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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1921
Page
4
President Harding says railway charges are too high and hurt shipping and travel. The piece supports Cummins inquiry, aiming for rate reductions and lower labor costs as investigations proceed.
The text argues that the United States plans to pay Colombia 25 million dollars and grant concessions to win goodwill over the Panama Canal rights. It questions the ethics of using monetary aid to influence Colombia and notes admiration for a dash of outlaw spirit among leaders while acknowledging Colombian and Nicaraguan opposition to canal plans.
ABE MARTIN notes Squire Marsh Swallow has sublet his cat in Washington and is now at home with the Hardin blues. The piece finds some consolation in poverty as a steadying theme.
The verse notes Nature's indifferent path as storms ruin homes and livestock yet bring renewal. It contrasts private grief with Nature's broader good, urging acceptance as she shifts clouds, townsfolk, and seasons, while individuals fret but the world moves on.
The speaker defends US conduct in Colombia citing reparations and treaty gains, praising Theodore Roosevelt as a genius and versatile leader. The writing lauds his democracy and decisive action, noting the Panama Canal is now a fact rather than a plan.
The description of Robert Burns notes his average height heavy build and somewhat coarse features. Scott praises the extraordinary glow in Burns eyes saying I never saw such another eye in my human head.
The excerpt profiles Constance Binney rising rapidly in theatre and film. It traces her path from a French convent education to Broadway success in Oh Lady Lady and Penelope Penn in 39 East, then to Realart pictures and later screen stardom with The Test of Honor, Everwhile Susan, The Stolen Kiss, and Something Different.
A farmer named Wolfe died by taking strychnine after Sheriff Wagener entered the yard to escort him to jail on charges preferred by his 14 year old step daughter for intimidating neighbors with a revolver.
In Oskaloosa the Rev. Arthur M. Lewis arranged to ship four fancy stock chickens to Muscatine but missed the express. Jack Norworth, visiting actor, offered his time and a piano truck driver to fetch the poultry to the Rock Island train, aiding the rector without charge.
Des Moines reports from the Iowa Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner A. L. Urick show 3,206 factories reported for 1919 with $409,282,755 capital and $697,? million in products. The data detail wages, counts of male and female workers, and industry-leading outputs across 15 sectors including meat packing, food preparations, lumber, and electrical power.
A door attendant denies free admission to Howard, son of the theater owner, prompting an explanation that he is his father's son. The incident highlights entitlement and the insistence on following the ticket policy.
A Boston business advertises a maxim about competitive transactions and unfinished work as a guiding principle. The quote emphasizes finishing worthwhile objectives and avoiding perpetual starts, attributed to Albert Sidney Gregg.
R. E. Wolfe, 36, a Waterloo area farmer, who recently faced district court proceedings on an alleged attack, died by suicide while out on bond awaiting trial. Police say the death occurred near his home as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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