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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1924
Page
8
A fragmentary notice outlines a January to February 11 window for a contest awarding 500 dollars for IAT Pester, 9200 in cash for the M, and 100 dollars for the third prize, with unclear encoding of amounts and winners. The OCR remains incomplete and names are absent.
The car carrying the three bodies was stuck in mud ruts several yards from the main road. Wallack and his companions said they left North Little Rock to drive to Conway.
Secretary Weeks received a joint offer from three southern power companies proposing a six year lease to operate the government muscle shoals power project in Alabama. The deal would pay $100 million in rentals over the period and include construction of tram lines and Sheffield steam components valued at about $4.5 million.
In Lakehurst New Jersey the Shenandoah rode out a fierce 72 mile gale that tore the airship from its mast but crew aboard released ballast and kept the ship level. The craft shuddered but rose clear of the ground and, after seven hours, returned to its hangar despite nose and side damage.
Rebels gunboats Bombard Tampico as observers report at 9 o'clock Tampico and Sarazoza blocked entry of six ships including five tankers and the Maas Dutch steamer. By noon the ships were 600 meters off the Panuco river mouth seeking a landing. Foreign residents in Tampico show nervous tension amid the attack.
A Florida remand procedure split a large equity case between parties in a federal court decision. The southern Florida circuit court set aside the ruling, sending the matter back to Florida for further examination.
The governors of Arizona and Texas and the U S State Department authorize a border crossing at Naco with Mexican troops and Maya Indians observers. General Jesus Maria Aguierre leads operations as Mexican troops move toward Juarez and El Paso while those forces head toward Jalisco and Coahuila.
An average of 68.37 per person in the United States paid taxes in 1922 across national, state, county and city governments. Federal taxes for fiscal year starting July 1, 1922 totaled 3,204,000, with customs duties, income and profits taxes, other internal revenues, bank circulation tax, and Federal Reserve franchise taxes comprising the breakdown.
Emergency services responded to a balcony fall at a track meet. Forty doctors and fourteen ambulances were needed to treat and extract injured boys, many with exposed bones and head wounds, as spectators and organizers assisted victims and cleared debris.
Washington reports the fourth anniversary of the Eighteenth Amendment marked by a reception at the White House and the dedication of a new Methodist Board of Temperance headquarters. Prohibition officials and figures including Roy A. Haynes Mabel Willebrandt and Senators Ferris and Sheppard spoke on enforcement and permanence of prohibition. The Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League also held its annual meeting with Governor Pinchot and William J. Bryan among speakers.
Delayed reports from Laredo describe a derailment of a high speed ammunition train carrying U S Government munitions to Obregon Mexico. The wreck damaged both trains near Mexico City and killed a fireman while rebels seized about 50000 rounds.
Captain Frank H. McCrary says he will command the Shenandoah on its North Pole flight from Lakehurst New Jersey. He notes Commander J H Klein will be executive officer and Captain Anton Heinen likely pilot with no enlisted men forced to serve.
In New York a police boat crew seized 3000 cases of whiskey gin and champagne valued at 200000 and an ocean going tug boat valued at 60000 after a battle in New York harbor. Six men were taken into custody as authorities pursued ends of the confrontation.
Washington reports a hard battle at Tepeaca where Mexican federal forces under General Eugenio Martines defeated rebels led by Generals Maycotte and Villareal. The victory drove the rebel command from Tepeaca after a push from Tehuacan along the Puebla railway.
Reports from districts southwest of Tokyo near Fujiyama Mountain raise the earthquake death toll to about thirty. Financial circles fear effects on exchange and loans as hundreds of homes, many already damaged, collapsed or were ruined, including temporary shelters from last September.
Secretary Weeks received another offer for the Muscle Shoals Alabama properties from private capital sources. He declined to identity the sources but said the proposal would undergo study by engineers and ordinance experts before the department decides on any final disposition.
Acting Governor T W Davidson refused permission for Mexican troops to pass through Texas from Naco to Laredo and Eagle Pass. The State Department signaled a favorable view, while El Paso Mayor Dudley and San Antonio envoy Martinez protested. Davidson warned of Mexican revolt tensions among residents on the Texas border and urged caution.
Washington proposes a bill to issue semi monthly cotton crop reports by the agriculture department and ginning reports by the census bureau. The plan calls for a departmental board of at least five members with three from cotton growing regions to approve crop reports. The bill would end department acreage estimates based on farmers plans as unreliable.
Greenville NC reports Mrs Sallie Hudson 80 and blind burned to death and Miss Annie Mills 80 badly burned in Cox Mills home fire. Fire origin undetermined. Both women lived alone. Mrs Hudson burned beyond recognition and Miss Mills not expected to survive.
A December survey by the Department of Agriculture with rural carrier help shows U S hog production has peaked and begun a decline. Fall 1933 sow farrowings fell 8.7 percent from 1923, and spring breeding intentions dropped 1.3 percent, signaling reduced output ahead.
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