Fourth of July Celebrations Across Washington and Local Notices
LAND RICHLAND July 6 Most people celebrated away from home with Washington drawing big crowds and entertainment. About 200 locals stayed for a park picnic dinner. Duane Vastine visits his mother Mrs. Alice Vastine. Miss Bernardine Neville had tonsil surgery in Fairfield then returned home. Mr and Mrs Alva Wagner host grandchildren from Letts for most of the summer. Miss Vera Johnson of Oskaloosa visits Rev Hadley.
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Land Richland
Washington
Duane Vastine
Alice Vastine
Bernardine Neville
Fairfield
Alva Wagner
Letts
Vera Johnson
Oskaloosa
Keokuk guest visits and Sunday gatherings noted
Miss Peterson of Keokuk Iowa visits relatives in Washington rural route four. Mr and Mrs Dewey Coffman and baby Max spend Sunday with the Simmering and Kephart families. Several Sigafoose and Gardner family members are listed visiting various homes Sunday.
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Washington, R. No
Peterson
Keokuk
Iowa
Charles Adams
Dewey Coffman
Baby Max
Chas. Kephart
H. J Schoonover
Sam Sigafoose
Howard Sigafoose
Francis Jean
L. F Sigafoose
Walter Gardner
Susan Gardner
Near West Chester
Ed Simmering
Bryan Swift
Bernard and
Lawrence
Will Caldwell
Vale District Social Highlights After Fourth Festivities
July 5 notes a quiet rebound after Independence Day with visits among Waterhouse families from Floris and Washington. Mildred Parcell of Fairfield stays with Bert Smith. Floyd Banks recovering from illness. J B McCaleb and Rubio visitors join Bert Smith and Joe Waterhouse. A birthday for Mrs. Phil Parcell is celebrated with kin. Farmers continue their work seasonably.
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J. B. McCaleb
Rubio
Bert Smith
Joe Waterhouse
Cora Brinton
Mildred Parcell
James Combs
Washington
Phil Parcell
Farmers Prepare for Harvest Amid Good Field Conditions
The report notes corn laid by oats cut and hay nearly finished with threshing time approaching. Farmers appear satisfied with yields and weather care, indicating steady seasonal progress and broad readiness for harvest activities.
Crawfordsville social notes from July visits and travel
L B Griffith visited his father in Galesburg and his sister Flor ence Griffith joined him for a local visit. Clarence Young and Cecil Lease of Ft Madison called on relatives. J C Huston family and Eva Spangler toured Washington. Emma Bennett arrived from Washington to visit at Steve Jones home, with Lucile Jones returning from Washington. Ray Anwyl and sons Richard and Philip returned to Des Moines after several days with his parents.
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Crawfordsville
L. B. Griffith
Galesburg
Florence Griffith
Clarence Young
Ft. Madison
Cecil Lease
J. C. Huston
Hope
Eva Spangler
J. F. Buxbaum
Washington
Emma Bennett
Steve Jones
Lucile Jones
Ray Anwyl and Sons
Richard
Philip
Des Moines
Anewy
Lenroot threatens tariff vote over unshelled almonds
In Washington on July 6 Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin warned majority leaders that if the high duties in the tariff bill were not brought down to within reason he would vote against the measure. He spoke at the close of an address opposing a duty of 12 cents a pound on unshelled almonds.
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Washington
Senate
Lenroot
Wis
Wittess
Lenrod
Notorious German mass killer Karl Groestien dies by suicide
Berlin July 6 Germany's Bluebeard Karl Groestien killed himself by banging a head against a wall half an hour before his scheduled appearance in the Criminal Court where he faced murder charges. He had admitted guilt in four cases and was suspected in twenty more, with many victims missing or found mutilated.
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Berlin
Germany
Bluehbeard
Karl Groestien
Criminal Court
Death by Own Action Plant Described as Water Hemlock
The article explains that wild parsnip and water hemlock, also called spotted hemlock and death by own action plant, are deadly. It notes Indians used the root for suicide, and that roots and water from wet areas can poison animals, including horses, when ingested or consumed.
$100000 Hold-up in St Louis by masked bandits
Eight street car bandits posing as passengers disarmed Patrolman Oscar King and looted Joseph B. Mossop's satchel containing $21,000 in costs and 70,000 in checks before escaping in a following automobile. Patrolman Kins was surrounded as the group seized the satchel.
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St. Louis
Oscar King
Joseph B. Mossop
Tower Grove Bank
Kins
Mossop
Mossep
Borah Proposes Shrinking Shipping Board to Three Members
Senator Borah of Idaho introduces a bill to cut government costs by reducing the United States Shipping Board from seven to three members. He argues the board has little work and could save about one million dollars annually.
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Senator Borah
Bill Prowding
Washington
Borah Crep
Idaho
Boral
United States Shipping Board
Borah
New Stamp Tax Regulations Issued by Treasury
Washington July 6 new regulations covering stamp taxes enacted in conformity with the revenue act of 1921 were issued by the treasury. The rules cover all forms of documentary stamp taxes except on certificates of stock and sales of products for future delivery, for which rules will be issued soon.
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Washington
The
Treasury
The Grouch Should Be Interned
A rambling children’s tale urges swift action to rescue the Saiffhe family and seal the danger of the grouch. It warns the villain will roam downtown, depriving people of joy, unless restrained.
Sham battle at Kansas Fourth of July celebration ends in fatalities
In Pittsburg Kansas a Fourth of July sham battle by the American Legion left one spectator dead and two wounded. The victims were Glenn Marry eighteen dead, Mrs. Charles Debuy and Edward O Conn or a policeman. Officials said rifles fired blanks and the shooting appeared aimed at someone in the crowd.
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Pitsburg
Kan
American Legion
Glenn Marry
Charles Debuy
Edward O'Connor
Legion
President Ebert Stricken With Gallstones Illness
President Ebert is seriously ill with an attack of gall stones and has been in bed since the weekend. Specialists have been called in and a possible operation is feared.
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Bertin
Ebert
Bank President Hangs Himself in Attica Ind
Jesse Martin president of Central National Bank Attica Indiana died by hanging. Health cited as cause. He was a leading western Indiana financier and a thirty second degree Mason. Shrine member in Indianapolis. Daughter Mrs Albert Coth found the body.
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Attica
Ind
Jesse Martn
Entral National Bank
Indiana
Indianapolis
Albert Cotvh
The Bell of the Town In a Northwestern Bell Monologue
A playful personified telephone speaks of being used to make and break dates a husband and wife use it to call each other and the company sometimes takes it out The device buzzes and receives rings but never makes calls highlighting the Bell system identity Northwestern Bell News style humorous feature.
German envoy Wiedfeldt to sail July 1 from New York
Washington reports German ambassador Dr Otto Wiedfeldt will depart for Germany on July 1 from New York. Rumor says he is a leading candidate for foreign minister, viewed as a Rathenau successor and close ally of the late statesman.
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Washington
Otto Wiedfeldt
Germany
New York
Doctor Wiedfeldt
Walter Rathenau
Rathenau
San Francisco
Philadelphia
London
Montreal
Timbuktu
Stunt flyer William Spain dies in para chute accident
Joplin Missouri July 6 William Spain a stunt flyer fell 1000 feet to his death at Seneca Missouri when his parachute failed to open after leaping from an airplane.
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Seneca
Missouri
Joplin
William Spain
Twelve WW veteran hospitals completed for ex servicemen
Washington reports twelve new World War II veteran hospital projects finished in the past year, adding 4 051 beds for disabled ex service men according to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Clifford.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Clifford
Reading For Purpose Lets Reading Shape Its Own Pace
A quote by A Clutton Brock urges readers to suspend judgment once choosing a book. By allowing the work to unfold, readers avoid bias that blocks progress and diminishes the experience of literature and art.
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A. Clutton Brock
Lions thrive in confinement at Dublin Zoo in Ireland
The article notes that the Irish Lions breed more successfully in captivity at the Dublin Zoological Gardens than at other facilities, suggesting the zoo’s programs and facilities contribute to higher breeding success.
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Dublin Zoological Gardens
Quickly Gone. Fleeting life in a Boston transcript
A brief literary note quotes a philosopher on impermanence and change. The Boston Transcript marks the idea that life is transient, underscoring a philosophical reflection on the moment's fragility.
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Boston
Transerivt
M C A Annual Meeting Notice Washington Iowa 1922
The M C A of Washington Iowa announces its annual meeting for July 11 1922 at 8 00 p m at the Second United Presbyterian Church. It will elect fifteen directors for various terms and consider other business. Nominees are listed. write in votes allowed. Voting members are male Endowment Fund contributors over eighteen who attend church as defined by the international convention.
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Young Men's Christian Association of
Washington
Iowa
Second United Presbyterian Church
Board of Directors
Endowment Fund
International Convention of the
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Hall's Catarrh Medicine introduces relief
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines an ointment for quick local relief and an internal tonic to act through the blood on mucous surfaces, aiding the system to rid itself of catarrh. Sold by druggists for over 40 years. F. J. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Society ban on kissing sparks satirical uproar
The piece reports a spoof advance tract from the Society for the Suppression of Thus man Emotions claiming kissing is dangerous immoral and causes trouble. It notes tongue in cheek ridicule from readers and a concluding jab about kissing being worth it.
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Richmond Times
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