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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1926
Page
1
Fire engulfed Twilight Inn in the Catskills with 48 guests and 40 employees. Sixteen guests and seven workers unaccounted for as flames forced many to leap from windows. Fire reported near the kitchen. three story frame hotel destroyed.
Louisa county engineers announce start of graveling on primary road No 2 and 20 in Louisa and Muscatine counties. Bids on sections of a 25 mile program expected in about two weeks. Gravel will come from Muscatine pits for northern roads and from Louisa beds for southern parts with trucks for transport.
Don ald Ringer aged 19 once the youngest Nebraskan condemned to death received a 28 day stay on his sentence two hours before the prior reprieve expired Governor McMullen granted a second reprieve to August 10 pending a special pardon hearing August 13 on his amended commutation petition the result will likely require another delay.
The nearly one year old son of Mr and Mrs Campbell McCartney died after an illness of one day. Carl Richard McCartney was born August 10 1925 in Moline Illinois and moved with his family to Washington area last March. Funeral services will be held at Jones and McElhinney funeral home Thursday at 10 30 in charge of Rev F W Eastwood. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery.
Secretary Harry Kreider of the YMCA announces the swimming pool will stay closed for the rest of the week. Earlier plans to reopen Friday were postponed after cleansing and repairs took longer than expected.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange begins trading future deliveries of refrigerator standard eggs in 1600 case lots, down from the former 400 case minimum. Initial activity in the new unit is small.
The state highway engineer reports testing stone and estimating available quantities and required stripping. Ames tests are pending. No. 20 will be gravelled north and south across Louisa county to connect with No. 2 and No. 20 at the Muscatine line. No. 2 graveling Grandview to Columbus Junction planned this season. Total program near 75000 dollars with 62561.89 available this year and rest via anticipations.
Washington July 14 With two years to go in the federal race leaders weigh possible contenders. Cummins says Coolidge may not run. Slemp cites Longworth as a potential nominee if Coolidge declines. Roosevelt predicts Senate gains for Democrats and possible House control after next fall elections.
July 14 a 24 year old convicted gun thief Jules Port Ugese, once target for Sangster, was found shot to death on a lonely road 25 miles from Chicago. Two boys rescued his body after discovering broken glass and more than 1000 dollars on him, four bullets in the head point to gang vengeance.
The Rev Laura B Galer of Mount Pleasant Iowa condemns some literature used in Sunday schools calling it out of date and blasphemous at a Universalist Sunday School Association meeting in Philadelphia on July 14.
Thirteen men convicted of a plot to kill Mustafa Kemal Pasha president of Turkey were hanged at daybreak in Smyrna. The group included six members of the Turkish parliament and four former deputies, one of whom asked for hanging instead of life hard labor. The tribunal condemned fifteen to death. two were in custody.
President Coolidge fished from a guide boat on Lake Ospgoed catching a three pound pike then returned to Pine Camp to oversee the setting up of a 30 foot flag pole before government business occupied the morning with naval aide Captain Wilson Brown and the presidential yacht Mayflower involved in the ceremonies.
Philadelphia July 14 An injunction to close the sesquicentennial exposition was sought in common pleas court today. The action aims to halt activities at the big fair on Sunday.
July 14 Dover New Jersey reports say the exact death toll from the Lake Denmark and Picatinny arsenal blast may never be known. Brigadier General Hugh Drum leads the search as fires and rain hinder recovery. Twenty one confirmed dead with hundreds of millions in damage, including $76 million to the Picatinny arsenal and $25 million to nearby civilians.
Calgary reports a forest fire trapped an automobile on a Banff to Windermere road, burning two women and two children to death. The disaster adds to a string of fatalities from a heat and fire wave sweeping the Pacific Northwest last Friday and continuing today.
The old city hall will be remodeled into a modern Washington Loan and Trust banking home. Jake Monick and Harry Shrader won the contract with three other bidders to convert the structure, adding a mezzanine, two vaults, a burglar proof ground floor vault, and a one story rear extension for heating. Completion expected by early next January.
About one hundred members of the Fairfield Golf Club plan to visit the Washington club next Thursday. The invitation covers all Fairfield members. those unable to attend afternoon golf may join for dinner and a following dance. Golf and bridge precede the dinner, then dancing. Members who have not notified organizers should contact Secretary William Simmons immediately.
J C Darling of Marshalltown was arrested in Mason City on charges of failing to report an automobile accident in Algona Iowa. His car collided with William Martin’s vehicle Sunday afternoon killing 10 year old Hilda Collinson.
Mime de Brittencourt the wife of the Chilean minister at the Court of St James is said to own 300 gowns. Each gown reportedly has an across indexed matching outfit, highlighting her expansive wardrobe and distinctive display at royal events.
Miss Thyrsa Amos dean of women at the University of Pittsburgh told delegates at the Federation of Business and Professional Women convention that laughter boosts efficiency and eases nervous stress. She urged resolving disputes with humor and noted men laugh more than women over trivial matters. The session also debated compulsory subscription to the Federation magazine the Independent Woman and a three minute rule for speakers.
Rev K P Bob Shuler of Trinity Methodist Los Angeles sent a letter to Superior Judge Keetch denouncing what he called the muzzling of the county grand jury investigating the Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance and reappearance mystery.
Benito Pasquale aged 50 and Alexander de Bortoli, both condemned, were executed at Oakela prison after failed last minute commutation efforts. They were condemned for the murder of two men in Vancouver B C.
Baltimore July 14 Governor Ritchie signed the death warrant for Richard Reese Whitemore a Maryland prison guard slayer. The execution date was set for Friday August 13.
In Chicago on July 14 Robert Scott received a life prison term for the murder of Joseph Maurer a drug clerk.
Friends in the city mourn the death of George Louis Anderson son of Mr and Mrs J T Anderson who passed away last night in Oklahoma City Okla A life sketch and funeral arrangements will appear in tomorrow s Journal His parents who have been visiting in Des Moines are expected home this evening
Governor Len Small ordered troops from Herrin and warned Williamson County citizens to keep peace or face martial law. The missive urged calm amid upheaval and potential security measures.
The Rock Island railroad completes a large electric coal chute east of the old structure at Washington. The 400 ton capacity unit rises 100 feet, feeds three tracks, and cuts eight workers to two operators. City mains and sprinkler systems are being installed as finishing touches go in.
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