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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
6
Physicians at the National Therapeutic Society convention in San Francisco praise X-ray and radium as almost certain cures for cancer. Lectures and lantern slides illustrate treatment methods, including a Detroit doctor’s high‑voltage X‑ray film. The gathering signals a new epoch in cancer care.
Parial Chihuahua Mexico Pancho Villa, once a key factor in Mexican American affairs and blamed for provoking General Pershing's Get Villa expedition, says he will not interfere with the current recognition conference. He has withdrawn from active politics, avoiding discussions of national matters and living quietly as a farmer in Durango.
Arctic explorer Donald B. McMillan leaves port aboard the schooner Bowdoin as thousands from the east bid farewell. He aims to study terrestrial magnetism and local flora and fauna within six hundred miles of the north pole on a voyage expected to last beyond a year.
Physicians seek explanation for the “living death” of Mrs Josephine Galloway a flower vendor aged about. For two days she showed no heart action and a mirror over her lips revealed no moisture yet she occasionally roused and spoke incoherently in what is described as an unusual case of deferred death on record.
Manitoba voters reject prohibition by a wide margin in Winnipeg and surrounding districts. The Manitoba temperance act is overturned, with the campaign led by the moderate league securing broad support and the outlying districts still counting as tallying continues.
Immigration authorities anticipate an unprecedented rush of foreigners the first week in July. Housing at Ellis Island has been enlarged to accommodate newcomers, but some arrivals may be sent back once quotas are filled.
William Jennings Bryan endorses William G. McAdoo for the 1924 Democratic presidential nomination in Cape May New Jersey. Bryan says the party will not back a wet platform.
The Washington arms conference has accepted new rules of international law governing radio and aircraft in war. Drafted at The Hague by jurists, the measures will become a treaty. The key provision is an absolute ban on air raids that terrorized London and Paris in the last war.
Britain defers to legal battles over Washington orders to seize beverages carried under seal on English liners. Officials monitor US actions as they acknowledge the right of US prohibition authorities to break seals while noting GB practice in home waters and the Daily Mirror deriding the quarrel.
Armored vans carried two hundred million dollars in gold and securities from Bowery Savings Bank to an uptown branch on the East Side. The convoy, guarded by six armed guards per van, moved in one hour forty minutes without incident, representing the wealth of about 155,000 depositors.
Washington Comptroller General McCarl of Nebraska asserts his authority over public fund disbursements remains final despite challenges from cabinet members and officials. He says he will consider input but no opinion will be controlling on his office.
Former U S Supreme Court Justice John H. Clarke escaped serious injury after a mad dog attacked his Youngstown home. The animal ripped his clothing but did not bite him severely. initial police reports said he was badly bitten.
William E. Pussyfoot Johnson sails to the Near East to promote prohibition among Moslems while commenting on Canada's wet vote as not truly dry.
King Albert of Belgium sustains a broken wrist after a fall from his horse near Chateau de Lacquen. The horse reared and threw the king when his foot slipped into a hole. He remains under medical care.
The Ku Klux Klan announces a New York parade with complete regalia despite Mayor Hylan’s pledge to use police to break up any such demonstration. Johnson, the state King Kleagle, confirms the plan.
Foreign Minister Kaloff sent a note to the Lausanne conference affirming Bulgaria's readiness to observe the Neuilly treaty and demanding fulfillment of the provision granting Bulgaria an outlet to the Aegean.
Nebraska brief including ball teams standings, flood warnings on the Platte near Ashland and Windsor reports. Attacks and accidents unusual for the week: Mrs. W H Weimer bitten by a bulldog, Mrs C E Craven injured in a fall, and a child drownings in Arcadia. Community events include St Mark’s fortieth anniversary near Falls City and Holy Name church procession in Omaha.
The Attorney General declared that union actions and foreign coal arrangements would be prevented by prompt federal action during a United States coal strike. He told the federal coal commission he would seek facts on plans by miners and foreign groups to check coal shipments abroad as the strike progressed.
Manila reports say Resident Commissioner Guevara announced a new Philippine independence mission will depart in December for the United States. Leonard Wood returns to Manila after a tour of inspection, while Manuel Quezon faces hostility in Mindanao as the senate restates its stand against leasing large land areas and asserts Filipinos must present a united front in political matters.
United Mine Workers and America executive board orders officers to purge all reds deemed to undermine the organization. The board cites William Z. Fos’s Michigan trial under syndicalist laws as evidence of Soviet Russia backing, alleging Fos acted as money conduit to destabilize the miners’ union.
Report from El Paso area officials notes unrest tied to agrarian policy drifting from border city areas. Cites demands from citizens for a share of the property of William Randolph Hearst, publisher, located about 2000 miles west of El Paso.
Authorities moved to supervise possible irregularities in the New York stock exchange after widespread losses and public concern. The action targets responsible members and aims to restore confidence in trading, with new measures to prevent further disruption.
Farmers plan a purchase of the Armoria Plant with favorable terms linked to Bernard M. Baruch and Armour and George Mares of the grain company. Armour would supply grain products under the deal, with emphasis on favorable interest and strategic partnership.
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