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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1922
Page
2
Georges Carpentier is knocked senseless by Battling Siki who claims the European light heavyweight title in Paris. The report also notes other sports and political items from the period, including the New York Giants clinching the NL pennant.
The article surveys Kemal Pasha’s push to redraw borders in Asia Minor and Constantinople under Turkish nationalist aims. Britain vows to defend the straits with allied and dominion support, while France Italy and Russia send ambiguous signals. Turmoil risks widen to Mesopotamia and India as Muslim opposition grows. The piece also covers domestic policy shifts like the bonus bill veto by the President and the tariff law signed by Harding, noting legislative economy and debt reduction claims by Congress.
Rear Admiral Bristol and George Horton led rescue and refugee relief efforts in Asia Minor. Horton testifies to the bravery of Smyrna’s American colony, including YWCA teachers who stayed at their posts until the flames forced them out.
President Harding vetoed the WWI bonus measure after Senate approval. The House overrode the veto 258 to 54, but the Senate sustained the President, failing to reach the required two thirds. Senator Williams of Mississippi denounced it as a plain damn fool Democrat.
Congressman Oscar Keller of Minnesota prepared a resolution to impeach Attorney General Daugherty based on the injunction against railway shopmen and alleged antitrust failures. He enlisted Samuel Untermyer to present before the House Judiciary Committee, which postponed the hearing to December, provoking fury and AFL protest. The AFL executive council designated October 1 as Impeachment Day for demonstrations against Daugherty and Judge Wilkerson.
After 22 days of labor the Jackson California rescue teams reached the gold mine where 47 miners were entombed by a fire only to find all had died. Evidence showed they succumbed to poisonous gases within hours.
Dated dispatch notes the League of Nations in session at Geneva with discussions and deliberations ongoing. Delegates focus on core international issues amid formal proceedings and procedural steps.
A Greenville Delaware mother reports her daughter’s recovery from recurring illness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the product and notes decades of similar testimonials from women.
Fashion notes describe parasols used as pets with handles carved in wood and enameled to resemble portraits of dogs and birds. The piece notes these novelty parasols as a quirky trend in women’s fashion.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye or tint worn garments including sweaters skirts and a child’s coat. It guarantees no spots fades streaks or running and instructs buyers to tell their druggist the fabric type for wool silk linen cotton or blends.
A fragment notes a woman who “always tells the truth” and mentions “nine unpleasant ones out of a possible ten” in a terse transcription.
Readers weigh diverse viewpoints and decide for themselves. The article urges independent judgment and cautions against overreliance on others. It emphasizes critical thinking and personal responsibility in forming conclusions.
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