23 May 1925
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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1925
Page
1
Disjointed text reports possible upheaval with President Coolidge III quitting. The fragment mentions casualties and earthquakes, student activity, and a debate over paying social dates, including quotes from Dean Foleeuise Narain and student Arlene Kennedy, illustrating campus financial tensions and social life concerns.
Reports from Osaka area say a powerful earthquake near Toyo-Oka, population 7,700, collapsed 200 houses, sparked fires in two areas, severed rail links, and left dozens dead or missing. Tokyo dispatches describe widespread destruction and continued tremors with uncertain casualty counts.
President Coolidge suffered a mild indigestion with no serious illness seen by doctors. He cut some engagements but planned to continue with non urgent duties, noting heat and recent throat issues as contributing factors while remaining at the White House.
Dr E Bal singer of Chicago defended Jack Dempsey's rebuilt nose while criticizing Dr Warren Pierce of San Francisco at a state homeopathic convention. Bal singer described cartilage removal and reshaping to strengthen and improve breathing, disputing Pierce's assessment of the operation.
New York May 2 0648 Mrs Woodrow Wilson sails aboard the liner Majestic for Cherbourg to join President Wilson in Paris for treaty talks. She plans to tour France and may visit Belgium after a memorial trip in Paris.
A fragmented report describes a suspect surrendering in Pittsburgh after an incident. Police headquarters are cited amid references to a struggle, weapons, and a fatal outcome. Names and specific locals are unclear in the damaged OCR text.
Severe weather sweeps coastal and inland lakes, triggering flooding as a tenacious tidal surge slams shorelines. Reports indicate widespread property damage and boats carried away by rushing waters, with residents documenting debris and damaged structures along the affected creeks and village outskirts.
Meyward Misa Alda, abducted Wednesday from her Lake Maranacook cottage, was found dead on a second floor bed in a Pine Point cottage near Winthrop. A general alarm urged capture of Harry Ahrby of Watertown, and pursuit followed by Towle and Bate. A postcard directed mail to be forwarded to Augusta. The body showed signs of strangulation.
May 77 reports extreme weather across the south and central states with heat in Chicago possible 94 degrees surpassing May records while Minesota North Michigan contend with snow gale and record cold Duluth and Houghton see freezing readings. snowfall and wind lash northern Michigan and Canada as the meridional cold front advances.
Boston reports Commander MacMillan plans to aid in locating Roald Amundsen by dispatching airplanes from the ship Bowdoin and expedition companions Peary and the MacMillan party. If Amundsen has not been heard from by August Kisah, resources will shift to search the Arctic coast of Greenland and northern Greenland in hope of contact.
An unheralded maneuver under Pearl Harbor tests a submarine at Lahas. A crew of 95 plunged underwater during a dive exercise but were saved by fellow sailors. The incident, reportedly due to misinterpreted orders, ended with all hands rescued unharmed.
Dayton Tennessee readies for the opening trial on Monday over teaching evolution in public schools. Crowds are expected to swell two to three fold as attorneys Dudley Malone and Bryan spar before Judge John T Raulston who convened a special session to hear the case.
Dover county records show Deputy Attorney Willey Bas naming a man arrested in connection with the death of an elderly Black man run down by a truck near Woodside Delaware. The suspect, unnamed at prelim, posted 5000 bail and awaits inquest by Coroner Enns. A color jury of Black residents convened to determine cause of death, noting a fatal head blow without detailing how it was inflicted.
At a regular Rotary Club meeting Miss Mattie Smith urged members to contribute to the Mirecle Bleue of Clarhcarne children preventorium opening June 1. George Ko Cobb Willard S Springer and Ralph Ho Greer were appointed a committee to solicit donations.
AP notes Matare naval station 28 miles from Teye-bha begins relief for earthquake survivors. Destroyer Enoki and Kasuga escort ships to aid operations. Officials cannot yet provide accurate death and injury toll.
Rabat Morocco May 23 AP reports tribesmen resist French forces as Abd El Krim and followers stiffen stance. French tactics include bayonet charges as operations Thursday and Friday face scrutiny amid uncertain outcomes.
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