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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
8
Trainmen Injured in Cantril Accident
Centerville men escorted the engine involved in the Cantril crash that killed four in the Sunday automobile collision. Poor visibility hid the car from view. The fireman suffered severe head and face burns from the gasoline tank explosion. the engineer escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Cantril
Milton's Mulberry Tree Sets Foot In Buckinghamshire
A cutting from John Milton's mulberry tree in Oxford was planted at Milton's cottage in Chalfont. The move honors the poet and echoes Ellwood's delivery of Paradise Lost. The garden with roses will host this literary keepsake for years to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton
Oxford
Milton
Chalfont
London
Bucks
Ellwood
Christian Science Monitor
Local News Briefs and Shopping Highlights
Activities from the morning in Rock Island include S A Black’s funeral attended by Mr and Mrs T M Wilkin. A large display of sweet furs by Mess T Richter Sons in The New York Store is planned for Friday October 21. Miss Etha Dawson takes a week off from Commercial Savings bank. Lemmon’s Drug Store promotes the Rheuma plan for rheumatism. Mrs J K Young visits Davenport, while Mr and Mrs F B Shoemaker spend the day there. Extra heavy 32 inch fleeced cotton flannels offered at Crail's for 60 cents per yard. Mrs Tinsley and Ruth Hebner visit from Chicago. Milwaukee timers marketed for Ford at White Way Garage. D W Bidwell travels to Chicago on business. Mrs Goble and Florence move back to Washington from Des Moines and reside on North Fourth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mess T. Richter & Sons
Iowa
Local brief notes from Washington Iowa and vicinity
Miss Mary Atchison from Richmond Kans visits A E Atchison and joins Clark Enslin store staff. Blanche Culbertson, Mahaska County Hospital superintendent, spent time with friends. Several locals travel for visits. ads note services from Dr Grege dentist and Lemmon's Pharmacy. A church bake sale and Victrola club promotion appear, with multiple small items and notices about arrivals and departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Culbertson
Mahaska County Hospital
Oskaloosa
Miss Hebner
Miss Finlay
Beware the man who knows all even if it is you
A compact reflection quoted by Loston cautions readers to beware of self knowledge and arrogance, noting the paradox that a person who knows much may misread or misuse that knowledge. The fragment hints at introspection and caution in self certainty.
Harding Hails King George in Armament Talks Cable
President Harding praises King George for agreeing that Britain and the United States will cooperate with other nations to cut armaments and reduce war risks. The cable follows George’s thanks for Britain’s unknown warrior Medal of Honor honor in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
King George
England
George
King of safeblowers Reiser kills self in hospital
Charles Reiser known as the king of safeblowers died by suicide at Alexian Brothers hospital in Chicago. Paralyzed from wounds in a gang feud, he used a revolver smuggled by his wife. He reportedly amassed more than 4000 during early years and had bonds of 850,000 on liberty when shot down in the gang war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Reiser
Wreck injures several on Sunshine Special eastbound
A Texas and Pacific Sunshine Special train was wrecked near Van Horn Texas injuring several passengers. No fatalities were reported in advices received at the railroad’s general offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas & Pacific Railway
Dallas
Tex
Texas and Pacific Railroad
van Horn
Texas
State Institutions Report Overcrowding Across Iowa
The Iowa state board of control reports across the system inmate numbers have risen at all institutions. Transfers were made to balance overcrowding, with Glenwood unable to house more and the epileptic colony at Woodward receiving transfers. Prisoners moved at Fort Madison, and hundreds of children await space, signaling need for larger quarters and a bigger appropriation next legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Glenwood
Woodward
Fort Madison
Illinois Illiteracy Toll Revealed in 1920 Census
Ninety years ago 173 987 Illinois residents could not write in any language. Rural illiteracy stood at 2.2 percent versus 3.9 percent in urban areas. Statewide illiteracy reached 3.4 percent, down from 3.7 in 1910, with Wisconsin reporting 50 397 illiterates including 28 359 foreign born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineton
Illinois
Census Bureau
Wisconsin
Bettendorf Heads Davenport in Life Insurance
Davenport's Joseph W. Bettendorf, head of the Bettendorf company, now carries a total life insurance policy of 1,000,000 after adding 4,009,000 to his prior 600,000. The city is noted as a strong life insurance center with several residents near the half million mark. Bettendorf leads the local list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Joseph W. Bettendorf
Bettendorf Company
United States
Bettendorf
New Wool and Silk Dresses Added by Mrs Rothschild in Chicago
A shipment of wool and silk dresses bought by Mrs Rothschild in Chicago last week features jet beauties and silvertone coats priced at 14.89. Phoenix mills silk hose arrives today with limited supply at 1.95 and 2.25. New children's cloaks and chinchilla boys' overcoats for ages 2 to 6 sell for 5.89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Mills
The Price of Liberty Quotation in 1808 Speech
A quotation from John Philpot Curran delivered in 1808 frames liberty as a price. The line Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty is attributed to Curran in historical debates. The source notes Curran's influence on rights and vigilance in political life.
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John Philpot Curcan
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