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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1926
Page
7
London reports an agreement on eight recommendations to curb liquor smuggling to the United States. Washington notes the ram smugeling accord between General Andrews and Britain will remain secret for now.
A substantial power expansion is underway by Interstate Power Company, a major unit of Utilities Power and Light Corporation. Plans call for large scale plant additions, high tension lines, and new substations across the service territory, with a 10 000 kilowatt turbine installed at the Dubuque plant already completed.
J A McKinstry of Washington high school attends the Rockne Meanwell coaching school at Superior normal school in Wisconsin. The program runs daily from 8 to 10 am and 2 to 5 pm with Notre Dame coach giving instruction. About 100 men attend including 11 from Iowa and participants from 30 states and Canada.
Dr and Mrs C W Stewart arrived home last evening from Chicago where they had been visiting their daughter Miss Frances Mrs Stewart stayed in Chicago several weeks while the doctor was away only a few days
Republican U S Senate nominee Brockhart and Democratic contender Claude Porter will speak at the North Iowa Fair in Mason City on consecutive days. Brockhart is slated for the afternoon of Monday August 16, with Porter following the next afternoon on the same platform.
Washington County Rural Letter Carriers Association held its monthly meeting in Brighton on July 24 1926 with members from Brighton Kalona Riverside Washington Wayland and Wellman in attendance About sixty people took part in a program of addresses readings music and refreshments The next meeting was set for August 14 1926 in Brighton with Wellman contributing to the post adjournment refreshments
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution quotes Brother Williams declaring he will not purchase goods on installment and then pray for the world to end to avoid payment. The line reflects a local voice condemning debt and exploitation.
Paris July 27 The Poincare government wins a confidence vote 387 to 150 after presenting its policy declaration. Officials vow to save the franc, raise currency value, and pursue economies while increasing indirect taxes and taxing wealth to fund national defense bonds. The crisis roots lie in allied debts and inflation fears.
Funeral attendance from Keota to Delta marks tribute to A C Reynolds a prominent local businessman who died in Washington County Hospital after a struggle with pernicious anemia at age sixty eight. Friends extend sympathy as relatives travel and visitors meet in the town and surrounding area.
In Paris on July 27 a Russian named Garomenko attacked the statue in the Place des Etats honoring American volunteers with French forces in 1914. The statue, depicting an American and a Frenchman clasping hands, was demolished. Garomenko was arrested.
The United States and Canada railroads launch the fifth annual Careful Crossing Campaign from July 27 to September 30 to reduce highway grade crossing accidents. Sponsored by the American Railway Association, the effort reports fewer deaths in 1924 and cites a 12.7 percent rise in registered vehicles in 1925 with only a 2.6 percent increase in railway crossers. Authorities urge drivers to stop at every crossing, ensure the way is clear, and proceed only when safe, hoping for better results in 1926.
Tropical hurricane sweeps Florida’s lower east coast with 80 mph winds. No lives reported but roofs blown away and debris lines Ocean Boulevard. Several ships missing, two boats unaccounted for, and the Orizaba stood by as Ansaldo San Giorgo Secondo sank. Communications cut off from Miami to Palm Beach.
Colonel Brockhart was invited to speak in Cascade Iowa in Dubuque county on Wednesday July 28 to aid flood damage repair efforts. The request came from Dr LFP Barrett mayor of Cascade.
A simple domestic technique uses a small amount of vinegar on hardened glue and allows it to sit for several days to soften the adhesive, making it usable again.
President Coolidge hopes Americans abroad will show leniency toward foreign conditions and avoid unwarranted criticism or recriminations. The White House stance favors friendly relations with all nations and downplays focus on European issues. Mrs. Charles Denison, injured in a Sunday fall, is improving and expected to recover soon.
Camp Harper-Brown near Cone Vile on Cone Lake officially opened yesterday with over sixty boys attending activities including boating swimming fishing athletics nature study Bible study and woodcraft. Washington boys will join next week during the August 2 week with Y M C A supervision and cooperation from Ottumwa V leaders.
Former Illinois governor Frank O Lowden arrives in Chicago after studying agricultural conditions in Denmark Germany and Sweden He urges cooperative organization and supportive legislation for American farmers while avoiding European policy advocacy He plans to return to his Oregon Illinois farm with his wife and two daughters accompanying him
G. F. Hill, injured yesterday in a fall from the Rock Island chute, is doing fairly well at the county hospital. He spent a comfortable night and the physician holds hope for recovery though outcomes remain uncertain.
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