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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1922

Page

2

Daily Market Reports Hogs Cattle Sheep and Grains

Chicago August 24 market report shows fat cattle hogs sheep and grain activity. Receipts estimated at 9 000 cattle 15 000 sheep with steady to weaker tone. hogs trading around 6.60 to 9.50 per hundredweight and beef steers in the 8 to 11 dollar range. Freight and feeder values listed with weights from light to heavy and notes on cattle and lamb prices. Grain shipments include 196 cars wheat 293 corn and 157 oats with stable tone. tomorrow’s receipts projected at 20 000 hogs 6 000 cattle 8 000 sheep.

Chicago Aue

Sheriff Denies Damages Suit In Custody Case

VINTON Aug 24 In a district court answer Sheriff P W McKevitt denies all charges in Miss Pearl Searcy Waterloo suit claiming illegal arrest and mistreatment while in custody He states the action is a trumped up affair instigated by ideal enemies of the defendant The sheriff admits having arrested

Vinton

Miss Searcy Faces Hotel Fraud Charge Guilty Plea Reported

The article states Miss Searcy pleads guilty to a hotel defraud charge and pays costs and the hotel bill cited in the information. The sheriff denies any mistreatment of the plaintiff while in custody.

Miss Searcy

The Half Breed to Play Fox Theatre Two Days

Olvier Morosco recalls staging The Half Breed with a real life basis and notes its social message about the stigma placed on half breeds in the west. The production, revived on stage and now a motion picture by Associated First National Pictures, will run at the Fox Theatre for two days starting Friday with spectacle surpassing stage constraints.

Oliver Morosco West Broadway Associated First National Pictures, Inc Fox Theatre

Auction sets prices for presidents in Staunton sale

At Staunton Virginia an auction fetched President Hardings picture for 46 dollars while former President Wilson's brought 26 dollars. Staunton is noted as Wilson's birthplace.

Harding Wilson Staunton Virginia

New Design for Special Delivery Stamps

United States stamp designs will replace the bicycle with a motorcycle in the current emblem. The change aims to modernize the seal while maintaining the recognizable imagery of the delivery service.

United States

Iowans Confer on Laws Affecting Coal

Washington the Senate's Cummins and Representative Dickinson discussed coal regulation and the need for regulatory legislation. They plan an investigation led by a coal commission and aim to introduce bills in the House and Senate, seeking methods to fix prices and keep profits reasonable with input from Secretary Hoover and the federal trade commission.

Washington Senator Cummins Dickinson Coal Commission Hoover Federal Trade Commission

National Quoits MeBat Des Moines Tournament Preview

National horseshoe pitching fans focus on the national tournament set for Aug. 24 to Sept. 1 at the Iowa State Fair. Twenty courts host men and women events with 16 prizes for men and four for women.

Des Moines

Not an Insurance Company But a Service Corp in Interest

A concise notice explains a service corporation formed to operate in the public interest, focusing on administrative tasks and corporate governance. The document outlines its purpose, governance framework, and intended operations without detailing any specific insurance activities or coverage.

Feax Mayest

Fresh club plan at university hooks 5 membership fee

Former Dean O McGovney arrives from New York as his 19 year old son is accused of mailing entrapment to incoming freshmen at the state university. The youth admits the idea was his own though the plan and refunds remain in question.

Iowa City O. McGovney New York

Manitoba Election Deposits Tested in Canada

An eastern paper reports 42 Manitoba provincial candidates lost their $200 election deposits if they failed to meet a vote threshold. In Winnipeg a minimum of 1008 votes saved the deposit, promoting voter turnout as candidates strive to avoid losing their money. The idea, new to the United States, would link campaign effort to deposit forfeiture and counter political apathy.

Muscatine Journal Manitoba Canada United States Winnipeg

Paved Pacific Highway Extends From Los Angeles to Portland

The 1200 mile route now has a paved stretch except for 100 miles, linking Los Angeles to Portland Oregon. Officials project completion of the Pacific Highway from the Canadian line to the Mexican border within under three years.

Los Angeles Portland Oregon

End LIVES as Oil Well a Failure and Family Tragedy

Ita Carroll reports the double tragedy at the Bartel family farm. Emma Bartel, 25, died by poison while brother Peter Bartel, 25, hanged himself after their oil stock losses of 15000 dollars. The ball of misfortune followed the sisters and mother in Breda. University professors in Princeton may retire at 55 with half pay or teach to 68. New York City murders tally shows 29 victims in the Tombs area with only four convictions last year.

Carroll Ita Emma Peter Bartel Bartel Breda Princeton Tombs New York City

Chloroform Used In Murder Attempt

Cedar Rapids Aug 24 Police began a mop up of Benton County after an unknown person used an atomizer to spray chloroform into a bedroom in an apparent murder attempt on Fisher and his wife. Fisher remains in hospital as investigators search the premises and count footprints near the bedroom window.

Cedar Rapids Agu Fisher Benton County

Hall's Catarrh Medicine claimed to cure deafness

This ad describes deafness and diminished hearing caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a treatment proven for over forty years and promises it will restore hearing if inflammation is reduced. The product is sold by all druggists, F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio.

HALL HALLS

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