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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1924
Page
7
In Amsterdam two hundred florins was the valuation for a plano left by the German crown prince, plus a stove and linen chest. The items, left during Frederick William of Hohenzollern’s flight, were seized by the state and ceded to Wieringen. Bidders were mostly small tradesmen and antiquarians.
More than 380,500 miles of federal aid roads have now been completed, marking a substantial expansion of the nation’s highway network and improving national connectivity.
Berlin reports 1922 as the worst year in German retail trade due to the mark decline and Ruhr occupation. Prices shifted to dollars and pounds but new laws kept retailers from inflationary moves, leaving narrow profit margins. With rentenmark stabilization, retailers hope business will recover to prewar levels.
Rome June 1 King Victor Emmanuel III understood local temper when crowds blocked his car in Scheggia as peasants insisted their town’s war memorial be unveiled before Gubbio’s. The king complied and unveiled Scheggia’s monument, marking a proud moment for the 1 840 resident town despite long Gubbio Scheggia tensions.
In cold production, Canada ranks behind only the Transvaal and the United States, highlighting its climate-driven output. The statement notes Canada as a leading region in frigid resource activity, with the region’s production power contrasted against other major cold zones.
Chicago June 21 The tumbling of Harry Heilmann from the American league lead to fifth place, Maurice Archdeacon of Chicago rising to the top, and Ty Cobb’s continued slugging marking the major league race. Archdeacon averages .376 in 31 games with 24 runs and 34 hits. Cobb at .364 after 57 more games than any leader. Ruth shares the pace with .361 as Heilmann sits next at .259 while leading in sacrifices with 14. Other top batters include Meuse Falk Robertson Harris Sheely Boone Sewell Williams and others. Washington leads team hitting, and in the National League Hornsby hits .294 in 82 games with Wheat Snyder tied at .382 in the league.
Georges Barbot, famed French flyer and former endurance record holder, arrives in Japan to teach aviation advances. He will be attached to a major aircraft production center to instruct Japanese builders on construction principles. Barbot brings two planes, including the small avionette with a 12 hp engine and a 300 hp Hispano Suizo potentially guiding future fighter designs.
Crawfordsville June 21 Mrs Homer Bill and children visit father C H Fishburn in serious condition. Rev Myron Hayes and the Methodist orchestra performed in Columbus Junction last night. Presbyterian missionary society held a meeting yesterday afternoon at Mrs F E Young's country home.
The Braille Press of Los Angeles announces a project to sign a complete Bible for the blind, aiming to provide accessible religious text for readers with visual impairment. The effort mobilizes local volunteers and religious groups to produce Braille copies.
Harrisburg reports the State Department of Health began testing highway drinking water using an ambulance field laboratory on the Lincoln Highway. Tests will identify safe sources and post water locations with warnings at any unsafe sites. Dr. Charles H. Miner notes it is the first such program by a state to protect motorists.
Abe Martin muses on turning fifty as a peak age combining youth memories with middle age wisdom. He argues middle age brings security, romance endures, and plans for marriage or stable living, noting families, finances, and paid-up policies align with the golden years.
Los Angeles reports the city and county lead the nation in traffic density with 425,572 vehicles in county registration and about 310,000 cars entering the congested downtown district daily. Adams and Figueroa streets record the heaviest US traffic with 69,797 vehicles in eleven and a half hours.
In Danzig 16 600 World War I veterans press the senate to address a bonus issue. They demand land for homesteads with preference, free medical treatment, a 300 percent rise in the weekly dole, and extra funds for blind ex-soldiers to pay for trained guide dogs.
Chicago on June 21 ten persons were indicted by the federal grand jury for the sensational hold up of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul mail train at Rondout on June 12 totaling 2 075 000 dollars.
Greenfield Indiana city council appropriates 10000 dollars to establish a James Whitcomb Riley memorial park on a forty acre tract along Bandywine Creek near Greenfield, the poet's birthplace.
London is seen as a hub of Scottish domestic workers with a surge in Scottish cooks parlor maids and house workers. Registries and papers note higher wages and occasional bonuses for Scots, while factory work loses appeal to Scottish girls who are considered more diligent.
Finals to be decided over 36 holes today in Chicago with Mode Holdsworth of Michigan facing George Dawson of Illinois. Holdsworth defeated Carl Engstram of Indiana 7 and 5 in the semi final and Dawson beat Don Heppes of Northwestern 5 and 6.
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