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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1924
Page
2
Hogs receipts 20 500 mostly 10 to 15 cents lower with top at 9 60. Cattle receipts 360 beef steers steady to strong yearlings 16 to 26 cents higher choice cows and heifers 15 to 26.5 lower, bulk corn fed steers and yearlings 7 25 to 9 60, long yearlings 9 50. Sheep receipts 250 fat lambs about 1 25 lower, sheep steady, lambs 14.00, feeding lambs 11 35.
The United States Weather Bureau reports a favorable growing week from the Ohio valley northward and eastward with above normal temperatures and ample moisture. Heavy rains hindered cultivation in the Ohio valley while drought persisted in the southwest and west of the Rockies. winter wheat progresses with favorable weather in the southeast, spring wheat steady, and corn growth good though slow in some regions.
Charles G Dawes, descendant of William Dawes of Paul Revere fame, rose from Marietta Ohio to law, business, and public service. He led public utilities in Chicago, served as comptroller of the currency, helped shape the Dawes plan for reparations, and directed budget and procurement efforts for the AEF. A dynamic financier and reformer, he mixed vigor with humor and generosity toward subordinates and youth.
Chicago market report lists wheat prices for No 2 red No 1 hard and No 2 hard with ranges. Corn prices cover No 3 mixed No 4 mixed No 2 yellow No 3 yellow No 4 yellow No 3 white and sample grades. Rye barley timothy seed clover seed and lard rib bellies prices follow.
A National memorial to Daniel Sylvester Tuttle Episcopal bishop of Missouri and presiding bishop of the United States will be erected in St Louis connected with Christ Church Cathedral. The Tuttle Memorial building will replace the old parish house and host conferences and events for the church and wider community. It will include conference rooms a gymnasium a swimming pool library and a radio station and will be tied to the first West Coast Episcopal church and a century old parish. Bishop Tuttle known for learning and simplicity was celebrated for guiding Montana from 1867 onward and was a key law and order figure in the early days.
New York June 27 The Long Island Railroad returns to a 50 year old practice naming engines instead of numbers to honor veteran workers. The Seaman Birchell and The Edward W Hulse carry elite titles on their cabs and tenders as Birchell and Hulse, with decades of service, pilot the Seaman Birchell on the Wading River branch and the Edward W Hulse on the Speonk Express.
A portrait describes a man as an energetic, independent thinker with a love of music and a blunt honesty. He is conservative in politics and economics, a confident capitalist who enjoys success and treats it like a game, yet remains a deeply serious and patriotic American beneath a lively exterior.
Chicago June 28 Rogers Hornsby star second baseman and NL batting champion leads the league by hitting .397 with seven home runs as he pursues a fifth straight league batting title. He has equalled Honus Wagner’s four year streak and tops a list of leaders across both leagues with strong showings from Snyder, Wheat, Kelly, Fournier, Ruth and others.
Mr and Mrs Henry Hahn plan a multi state tour from Riverside traveling through South Dakota Colorado and California They will return by September first visiting relatives including Mrs Jack Rose in Sturges S Dak and several California homes in San Diego Los Angeles and Pomona and Colorado Springs. A lightning bolt struck the J J Chihak harness shop injuring no one. Mrs Peter Mougin celebrated her birthday with twenty neighbors and friends enjoying cards and a luncheon.
A shopper reminds a merchant to acknowledge a Journal advertisement. The note suggests advertising accountability and echoes a common customer prompt about locating ads in local papers.
A rough report shows bids for geese and hides with emphasis on healthy stock. The notice states higher payments for poultry delivered and excludes cull sick or crippled birds from purchase.
A dense roll call of radio schedules listing stations, times, and offerings from WLW to WRC, including concerts, sacred services, lectures, orchestras, and educational programs. The long item notes varying hours and program types across multiple U S and Canadian stations.
The schedule lists WGR Buffalo broadcasting music then news and a concert with a dance block. WLW Cincinnati offers a grand opera program. WHK Cleveland features music baseball and news followed by WEAO Columbus education programming. KFAF Denver airs a dance slot. WFAA Dallas News ends with an 8 30 segment.
Reports from Chihuahua state say revolutionary leader Manuel Chao, blamed for wrecking and looting trains from Juarez to Mexico City, was captured near Parral and is believed to have been executed yesterday.
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