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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
1
A scatter of overheard notes and wry asides captures a chaotic 1920s slice. References range from politics, Prohibition, and labor disputes to marriages and divorces, with mentions of Reed Smoot, Bill Borah, Daugherty, and Peggy Joyce amid vivid regional color and satirical asides.
Washington columns report the government plans to enforce the Volstead act by seizing ships carrying intoxicants into U S waters. Secretary Hughes and Acting Secretary Gilbert led talks stressing law enforcement while weighing international friction. Big liners such as the Paris could be seized and bonds set for vessel production at trial.
Index outlines multiple sections and items including liquor law notes, indictments, politics, social events, education, transportation, military, and society briefs. Highlights mention a paralyzed woman, insulin aid, a priest’s loss, and upcoming editorials with various regional topics and notices.
London June 27 three Scottish labor members Maxton Wheatley and the Rev Campbell Stephen were suspended from the house after a storm over a proposed cut in child welfare appropriations for Scotland. They denounced Banbury as a murderer, refused to leave, and were suspended by votes of 268 to 70 and 278 to 60. Further uproar followed when Shinwell and Hamilton clashed over remarks about a Jew prompting more suspensions before order was restored.
Special to The Washington Post Cincinnati June 27 Albert Koch 14 of 72 Academy avenue operated on his prize winning Plymouth Rock hen at home today curing a neck tumor with a razor blade The tumor was the size of a hen egg and was exhausting the bird The operation followed Kochs one year biology course and the hen is now walking and pecking again The hen had won first prize at a poultry exhibit years ago
Chicago launches Ford for President drive with a Chicago Ford for President club and petitions backing Henry Ford in 1924. Dr P L Clark presides, stating Ford is a sure entry regardless of party conventions. Plans for a national Ford movement and a possible third party emerge from Detroit and Dearborn organizers.
The Norfolk immigration office reports rising shipboard desertions at the port with hundreds of foreigners entering the country in violation of laws. Italian vessels Zoretta Bagnolli Savoia Salina Valdure and British ship Mansasoit report crew desertions ranging from 10 to 16 sailors. Officials blame lax shore leave policies and warn of contagious diseases among arriving foreigners.
Warsaw June 27 AP a Russian soviet commission arrived in Poland to purchase 16 000 cats to combat a rat scourge in Russia officials say the cats are to be used in pest control efforts and reflect ongoing measures against rodent problems across the region
Paris June 27 The foreign relations committee approved Charles Guernier report on the Washington moral accord. No debate planned before July recess. ratification to be discussed when the chamber reconvenes in October. Briand defended France against Guernier’s accusations of unfair treatment.
Robert Lansing, former Secretary of State, is reported to be improving under insulin treatment for diabetes. The therapy, used at Garfield and George Washington University hospitals and at physicians’ homes, has helped him gain flesh and strength and resume a broader diet. Doctors say insulin is not a cure but has produced very beneficial results in multiple patients.
The Pope writes Cardinal Gasparri urging renewed efforts for peace in Europe. He calls for justice tempered by social charity in reparations, suggests gradual replacement of territorial occupations with better guarantees, and hopes for true pacification and economic restoration through shared Christian ideals.
Seven year old Lloyd Scott of 1238 Twenty ninth street northwest was attacked by a family monkey while onlookers watched. The creature lunged at him near Twenty ninth and M streets northwest, biting the ear and clawing the neck and face. Dr James E Chamberlin owns the pet monkey named Jane. The boy was taken to Georgetown University Hospital for treatment. I H Johnson assisted in removing the monkey.
A fragment from The Washington Post hints at a Sunday feature about a 15 year old immigrant who takes an opposing view on beauty from three psychiatrists. Van Raalte muses the homely girl he chose recalls his father’s early romance in Hom mania and teases a broader satire on culture.
The Chicago Tribune previews a sensational Ford boom with Voliva as vice president if Ford wins. The plan envisions a world order with Upton Sinclair as Secretary of State and La Follette as Commerce, with sweeping church and law changes, including Sabbath enforcement and tobacco bans, amid a fantasy global governance scheme.
Senator Cameron of Arizona blamed autos and war bred temptations for farm and factory demoralization. He argued legislation cannot make farmers rich and that many farmers waste time driving to town instead of working, reflecting wartime and automobile culture described as harmful. He recalled how farmers once worked harder in his youth.
The Greek government sent an ultimatum to Bulgaria threatening to sever diplomatic relations if Bulgarian authorities do not address an attack by Bulgarian comitadji rebels on a Greek frontier garrison near the tri-border area. The raiders destroyed barracks, killing around ten officers and 100 men, according to reports. Also reported is a counterfeit fifty dollar note circulating for over two decades, traced to the infamous counterfeiter Jim the Penman. Treasury official Frank White notes the bill looked genuine until it was torn and sent for redemption, implying it could have circulated longer otherwise.
Mrs Anna Busz! was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Fred Schneifer a wealthy Bronx contractor who she had lived with for ten years. He was found shot to death in his car on a lonely Bronx road February 26. The conviction carries the death penalty and if not saved by a new trial she would be the third white woman to die in the electric chair in the state.
In New York on June 27 Lieut A Calton of the Eighteenth Infantry and Miss Elizabeth C Dowd of Brooklyn were married in what was the Kaisers suite on the Leviathan. Maj Stanley C Ramsden, post chaplain at Fort Hamilton, officiated. Lieut Culton’s home is Louisville Kentucky.
Mrs Elle Fuss owner of the Ladies' Exchange at 07 Vermont Avenue North West was found in her Holland Street apartment after four days without food or water. Police entered 1825 Vernon Street North West to discover her in a hallway near a phone unable to move. Doctors report total paralysis of her right side and severe dehydration, with doubtful chance of recovery after prolonged starvation. Neighbors heard milk and ice deliveries and the telephone ringing while she lay near death, isolated by a thin partition as friends searched for her.
Attorney General Harry M Daugherty travels to Indianapolis to press four motions in Federal court before Judge Albert Barnes Andersen to move for demurrers and dismiss the indictments against 214 coal operators and members of the scale committee and union officials. The cases, begun February 25 1921, loom over the nation’s bituminous coal industry as talks between Daugherty and Harding coal commission aim at settling labor and economic strife. The move follows years of disputes tied to antitrust concerns and the 1918 strike, with hopes for a broader settlement in the soft coal field. The department seeks a settlement within the law to protect public interest and avoid further industry turmoil.
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