Harding Blames Wilson for Treaty Delay at Columbus Rally
At a Columbus rally Senator Harding placed sole blame on President Wilson for the Senate delay on the peace treaty. He argued Wilson’s leadership risks American sovereignty and warned against a super government framework while urging the public to defend national rights. Hoover in Baltimore opposed turning ratification into a campaign issue.
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Columbus
United States
Harding
Wilson
Senate
South
America
Jefferson
Marding
White House
Council of Nine
Baltimore
Herbert Hoover
John Hopkins University
Makage
Germany
League
Europe
Hoover
Credit Regulation by Reserve Board Is to Be Tried
Thomasville officials in special session extend the ban on public gatherings for another week as influenza eases. Red Cross volunteers aid, deaths noted from pneumonia linked to flu, and local building and business plans loom for the coming months. Washington signals a firm reserve policy to curb credit expansion and avert inflation with potential act changes and new rate structures. Senate moves to consider railroad bill conference report with swift passage anticipated.
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Thomasville
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Banking
Congress
Census count near finish at High Point amid flu scare
Workers in High Point said the government census would be finished in three to four days if weather holds. Influenza and bad weather slowed efforts, but recent days have brought faster progress and optimism. Senators and union leaders clashed over wage settlement and the Cummins-Este measure, with union officials mulling a veto to protect higher pay goals. Representatives from 15 organizations met in secret to draft a unified stance.
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High Point
Cummitus
Wilson
Washington
Cummins-Este
Hines
Postponed Meeting of C. G. Directors in High Point
The annual meeting of the chamber of commerce officers and directors, set for tonight in the high school auditorium, is postponed due to influenza and a city order banning public gatherings. A new date next week is likely once officials confirm the emergency order. The gathering would cover president reports, year one accomplishments, and plans for civic and commercial matters.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Chamber
Four women killed in Lynn aged home fire
Four inmates of the Lynn home for aged women were burned to death when a fire swept the building in a mass accident. Fire officials reported the blaze began early this morning and destroyed the structure, leaving four elderly residents dead.
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Lynn
Mass
Lynn Home For Aged Women
Chicago Laundries Raise Shirt and Collar Prices
Chicago employers announce price increases for shirt and collar cleaning. President R. J. Elliot of the King's Model Laundry Company cites higher payroll costs since New Year and says the public must pay the advance. Other laundries follow with similar increases.
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Chicago
R. J. Elliot
King’s Model Laundry Company
Elliot
Danuser Brothers Compete In Fracture Feat at Fulton
In Fulton Missouri on February 23 Henry Danuser aged eleven and his brother Walter age nine vie to break the collar bone most often. Henry leads with three fractures to his credit as five fractures have kept the family physician busy over two years.
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Fulton, Mo
Henry Danuser
Walter
K. B. Danuser
Henry
Danweser
Setzers Fined for Contempt in Municipal Court
Harry Setzer, a white man, was fined $25 and costs for contempt of court in municipal court. He had previously testified under oath about alleged personal relations with the prosecuting witness and was involved in a perjury charge. Also in court Jim Brown pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined five dollars plus costs. Lyn Marsh and C D Dorsett entered pleas on related charges. W E Tysinger failed to appear and his bond was forfeited.
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Harry Setzer
O. A. Kirkman
Setzer
Kirkman
C. A. York
T. J. Gold
Jim Brown
Lyn Marsh
C. D. Dorsett
W.E. Tysinger
Wilson Note Ready for Gables
Washington February 23. Officials say the Adriatic notes exchanged with the entente powers will be published with each government’s consent after President Wilson’s latest reply to the premiers is delivered. Officials expect the rejoinder to Europe by tonight and note the contents are not forecast.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Europe
State Department
Mde
Miss Irma Harrison Enrolled at Guilford College
Miss Irma Harrison visits the city and is a student this year at Guilford College. She is spending time in the area with her parents this week.
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Irma Harrison
Miss Harrison
Guilford College
Fire Drives 400 Guests From Marie Antoinette Hotel
Four hundred guests at the Marie Antoinette hotel on Broadway and 67th street were awakened and driven into New York streets when a fire started in the apartment of William H. Edwards early today.
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New York
Marie Antoinette Hotel
Broadway
67Th Street
William H
Big Bill) Edwards
Georgia Youth Plays Music On Common Saw
In Thomasville Georgia Sam Moore Jr formerly of Monticello Fla is shown playing a saw as a musical instrument. The Moore family is noted for talent and Sam later signed with a show troupe to feature music drawn from the common saw using a violin bow on its teeth.
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Georgia
Thomasville
National
Sam Moore
Monticello
Fla
Moore
Sheridan Cowboys Face City Dance Propriety Law
Sheridan Wyoming residents must observe a new city ordinance banning vulgar dancing in saloons. Mayor Camplin sanctioned the rule defining indecent dancing as close cheek contact or armpit embraces and upper body shaking, with a $100 fine for violations.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Camplin
Longevity attributed to whiskey and salt pork in Mendota
Austin Samuels, 84, says doctors told him he would not live long 40 years ago when tubercular. He began drinking whiskey and eating salt pork and soon recovered. He and wife Mr. and Mrs. Samuels recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
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Mendota
lLil
Austin Samuels
Mrs. Samuels
Raleigh Reopens Schools and Theaters After Influenza Closure
Raleigh, Feb 23. Schools theaters and other public gathering places closed for two weeks due to influenza reopen today. While many cases remain, a marked decrease in new cases was noted in the past week.
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Raleigh
New Cass
Flying Parson Held For Influenza Observation
Columbia dispatch reports Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard, army aviator, under observation at Camp Jackson for suspected influenza. The flyer was to depart for Jacksonville but illness delayed departure.
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Columbia
Belvin W. Maynard
Camp Jackson
Jacksonville
Two Sailors Die From Steam Pipe Burst On Destroyer Kitty
In San Diego on a speed run near the harbor a steam pipe burst aboard the destroyer Kitty, scalding two sailors to death and badly burning two others who were rushed to hospital. Decedent were Clarence B. Lambeth and Clarence Lendsdell.
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San Diego
Kitty
Clarence B. Lambeth
Clarence Lendsdell
Couple Dies After Long Bedside Vigil
Providence obituary notes Mrs. John H. Stafford aged 73 died soon after her husband of 78 passed away. The strain of watching by his bedside required no nurse and kept her at his side day and night until death.
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Providence
John H. Stafford
Stafford
Admiral Peary Rested With Full Naval Honors in Arlington
The body of Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with full naval honors. Officials and diplomats attended as Chaplain Harold G. Wright led religious services. the gun limber carried the casket draped in the flag he raised at the North Pole.
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Washington
Robert E., Peary
North Pole
Arlington National Cemetery
Diplomatic Corps
Admiral Peary
Congress
Navy
Chaplin Harold G. Wright
Farmer Awakes After Thirty Years In Invalid Chair
Greenleaf Kansas reports August Lohe Meyer, a farmer confined to an invalid chair for over thirty years due to rheumatism, woke to find he could walk. He now takes long walks to regain his fitness, saying he wishes to stay in trim.
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Greenleaf
Kan
August Lohemeyer
Here
Falling Icicle Kills Little Girl in New York Street
Theresa Walsh aged nine was fatally injured by a heavy icicle from a three story Bethune Street building near Greenwich Street. The block watchers said the icicle fractured her skull. she died an hour after arrival at St. Vincent's Hospital. Patrolman Meade found her in the street as other children fled.
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New York
Theresa Walsh
Bethune Street
Greenwich Street
Patrick J. Meade
Charles Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Thieves Fail In Attempt To Rob Omaha Bank
In Omaha Arkansas on February 23 a group of thieves tried to rob the Bank of Omaha using crowbars and nitro glycerine. They partially wrecked the vault door but abandoned the attempt and fled without stealing anything.
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Omaha Bank
Omaha, Ark
Bank of Omaha
Oldest Safecracker Arrested in Chicago Raid
CHICAGO February 23 Arthur Williams eighty three years old described by police as the oldest safe blower in the United States was arrested during a raid on an alleged thieves rendezvous.
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Chicago
Arthur Williams
United States
Ouija board sparks $10,000 slander suit in Lockport
In Lockport Feb 23 Albert Yost sues neighbor Walter and Mrs Walter for $10,000 claiming slander after a burglarized home led to a Ouija board conclusion naming Walter as robber. The Walters accuse the Yosts of defaming them and deny any defamatory remarks.
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Lockport. J
Albert Yost
Yost
Frank Walter
Walter
Yosts
Walters
Exhausted Gire student wakes after 67 hour nap
Miss Helen Eames a dental student at the University of Michigan Muskegon home woke from sixty seven hours of uninterrupted slumber following study for final mid year exams. Physicians said her pulse and heart were normal and advised gradual awakening once refreshed.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Helen Eames
University of Michigan
Muskegon
Miss Eames
John R. Anderson Dies at 51 in Saranac NY
John Ross Anderson, 51, assistant secretary of the Southern railroad, died in Saranac New York. He had been with the Southern since 1894 and news arrived in Washington on February 23.
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John R. Anderson
Washington
Saranac
N. Y
John Ross Anderson
The
Southern Railroad
Southern
Wrong to classify children under illegitimate stigma
William Hodson of the State Board of Control told a Minneapolis audience on February 23 that children born out of wedlock should not bear the illegitimate label. He argued that illegitimate parents exist but punishing the innocent children for their parents’ sins is wrong and heartless.
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Minneapolis
William Hodson
State Board of Con
Mr. Hodson
Miss Frances Montgomery Ill With Influenza
Frances Montgomery is seriously ill with influenza according to an announcement this morning.
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Frances Montgomery
Willie Walker Spends Weekend in High Point
Willie Walker a traveling salesman from the city spent the week end visiting High Point.
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Willie Walker
High Point
Syracuse businessman among visitors in furniture city
A. B. Peckham of Syracuse New York is listed among business visitors in the furniture city today observing industry activity and meetings with local firms.
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A. B. Peckham
Syracuse, N. Y
Whiskey revolt underscored by checked whiskey in Tron county
In Michigan’s Tron county Crsytal Falls reports quiet as revenue agents describe an in infant whiskey insurrection. Chicago officials say Major A V Dalrymple prepared to lead federal agents into Iron county to arrest local officials tied to the liquor raid. Washington requests warrants for Tron county prosecutors deputies and police chiefs on conspiracy to obstruct the prohibition law.
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Crystal Falls
Mich
Tron County
Chicago
A. V. Dalryimpie
Central States
U. S
Washington
A. V. Dalrymple
Iron County
Marquette
Tron River
Parents Charged in Infant's Hotel Murder
In Winston-Salem the Greek couple Nick Kosmos and his wife were arrested and jailed on charges of murdering their infant son. The child was found dead in bed Saturday in the parents room at a local hotel. a hearing is set for Wednesday.
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Winston-Salem
Nick Kosmos
Egg costs county clerk dear in odd misprint
Hammond Indiana February 23 Herbert Wheaton clerk of the county courts tasted an egg costing him 113 dollars. The egg belonged to a neighbor’s hen that wandered into his twenty five high priced hens’ coop. The chicken’s surprising lay sparked headlines as the egg’s price turned into a local curiosity.
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Hammond
Ind
Herbert Wheaton
Pear for his private stock drives him insane
Frank Johnson, a Chicago man, tried to commit suicide by slashing his throat after reading about liquor robberies and fearing thieves would target his private stock. He remains in recovery with medical care.
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Pear
Chicago
Frank Johnson
Richmond businessman visits High Point
N. C. Walker of Richmond Virginia is spending a few days in High Point as a business visitor.
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N. C. Walker
Richmond, Va
High Point
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