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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
1
A serious fire swept several piers today causing extensive damage and destroying structures and equipment. Fire crews battled flames for hours with efforts concentrated along the waterfront and near docking facilities. No fatalities were reported, though several workers were treated for smoke exposure. Investigations into the blaze are underway.
Chicago dispatch reports two more players confessing to grand jury involvement in fixing the 1919 World Series. Joseph Sullivan of Boston and Mr Brown of New York named as alleged fixers linked to Arnold Rothstein. Several White Sox players confess, with others to follow, as Heydler and Replogle reveal expanding inquiries and more indictments.
Report notes both players earned $2000 each as they won the first two games of the series. The earnings mark a strong start and suggest momentum for their teams. Further results remain to be seen as the series continues.
Tokyo reports former premier Marquis Shigenosu Okuma intends to mobilize the Japanese public against what he terms unlawful attitudes of California Americans. He will convene 108 leading figures from politics diplomacy business and scholarship at his residence to discuss strategy.
Terre Haute Ind Sept 20 federal officers seized five hundred quarts of bonded whisky valued at 6000 in a raid on a place operated by Thomas Gardner a liquor keeper the operation described as a shore? saloonkeeper may refer to a liquor business.
Joseph Hoadley and his brother Alfred Hoadley filed a suit in the New York Supreme Court to recover 669837 from Joseph Leiter former Chicago board of trade plunger. Hoadley alleges Leiter owes 507123 on an advances note plus additional sums from promoting the International Powder company.
Former White Sox star Chick Gandil, named as a ringleader in the 1919 World Series fix plot, is hospitalized in Lufkin Texas after an appendectomy. He declined to comment while under physician care and stated he will speak only when doctors allow. Gandil, once a Lufkin resident, underwent surgery on Tuesday.
District Attorney Lewis of Kings County announced an immediate inquiry into rumors that a clique of gamblers plans to bribe Brooklyn Nationals players to throw games in the coming World Series against the Cleveland Indians. He telephoned Chicago authorities and asked Brooklyn club president Charles Ebbetts to have players appear for questioning.
The American Legion in Cleveland urged cancellation of the gentlemen's agreement with Japan and exclusion of picture brides, urging strict limits on Japanese immigration and naturalization rights. The debate grew heated but the section passed unanimously. no change was recommended to the political clause.
A prepared ring outlines a chairman led discussion on questionnaires for political loyalty and Legion policies. The minority pushes to keep the clause as is with deportation implications, while the committee report touches on Jews gaining citizenship and a doubtfully broad clause on race color and creed amid Red Cross aid notes and minor matters.
Justice General McAllister declares women ineligible to vote for the State senate or natives, citing the constitution. A member of the general assembly must be a citizen and qualified voter in the county and district where he resides for two years prior.
In London on September 30 rumors spread of plots from assassinating King George to bombing public buildings. Fear grows that Irish hunger strikers' deaths could endanger public figures, amid reprisals by the black and tan police. A man with an Irish name faces trial for unlawful firearm possession after police found four service rifles and Self-Determination League literature.
At Brussels and Paris reports quote Roland W. Boyden unofficial US representative urging Europe to form a United States of Europe as the remedy for trade and financial woes. He says American help hinges on European harmony and notes US difficulties were worsened by interstate formalities and loans.
Northwestern University trustees announced the selection of Prof Walter Dill Scott to succeed Dr Lynn Harold Hough as president. Hough resigned in July due to ill health. Scott has been on the faculty since 1900 and is an alumnus of the university.
Vice President Marshall championed Wilson administration and the League of Nations at a Fayette mass meeting. He urged free trade over high tariffs and said the federal reserve system guards against panics. He warned Americans to quit rocking the boat.
Cincinnati papers report Eddie Cicotte confessed he found bribe money under his pillow at a hotel in Cincinnati the night before the opening game. The Hamilton county grand jury will be summoned to inquire into the circumstances.
Senator Warren G. Harding and Mrs. Harding avoided injury when a wheel left the rails on his special train near Millwood West Virginia. The incident occurred on September 80 as the train neared the area. both answered calmly and were uninjured.
A major Galveston blaze began in a sulphur bine on Pier 35 and swept across harbor piers. Three thousand five hundred bales of cotton stored for shipment burned, several freight cars damaged, and ships at dock affected. Estimated damage tops two million. state troops deployed for guard duties.
Cincinnati sportswriter Hank O'Day vented fury over the White Sox expose calling for harsh punishment. He compared the players to burglars and urged they be sent to the pen, saying the scandal damaged faith in honesty and sportsmanship.
Figures from the census and government agencies indicate 28,035,000 women over age twenty one in the United States. About 26,500,000 are eligible to vote in November after allowances for alien spouses and other ineligibles.
A Reuters telegram from Shanghai reports Canton, a key southern Chinese city, captured by Cantonese forces under General Chang Ching-ming. The correspondent cannot confirm the report.
President Wilson will send a message to Congress outlining a lawful route to achieve the goals of the Jones shipping act as annulled. He will urge reference back to the Merchant Marine Committee for amendments enabling negotiations with foregone nations over conflicts affecting the American merchant marine.
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