17 Jan 1922
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1922
Page
1
Rochester N Y June 17 George Baldwin Selden inventor of the gasoline propelled vehicle and a pioneer in the auto industry died at his home today. He was president of the Selden Motor Co of this city and was 77 years old.
A fragmentary obituary details the death of Lordi dan at Hotel Gibson after a gathering at Besta nts. The scene describes the smoking pool area and a fourteen year residence with a widow, amid scattered phrases about witnesses and a disturbed hearth suggesting possible foul play. The text is garbled with several proper names and places poorly preserved.
Governor Morgan orders immediate investigation into disturbances at the New River coal fields amid protests by families displaced from occupied houses. Secretary Davis and Gov. Morgan seek information and actions to assist miners if warranted.
Striking workers at six meat packing houses were ordered back to work Saturday after a state inquiry. Newly hired replacements were reportedly in place and operations had been normal for weeks, according to an official statement.
Staten Island Judge declares mistrial in a liquor case involving Thomas Burke, a former saloonkeeper, after ordering seven witnesses detained. Deputy sheriffs were instructed to clear the courtroom as the trial stalled, with proceedings postponed until a later date. The document also references unrelated items about potatoes, insurance, and a claim involving Mrs Mary Smith.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural liver and bowel tonic. It claims nine in ten illnesses stem from inactive bowels and liver, promising improved complexion and vitality with a vegetable compound mixed with olive or toad. The olive colored tablets are offered in 13c and 3%c sizes.
Traders for the SONE were not encouraged by the $1 per cent opening rate of money, the highest initial quotation of the new year. Standard shoes made progress while activation and strength remained confined to stacks controlled by Louisville and Nashville, with a few others adding day gains.
Misses Dora thy and Hadlie Caderwooe and two others from the miners families of West Virginia, represented by Mrs. Aloe Underwood, told President Harding of eviction threats and fuel shortages faced by unemployed miners families. They urged federal action and demanded relief from labor department officials.
Farmers decide to construct a market house in Allentown to supply long needed market facilities. The plan includes a window campaign and temperance pledge, with local supporters and figures referenced, aiming to promote economic growth and civic pride.
An ad touts Musterole as a clean white ointment that relieves neuralgia by rubbing on the temples and neck. It claims it contains mustard but does not burn or blister like traditional mustard plasters and advertises jars and hospital sizes for purchase.
The Virginia Power Co workers stage a strike ending in four were shot at the plant shopmen. A ultimatum issued by the company threatened to end seniority rights and sick insurance benefits if workers do not return by Friday. In Petersburg and Norfolk similar tensions arose as workers ignored calls to resume duty.
The Associated Press reports Lillian Russell sails for Europe as a special mission agent for Uncle Sam to oversee immigrant intake and report on conditions on return to the Secretary of Labor. She travels with her husband Mr Davis alongside Mrs Alexander P Moore to study foreign immigration and the human side of the issue.
Washington Jan 14 Japanese and Chinese arms conference delegates continued talks on the Shantung question. They discussed coal and iron mines in the Klaochow leasehold but made virtually no progress toward an agreement.
Four armed bandits opened fire on two Citizens' Trust and Savings Bank messengers in Chicago on a January 17 robbery, wounding them and stealing $12,000. The assailants fled the scene.
In Montreal on January 17, 144,000 railway workers accepted a 12.1 percent wage reduction after conference with railway officials. The move follows last summer when workers agreed to the cut under no test, and the formal acceptance marks permanent approval of the reduction.
Police report Charleson HL, driven by money troubles, murdered his wife, son, and daughter with an axe. He confessed after surrendering to the sheriff, detailing his intent to exterminate his family and then ending his own life in a grim sequence following supper.
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