18 Feb 1922
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1922
Page
1
Market dull at the bell turns active as investors cover shorts in oils, equipment and shippings. Back Island leads with a two-point gain in Katls while American Westing Paper Preferred underperforms among specialties. Closing sales reach 350,000 shares.
Tex Rickard, former Madison Square Garden promoter, has leased the St Louis Coliseum for 25 years and plans a modern sport amphitheatre there. He aims to extend the Garden idea to 19 other cities and later form a national sport corporation with possible sites in Philadelphia and Kansas City.
Two men, Fred Alpaugh of Succasunna and Eugene Lemmen of Ledgewood, were killed in a dynamite packing house explosion at Atlas Powder Works Landing No and the isolated building was destroyed. The victims were the only people inside the structure at the time.
Sidney Siengel of Krengel reports diamonds valued between 125000 and 150000 were stolen from his wallet in a Pullman car of an Illinois Central train arriving from Chicago. The gems were insured for 50000 and a search of the car yielded no clue.
The cold wave loosens its grip with the Weather Bureau forecasting generally fair weather. Higher temperatures are expected tonight in the Atlantic and East Gulf States, with more warming possible in the Southern Atlantic States. Cloudiness remains likely Sunday across the Mississippi River region.
Norristown February 18 Charles Evans conductor and Walter Yeakel engineer were found guilty of negligence in the Bryn Athyn wreck of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway last December in which 26 persons were killed. The jury recommended mercy and, pending a motion for a new trial, they were released on $5,000 bond.
Weather forecast for the Middle Atlantic states predicts considerable cloudiness with rain at the start of the week and rain or snow by Friday or Saturday. Warmer conditions early in the week, followed by normal temperatures later.
The Associated Press reports Washington Feb 148 The Smoot plan to adjust tariffs on foreign value is nearly agreed upon by Republican Senate Finance Committee members The change would shift ad valorem rates to a basis on foreign value and raise original rates in many cases with increases noted in several instances
Kenesaw M. Landis announces resignation as federal judge in Chicago effective after 17 years of service to devote full time to baseball. The move comes after his 1919, fan scandal investigation era and prior fame for fining a company in Indiana.
In Tottennpotls February 15. The Allied Mine Workers of America show 15 votes for Hewat amid a roll call of absentees. The administration holds a growing unofficial majority as nine districts add absentees. Disorder erupts at the Kansas case vote until 92 year old organizer Mother Jones appeals for order.
A commission to take testimony in the divorce suit of James A. Stillman against Anne A. Stillman was granted by Supreme Court Justice Morschauser. The testimony will be taken in Montreal starting March 18, per defense counsel’s application.
Prohibition Commissioner Traynes announced that S. F. Ratter, the general prohibition agent overseeing Pennsylvania’s reorganization, has completed his work in the state. Rutter is expected to be reassigned to California as part of a wider reorganization. Japan denies that the core of Korea's trouble is a corps of Japanese.
Baker County sheriff reports threats of warfare after a shooting near Wilthina following a recent disappearance. Jake Witkin is seriously wounded as authorities and Duval County seek support to cope with the tense situation. Local stores and former leaders are cited in ongoing investigations.
A man in a small motorboat spent the day drifting among ice cakes in the Detroit River while American and customs officers watched from both shores The engine failed and he paddled ashore as daylight broke, after his boat cleared from mid river in the night.
A prominent judge resigns from a federal position amid a reshuffle. The decision affects ongoing cases and signals potential shifts in the judiciary's balance of power. No further details on successor or reasons are provided in the fragment.
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