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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1922
Page
2
A wartime reader notes the widespread anxiety of holding marks as the mark value fluctuates. People observe daily shifts, expect further drops or small rallies, and turn to financial pages for guidance. The piece lampoons the irrational allure of foreign currency and the misery of owning the world’s greatest currency.
In Minneapolis, a veteran whose World War I service with the British army earned him a portion of his late father’s magnate fortune receives $750,000 as part of the estate. The award reflects a complex wartime service and family wealth connection shaping his current financial status.
A squirrel cache near Augusta Missouri holds 31 golf balls from the Au gubia Country club. The creature stored them for winter hoard driving balls into the woods where many are lost. Some balls show teeth marks while others are in good condition as the animal collected them.
Local probate court rejects Captain George Douglas’s claim to a $750000 legacy. Judge Maht orders Charles R. Fowler to continue guardianship over Douglas’s affairs, despite his petition of competence. Walter T. Douglas intended a $2500 yearly earning for two years as a condition, but trustees ruled his war record met the requirement.
An Arkansas town of 1,800 residents, Wilson, lacks courts, ordinances, and police. It is owned by Robert E. Lee Wilson who rents all homes, pays taxes, and directs a diversified, plantation-based economy valued at about 1 million dollars with 40 000 acres of land. He funds education for many youths.
A Cologne telegram republished in The Westminster Gazette reports a man at Opladen, weary of life, seating on a shell and triggering an explosion that blew him to fragments. His fiancé, mother, and friends, who witnessed the act, attempted to intervene and were severely injured.
Census Bureau figures show women increasingly exit farming for higher earning jobs. National data reveal farm population ratios: 108.1 males per 100 females on January 1, 1920, versus 103 per 100 overall. Total farm workers number 31,614,930 with 14,SS males and 15,117,531 females.
A movement to revive Irish crafts gathers steam in Kiloe Longford where 300 spinning wheels operate daily led by Father Conefrey. Spinning weaving and later linen work spread from Killoe to Drogheda Lisburn and Dublin with support from the Royal Dublin Society and local councils. The effort unites people across politics as Donegal and Lisburn loom craft traditions join a nationwide revival.
Winsted Connecticut reports two birding incidents. D W O'Connell and his brother Jerry chased game on West Hill. a bird flew into Jerry's arms before any shot. Lewis Hotchkiss bagged a partridge with a missing leg, the wound healed.
Murphy of 7 Montgomery Street Manhattan reported to Yonkers police that two men held him up before daybreak near the Croton aqueduct arch on Nepperhan Avenue Yonkers. He says he consented to escort a timid young woman home due to lateness. thieves rifled his pockets and took $10.
An ancient brass mortar with the royal cipher GI from Governor's Island, New York, is sent to England to its owners, the King's Royal Rifles. The mortar, a Coehorn type, dates to the 18th century and was left behind during colonial times. Secretary Weeks reports King George V welcomes the gesture of comradeship between English speaking forces.
Three University of Nebraska faculty members, Dr. E. F. Schramm and colleagues, struck oil near Mirando, Texas, with a 3900 barrel well, while pledging to continue teaching. Schramm and associates plan to use proceeds for university projects such as a museum and stadium, showing commitment to academia despite wealth.
A Harrisburg incident near Rutherford at a stock farm ended fatally after a collision with a trolley car. A bull charged a trolley car with four rear effects, sending passengers tumbling and causing the vehicle to leave the track.
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