New York Motorist Rule Curbing Rail Crossing Death Toll
State law mandates motorists reduce speed to a safe limit within 300 feet of a railroad crossing. Judges urge strict obedience to prevent grade crossing collisions, noting 617 deaths and 1710 injuries in late 1922 quarter, per Interstate Commerce Commission.
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State of
New York
Ings
Charles C. van Kirk
New York Supreme Court
Justice van Kirk
Interstate Commerce Commission
Famous Underground Beer Garden in St Louis’s Uhrig’s Cave
Historic Uhrig’s Cave beneath St Louis streets housed an underground beer garden once a popular social spot. Patrons traveled by bus to the city tavern connected to a stage above ground where actors like Jean Drew and Julia Marlowe performed under Pat Short and Heinrich Conried, starting with Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pinafore in 1879.
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ST. Louis
Uhrig
America
Jean Drew
Aterustin Daly
Julia Marlowe
Della Fox
Pat Short
Heinrich Conried
Metropolitan Opera Company
Gilbert and Sullivan
Germans Aim to Halt French Air Power in World War I
The passage describes German expectations of a decisive air war and their willingness to use any tactic to curb French aviation. It notes a burning yard 60 by yards and the destruction of 27 Nieuport aircraft valued at over 3 000 000 000 francs as part of the broader air conflict.
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Nieuport
France
Germany
Children to Give Penny Memorial for Harding
Chicago lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose proposes a penny memorial from every child to build a $100,000 fund for a Harding memorial. The favored idea is a drinking fountain memorial to be placed where children can splash and remember the former president.
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Chicago
Harding
Loyal Order of Moose
Radio Sleep Training Aids Navy Aviator Students
At Pensacola Naval Air Station a test using suggestion based radio sleep training helped twenty aviation students master the radio code. Under J N Phinney instruction, sleepers reportedly absorbed messages at 25 words per minute, passing exams and improving retention while saving the government money.
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Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
Sam
J. N. Phinney
Phynney
Navy
French Suspect German Air Plot Raises Invasion Fear
Colonel Rousset of the French army warns in Petit Parisien of a suspected German air raid plan using Ruhr saboteurs to set fires at aviation fields. He cites fires at Le Bourget and a second hangar blaze at the same airfield as concerning evidence.
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Paris
Ruhr
France
Rousset
Petit Parisien
le Bourgeo
Bron
Hanene Ana
Stable Wars Uptage Chemist Says
Sir Alfred Mond, ex-Cabinet Minister and leading European chemist, told Swansea University College students that science and wealth production secure world peace. He urged Britain to boost overall production through new processes and lower costs, highlighting electrolysis and chlorine manufacture as key advances.
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London
Alfred Mond
Europe
Swansea University College
Britain
Sir Alfred Mond
England
Catalysis and Industrial Advances Highlight Science Value
The text notes catalytic action replacing chemical methods in fat hardening by hydrogenation and ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and hydrogen under pressure. It cites Sabatier’s discovery and iron catalyst as enabling Germany to produce ammonium nitrate during the war, arguing science serves both practical and intrinsic purposes.
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Professor Sabatier
Germany
Death penalty ordered for outlaw elephant Charlie
Los Angeles reports the elephant star Charlie has been sentenced to death after a history of rampages and almost killing director Curley Stetch. He is kept confined as authorities decide disposal method, with sea tow and target practice among proposed options. Charlie is said to be 183 years old and appeared in 180 films.
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Los Angeles
Charlie
Curley Stetch
Raleigh
North Carolina
San Francisco
Elevator Girl Seeks Divorce Denied in Akron Court
Kathlena Horne 27, an elevator girl, testified before Judge H C Spicer that she had no other man and was keeping company, but judge denied her divorce after filing in Akron.
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Akron
Kathlena Horne
H. C. Spicer
Gay Kathlena
Woman fined for contempt as marriage ends denied
In court a wife admitted writing a love letter to another man after denying remarriage plans. Her husband attended as a spectator and challenged her claims. After cross examination the judge fined her $19 for contempt of court and refused the divorce.
Stolen Funds Fail to Halt Wedding Ceremony
In Chicago hospital nurse John Schroeder faced a disrupted wedding when two friends stole his wedding outfit and his money. Despite the setback, Schroeder proceeded with the ceremony, proving resilience amid the theft.
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Chicago
Friedns
John Schroeder
Schroeder
Note on a Beatrice native and a honeymoon trip
A man who vowed to fund his fiancée Miss Suttan Elsasser from Beatrice Nebraska to Chicago and then marry Jer is on his honeymoon. The report notes two friends who were said to be captured in Vand Ill a stolen car en route to Mexico. Schroeder's money is mentioned.
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Suttan Elsasser
Beatrice
Neph
Chicago
Jer
Vand Ill
Mexico
Schroeder
Tennessee Moonshine Connoisseur Claims Slow Work Ethic
A Tennessee man asserts that his corn moonshine yields are slow but steady, describing the process as meticulous and carefully measured to ensure quality. His claim highlights a patient craft amid traditional distilling practices.
Cape May Reports Geese Flying North on Seasonal Rest
Cape May notes geese migrating northward in seasonal move, observers report birds using established flyways and formational flight patterns. The report highlights timing and routes typical to coastal avian migration.
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Cape May
Touring Special WETT SIX Impresses With Jewett Improvements
The ad touts the New Touring Special WETT SIX with upgrades like larger brake drums heavier wheels and improved carburetor and valve mechanism. It features a Japanese blue beauty-body with nickel trim and a 50 hp Paige-built motor promising quiet operation strong hill power and fast acceleration at a price around 1220 f o b factory.
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Jewett
Bayfield
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