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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1922
Page
7
Washington report notes six to seven weeks remain before Dem and GOP contest control of the House. Party platforms are undeveloped, tariff lines split between parties, public interest weak, and debates over timing may shape the fall electoral map.
The Courier should be delivered to your home before five oclock. If the paper does not arrive by then due to Cartier day or other cause, call 3330 and a replacement issue will be sent. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
London reports Lord Northcliffe, owner of the London Times and other papers, is in a critical phase of a serious illness. Doctors say the fever from infection remains unabated and puzzled physicians are unable to make a definite diagnosis. Northcliffe fell ill after returning incognito from a June trip through Germany.
The American Federation of Labor pledged full sympathy and support to striking miners and shopmen. A telegram to President Lewis and Bert M. Jewell was sent by Samuel Gompers, stating shared resolve for an honorable adjustment and noting rising public sympathy for the workers.
Washington July 22 At the request of the American debt funding commission Jean Parmentier the French financial envoy prepared a full statement of France finances including debts taxation income revenues and budget data The commission will review it before negotiations on funding France debts of 3 500000000 to the United States.
Dublin reports Waterford and Limerick fallen to regulars who now control most former rebel strongholds. Rebels withdraw to Cork as Waterford and Limerick districts suffer shelling and fires. Castlerea captured after garrison battered by 18 pounder bombardment. Banks at Dundalk raided. thieves fled with sums while priests attempted to intervene.
President Harding discussed the strike with Hooper of the Railroad Labor Board to secure full information. Michigan Central restored pre July 1 wages for maintenance of way workers. Missouri troops moved toward Macon. Labor leaders urged sympathy, while officials planned new hires. Western roads seek to break the strike with new workers, and separate peace talks are opposed by the shopmen. Burlington officials welcomed the situation and outlined steps to promote capable helpers to full pay. some returnees would face new examinations.
In Oelwein on July 22 a Chicago Great Western switch engine fatally struck a car carrying Theodore Whedler and Howard Blaisdell, killing them instantly and fatally injuring Walter Rhoder who survived with bruises as heavy rain hindered visibility. The three men were returning from picket duties at the G W shops when the accident occurred on South Frederick street. Blaisdell and Rhoder are named with surviving relatives listed. no funeral plans yet.
In Stillwater Minnesota on July 22 John Goff 79 the youngest Civil War veteran member of the Last Man’s Club declares he will abstain from opening the 40 year old Rhine wine at the thirty seventh annual dinner Tonight twenty nine chairs will be draped in black marking the deaths of that many members since the club formed The aged wine stored in a bank vault is to be discussed but may remain sealed for another year
Tokio July report states the chauffeur to Prince Hirohito, regent of Japan, killed himself after a native puncture caused the royal car tire blowout while the monarch rode in the machine. Harakiri, known as Happy dispatch, is cited as a means of escaping execution or official disgrace.
New York July 22 United States Shipping Board officials announced that coal imports from England would avert a potential fuel famine in New York City caused by the miners strike. Thirteen ships abroad have been chartered to bring over 490000 tons of coal, to be delivered early in August, a projection echoed by leading domestic coal dealers.
Manchester Iowa July 22 practically all the game fish at United States fish hatcheries three miles east of town were swept away by a cloudburst at 3 am. Loss estimated 35000 to 50000 mostly in stock with buildings undamaged apart from sediment. Hatchery grounds about three acres submerged two feet deep. 2500 Rainbow trout only 60 able to be bound after the storm. Equipment and dam site for Quaker Mill condemned by flood. Lightning struck town buildings. trees culverts and bridges washed away.
Waterloo optimism grows as major factories add workers. Iowa Dairy Separator Co expands to 30 dozen? 125 men, with foreign buyers increasing shipments to London and New Zealand. Litchfield Manufacturing reports 176 percent rise in employes this year, targeting 400 by spring. Waterloo Gas Engine Plant adds 200 workers, signaling improved farmer conditions and broader Midwest demand. Northey Manufacturing sees one of its best years with 18 percent more staff and stronger southern sales.
Nebraska storms from 1 a m to 5 39 am caused thousands of dollars in damage near Omaha. High winds up to 44 miles per hour felled trees and limbs, breaking telegraph and telephone service across a 50 mile radius.
London July 22 The league for nations council today confirmed the mandate of Great Britain in Palestine. The French mandate in Syria will probably be confirmed upon the completion of negotiations between France and Italy regarding details of the mandate.
Weather forecast for the week starting Monday applies to the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valley with considerable cloudiness scattered showers and thunderstorms near normal temperatures.
In Los Angeles Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney son of Harry Payne Whitney and dancer Evan Burrows Fontaine face a court action to determine the legitimacy of Fontaine’s 18 month old baby. Lawyers on both sides expect a private settlement possibly including marriage amid family objections.
Chicago July 22 Cordell Hull Democratic National Committee chairman denounced a slur attributed to United States Senator Medill McCormick toward Mrs Anta Oleson a Minnesota Senate candidate. Hull said the remark implied women have no place in politics and accused McCormick of insulting women in the Republican party.
Dr Tokichi Tamaminoe, a leading Japanese chemist and originator of adrenaline, and producer of the diastatic enzyme taka diastase, died in New York after several weeks illness. He was noted as a pioneer in biochemistry and enzymology.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau report lists towns including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown Hampton Postville Waterloo Waverly. Road conditions described as good with a machine of consequence reported.
In Toledo on July 22 Kenneth Grumm, shot moments after tying with Miss Pearl Thomas, was discharged from hospital. The shooter Miss Courtoure, a discarded rival, claimed he belonged to her and then shot herself.
President Harding will join the Flathead tribe of Montana after an invitation from Senator Myers. The White House said he will become a member of the Flathead faction and will have a mountain near Ronan named after him.
Buffalo Minn July 22 Sheriff John Nugent Wright county was shot and killed early today by Dick Crawford guarding a creamery at Dickinson Siding six miles east of here. The guard mistook the sheriff for a robber.
Iowa Goal Strike marks time toward Monday meetings as Washington readies a distribution system. A big fleet of government ships will bring imported coal in an emergency.
Washington officials gave miners and operators a 10 day to two week window to test President Harding's plan before drastic action. Hoover seeks Attorney General Daugherty input on legal aspects of priority orders and price maintenance. Durkan of Scranton to meet with John Lewis after a Harding conference to try to settle the thre at ic strike. Hazelton warns radicals as Pennsylvania miners protest against 1000 state troops in mine fields.
Des Moines faced a looming fuel shortage as mine operators and miners held firm July 22 awaiting a Monday decision. Miner president Joe Morris vowed continued resistance to reopen southeastern Iowa mines for threshing despite Farm Bureau pleas. The government moved to distribute coal nationwide, with the commerce and justice departments drafting a distribution plan and the Shipping Board chartering ships from Wales and the east coast to import coal.
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