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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1924
Page
1
A gas leak caused a two family house blast in Manville killing fourteen people including Michael Conway and six members of the Hammill family. Mrs Conway survived with two sons and a daughter after awakening to an odor of gas. Seven others remain missing as crews search the ruins of Cumberland.
Warren J. Lincoln, who confessed to killing his wife and Byron Shoup, is deemed sane and should be confined to an asylum. Dr. Springer of Cook County has urged commitment, while prosecutors review the finding. Police explore whether Lincoln killed his wife years earlier and whether a burned body found near his home is connected. A new lead involves a Chicago woman claiming Lincoln planned to remarry after divorces.
Anti prohibition forces organized a joint legislative committee to seek modification of the Volstead act. Represented are the American Federation of Labor the National Association Against the Prohibition Amendment the Constitutional Liberty League of Massachusetts and the Moderation League Inc. The committee will establish headquarters in Washington.
The First National Bank of Huron South Dakota did not open as runs depleted its cash reserve. George Wright serves as bank president. Local officials reported the cash shortfall followed days of bank runs.
Nicolas Lenine's body lies in an unfinished tomb near the Kremlin as about a half million people pay tribute to him as a leader of a new humanity. The casket rests on an elevated bier during the ceremony.
Mrs Blanche Tiernan is jailed in Charles City Iowa on a forgery charge filed by Sam McMahon a Belle Plaine grocer. Arrested Saturday night at Marble Rock by the town marshal she had worked as a housekeeper and had spoken of going to Chicago but returned. Sheriff Ruhl says arraignment in Belle Plaine early this week. The case recalls her involvement in a paternity suit in South Bend Indiana tied to Professor John Tiernan and his first wife.
Senator Capper of Kansas in a letter to Senator Bowman of Blackhawk county said Congress will pass several measures this session to ease agricultural distress. He cited potential wheat tax increase, export corporation plan, repeal of the transportation act guarantee clause, and lower freight rates on farm products. He added relief will take years but government help should be sympathetic and practical.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind Jan 28 insurgent faction dominates United Mine Workers gathering as delegates enter week two and await the scale committee report. The panel will meet operators February 11 to draft a new wage agreement, signaling a shift in negotiations.
In a stark ceremony at the Mausoleum central chamber Evdokimoff a central committeeman praised Lenine as the international genius of the workingmen's revolution marking a new epoch as bells cannons and factory whistles saluted the lowering of the casket in the House of Unions vicinity amid subzero cold.
The board of control plans new prison labor contracts to align operations with state law and supersede those at Anamosa, likely sending the proposal to Senate and House committees. A special session change to the prison labor law is not expected, with debates centering on costs and revenue from apron production.
A Waterloo couple perished when their sedan was struck by a passenger train at Ackley Iowa at 4 50 p m Sunday Their five year old son Harlan was fatally injured one daughter Herman fourteen and another Aleta nineteen were injured at St Frances hospital the crossing has seen prior tragedies and investigators believe distraction by a freight train diverted attention from the oncoming passenger train
A Cowan law petition seeks the removal of Fairfield Mayor Sanford Zeigler and aldermen J W Price H N Prandas and L J Nelson. They are accused of selling goods and services to the city, contracting with themselves, approving bills, and issuing warrants to themselves. Nelson faces the largest items near 1200 dollars. The affair shocks local citizens.
Clement F. Kimball, a state senator from Pottawattamie county based in Council Bluffs, filed nominating papers as a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. He is the second entrant in the race, following Senator John Price of Monroe county who announced earlier.
Two masked men robbed the Missoula postoffice early today, forcing two mail clerks to surrender cash consigned to a Missoula bank. Amounts quoted range from $26,000 to $35,000 as investigators from Butte arrive to take charge.
Admiral Stark reports about 850 Russian refugees from Vladivostok in Manila since last year. About 600 were sent to the United States in May, leaving others in barracks or aboard seven ships in Manila Bay. They seek onward passage to the United States within months.
President Coolidge plans a general conference on the northwestern agricultural situation in Washington next Monday. He met with officials and farm leaders to discuss federal aid for banks and crop producers, while Senate committee approves the Norbeck Burtness bill for 75.6 million dollars to aid northwest wheat growers and other agriculture.
Milwaukee court dockets show Joe Jackson suing the Chicago club of the American League for 18500 dollars claiming a three year contract valid and broken when White Sox players were banished from organized baseball. trial set in circuit court today.
A new car lock invented by Jesse Arthur Markley a retired Navy carpenter aims to curb speed or theft by controlling gasoline flow. The device restricts Baseline 80 fuel so the car barely starts, preventing misuse.
In New York the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association honored Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis Babe Ruth and Christy Mathewson at its annual dinner attended by over 200. Senator James J Walker spoke for Ruth praising his pledge to guide youth after a disappointing 1922 season and urged reforms for the kids.
Bidders from major manufacturers gathered for the auction of the Perfection Tire and Rubber Company plant in Fort Madison. The $5 million facility, placed in receivership a year ago, is likely to sell to a single bidder and may reopen within six months. Some secured claims may be paid, but many stock and bond holders across the Midwest likely face losses.
Rescue crews in Shanktown Pennsylvania continued efforts to reach a small group of miners still trapped after a gas explosion at the Lancashire mine of the Barnes and Tucker Coal Company. By this morning 31 men had died and bodies were removed from the workings.
A severe cold wave across Greece has left many dead. Reports from Saloniki indicate three soldiers and 156 civilians in canvas shelters died from exposure.
A group of twenty to thirty bandits attacked the Hammond Distillery plant in Hammond Indiana used as a government warehouse. They forced three guards to drink whiskey until intoxicated and then stole sixty barrels of whiskey.
Washington Jan 28 in a history making session the senate debated a resolution favoring annulling the Teapot Dome lease held by the Sinclair interests. President Coolidge plans to place prosecution of annulment suits in the hands of two distinguished lawyers. The Senate considered authorizing $100000 for expenses of the case and debate involved lawmakers from both parties.
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