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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1920
Page
1
President Wilson issued a proclamation urging Armistice Sunday observances on November 14 as a national day of memorial services. He praises heroic World War I soldiers and recommends suitable church services across the country to honor their sacrifice.
Slason Thompson, head of the railway news bureau, says trains entering Chicago are discharging from ten to forty percent of their employees. The New York Central Eastern offices report the railroad plans a ten percent payroll cut across the entire system in the coming weeks.
In Indiana the alleged murderer and kidnapper who escaped Micii van City penitentiary with twelve year old Walter Young was captured at Kouts near Valparaiso. The boy remained with him during the arrest on October ninth.
Governor Cox in Louisville accuses Senator Borah of shaping his anti League of Nations stand under threat from Irreconcilables leader. Cox says the senatorial candidate now proclaims America first, arguing cooperation with other nations is essential for trade, peace, and relief from European starvation.
Washington report notes twenty one year old John McHenry was sentenced to hang on December 14 for the killing of Detective Sergeant James B. Armstrong. He answered the court with a brief request to make the fine as short as possible.
The Shipping Board will open bids to purchase 285 wooden ships as it seeks to dispose of over 1,000,000 tons of the fleet. No bids were received on earlier offers.
Brussels reports three of four and eleven of twelve European countries foresee deficits this year. The conference backs a centralized international credit system and clearing house to share financial data, urges curbing extravagance, and calls for fresh taxes over loans to meet deficits.
The city welcomes the Cleveland Indians as they arrive after defeats in Brooklyn. Mayor Fitzgerald issues a proclamation urging residents to honor the team and support their bid to win the series, with sirens and whistles planned at noon. Hotels report high demand as fans seek space for the four game series at League Park.
A fragmented note references Augier, the Gineinnat place, and a nude hotel reservation alongside mentions of Boston Navin and William L. Veeck of the Chicago Cubs. The readable text is sparse and does not reveal a clear event or outcome.
The open shop campaign was launched at a luncheon hosted by the Tieit Manufacturers' Association. Secretary John M. Glenn called the open shop the most vital question before American industry and urged manufacturers to unite for an open air campaign nationwide.
London based Herald prints what purports to be notes between Britain and the Soviet government. Leonid Krassin replies for the Bolshevik regime that it will fulfill Britain’s conditions for release of prisoners and cessation of action. Britain says the number of prisoners in Egypt Persia Constantinople and Bantum is not disclosed to the Soviet government. Foreign Minister Carson says only a very limited number of Russians are held and Britain wants to end their detention.
Final census figures show the continental population at 105,863,108, prompting anticipated gains for the West and South in House seats and electoral votes. If the 435-member House remains, several states would gain or lose seats, with California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan ready for larger representations and others like Maine and Vermont facing reductions.
The article outlines how states including Maine, Virginia, Wisconsin, Arkansas, and Minnesota may lose seats in the next congressional apportionment. It notes Maine could drop one seat, raising the total to 435, while overall calls for larger House size clash with leaders who fear a heftier membership. The House census committee led by Rep Siegel will weigh options as pressure from beneficiary states grows.
Col G Edward A Filene reports to the chamber of commerce on a four months tour of war torn Europe excluding Russia. He says only international cooperation can fix conditions, with the US to participate. He describes Germany as unable to progress without fixing indemnity and notes rising unemployment. He warns Austria is doomed due to self sufficiency and surrounding small republics, cites Vienna suffering from food and fuel shortages. He portrays the Czecho Slovak republic as possessing much of what Austria lacks.
Lynn Massachusetts and surrounding areas faced a one ton coal ration. Residents with empty bins had to apply to the health commission before being supplied.
Chicago reports a hard line policy against radical plotters. Nicolai John Jazzinsky and John Holoney face long prison terms and deportation after raids on Bolshevik dens. Warrant requests target six others in St Paul and Milwaukee as officials call the plot “the most vicious” against the United States.
Brooklyn pitcher Thiitee used strong first inning to push the game forward as Cleveland struggles. Owg scores early in the frame while Brooklyn dominates early.
Agricultural forecast outlines U S wheat production with 1912 benchmarks, noting high total acreage and regional declines. East coast yields fall below earlier projections while spring wheat shows varied results. overall output differs from prior months with significant bushel totals recorded.
A brief government announcement states ships suspected of German ties will be placed under seizure by U S authorities. Benson, a shipping official, indicates enforcement aligns with policy and benefits the United States amid tensions with Germany.
An unreadable Chicago area clipping mentions a hold up and a central manufacturing figure, with stray numbers and phrases about cheelée disounting a Saat and a $17,004 amount. The text is fragmentary and hard to interpret.
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