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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1922
Page
2
L G Nutt named associate federal prohibition director for Illinois. Senate reports raise concerns on grain exports and foreign control. U S rejects Hague conference participation. Borah moves to recognize Soviet Russia. Tacna Arica talks open as Peru Chile dispute resumes. House OKs funds for air mail and war contract prosecutions. Unemployment shows waning in 34 states, and beer and light wines inquiry gains steam.
Associate justice Bailey of the Colorado Supreme Court dies suddenly at his Denver home from uremic poisoning. He had served on Colorado benches for 30 years. Also noted: Mrs. Mary R. Pike dies in Newfields New Hampshire at 106 years old, the oldest resident there. Warry H. Williams, noted composer and film director, dies in Oakland after brief illness.
Australian heavyweight Bill Brennan defeated Jim Tracy by knockout in the eighth round of a scheduled 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Havana banking house collapse coincides with a note of more than a million dollars spent in Washington to recover alien property. Germany pays 15 million gold marks in reparations. League of Nations balks at Russia issue and defers to Genoa. Munich sees a monarchist riot as flags of the republic are torn down and burned. Persia hires an American expert to regulate finances. In Ireland, three Catholic youths are shot by masked attackers.
Frederick Delano, former Wabash president, at the United States Chamber of Commerce convention, derides the open shop as an iridescent dream and argues government operation of railroads should come if profitable. He cites nonunion and closed shop contrasts while urging realistic labor relations.
In Pineville Kentucky on May 19, a melee erupted in the office of Circuit Clerk R F E Wilson as Colson and Ball family members from Middlesboro clashed during the arraignment of Clay Colson for Ira Ball s murder. Ruby Ball aged thirty was killed and four men wounded Frank Ball John Hurst Clay Colson and Fred McDaniel faced injuries with Jim details uncertain.
W S Meadville of 7604 North Twenty-ninth St Omaha Nebraska reports severe liver and kidney trouble with back and side pains keeping him in bed for long periods. After taking Tanlac he says he felt like a new man quickly and believes the improvement will last. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt quotes an athlete nursing a broken face after a fight. A sympathetic observer notes the opponent outweighed him, while the fighter explains luck and a long history playing in a Jazz orchestra.
An advertisement urges taking aspirin only as directed by Bayer and following package instructions. It highlights the Bayer Cross as a mark of genuine Aspirin and notes physicians have prescribed it for over twenty-one years.
An elderly man shares a playful philosophy of aging noting he never reveals illness to friends. He claims this privacy keeps him from needing remedies they would suggest, presenting a humorous take on health and vitality.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promises purity in every bottle and offers sample requests from Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York.
A stern teacher commands Willie to surrender chewing gum. Willie offers half in a witty retort, prompting the teacher to declare that impertinence weakens dignity and raises defenses.
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