17 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1922
Page
1
In a nation-wide briefing, discussions center on a potential broad war in the East and Near East, with Britain France Bulgaria and Russia implicated. American sentiment weighs avoidance of large scale conflict while political maneuvers in Congress and the White House shape U S stance.
An Alabama representative, in a heated exchange with a New York counterpart, slapped him on the face after a dispute over debate time. The incident halted proceedings briefly as members intervened. Oliver apologized for breaking house rules and no rebuke was issued by the chair.
An ancient ivory image of the Virgin Mary was unearthed after 160 years, found in a wall niche in an elderly shrine. The piece, white and delicately carved, stands several inches from the rock ledge and is framed by a palm-sized shrine, drawing fresh interest from researchers and local historians.
Full information on the forming and movement of the big parade to the Interstate fair on Tuesday afternoon will be published in Monday night's edition. Firms hoping to join must notify Parade Committee Chairman Williams before 10 am Monday. call 225.
As fires devastate Smyrna 411 relief supplies from Constantinople are lost. American relief workers struggle to evacuate wounded refugees while Turkish authorities do little. Navy destroyers Lawrence and Litchfield rescue hundreds as bluejackets push back crowds. Commander Merrill is hailed as a hero amid scenes of distress.
In Jackson California doctors and engineers deploy heavy equipment and Red Cross nurses to reach 47 men entombed in the Arennant and Kennedy mines since August 27. Crews on the 3,800 and 4,200 foot levels push to open passages while Argonaut miners may break through first and claim a $5,000 bonus if they reach the trapped workers. Water and cave-ins threaten progress.
Frink of Worthington wins the Grand American Handicap in Atlantic City after a shoot-off. He breaks 25 straight targets to claim first place tied with three others at 96 of 100 in the final results.
A wartime measure moved through committee and conference, passing one of two Cummins bills aimed at profiteering in fuel. The action followed a tense Senate session, with focus on price controls and supply safeguards as trains and rails faced delays.
Seaboard Air Line announces today at S Davies Warfield's office in Baltimore that railroad men and workers have signed an agreement to settle the strike. The accord was approved by the federation and the employer department policy committee.
Dispatches from Smyrna and London describe Allied forces tightening defense around the Dardanelles and Bosphorus as Turkish nationalists advance. Greek and Turkish bombardments scorch Smyrna, with fires raging three days, leaving thousands dead or injured and Americans assisting relief amid evacuation doubts.
In Somerville township New Jersey a rector Rev Edward W Hall and Mrs James Mills wife of the church sexton were found dead from gunshot wounds in a tree on church grounds. Mills, questioned, described his wife’s movements on Thursday night and the couple’s canine alarm. authorities say a double murder is suspected.
President Harding plans to veto the soldiers bonus bill with advisers saying the message will go to the House next Tuesday. Senate leaders show a possible two-thirds override margin but many absentees complicate the vote as efforts to pair unavailable members continue.
Charlestown West Virginia jury found Walter Alien guilty of treason for leading armed miners from Kanawha to Logan County in the southern part of the state last summer. The verdict recommended ten years in the state penitentiary.
A Milbank South Dakota man, Al Maxtiel, is hospitalized with a broken arm and severe bruises after his car rolled and pinned him about forty miles south of Grand Forks. Mrs Crowder and daughter Elsie, also from Milbank, escaped with minor injuries.
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