19 Mar 1923
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1923
Page
1
Michigan Reds case draws attention as Willan Z Foster, the radical ads man, faces trial amid claims of legal dodges and constitutional expansions. Chief defense attorney P Walsh leads the case with notable concerns about radical tendencies and the breadth of legal interpretation.
The text discusses Italian merchant marine subsidies for importing materials in Italy and shipyard aid based on tonnage. It notes American opinion split, a Senate filibuster, and Senator Caraway’s quip about dying sailors, with a quip comparing him to Ford and Benedict Arnold.
The article lists the cast for a school play titled Seventeen tragedy with roles for Baxter Sladden Mary Serene and many others and credits director Ednad Lee Sprowls and conductor Robert Bartholomew. It also notes a public sale of farm machinery and livestock on C. T. McKee farm near Indiana, Kentucky, on March 22 at 12 o clock sharp.
Death notices report Nora Work of Akron formerly Punxsutawney and several community members including Miss Nora Work Tyler and James A. Anderson of Ingram. Also noted are arrangements for Matthew Brown of Ernest with funeral tomorrow and interment at Greenwood cemetery. multiple survivors listed for each, reflecting local families and ties to Indiana and surrounding towns.
A NY detective claims Doroty Kennan's slaying killer known as Chloral Robber may have staged escapes. He allegedly carried out a $30,000 gem robbery in this city. The case hints at possible private agency involvement and secret connections in the investigation.
The Big Warehouse thanks participants for contributions of artworks and birds. Prizes include boxes of paints, sable brushes, water colors, brushes, fixative, bird cage, percolator, and a fancy bucket. The note highlights growing local interest in art and birds and promotes the store as a hub for artists materials and supplies.
President Harding leaves for a sweeping western tour likely starting in late June and lasting five to seven weeks across many states. A program of over twenty speeches in western cities was drafted after meetings with Congressional advisers. The itinerary may swing around the circle via northern and southern routes, touching agricultural and livestock states amid post election GOP dissatisfactions. He may visit Ohio, St Augustine, Augusta, Marion, and Columbus if Washington conditions allow, with his houseboat Pioneer anchored between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach.
Finegan state superintendent of public instruction reports committees will seek a maximum basis for revenue and appropriations. Special sessions of elective officers will draft bills for department appropriations not under the Governor. Ways and Means may consider a two mill capital stock tax to raise needed revenue for two years. Administration code not ready for presentation until next week. until then, committee work proceeds slowly.
An Irish program centered on St Patrick with remarks on his deeds and the Irish spirit. R C Vail of Indiana presented songs and humor ending with Harry Lauder songs and a lighthearted finale.
A New York speaker, George Barr Bakes, outlines aims of the American Relief to study infant mortality and maternal health. The association will run three year, multi city experiments in a congested middle west city, New England town, and a southern site to test child development from birth to maturity.
New York on March 19. Strong market action at opening. Baldwin leads with a 1 point rise to 149. U S Steel up 14, oils firm with California Pete up 1, Pan Am up, Sinclair Oil up 1, Chandler Motors up strongly. Union Pacific leads rail gains, advancing 4 points.
Washington March 19 An INS report states the United States Veteran Bureau will issue an order granting sick leave to the 100000 disabled war veterans enrolled in Pearl training schools. The policy, issued under no regulations, sets a standard allowing these veterans to continue their training while on sick leave.
A massive blizzard swept the central United States from Montana to the Southeast causing disrupted rail service in Chicago corridors and crippled Great Lakes shipping. Temperatures plunged to subzero across multiple states, with Missouri reporting its coldest March on record and crops, notably potatoes in Kansas and peaches in Oklahoma, suffering major damage. At least five deaths were noted, including a man found in a snow bank in Rockford and three children overwhelmed near Baxter Colorado. Weather forecasts predicted a return to milder conditions by Wednesday.
Secretary of the Interior and former physician Senator Nicholson of Colorado is seriously ill at Mayo Hospital Rochester Minnesota. He may be asked to perform an operation. Interior Department reports the secretary traveled to attend him as weather outlook covers March 19 to March 24, 1923.
The article reports on Blackshirts or Fascisti groups in the United States, noting their militant aims to curb radicals, insistence on obedience to Italian leaders, and plans to naturalize Americans to participate in government. It describes centralized control by Italy’s Central Party Bureau and the active role of Italian agents in establishing and directing branches. It mentions communications from Mussolini era figures and the Boston Fascisti connection.
Local licensing board lists Clinton W Longwill Elva Moorhead J Merle Baren Wilda M Reavick Elderton Enoch Galonis Ernest Victoria Secusky and others for approval. The notice names several individuals with filings in the ongoing licensing cycle.
Daisy, wife of a Norrisburg, Pa., foreman at the State Capitol, describes severe liver and nerve trouble since childhood. After two years of worsening pain, joints, and fatigue, she credits Dr Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup with rapid improvement. She reports restored strength, ease in daily tasks, and sound sleep. The product is sold by leading druggists with a money back guarantee if the first bottle does not benefit. In Indiana it is featured by local druggists.
The Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania dismisses the complaint against the Water Co after full hearing and approved findings. An official order dated February 19, 102 IT 18 dismisses the case and files the report as part of record. The chairman signing, Wm. D. B. Ainey, author of The Man With the Hoe.
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