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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
2
Chicago market notes show estimated hog receipts at 14 000 with holdover 9703 and cattle at 6 000 receipts. steady to higher grain prices and beef values. Beef steers and veal calves show mixed price ranges with bulk sales in the 7.40 to 9.75 tier. hogs feature top near 9.90 and several weight classes. Wheat futures move to around 1.17 to 1.25 as corn and oats hold steady in cash markets.
Feeder lambs at 3.50 to 7.00 per hundredweight. Medium good and choice feeder lambs 6.25 to 8.00. Official yesterday receipts show hogs 12897, cattle 72353, sheep 24900, calves 1216 with shipments 4754 hogs, 5022 cattle, 8970 sheep.
Adam Fries, 59, reputedly the heaviest man in southern Illinois, died at his home near Pensoneau. He weighed over 400 pounds and fatty degeneration of all vital organs was given as the cause. Funeral plans wait on a special coffin. Fries formerly served as deputy county clerk of St. Clair County.
The MONKEY WRENCH edition notes a much larger turnout in Washington Iowa than previous promotions. Advertisements highlight Automatic Electric and Power Washers, tractor models by Samson and Hart-Parr, and multi motor washers as crowd magnets.
Chicago Livestock Bulletin notes glutted eastern beef markets and a downturn in hog values due to heavy receipts and seasonal demand decline. It cites high operating costs, unemployment, and weak feeder demand as factors, with exports and domestic consumption showing mixed recovery and future prospects tied to new hog crop movements and European demand.
The First National Wireless Convention will be held in Chicago from August 31 to September 3 under the American Radio Relay League. Two thousand delegates from 45 states plus Canada and Alaska are expected, with Admiral Bullard and Secretary Hoover sending remarks. FE H Sehnell and Hiram Percy Maxim will speak, and plans for December Trans Atlantic tests aim to enable cross Atlantic wireless relays from the U S and Canada to Europe. Headquarters are in Hartford Connecticut.
A London Tit Bits excerpt recounts a seven year old boy spared by optimism while his father administers six cane strokes. The child mutters a remark about not sitting down much, reflecting stoic humor amid punishment. The scene captures a moment of parental discipline and the boy’s resilient attitude.
A Washington bulletin from the National Geographic Society explains that unusual summer warmth and drought are not global but largely North American and European. It notes shifting high and low pressure belts, with highs spreading and lows lifting north, causing hotter, drier conditions in the north while other regions face different impacts.
Chicago August 25 John F Lacey oldest engineer on the Rock Island railroad opened her up for the last time this morning on the way to Chicago. Fifty two years of continuous service without an accident is Lacey's record and he is on the pension list. During his half century at the throttle Lacey traveled about 2 709 009 miles. He is seventy years old.
A called convention of the Farmers Union will be held in Washington at Woodman Hall on Tuesday August 20 at 2 o clock. It is a pre state convention meeting and all members are urged to attend. Uncle Doran will be present. Important subjects will be discussed. WM Sutherland President J B Rabenold Secretary 6313
Des Moines police chief Tom Pettit announced 250 special detectives will assist in guarding fairgoers. Police chiefs from midwest cities and railroads will send agents to Des Moines to identify and arrest pickpockets and protect attendees.
In St. Louis on August 25 an unemployed march of about five hundred men including ex soldiers sailors and marines protested enforced idleness. Banners at the front read Attention, business men we want meals, not medals.
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