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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1923
Page
10
William J Burns argues that murder tools vary beyond firearms citing knives, chisels, blunt instruments, poison and even typhus germs. He urges uniform anti crime laws and swift trials to deter murder, warning prohibitions on weapons alone won't stop killers.
The Italian freighter Montello, sailing from Philadelphia to Marseilles with a wheat cargo, foundered in a mid Atlantic hurricane after listing in heavy seas. The Verdi carrying 810 passengers rescued 33 crew, including a sick crewman, with the ship sinking as New York bound. Nanette the ship’s mascot and eleven men were saved after a tense boat transfer and line rescue.
Dr Percy Stickney Grant, rector of the Ascension on Fifth Avenue, repeats statements prompting Bishop Manning to demand recantation or resignation. Crowds fill the church as St Simeon’s in the Bronx backs enforcing church canons and vows, amid questions of heresy and church discipline.
Ontario authorities debate wolf attack defenses as Thomas Squires, a train elevator mechanic in Port Arthur, demonstrates a simple deterrent by sealing a pipe to kill one wolf amid a pack of six. The rest fled.
Fifteen hundred workers struck at No 5 Honersbrook colliery in Hazleton area. Miner clashes led to suspensions as workers resumed duties after a dispute over dues and wages. Authority briefed as routine labor unrest in the Hazleton district.
Caraphel, chief of the division of communicable disease at the department of health, says typhoid fever reports in St. Thomas Franklin County are exaggerated. Only scattered cases and minimal symptoms are reported, with limited impact on public health.
In Blanford Indiana white residents ordered nearby Black families to leave following a reported assault on Isabel Bales a one year old girl. Mass meeting of over 400 miners urged removal while authorities were urged to act. Families evacuated by car and bus as fear spread to Clinton Terre Haute and Vermillion County communities.
EK Alexander Powell describes Teheran housing as sun dried brick and lime plaster. He notes a ritual at a British mission building site where a mason atop a ladder sings a prayer asking for divine protection while a worker below chants in rhythm.
A Berlin based newspaper discusses a proposed American protectorate over the Ruhr as a compromise to French invasion. It argues a U S mandate could preserve Westphalian industry, noting German leaders reject French proposals yet foresee U S and British interests remaining indifferent to French perfumery schemes in the region.
A gigantic electric heater mounted on an advertising truck drew curious New Yorkers on Inner Broadway. The six foot high replica radiator ran on batteries or dynamos, warming pedestrians as banners touted a patented heater.
An advertisement describes a fifty rank Rhine castle opposite Coblenz with furnishings and fifteen acres of vineyards offered for sale at 1000. F Machau a Chicago army official, to depart with American troops, bought his wife's father for 65 a farewell apartment in Maysence. Prewar mortgages on the house were LAG marks, later paid off. An American officer ordered two hunting rifles valued at 100 marks, later exchanged for its dollar equivalent.
In Washington on January 20 Representative Blanton of Texas drew laughs by declaring over a restaurant menu that the house was serving "premium ham glace with dance champagne." Members adjusted in their seats as one muttered about the sleepy sound. Blanton quipped the dish was "chiefly sham."
A family recalls summer travel where staying in a relative’s house proved cheaper than a hotel on a tenth floor. The son asks about the high daily rate and learns they must pay for nights only, muttering that it’s a good thing they don’t pay for them.
Not an Island recounts editor RR Lee Straches presenting John Hay's wartime reminiscence. He quotes Hay describing a German ambassador's proposal during the Spanish War to cede a part of the Philippine islands. Hay mocked the request and replied with a sharp, emblematic line.
A Detroit News excerpt notes pelicans on Pelican Island Florida feeding young from a large elastic skin pouch under the beak. The sack holds several quarts of fish as young birds insert heads into the parent maw. The site is a government nesting reserve attracting thousands annually.
The New Zealand government ends unreasonable parental objections to marriage by girls under twenty one. If a young woman cannot obtain parental consent, she may appeal to the Supreme Court to seek withdrawal of consent, with the court to provide reasons.
An old advertisement-like snippet touts a supposed joint comfort remedy for creaky joints. It mentions relief for aches and inflammation and promises a strong, fast-acting result with a focus on restoring mobility through a claimed “great remedy.”
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