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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1924
Page
4
Wealth and debt move with nation’s rising fortunes
The United States ranks among the wealthiest nations with about 3210 billions in wealth per the Department of Commerce. Over ten years wealth grew 72.2 percent while per capita wealth rose from 1950 to 2918 dollars, yet a national debt near 22 billion still concerns taxpayers due to interest burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Record Rainfall in Washington Iowa Sets Depth
In Washington Iowa last night a rainfall of 5.78 inches was recorded, the heaviest in the city’s history. W A Cook notes forty eight years of data since 1876 and says no prior event approached this amount, surpassing the previous record of about four inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Washington
Iowa
W. A. Cook
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Sunday carousing
The poem satirizes Sabbath-traffic and social pressure to stay home. It contrasts preachers’ pleas for rest with crowds flocking to leisure, golf, picnics, and boating as the day unfolds. The pastor calls for devotion while society pursues merriment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saith
Record Rainfall Stuns Washington With Unprecedented Deluge
A historic flood era rainfall hit Washington last night in a relentless downpour described as a world beater. The storm unleashed sheets of water and strong winds that caused tree and wire damage but spared a full hurricane on the ground, leaving the old timers impressed by the record storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Quiet Cal Coolidge leadership draws national attention
The St. Louis Times notes Coolidge's understated but forceful presidency as the year's most commented feature in national politics while European radicals seem ultra conservative about paying debts to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
St. Louis
Eoen
Europe
United States
Deportation Talk Sparks American Resolve in Reston
Reston transcript notes Japan discussing deporting Americans, yet Americans respond with defiant calm and humor as they contemplate relocation hints but remain steadfast in identity and loyalty.
Dawes Plan Triggers European Peace Drive
Fort Wayne Sentinel notes Europe’s renewed effort toward peaceful business and industry since 1913, crediting the Dawes plan as the catalyst for this pragmatic shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Sentinel
Europe
Dawes
Coolidge and Dawes Stand for Old Constitution and Laws
A Washington Post line stresses Coolidge and Dawes defending the constitutional framework while the Marion Star suggests the third party emblem would be a wrecking bar, reflecting political tensions and party symbolism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Coolidge
Dawes
Marion Star
Partisan Papers Clash Over Cleveland Convention
In Gleanings items the Cleveland convention is labeled as “machine bossed throughout” by one paper and “leaderless throughout” by another. The Detroit Free Press argues for U.S. positioning to deter foreign aggression and world disorder. The Fort Wayne Sentinel playfully critiques potential McAdoo nomination and Doheny linked corruption allegations. The Atlanta Constitution notes a Democratic perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Star
Cleveland
Detroit Free Press
United States
Fort Wayne
William G. McAdoo
New York
Chemists Club Offers Two Iowa Scholarships In Chemistry
Two summer scholarships for Iowa students in industrial chemistry and chemical engineering are offered by the Chemists Club of New York with announcement from the American Chemical Society. Preference goes to applicants who have supplemented high school with additional academic work in related fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Chemists Club of
New York
American Chemical Society
Indian Inmates Defies Release At Yuma Jail
An Indian prisoner known as The Ace of Spades refused to leave the county jail after a ten day sentence. He fought back and had to be forcibly ejected, with three deputy sheriffs assisting to move him through the back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma
Ariz
Motor buses cannot replace street railways says Des Moines official
F. C. Chambers, president of the Des Moines City Railway, told the Iowa Electric Railway association in Fort Dodge that motor buses cannot supplant electrified street railways due to vast investment, financing challenges, higher costs, and street congestion. He argued rail remains essential to expedite traffic and noted buses may serve small communities where rail is impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Iowa
F. C. Chambers
Des Moines City Railway Company
Iowa Electric Railway Association
Chambers
The Wolf Man Comes to Fox Theatre Starring John Gilbert
Frederick and Fanny Hatton, famed for screen hits, provide the basis for The Wolf Man starring John Gilbert. The Hattons say a European encounter inspired the tale and reveal the theme of dual personality and drunken transformation in the film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Fanny Hatton
Fox
John Gilbert
Europe
Frederick Hatton
Wolf Man
Local Showers Prompt Quarrel and Late Porch Stay
Rainy weather last night caused heavy showers at Our House with one man lingering on a porch for two hours amid a noisy dispute. Joe Link recalls loud cussing as the man moved in and out. Meanwhile residents stock up winter wood early and a statesman jokes about income tax reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Link
Wild Night at Sea Strands Conductor in Wet Weather
The tale describes a stormy voyage with wires down and trains delayed. The Conductor is stranded somewhere as weather disrupts travel and daily routines. The piece blends humor and grim imagery about damage to homes and families and the shingle and wood misfortunes.
Reading Humor From Chaparral about Avid Shopper
A joke depicts Lee McAvoy enjoying a humorous shopping exchange. A customer asks for pillow-cases and adapts to hat size confusion, while a clerk asks for size details in a light storefront moment from Chaparral.
What’s the matter with the worms in court humor
A jumble of quips and quibbles about marriage desertion and wit. It contrasts a judge’s inquiry into grounds for divorce with jokes about rats in traps clocks fat vs lean men and creative types earning by pen work. It ends with a playful exchange about kissing and tact.
Angry Washington dag Quiets Son with Harsh Discipline
A stern Washington dag tells his young son he strikes not for merit but to vent his own feelings. The harsh exchange reveals parental anger and a tense moment in their relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dag
Diamond Ring Promise Turns On Hard Times
In a secluded corner Harold asks Dorothy what it would mean if he gave her a beautiful diamond ring. She teases for his spoken vow, and he replies it would force him to live on twenty cent lunches and wear old clothes for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
The
Epworth Herald
Peterson's Banquet Misread as Table of Contents
A Copenhagen wag reveals a comic mishap at a banquet when Peterson, unaware, discovers a menu card pinned to his coat. His wife asks what is on his back and he, with a smile, reads it as a table of contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Peter
Kilods-Hans
Copenhagen
Go to Europe Young Man Commentary Snippets
A collage of humorous quips and commentary on politics, marriage, and life. The fragmentary lines touch on taxation, diplomacy, self defense, and social behavior with sharp wit and irony, reflecting a newspaper humor page vibe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Community Notes From Brighton Iowa and Nearby
Brighton Iowa news items include visits by Clarence Dayton and Mrs. N Rosenberger, Mary Atkinson’s Oklahoma return, Prizer family travels to California, a W M S gathering, and a 87th birthday dinner for Wm Balderson with twenty two relatives. Also mentions Blanche McCarty visiting West Chester, Mary Isreal illness, Q E C meeting at M E church, and Rev L R Burdock’s return from Oskaloosa with more local updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brightn
Clarence Dayton
Stockport
Ralph Frazey
Mary Atkinson
Adah
Oklahoma
Cedar
Barnes City
Iowa
Atkinsons
N. Rosenberger
Muscatine
Harriet E. Prizer
Valda Prizer
Chino
California
Hall
Bernard Diers
Fairfield
James Jones
Olney Hoskins
Robert Balderson
Earl Balderson
Willie and
Clayton Parcell
Gee. Balderson
Albert Saunders
Blanche McCarty
Ray Conrad
West Chester
Mary Isreal
M. E
Rhua Mann
Marjorie Fuller
Dorothy Helmick
Blanch McCarty
Grace Garbry
Margaret Macy
Edith Koch
Mary Ipwin
Therese Swisher
Mabel McClintic
L. R. Burdock
Oskaloosa
James Reeser
Local Social Notes From Council Bluffs and Surrounding Areas
Council Bluffs residents plan a few weeks with Mr Reeser while in this K KOR work. Florence Owens visits Kansas City. Clarence Kessel of Fairfield and family spent Wednesday with parental Geo Drish. Mary Vacca and Terese of Chicago stay with Hod Brier. Dr McGuire and family return from Davenport visit. Harding Cream Co opens station in old McCoy building with C Byrham of Wayland in charge. Chauncey Stone returns from visit to Oal kaloo sa family. Mrs John Abrahamson of Des Moines visits Pasia family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Reeser
Florence Owens
Kansas City
Clarence Kessel
Fairfield
Drish
Mary Vacca
Terese
Chicago
Dr. McGuire
Rhode Island Woman Adele Emin Qualifies as CPA
Miss Adele M. Emin of Providence becomes the first Rhode Island woman to qualify as a certified public accountant. Her achievement marks a milestone for women in the state's accounting profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele M. Emin
Prov
Rhode Island
Rail timetable fragment shows multiple long distance and local trains
The notice lists westbound and eastbound trains with numbers such as No. 12 Express No. 60 Lo Pass and Golden State Limited No. 8 Departa 12:50 a m. Local Freights Nos 835 and 429 run daily except Sundays. H. W. Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
NOTON
H. W. Russel
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Walt Mason
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Elmer
Lee McAvoy
A. B
Russell
Ananias Club
Congress
Champ
Brighton
Ives Departa
J. Cc. McKay
St. P
Ay John Park
A. mi
Washington Lodge
A. F P
A. M
L. B. Lupton
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus
W. T. Carson
Zeredatha Council
D. J. Catbaugh
J. M
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
H. T. Carris
B.C
O. B
Pearle Dickerson
W. M. Alice Rownd
Damascus Shrine
Commercial Uline
Ida McDaniel
W. HH. P
Dwinnie Thompson
Worthy
Amos Chapter de Molay
Jerry Carris
M. C
James Sexton
Washington Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
L. A. Littrel
T. Rickey
Covenant Lodge No. 101
Iowa Ave
Freq Diller
Noble Grand
Russell Goodin
North
Iowa Avenue
Veerus
John Belville
See
Beribe
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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