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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1926
Page
6
Newark report shows the National Association of Manufacturers survey indicates favorable current and winter trade prospects with higher employment and wages. Production and sales rise, industrial peace prevails, and most expect better business than 1925 while a minority foresee no change or decline.
A large delegate conference of Britain's miners' federation rejected government proposals for ending the long strike. 737000 to 42000 voted against the plan. Premier Baldwin had sent the plan on September 17, urging a return to work to enable a nationwide agreement. The miners began their strike on May 1.
The Department of Commerce reports decreasing tuberculosis death rates in 1924 across age groups and both sexes in the United States registration states of 1900. Declines range from 73 percent for females under one to 37 percent for females aged fifteen to nineteen, with similar drops seen in England and Wales. A 1924 comparison shows lower U S rates than England and Wales for ages up to fifty five.
Some 275 insurance companies will cover losses on tornado windstorm cyclone claims in the southern Florida hurricane zone. The total property value destroyed is estimated at 100 million dollars, with 30 million dollars in force in the stated area.
Austrian civil service employees warn of a strike unless the government approves salary boosts totaling 45 million dollars annually. The threat centers on wage increases for public workers across Vienna and national agencies.
Grover C. Alexander starred as St. Louis defeated the Yankees 3 to 2 in game seven at Yankee Stadium. Alexander relieved in the seventh, fanned Tony Lazzeri, and set down Ruth after a homer, delivering the Cardinals the 1926 championship before 38,093 spectators and receipts totaling $140,091.
The forty sixth annual American Federation of Labor convention in Detroit rejected a resolution endorsing Gov. Alfred Smuth for president and endorsed Citizens military camps as developers of the country s south while criticizing military preparedness. The direct primary law was reaffirmed.
Flood waters reach 27 feet in Beardstown breaking all prior records. The town is surrounded and hundreds are homeless as Red Cross aids. Stores are mostly closed while grocers and bakers supply food. Baltimore and Ohio runs through 40 inches of water to the station. C B Q runs day trains but stops night service. A barber shop owner opens an outdoor beard trimming stand on his porch as men with days of growth seek grooming.
The American Bankers association adopted a resolution endorsing broad aid to farmers while preserving economic principles. It calls for abolition of federal inheritance taxes and favorable moves by the Interstate Commerce Commission and Washington administration on railroad consolidation. It urges bankers and private investors to study foreign markets for informed investment.
American naval forces enter Corinto Nicaragua and take control of the Puacitle zone, establishing military presence in the port area near Managua. Units advance and secure key waterfront positions as part of ongoing operations.
The federal jury in the conspiracy case against former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and former Alien Property Custodian Thomas W. Miller was discharged by Judge Julian W. Mack after reporting a 65 hour 40 minute deadlock. The vote stood 6 to 5 for Daugherty and 10 to 2 for Miller with earlier ballots showing division. The indictment remains, and a new trial was possible though undecided, as prosecution and defense noted the deadlock.
Indiana grand jury in Marion County will subpoena David C Stephenson and hear Vincennes editor Thomas Wy Adams as advocates press for public investigation. Support comes from Dr Erskine of Studebaker and attorney general A L Gillem signaling political backing amid calls to expose corruption.
An explosion at a colliery near Newcastle Natal kills 150 workers, including four white men, in what authorities call a worst such disaster in the region.
Quote by James A. Garfield praising education funded by voluntary community effort and citizen taxation. Emphasizes voluntary burden as core support for a superior education system.
A travel note laments that many travelers never glimpse the scenery on postcards they mail home. One card shows a Pere la Chaise vista with the caption Having a lovely time. Wish you were here.
An interviewer asks the farmer for his formula for success. He replies with the three horse formula: horse power, horse sense, and horse manure. The quip underscores practical wit and rural humor.
A reflective quip argues that lack of training to endure trouble makes a boy grow weak, while a girl lacks masculine traits. The text contrasts a woman as God’s noblest work with the notion that a man made from four women is Beecher’s meanest.
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