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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1924
Page
7
In Richland April 24 a deadly collision as an evening passenger train struck a car killing Mrs Goodman and Mrs Buell and injuring three others. The town mourns while plans for a summer homecoming festival move ahead with community meetings and clippings.
April 24 West Chester Iowa residents share Easter visit stories, road conditions, and local happenings. News covers a Joe Wehr tragedy, Brumback birthday, visits by Miss D and Miss, Keota visitors, Edith Miller, and church society events with Mite Box opening announce.
Pleasant Hill residents share Sunday visits at various homes including Caldwell Wagner Kephart and Wadener families. An all day church meeting is planned for April 27 with a duck roast enjoyed by the Loyal Kings Song and Daughters class at the Pleasant Hill church.
John Kuhn roofed a Washington property and began papering this week. L. W. Grosscup family moved to Letts last week. Salterbergs attended a Rubio funeral. Dusenbery family moved to Washington. Vernon Crull visited on Wednesday. Eureka telephone meeting at Shiloh schoolhouse to settle the year's business and elect officers.
Milton Davidson from Iowa City visited the Moorhead home for Easter. The Sands family spent Sunday with the Wood home in Washington. Wallace Carson delivered a call to Olds on Monday. Several neighbors and relatives visited homes in Wayne county including Mulhern, Nukrich, Miller, Moorhead, Korf, and Crissinger. Activities included cattle deliveries, hog deliveries, and travel to Mt. Pleasant and Washington. Dr. Miller heals from a car train collision, and others hauled corn and delivered hogs around Olds and Prairie Gem area.
Mrs Ruth McElroy visits Iowa City as the women of the United Presbyterian Church hold a missionary society gathering in Crawfordsville. Rev W C Porter discusses the impact of women from Biblical stories and a luncheon follows served by several members. The Y P C U group, guided by the pastor, enjoyed a Weiner roast on Long Creek.
New York April 25 Floyd Johnson of Iowa and Quintin Romero of Chile are slated for a twelve round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden on May 9. Tex Rickard said the Firpo option will wait if the Chilean defeats Johnson, and he may arrange a later bout if conditions allow.
Miss FE Turner accepts a six month assignment as a bird watcher for the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. She will inhabit the island hut at Scott Head, near Brancaster, traveling by boat for supplies from the mainland.
An instrument purporting to be the last will of Samuel S. Wright deceased is filed in district court Washington County Iowa. Hearing set May 1 1924 at 10 a m before the court or clerk. All interested appear to show cause why the instrument should not be probated. Dated Washington Iowa April 23 1924. J D Glasgow Clerk of District Court.
The 1924 Relay Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania attracts global entrants led by Cambridge University and Eric Liddell. Penn State and Cambridge challenge for two mile relay honors as the event showcases a long history of world records and dominant school performances in sprint and distance relays.
In Cincinnati on April 24 veteran railroad men found a sedan on flanged wheels wedged between the Sewanee River Special and a freight in Ludlow Kentucky yards. The machine weighs 4000 pounds and can operate the electric block system. It has full steering gear rear and front axles immobile and carries a cowcatcher dashboard speed control and a rheostat like switch. The designer says it will inspect tunnels and serve emergency duty as a unique prototype for track inspection.
An Iowa State College project with the Horse Association of America introduces a hydraulic wagon device to measure pull by horse teams. Tests indicate steel rails reduce resistance, asphalt worst. heavier horses show greater capacity. A New York team reportedly pulled 2,450 pounds in six seconds, with typical teams exerting around 4,000 pounds.
Calcutta reports General Bruce leading a Himalayan ascent team from Darjeeling. He warns success hinges on favorable weather, with plans to intensify scientific observations and improve photographic records while engaging Tibetan authorities respectfully. The party stays in peak condition and希望 for a timely departure.
Washington April 25 General John J Pershing flatly stated that if the nomination for the vice presidency were offered to him he would decline to accept. The remark reflects his stance on possible national leadership roles amid ongoing political developments.
President Coolidge praised chemists before the American Chemical Society at the White House, saying science underpins modern civilization and that chemists' service exceeds profit. He cited wartime effort, health advances, and industrial progress driven by chemical knowledge and innovation.
Rothenburg Bavaria residents protest a 200 foot smokestack approval for a factory. They argue the tower would mar the skyline of the medieval town, famed as Germanys best preserved ancient city and popular tourist center. They favor placing the stack in the valley instead.
Geneva April 1 The case of a German woman whose French sequestration during the war leaves her unrecognized as a national shows the League of Nations cannot act directly. The World Court transfers the issue to the league as a sovereignty dispute, suggesting an international convention to standardize nationality rules and prevent denial of justice.
Texarkana Arkansas April 25 promoter Pat Marr convicted in district court for misuse of the mails was sentenced to five years in Leavenworth penitentiary and fined 1000 dollars. Attorneys gave notice of appeal and supersede bond fixed at 56000 dollars.
Fairfield April 25 Ninety eight gold silver and bronze medals and two silver cups will be offered prizes in the sixteenth annual Tri State track and field meet on Alumni Field May 3 under Parsons college Letter Club. The event features relay prizes and divisions by school size with fourteen individual events including eight races and six field events.
A Marion Indiana man, Frank Lancing, describes 15 years of constipation and four hospital visits followed by five operations. He reports permanent relief after two months of Kellogg's Krumbled Bran, noting regular bowel movements and no further laxatives. The ad promotes Kellogg's Bran as guaranteed to work, with varied serving suggestions and hotel use.
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