21 Oct 1922
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1922
Page
1
Mrs Clara Phillips sobbed in court after resting in her cell as jurors were selected for the murder trial. She kissed her husband and sister, and the trial adjourned until noon with testimony set to begin early next week.
Robbers believed to be the Green Bat gang entered the Oneida state bank ten miles west of here early this morning. They escaped with cash found. exact amount not yet disclosed. Police of neighboring towns alerted to monitor for the suspects.
In Philadelphia on October 21 James Kade Howe millionaire "hobo" of America addressed Hob o College opening exercises hailing the apparent passing of Lloyd George government as a political factor in England as a great victory for the labor class.
Fifty thousand spectators fill the Cambridge stadium as Harvard and Centre meet for a major game. Centre opens strong before Harvard answers with three touchdowns. At halftime the score stands Harvard 21 Centre 3.
Iowa, coming off a win over Yale, faces Illinois this afternoon in Urbana. The Iowa lineup includes captains Wilson and Locke at key positions with players Kadesky Minick Green McMillen Upris Mead Ingeldinger Rokusek Hancock Parkin Shuttleworth Miller and Woodward among the starters. Illinois counters with Augur Thompson McMillen Green Heldt Upris Oakes Ingeldinger Rokusek Hancock Parkin Happenny Shuttleworth Melwain and J. Ingeldinger.
The Soviet government and Technical Aid groups have facilitated the arrival of about 20 000 Americans to Soviet Russia since early 1921. Most are agricultural laborers and farmers settled in regions like Tamboff and Odessa, where land is allocated per family. Plans aim to move another 10 000 farmers to South Russia and Turkestan to grow cotton, while industrial workers face tougher conditions.
Tokyo reports August foreign trade with exports 145 million yen and imports 137 million yen, an excess of 8.56 million yen. Yearly totals show exports 1,026.25 million and imports 1,386 million yen. Compared with last year, the excess of imports over exports rose by about 96 million yen. No gold or silver exports. imports of these metals reached 158 thousand yen.
Quote from a renowned saying about the best portion of a good man's life being his small acts of kindness and love. The line emphasizes quiet virtues over grand deeds and reflects a moral reflection commonly cited in literature.
Dubuque Iowa reports from October 21 state that tax exempt bonds allow wealth to dodge taxes, shifting the burden to farmers. A Dubuque County Farm Bureau taxation committee study cites eight to ten million acres of abandoned U.S. farmland and notes Dubuque County tax valuations rising 1.5 million dollars in five years.
In Tokio the Mission to Lep ers reports three asylums in Korea with nine discharged patients and a drop in death rate at Fusan from over 25 percent to about 2.5 percent, largely due to new treatment and segregation. The government plans a large national leper asylum outside Tokyo for about 16 000 lepers in Japan.
Charles Buckly, intoxicated driver, killed Marion Newton aged four in a San Francisco crash. He offered to give his own daughter Isabelle five to the Newton family if compensated. Marion’s mother refused the offer. Buckly remains jailed awaiting manslaughter trial.
Nels P. Hoegh president of the Farmers bank of Elkhorn arranged a 600 prize fund for Boys and Girls Clubs work after seeing state exhibits. The committee names Audubon and Shelby county townships as eligible districts for this year’s prizes.
Associate Justice William E. Day of the supreme court has decided to resign and is expected to present his resignation to President Harding.
Iowa dry forces start a statewide anti rum running push with the Iowa Anti-Saloon League and churches to report bootleggers at the northern border. The effort aims to wipe out Canada-supplied alcohol and enlist citizen help through public meetings. A second article notes a Kansas City conference launching a federation of Christian business clubs across the United States with aims to form ~100 clubs and hold a national convention next year.
Tokyo reports steady growth in hydro electric generation. First half of last year saw 40 000 kilowatts more output than the prior year and the first half of this year added 81 000 kilowatts. Capital increases were 94 million yen last year and 144 million yen this year amid company amalgamations including Tokio Electric Light adding about 54 million yen.
Lieut Walter Hinton the New York aviator on the Rio de Janeiro flight may remain in Trinidad ports of Spain during repairs. He has cabled for a replacement propeller to be sent from the United States to replace one damaged in Martinique.
National Educational association plans its February 26 to March 1 convention in Cleveland Ohio with school superintendents and leaders from across the United States. The event features 115 daily meetings by committees and auxiliary groups, led by convention manager A J Kennedy who calls the department the backbone of the educational system.
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Mrs. John C. Conrad is killed when the car brakes fail on a steep hill and crashes into a train engine. Frances Conrad drives. Hazel Conrad suffers a broken collar bone. Mrs. Anson Miller and two children Carl and Ella are seriously injured with internal injuries and broken bones. All victims are Wayland residents.
New Brunswick Oct 21 Prosecutor Stricker plans to question five persons for key evidence in the Hall Mills murder case. Prosecutor Beckman of Somerset County seeks grand jury witnesses. Ralph Gorsline vestryman of St John the Evangelist and Henry Stephens brother of Mrs Stephens Hall are among those to be subpoenaed.
In Urbana Illinois on October 21 Iowa and Illinois played a tight first half with neither side scoring. The Associated Press reports a strong defensive stand from both squads as the game reached halftime tied at zero.
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