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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1926

Page

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Rain and crowds mark Mundelein Eucharistic Congress finale

Surging crowds leaving Mundelein after the Eucharistic Congress were drenched by rain and hail and endured delays as police and rail officials managed traffic. More than 1000 pilgrims sought medical aid, with 32 taken to Chicago hospitals and one woman seriously injured.

Associated Press Chicago Mundelein North Side Sarah Murgay Congress Chitavo Cardinal Mundelein St. Mary of the Lake Cardinal Bonzano

Re enact Battle at Crow Agency

Crow Agency Wyoming hosts a reenactment of the Little Big Horn battle with Sioux Cheyenne warriors and Seventh Cavalry veterans recreating scenes from 125 years ago. Crow scouts guide riders as visitors watch from Reno Creek and nearby hills. Mrs Mae Custer Elmer attends representing the family as a memorial service closes the event.

Associated Press Crow Agency Wyo Little Big Morn George A. Custer Custer Kk. S. Godfrey Old Seventh Cavalry Conless Little Big Horn Reno Creek Fitzhugh Lee Godfrey Fitzhurzh Lee Seventh Cavalry Reno Custer Memorial Association Russell White Bear Crow Benteen New York City Mae Custer Elmer Brooklyn

Labor in the United States Declared Healthy by AFL Leader

William Green president of the American Federation of Labor arrives for the AFL executive council meeting in Cincinnati Ohio. He states national labor is in healthy condition with few large strikes and expects coal, shoe and potter industries to recover. He attributes most trouble to wartime stimulation and says the situation is rapidly adjusting.

Associated Pyren Cincinnati Ohio William Green American Federation of Labor

Turner Named as G. 9. P. Keynoter for Iowa Convention

Des Moines reports Dan W. Turner of Corning will chair the state convention on July 21 and deliver the keynote address. His selection signals Republican efforts to reconcile Brookhart factions after the primary, with Turner seen as a broker toward party harmony. Turner, a farm relief advocate and former Cummins aide, has long been active in southwestern Iowa politics and previously chaired the 1912 state convention.

Associated Press Des Moines Iowa Dan W. Turner Corning Smith W. Brookhart Turner State Central Committee Colonel Brookhart Central Committee Brookhart Mr. Turner Central Committee of Senate Dan Steck N. Ef. Kendall Kendall A. B. Cummins Cummins

Boy Still Unconscious After Auto Crash

John McGuegin remained unconscious after being struck by a car on the road southwest of town Wednesday night. There were encouraging signs in his condition this morning, but the outlook for his recovery remained uncertain until tomorrow.

John McGuegin

Senate Rejects Norbeck Farm Relief Offer

The Senate rejected the Norbeck farm relief proposal providing export bounties for wheat and corn. The chamber debated farm relief substitutes, with leaders contrasting the Tincher price stabilization plan and McNary efforts, while President Coolidge weighed renewed support for Tincher and administration policy guidance.

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Brookhart Leads Iowa Senate Primary by 72026 Votes

Des Moines June 25 Colonel Smith W Brookhart topped the Republican Senate field with 208,336 votes, 72,026 more than incumbent A B Cummins in official canvass figures. Howard J Clark was third with 64,256. Dan E B Reardon and L E Kickelberg also tallied. Claude R Porter led the Democrats with 28,040 as J C Murtagh trailed at 12,860. The canvass confirmed unofficial counts. certification will occur next Wednesday. The unusual result came amid two decisive state contests and a conservative turnout pattern. Polk County faced no state House nomination, while Pottawattamie County did not nominate a representative.

Associated Press Des Moines Smith W. Btockhart United States Senate A. B. Cummings State Executive Council Howard J. Clark Dan EB. Reardon Executive Council Polk County House of Representatives Pottawattamie County

Brannan Awarded 40000 for Snake Bite in Nebraska Roundhouse

Herbert B Brannan received 40000 in damages from a Chicago and North Western Railroad roundhouse injury in Channon Nebraska. He had sued for 5000 claiming injuries from a snake bite while employed.

Associated Press Lincoln Neb Hue Chicago and Northwestern Round House Channon Herbert B. Brannan Brannan

Editors to Aid Dedication of Harding Memorial

Two editors traveling to the National Editorial Association convention will visit Hutchinson tonight to help dedicate a memorial for Warren G Harding. The 1928 arrival in Hutchinson marked his stop on the Alaska trip, where he helped inaugurate a harvest on the Chester O Neil farm. local children raised funds for the monument.

Harding Hutchinson Kath Jone Los Angeles National Editorial Association Warren G Harding Alaska Thatchingon Chester O'Neil Hehoo Children Reno County Aknsas

Iowa Gov Hammill to Call Another Farm Conference

Des Moines Iowa June 25 Governor Hammill announced he will call another corn belt conference of 22 members from eleven Midwestern states. The group previously backed the Dickinson Bill and Haugen bill but saw the McNary measure defeated by the House. Farm leaders pledged continued support for McNary and Haugen principles.

Washington, D Senate Watson Indiana McNary Orecon Tincher Fess Ohie HyThe Associated Press Des Moines Corn Belt Committee Hammill Iowa Washington House Towa Town Bankers = Association Congress

Twenty Nine Knights of Pythias Make Trip to Marengo

Delegation from Washington Knights of Pythias attended ceremonies in Marengo with twenty nine members led by John W Applegate and others. More than three thousand knights were present with 200 candidates elevated to knight rank including Governor John Hammill and Secretary of State Walter Ramsey. Local provision of dinner was organized by women of the Presbyterian and Methodist churches.

Washington Knights of Pythias Marengo Order John W Applegate Donald Applegate Lon Adams J. C. Bauer Clayton Bear Johan Bryson Id Bovee C. Carr's Leland Carris Bo F. Campbell J. C. Ford G. Fox Owen Greetan Owen Hayes Ralph Jones Cloyce Kerr Henry Luers Presbyterian Methodist

Work Preparing Sealskin Requires Sixty Day Processing

The process to treat each sealskin involves more than one hundred distinct steps and demands a minimum of about sixty days to complete.

Dr Howard Buchanan to Deliver Address at Presbytery

The First United Presbyterian church hosts a youth convention closing address by Dr Howard Buchanan a Sudan missionary now blind from ophthalmia He discusses medics missions women missionaries in Sudan and needs for doctors and education alongside reports from the Keokuk presbytery meeting including officer elections and program notes from Washington Crawfordsville and Morning Sun.

Washington United Presbyterian Church Africa Howard Buchanan Dolieb Hill Alexandria Buchanan Pittsburgh First United Presbyterian Church Clarence Tlogan Beatrice Baird Keokuk Presbytery Estelle Davidson First Church Society Margeret Gault Crawfordsville First Mabel Livingston Ruth George Carolyn McCleery Leona Simpson Nellie Nichols Burlington Verna Hoyman Stanwood Virginia Droz Keota Moses M. Shaw Chicago Mr. Shaw Women of Keokuk Sudan Coles Hill Nasser Station Ile F. J. Lewis Columbus City W. C. Porter Ella Gordon S. FP. Sharpe Winfield R. J. Davidson W. C. Allen Morning Sun Kate Megdelsen W. E. Paul le Claire W. B. McCrory Ainsworth J. C. Clegg

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