Salisbury Chamber seeks Congress support for Wicomico River dredging
The Salisbury Chamber of Commerce river committee asks War Department funds and congressional action to deepen the Wicomico River harbor to fourteen feet. They cite chronic shallow draft limits, lack of annual river maintenance, and prior maintenance funds to secure dredging and ongoing upkeep. Alan Goldsborough is expected to sponsor and push the measure with a Baltimore War Department engineer and local shipmasters backing the project.
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Salisbury Wiermien Chamber of Commerce
War Department
Treasury
River Commission
Congress
J Harry Covington
Chamber of Commerce
Charles E. Harper
Charles &. Disharoes
Frederick Adkins
Alan Goldsborough
Atman Galidsborough
di Engineer
Baltimore
Governor to take up tangle today on Eastern Shore transit
Plans and proposals surface as lawmakers delay action. Rosenfeld of the Baltimore Street Merchants' Association discusses potential legislative steps with Senator McDaniel of Talpe County. Local banks lead a movement to address the transportation crisis affecting the Baltimore Chesapeake and Amiles line and regional shipments.
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Celdezse Rosenfeld
Baltimore Street Merchants’ Association
McDaniel
Talpe County
Celene Ritchie
Baltimore
Baltimore, and Atlantic Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore, Chesapeake and and Amiles
Y Haram
Aviator Sets Low Fuel Record Flight
Alan Cobham flew from London to Brussels in a high engine airplane at Lympne October event. He started from Broydon, battled fog then resumed and completed the crossing in four hours and five minutes, noting low fuel consumption.
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London
Math
Alan Cobham
Brussels
National Bank Closed Surprises Local Community
An unfamiliar AFP report notes a national bank closure affecting local financial activity. The fragment mentions Senator Falbs and a $1500 deed, with references to dates and a regional stake in the connected economy.
Cleveland War on Loafers Starts Citywide crackdown
Cleveland Safety Director Edwin D. has launched a citywide crackdown to clean up loafers and vice. Nearly 300 arrests have occurred since the edict, including 108 for operating slot machines and a raid on a major slot machine distributor following the seizure of several machines in a downtown store.
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Cleveland
Jen
Generidi
Hear Radio Signals In 1 400 Foot Mine
A group of electricians radio fans and newspaper men 1400 feet underground in Bisbee Arizona attempted to receive radio signals in Navy code and radio phone concerts. They failed but carbon waves proved promising for mine rescue work with more preparation.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Western Maryland College visits Wicomico High in city basketball clash
Western Maryland College meets Cambridge Five at the Armory in a men’s basketball showdown. The day includes a Western Maryland Day gathering and a dance for visiting players and alumni after the game, with a large crowd expected.
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Wicomico
Cambridge
Betta
Washington College
Cera
Armory
Western Marylend College
basketball statistics for tonight preliminary game
The card lists players and numbers for a preliminary basketball game with names such as O Cleck Po itwa, Davis Atweight, Cambridge, Ibo Wieesaneco, Geoghegan, Themas, Moore, Boeth, Har bey, Thema, Waller, and ship Game. Officials include Referee Jeb sme Seisbars. Start time is 7 30 with another session at 4 30 and a Marylend match noted.
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Atweight Cambridge
Ibo Wieesaneco
Substrites
Geoghegan
Themas
Moore
Boeth
Harbey
Thema
Waller
Submarine L-24 Sinks After Collision Off Weymouth
Forty three crewmen are feared dead after the British submarine L-24 was rammed by the battleship Resolution and sank about eleven miles south of Portland. No oil appeared on the surface, suggesting intact petrol tanks. Rescue efforts and searchers continue as reports note the uncertain position of the vessel.
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Resolution
Weymouth
Injuries Claim Filed In Worcester Court Over Car Crash
C Elmer Culver administrator for his infant son Joan Carston Culver filed suit in Worcester County Court at Snow Hill seeking 14068 damages from Joseph Harrison. Berlin Marrison, nephew of Senator Orlando Harrigen, is noted among those connected to the incident involving a three year old struck by a car driven by Harrison and occupants of the vehicle. The report mentions Washington College and a basketball game score context.
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1St College
Maryland
Penenet
Moe Bird Tea Room
S Oeenins
C Elmer Culver
Walsten
Sw.tech
Joan Carston Culver
Worceser
Snow Hil
Joseph Harrison
Berlin
G A Marrison
Orlando Harrigen
Wes
Harrisoend
Tirean
Washington Collegr
Congressman's Febrile Speech at Bethesda Church
Congressman John Katcham of Michigan speaks at Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church Sunday January 13 1924 under Lord's Day Alliance auspices. Katcham noted as master of the Michigan State Grange and a strong speaker draws a large crowd expected.
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Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church
John Katcham
Congress
Michigan
Lord's Day Alliance
Katchem
Michigan State Grange
Japan to float large foreign loan for reconstruction
Tokyo reports yen weakness may push government to seek a substantial dollar loan for reconstruction materials. Financiers forecast a quarter of a billion yen loan could be arranged in New York and London in early spring, though Finance Minister Kasue Shoda has not favored a foreign loan.
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Tokio
A. P
Aly
New York
London
Kasue Shoda
Four day conference to Legion aims to boost literacy
A four day conference to Legion is planned citing a latest census showing 008 men and women in the United States cannot read or write. Officials say literacy would unlock arts and culture for all ages.
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Washington
A. P
Legion
Comeenan
Policeman Refuses Reward After Missing Girl Found
Eveline Bajeur, 16, disappeared in Los Angeles a week ago. Patrolman Ht. Wheatley found her while on duty and returned her to her parents, declining a $2,000 reward saying he only did his duty as a patrolman. A. L. Markwell had offered the reward for information on her whereabouts.
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Los Angeles
A. P
Eveline Bajeur
A. L. Markwell
Ht. Wheatley
Late News Briefs From Athens to Washington Headlines
Courier sketches a string of briefes from January 11 covering political shifts in Athens with Venizelos forming a cabinet, a Brisbane fire destroying over a million feet of film, the suspected recovery of aviator Lawrence Sperry’s body near Rye Sussex, and lawman reports of Ashley gang activity in Florida Everglades. It also notes a bank teller hold up in Kempshuty and Senator Watson’s stance on the Indiana Republican primary amid other scattered items.
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Landon Jan II
Lawrence B Sperry
Women Seek Equal Barber Shop Access in New Orleans
In New Orleans on January 11, business women urged the New Orleans Association of Commerce to grant equal barber shop rights to women, accusing the local barber trades groups of buck passing. They demand snappy service and transparent prices, and insist on free access to shops with a chance to sit with the men, signaling a broader push to end gendered restrictions.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Barber Wamen
Master Barbers’ Association
Association of Commerce
British Admiralty Seeks Preventive For Scury
The British Admiralty considers preventive measures against scurvy by promoting greens. A report notes experiments with watercress and other leafy vegetables as a protective diet. The text mentions naval health efforts and potential effectiveness, though details remain unclear.
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British Admiralty
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