Auto output may hit new 4,000,000 mark in 1923
The 1923 automobile industry shows output near 4,000,000 with November and December expected to sustain high production. Dealers report strong buyer demand, limited retail stocks, and plans for substantial spring orders. Two leading firms aim to produce large daily totals in early 1924, signaling continued growth and potential price adjustments.
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Southern
Pacific Coast Territories
Ember
Standard Daily Trade Service
National Automobile Dealers’ Association
11000 Women Missing In 1923 Study Reveals Losses
More than 11,000 girls and women were reported missing in 1922 by police in 383 American cities with about 900 still unresolved as year end. The National Association of Travelers Aid Societies compiled the figures to gauge disappearances and aid travelers, led by John R. Shillady.
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New York
National Association of Travelers Aid Societies
Travelers Aid Service
John R. Shillady
Chicago Officials Spotlight Women Judges and Missing Persons Data
Chicago reports a new woman judge as general director of a national association. Travelers Aid workers in 160 cities aided over 2,000,000 people last year, saving many girls from predators in crowded stations. New York led missing girls counts in 1922 with 2,446 cases. Chicago 1,549. Los Angeles 1,020. Philadelphia 1,006. St. Louis 798. San Francisco 471. Detroit 811.
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National Association
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Francisco
Detroit
John H. Ayers
Bureau of Missing Persons
Man-Eating Savage of Samoa Finally Captured
In Pago Pago American Samoa the last of four wild man eating savages, who escaped New Hebrides in 1890 and fled to Tutuila, was captured after a convict restrained him. The captive, bound overnight, was brought to Tutulla naval station as Samoan onlookers watched a dramatic end to a 30 year man-eater threat.
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Pago Pago
American Samoa
New Hebrides
Tutuila
Tutulla
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Mosquito War Requires Million for New Jersey Extermination
Atlantic City reports that mosquito extermination commissions from nine counties sought $1,000,000 from the next legislature to finish the fight. The state had 296,000 acres of breeding land ten years ago, and about half has been drained at a cost of $1,000,000.
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Beatrice
Doane College
Crete
Buffalo County Farm Bureau
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George A. Smith
Long Pine
Herman Timme
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Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union
Creighton University Medical Clinic
Robert Tooker
Geneva
State Railway Commission
Lincoln Traction Company
L. B. Schrengast
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Pender
Jack Knight
North Platte
Ak-Sar-Ben Field
Bryan
Chicago
St. Lawrence
Home Economics Association
Federal Reserve Board
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Arnold
Cuming County
Oakland
Lyons
Acton
Edith Patton
United States
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Harold Gates
Ashland
Gates
Jacob Jensen
Minden
Evelyn
I. L. London
Wymore
Platte County Bar Association
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Sixth Judicial District
M. Whitmeyer
Fire kills infant as barn burns at home
Mrs. Marvin Ford was forced to watch her baby die in a blaze that destroyed a barn on her property. Four men restrained her to keep her from entering the flames where she would have perished as well.
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Vinton
Marvin Ford
Huge Hawk Scourges Quail in Potomac Park
A hawk of unusual size has been stealing quail from a covey in East Potomac Park. Lieut. Col. C. O. Sherrill, in charge of public buildings and grounds, found only twelve quail remain and issued a permit for the park police to shoot the bird.
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Washington
East Potomac Park
C. O. Sherrill
Sherrill
Japan Forms First Women Fire Brigade in Akita Prefecture
A women’s fire brigade, staffed by ages twenty to thirty, is organized in Aosuna village, Akita prefecture, and trained in all firefighting roles, claimed as Japan’s first women led protection against fire. Separately, two Oregon men innovate a compressed fire apparatus with a lever control for ship steering in the pilot house.
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Japan
Tokyo
Mie
Aosuna
Akita
Oregon
Simple, tasteful family residence earns praise for efficiency
William A. Radford advises readers on home building and interior design citing a modest, well built dwelling as an example. The house demonstrates balanced exterior, ample closet space, six storage rooms, unobtrusive decor, and affordable furnishing using simple Colonial style woods and neutral wall colors.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Sym
Jewel Shrine at Rangoon towers over the city
The jewel shrine of eastern India in Rangoon rises 370 feet above the platform, with a 150 foot higher crown. The gold pagoda features a jeweled umbrella, pergola decorations, seven rooms, a double doorway colonnade, and French windows opening to a terrace. Its canopy material is valued at a million dollars. Local tradition ties the shrine to relics from Gautama.
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Rangoon
Bulletin
National Geographic Society
Gautama
The
Detroit News
Figurehead of Chesapeake among preserved ship carvings
The Chesapeake figurehead, famed from the 1813 naval duel with the Shannon, is preserved at Chatham dock yards. The Shannon’s captain Sir Philip Broke claimed the prize and kept the figurehead at Broke Hall near Ipswich. The piece features an American Indian feathered head dress.
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Chesapeake
Chatham Dockyards
Shannon
Boston Harbor
Sir Philip Broke
Broke Hall
Nacton
Ipswich
Detroit News
Envy Missing Plays Spark Manager Banter
A Boston Transcript item quotes a brief backstage moment where two sopranos appear to be very good friends. The manager quips that each thinks the other cannot sing, hinting at rival tensions in the cast.
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Boston Transcript
Windmills Build Power in East Prussia Amid Coal Shortage
Eleven windmills have been constructed in East Prussia to supply electric power during the coal shortage.
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East Prussia
The Rootleaf Hyacinth of California Mountains
A remarkable climbing hyacinth grows on California mountains climbing bushes until it reaches the top then seems to detach from its root and spread pink blossoms. It blooms spontaneously for weeks and months despite sun heat or night chill.
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California
Blowing Ears as Treatment in Zululand Practices
Detroit News reports native doctors in Zululand, South Africa, blow into patients' ears to cast out evil spirits. The patient sits on a blanket, hears the horn blow, and often believes they are cured though herbs are used in severe cases.
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Zululand
South Africa
Detroit News
Safe With Him Poem Excerpt Sparks Editor Secrecy
An exchange shows a poet revealing deep personal secrets to an editor who assures discretion preventing any disclosure through the newspaper. The Boston Transcript is cited as the outlet handling the exchange.
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Boston Transcript
One or the Other Jud Tunkins Quips on Office Power
Jud Tunkins remarks on political office claim electing a man often makes him unduly proud or, alternatively, drains his conceit entirely, reflecting humorous skepticism about leadership.
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Jud Tunkins
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