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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1924
Page
4
A collage of forecasted political shake ups and party chatter. Mentions 1928 candidates and uncertain 1932 bids, with notes on theatre brevity, literature careers, and Salt River City legislative chances. Also references Perspiration Week and Apple Pie Week with light social observations.
The federal income tax law is intricate and invites many legal evasions while aiming for proportional fairness. Rulings must balance justice across cases, risking loopholes. Washington discussion signals the need for strong reasoning from the newly elected Congress to tax everyone according to ability to pay.
With Christmas approaching residents are urged to practice tying bundles tightly to withstand the rush. The piece advises avoiding flimsy wrappings and emphasizes secure parcels that won’t topple in a heap of holiday merchandise.
A feeble cord ties a parcel and travels through a harsh scrape. If the address tears away like string, blame falls on harried postal and express clerks for the vanished gift.
Postmaster General New and First Assistant John H Bartlett urge Americans to mail gifts between December 10 and 20 to avoid the last minute rush. They plan stricter handling of greeting cards and note rural carriers will deliver no mail on Christmas Day while city workers finish at noon to allow crews to enjoy Christmas dinners.
The ZR-8 airship at its christening in Los Angeles featured Mrs. Calvin Coolidge declaring the ship Los Angeles. Escorted by her husband the First Lady stood amid flowers as 800 sailors held ropes and naval officers assisted. Carrier pigeons released as the giant craft lifted away.
Rock Island businessman Sir-Jacob Ruaimser was named by the Rock Island county grand jury in an indictment charging murder in connection with the two year old killing of John Connor Looney, son of publisher John Looney, during a faction feud.
Readers reflect on fear and uncertainty as threats loom from illness and danger at home. The Arkansas Gazette report captures anxious voices and questions about the times ahead.
A mother questions Dorothy about introducing her to Mr Brown as her aunt. Dorothy explains she feared a proposal and suspected Mr Brown harbored a prejudice against mothers-in-law, prompting the cautious ruse.
Columbus report says Mrs Addie Sheatsley wife of Rev Co V Sheatsley was strangled before being placed in the furnace at Christ Lutheran Church parsonage in Bexley. OC H Long's tests found no carbon monoxide traces, indicating death prior to cremation. Prosecutor John R King received the chemist's findings.
New York reports Reverend Percy Stickney Grant, once a leading figure in American theology, is hospitalized for pernicious anemia. He has faced a long battle with modernism and Bishop Manning over his marriage to Rita D Acorta Lydiz. Doctors, led by Dr. Lewis Connor, are monitoring his condition.
Kermit Roosevelt and Archibald Roosevelt, joined by Tex Rickard W Forbes Morgan and Rickard Exploration, face a $215,000 suit filed by Humberto Blanco Fombona consul for Guatemala in an English city. The complaint alleges the sum is due for services and disbursements to obtain an oil concession from the Guatemalan government.
A remarkably preserved umbrella, bought in 1770 by Wil Math Clevett in Dorset, England, remains in Hobart, Tasmania, passed down through generations to descendants of the original owner and kept in its original covers.
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