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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1923
Page
1
Fragmented OCR notes describe a chaotic jumble of 1930s pop culture and news items. References span a nonstop dishwashing marathon, aviation feats breaking records from coast to coast, military blimps, rail wrecks, and political refusals amid a collage of social commentary. Named figures and places include Langley field, Scott Field, Prague? Moscow, and G. R. B. with a sense of era.
U S golfers Francis Guimet and Dr C F Willing won the St George s challenge cup at Sandwich England tying at 153 for 86 holes. Ben Gardner ranked third as the cup ends four decades of British hold and a deciding 18 hole match was planned for today.
New York May 8 The sugar boycott by women in New York and many communities triggered a sharp market break with futures dropping 45 to 55 points. A large refiner cut refined sugar to 9 1/2 cents and anti sugar pledges will be given to about one million school children to use substitutes. The decline followed lower refined sugar prices and increased selling in the spot market, with Cuban tendency noted and bids at six cents cost and freight.
Special to The Washington Post. May 3. F W Hammann was charged by Herman Koepp with being Mrs Koepp s affinity and sal ling her dearie in court today. The court sent for Hammann but his wife appeared instead and told of family washing duties and a neighbor dispute. Koepp was sent to the work house for a week.
New York May 3 Policing officers J Lawlese and Francis Carver were arraigned on indictments for robbery grand larceny assault and receiving stolen property in the case of a 16 year old boy detained on suspicion of theft They pleaded not guilty and were held for trial George Boyd a steamship Italla messenger testified that the officers forced him to withdraw $4 from his purse and insert it into their helmets before telling him to depart
Assistant Commissioner Meritt announced that dances of the Indians of New Mexico and Arizona will not be prohibited now. Protests poured in from newspapers and editors arguing the dances are part of religious life. The Indian office will require full agent reports this year to decide whether to allow, limit, or prohibit the dances.
Army fliers Kelly and Macready complete the nonstop U S flight from Hempstead to Rockwell Field San Diego in 26 hours 50 minutes 48 25 seconds covering about 2700 miles. The T-2 arrived amid cheers with President Harding sending congratulations and the nation celebrating a new aviation milestone.
The record spans NO-4’s 1200 mile Atlantic hop in May 1919, Alcock and Brown’s 1900 mile flight from St Johns to Clifden in June 1919, a 23200 mile San Diego to Indianapolis trip via the T-2 in 1923, and Doolittle’s September 1924 Pablo Beach to San Diego flight with a stop at Kelly Field.
New York May Palmer Canfield directed a flight from Miller Field to inspect the rum fleet off New Jersey. He piloted by Lieut Robert Burtt, the plane circled at 1000 feet and observed two schooners with the rest fleeing after the cutter Seneca fired on a runner. Canfield said the mission aimed to test if airplanes could locate liquor ships for coast guard action, signaling “the death of the rum fleet.”
The Haines Point crash involved two naval officers and two navy yard workers. Lieut Eli McGinnis and Lieut W Wead piloted a seaplane that rose to 20 feet, then nosedived into a drifting motor boat carrying W J O'Brien and C Cridler. All four were rescued and taken to the naval air station by a government barge.
Panxsutawney Pa May 3 Miss Susie Hetlock of Covode near here set a world record by washing dishes non stop for 31 hours in the Pantall hotel kitchen. A wager started the feat and hotel officials rewarded her with a two day vacation.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, famed auto racer turned war hero and leader of the Hat in the Ring squadron, will begin a series of adventure tales in The Sunday Post. He has written ten stories, with one to appear each Sunday in the sporting section.
Sheriff locates boy on Indian River in New York after he was taken from home Monday. We telephoned his mother in Schenectady to say he is well. A woman had cared for the boy and claimed two men employed her to drive their son to a cottage where officers found them with a man leading to a cottage.
In Schenectady County a six year old, Verner Alexanderson, who had been abducted Monday afternoon, was located by Bart Jarvis in a cottage on the Indian River near Theresa. He telephoned his mother from Watertown and is unharmed. Detectives pursue two men and an abandoned car tied to the case as authorities plan to reunite the boy with his parents.
George J Gould, American financier, grew worse today at Cap Martin villa near Mentone after a prior improvement and a relapse last week. Doctors were recalled as his illness deteriorated in the sunny French resort.
Chicago May 3 hearing on the divorce suit of Edgar Lee Masters and his wife concluded before Superior Court Judge Steffen. The judge indicated he would grant Mrs Masters a divorce. The couple married 25 years ago and have three children.
A derailed Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train near Woodards Utah leaves several dead or gravely injured and others hospitalized in Salt Lake City. The wreck’s cause remains unknown to railroad officials.
May year Hood's Texas Brigade senescent veterans and the living bouquet gift referenced by state representative and newspaper man Ines Rountree of Bryan died of heart disease at his desk in the Texas House after speaking on a point of personal privilege about flowers given to the living. The incident followed his remarks honoring Hood's Texas Brigade and the Confederate Veterans group.
Harrisonburg May 3 One of the town’s famed products is set to hatch silk cocoons in Chefoo China using a giant incubator built by John P Burke of the Incal plant. The device, capable of hatching 13 000 chicks, will be shipped to an American silk firm for testing silk cocoon production.
The German ambassador Wiedfeldt presented a reparations proposal to Secretary Hughes. France rejected the terms, with Britain and the United States seeing potential for initial exchanges toward a settlement. The notes signal Berlin’s bid to open talks while France weighs its response and conditions. Continted on next page age.
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