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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1923

Page

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Deadlocked on School Appropriation In Iowa Legislature

Des Moines April 17 conference committee on the board of education appropriation bills remains deadlocked at noon with four votes each and about four million dollars in dispute. Harrison group offers to compromise at eight million for the biennium. Senate and house actions span tuition hikes, land purchases for highway offices, and salaries across state agencies as governor Kendall weighs actions and recommendations. Gilks nods to a tax distribution plan favoring counties with large cities under gasoline tax allocations. A newborn daughter arrived for Mr and Mrs Charles L Goeman of the Grier cafe at Rock Island Station.

Des Moines Iowa Board of Education Harrison Group Harrison House Senate Ames State University At Iowa City State Teachers’ College State Highway Commission Iowa State College Engineering State College Kendall W. J. Burbank Quincy A. Willis Executive Council State Historical Department Secretary of Agriculture Department Department of Agriculture Polk County Woodbury Charles 1. Goeman Goeman Grier Rock Island Station

Death of Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle in St Louis

Right Reverend Daniel S. Tuttle, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the oldest Anglican bishop by service, died in St Louis at 2 10 pm at age eighty six after an illness from grippe that began February 28. Attending physicians called his resistance astonishing.

ST. Louis Daniels. Tuttle Episcopal Church United States

Lake District Iron Mines Prepare for Busy Summer

Duluth Minnesota April 17 The Oliver Iron Mining Company United States Steel ore producer and operator of 40 percent of Lake Superior district ore properties says it will open new mines in 1923. John K E McLean general manager says the entire 11 000 man force will work full shifts this summer with potential thousand more workers during peak. Mesaba range center of Oliver properties shipped 15 956 426 tons in 1922 about 56 percent of Mesaba output and 71 percent rise from 1921.

Associated Press Duluth, Mann Oliver Iron Mining Company United States Steel Corporation Lake Superior John KE. McLean McLean Oliver Mesaba Range Oliver Company Mesaba

Fragments from a 1920s local ad page

A garbled jumble lists items and ads including King Tut Knit neckwear, Ladies hosiery, J A Work Insurance Co near Graham's Store, car oil meal, Washington Cleaners, and McCall Bros. references. It notes a Mrs W A Shannon returning from Lees Summit Missouri and mentions rotary sanders, White Leaf flour at $1.75 per sack, and a request to return a robe.

McCall Bros

Bandits raid post office. two American victims reported

At Pawhuka Oklahoma two bandits raided the local post office at 1 50 am. Robert Wilkerson son of the police chief was killed with his body riddled by bullets and taxi driver Shorty Harrison was severely wounded and not expected to recover. No money was taken. In Assen Germany the Ruhr crisis prompts calls for drastic measures as French and Belgian officials meet. General DeGoutte's order to seize coal in transit has been enforced and mines occupation extended with more pits expected to be taken over by the occupying force by week’s end.

Pawhubka Okla Robert Wilkerson Shorty Harrison Wilkerson Associated Press Assen, Ger Ruhr Paris DeGoutte

Union Choir Supper Next Friday Evening

A social event for singers from Washington churches is announced for Friday evening at the Methodist church. Supper at 6:30 precedes a rehearsal for a musical program to open the state Sunday school convention next month.

Washington Methodist Church

Former Michigan governor Fred Warner dies at 58

In Orlando Florida Fred Warner former governor and national resource commander died this morning at age 58 after a period of ill health. The incident occurred in Orlando and ends a prominent political and public service career in Michigan.

Associated Press Orlando Florida Fred Warner Michigan

Train shipment of Buick cars passes Washington

A train load of Buick automobiles totaling two hundred cars moved through Washington this morning on the Rock Island line, bound for destinations in the southwest.

Washington Rock Island

Tankage price note from McCall Bros amid neckwear trade

A terse industry note lists Cheney neckwear and Dougherty Liros with a figure 5206 or 3 and a lower tankage price quote from McCall Bros site at 4713, indicating a discount or price competition in the undecipherable trade snippet.

Cheney McCall Bros

Two Muscatine Men Apprehended On Bootlegging Witness Warrant

Stafford and Kohler of Muscatine were apprehended Sunday by the sheriff in Muscatine authorities complaint and returned there yesterday. They were wanted as witnesses in a bootlegging case.

Stafford Kohler Muscatine Sheriff's Office

Mother Dies in Colorado Springs In Seymour Funeral Planned

Mrs. T. F. Elmore mother of Mrs. John Park of this city died at Colorado Springs Sunday, a message to Mrs. Park says. The body will be brought to Seymour Iowa, her former home, for the funeral planned there Wednesday. Mrs. Park to meet the party tonight.

T. F. Elmore John Park Colorado Springs Park Seymour Iowa Elmore

Grain speculation cannot be eliminated say official

Sioux City April 17 speculation cannot be eliminated from the grain business said George A. Wells secretary treasurer of the Western Grain Dealers association in conference here commenting on the ruling of the U S supreme court sustaining validity of the futures trading act. Wells believes speculation benefits farmers and warns that without futures permits the monetary men would seize power and fix prices.

Associated Press Sioux City George A. Wells Western Grain Dealers Association U.S. Supreme Court Wells Monigi Fmen

Cummins Favors Rail Consolidation Plan

Washington April 17 Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Chair Cummins said Congress will act next to enact consolidation of railroad systems as outlined by the ICC. He and President Harding oppose government ownership and see consolidation as necessary to lower freight rates. The ICC study on consolidation has run for over a year and three railroad labor board vacancies were discussed.

Washington, D. C Interstate Commerce Commission Cummins Interstate Commerce Committee of the Senate Harding Transportation Act Railroad Labor Board

Social Calendar for April 17 to 23

Community groups schedule dinners meetings and socials across Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society Pythian groups Riverview Women’s club Embroidery club and others with luncheons and mixed afternoon and evening gatherings at churches halls and clubs in Havre Wellston Havre and area The Union choir and several social clubs plan events through the week with specific hosts and locations.

Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society GAL RL Pythian Sisters Riverview Women's Club Martin Hesseltine Max Marble Embroidery Club Lioeyd Moose Lodge Rural Women’s Club

Opportunity for Others Will Be Given

Des Moines Iowa April 17 One sealed bid for the purchase of the twenty two million dollar soldier bonus bond issue was received by State Treasurer Burbank on his fifth attempt to sell the issue. Bids were asked for twice this morning and three times yesterday. The bid will not be opened until after another opportunity is given other bond men to submit proposals this afternoon or sale may be recessed until tomorrow morning.

Des Moines Iowa Burbank

New Device Records 3,000 Degree Heat

Chicago April 17 Officials at the Structural Materials Research Laboratory Lewis Institute report a radiation pyrometer measures extreme temperatures without contact. The device uses a telescope with colored glass and two wires connected to an indicator box. It tracks kiln temperatures up to 3,000 degrees in cement plants where mercury thermometers fail.

Associated Press Chicago Structural Materials Research Laboratory Lewis Institute

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Bishop Tuttle Thes Lake District Iron Mines Ruthenberg U. S Tn the Associated Press New York Communist Party of America Workers Party of America International Party of Moscow C. Ruthenberg Workers Party Atchson's J. A. Work Insurance Co Graham Green Washington Cleaners W. A. Shannon Lees Summit Missouri H. A. Shannon H. J. Glick W. DL. Roberts Ainsworth, Iowa Postorpion Prench Pawheushka, Okla Glen Swartz Havre Lem Miller Afernoon Wellston Ferne Davis Aft Ernoon Knights Pythias Ning Jesse Dougherty Women'’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church Milan Shields Alex Lytle Rnoon Union Choir Rebekahs W. BR. C The Christian Church
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