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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
2
Washington bulletin finds crows eat grain and insects and may help control pests but also kill young chicks and eggs. The piece notes crows become intelligent when hunted, yet describe them as sociable and good pets when raised by humans despite mischief.
In Seneca County, girls dominated the county school spelling and speaking contest held in Tiffin. Gertrude Bertsch of Thompson won the seventh and eighth grade spelling contest while Harry Sperow of Hopewell topped the fifth and sixth. Irene Hatton of Attica led the third and fourth. Rosamond Showalter of Attica and Thomas Watson of Old Fort won the two divisions of the speaking contest.
In Selbruck Switzerland a giant python crushed trainer Fraulein Ciro during a theater act. The Hungarian performer cried for help as the crowd cheered, misreading the danger as part of entertainment. Her manager shot the snake after the coils strangled her. by then she could not be saved.
Marguerite Stoller, twenty month old daughter of EH W Stoller and wife of Buntington West Virginia, was wasting away until a watermelon seed swallowed last September was coughed up. Doctors saw no hope of recovery, but the infant now shows signs of improvement.
Lawrenceburg Indiana Captain Wesley L. Moore seventy eight year old river pilot known to hope for death on the Ohio river was found lifeless in his cabin aboard the Ivory Wood ship plying the Cincinnati to New Orleans route.
Hydrophone device tested on destroyer Breckenridge with Navy support. Government controlled, the MV type hydrophone uses 48 receivers to detect ships, water depth, and hazards in fog, aiding navigation and iceberg warning. Dr H C Hayes cites past installations aiding grounding prevention.
August Kabler, a medical student from Berne, Switzerland, was severely mauled when he fell into a bear pit at the zoo gardens while feeding the bears with carrots. His left arm and leg were torn away and he was rushed to the hospital in serious condition.
Cranmore Cal is described as the healthiest community in Gestate with no graves dug since 1863 when the last funeral occurred. Since then residents have died elsewhere, but none in the local cemetery.
In Pomerania tension rises as Kapp loyalists hide among estates while workers prepare for possible monarchical action under Junker protection. In Noblesville Indiana Rosa Davis wins 3000 dollars against Central Indiana Railroad over Charles E. Davis death after cross examination of railroad witnesses.
A European cabinet formation falters. Fehrenbach’s government collapses after the June 21 lineup. Greek forces press the Kemal Pasha faction in Turkey while Cuban lawmakers face a suspended session amid Liberal protests. Provisional Mexican President de la Huerta invites U.S. reporters to study conditions in Mexico. Hungary boosts a boycott against Austria and halts Danube traffic. Reports suggest socialism gains in Britain before Russia. A Kent councillor condemns mixed bathing, prompting a political defeat. Lloyd George faces Irish railwaymen issues amid potential bluff claims. Londonderry teeters toward martial law as civil unrest rages. damages from striking motor-train collisions await funding. Guatemala’s Herrera government gains U.S. recognition. Circulars urge American workers to join a general strike, signed by “The American Anarchist Federated Commune Soviets.” Senator Harding aide confirms authenticity of his Irish independence stance. A “Garden of Eden” in West China is described as an economic hub. John W. Abercrombie resigns. Rolard B. Mahany and Fried W. K. Nielsen receive appointments.
President Wilson heard a report from Secretary Payne acting as director general of the railroad administration but government action was delayed as Wilson deemed the situation improved. The Republican campaign is run by a 21 member executive committee led by Hays with seven women on the panel. Rear Admiral Fletcher moves to Rio de Janeiro to head the American naval mission to Brazil. The IRS orders scrutiny of public clinics for drug addicts under the Harrison act and clinics may be closed or altered if ambulatory treatment is used and drugs are diverted.
Iowa Democrats on a special train telegraphed for funds. A thief gang stole about a thousand dollars from a train car between Grand Junction Colorado and Green River Wyoming. An airplane crash near Savannah Georgia killed Lieut Frederick Matthen Lieut S E St George and Capt Gustave Karow. The railroad labor board will rule July 20 on four million workers wages. Officials expect the move will prevent a large strike planned for June 26.
An advertisement extols Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe for millions of users over twenty years. It urges accepting unbroken Bayer packages with directions for headaches toothaches and other pains and notes small 12 tablet tins cost a few cents.
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