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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1923
Page
1
A collage of 1920s commentary blends foreign policy, the League of Nations, and reactions to reparations with domestic notes on Prohibition, economic headlines, and royal visits. The piece weaves gossip, policy critique, and cultural references, noting Weygand, Ismet, and Britain’s King George amid varied currents.
Public officials push a city motor tax based on vehicle load with a seven percent tonnage limit and higher base fees to fund street and highway maintenance. Maj Besson and Acting Engineer F S Besson cite reduced road damage and easier enforcement, predicting about 2 million dollars in annual revenue next year.
Three youths remained seriously injured and three others lightly hurt when a five passenger car carrying nine people returning from a Cherryfale dance ran off the road in Cherryfale Virginia. Occupants Mary and Louise Hayre Ruth Farmer Francia Peel Wilbur Dorsy and Charles Wigginton were treated at local hospitals. The collision followed a four day bakers strike ending after a three hour bargaining session. The compromise raised day wages to one dollar an hour and adjusted night pay to one dollar ten cents.
The White House stated Blair will remain Commissioner of Internal Revenue and has no intention to resign. Blair urged a discussion with the President on office issues while the President avoided comment on Senator Edge’s protest over docking the Leviathan in New York rather than Hoboken. The President emphasized the service need to dock the world’s largest ship in New York and would not override the Shipping Board.
Jacob L. Baeler, Missouri Republican committeeman, says Fred W Upham has secured pledges from 28 of 62 members to vote for holding the next Republican nations convention in Chicago. The announcement ties to May 4 events in St Louis.
John T Adams, chairman of the Republican national committee, urges President Harding to spend 24 hours as a lumberman in a Washington fir forest camp. Adams, a lumberman himself, asks the itinerary for Harding’s Alaska trip align with a stop in Seattle to visit the lumber region. The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association supports showcasing forest work to aid in forest problem study.
London May 4 King George and Queen Mary depart tomorrow for Rome to meet the King and Queen of Italy and to make a formal audience with the Pope. It marks the first English sovereign papal visit since the Reformation though Edward the Confessor visited before his reign. Protests from ultra Protestant groups have been ignored by the king.
Special dispatch from Vienna reports Empress Zita and her young son known as Otto the Hungarian King crossed the frontier by automobile. A passport in the name Julia Koenig was used and only a lady-in-waiting accompanied them. Police ordered an investigation.
Air ace Eddie Rickenbacker famed for auto racing and leading Hat in the Ring squadron writes a series of adventure tales for The Sunday Post. He has penned ten stories with one to appear in successive Sunrays in the sporting section of The Post.
Five bandits robbed two Buckner banks near noon, escaping with about $6,900 in cash and $25,000 in Liberty bonds. One bank yielded $625 in change. a shot was fired. Deputies scoured roads toward Independence as the motor car vanished toward the north.
A compact index outlines diverse topics across politics crime and culture including articles on New York Killars, Morse conspiracy denial, casino raids, world drug league plans, U.S. ships debate, and editorials. It lists sections such as Editorials, Woman’s News, The Post’s Funny Folks, radio programs, and sports with pages 16 18 17.
Florence Olcott Avery daughter of John Ho Avery wed Francis Berrigrand after a five year romance that began with him as a landscape gardener at the Avery summer home near Detroit. The marriage was kept secret and her mother rejected the match, declaring the couple unfit for the family life. The bride, once aided by the Avery fortune, and her husband left for New York to plan a small East farm.
Miss Elizabeth Colt, sought by police in three states after vanishing en route from Montclair to Litchfield, Connecticut, returned home to New Jersey with her mother. She claimed temporary memory loss after wandering subway and elevated stations in New York, bought a Chicago-bound ticket, and later contacted relatives.
Francis Ouimet defeated Dr. O F Willing by one stroke to claim the St George's Cup, the premier amateur medal trophy, after eight holes of playoff play. Willing rallied with a 36 foot chip as the crowd cheered, but Ouimet held firm in a stirring finish reported from Sand wich Eng. by Paterson McNutt.
Albany May 4 The New York legislature repealed the Mullen Gage liquor enforcement act. Assembly 76 71 Senate 23 3 23. The repeal ends state enforcement and shifts powers regarding bootlegging to Federal officials and local police. Gov Smith expected to approve as Democrats rally from a hard fought session.
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