13 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
1
The Navy wage board reports no reason for significant changes in Navy Yard wage scales. The board will complete its report and make it public soon, with officials stating no major adjustments are expected to be recommended.
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin said after a conference with President Coolidge he would hold in abeyance his 20 million dollar appropriation for German food relief pending the outcome of ongoing negotiations for an international loan to Germany for the same purpose.
In Harlem a group of eight Black men were arrested after allegedly stealing eighty pies from Abel Jackson's bakery at dawn. The suspects claimed the pies were divided equally, about 15 each, and were nearly finished when police interrupted the act.
Schenectady N Y Dec 13 firefighters battled for four and a half hours to contain a fire that gutted the Boston Store stock and interior. Estimated damage runs about 275000 with potential extra losses to nearby shops. Children sobbed as they believed Santa had perished, but he was later seen nearby watching the flames.
Philadelphia on December 12 reports that Prince Felix Yousagoutoff’s offer of 620334 dollars for the return of two Rembrandt paintings was refused by Joseph Widener’s representatives. Emory Bueller, counsel for the Russian nobleman, made the bid.
John Griffin commissioner of motor vehicles for New Hampshire said today that there have been fifty fatal accidents in the state this year. Eleven fatalities occurred in Manchester as part of the toll.
A Dover voter seeking a Democratic result altered his ballot by tearing out Republican names and pocketing the section, reducing Mayor Waldron’s majority by one. Ward 5 officers also found a ballot with no markings except a perfect drawing of a bird on the right side.
A thin line of 116 enforcement men including customs inspectors and constabulary guards the nearly 200 mile frontier of northeastern New York to curb the rising flow of Canadian liquor into New York State for the Christmas trade.
Vaution Massachusetts dispatch reports William Neenan of this city dead after a traffic crash. Leo Burk and Dr. Join J Gregg are listed on the danger list as other occupants were injured. A preliminary inquiry is expected.
Three men in a car driving to a fire swerved while taking a wrong turn and, in regaining the main road, struck a post. The incident left no further details about injuries or aftermath provided in the fragment.
The jurors drawn for the January term of superior court from city wards include Ward 1 William V Entwistle Igpama Alfred B Rotines Franks Moore petit Ward 2 George H Dixon Ralph Walker grand Franke Massey Johnny Griffin Cecil M Neal petit Ward 3 William A Lindhey grand Daniel F McCinnis William Connors petit Ward 4 Walter M Badger grand Leon W Smart petit Ward 5 Ira Shea grand James D B Cassidy petit
The Y M C A facilities were taxed to the limit during the Older Boys Conference held Friday to Sunday in this city. Despite the strain, the regular activities, including gymnasium classes, continued with strong participation. The grammar school gym class on Saturday drew the largest attendance yet.
The report notes inaccuracy claiming Mayor elect Orel A. Dexter is Portsmouth’s youngest mayor. Dexter is near 88. past records include Calvin Page at 30, William Marvin at 33, and John W. Emery at 31, with others around that age.
Reports say General Villanueva Garza ordered a column to attack Jalopa and annihilate the Federals after seven hours of fighting. Prisoners include Governor Caesaria and several deputies. 80 killed, 115 wounded, 320 taken, 700 horses and 823 rifles seized. Soldiers to be tried by regular courts.
London reported the British government's cancellation of the Earl of Canon's proposed inspection tour to Singapore is viewed as a clear abandonment of plans to build a large naval base there. The move signals shift in strategic priorities and neutralizes the Singapore base proposal.
St Catherinas Ontario December 12 Louis Roberts six was found dead last night in her father's chicken house where she had gone to gather eggs. She suffocated when a row of nests fell.
The steamship Yale under Captain Wise was never at the port in question contrary to a recent claim. The Harvard, under Captain Goodrich, and the St. Louis, also commanded by Captain Goodrich, have both visited the port.
Fifteen freight cars loaded with automobiles were demolished after a coupling broke near Franklin and Boscawen town boundaries at 6 45 last night. The engine stayed on rails and the next fifteen cars overturned destroying trucks bodies and cargo. No one was hurt.
East Corinth Vermont December 31 Harold Mathew suffered severe burns after falling into a vat of bathing water used for steaming logs at the Bowen and Hunter bobbin mill. He was taken to Hanover New Hampshire hospital in critical condition.
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