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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1927
Page
1
Vienna reports calm after weekend disorders with 84 dead and 60 to 100 injured. About 232 rioters arrested for arson and assault on police as Austria convenes Parliament and considers cabinet changes. Funeral services set for Wednesday.
Mrs Tom Lonergan of Burlington is in Washington county hospital with injuries after a Sunday morning crash at the Sam Statler corner west of West Chester. Lonergan car veered into a ditch to avoid a front vehicle turning across its path. He and two children escaped with minor injuries while Mrs Lonergan suffered head and back injuries. The couple were en route to visit relatives in South English.
Des Moines July 18. Bovine tuberculosis eradication proceeds in Sioux county despite tests access disputes with cattle owners. Dr Peter Malcolm state veterinarian says 90 percent sign petitions for tests to create a TB free area. testing is compulsory. Meeting at Le Mars heard opposition while Malcolm defended the plan and praised Plymouth county progress.
Washington D.C. bound trip organized by Shenandoah Kiwanis includes 800 participants from local and nearby areas. July 26 departure by special train for a two week journey with stops in New York City Atlantic City and Norfolk and a three day Potomac water trip. Elizabeth Pisher aided planning for sightseeing.
A motor caravan from multiple Iowa towns leaves Des Moines for Rapid City South Dakota to meet President Coolidge. The group is joined by Iowa and Minnesota participants and will reach Rapid City by Wednesday with a Thursday morning greeting planned.
Funeral services for Judge Solomon F Prouty pioneer Iowa lawmaker who died at his Des Moines home will be held this afternoon. Polk County Bar association members attend the service in a buoy English to be with an aunt and the mother will be able to join them.
Prominent South Dakota Democrats including Gov. W. J. Bulow Judge Charles J. Buell and state committeeman T. B. Warner told United Press sentiment runs strong for Reed, with potential western delegation support. If SD does not back Reed outright it may pledge to Bulow, boosting Reed's western appeal despite limited national traction.
Geneva July 18. Leaders of American British and Japanese delegations at the naval limitation conference conferred for two hours and announced no agreement. Sufficient points of contact exist to warrant continuation. Debates on cruiser tonnage and eight inch guns formed core issues with tentative agreements on timing and the total tonnage for each nation.
The trial of Charlie Birger, Art Newman and Ray Hylad resumes with a new element after a purported confession by aviator Elmer Kane that Mayor Joe Adams of West City hired him to bomb Birger’s roadhouse. Kane was arrested in Waterloo Iowa and held for Williamson county authorities.
The Indiana Supreme Court was to decide Tuesday if D. C. Stephenson remains legally imprisoned for the murder of Madre Aberholtzer or should be freed with a new trial. The case hinges on venue issues and alleged trial errors, with Stephenson’s lawyers arguing legal defects despite the ongoing political inquiry led by William H. Remy.
The Washington county jail receives Joan P. McDonald, formerly of this county, now jailed awaiting trial on an alleged rape indictment. Another Louisa prisoner, known as Red Devil Marshall, a highway robber, is moved to Muscatine county jail for safekeeping after a discovered escape attempt. Sheriff alert led to the transfer and safe containment.
Mrs Mary B Samuel a native of India and Bible woman with the United Presbyterian missions Punjab district spoke at Second United Presbyterian Church Sunday evening. She described her family’s Christian conversion from grandfather to mother and father and her own path into gospel work.
A defendant hopes to win leniency from the court by providing information about Bang activities, offering testimony in exchange for mercy. The move aims to reduce charges or penalties as part of a negotiated stance.
Commander Richard E Byrd Clarence Chamberlin and the Amer ica crew returned to New York amid a rainstorm and cheering crowds. Mayor Walker greeted them at City Hall as Byrd praised Chamberlin and France for the support during their air voyage.
Loot minute preparations are being made for the annual summer camp run by the Y M C A at MeeKee’s lake four miles from Conesville. Victor Mastin directs the camp with Rev Eastwood supervising swimming and Korf leading athletics.
Governor Hammill plans to depart Thursday or Friday for Mackinac Lake Michigan to attend the nineteenth annual conference of governors July 25 to 27. He will deliver an address on Agriculture and Government at the first session. The program committee includes Governors Brewster of Maine Martin of Florida McMullen of Nebraska Nellie Ross of Wyoming and Hammill.
The Washington Indians defeated Abingdon 14 to 6 at Abingdon, giving Washington its second win in three games this season. Battery for Washington was Stanton Kiesey and Ray Kiesey. Abingdon pitchers Hampton Landers and Peters struggled as Ted Kivney hit a long homer and Bill Holland collected five hits in six plate appearances. Four Abingdon runs came in the eighth due to Washington misplays. Independence Hall Philadelphia referenced as State House, completed in 1728.
Miss Ella Barnes described at First United Presbyterian church the Fowler orphanage in Cairo. The Egypt institution relies on private gifts, prays for support, and has grown its work without church mission funds. Barnes, sister of T H Barnes of Crawfordsville, has long aided the orphanage and previously taught in the county.
Clarence D. Chamberlin, fresh from a trans Atlantic flight in the Bellanca Columbia, says next year he plans to fly the first passenger plane across the Atlantic. He envisions a Bellanca with an automatic control device under 100 pounds, enabling pilot observation while the craft is guided remotely. The aim is to prove passenger service beyond fuel and crew.
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