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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1921
Page
8
Ninety Lion Year prisoners recently moved from Ireland to Princetown prison near Plymouth mutinied after being paraded in the morning. They refused to work despite pleas from the governor and deputy governor and had to be forced back to their cells by a large staff of warders.
London July 18 Prime Minister Lloyd George said there was no truth in reports that King George intervened to untangle a dispute between Great Britain and the United States over a proposed Pacific conference before Washington moved for such talks.
Miss Fionna Corby a sixteen year old from Janesville was instantly killed when lightning struck as she sat at a table inside the screen door of Christ Yost’s home near Vere Wisconsin. Yost nearby uninjured.
A powerful bomb exploded in front of the Buenos Aires capitol building wounding a police officer and causing only minor damage. Authorities link the attack to recent communist activities in the city.
An eastern capitalist argues that excess wealth can be harmful though no mature critic warns against it. The remark reflects anxiety about money’s influence and ethical concerns amid growth debates.
Dr and Mrs J M Wishart and children return from Winona Lake Indiana. David McLaughtis r and family travel home by automobile from Winona. A marriage license issued to William Paul Leeper Noble and Marie Stella Snider Brighton. Jay McNamara returns from Chicago with goods for McNamara Furniture. Nellie Stevenson returns home to Keota after visiting the Stevenson home. Ma cars Dailey of Santa Barbara California expected tomorrow for visit at Geo Mexwell home.
The Rainbow division Veterans association failed to endorse immediate cash bonuses for former soldiers at its annual Cleveland convention. A resolution urged early collection of accrued interest on the allied war debt to the United States and using the funds for adjusted compensation. Col George K R Leach was elected president. next convention set for Minneapolis.
Local brief notices feature visits and travel by residents including Donald Applegate returning from Atlanta Ill and Mrs Nellie King Mitchell visiting Davenport then Chicago. Advertisements list tire prices 7 000 mile guaranteed belts and washing rug products at Lemmon's Drug Store and Lemmon’s Fountain with various household and service items.
A Kansas City bound trip follows a family visit by Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Crowley and their children Vera and June to their sister Mrs. Ralph Hesseltine. The notice also lists local ads for Lemmon's products and nearby travel notes from Tamaulapia promoter WT. Littlefield.
Minnesota allocates over 26 million dollars for road work this season. About 13.5 million will fund maintenance and permanent improvements on the 7006 mile trunk highway system. The state highway department employs more than 1160 patrolmen to manage detours and ensure safety during construction.
A column offers practical guidance urging men to heed their wives. It frames listening as wise and natural, noting that trust and shared duties strengthen marriages and daily life. The tone reflects midcentury domestic realism.
A fragmented note recalls a centenarian woman and a man who spoke of whist in bold terms. It mentions thousands of possible card hands and a claim about variations, but the garbled text obscures specifics.
Help make Washington the cleanest city in town by washing rugs the Hamilton Beach way. Phone 183.
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