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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1922
Page
2
In Washington DC a roof and balcony failure at the Knickerbocker theater during Get Rich Quick Wallingford left about 200 buried and possibly 100 dead. Snowbound streets hindered fire crews as officials opened inquiries into the disaster.
Pittsburg Kansas Willard Titus a member of the deposed Howat district miners union board shot himself in the head and survived City officials blame the international miners union for suspending the Howat organization in Kansas Mrs Titus says ill health caused the act
Reports to the federal weather bureau indicate a historic snowfall blanketing the mid Atlantic seaboard from the Carolinas to New York. The heaviest falls are in North Carolina Virginia Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia, setting official records.
A cable from Brussels received at Harvard University reports a new comet seen from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. The message notes the comet appears to move south and west but provides no additional details.
National agricultural conference drafts a plan to create a permanent tariff adjustment board separate from the tariff commission. House approves funding for the 11 billion dollar foreign debt with adjusted interest terms and readers note a Dyer anti lynching bill moving to the senate. Multiple economic and political items fill the week including military cuts, rail questions, and relief shipments to Russia.
Foreign funeral services for Viscount Bryce former British ambassador to the United States were conducted at the crematorium chapel in Golders Green. The body was cremated as mourners gathered from Britain and abroad.
A Mount Ayr store safe was blown open by two yeggs who escaped with $80. Nearby, a Red Oak area farm sold for $300 an acre signaling better conditions. Reports cover dam power plans for Harvey Dam, fires in Ottumwa, deaths and legal actions across Iowa.
Baltimore writer Rose Waidner shares months of backache and insomnia eased after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She urges others to try the herbal remedy, claiming it relieved her symptoms without drugs and inspired friends to begin use.
People express willingness to gather but report friction in collaboration. Differences in approach and goals hinder joint progress, with stakeholders seeking a practical path forward despite tensions.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims no streaking fading or running and promises rich color for coats skirts waists dresses draperies or any worn item with directions included.
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