23 May 1922
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1922
Page
1
A fragmented OCR summary notes a long running dispute over financial schemes and gullibility in wealth, with weather and market references. Regions mentioned include Wall Street and Colorado, with hints of a forecast for cooler days ahead and unsettled conditions in the east.
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific lines face alarm as four percent gold certificate bonds from the old Rock Island era flood bucket shops and scams. Investors paid twelve to fifteen dollars for tickets once valued at a thousand, with banks and financiers warning of the fraud. Officials seek to trace the source of the boom as small banks paid coupons while the securities are deemed worthless.
The Egypt liner was hit near Ushant by the Seine, with 98 feared dead and 242 saved as 6 on board perish. Among the missing are Mrs M L Sib and Mrs V M Boyer whose addresses are unknown. A passerby risked his life to save a woman as fog shrouds the scene and officers recount chaotic lifeboat failures.
Robbie Vickerman, 4, wandered from a Tombstone picnic 16 miles north in the Dragoon range. More than 100 searchers scoured the hills through the night. an army airplane joined the effort as turnout paused town business. He woke and asked for ice cream after a ten mile trek.
Representatives of Bethlehem and Lackawanna Steel met with Attorney General Daugherty in Washington to assure that their proposed merger would not be completed until the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission finish their inquiries. The talks covered company reports and the ongoing investigation, with a possible consolidated hearing ahead.
A Santa Fe chamber of commerce sponsored event welcomes 225 Chicago real estate dealers and families for a day of entertainment by Tesuque Pueblo dancers. The group arrives at 6 AM and stays until 2 PM as they travel onward to California.
Little progress reported as lawmakers delay on tariff bill. Most time spent debating minor amendments and technical details.
The Senate resumes night sessions on the tariff bill but progress slows due to Senator King of Utah's illness. The clash centers on duties for red or brown quarry tiles and ad valorem rates, with Weldon Sheppard opposing the committee rate and Underwood urging restraint. Proposals to tax crude petroleum and fuel oil face delays, while producers seek protection for domestic industry against foreign competition.
Representatives of Alabama Power submit a proposal to pay 2 500 000 for the government interest in the Gorgas plant and its line to Muscle Shoals. Secretary Weeks reports the offer to the Senate Agriculture Committee after reviews by Hugh L. Cooper and P M Downer. The Agriculture Department favors private or government development to ensure Muscle Shoals supplies fertilizers.
Professor Southworth reports a sharp drop in drinking among college students since Prohibition. A survey of 486 deans yielded 208 replies indicating a marked decrease in the past year. The report states that in the vast majority of American colleges the drink problem has ceased to exist.
New York May 22 Joe Burman Chicago bantamweight received the judges decision tonight in a 10 round contest with Bud Penmpsey of New York.
Catherine Rosier faces murder charges alleging she shot her husband Oscar Rosier and his alleged lover Mildred Reckitt after discovering their affair. She cites unwritten law as a defense, claiming protection for a wife betrayed by a cheating husband. A Philadelphia court will decide if the defense holds any weight similar to past cases.
Bank records linked to alleged conspiracy in which Governor Small and others face fraud charges were introduced in Waukegan as prosecutors examined Swift and Company loans. Cameramen from four film firms arrived to shoot the case, but jurors balked at posing on the courthouse lawn.
Spokane reports Governor Louis F. Hart of Washington announced plans for a conference of ten western state governors in Sacramento to discuss uniform gasoline taxes driven by heavy tourist travel. He said a western delegation may also push for tighter narcotics restrictions before Congress.
Mrs Ji W McConkie wife of a prominent Montrose businessman was found shot to death in her daughter's home here between and 10 o clock today authorities believe she shot herself during a period of melancholia she had suffered health problems for several years
The Teallan steamer Andrea of 2584 tons sank after colliding with another ship off Philadelphia. No lives were lost. The Italian vessel Andrea struck amidships by the H W Alexander of 4188 tons, then headed for shallow water and anchored on the New Jersey side.
The steamer Conestoga, carrying wheat from Port Coborne to Montreal, burned in the Cardinal canal at Ogdensburg N Y today. Loss estimated at 250000 dollars. Several crew members badly burned. Cause of fire unknown.
The wholesale price of flour dropped to 7 dollars per barrel in Denver on May 22 after a 20 cent reduction. The reduction lowers the local market cost and affects traders and bakers statewide.
A free booklet on the school child health with height and weight tables for boys and girls a home eye test chart and instructions. It covers teeth adenoids tonsils flat feet malnutrition and 45 other subjects prepared by the American School Hygiene Association and published by the American Red Cross for free distribution. Send name and address on the coupon.
The Albuquerque Journal Information Bureau in Washington DC encloses two cents for return postage on a free copy of the School Childs Health. Name Street City State.
In Washington on May 22 Senator Caraway renewed his charge against Attorney General Daugherty citing two letters allegedly showing Daugherty's role in obtaining Morse's release from the Atlanta penitentiary. The letters, dated 1917, involve Thomas Felder and Frank L. Seeley and claim Daugherty acted with former President Taft's confidence.
The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, adjourned in Hot Springs Arkansas on May 22 after approving junior steward boards, delaying retirement age for bishops, and revising Sunday school and Epworth League governance. The next meeting is set for May 6 1926 in a yet to be chosen city.
Clarence Prest of Las Vegas Nev attempted a flight to Siberia and was forced to land forty five miles east of North Platte Neb last night during his journey from Grand Island Neb Prest reached North Platte several hours later and hopes to depart for Cheyenne Wyo the next day if weather allows
The Colorado river flood threatens 140000 acres in the Palo Verde valley as 40000 acres remain underwater. Officials estimate 40000 acres flooded with one fifth to one fourth flowing through the break as spring crest nears in twenty days. Ranchers seek federal and state aid to cope with the emergency.
Walter S Ward of New Rochelle confessed to shooting and killing Clarence Peters a former sailor from Haverhill Mass Peters and two accomplices known as Charlie Ross and Jack had blackmailed Ward for six weeks demanding 75000 dollars Ward surrendered to Sheriff Werner posted 10000 bail and was released Peters body lay near a Kensico reservoir after a confrontation and exchange of gunfire in White Plains N J
An intense earthquake struck Santiago Chile at 19 59 this morning lasting about five minutes with no damage reported and no injuries listed local authorities said.
Lady Nancy Astor in a six week visit home urged Americans to be the Good Samaritan to suffering Europe and back a league of peace. She noted moral persuasion in labor issues and praised honest leadership while urging broader US involvement in international affairs.
Thousands of Masons arrive in Atlantic City for the seventeenth annual League of Masonic clubs conference. The event opens tomorrow with a parade on Wednesday, a banquet on Thursday, and an athletic sand meet on Friday afternoon.
May 22 report from AsSine Chicago notes 200 rich families hire private guards to protect homes as Chief Fitzmorris seeks 1 000 more police. Jars of crime include a $11 150 paymaster robbery and the James Hanley bank job with methodical gang action.
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