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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1923
Page
1
Fragmented clippings present a chaotic mix of political commentary and cultural notes. It mentions Sidney Lanier, John T. Adams, Uncle Joe, Wall Street frauds, cot ton prices, a bronze bust for the Corcoran Gallery, Shriners on hot sands, and various geopolitical vignettes from Europe and Asia. The tone is retrograde and crowded with named figures and events, reflecting a newspaper page jumble.
Akron officials question Northwestern student Joseph Mills as grand jury eyes the Mount disappearance. Mills claims possible information but denies involvement. Investigators seek links to a class rush and alleged hoax plans to sensationalize Mount’s case and rescue.
Virginia Jean Edge, months old, daughter of Charles L Edge of 317 South Patrick Street Alexandria, drowned yesterday afternoon at home. While Beatrice and other children played outside, the baby crawled to a tub with water and fell in, hitting her head. Beatrice returned and found the infant faces down in water. attempts to resuscitate were made with Dr. A Wood pronouncing life extinct.
Key West Florida May 7 the 63 foot United States army motor launch Q 16 with a crew of six aboard has not been heard from since 4 am May 6 when she was seen in a gale at latitude 28 65 longitude 86 40 The army boat Gen Frank M Coxe arrived with the latest word and search cutters Saukee and Coanick were ordered to search the area.
Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, on a lecture tour, visited the navy department and announced plans to sail from New York in three days for England. He indicated he has withdrawn from land exploration as air travel advances, believes polar exploration by airships is feasible, and urges the United States to achieve it soon.
In Philadelphia on May 7, hundreds watched as a lion in the Barnum and Bailey menagerie bit off the hand of attendant John Dooley, 40. Dooley, long with the circuit, had his hand severed near the wrist and his left arm broken while feeding the animal through the cage bars at St Luke's Hospital.
Two more unidentified citizens, troubled by uneasy consciences, have attempted to settle with the government. The Treasury received two contributions, one for 146 dollars and the other for 144 dollars. One letter bore a Florida postmark, the other California. The Californian note was unsigned and stated only that if the Lord forgives me, I will be honest now and forever.
President Harding urges adherence to the world court of international justice as France and Germany clash over reparations. A letter read at the General Federation of Women's Clubs convention cites nation wide support for joining with other nations to adjudicate disputes and curb strife.
Fragmentary index item suggests a court related theme with Beran, US unity, and a tense outlook. Other entries note Morse case testimony and local political notes amid a broad page of society, legal, and financial items.
A violent dispute over cover charges at Port Arthur Restaurant 616 Ninth Street NW left William C Lylea 31 in critical condition and Jugaon Skinner injured. Knives hatchets and a hammer were used as weapons as more than 50 diners fled. Paul Lee 40 charged with assault with a dangerous weapon along with two other restaurant staff members.
Twenty captives including two U S Army majors and their sons remain in bandit hands as brigands demand a 2 million dollar ransom. Miss Lucy Aldrich, sister in law of John D Rockefeller Jr, reportedly released unharmed. Chinese troops pursuing the bandits engage in parleys as violence continues and prisoners are moved across Kiangsu Province.
The government ordered military governors of nearby provinces to mobilize troops for pursuit of the raid near Suchow. Suchow lies on the Grand Canal about 63 miles by rail northwest of Shanghai and is a historic walled city founded in the sixth century B C with a native population over 300000.
Post Office Department reports April postal receipts 1 cent higher than last year with Fort Worth leading at 19.3 percent, followed by Los Angeles 26.42, Memphis 21.23, Nashville 21.05, Dallas 20.34, St Paul 13.21, Hartford 17.56, and Kansas City 17.20 percent gains.
In South Bend Indiana on May 7 authorities announced a gang of high school boys calling themselves the League carried out at least six holdups and stole fourteen automobiles. Three members in custody confessed while officers found lists of high school girls tied to their flirtations in the boys pockets.
A May 7 dispatch reports that bandits who hijacked a Shanghai to Peking train at Lincheng captured about nineteen foreigners, mainly Americans, placing two Americans and one Englishman at the front lines and later firing on captives. Continuous fighting and searches were ordered to locate the missing, with several women reportedly spared. The situation remains grave for the captives as reports vary.
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