Jupiter and Planets Hold Heat Insight From AAAS
Prof Donald Menzel of Princeton University reports at AAAS that Jupiter and Saturn emit internal heat, Venus is warmer than Earth, Mars resembles Earth in temperature, and the Moon has wide day night temperature swings that may approach and exceed water’s boiling point. A delicate Lowell Observatory device measures planetary atmospheres.
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Boston
Mass
Jupiter
England
Donald N. Menzel
Princeton University
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Cambridge
Menzel
Lowell Observatory
Mars
Earth
Venus
Saturn
Professor Menzel
Dr. Menzel
Pyromaniac blamed for Toledo fires. arrest hoped
In Toledo on December 26 a suspected arsonist, linked to fires causing over a million dollars in damage, was near arrest as police collect evidence. Speed cars hunted the culprit, with four minor blazes reported. Losses included 1600 at Toledo Wholesale Grocery, 1600 at Simplex Engineering, fire at Acme Pattern Works, and a small blaze at Waldorf Hotel. American Legion members offered to aid Safety Director Light in fighting the fire menace.
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Toledo
Toledo Wholesals Grocery Company
Simplex Engineering Company
Acme Pattern Works
Waldorf Hotel
American Legion
Avezzano Quake Shakes Town. No Fatalities Reported
Rome Dec 29 reports Avezzano the town 25 miles northeast of Rome was struck by an earthquake today. Buildings were damaged but no deaths announced. Local authorities assess aftershock risks.
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Rome
Avezzano
Trome
Police shake-up in Cincinnati proposed to cut ranks
In Cincinnati on December 29 a broad police reorganization is planned. Police circles say the last major transfer of forty years would shrink the number of lieutenants, turnkeys, and station house attendants in outlying districts.
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Cincinnati
Dance Night at Nelsonville by Dean LeFaver Group
Social event in Nelsonville Ohio features music by Dean LeFaver and his gang on a Saturday evening near December. Organizer J Dewey Whyte lists the notice dated December 28 1922.
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Nelsonville
Dean le Feaver
J. Dewey Whyte
City Faces Coal Shortage Under Cold Wave
New York in the grip of a severe cold front may run low on coal with only 62 000 tons in reserve to feed five million residents. If sickness spikes, the public fuel administration will set up fuel priority lists.
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New York
Public Fuel Administration
Vimy Carrier Vern Townsend Fights Frostbite After Harta Storm
Elgin rural mail carrier Vern Townsend of Stewart Ohio faced 13 years in North Dakota. Stranded by a car engine freeze on December 11 he sat for hours in extreme cold before rescue. Doctors hope to save his hands and feet with surgery plans adjusted as he recovers in Bismarck hospital.
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Mandan
N. D
Vern Townsend
Elgin
Wis
Townsend
Stewart
Ohio
Mr. Townsend
North Dakota
Mra. C. W. Townsend
Athens County
Bismark
Man Named Charles Harvey Dies by Self Inflicted Wound in Prison
In Kenton Ohio on December 29 authorities held the body of Charles Harvey 45 Crestline Ohio after he slashed his throat with a pocket knife while in city prison awaiting a sanity test. He had been arrested for persistently standing on the Big Four track in the path of a train.
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Kenton
Charles Harvey
Crestline
Ohio
City
Harvey
Carrier pigeons used to smuggle cocaine across borders
A bird exhibit notes how carrier pigeons are being trained to move cocaine and other drugs across borders and through interstate routes, illustrating new smuggling methods.
Worst fuel crisis grips New York during bitter winter storm
New York faces its worst fuel crisis as a winter storm halves coal supply to about 62 000 tons, enough for roughly two days. Rail lines blocked by snow, heavy winds, and sleet halt freight, with hospitals reporting more injuries from icy conditions and public health officials fearing a sickness surge.
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New York
Atlantic Coast
Public Health Department
The
Fuel Administration
Millionaire turns dress mill to workers under Golden Rule
Henry A. Dix of New York and Millville announces he will hand the $1,000,000 a year dress manufacturing business to the employees as a reward for faithful service. He lowers his own salary to 50 cents and loans $250,000 to start the workers with capital. Workers will pay for stock from future profits. Dix calls it practical labor problem solution based on fairness.
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New York
John C. Klein
Henry A. Dix
Millville
N. J
United States
Dix
Jersey justice hastens murder case in Orange incident
In Orange New Jersey on December 29 a 19 year old man William Battles confessed to strangling Mrs. Charles F. Brigham after luring her to a basement. The judge set January 4 for trial, and the woman died defending her honor while her three children slept upstairs with measles and diphtheria.
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Orange
N. J
Jersey
William Battles
Charles F. Brigham
Steckel
Battles
Deanville Music Nights Weekend Schedule
Deanville fans get a four piece orchestra this Saturday night December 30 and a Park Plan event on Monday January 1 with details listed as 12-28-2.
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Deanville
Park Plan
Dr Carlos Nye Arrives in New York January 10
A radio message picked up in the United States states Dr Carlos Nye of Bennos Aires Argentina is en route to the United States and will arrive in New York on January 10. Nye resides in Chauncey and has practiced osteopathy in South America for several years. he was in Rio de Janeiro for a centennial exposition when the message was sent.
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United States
Carlos Nye
Bennos Aires
South America
New York
Nye
Chauncey
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Merger Plans Near Completion for Armour & Co
Chicago Dec 29 final details on the consolidation of Armour & Co were nearly finished. An official merger announcement is expected soon. Bankers for J Ogden Armour plan marketing of 110 million dollars of securities for the new Armour & Co Delaware subsidiary. Armour will become chairman of the board but remain active in management.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
J. Ogden Armour
Delaware
Armour
Greece readies renewed war drive as Turkey talks stall
Athens dispatch reports Venizelos warning of renewed war with Turkey. Greece to mobilize Thrace army and call up more reservists while General Orangios heads to Salonika. London contends stalemate at Lausanne risks collapse as Britain plans naval support and Greece pledges up to 40 thousand troops.
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Vleutherios Venizelos
Turkey
Athens
Daily Express
Greece
Thrace
Venizelos
Orangios
Salonika
Near East
Lausanne
Great Britain
Lack
Aegean
Gunman Named in Koehler Killing Trial
In Columbus on December 29 Stanley Forbes testi fied he saw Peter Long alias Big Bill shoot Patrolman G b Koehler during the November 28 North High Street confrontation with officers. Forbes said Long fired after Friddle began shooting and denied claiming Long admitted shooting both Koehler and Friddle.
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Columbus
Peter Long
Big Bill
Cleveland
G. Bk. Koehler
Stanley Forbes
Koehler
North ‘High Street
Roscoe
Friddle
Forbes
Long
Cummings
Charles Mithoefer
Money Making Machine Works in Northeast Ohio
NILES December 29 Samuel Bod lek headed a gang of confidence men fleecing foreigners across eastern Ohio. The devices dubbed the money making machine fooled victims by creating fake currency. An Alliance buyer paid 1700 dollars for one contrivance and another 1200 dollars for a cheaper model.
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Ohio
Niles
Samuel Bodlek
Alliance
Jones
Severe Ohio Storm Hits Interurban Traffic and Lines
Cleveland and northern Ohio faced the season’s worst storm with disrupted interurban service and telegraph and telephone lines. Ohio Bell estimates losses of at least 800000 dollars while Western Union expects about 50000 dollars in damages.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Western Union
Forger Harris Testifies In Athens County Case
Charles Harris a colored mail carrier admits forging and testifies against John Dailey as a witness in the Tedrow vs Harris case. Harris claims Bailey of Coalville National Bank forged notes. bank foreclosed on Harris farm in Washington County to secure loans. Trial spans three days with counsel, record to Athens prosecutor for action.
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Charles Kh. Harris
Cutler
Ohio
John E. Dailey
Glouster
Coalville
Athens County
Harris
Charlies E. Tedrow
Nelsonville
Charities R. Harris
Tedrow
New York Coal Co
Batley
English Artist Arrives in Washington for Harding Portrait
English painter Misesegaret Lindsay Williams arrives in Washington to paint a portrait of President Harding for the English Speaking Union. She adopts a modernist approach, saying art requires pretending to find a meaning.
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Misesegaret
Lindsay Williams
Washington
President Harding
English Speaking Union
Ferris Returns Home After 2½-Year Absence
In Galion Ohio on December 29 Frank Ferris aged 29 rejoined his father John Ferris after two and a half years apart. His mother died when he was three and he had lived with friends who later disappeared. Frank is now a prosperous resident of Massponex Virginia.
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Galion
Frank Ferris
John Ferris
Frank
Vrank
Massponex
Liquor Bootleg Fleets Land 100000 Cases Ahead of Christmas
W H Atkins reports government investigators say smugglers imported at least 100000 cases of whisky worth 10000000 dollars in the week before Christmas. Valued cargo reached major distribution centers and was sold to patrons across coastal states aided by ships landing within reach of prohibition authorities.
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Washington
United States
Treasury and
Pustice Department
Prohibition
Prohibition Navy
Stougelers
Jersey
Canadian
New England Faces Fuel Shortage After Devastating Storm
Boston and New England cities battle a fuel famine spurred by a severe storm that killed four people and disrupted rail and marine traffic. Fires caused about $100,000 damage in Boston Providence and nearby cities.
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New England
Providence
BR. I
Lakeport
Nhw
Lynn
Masa
Coast Guard Rushing to Aid Stricken Vessel Near Five Fathom Bank
An SOS from a United States Shipping Board motor vessel Monmotor reported water-logged with a severe list ten miles southeast of Five Fathom Bank lightship. The Moonmootor carries 42 men, and the Coast Guard cutter Ickapoo is rushing to assist from Cape May New Jersey.
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Cape May
N. J
United States Shipping Board
Monmotor
Moonmootor
Coast Guard
Ickapoo
Messenger Office Closed for New Year Holiday
In common with all other business houses and manufacturers the Messenger office will be closed all day Monday January 1 on account of the National holiday New Year's Day.
Peace in Europe Must Come Soon Says Labour Leader
London December 29. Philip Snowden, Labour MP and potential chancellor, urges Germany to pay no indemnities and Europe to start with a clean slate. He argues Britain should avoid vast monetary payments and favors U.S. administration of central Europe or League of Nations involvement to resolve the crisis. The piece casts doubt on Paris talks and notes a cautious, nonconfrontational stance.
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A. Wray
I. N.S
London
Germany
Europa
Labor Party
Philip Snowsden
M. P
Laborites
House of Commons
Snowden
Europe
United States
Ming
Paris
France
League of Nations
Carnival dance at Lamborns ovalion Glouster
Event notice for a Monday night Carnival dance at Lamborns ovalion in Glouster with Webs ters Music listed. Date given as 12 28 18.
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Lamborns
Ovalion
Glouster
Websters Music
Plan to Merge Five Railroads Under One System
Cleveland December 28 plan to merge five Van Sweringen railroads into a single system to be overseen by one manager. The Nickle Plate lines would form the core, totaling about 1700 miles. Connected lines include Lake Erie & Western Toledo St Louis Western Clover Leaf Port Wayne Cincinnati & Toledo. details on Chesapeake & Ohio not disclosed.
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Cleveland
van Sweringen
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway
Lake Erie & Western
Toledo, St. Louis & Western
Clover Leaf
Port Wayne, Cincinnati & T Louisvile
Chicago & State
Chesapeake & Ohio
Hoover Sees 1923 Prosperity Amid Unsettled Trade
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover reports U S industry closes 1922 with strong gains and foresees continued prosperity early in 1923 despite unsettled foreign markets. He notes production up across sectors, farm prices up, and a firmer trade volume aided by higher output and rising consumer demand.
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Hoover
Washington
United States
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Iron and Steel
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