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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1923
Page
8
France warns Germany over Ruhr control and production guarantees. Poincare signals willingness to extend holdings if Germany delays reparations. British and Italian lines align with Allied stance, while Essen remains quiet under occupation despite economic tensions and new measures to curb German evasions.
Washington January 13 The United States faces new complications in the Ruhr crisis as Germany declares it cannot pay reparations to the allies. The administration shows no immediate plan to aid in adjustment, preferring to avoid actions that worsen misunderstandings while waiting for a chance to help, and reiterates no recall of observers on the reparations commission despite public calls.
Harvard President Dr A Lawrence Lowell writes to Roscoe Conkling Bruce defending exclusion of negro students from freshman dormitories. He says opportunities for room and board should be voluntary but denies that the colored man is owed admission to white living quarters to avoid social friction. He warns forced cohabitation would fuel prejudice.
A 15 year old named Robert Weaver was accidentally shot in Mariett Pennsylvania on January 13. The incident details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a firearm discharge injured the youth as he was near an artillery or military context. Further official statements are sought to clarify the circumstances and condition.
The transport St Mihiel sailed from New York to Antwerp to repatriate American forces from the Rhineland. Two hundred longshoremen and 165 crew loaded supplies for more than 1000 officers and men with German brides aboard. Antwerp was chosen as the embarkation port by the War Department, with no move to Bytnem or other ports, despite easier movement elsewhere.
Weather prophet Gus Luckenbill of the Philadelphia and Reading railway predicts a severe winter with multiple blizzards starting in a few days and lasting until January 2, then between January 23 a nationwide blizzard icebound country. February should bring clear weather, with six more weeks of colder days. Railroad officials regard his forecast seriously due to past successes.
A New Jersey bandit nicknamed the kiss and tell was identified by three women as the man who demanded money or a kiss on dark streets. Victor De Bes ig, a Newark resident, is held for trial in Newark Juvenile Court on delinquency charges. He is described as over five feet nine inches tall and weighing more than 190 pounds.
A garbled 12 January entry reports a motoring court matter with unclear names and actions. The readable bits suggest a court appearance or decision related to a vehicle incident and a defendant with incomplete details. Further legible facts are not available in the fragment.
Representative Upshaw of Georgia announced he turned over evidence to prohibition authorities about Volstead law violations by members of Congress and high officials. He named a diplomat returning from Europe with contraband whisky and a professional bootlegger operating in the House offices building.
New York judge says a wife has a moral right to help herself to her husband’s money if needed, in a case where Mrs. Nelle Derubap accused her husband Walter of assault after she took £10 from a table. The judge emphasized no firm law but a general understanding of this right.
A London notice suggests a modern trend among the aristocracy to omit their h sounds, with a jesting claim that the Kaiser has been led to the altar instead of the halter. The remark reflects language snobbery and social tone typical of contemporary commentary.
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