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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1929
Page
6
A deadly gas explosion in the Cleveland Clinic basement releases toxic fumes from burning X ray film, killing at least 124 and injuring many. Dr George W Crile and Fire Chief James P Flynn are heralded as heroes amid evacuations and rescue attempts.
Charles G. Dawes met with President Hoover and Secretary Stimson in Washington. Dawes dodged questions about silk knee breeches, then bluntly told a reporter to "shoot." Hoover offered Dwight F. Davis the governor generalship of the Philippines, reportedly with Mrs. Davis' health and a $25,000 salary shaping the decision.
RAF Zeppelins voyage to the United States was cut short when two motors failed due to broken crank shafts off the east coast of Spain. The airship returned to Friedrichshafen with passengers and freight aboard.
A powerful quake in Khorasan Persia killed over three thousand people and razed Bujnurd and surrounding towns. The governor seeks national relief for thousands of injured and ill residents as air drops deliver supplies to hard to reach areas. In the Philippines, Acting Governor General UGENE GILMORE is told graft involving millions may reach the Bureau of Commerce and Industry, prompting a call for full reorganization of the bureau.
Police and Humane Society officials freed 22 dogs and three Persian cats from a Scio street residence after a nuisance warrant was served. The woman, identified as Mrs. John Smith, kept the animals in a single room used as kitchen and bedroom, with little other furniture. The pets, ranging from a large collie to Pekinese and mongrels, were taken to the pound, with dogs appearing healthy despite confinement and limited ventilation.
Berlin veteran trooper Wilhelm Heger once known as Texas William treks to Vienna on foot seeking restoration of his sight. Wounded 11 times in the war, he bears a fractured skull and a silver plate, later damaged and causing blindness, with doctors advising a Vienna specialist. he leaves penniless to pursue help.
The Fifteenth Infantry, two battalions totaling 900 soldiers, remains in Tientsin under Boxer protocol terms. Brig. Gen. Castner commands with Col. Isaac Newell leading the regiment. Officers and enlisted men train in Chinese language, with ranges at Chingwantao and a yearly three transport cycle for replacements.
Kermit Roosevelt leading Field Museum team to explore the Tibet border region dubbed the forbidden land in search of a giant panther and other rare species without native guides. Local Tibetian bandits deter aid, fearing death penalties for outsiders.
Tigers last year killed 1,088 men in India and tiger hunters bagged 1,068 of the animals in a continuing clash over wildlife.
New Haven Connecticut Yale doctoral student Lee Snell and Church of the Nazarene elder H B Anthony lent money to a well dressed man calling himself Charles Westcott after a powerful prayer on March 25. Police have been asked to locate him.
Geneva Illinois Mrs Sophia Maria, tried for a $27 theft, could not pay the fine and offered the alderman her infant daughter as payment. The judge declined and told her to go home with the child.
A health note promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as fast acting relief for sour stomach and gas. It claims complete acidity control and tranquilized digestion with a pleasant taste suitable for children. Physicians say each spoonful neutralizes much acid, urging use of the genuine Phillips product.
Dr Annie J Cannon longtime curator of astronomical photographs at Harvard Observatory has catalogued a total of 250000 stars. A native of Dover Delaware she holds Groningen Universitys first honorary doctorate in natural science given to a woman. It sometimes happens that love is the only wisdom of a fool. Not much to bank on your bottom dollar.
Mrs. Masee Stacp of Dalton says she was weak and nervous before her last baby was born and exhausted by her other children. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her health and helping her feel better, noting it benefited both her and her husband.
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