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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
1
Reuters reports from Riga and Helsingfors that Bolshevik forces are mobilizing in Russia and recapturing Parjaervi Karelia with heavy losses on both sides. Both sides prepare for confrontation while diplomacy hopes for settlement.
Miss Bernice Williamson an eighteen year old student was blinded when acid was sprayed in her face by an unidentified attacker. She said a man walking behind her turned, produced a toy pistol and vanished. A similar assault on a peer had occurred months earlier in the same neighborhood.
George Le Swedlund a wealthy Knox county farmer shot and killed Mrs James Marr of Galesburg then killed himself. Bodies found in the Swedland garage. Relatives say the Swedland and Marr families were friends and had celebrated New Years together. No motive known.
A Centerville fire gutted the Georg Steele garage weighing heavy losses as 56 automobiles burned. The blaze of unknown origin caused about 150000 dollars in damage and left no cars saved. Local merchants and residents watched the flames consume the property.
Fred Upham of Chicago, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, said the party will raise the remaining 1000000 deficit by January 28 after about 800000 has already been raised.
Washington reports confirm that Japan will accept in principle the Root plan to prohibit submarine attacks on merchant ships. Chinese and Japanese delegates resume Shantung talks, and a Far Eastern committee meeting is scheduled amid uncertainty about broader agreement. Admiral Kato says Tokyo instructed acceptance in principle.
Indianapolis jan 6 the wage conference of seal operators and United Mine Workers of America was canceled by John J Lewis who said Western Pennsylvania and the two largest districts refused to participate He urged a joint meeting as essential for solving industry problems and accused operators of forgetting obligations. A second brief note reports Deputy Sheriff McCallum and J D Heflin killed in a swamp duel near Monroe with justifiable homicide verdict.
Cars stored at the Motor Inn Garage are serviced with tires rebuilt and repairs completed monthly at a steady rate of five vehicles per month.
Baltimore officials report the mercy ship Winnelago sails for a Black Sea port with corn fodder for famine relief in Russia. The voyage, part of US aid under a Soviet-US accord, aims to reach the destination by February 1.
Washington on January 5 reported a drop in the public debt of more than 1808,000 during December. The total debt on December 01 stood at 82,5 428,084, a1, versus 23,619,085,728 on November 30.
Treasury department appropriation bill opens the session with one per week reports and a 9 250 000 provision for enforcement of the national prohibition act the increase over last year and the broader budget program loom ahead as Congress faces many pending and prospective measures including international arms conference outcomes and anti cheating legislation.
Witnesses testifying before the Senate investigation recount alleged killings of soldiers in France under orders from officers. Cochran, a Savannah former lieutenant, denied charges amid contrasting statements about self defense and court actions. The testimony includes named officers and soldiers tied to wartime executions and transfers.
Former grave registry official Rufus Wubbardh testified that many bodies were misidentified and returned to families. Details described hangings and coffins, with cases of two black men and one white man, uncertain identities, and torture of robed victims. Witnesses named Sgt Jacobson and Lt Col Hehn as participants.
Newberry states he is ready to answer Henry Ford's charges if invited by his Senate friends and says he has not been asked or informed of any discussion about his appearance. He adds he knows little beyond newspaper reports and would follow his friends in the Senate.
Sinn Fein releases a manifesto from Eamonn de Valera proposing 17 heads for an independent Ireland that would associate with the British Commonwealth and recognize the King. The plan mirrors treaty details while seeking reconciliation with England and facing Dail opposition over presenting an alternative to the London talks.
An escape occurred after payroll funds were misappropriated, with a net result of twelve thousand dollars. The chief of police was wounded in the confrontation. Police units pursue suspects and investigate the payroll theft.
In Maywood Illinois on January 5 a bank robbery at Maywood State Bank ends with the murder of president John Soffel and the wounding of police chief Sweeney and bank messenger Arthur Bensos. The robbers steal $12000 intended for the American Company’s payroll. A vehicle was forced into the payroll party and shots fired.
Special to The Evening Journal reports fifty bodies recovered from the Greek torpedo boat destroyer Leon after a torpedo strike. The explosion damaged several warships and caused houses on shore to collapse, killing a number of inhabitants.
Professor Glens N. Merry, head of the University of Iowa speech department, was elected president of the National Association of Teachers of Speech at its Chicago convention held during the Christmas holidays. Six Iowa faculty members attended, including Merry, L. R. Nervelle, H. C. Weller, F. W. Brown, Alma G. Madden, and Malls.
A brief quip from the Boston Transcript about how a postgraduate is jokingly defined as someone who graduates from a correspondence school in a light comment on education.
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