Rosa Ferlita Rescued After 86 Days at Sea
The schooner Rosa Ferlita, 590 tons, battered by wind and wave, was towed into New York harbor after 86 days at sea from Axim to Boston with nine crew aboard. Captain Look of the President Garfield and look out Wally Bates aided in the rescue as the crew fought becalms, storms, a broken rudder, and a missing mast while signaling for help.
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Strange spell cast over women by husky farmer
Grand Rapids, Mich. Cadillac farmer Clarence Warner, described as six feet tall and handsome, is arrested with two married women after a three day search for their missing wives. The trio were found in a single bedroom love nest where the women allegedly flocked to Warner, ignoring their husbands at the police station and later bound over to the superior court. Warner remained silent as the women claimed no wrongdoing.
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Oklahoma Mothers Ban Fashions For Daughters In Hollis
In Hollis Oklahoma fifty mothers held a mass meeting and voted for simple dresses for schoolgirls. The edict urges plain gingham or serge outfits with lisle or woolen hose and bans costly fabrics and feminine cosmetics for girls and teachers.
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Hollis
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Christmas Eve Car Ride Encourages Homeward Cheer
A 1922 verse by T. A. Daly invites travelers aboard for Christmas, promising ample space and free bundles while urging passengers to leave cares behind. The poem contrasts joyful freight of gifts with grim expressions, urging a merry homeward journey.
Taft near full recovery and Senate confirms Butler to Supreme Court
The AP reports Taft has nearly recovered from a minor operation. The Senate confirms Pierce Butler of St. Paul as associate justice. House hearings on Keller impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty wrap up. War Finance Corp says properly financed farmers weather storms. Clemenceau’s $20,000 in surplus from lectures and articles goes to American Field Service fund fellowships. Senator Borah proposes calling an international conference on economics and arms reduction. An American commission to aid European reparations gains unofficial support from the US Germany and Britain and is under French consideration. Justice Dept moves to sue United States Harness Co. Rawson WV and Thomas Roberts & Co. Philadelphia over surplus war supply contracts.
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Philadelphia
World Meeting 5 Plan of Boran Discussion
The passage argues subsidies fail to open markets or ship cargoes and calls for real economic recovery through employment rather than tax-based subsidies. It cites disarmament concerns and warns against renewing a naval armament race that would undermine recovery.
Unmasked Holdups Strikes Small Store on Jackson Street
Mrs O'Brien's shop at Jackson and Silver streets was held up by two masked bandits late Wednesday night. One robber, armed with a revolver, forced her to stay put while the other fired and killed the register, and the pair escaped through an alley with about $8. The intruders, described as young men, fled after the raid.
Wallace Reid in Serious Condition After Breakdown
The condition of Wallace Reid, the motion picture actor, remains not so favorable after his family said he suffered a breakdown following withdrawal from drugs and liquor. Physicians warned he is by no means out of danger.
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Los Angeles
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