Fires Cost 500 Million a Year
At the 27th annual meeting of the National Fire Protective Association in Chicago the toll of fires in America was described as a yearly $500,000,000 loss and 15,000 deaths. Carelessness, defective chimneys, dustless mops, and electrical faults were cited as major causes. The report urged stricter fire laws, better building codes, and cautioned against inflammable motion picture film.
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Chicago
United States
America
National Fire Protective Association
Drake Hotel
H. O. Lacount
Boston
Association
R. S. Moulton
Safety To Life
Committee On Public Information
Heiress to estate must wed two generation Yank
Gen. Frank D. Baldwin's will leaves most residuary estate to his granddaughter Miss Alice Amte Williams Foote on condition she marry an American of at least two generations. Total assets exceed $20,000 with half left to the widow.
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Alice Amte~ Williams- Foote
Holland to Use Idaho Rattlers in Serum Research
Idaho snake shipments reach Amsterdam as 47 rattlers from Boise are sent to Holland for experimentation. Originating at Black's Creek on the Mountain Home highway, the 10 to 30 inch rattlers will aid Dutch officials in developing a rheumatism cure.
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Ontario
Ore
Idaho
Holland
Robert Limbert
Boise
Amsterdam
Black’s Creek
Mountain Home Highway
Navy Faces Critical Need For Technical Personnel
Washington authorities stress that despite focus on gun elevation and fleet modernization, the Navy’s primary concern is enlisted personnel. During the recent fleet maneuver, senior officers highlighted personnel as the key factor in future readiness and operations.
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Washington
Navy must extend enlistment to steady 5-5-3 ratio
Broadcasters Farm Association warns the 5-5-3 naval ratio under the Washington treaty hinges on stable personnel. With 60,000 of 86,000 due to re enlist this year the navy may keep only about 40 percent. Experts compare British twelve year and Japanese ten year terms, urging longer U.S. terms and pay premiums to retain engineers and radio technicians.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia Faces Big Grain Surplus After Famine Years
The article notes a rapid shift in Russia from bread shortage to potential grain surplus in 1923. It cites farm to city contrasts, regional price drops, and government grain reserves near 200 million bushels, with exports hoped to absorb the surplus.
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Moscow
Russia
Keeping Soldier in Irons Is Abolished
London reports that Lieut. Col. Walter Guin ness said the army council will abolish field punishment No. 1. No. 2 remains as before, with similar restraints but no fixed attachment. The change ends the use of irons and fetters in field discipline.
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London
Walter Guinness
House of Commons
The
Army Council
Senate
Boy Falls Five Stories Saved by Clothesline
In New York three year old Jimmy Marzigliano fell five stories from a tenement fire escape to a cement yard. A clothesline network saved him by breaking his fall when the rope unwound after slipping from a box he stood on to watch a ball game. He suffered only minor injuries, with hospital reports noting a scratch on an arm and the nose, though his parents found him in serious condition at first.
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New York
Jimmy Marzigliano
City Hospital
Jimmy
Prince of Wales Chooses Beans Over Banquet
London report notes the Prince of Wales dined frugally at a lavish banquet choosing cold hamana beans over richer dishes. Doctors credit his health to simple meals outdoor activity and a cheerful disposition as hostesses squabble over dining him.
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Prince of Wales
London
Incident Sees Man Pulled to Fire Escape Rail
A man was swung by a pulley into the railing of a first floor fire escape, then dropped to the pavement below. Authorities or bystanders may have witnessed the fall and awaited aid.
Norwegian Preacher Arrest Sparks Labor Turmoil
A Finnish arrest of Maria Akerblom, described as a dream preacher, incites unrest among Norwegian workers. She traveled on horseback prophesying the world's end, urging inaction toward work and savings, leaving her followers economically ruined.
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Bergen
Norway
Maria Akerblom
Finland
Maria
Dutch Garden Goods Arrive in U S by Ten Thousand Tons
Ten thousand tons of tomatoes cucumbers cauliflower onions grapes carrots and cabbage and other garden products arrived in the United States from Holland last year.
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United States
Holland
Security State Bank of Maskell charter issued
The state banking department granted a charter to the Security State Bank of Maskell. Salem Lutheran church in Fremont plans a $75,000 house of worship. Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha draws 400 entrants with races and large prizes.
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State Banking Department
Security State Bank of Maskell
Salem Lutheran Church
Fremont
North Nebraska
O'Neill Country Club
Sam Stone
Omaha
Vurses
Louis Callahan
H. C. Callahan
Kearney
Central Power Company
Missouri, Pacific
Falls City
Will H. Love
Lincoln
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
State Board of Agriculture
Elizabeth Franklin
University of Missouri
Board of Education of
Wayne
Dodge County
Noel Cover
Cozad
Boston
George Logan
Wymore
Charles Smolinski
Bunker Hill
Ely
Ainsworth
Agricultural College At
North Platte Station
United Spanish War Veterans
Tanner
McCook
Armstrong
Burlington
Nebraska
James Boblitts
Callaway
Tarnest
Bryson
Wymore High School
Leona Buckley
Norfolk High School
Panama
State Tax Data Show Twenty Year Increases in Valuations
Tax Commissioner Wm H Smith releases figures on assessed and actual values for Farm Lands and Improvements Town Lots and Improvements and Railroad Property for 1902 1912 and 1922 plus ten and twenty year increases. Totals include tax charged shares and percentages across classes with notes on county and statewide shifts.
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Wm. H. Smith
Pullman
Vacation Outfits for Girls in Organdie and Cotton
A 1923 Western Newspaper Union feature touts summer dress options for young girls. It highlights ginghams, cottons, or gandie fabrics, and combinations of plain and patterned outfits. The piece notes bloomer and middy suits for sport, organdie as a designers’ favorite, and accessories like silk socks and patent leather shoes.
Bloused Coat Style Favored by Petite Women
The article praises the bloused coat but notes it is not ideal for shorter women. It recommends loose unbelted coats with straight lines as a better choice to add a balanced silhouette for those with fewer inches.
New York Felt Hats Brighten Spring Display
A premier New York shop highlights felt hats trimmed for spring. Styles feature gay flowers ribbon bows and colorful fruits. Most hats are small cloche shapes.
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New York
Fashionable spring capes keep to the costume
The short cape is on trend this spring, often reaching a little below the waistline but typically staying about an inch above. It usually remains part of the costume and is rarely removed.
Stylish Sleeves and Frills in Fashion Trends
Fashion notes describe sleeve length trends from extended sleeves to minimal coverage. Designers explore lace and chiffon frills for added detail while some styles push toward near bare arms.
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Fire Protection Association
Denver
Colo
Frank D. Baldwin
Colorado
Navy
Broadcasters Farm Association
Congress
Eugene F. McDonald
Chicago Radio Laboratories
National Broadcasters’ Association
J. Elliott Jenkins
WDAP
Wilson J. Wetherbee
Westinghouse
KYW
Thorne Donnelly
Powell Crosley, Jr
Saratov
Samara
Siberia
Europe
Odessa
Kieff
News OF Nebraska
Wichita
Peeeeasnes
Aeoe
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Des Moines
Aeoeeave Acee
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Sero Seeeeens
Nebraska State League
Pet
Lincoln Ceeeneeneer
Fairbury Page
Beatrice Taesateeee Sti
Norfolk Sepa
Page Dee
Grand Island Ween Eesene
Hastings
Auburn Board of Education
Superintendent of
Mary BE. Wyant
Madison
Roy Kempf
Geneva
Junita Stroupe
Tobias
Edward Bartlett
Emma S. Lamb
Beatrice
Wemingford
Grand Lodge
Order
Scottsbluff
West Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha National Bank
Walter W. Head
State University
W. C. Norton
Humbolt Standard
Harry
Dawson
Rohrer
Seventh Corps
United States Army
American Express Company
Ray’ E. Johnson
Rhoge Island
Johnson
University of Nebraska
U. of N., Agricultural ‘College
John Martine
Nebraska City
Conrad
Sinclair
Wila Sibert Cather
Emil von Gilleran
Western Newspaper Union
Vallace
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