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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1924
Page
3
A night of record low temperatures and a deadly fire displaced a family of five in Woburn. Neighbors aided residents, evacuating them from a burning home and two apartments as eight degree readings shattered 1918 records.
In Macon Georgia as temperatures hovered near zero two white girls and a negro died from burns while attempting to keep warm. Dorothy, 11, daughter of the county engineer, died from burns after drawing too close to an open grate. Her mother and grandmother were badly burned while trying to beat out the flames. At Forbeaty Ga. Fannie Jordan, 90, a Black woman, was burned to death when her clothing caught fire from a heater.
A well clad young woman with a swanlike accomplice robbed a Brooklyn grocery near closing time, totaling $86 as the manager and five clerks were threatened with a pistol. The woman flashed a fur coat as they entered, asked for a box of goods, and the male suspect brandished a pistol while the others handed over cash. Also mentioned is a separate report about a body blown through a brick wall in Wax-D.
Mrs Metzer was discovered by Mrs Wallmierger after smoke woke her. Rescue on the second floor was led by Buiminger who brought Mrs Metuer to safety. Investigating officer Macléillan of Strippenville filed the report as services were held at Tyleraburg Church.
Six people die in a premature nitro glycerine blast at a farm near Franklin, Pennsylvania. Among the dead are Paul Stone and his wife, Herbert Whitman, John Whitman, Eugene H. Neil, and Robert Kin ner. Two nearby men escape injury while witnesses describe the shooting of an elf well and the operation’s fatal mishap. The Stone family leases the farm where the blast occurred.
New Orleans report by Col Henry C Heater secretary of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange shows 8 268 325 bales brought into sight for five months ending December 13 1928 up from 8 28 248 the previous year 7 107 101 the year before and 6 318 937 in 1920. December movement 1 406 793 bales up 164 000 over last year 176 355 over same month last year and 170 955 year before that with 22 04% in 1620.
The fragment cites rifle and ammunition prices, aircraft values, and mentions opposition to arming Mexico. It lists rifles around 38 dollars per unit and ammunition at 18 dollars per thousand rounds, with airplanes valued at 12000 dollars each, but notes no further developments.
Official figures show outstanding public debt at 31 589 166 846 when books closed. Treasury officials say wartime obligations are manageable and that the past two years of refunding leave the treasury able to meet maturities without impairing the retirement program. Success hinges on continued economy policy.
The government plans to abandon Fort Caswell at the Cape Fear river mouth. In recent days two loads of guns and projectiles were shipped from the coast defense to Charleston, South Carolina. It is believed ordnance material from Caswell is being sent to Fort Bragg in Fayetteville.
President Coolidge asks Director Lord to confer with the Shipping Board and Naval Department to buy vessels under their control for use by the Coast Guard to fight rum smugglers off the American coast. The plan, seen as cheaper than building new ships, could cost 10 to 15 million dollars and provide quicker availability than new construction. Football student H. W. Preble of Springfield College sustains a broken neck in a November game and will miss the season while hospitalized.
Fragmentary OCR notes show investigators seeking trace of officers who disappeared after boarding small boats. The fragment records imply a terrible turn in the sea and potential loss, but lack concrete names, places, dates, or outcomes.
A Seaboard rail collision left multiple white and Black workers hurt and several dead after a wreck in which Henry Campbell of Columbia and a Black man identified only as one of five Black victims died at Good Samaritan hospital minutes after arrival. The incident also involved Henry Mathis of Helmlet and others from Charlotte and Allendale, with the extent of injuries ranging from lacerations to leg and shoulder injuries. Police and investigators sought to determine identities of the deceased and assess the full number of casualties.
New York reports railroads posted record progress in 1923 with highest efficiency, tariff levels, new facilities, and renewed construction after eight years. Car shortages turned to a surplus as railroads moved substantial traffic with better shipper cooperation and public relations.
The American National Lutheran council led by Dr John A Morehead announces mass feeding across Germany this winter An estimated ten thousand meals are served daily at parish halls and connected facilities with more outlets planned as food supplies allow This action aims to aid Germans during the harsh season.
An explosion at the Corn Products plant in Pekin trapped and killed several workers and injured many more. About 150 men were inside when the blast occurred. rescuers faced entombed victims in crushed box cars and debris. Physicians warned a significant number of the injured could die as crews fought to recover bodies and control fires.
Representative Upshaw of Georgia urged drastic measures to curb alcohol use by Congress and officials. He proposed a resolution declaring persona non grata any member found under the influence in the Capitol or House buildings. He also called for a pledge of total abstinence for all federal appointees and suggested using the executive guillotine against confirmed drinkers.
Nine men perish when a monster wave from a power boat swept them from the deck of the Bld into Great South Bay. The men were part of a rescue party to aid a grounded speed boat at Island Inlet during a storm. Most victims were rescuers from Electra, owned by G. C. Eccleston of Bay Shore. two survivors were aboard Electra.
The Ministry of Post issues charity stamps to finance feeding the poor. Stamps in five ten twenty and fifty gold pienigs denominations will sell at twice their value with “Duetache Nothilis” German relief printed on the face. In Ohio four killed in a crossing crash near Ballontaine. An automobile from Michigan bearing the name Mineat R Herron Royal Oak was struck by a Big Four train near Huntavilla. Bodies brought to the scene include a man about 38. a woman described as lame.
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