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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
2
A compendium notes Joseph J. Ryan’s death in New York and Rockefeller funds for a Laura Spellman Memorial. It reports immigration board plans, coal relief, earthquakes, trade shifts, and multiple political and crime events across the globe and United States.
League of Nations debates Armenia policy with a US mediation proposal and fears of Turkish nationalist scope. Balfour challenges the plan while Nansen and Viviani seek a US role. In Greece, Constantine may return as Rhallis and Gounaris face entente pressure and domestic upheaval amid press bans. Ireland unrest pits crown forces against Sinn Fein.
On Sunday November 21 Sinn Fein assassins executed a planned murder spree inviting 14 British officers to their doors and shooting them. About sixty others were wounded. Black and tans then entered Croke park during a football match of 15,000 spectators, firing on the crowd and causing numerous deaths and injuries as military seized control of the city.
The Western Union Telegraph Company clashes with the Navy and War departments over Biscayne Bay cable work in Miami Florida. The Navy stopped a Barbados landings attempt and the War Department revoked the permit. The State Department faces higher-rate service withdrawal as injunctions and court action loom.
President-elect Harding and his party landed at Cristobal on Tuesday for a five day visit in the Canal Zone. Wednesday he traveled through the canal to Panama City and called on President Porras. He later returned to American territory to resume the call. Thursday included a round of golf and a dinner with President Porras. Friday he returned to Cristobal and sailed Sunday for Norfolk.
A Thanksgiving day announcement states John D. Rockefeller donated 63 763 357 to charities and public institutions in memory of his wife. The Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memorial administers the fund, which benefits organizations Mrs. Rockefeller supported in life. Over eight million has been allotted to 22 institutions, lifting total Rockefeller philanthropy to about 475 million and marking him as history’s most munificent donor.
Gaston Chevrolet and Eddie O'Donnel were fatally injured when their cars collided during the 250 mile national championship race in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving day. The race was won by Saries.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Anurie to relieve back ache and urinary sluggishness caused by uric acid. It claims better kidney excretion, fewer night awakenings, and improved health, with a 10 cent trial offer from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York and customer endorsement from Mrs J Anderson.
The advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use with directions for dyeing all fabrics including wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims guaranteed perfect results and notes a Diamond Dyes Color Card with sixteen colors available from a druggist.
Ohio judge Benjamin Toppan who died in the early 1870s faced two questions for bar admission. When asked what is law he replied an unjust distribution of justice and when asked what is equity he said an imposition upon common sense. He was admitted with welcome.
Quote from Yonkers Statesman via the Observer of Events and Things remarks on fame. It notes Cinderella as a witty example in the discussion of public renown and cultural memory.
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