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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1921
Page
2
Des Moines reports a plot to blow up Secretary H C Wallace's home on Thirty seventh street and John Lynde road. A $200 payoff scheme failed. decoy packages and armed watchers thwarted the plot as suspects fled.
Captain William H. Stayton heads a growing national movement founded in the aftermath of the Volstead Act repeal push. By October 4 he will reach Chicago with chapters in Ohio Minnesota Indiana Iowa Missouri and active branches in New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware and Texas. Membership is open to men and women with dues at $1 a year.
Packing plants nationwide will vote next Saturday on striking to oppose wage reductions. J W Burns, secretary of district council No 5 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen, announces the move. British disarmament envoys for the Washington conference were selected with A Bonar Law and Winston Churchill among those named.
Berlin reports the German Reichstag ratified the American peace treaty in a brief session. A communist member’s long tirade against the pact drew stinging responses as Chancellor Wirth’s cabinet watched. The vote was stand ing and the chamber cheered when the treaty passed.
Burgenland, referred to as west Hungary, proclaims independence amid Hungarian resistance to Paris decree. The dispute centers on territory between Galicia and Hungary as Hungarians seize terms and reject alien ambassadors. Also noted are price cuts by J. H. C. Chicago and an October 1 announcement by the International Harvest Company cutting farm implement prices 10 to 20 percent.
Chicago held a grim scene as Carl Wanderer stood on the scaffold and sang to his wife, the murdered spouse, before execution. Across the nation Coxey's Army arrives, led by Urbain LeDoux, on the way to an unemployment conference in Washington with ex servicemen and jobless riders arriving in trucks.
Subcommittees of President Harding’s unemployment conference began work on emergency measures for manufacturers and public employment services. A hearing on unemployment statistics was held, with suggestions to unite private and public groups and advance community based programs to relieve unemployment.
Readings from Hawkeye State News report a Mallard general store robbed of fur coats and silk goods, a Kansas fatality for Jary Purcell, and multiple legal actions including alimony, divorces, and slander suits. The page lists incidents in Sioux City, Ottumwa, Ames, Osage, and Granger with various criminal charges and local court actions.
Editors from Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota met in Sioux City on September 22 for their annual conference hosted by the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce. A permanent organization named Tri State Editorial Association was formed with J. P. O’Furey elected president and John W. Carey secretary treasurer. Resolutions praised Sioux City’s hospitality and business interests.
The New York market shows October cotton futures up 6.25 per bale and overall gains of 50 to 30 points as unusually heavy delivery notices and unexpected competition drive activity. Meanwhile floods in Anhui, China, devastate vast areas larger than Connecticut, causing thousands of deaths and billions in damage.
A concise community handbook urges readers to define a typical town and its needs. It argues a medium sized town with basic services like Smithy store postoffice church and dressmaker should have clear standards and practical functions for everyday life.
Fragmented OCR text mentions debt figures and a diner, plus notes on schools, free public services, railroad bridges, and a library in a city context near Rochester with references to Democrats. The readable portions are unclear but imply local fiscal contrasts and public amenities.
A fragmentary report describes aerial photography over a river, showing objects beneath the water in view from an aircraft. The text hints at navigational and surveying implications, noting future aerial work may continue along the river.
A Calgary firm announces an employee group insurance plan reaching 1.3 million dollars in coverage. Details emphasize enhanced benefits for staff and corporate participation.
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