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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1922
Page
8
Local items note Arch Best Oxford stores in Wellman and nearby trips. Bostwick attended a trustees meeting in Washington and Bruce Dill traveled to Chicago on business. Mrs. Lytle visits Seymour while others travel to Brighton and Keota. Miss Alma Brindley visits Maude Hott. Lilian Brookhart goes to Keota.
Orvis Ferguson visited in Washington Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Page of Sigourney spent Sunday with Dan Rohrer Jr. at his home. Royal Cleaners promotes reduced prices with delivery. Various residents and visitors arrive or travel through Washington with multiple small notices including weddings and shopping ads.
The notice urges attendees to buy tickets in advance for the A M and dinner on Thursday February 16, stating no other servings will be available. Tickets are on sale now.
President Harding sent the Senate the nomination of Senator Kenyon of Iowa to be Judge of the Eighth Circuit. The Senate quickly confirmed him in open executive session. Kenyon, a leader in the agricultural bloc, said the appointment would help him achieve his goal to serve on the federal bench.
Justice Day of the Supreme Court, confined at home with a heavy cold, is reported much improved and hopes to resume duties at once. Justice Pitney, who left the bench ten days ago due to a heavy cold and has been under medical care, is also much improved and may attend court conferences in a few days.
Albert Hicks, in Olympia hospital, bears gunshot wound to arm and hanging injuries after being found in his Teeamna cabin with toes touching the floor. He says two neighbors attacked him and forced a signed statement accusing him of killing livestock and burning a barn.
The National Association of Merchant Tailors of America opened its annual convention in Philadelphia with an emphasis on business efficiency. President Wilbur W. Stewart said the group aims to break up a gang of bears who wear good clothes without paying, amid estimated U.S. losses from bad debts at nine to ten million dollars annually.
Washington reports Senate passage by 39 to 25 of a bill already approved by the House. The measure creates a five member commission led by the secretary of the treasury to fund ten billion dollars of U S war loans to European nations.
Wiscasset Maine February 1 Donald B McMillan and his arctic expedition on the schooner Bowdoin failed to reach Fury and Hecla strait a step required to circumnavigate Baffin land and indications say he will return next summer through Indinect advices received here
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M will hold a called meeting Wednesday February 1 with the second degree to be conferred for one candidate. The lodge opens at 7 40 PM and the session is led by Grand Lodge custodians and licensed district lecturers. H T Carris W M.
Berlin February 1 Dr Walter Rathenau former German food controller and current representative at allied economic conferences is appointed foreign minister. The post had been held by Dr Joseph Wirth who also serves as chancellor since the cabinet was reorganized last October.
Ferid Bey, the Turkish nationalist representative in Paris, sent a letter to Italian Premier Bonomi expressing profound surprise and keen regret that his government can be invited to the Genoa conference. He notes Turkey's protest and seeks clarification on Italy’s invitation and stance.
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