19 Jan 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1925
Page
1
A long critique surveys a major wartime epic spanning German and Polish narratives. It highlights the intertwined fates of Antek and Hanka, the cast of Junker circles, and the broader World War era as reflected in the trilogy.
Secretary of State Hughes issued a statement saying the Paris reparations agreement is not a body or agency under US treaties and falls within executive power without Senate advice. He said the accord imposes no commitments or sanctions and will be published when full text arrives.
Police investigate after a woman's body is found in a shack near a saloon. Authorities say evidence suggests foul play, with five men questioned as possible suspects.
A blaze at the Plankinton Packing Company hog department in Milwaukee caused an estimated 100000 to 160000 dollars in losses. The fire started on the third floor from a crude oil torch, sent hogs into the streets, and left about 250 pigs burned and 3000 more to be recovered as 140 workers escaped and fire crews battled the flames.
The Chicago Journal argues water metering is needed as a result of the sanitary district trustees overusing water to flush sewage. It urges citizens to accept rationing, noting the city sits on vast clean water and that unmetered supply supports poor families. It criticizes delayed sewer systems and praises meters for health and cost reasons.
Five and a half miles from shore the Raymond sprang a bad leak and began sinking rapidly. The Irene and Peter Reiss rushed to assist, siphoning failed, and the tug finally was moored near Miller dock with the bow chain snapping just as a salvage crew planned to raise it.
Chicago police recovered a Dodge delivery truck stolen from the Hildebrand Grocery at 1102 Michigan Avenue on January 11. Detectives traced the vehicle to a long suspected garage dealing in stolen cars and learned the thieves used the truck to haul goods from the Stolper robbery in Plymouth. The case highlights delays in notifying Chicago authorities and authorities’ push for prompt reports on stolen vehicles.
An early notice warns that one of the era's greatest literary triumphs of 1924 will appear soon in The Presa. Readers are urged to watch for the official announcement and details.
Four siblings and their father, once separated in Sheboygan thirty years ago, are now re united. Carl Maehre of Kiel and William Scott of Mossley Ontario, along with Mrs James Clark of Creston British Columbia, and George G Eberhardt of La Crosse Wisconsin, traced through Canada and the United States. The brothers served in World War I. Scott in the Fourth Canadian Machine Gun Company, Maehre in the US Marine Corps and other camps before serving in France. The reunion began after a long search sparked by adoption and name changes.
United press reports that about seventy seven thousand railroad workers receive wage increases of one to two cents an hour across fifty lines led by clerks freight handlers and station employes with a total annual rise near 3.3 million dollars. The decision also approves paid vacations and sick leave but rejects a time and a half pay for Sundays and holidays and denies cuts in hours.
Allan Warren Anderson aged 17 months died after climbing to a window sill and slipping on ice causing a fatal fall of three stories. Mis. Arthur B. Anderson was momentarily distracted by kitchen duties as the tragedy occurred with the father shaving nearby.
Five Scottish miners died in a blast at the Portland Collieries Works in Kilmarnock Scotland. Two men perished during a heroic attempt to rescue colleagues from the 420 foot deep pit.
Federal agents seized a large denatured alcohol shipment in St Paul on Saturday night. Government chemists denatured 21 500 gallons, cutting value from up to 7100 000 or 500 000 to about 6 000, sold to a wholesale drug firm amid questions of profit.
Chinese forces under Chi Hsieh Yuan retreat toward Shanghai while looting and fighting spill through the area. Lu Yung Halang’s troops push the coup leader’s faction into retreat as British troops possibly move in from Hong Kong to guard settlements. International and French zones evacuate thousands of interned Chinese soldiers to contain the unrest. A railway station at Teiseyuem is reported burned during the rout.
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