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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1924

Page

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Uprisings deepen in German Palatinate across towns

Reports from Pirmasens Kaiserslautern and other Palatinate centers describe continuing disorders with fears of a general uprising against separatists. Fourteen mutilated bodies found in the Bezirksamt ruins raise dead to at least eighteen. Traffic on Rhine bridges halted. participants to be tried by court martial in Düsseldorf.

Associated Press Amsterdam Pirmasens Kaiserlautern Palatinate Rhine Ludwigshafen Berlin Baduerkheim Stettin Bavarian Palatinate Bezirksamt Dusseldorf

Iowa House Faces New Marriage Law With Eugenics Clause

The Iowa House of Representatives considered a Senate amended marriage bill requiring a eugenics examination for all male marriage license applicants. The session was set to resume at 2 30 P M. Earlier in the forenoon the Senate debated a highway obstruction bill and defeated a code measure seen as expanding supervisor power to remove shade trees and landscaping.

Associated Press State Capitol Des Moines Iowa Senate House of Representatives House

Modest Social Worker Shows Coolidge Traits

New York reports Miss Chris tel M. Coolidge a third cousin of President Coolidge works as a settlement helper in the Lower East Side. She runs harmony and rhythm classes and two juvenile orchestras offering one third rate lessons to win genuine help as practical Coolidge kinship is rarely mentioned.

New York Christel M. Coolidge President Coolidge Lower East Side Muntie Coolidge Mies Coolidge

Re open battle on Harvestor Co

The federal government reopens the case to force the International Harvester Company to break into three parts as agreed five years ago. The aim is to separate the McCormick and Deering properties after a Sherman antitrust case in St Paul.

Associated Press Chicago International Harvester Company United States Abram S. Meyers McCormick Deering St. Paul

Woman Ended Life In New Orleans Rooming House

Police sought the identity of a young woman found dead in a Dauphine Street rooming house. A note left by the deceased said she provided $90 for burial and $2 for gas used in asphyxiation. She gave the lodging house operator her name as Lillian Leone and said she was from Nashville Tennessee.

Associated Press New Orleans Lillian Leone Nashville Tenn

Pure Bred Pigs Prove Superior in 1923 Ton-Litter Contests

Demonstrations across Illinois Ohio Texas and Wisconsin show 165 ton-litter hogs reaching 2000 pounds in 180 days with pure breds dominating. Illinois led with 80 litters over 2000 pounds, Texas claimed top champions, and Wisconsin set state highs. Of 165 litters, 139 were pure bred on both sire and dam sides, with 1737 pigs total averaging 10.5 per litter.

Agricultural Colleges Illinois Texas Ohio Wisconsin Indiana Berkshires

Demos Unite Against The Mellon Bill

Washington february 14 unity in the democratic party opposes the Mellon bill income rates after a party caucus bound all 207 members to back Garner texas the democrats support the Garner rates while Mellon schedules face opposition leaders aim for speedy debate and action in the house

Associated Press Washington House United Democratic Garner Texas

Jones denies Trinity coaching salary report

Iowa City Feb 14 Coach Howard Jones dismissed a Chicago story claiming he would earn 50 000 over five years at Trinity College Durham NC as untrue He would not reveal his actual compensation and said only Trinity authorities and himself know the contract details.

Associated Press Iowa City Howard Jones Chicago Trinity College Durham N.C Jones Trinity

Mining law excludes gypsum from general mining rules

Des Moines Iowa February 12 gypsum mines are removed from the general mining law covering inspection and safety appliances. The Senate committee explains the hazards differ from coal mines and the measure code bill No 41 likely goes to consideration later in the week.

Des Moines Iowa Senate

Enlist Patrolmen in Child Welfare Efforts in Chicago

Chicago church leaders call for better pictures and literature, neighborhood recreation facilities, and making patrolmen big brothers to children as part of a drive to keep Chicago’s kids safe. The pamphlet urges church schools homes and the police to cooperate and to train supervised gymnasiums or playgrounds to correct neighborhood influences.

Chicago Chicago Church Federation

German Prince Edward von Salm Horst dies at 82

Elderly German prince and former Kaiser aide Prince Edward von Salm Horst mar died near Colefeld Westphalia at age 82. He led the gold brigade in the Franco Prussian War and is survived by his wife Princess Sofia who they recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

Colefeld Westphalia Prince Edward von Salm-Horstmar Kaiser Sofia

Prolific Pure Bred Hogs Prove Superior in 1923 Contests

The report cites 148 litters across Ohio Texas and Illinois weighing 843 591 5 pounds total averaging 2321 5 pounds per litter over 180 days and 221 pounds per individual pig. It argues pure bred hogs show superior prolificacy early maturity and rapid growth benefiting profit in pork production.

Ohio Texas Illinois

Barbara La Marr Court Appearance Highlights Extortion Case

Los Angeles report on February 14 details cross examination of Arthur H. Sawyer Barbara La Marr's manager in the Herman Roth extortion trial Roth allegedly demanded 25 000 to compromise an amended divorce complaint against Miss La Marr and named co respondents Sawyer testified to visits and payments totaling 500 to Roth and the actress testified tearfully requiring a recess.

Associated Press Los Angeles Arthur H. Sawyer Barbara la Marr Herman Roth Miss la Marr Sawyer Roth Ben Deely Hollywood Miss LaMarr

Iowa corn growers plan mass meeting on price stabilization

Iowa Corn Growers' association sponsors call a mass meeting at Hotel Savery in Des Moines to outline steps to stabilize corn prices at cost of production plus a reasonable profit. Delegations from Webster Greene Humboldt and Polk counties attend. Congressman Dickinson endorses the plan to market corn through a single agency.

Associated Press Dms Moines Coolidge Congress Iowa Corn Growers’ Association Hotel Savery Fort Wedge J. J. Ryan Association Webster County Green County Corn Growers’ Association Jefferson E. N. Gose Greene County Humboldt County Association Polk County E. C. Corry Cong.l. J. Dickinson Iown House Iowa

Miss Lawson Engaged to McKee Reported Murder in New York

The Associated Press reports Louise Lawson a music student was murdered in her upscale New York apartment last Friday. Police say she believed herself engaged to Thomas McKee a San Francisco amateur swimmer and that letters from McKee found in her flat supported marriage plans. Police note she also had at one time regarded Lt Lester Hawley Smith as a fiancé.

Associated Press New York Louise Lawson Thomas McKee San Francisco Caughlin Miss Lawson McKee Cir Lester Hawley Smith

Merchant Reference: I Saw Your Ad in the Journal

A shopper reminds a merchant to note that they saw the ad in the Journal. The line signals acknowledgment of newspaper advertising in commerce.

Rebels Routed as Mex Fed erals Gain Ground

Military reports from Mexico City dated February 14 state rebel Generals Dieguez Estrada and insurgent bands are in retreat after defeats at Tacatlan and near Balens river. General Serrano and General Almazan report ongoing pursuit into Oaxaca and Veracruz regions with 100 rebel casualties and renewed federal momentum. Local agrarian groups urge aid to ship arms to Michoacan rebels.

Associated Press Mexico City Mex Radio Fort Worth Star Telegram Dieguez Estrada Escobar Palo Verde Obregon Zamora Regional Confederation of Labor Michoacan Almazan Andrew Almazan Serrano Tehuacan Balens River Puebla

Brookhart Repeats as NRA President for Third Year

Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Washington Iowa was elected for the third consecutive year as president of the National Rifle Association at a Washington meeting. Other officers were also reelected.

Associated Press Washington Smith W. Brookhart Iowa National Rifle Association

Mother of Prof. T. C. Davis Dies at 70

Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Jones Davis, 70, mother of Prof. T. C. Davis a noted Washington music teacher, died at 3 am at the Crawfordsville home of her son Whitfield Davis after years of ill health. Funeral at Welsh Presbyterian church near Crawfordsville Monday with a California daughter traveling for services. She was born July 14 1853 in New York state, married Joseph Davis in 1874, and survived by multiple children and brothers in the region.

Joseph Davis T. C. Davis Washington Whitfield Davis Crawfordsville California Welsh Presbyterian Church Elizabeth Jane Jones New York State Lewis Mary Jones Iown Davis William »N Cotter Walter Jones Montrael Ceonada Griff Davis Roberts Evan L. Davis Id Davis Mary Isaacles John Ll. Jones Losales

Party Must Clean House Says Hiram

Danville Illinois February 14 Senator Hiram Johnson of California urged the Republican party to sweep its house and remove Secretary Denby and Attorney General Daugherty. He linked the Teapot Dome scandal to a broader call for honesty in public service and urged a clean, confident party to restore trust.

Danville Hiram Johnson California Illinois Denby Daugherty Secretary of the Navy Senate Dome Teapot Dome Johnson Republican Party Roosevelt United States Ito Department of Justice

Educators Here for National Education Association Meeting

In Chicago from February 23 to 28 a four dozen allied departments and organizations of the Department of Superintendence of the National Education Association will convene. Thousands of teachers and superintendents from across the United States are expected. The program aims to promote public school interests with a constructive, optimistic focus and may mark the largest gathering in the department’s history.

Chicago Department of National Education Association United States

Noted one-armed pianist Count Geza Zichy dies at 74

Vienna reports the death of Count Geza Zichy in Budapest at age 74. The famed pianist lost an arm at 14 yet studied under masters including Liszt and led the Hungarian National Academy of Music for several years. He composed the opera Alar.

Vienna Geza Zichy Budapest Count Zichy Liszt Hungarian National Academy of Music

Jones Family Sisters Noted In Fraternal Community

Land Jones of Fresno Cal and Eda Jones of Red Oak along with Mrs. W O Jones of Columbus Junction are described as respected members of their communities. The Welsh Presbyterian church in the area recalls her long life and the high esteem she held among neighbors and friends.

Land Jones Fresno-Cal Eda Jones Red Oak W. O. Jones Columbus Junction Welsh Presbyterian Church

Oil Committee Uses Stand to Question Vanderlip and Sutro

On Feb 14 the Senate oil committee heard Oscar Sutro of Standard Oil of California about the Fall lease bid refusal and a protest over President Harding’s Marion Star sale. Vanderlip arrived early for questioning as Dohoney's recall possibility lingered and Finney disputed Fall’s need for AG opinion.

Associated Press Washington Oil Committee Frank A. Vanderlip Harding Marion Star Senate Oil Committee Oscar Sutro Standard Oil Company of California Vanderlip Lenioot Star The Roy D. Moore Senate Dohoney E. L. Dohoney Bainbridge Colby Wilson Frank J. Hogan Colby Doheney E. C. Finney Interior Fall Daucherty Ogeer Sutro Finney Department of Justice H. Foster Bain Sutro Oil Committee Today Teapot Dome Harry Sinclair John ©. Shaffer Ouestion John C. Shaffer Chicago Evening Post Oll Committee OS Company Serve Rea Ices Rende

State Life Insurance elects A C Tucker president

At the annual meeting in Des Moines on February 14 A C Tucker was chosen president of the State Life Insurance Company. New directors include Ike Shane of Ottumwa.

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