconsin on June 16. The assembly voted 80 to 86 to repeat Beversort prohibition enforcement law in Wisconsin, as a possible move toward dry Henute.
A New York report recounts a deadly fight aboard the sloop Mary Beatrice off New York bay. Five Chinese, five whites, and two negroes died after a mutinous crew split arrears over smuggling money and rations. Survivors, including a lone Chinese narrator, described a brutal hand to hand battle as the ship drifted toward the harbor.
The Interior department ordered more than 260000 acres of public land in six western states opened for homestead entry by ex service men of World War I. Exact entry dates will be announced by land officers in the qualifying states.
Four hundred twenty five students from eighteen colleges and academies arrived at Camp Custer Michigan for a six weeks training course under the War Department for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
President Harding calls American citizens to know and sing The Star Spangled Banner at a Flag Day event hosted by the American Legion in Continental Hall. He criticizes the public for mumbling the words and urges patriotic display across the nation.
Despite serving a term in Bun Quentin Mooney was named by the San Francisco Molders Union as a delegate to the international convention in Cleveland next September.
Baltimore delegates gather for a three day convention of the tonist Organization of America. Methods for rebuilding a homeland in Palestine will be discussed during the meetings in Baltimore starting June 1.
Mrs Reula Croker widow of Michaud Croker wins a will dispute after a jury uncovers the alleged terms of the late leader Pomimany fil, with the docket noting she is bequeathed nearly the entire estate.
Markets report extensive price listings for fruits vegetables and livestock across cities including Chicago and Florida. It covers potatoes cobbler tomatoes watermelons pineapples peaches and meat prices with farm price averages and dairy products notes.
A national wage drive by 150000 rail clerks and related workers targets a record increase, risking over 40 million dollars in annual railroad payroll. The dispute tops the negotiations between workers and seventeen major American carriers as the U S railroad labor board considers the docket.
Berlin shares surged as exchange rates hit 100,000 marks per dollar in unofficial trade, with some stocks jumping up to 400 percent beyond prewar values. The wild spe culative activity left paper market values lofty while genuine gold value lagged, amid Germany's bleak global outlook and fear of a new economic crash.
Paris reports describe American women tourists drawing attention as they wear long skirts and piita style attire provoking reactions from fashion designer Jenn Patou and Parian press. The piece notes prudish American fashion shocking Parisian observers and mentions Patou’s astonishment at American taste.
The measure making compulsory the carrying of Aquor on all passenger slips entering British ports passed its second reading in Commons by 111 to 81.
In Midlothian Ya a dog named Dide owned by W B L Johnson is believed to have set a world record by bearing a litter of twenty six puppies, exceeding the previous record. The event is reported as a remarkable canine birth.
Colfax city council votes to pave forty four blocks of streets while new school building plans proceed. Reports note long term projects across Iowa including a $180000 bond for a Linn County courthouse and a Des Moines rug factory opening, with statewide farm sales and crop updates amid weather challenges.
The advertisement features Raya oA Wise praising Tanlae Tanlae Vegetable Oils as a remedy for constipation and energy boost, claiming weight gain after use and speedy return to work. Also notes the product’s wide sale and cautions against substitutes. Also includes a piece on glass lens manufacturing and cold effects on glass blocks.
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads and Cuticura Soap with hot water to clear skin in five minutes. It urges daily use to maintain clarity and mentions Cutienra Palen as part of the ad.
A unclear account describes Adele asking a neighbor for cookies. The narrator left Adele with a neighbor to visit someone named dendat and returns to find Adele with cookies and a confusing exchange. The tone suggests a small domestic mishap with a humorous ending.
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