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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1924
Page
3
A heavy morning rain totaling 1.32 inches soaked Iowa today, delaying the Burlington train near Winfield for over an hour while other lines ran on time. Farmers curse excessive moisture as corn and weeds suffer. pastures and crops mostly benefit. roads deteriorate, limiting travel.
The 18th annual encampment of the United Spanish War veterans of Iowa opens in Waterloo with delegates from state organizations and leaders from across the country. Speakers include Albert D. Alcorn P P Entenza Senator Smith W Brookhart and Bert L Halligan. Waterloo veterans prepared entertainment for the encampment period. John Boeller is state commander. Mrs Cloyce Dougherty and Miss Clara Levien head to Albert Lea Minnesota for the summer with plans for late July joiners and extended visits.
James A. Work Jr. leaves for Montreal with Grinnell College professor Brad Shaw. They will board a cattle boat to Liverpool this Saturday, sailing return in September, then study travel in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Greece and Holland. The Ford overland drive is scrapped due to a late passport.
The 8 foot 9½ inch John Ansen, star of Pathe's Why Worry, eats little yet drinks massive water. He regularly breakfasted at a restaurant where waiters brought water, then placed a big jug on his table. Ansen is proportioned and not a giant, though his size promises big laughs.
An explosion aboard the British freighter Agremont Castle near New York injures many, with two alarms, ambulances summoned, and seven burned men rushed to hospitals while two men are unaccounted for believed trapped in the hold. The ship, 3,343 tons, British registry, owned by Barber Line, arrived June 15 and was to sail July 3 for the Orient via Newport News. It carried ten thousand gallons of naphtha aboard.
Waterloo reports police discovered fifty gallons of mash in a cellar along with several containers of liquor and a complete distill in the basement. The discovery prompted an investigation into illicit liquor production on the property. No arrests were noted in the initial dispatch.
Rehearsals for the Fourth of July pageant showcase symbolic scenes including groups representing France China Belgium Dutch Italy Greece and Japan with chaperones listed. The English group will be published tomorrow. The piece notes a hidden chamber unearthed in an underground tunnel on a 19 acre farm near Waterloo after officials spent hours digging.
A lighthearted exchange has a father joking that his birthstone is a grindstone, explaining his line of work and playful family banter about birthstones.
Rapid progress on the Washington era Water works building promises a handsome structure housing the well, machinery, and offices. Exterior work is done, interior finish and roof complete, with the plant valued at 860000 to be finished soon. Supt. St. Clair Lewis expects the old plant to be abandoned and the new BW Office in use by fall, about a year after bond approval.
Delegates fill seats as lighting and portraits illuminate the amphitheater. Chairman Muir, fresh from a collapse, takes the platform with Senator Harrison and Wm Jennings Bryan arriving to join the Florida delegation. Bryan receives the first convention applause as the event opens with a rising platform and ceremonial buzz.
The Democratic National Convention in New York shifts into platform building and nominating battles with McAdoo and Smith leading initial ballots while dozens of candidates vie. Delegates anticipate committee fights over platform items and two thirds nominating rule, with disputes on Ku Klux Klan, foreign policy, pensions, farm aid and prohibition.
President John S. Noel of Grand Rapids Mich opened the International Lions Club convention in Omaha noting selfless service as the basis of happiness and Lionism. J Adam Bede of Pine City Minn urged culture to fill future leisure as delegates logged over 1800 registrations.
Cardinal Hayes offers an invocation asking for divine protection and guidance for America and its government during the convention. The prayer appeals for happiness, wise rulers, and a benevolent government for all Americans.
Service men applying for adjusted compensation must place their fingerprints on their application blanks. The journal provides printers ink and rollers and will assist any who visit the office to register. Free ink supply available to applicants. come in any time. Remember to tell the merchant I saw your ad in the Journal.
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