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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1925

Page

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Kendall Denies Entering Iowa Senate Race

Mrs. Kendall wife of former governor Kendall denied reports he planned to enter the race against Senator Cummins. She said we are through with politics and that the statement was authorized by her husband.

Associated Preset Des Moines Kendall Cummins pSké Nathan E. Kendall Senate Washington Register Brookhart Crummins Brookhart-Steck

Very Hot Weather Grips Iowa Statewide

The Associated Press reports extreme heat across Iowa with Des Moines at 86 degrees at 9 am and forecasts of 95 to 100 for the day. Lamont registered 95 as yesterday’s warmest, Burlington 91 and Boone 90.

Associated Press Des Moines Iowa United States Weather Bureau Lamont Burlington Boone

Brookhart and Haugen Disagree With Jardine Remarks

Ames July 11 Secretary Jardine’s claim that federal legislation may help farmers drew sharp critique from Senator Brookhart Congressman Haugen and Farm Bureau leaders. They urged cooperative reserve banking and clear markets, charging Jardine’s address mixed impractical ideas with the possible influence of eastern money interests. The critics called for concrete laws to guarantee fair prices and curb surpluses.

Associated Prenay Ames Jardine Smith W. Brookhart Conareseman Gilbert N. Haugen Dickinson A. E. Bradfute Farm Bureau Federation Brookhart Haugen Cummins Farm Bureau Washington

Oil Discovery At Spicer Farm Near Hamburg Iowa

Thousands of people flocked to the Spicer farm near Hamburg after a late night oil discovery. The gusher is expected to produce about 100 barrels daily. Drilling had continued around the clock with workers rewarded by a first small yield. Geologists say more oil should be found about two hundred feet deeper.

Shenandoah Spicer Hamburg

Bartlett and McKee Vie In Tight Iowa Final Match

Iowa's Arthur Bartlett of Ottumwa and Robert McKee of Des Moines battled to a 77 each over 18 holes in the Iowa championship final. McKee led after nine, but Bartlett surged back with a better second nine to square the match on the 18th.

Associated Press Sioux City Iowa Arthur Bartlett Ottumwa Robert McKee Des Moines McKee Bartlett

Y's Men’s Club to Hold Family Picnic Next Tuesday

The Y's Men’s Club of Washington plans a picnic at the tourist camp ground west of Chautauqua Park next Tuesday evening. All members are invited and those with families should bring them. Dinner is served at 6 30. President C H Morton hints at a worthwhile program with an outside speaker expected.

Y's Men's Club of Washington Chautauqua Park C. H. Morton

Journal Says Ads Hold Key to Reading Experience

A playful note suggests readers should explore advertisements before articles to fully grasp the Journal’s content. It emphasizes ads as a gateway to understanding vintage newspaper culture.

Whites and Negroes Clash in Detroit Neighborhood

In Detroit Michigan on July 11 a racial clash erupted for the third time in three weeks as a white district confronted ten negro residents including a family of five and two roomers. The crowd wounded a white boy when the negroes opened fire before police dispersed them. Posters announced a Ku Klux Klan mass meeting set for July 25.

Associated Press Detroit Mich CPN Ku Klux Klan

Car Collision Kills Girl on Creston Bridge

Miss Bessie Evans of Creston was instantly killed when the car she rode in collided with a tractor pulling a grain binder on a bridge near Creston. Her companions Ed Poland of Diagonal and K. Baldwin of Creston escaped with injuries.

Associated Press Creston Bessie Evans Here Ed Poland Diagonal Kb. ¢. Baldwin

State Marketing Plan Favored by Governor

Des Moines Iowa July 11 Governor John Hammill urged the state agricultural and industrial commission to create a state marketing department. The commission will form committees and meet again in September to study diversification, specialized crops, dairying, farm electricity use, and more attractive agricultural reports.

Des Moines

Weather outlook calls for showers and warm spell

Washington forecast predicts a week with a brief start of scattered showers, another shower midweek, and overall temperatures normal to above average in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.

Washington Upper Mississippi Missouri

Quake Fault Suspected in Neihart Dyke Dam Break

Earthquakes over three weeks blamed for breaking the Silver Dyke Mining Co dam at Neihart 68 miles southeast of Great Falls last night. The collapse killed two children, wrecked three homes, and caused about 15000 dollars in damages.

Associated Press Great Falls Mont Silver Dyke Mining Company Neihart Here

Taxation Theories Across Government Levels

Analysis argues that federal taxes use indirect methods while local taxation is blunt and coercive. It notes voters feel distant from federal policy yet closer to local schemes, with rising local taxes and growing public frustration. The piece concludes Americans deserve better government as taxes trend higher locally.

Washington Florida

Scientist Leads Rich Philippine Archaeology Expedition

Manila June 10 An extensive three year archeological survey in the Philippine Islands headed by Dr. Carl K. Guthe of the University of Michigan reports vast finds. Chinese pottery dominates the collection with over 1 000 complete wares and thousands of shards recovered across islands south of the 13th parallel.

Manila Philippine Islands Carl KE. Guthe University of Michigan Dean C. Worchester Interior of the Philippines Guthe Philippines

Iowa Colonel Kreger to lead South American plebiscite staff

Col Edward A Kreger, native of Keota Iowa, will head the War Department legal staff accompanying General John J Pershing to South America to supervise the Tacna Arica sovereignty plebiscite. The plan, aboard the cruiser Rochester, follows his service in the judge advocate general's department and World War I leadership.

Keota Iowa Edward A. Kreger John J. Pershing South America Tacna- Arica Chile War Department Kreger Judge Advocate General's Department 2D Corps Baltimore Rochester Evening Star Washington D D. C Baltimore Sun Col. Kreger Keokuk County William Hade West Point France A. EB. RP Cape City

Personal crisis reports Without Telling Where He Hid Stolen Money

Joseph R. Gant, a banker and president of the defunct Centropolis State Bank, died by his own hand without revealing the whereabouts of $633,000 embezzled from the bank. The bank closed in 1924, harming 2,750 small merchants and workers. examiners said only Gant could solve the mystery of the missing funds.

Kansas City Joseph R. Gant Centropolis State Bank Gant

Burlington Man Held in Boy's Death

Salty Ah P Morelock of Burlington was held in Wheaton Illinois on manslaughter charges after a pedestrian accident killed Karl W Radeke a 30 year old Moscow resident and Wheaton College theology student. Morelock said another vehicle struck Radeke and pushed him into his car.

Associated Press Aurora P. J. Morelock Burlington Wheaton Idl Karl W. Radeke Moscow Radeke Wheaton College Theological Seminary Morelock

Pershing to lead commission on Tacna Arica dispute

A three member commission including General John J. Pershing will decide the Tacna and Arica dispute after Chile and Peru failed to reach a plebiscite. Col. E A Kreger will head the legal staff accompanying Pershing. Kreger, from Keota, has strong local ties and is a member of Blythen Sheets Post No 424.

Peru Chile Tacna Arica Coolidge Court of St. James Argentine John J. Pershing United States E.A. Kreger General Pershing Col. Kreger Keota Johanna Kreger South America

Scopes jury recesses till Monday amid debate over evidence

Dayton Tenn July 11 prosecution and defense in the Scopes evolution trial plan conferences after nine jurors are seated to determine admissibility of expert testimony on science and religion The jury includes farmers a teacher and a shipping clerk with one nonchurch member The case centers on whether Scopes taught man descended from apes and whether the trial will drift into a religious scientific controversy

Associated Prey Dayton, Tenn Scopes Dayton Rauben Corps of Attorneys Tenn John Thomas Scopes Stewart Mr. Stewart Clarence Darrow Associated Press

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