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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1923
Page
1
Snapshot column notes a tragic auto wreck near Denver killing Summer Curtis and a driver, with Donald Craig and Thomas Dawson injured. President Harding observes the event from Colorado, enjoys church, and plans talks on law enforcement. Other items reference shipping, politics, and sports banter with brisk, newspaper-voice commentary.
Washington Port Co reports Senator Curtis warns that measures may be needed to curb practices by Standard Oil. The piece notes potential clashes between government agencies and oil interests, Republican support for independent producers, and concerns over price manipulations benefiting insiders tied to Rockefeller-linked wealth.
Navy plans night time radio training at Pensacola bases where embryo operators will learn wireless methods while resting in their bunks. Receiving sets strapped to their saddles will feed data and formulas during the quiet watches, aiming to boost learning for some students who do not respond to day time instruction.
The Leviathan, hailed as Queen of the Seas, returns to New York harbor after a trial trip amid fog delays and cheers from Harborcraft guests and Shipping Board officials. The ship, rebuilt from the former German Vaterland, aims to defend its speed laurels as American experts discuss the test course and possible record ambitions with Capt Herbert Hartley and ship designers.
The Federal Trade Commission issued an order requiring manufacturers of gold filled watch cases to indicate the exact gold content. The ruling, after a 73 percent industry input, condemns time guarantees as deceptive unless disclosures are clear. Commission also favors plainly marked trademarks and minimum thickness of gold to prevent misrepresentation. Commissioner Nugent dissented, suggesting a mark of pennyweight content. The decision aims to curb misleading trade practices in gold filled cases.
Mary Lawrence died after being found unconscious on her porch as her daughter returned home from a sabve. Neighbors say a closed automobile with three men inside was seen near the house while two girls were with them. Police believe an automobile party attacked to deter Mrs Lawrence for interfering to help a girl lured to a lonely area.
A June 24 blaze at Lucinda Refining Co in Lucinda Clarion County destroyed 15 tanks holding 7000 barrels of crude oil and gasoline after an electric storm. Fire units from Clarion and Franklin fought the flames and expected to prevent spread.
In Catania Italy on June 24 Mount Etna continues to puff and rumble though lava streams are rapidly decreasing in volume and speed. The affected district is stabilizing as people resume ordinary work and begin repairs on dismantled houses.
Daniel Healey a Yonkers druggist coughed up a bullet from his throat after three months. The bullet, vital as evidence in the murder trial of Peter McLean, was produced as Healey neared death in St Johns hospital. McLean faces two murders and a wounding charge as trial begins tomorrow with investigators hopeful the recovered bullet aids the case.
Lieut Russell L. Maughan holder of the world speed record arrived from Bolling Field Washington DC tonight. He plans a sunrise to sunset coast to coast flight New York to San Francisco in about seventeen hours with fuel stops at Dayton Saint Joseph Minneapolis Wheeling Salt Lake City and others en route.
Unsystematic and inefficient legislation by Congress and lack of harmony among Washington's people cited by Dr Hastings Hart as key causes of a troubled child welfare system. The report notes row over home care, abolition efforts for the juvenile court, and a Welfare Code code commission abandonment, all amid beds shortages and inadequate equipment.
President Harding in Denver reassures soldier patients at the army general hospital that justice for World War I veterans will be unwavering. He pledges to prevent another war and warns he would draft every dollar and essential to aid the sick and needy. Mrs Harding hands flowers to patients as she moves through wards. The visit includes a church service and luncheon with local officials after arriving from Washington.
Three Amherst professors including Albert Parker Fitch Walter W Stewart and Howard E Hinders joined earlier resignations as part of a faculty protest against President Alexander Meiklejohn ouster. The resignations follow others from Hamilton Gaus and Walter Agard with more expected amid a militant minority. Hamilton moves to Washington University economics. Stewart is on leave conducting Federal Reserve research.
Henry Sturger Morgan, son of Mr and Mrs JP Morgan, will wed Miss Catherine Adams in Boston next Tuesday. Adams is daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Francis Adams, descendant of John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Morgan earned his BA from Harvard this year and rowed No 6 on junior varsity crew.
Norfolk Virginia city officials report Charles E. B. Ashburner resigns after five years as city manager to take a similar role in Stockton California. He joined from Springfield and had his salary cut to support the administration. Stockton will pay him $50,000.
Mrs Sumner Curtis learns of her husband’s death after a car crash near Denver. She had spoken with him by long distance earlier and clings to the belief it is a mistake as relatives dine with her. The scene unfolds at the Curtis home in sorrow.
At Coney Island New York on June 24 one hundred sixteen children ages two to nine wandered from parents, the largest such incident in U.S. history. Policewoman Marcella Pennella took the children into care at the health station as crying and distress persisted with mothers rushing in to locate their youngsters. Police Captain Gillen disputed reports that parents left children unattended on purpose.
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Sumner Curtiss of Washington, Republican National Committee, rides with President Harding on a Western tour when their auto veers off a curve near Evergreen into Bear Creek canyon, killing Curtiss and driver Thomas French. Two others hurt. President regrets.
Sumner M. Curtis prominent Washington newspaper figure who wrote for The Post dies in a Denver area car accident. The item notes his long career and ties to Washington journalism, with scattered OCR fragments about trains and rail connections in a garbled ending.
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