Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

Page 1

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1921

Page

1

Church Says He Alone Is Responsible For Murders

Chicago September 19 Harvey W Church admitted to state officials he alone killed Bernard J Daugherty and Carl A Ausmus in a motel cellar and river murder spree He demonstrated lifting a 188 pound detective to prove his claim and confessed to using a revolver a knife and a bat in the killings revealing a chaotic motive and cover story involving his mother and a car theft scheme.

Chicago Harvey W. Church Bernard J. Daugherty Carl A. Ausmus Daugherty Church Ben Newvark Billy” McCarthy McCarthy Ausmus Bee Newmark

Baseball Standings Snapshot From National and American Leagues

National League results show Cincinnati 6 16, Boston 34, Chicago 1 5, Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 6. American League notes Petrol 2, New York 4, Cleveland 1, Washington 4.

National League New York Pittsburgh Boston Brooklyn Dee Ee Couve Cinetwaath Chicago Gas Boovsevere Ceveen Philadelphia Water American ‘League Borer New York Pevedee Serecesselee Cleveland Washington Oececens Seeves Eresseessee Erede Desencesoraben Oeeyell Wa Philacetphia Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia St. Louis

No clear headline event in the excerpt

A first person confession reveals a witness considering changing a story to free two individuals, Leon Parks and Milton HB Walker, whom the speaker insists had nothing to do with the crime. The speaker notes Parks confessed and reflects on altering their account to secure freedom.

Leon Parks Milton HB. Walker Parks

Dry Men Aid Bootleggers

Four inspectors on the Federal Prohibition staff under Harold L. Hart are suspended and recommended for dismissal. The investigation targets alleged government complicity with bootleggers and claims of thousands of dollars in dob lore weekly for aiding illegal liquor dealers in evading the law.

New York Federal Prohibition Harold L. Hart Evonts

Indict 325 Men for Murder in Logan County

Logan West Virginia September 19 three hundred twenty five names included in a blanket indictment for murder returned by a Logan county special grand jury. The targets include C P Keeney and Fred Mooney district 17 United Mine Workers leaders and H W Blizzard a UMW official. Also 200 indictments charging insurrection and pistol tong were returned.

Logan W. Va Logan County Tedas Logan Boone County C. P. Keeney Fred Mooney United Mine Workers of America H. W. Blizzard United Mine Workers

Fordney tariff plan eyed as barrier to prosperity

Marshall Field & Co warns 30,000 retail merchants that the American Valuation Plan in the Fordney tariff bill would erect a tariff wall and hinder recovery. The chart shows some foreign-made goods up to eight hundred percent above 1914 prices, disputing claims of low import costs.

Chicago Marshall Field & Co United States Marshall Field &Co Congress Senate Finance Committee

Japs Gaining Control of Hawaiian Islands

A washington dispatch notes increasing Japanese influence in Hawaii where Japanese constitute about 43 percent of residents and are projected to dominate local politics and key industries. The piece discusses potential U S responses, possible move to a commission or military governance, and suggests steps to preserve American policy and control amid demographic shifts.

Washington United States Japan Hawaiian Islands U. S

Japanese Americans and Chinese labor debate in immigration stance

The article discusses American born Japanese in the islands forming families on government lands and conflicts over alien labor laws. It notes 49 000 of 100 900 Japanese are American in name, with many attending Japanese schools and running newspapers. Chinese labor worries arise as a plan to limit Chinese immigration could force competition with Japanese workers.

Japan House Committee On Immigration and Naturalization Hawaiian I Islands Lsbor Washington

Women Holding Many Positions In U.S. Workforce

Census reports show more than five million women and girls employed nationwide as wartime labor shifts continue. The Labor Department estimates nearly 500 thousand left payrolls since last year, while forecasts predict two million more women entering work as prosperity returns and war shortages ease.

Washington United States Labor Department

Irish Parley Nears as Sinn Fein Readies Conference

London reports a likely cabinet Sinn Fein meeting after Eamon De Valera sent a reply to Lloyd George. De Valera claims self recognition and says Ireland will meet as a nation, while London insists delegates must meet as representatives of a sovereign independent state.

London Sinn Fein Eamon de Valera Lloyd George Snn Fein Dublin de Valera Sinn Fe Inverness Black Rock Mr. de Valera Mansion House Arthur Griffith Eamonn J. Duggan Sinn Fein Publicity Department Desmond Fitzgerald Tova Georgé Ireland

Tariff measure opposition roils New Mexico senate race

New Mexico voters choose between H Bursum Republican and Richard Hanna Democrat to succeed Albert Fall as U S Senator. Bursum, riding the regular Republican wing, faces Democratic attacks as a standpatter amid campaign trips by GOP organizers. New Mexico, a normally close state, held by Harding last year, with both sides claiming victory.

Washington Harding New Mexico Albert B. Fall Interior H. ©. Bursum Richard H. Hanna Bursum Republican Party Fall

London Turns Round-Headed, Not Cromwell’s Revival

Anthropologists say London is becoming a city of the round headed people, yet this does not signal a return to the Round Heads era of Oliver Cromwell.

London Oliver Cromwell Boseton Transcript

Labor Board Orders Reinstatement of Two Foremen

In Chicago on September 1 the railroad labor board ruled that Butler County Railroad reinstate Jesse M. Micks and Frank Mosley, two section foremen discharged December 18 for belonging to the same union as their workers. The decision upholds theTransportation Act allowing subordinate officials to organize despite railroad policy against union membership.

Chicago United States Railroad Labor Board Butler County Interstate Commerce Commission

Indian Day Celebration Invites All Tribes to Illinois

Forest preserve commissioners invite all United States Indians to the Illinois Indian day celebration at Deer Grove preserve near Palatine on September 24 25 and 28. Indian games dances and ceremonies are planned with assistance from the Boy Scouts of America and the Prairie Club of Chicago. Red Fox of the Northern Blackfoot reservation in Washington is credited with originating the plan.

Chicago United States Forest Preserve Commissioners Deer Crove Preserve Palatine Toy Scouts of America Prairie Club of Chicago Red Fox Washington

Wagon Tongue Kills Man in Matthews Missouri

N W Roberts a merchant and mail carrier died after a wagon tongue shattered his windshield when a team of mules bolted driving his car off a highway near Pepler Bluff Missouri. He collapsed and died shortly after.

Pepler Bluff N. W

Red Stevedores Loot Ship in Petrograd Arrival

Capt. Ole Olsen of the Danish steamer Phoenix in Reval reports Soviet stevedores unloading the first ship with American foodstuffs pilfered supplies. They used hooks to tear sacks of sugar rice and flour and broke open milk cases.

Neval Petrograd Ole Olsen Phoenix Reval

Hardinges Return to White House After Vacation

President and Mrs. Harding returned to the White House after a vacation. He planned to send the peace treaties with Germany and Austria to the Senate for ratification when it reconvenes on Wednesday.

Washington Harding White House Germany Austria Senate

Also Mentioned on This Page

New York Prohibition Staff West Virginia Mex Hawaitans Islands Sinn Lloyd George Firm Charlie G. O. P. Seers United State Federal Wage Board Missouri Mules Matthews Mississippi River Hoboken N. J Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Order of Railway Conductors Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Switehmen’s Union of North America
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication