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Newspaper

Moberly Evening Democrat

Location

Moberly, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1923

Page

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United States Plans to Conquer the Air

New York March 7 the United States navy outlines a plan for global flight including polar routes using the dirigible 2R-}, under construction at Philadelphia and Lakehurst Rear Admiral William A Alotfell says the airship will serve long US trips and duty missions with a sister ship under German build for the American navy noted as part of the advanced air science program

New York United States Navy Philadelpha Lakehurst William A. Alotfell Bureau Attwad Aeronautics Aintless United States Moffert Crupen Adv Ite Belge Armerican Navy Germany

Dopesters Kidnap Doctor in Oklahoma City

Dr. Cheston Goldberg a prominent physician was abducted by four masked men from his home as he and his wife returned from a call. He staggered to police today with torn clothing and bruises claiming the attackers drove him outside the city and threw him from a car. He blamed narcotics smugglers known as pope fiends for the assault. Mrs. Goldberg tried to resist but was threatened to remain silent.

Oklahoma Clty Marek T Dre B. Cheston Goldberg

Rev Halberstadt to resign pastorate here

Wool Habberstadt pastor of the Fourth Street Methodist Church will resign and not return to Missouri. He plans to enter business with his brothers in the west and may move soon. Mrs Habberstadt and the children will likely stay until school closes.

Wool. Habberstadt Fourth Street

Moberly Wins Pre Easter Sunday School Contest

The article reports the pre Easter contest among Presbyterian Sunday Schools in Macon Missouri Bowling Green and Louisiana with Moberly leading in attendance and offerings in March After a sickness wave Bowling Green faced lower turnout while Moberly again led in both attendance and offerings with Herman D Lotter noted as local superintendent

U. S Presbyterian Sunday Schools Macon Moberly Bowling Green Louisiangs Mavon Louisiana Bowlbugg Green Aft Herman d. Lotter

Springfield National Bank Faces $600,000 Shortage

Springfield National Bank is reported to be short about $600,000 in its liberty bond department after cashier A Penfield attempted suicide by slashing wrists. Penfield supervised that department and will recover. bank closed after examiners announced the shortage. Penfield's brother-in-law suggests possible speculation.

Springfield Oho Marah Bak Liberty Bond Springfield National Bank A. Penfield Penfield Liberty Pond Bo Maris D. Ik Gerwald Pennfield

Weather Update Predicts Clouds and Unsettled Conditions

A cloudy outlook continues tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Forecasters note possible unsettled conditions and light to moderate breezes across the region.

Lempeora

Moberly Widow Seeks Home and Husband

A letter from Mrs. Bo Wildtams of Moberly asks for a home and a good husband as she lives with her son and fears continuing hardship. She writes she would prefer not to remain at the old People’s Home and pleads for relief so she can move to a stable home.

Fever Peak Breaks Thermometer in Missouri Town

March 7 Miss Jérelyn Lyons of fscagnaba Mie suffers a fever so intense that medical thermometers fail to measure it accurately. Doctors estimate approaching 120 degrees as the device breaks and mercury reaches the end of the tube. Dr W Defer suggests a brain fever cause and says he would welcome specialist guidance on next steps while the girl remains cheerful and restless.

Fscagnaba Mie Jérelyn Lyons Pe i. W. Defer Tecas Miss Lyons Dra Snow Bank

Rail Workers Win Vacation and Sick Leave Precedent

Allied trades unions in Chicago celebrate a likely federal ruling mandating full pay vacation and sick leave for all railroad workers. They cite a New York, New Haven and Hartford precedent and expect orders to grant six days off for vacation and twelve days for sick leave after thresholds.

Chicago Fay Railroad Labor Board Ure Board Dlot New York, New Haven Srartford

Unclear OCR: Local Incident Report From Atlanta

Readable portions describe an event in Atlanta Georgia involving a group or association. The text mentions protection and a target group, with reference to an organization and individuals, but many words are garbled, leaving the core facts and exact details uncertain.

Community entertainment committee to sing for fundraiser

At the request of Eft Mi, the entertainment committee of the Chamber of Commerce is to sing for several numbers as a talent program. It will be held Friday evening at the Middle Grove High School. March 16. The committee may meet tomorrow to decide the roster of members. City finisher W. Moore visits his sister in town. he is a conductor on the Oregon Short Line out of Nampa.

Othe Pequest Eft Comeriitee Chinuber of Commerce Trove High School Muditariin Ue Naire Mimbars Clas W. Moore Nanipecaho Ars Benighoway Mr. Moore Nampa

Grand jury to probe illicit liquor traffic in capital

A grand jury is to convene to investigate illicit liquor operations in Washington with ties claimed to involve congressmen government aides and residents. Local police and prohibition officers have prepared evidence for the inquest set to begin today or tomorrow.

Grand Jury Washington, Mare T Axferustyvay Dioolle Berm Decidak Tuewl Vais Nis

Must Modify Volstead Act Or Face Poisoned Liquor Crisis

Senator Royal Copeland of New York called for action on the Volstead Act. In a United Press interview he warned two options exist: modify the act to permit beverages with no poison or enforce the dry law to the letter to prevent poisoned liquor.

Washington Lignor Ia Congress Royal Copeland New York United Press Heither

Local Notables Attend Centradia Loss Sapping Service

J G Barrton and Mrs J Go Barrton traveled to Centralia to attend a losing Sappingan service at Centradia Baptist Church at 2:80 this afternoon. Ab Burton’s brother participated as a noted local citizen and attendee. The event drew many residents amid the Parad Meherty Coan Chib era.

Mra

Unable to determine factual headline from damaged OCR

Fragmentary text describes items related to American steel and shipping to Newport News. Mentions weights and fabrication but lacks clear entities, dates, or events to confirm specifics.

Willard Sets Camp in Excelsior Springs for May Fight

Former world boxing champion Jess Willard arranges training quarters at Excelsior Springs Municipal Auditorium for the Lloyd Johnson bout in New York on May 2. Willard’s camp aims to use the venue for public viewing if his manager allows. Willard arrives after his stoppage in Kansas City tonight, per Roy Willard.

Excelsior Springs Marena Jess Willard Lloyd Johnson Tawa New York Willard Wilard Metion Mansas City Accord Arches Roy Willard

Freedom of Gre Beet Ends Weekly Foot Wash Debate

In Bismarck North Dakota legislators avoid mandating weekly foot washing as a public policy. One activist proposed tying weekly pedal cleansing to a chiropody bill but the measure did not advance. The article notes the debate about hygiene duties among lawmakers and their restraint in passing such provisions.

Bismarck N. D. Dakolans

Moberly Country Club Stockholders Elect Officers

Stockholders met at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in Moberly to elect officers and directors for the Moberly Country Club. George M. Dow son and Lewis Jacobs elected directors. Clapp reelected. officers to be chosen by the board. new privileges for members and guest fees set. playground improvements, a playground and swimming pool planned. grounds keeping and a new tractor purchased. opening planned between April 1 and May 1.

Conny Chamber of Commerce George MH. Dowson Moberly Light and Power Company Lewis Jacobs Manuel & Jacobs Goon Clapp Ebb W. W. Greenland I. i. ‘Arbor J. C. O'Weete J. R. Jennings A Bo Channer A. O. Prory Pay Stevensen John It Garry Bowery J. W. Does Ha Elih Re Club Oelwh Elicho Owas Iah Mordson Othe Elab Ann Dali Sammer Martos Warren Bi Bart Ewis St Ehich Alk Seadb

Blunders in today’s want ads hide the answer

The notice hints that the solution lies within the daily want ads. A playful prompt invites readers to search the classified pages for clues or a hidden message embedded among listings.

Near East Parley Resumes Amid Turkish Greek Tensions

The Near East parley under Kemal is resumed amid disputes over Mosul and Lausanne treaty terms. Greece and Turkey face financial and territorial concessions as the National Assembly rejects the treaty and demands further wartime peace provisions. The U S commissioner protests the action and urges compliance with obligations.

Turkey Weeuliphonus Mosul Greece National Assembly

Moonshiners Kill Two Deputies in Creel Area

The bodies of Deputy Sheriffs Wooster Crain and Wiley Pierce were found near a still around mid afternoon. Witnesses Lodax and others said the men were murdered during a planned raid. Batean and two others confessed to the killings.

Pyanklinton Wooster Crain Wiley Pierce Lodax Weeordning Bateman Washington Parish Joh Murphy Gideon Roster Lawve Batean Founel

Neil House Hotel History and Political Halls of Ohio

Columbus, March 7. The Neil House on High Street, founded in 1882 as the Neil Tavern, is to be rebuilt as a $4,000,000 four story hotel on the same site near the Capitol. The hotel hosted Mark Hanna and other political leaders who shaped Ohio and national politics, with figures like Hayes, Gardell, Weller, McLean, and Cox often meeting in its bar.

Neil Co- Peimbus Daater Sang Ohio United Si States Eal Hite Neil House Willard Washington Olio Fox Neil Horse Mark Hanna Harding Borakerv Dougherty Bushnell Nash Cox Mel Winney Danny Neil Touse Cax Cincinnati Ohio Kinemaker Aude Hanna Warwick

Tomb of Tutankhamen Opens as Plague Fears Rise

Readers report sensational claims linking the opening of Tutankhamen’s tomb in Luxor to a sixth plague week. Medical voices caution against panic while noting public worry about coalitions of ancient curses and modern diseases.

Egypt Tutankhamen Luxor

Local Indiana family mourns two parents, dies in Indianapolis

Creoree Hy Y Vawean, manager of the Meberry Light and Power Company, returned to Indianapolis reporting the death of his mother and critical condition of his father. Leis mother died last Friday night and his father died Saturday. The couple had lived fifty years together in Indianapolis and were buried in one grave on Monday.

Creoree Diamapolis Indianapolis

Award to Davis. murder indictments spree across states

Dwight Davis of Missouri, new assistant secretary of war, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in France. Harrison County indictments charge ten men with murder in a Dinek gang case spanning West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Recent fatal shooting in Sikeston ends with suspect Harvey Wills killing himself after wounding W. J. Stone. Bavarian coup arrests reported in Munich with one detainee committing suicide. Canadian exports rise above U S levels. Grand Falls project advances Newfoundland output by 200 tons daily. Montreal reports strong fur trade and preparations for an export train to France.

Washington, TX C Dwight Davis Missouri France War Department Newneed Clarksburg Dinek West Virginia Pennsylavia Virginia Harrison County

The Prowler Reported Seen On Two Local Streets

Police were called to South Williams Street and the L. C. G. Cause home at 525 Jin Good Street after a man with a cap ventured near houses. Claude Robertson’s daughter in law described a small man seen peering through a window before he fled as officers were alerted.

Williams Street Mude L. CG Jin Good Street Claude Robertson

Suits Filed In Huntsville Terms and Divorce Plea

W J Musick files a suit for the April term in Huntsville against R A Breaddustor seeking $784.24 alleged due on a promissory note. Aledo Coulter petitions for divorce from Roy Coulter citing non support and infidelity. The couple wed in Louisiana Sept 11, 19, lived together until June 13, 1920. The petitioner also seeks custody of Searsia Frances Coulter, aged three. The Tul Pig Iron and Coke Co and others are named in a separate filing alleging a firm sale of ads between June 11 and 24, 1922 with $1,068.40 claimed. only $0 paid, leaving a balance of $1,705.8.

W. J. Musick Corral Huntsville R.A Breaddustor Aledo Coulter Roy der Tor Lheise Tody Searsia Frances

Katy to provide shop unions insurance in Parsons

The Katy railroad will provide insurance for members of the new shop unions formed since last July’s walkout. The coverage comes under a contract with a St. Louis firm and was announced in Parsons by N Whitehead, the chief operating officer of the road.

Parsons Kansas Katy Railroad St. Louis

Barred Coeds Force Library Space Change at Pennsylvania

Reading room congestion prompts Pennsylvania State College to open a separate room for male and female students. Authorities aim to curb excessive socializing and keep the main reading area for study. The measure follows complaints of intimate crowding and "spooning" among coeds.

Lenin

Nagareth Arpentry School and Orphanage Site Noted

A fragment describes an Arpentry school and orphanage at Nagareth near the traditional site of Bethlehem The piece mentions directors and a convent surrounding the Church of Nativity and Mount Zion Incomplete details reference Palestinian linked activities and early craft education associated with Jesus apprenticeship site.

Nagareth Httle Jesus Christ Church of Nativity

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