08 May 1922
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1922
Page
1
Clara Tate left by NIST valued at 10 million dollars. finder carried life insurance for a large amount though the figure has not been ascertained.
Close friends said Henry P Davison died after an operation for a brain tumor and will be buried Tuesday at a small Locust cemetery plot after a funeral at St John s Church Lattingtown. The financier left an estate valued at 16 million dollars with life insurance and other assets awaiting final appraisal.
Plans for a new city temple by the Methodist faith will rise in the heart of the great loop on the site of the old First Methodist church. Trustees led by George W. Dixon say the downtown structure aims to unite creed and humanitarian work with year round services and social outreach. The temple, envisioned as a beacon in commerce and faith, will echo the city’s spiritual center while drawing people to a broader meaning of life.
Weather update from May 7 indicates generally fair conditions for western areas with oceanic showers in the eastern portion on Monday. Tuesday shows no temperature change. overall outlook remains mild and azure with little variation across the region.
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Robert Lansing former secretary of state defended American intervention in Haiti in a letter to Senator McCormick. He said U S aims were to establish peace and prosperity block German designs and uphold the Monroe doctrine. He noted 1915 naval landings were urgent to counter revolution and German aggression.
In Vicksburg on May 7 the Mississippi flood relief committee adopted a resolution asking President Harding to issue a public appeal for donations to aid about 20 000 Yazoo basin flood victims. Red Cross reports show this week’s ration relief rising to 20 900 from 17 000 the prior week.
At Tongshang Kuyeh and Lanchow about 20 000 defeated Chang Tso Lin troops are blocked near coal mines as Wu Pei Fu’s gunboats shell Shanhaikan without effect. British volunteers move to Lian si. Foreign posts doubled as forces maneuver between Tientsin and Shanhaikan.
J L Patterson founder is reported dead after a heart attack aboard a train en route from his Dayton Ohio home to Atlantic City New Jersey.
John H. Patterson founder and chairman of National Cash Register dies suddenly on a train near Kirkwood Camden County aged 77. He helped Dayton raise 2 million to prevent future floods and built a vast cash register business starting as a farm laborer in Ohio.
A five and a half carat black ish diamond found in Bloemhof, Johannesburg, proved emerald in color when cut. The stone now weighs one and a half carats and is regarded as highly valuable due to the rarity of green diamonds.
London May 7 European leaders turn to a bankers committee formed after Genoa as the logical path to resolve German reparations. J Pierpont Morgan will represent America with chair M Delacroix and other financiers. The panel will study Germanys capacity to meet reparations while securing foreign loans and propose changes if needed to protect Allied claims.
Washington reports a broad policy of friendly ties with Latin America may surface at Brazil’s September exposition in Rio de Janeiro. Secretary Hughes may attend as an extraordinary envoy to express U S friendship, with a $1,000,000 appropriation authorized for U S representation.
Delegates to the Texas State Medical convention gather in El Paso as physicians and health authorities fill church pulpits. Tomorrow multiple Texas health societies meet including the Roen gen Ray and Hygienical associations, with a large public health meeting open to residents.
In Jaffa Palestine preparations start for regular horse racing. A course site has been chosen near the village of Selmah in the Jaffa area.
A Saturday night collision near Lobo Texas involved runaway slag cars and the Sunset Limited. About 4 percent of the injured were hurt but none seriously. victims included engineer W S Kine and passengers from California and Pittsburgh, with several treated at El Paso hospitals.
Ma Soo representing the Canton government said China’s civil war has only begun after predictions that Chang Tao-Lin’s forces would end hostilities. Canton troops are ordered north to fight Wu Pei-Fu, and a single battle does not end the war. He questioned any lasting unity and claimed the Beijing government lacks legitimacy.
Rev. Oliver Kene of the Methodist Episcopal church in Kearney Nebraska says publicity can turn even advertising into church support. He cites quadrupled membership in four years from local newspaper ads funded by collection plate. He warns ads must carry a sound gospel message and notes first visits often lead to return visits with others.
Rainy weather in Ardmore postpones the funeral of Bud Ballew a noted Southwest gun fighter and peace officer who was slain by Wichita Falls Chief J W McCormick. Services moved from Lone Grove to tomorrow with burial beside his father and a Masonic lodge overseeing rites.
Oakland report says two men John H. Hanify and George Anderson were found tangled in the wreckage of the yacht Quart near Hayward. E A Christenson, third member of the party, remained missing as searchers used airplanes at dawn. Hanify and Christenson were Burlingame residents and prominent in lumber and shipping circles.
President will hold individual conferences with members of his official family this week to discuss a reorganization plan. The sessions are part of the administration's effort to streamline operations and define new roles.
Washington May 7 President Harding plans individual conferences with cabinet members this week to smooth differences over proposed government department reorganization. Senator Smoot said a report would reach a congressional committee by mid month and a bill to implement changes would be introduced and passed before Congress adjourns.
The Rev Edward J Randall secretary of the Chicago diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church cites a drop in alcohol related cases since federal Prohibition began. He notes closures of Neal Institutes and a decline in intemperance investigations in Chicago and Massachusetts, plus fewer drunkenness arrests. He references liquor industry shifts and sunstroke deaths, drug addiction trends, and a 1920 guardianship drop, attributing changes to prohibition.
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