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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1923

Page

5

Radio Programs For This Evening Listing by AP

Evening radio schedule details many stations and times. It lists WDAP WDAR WEAF WJZ WLW WMAQ WMC WOAW WOC WOR WWJ KAC KDKA KFI KGW KHJ KPO KSD KYW WBAP WBZ WOAP WFI WGI WRG WGY WHAS WHN WIP WJAX WJAZ with programs ranging from music orchestras talks and dances across multiple time slots and regions.

The Associated Press WDAP Chicago Central WDAR Philadelphia Eastern WEAF New York Federation of Churches Orchestra WJZ WLW Cincinnati WMAQ WMC Memphis WOAW Omaha WOC Davenport WOR Newark WWJ Detroit KAC Montreal KDKA Pittsburgh KFI Los Angeles Pacific KGW Portland KHJ KPO San Francisco KSD St. Louis KYW WBAP Fort Worth WBZ Springfield Mass WOAP Washington WFI Boy Scouts Radio Corps WGI Medford Hillside WRG Buffalo Wgyy Schenectady WHAS Louisville WHN WIP WJAX Cleveland WJAZ

Iowa Vigilantes Form 5000 Strong Prohibition Network

Des Moines reports Iowa has over 5,000 vigilantes allied with the Anti Saloon League to enforce dry laws. More than 1,000 committees exist, each with at least five members, aiming for 2,500 committees next year to influence elections and bar wets from party ballots.

Des Moines Iowa Iowa Anti- Saloon League Anti-Saloon League Vigilantes

The Madness of Benetto and the Return Home

Benetto, an aging Sicilian immigrant, longs for his homeland and plans to marry Maria, but returns to Palermo in a fit of madness. Upon arrival he reveals he bought an American-style apartment and rents a five room home, inviting Tomasso to join his new life.

Maria Benetto Stelly Marta Tomasso Palermo America Henetto Trasco

Four Hundred Thousand Visit Iowa Parks in 1923

Iowa reports 388 514 registered visitors across sixteen principal state parks in 1923. Jane’s County Park led with 100 000 visitors while Ledges State Park drew guests from Canada, Turkey, Panama, Japan, China, England, Scotland, Brazil, Hawaii and 29 other states and 74 Iowa counties. Backbone Memorial Park was second with about 80 000 visitors. Rain in August and September reduced attendance and lakes likely hosted over a million visitors statewide.

Associated Press Des Moinss Iowa R. E. Johnson Iowa Board of Conservation Jane’s County Park Ledges State Park Boone Canada Turkey Panama Japan China England Scotland Brazil Hawaii Memorial Park Dolliver Memorial Park Iowa Lakes Boards of Conservation Backbone Park Theodore F. Clark Park Dolliver Memorial PLC Farmington Fort Ateansom Jones County Lacey-Keosauque Ledzes Lepley Lewis and Clark Morehead Caves Palisades Kidora Pine Creek Oakland Mills Wid Life Orthologist Union

Kent's Hole Cavern Figures in Early Anthropology

Kent's Hole near Torquay England became a focus of science after 1825 with excavations by Pengelly from 185 to 1860 costing about £2000. Finds include Paleolithic tools and bone implements such as needles awls and harpoons, and animal remains of lion hyena wolf fox rhinoceros mammoth Irish elk and reindeer showing their presence in Britain during the Stone Age.

Torquay England Kent's Hole Ume Immemorial Pengelly Britain

Griffith lists fine results from gridiron season

Western Conference athletic commissioner John L. Griffith reports over one half million boys and young men played football in the 1923 season. He notes 15,000 school and college teams, 106,000 games, and 590,000 participants, praising sportsmanship, coaching, and football as a positive educational influence.

John L. Griffith Griffith

GUILDS ABUSED THEIR POWER

Explanations trace the origin of medieval guilds as mutual aid groups with two classes the guild merchant and the craft guilds. The merchant guild held retail monopoly while craft guilds aimed to regulate trade for workers. As craft guilds waned monopoly bred hindrance to trade, giving rise to journeymen guilds and capitalist employer companies that evolved into London livery companies.

Journeymen’s Guilds London

Unknown Brown-Watson marriage reaches Canterbury

An American correspondent informs the archbishop of Canterbury that his great grandfather Brown married a Watson in the Church of England and asks for verification. Another letter to the archbishop, addressed simply to London, bears the note Not known at Canterbury Music hall.

England Jones Canterbury Music Hall

Foot Pedal Piano A Novel Instrument For Hands Free Accompaniment

A compact invention called a foot-piano allows musicians to accompany other instruments with their feet. The device sits close to the ground under three feet tall and two feet deep, weighing around two feet two inches, with nine treble and nine bass notes adjustable to nine keys via a simple mechanism.

First Protestant Bible Donated to Cambridge Public Library

The only known Latin copy of the first Protestant pile was recently presented to Cambridge Public Library in Massachusetts by an anonymous benefactor.

Cambridge Mass

Fraudulent American Masters Deceived Louvre Buyers Paris

Paris officials accused American dealers of hoodwinking the Louvre into purchasing fake masterpieces. About 150 francs changed hands for a work likely worth 200 francs, among which were The Wise Men and The Annunciation of the Shepherds. The Society for the Protection of French Art cites mostly twelfth century pieces and numerous sculptures as part of the fraud claims.

Louvre Paris Frances America Al‘ged Society For the Protection of French

Begum of Hhopal Leads Asia's Only Woman Ruler

The Begum of Hhopal, the sole recognized female ruler in Asia, commands the loyalty of nearly two million people as she governs her domain and directs its affairs.

Begum Hhopal Asia

Pilgrims Perform Mecca Rites At Kaaba and Arafat

Worshipers complete Hajj rites by circling the Kaaba seven times and kissing it then visit Ishmael and Hagar graves and proceed to Arafat for religious ceremonies central to the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Kaaba Ishmael Hagar Arafat Mecca

Iowa Senate to extend escapes law to women facilities

Des Moines reports the revised escapes bill passed by the house extends a five year term for escaped prisoners to include women’s institutions. The change closes loopholes by inserting or women’s, ensuring the law applies to all state penal facilities named in the act.

Des Moines Senate Women’s Reformaory Rockwell City

Nerve Splicing Debut Amid Curative Science Claims

A report highlights nerve splicing as a recent achievement in curative science, signaling breakthroughs in medical treatment and restoring function. The article notes optimism about these techniques and their potential impact on patients.

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