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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
6
A countywide invitation urges all Soldiers Sailors Marines and Nurses to wear uniforms for the September 11 homecoming. The message praises their service in the crisis, invites full participation in the ceremonies, and asks everyone to report in uniform, come early, and stay late to honor the honored guests.
War Department publicizes sale of Nitro West Virginia a full industrial city with 737 buildings housing for 20 000 people utilities and civic improvements along the Kanawha river The site includes a smokeless powder plant and multiple industrial units with bids due by September 30 1919 at the Philadelphia district service office The description covers extensive factories residential areas and civic amenities for sale as a complete community.
Cincinnati health officers say influenza epidemic recurrence this fall is unlikely. Dr. William H. Peters and Dr. Royal S. Copeland note the state and nation were largely immunized last year, and epidemics of this kind generally do not strike twice in the same area. Regular cases may occur, but not an epidemic.
Five automobiles carrying Osage Indians visited Cascade yesterday. The group traveled from Green Bay and Wie The Osage tribe is reported as the wealthiest, with a per capita around 3500 dollars. The visitors possess vast holdings in Oklahoma lands and are described as multimillionaires.
In Parraragut Iowa Geo Parker and Charles Long sold farms to buyers at high prices then reclaimed their properties after finding no cheaper or equal offers. Nearby Frank Allen paid 325 dollars per acre for Harvey Hoppock’s farm, which had changed hands several times in weeks prior.
In Charlotte North Carolina Aug 27 a clash between police guards and a mob of strike sympathizers at the Southern Public Utilities car barns left two dead and ten injured with four fatally. The guards had held the mob at bay for hours as shots were fired. A man believed to be Clem Wilson’s brother fired at Chief of Police Orr but missed. The guards returned fire and order was restored.
The War Office reports rapid advance on the western front of General Denikin in southern Russia, signaling strong anti-Bolshevik momentum along the line. In Siberia Rozanoff rejects claims that the All Russian government under Kolchak abandoned Omsk for Irkutsk.
At Camp Grant TL on August 27 six of the fourteen African American soldiers accused of assaulting a white woman in May 1918 were released from arrest. Reports indicate six others have been convicted and may face death penalty bars. Two defendants are expected to be released soon.
About 2 200 Argo plant workers of Corn Products Refining met at West 63rd Street Union Hall and voted to return to work after speakers discussed the strike. The company offered to reinstate them and grant a pay raise when the strike ends, and the meeting accepted these terms.
The article recounts Napoleon Bonaparte losing patience at chess and sweeping the board in a quick motion when bested by an opponent, an anecdote illustrating his fiery temper during games.
Hog Island once a swampy waste land named for old Indian era occupation. The exact reason for the naming remains unclear though the label has persisted since early days of settlement.
The text explains that nature stores food as fat in both animals and humans during times of plenty to endure famine. It notes this mechanism persists among civilized peoples, where intentional fasting substitutes for old famines, allowing the flesh to normalize without harmful effects.
Poorly built pipe line is blamed for a massive loss of natural gas valued at about 9 million dollars across Missouri and Kansas in a single year.
A quotation attributes a test of men to spoken words, comparing vessels to voices and wisdom to speech, citing Demosthenes as the source.
Brigadier General Herbert Lord, director of finance in the War Department, is among a few officers of his rank to receive a permanent commission. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for enterprise and thoughtful service and is nicknamed the Uncle Sam of the Army.
National League results show Boston 1 Chicago 7 New York 9 Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 1 St. Louis 6 Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 3 in 5 innings. American League Chicago 4 St. Louis 2 extended to 19 innings. Other noted scores include Kansas City 7 St Paul 4 and Bloomington 6 Evansville 3 with several minor results across leagues.
U S authorities say Russian Soviet interests are funding propaganda to inflame race antagonism in the United States. In Philadelphia many bricklayers walked out, halting most large building projects.
Merle K Bowen a former Harlan man was shot to death at his ranch near Beach North Dakota. Four men led by D W Offley confronted him over cattle replevin and fired four bullets into his back. Bowen 36 a Shelby county native and Iowa State University alumnus left behind a wife and four children as investigators pursue murder charges against Miley and companions.
A historical remedy suggests mixing one pound of sal soda and five cents worth of chloride of lime with two quarts of water in an earthen bowl. After stirring and settling, pour off the water, bottle it, and use to erase fruit stains and indelible ink. Soak then wash with warm water.
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