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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1923

Page

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Walton Fires Advisors Amid Oklahoma Impeachment

Governor Walton ousts two top aides Aldrich Blake and Dr E Z Bynum as impeachment probes continue. Blake and Bynum testify before the house committee while Walton says no successors named and the legislature remains adjourned until Monday.

Associated Press Klahoma City Aldrich Blake J. C. Walton Oklahoma City Okla Oklahoma Blake É Oumettey E. Z. Bynum House Committee Walton Bynum Blake

Giants and Yankees clash in tense 1923 World Series game

At Polo Grounds New York the Giants and Yankees battled in the fourth game of the 1923 World Series amid tense crowds and shifting momentum. The Giants led by Stengel and Groh traded blows with Ruth Meusel and Pipp as pitching changes and timely hits produced a high drama contest.

Polo Grounds New York Harlem New York Nationals New York Americans Casey Stengel Giants Yankees Witt Bancroft Dugan Styder Ruth Meusel Frisch Groh Ward Young Scott Schang McQuillan Kelly Shawkey Snyder Stengel Babe Ruth R. Meusel Babe Pipp Grohh Schaar Sehang Quillan Schaneg Ryan Grandstand Texas Sccott Bentley Megutre van Bentley

Fire destroys half block in Mediapolis business section

Five business houses burned in MediaPolis main street destruction. Hatchcroft Brothers hog remedies makers suffered heaviest losses while Harry E Walters barber shop, Citizen State bank plate glass, and two drug stores were damaged by intense heat.

The Associated Press Mediapolas Mediapolis Hatchcroft Brothers Harry E. Walters Citizen State Bank

Robbery motive traced in fiendish California crime

Police linked the Oakland man James Moore to a brutal family robbery that left Charles H. Doolittle dead in his Doolittle home after a hatchet attack. Moore, wounded, was hospitalized as investigators recovered a silver and jewelry haul valued at several hundred dollars.

Associated Press Rnedwood California James Moore Oakland Charles H. Doolittle Mrs. Doollittle J. C. Doolittle Doolittle Moore

Irvington Mayor Edward Folsom Clings to Past Mistakes

A prosecutor investigates the motive behind Mayor Edward R. Folsom’s death by his own hand on September 26 in Irvington New Jersey. The case traces back to Hammondsport New York where Folsom forged checks robbed a bank and served three years before being pardoned by Theodore Roosevelt. He rebuilt a life with his wife but blackmail demand led to ruin and final self inflicted death.

Associated Press Irvington New Jersey Jean Valjean Edward R. Folsom Hammondsport New York Folsom Theodore Roosevelt Axutumorie

Johnson runs on honesty not horns in Cedar Falls speech

Magnus Johnson, Minnesota’s junior senator, told a Cedar Falls crowd that he has no horns and aims to serve all states. He called for farm relief, new Federal Reserve board members, limiting Supreme Court powers, a soldiers bonus, action against profiteers, and a shift from hate to the golden rule in foreign affairs.

Associated Press Cedar Alls Magnus Johnson Minnesota Johnson Congress Federal Reserve Board Supreme Court

Sailing Vessel Sea Gull Navigates Mississippi To Keokuk

The two mast schooner Sea Gull, first craft of its kind to traverse Mississippi waterway from New Orleans to Keokuk, anchors in Lake Keokuk forebay. Owned by Captain C. M. Parker of Tampa, he sails with his wife and son aboard the 65 foot craft, facing low water with no trouble reaching Keokuk.

Associated Press Keokuk Get Mississippi New Orleans Lake Keokuk Tampa C. M. Parker Parker Carribean Sea

Woman dies when train hits auto in Altoona crossing

Des Moines reports Mrs. Charles Wilson 38 and H Leach 60 of Des Moines injured when their auto was struck by a Minneapolis and St. Louis freight train at a crossing near Altoona Iowa. Mrs. Wilson is believed to have been driving.

Des Moines Charles Wilson H. ©. Leach Minneapolis St. Louis Altoona Iowa Wilson

Belgian reparations plan to guide talks with Germany

Brussels reports Belgium invites France Britain and Italy to refer to the interallied reparations commission the Belgian plan submitted June 6 for a concrete German reparations framework. The three allied governments have agreed and the commission will study Belgium's suggestions.

Associated Press Brussels

Normal Weather Forecast For Coming Week

Weather outlook for the week starting Monday calls for mostly fair skies in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri river valleys. Temperatures expected to be normal or above, with cooler conditions in the southern portion.

Washington DD. C Mississippi Missouri River

Secretary Weeks decries Ford statements on Muscle Shoals plan

Secretary of War Weeks labels Henry Ford remarks on the Muscle Shoals sale as reckless assertions. He defends the administration's stance in coordinating with Detroit on the steam power plant project.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Henry Ford Gorgus Muscle Shoals War Weeks Ilemgtte Detroit

Henry Ford reiterates Muscle Shoals offer remains open

Henry Ford says his offer for Muscle Shoals stands after the Gorgas power plant sale to Alabama Power. Ford deplores Secretary Weeks for blocking a congressional vote and asserts the Ford Motor Co. does not need Muscle Shoals, only capable of fertilizer production if possible.

Associated Press Petroit Henry Ford Muscle Shoals Automobile Manufactor Gorgas Alabama Power Company Ford Detroit John W. Weeks Congress Ford Motor Company

German Work Plunder City After Reichstag Action

Berlin reports the Reichstag granted Chancellor Stresseman broad authority for economic reform. In Dusseldorf unrest erupted as thousands of unemployed began widespread looting, starting in Oberbilk and spreading citywide while authorities could not stop the chaos.

Associated Press Berlin Reichstag Stresseman Dusseldorf Germany Oberlik

New Day Officer for South Dakota Named by Prohibition Board

Washington Oct 13 The appointment of J D Taylor as acting prohibition director of South Dakota to succeed director William O Knight who resigned was announced today in Washington.

Washington, D. C J. D. Taylor South Dakota William O .Knight

Twelve Hundred Youthful Farmers Attend Live Stock Show

More than 1,200 winning club youths will travel to Chicago for the National Boys and Girls Club Congress tied to the International Livestock Exposition in December. Winners come from Dairy Club, Home Making and Poultry clubs, with rail fare funded by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad. Over 600,000 youths participated last year, producing stock and crops valued at 8.65 million dollars. enrollment this year exceeds 700,000 as the program gains support from the Department of Agriculture.

Chicago Associated Press Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Champen

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