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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
5
A monument dedicated on Flag Day June 14 at Fort McHenry honors Francis Scott Key and the soldiers and sailors of the Battle of North Point and the fort’s defense in 1812. Charles H. Nethaus designed the memorial. President Harding delivered the address.
A collage of brief items notes global trivia and historical tidbits including US education funding per city child, veterans' benefit mailings, New York Guardsmen with wartime feats, aquatic fish surviving out of water in India, California ranger exam references, comparisons of morphine and cocaine addictions, Suez canal draft limits, Tokyo telephone operators, a Raleigh memorial for influenza nurses, and Venice lace history along with English protective prohibitions in 1844.
The completed painting of President Warren G. Harding by Howard Chandler Christy draws from sittings at the White House. The portrait captures the president in formal regalia as Christy completes the work after weeks of sessions.
Professor Marthe Toulouse suggests thousands of common weeds can yield petroleum rich in benzine and toluene. The process also reads hydrocarbons that could provide income to cover plant installation costs and operation.
The article explains that the green room in old theaters was named for its green lighted upholstery and calm color scheme. It describes its function as a resting waiting area for performers before they go on stage.
The article notes color influenced healing practices from ancient times. It cites Chinese use of red clothing for smallpox victims and Tonkin red painting for measles, along with Spanish red remedies. It adds that fashion and flirtation choices vary, with many girls preferring red accessories over others.
A mob attack on the Southern Illinois Coal Company mine at Herrin killed 75 nonunion workers and six miners. Reports say 48 prisoners were killed while fleeing into woods, with 17 strikers and two miners shot dead. Bodies were left along the road and in the woods as authorities organized searches.
A violent assault near the Egyptian powder plant left nine killed and five wounded as attackers seized thirty four defenders and began marching them toward Herrin. On a road nearby six men lay mangled by bullets and clubs in the hot sun while locals refused water and mocked pleas for aid.
European passenger trade for 1922 climbs to the highest level since 1914 with first and second class bookings about 20 percent above last year. German and Channel ports see the heaviest flow while tonnage increases allow more space on Mediterranean and Liverpool routes. Immigration restrictions dampen steerage and overall growth into the United States.
Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts renewed his attack on the Anti Saloon league in the house declaring the eighteenth amendment had been bought and paid for. He cited reports he described as worthy of belief concerning Wayne B Wheeler the league s general manager.
In Washington on June 23 the Senate narrowly avoided a physical clash when Senators Heflin of Alabama and Glass of Virginia crossed paths. Senator Watson of Georgia urged the vice president to call them to order as President Coolidge intervened to prevent escalation.
A congressional investigation of the alien property custodian's office was initiated by Representative Woodruff. The regulation charges prodigious fees paid to lawyers, some of whom reportedly represented the custodian and other party interests.
The general counsel and the interests he controls expanded expenditures from $100,000,000 to $150,000,000 in the years leading up to its adoption.
Shortly before curfew shots rang out near Nelson street and York street. Police found a man shot in a pool of blood. William Miller, seventy, was killed in the Willowfield district of East Belfast by four assailants.
Dr Herbert Lee Stetson resigned after the sixty eighth commencement exercises ending ten year tenure as Kalamazoo College president. Dr Charles Hoben of Carlton College Minnesota and formerly with the University of Chicago chosen as successor.
Secretary Wallace approved a national forest highway program totaling about 10 million dollars for 1,179 miles of road across 28 states, part of a broader federal effort to improve road work nationwide.
A ruthless fireman known as Black Joe killed a fireman and injured many. Transferred from Salem to Lawrence, he kept violent, and at the last moment Mrs. Henry Nevins of Methuen pleaded for mercy. He is paroled into her care and to be imprisoned on her farm for life.
A herd of twenty pigs from Lud wig Selinger broke away and charged through Baltimore streets. A large boar chased by locals ran into Sacred Heart Catholic church where Father Kessler conducted services. An employee present tackled the pig but it escaped behind the altar as the congregation joined the hunt.
The Captain John Smith Memorial association based in Norfolk Virginia launches a nationwide effort to fund a monument at Cape Henry marking Smith and his colonists first landing in 1607. The drive aims to enlist millions of Smiths and erect a tall monument at Hampton Roads visible from seaward.
In Cottage Grove Oregon Mrs Franklin Henderson owns a sulky parrot that allegedly spoke multiple languages. The bird perched on the Western Export and Lumber sawmill fridge roof and defied attempts to descen d it while townsfolk read language books hoping to translate. Mrs Esther Sinside, who lent the parrot, called and the bird came down to her shoulder.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.1 percent rise in average grocery costs for the month ending April 15. Of 43 food items, 19 fell in price including potatoes and butter, while increases were seen in onions and oranges among others.
Martin Petersen of Denmark rural Route No 2 displays an egg from Green Bay that features a profile of a woman's head about a quarter in size on the shell the eye and nose are clearly visible while the rest remains ordinary.
In Lewistown Pennsylvania Earl Gong keeps geese and attempted incubation. One egg hatched into two goslings proving surprising results. An egg remained unhatched and could not be shed by the hen despite efforts.
Shelbyville Indiana Baptist church Ladies Aid members contributed 92.65 from Sunday eggs over April to a church fund. At a meeting they reported a total of 92.05 had been obtained from eggs on Sundays. Funds will be turned over to the church treasurer.
Lieutenant Doolittle and Andrews flew an army plane from San Antonio to Rockwell Field in about 1,200 miles in ten hours with only two stops. The 4:25 a.m. takeoff and 4:65 p.m. landing established a rapid schedule, highlighting the long-distance reach of the unit.
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