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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1922
Page
2
Chicago August 19 1922 hogs estimated receipts 8000 holdover 251 cattle 2000 steers 1500. second report market generally steady to 10 lower with top 965. standard prices for heavy medium and light weights listed. pigs and sows figures. sheep receipts 1800. grains futures for wheat corn oats showing mixed opens and closes. cash wheat corn oats bids noted. livestock estimates for Monday hogs 38000 cattle 19000 sheep 22000.
Attorney General Brundage says he will begin presenting a mass of evidence to Williamson county's special grand jury when it begins investigation of the Herrin mine massacre at Marion a week from next Monday. State's Attorney Delos Duty reports Judge Hartwell ordered a representative jury. A special deputy sheriff will serve the personnel. Evidence will be presented by a staff of assistants chosen by the attorney general.
Rumors spread in Dublin that Eamonn De Valera republican leader was dead. Countess Markievicz, longtime associate, said he was suffering from a slight chill and that his condition did not cause fear.
The American schooner Henrietta went ashore on Effice Island and was wrecked. The crew was saved.
Chicago Aug 19 President Farrington proposes a referendum of Illinois miners to decide whether to return to work now on their old wage scale through April 1, 1923. Future negotiations would be handled by a committee of miners and operators, dodging arbitration.
Genevieve Ward, renowned American tragedienne, died of heart failure at her Hampstead home in London on August 10. The actress gained fame on stage and screen, influencing 19th century and early 20th century theater with her dramatic roles.
A poetic scene describes clocks striking and bells chiming from multiple spires in a morning hush. Various rhythms clash and intertwine as noon approaches, creating a tense, musical atmosphere. The fragment captures time’s unreliable procession through city sounds.
A brief quote from the Boston Transcript asserts there is one path to immorality and urges living bravely and cheerfully as preparation.
A northbound Niagara Falls high speed line train was derailed when dynamite blew a three by eight foot hole in the roadbed near the city line. Three cars were involved, one turned on its side. four men fled in a automobile as police pursued. Ambulances carried the seriously hurt to hospitals.
In New York on August 10, 148 railroad executives were asked to convene next Wednesday to act on a proposal from the big five brotherhoods to end the shopmen strike. Talks with union leaders and a railroad executives committee adjourned with major issues, especially seniority, tentatively settled. Union leaders hailed the summons as a hopeful sign for workers to return to their former positions.
London reports that Irish rebels showing technical skill in wrecking bridges and destroying buildings sparked Daily Express speculation that Krupp engineers from Germany assisted the insurgents.
Three Missouri Pacific shop foremen John Reid Samuel Swain and Lon Hewitt were attacked and badly beaten with knives on their way to work in Kansas City Missouri One assailant was captured but refused to give his name.
George Spencer sixty four of Appleton Wisconsin died at the steering wheel while returning from the Woodstock county fair. Heart disease is given as the cause of death. He was one of the best known horsemen in the Middle West.
Montreal reports advices from American anthracite interests that Pennsylvania coal will reach Montreal by September 1. A major Montreal dealer said the Pennsylvania strike may end this week and shipments will commence at once.
Washington reports fuel officials say railroads are inflating coal prices by bidding during the strike, prompting a push to end competitive bidding and ensure priority No. 1 supply. Hoover and the Federal Fuel Distributor seek orderly handling of urgent coal needs while continuing nonunion price pacts.
Iowa City reports air mail operations show 98.77 percent accuracy for 412 720 scheduled miles with 408 967 miles flown in a period, and July records show not a single mile missed. Manager H S Long credits success to skilled pilots and the De Havilland Liberty engine aircraft used.
The author recounts travel across Missouri and Iowa with the Joymakers Quartette, praising hospitality and fried chicken feasts in towns like Milton and Brashear. He notes political mood shifts toward Dems in Missouri, reflects on contrasts with Iowa, and previews final stops before ending the circuit.
A Chicago Journal item recounts a disturbing tale in which a boy aged ten and a girl aged eight enjoy a carnival outing funded by him. The next day he showed the girl's mother a list of purchases and asked for repayment, prompting a shift in affection and a troubling social note.
Iowa State College extension agents will help farmers with land tenure issues through landlord tenant conferences in eighteen counties from July through mid September. The program aims to improve lease understanding, reduce bankruptcies from past land booms, and foster better landlord tenant relations with recommendations to follow. Counties include Plymouth Carroll Cherokee Fayette Crawford Grundy Polk Lyon Dickinson Hardin Madison Decatur Monona Jasper Henry Jackson Benton Floyd starting July 17.
Officials of the state board of education report abundant teacher applications across nearly all counties. About 4,500 people sat the state teachers exams in June and July, with 2,500 college graduates and renewal certificates issued. The office answered 1,650 legal questions on school bonds salaries consolidation boards and graduation rules.
Icefields have accumulated in Creenland's interior since ancient times. Present estimates place the ice cover at six hundred thousand square miles, averaging about one and a half miles in thickness.
Prof Walter G Mee introduces hemp farming in Mitchell county aiming to establish a local fiber mill. He has 30 acres near Osage and a smaller plot at St Ansgar, with Minnesota No 8 hemp reaching five to seven feet tall and yielding $40 to $60 per acre.
Democratic U S senator candidate Clyde L. Herring stopped in Rockwell on the way home from the North Iowa Fair at Mason City. He spoke in the afternoon and left quickly after meeting Mayor Johnson to excuse himself for speeding.
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