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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1923
Page
1
A garbled historical newspaper fragment references figures like Stanley Baldwin Lloyd George and William J Bryan. It weaves political intrigue, slogans, and stray phrases about ministers, conferences, and a muddled weather and world events snapshot with unclear dates or places.
Officials expect failure to dispose of ships via auction as bids remain low. Despite inquiries from operating agents and independent sources, no substantial offers justify government action. Analysts link weak American shipping prospects to rising rates for seaborne freight and potential pay schedule changes for engine room crews.
The Maryland will fire its 1 inch guns at a target 23 000 yards off Virginia capes during practice. Officials say the ship can hit 60 yards with reasonable accuracy and there is renewed zeal to coordinate line actions at this range. Some contend extreme-range hits are nearly impossible.
Two tremors were felt in Helena Montana around mid May. The first quake and a second, about a minute apart, rattled buildings and caused people to evacuate streets from west to east.
Americans urge action to free captives held by bandits in China amid reports of precarious conditions on a Shantung mountain stronghold. Brigand attacks on trains are repulsed as troops reinforce lines. negotiators face deadlock with local authorities over withdrawal and prisoner releases.
Chauncey M Depew aged 89 refuses Charles Winthrow Adams 96 of Boston challenge to walk 15 miles along the Brigher parkways. He says he feels healthier driving and enjoys watching river wavelets while noting he could do the trek if needed.
A Curtiss airplane piloted by James B Cole crashed shortly after takeoff near Curabatland Maryland. Dr Paul F. Roesgile of New York, a passenger, died tonight after severe injuries. Cole survived with injuries as the craft fell from under 100 feet, the pair having visited Pinehurst and Washington en route to Pittsburgh.
A Chinatown fire in Mexicali Calif May 32 reportedly killed between 40 and 50 people, with property loss estimated at 1,500,000 dollars. Police say 14 bodies recovered from one building as the blaze raged. cause undetermined, victims trapped in cellars and subcellars fleeing the heat.
Maj M Tyler, engineer in charge, assured the public the new Francis Scott Key bridge and approaches will handle Memorial Day traffic and Shrine Coneration crowds. Work on approaches used a narrow one side roadway and a short curved connection to Georgetown tracks. Completion was targeted for Memorial Day but slow settlement at the Virginia end may push finish into July.
Abner H Ferguson and Anne T Ferguson petition the District Supreme Court to set aside the adoption of 6 year old William H Reamer Jr a nephew adopted March 36 1918 claiming the boy is incorrigible and should be returned to his father William H Reamer Ferguson and wife through attorney SH Gibbs.
A fragment from Sarah Bernhardt letters hints that she cannot endure cold soup or Debussy's music. The quote appears in a publication about Sandag's Washington oat, suggesting a literary or press context. The line underscores her dramatic sensibility and wit.
In Los Angeles Clara Phillips tells how Jesse Carson helped her escape view from LA jail bars and flee through several cities to Mexico and beyond. The report blends her account with ongoing coverage of Mrs Leeds and banker Stillman and the aviation race under Admiral Moffett’s warning that air power will decide future wars.
A river move in May 1922 involved 43 brick houses relocated from Charleston's Capitol site. Buildings were lifted onto three barges on trestled docks, towed across the river, and set on new foundations without dismantling. Heavy timber frameworks supported the operation as windlasses powered each move, with the process taking about 45 minutes per trip.
Chilean authorities and a returning fishing schooner Falcon reported Easter Island remains above water after last November earthquakes. The island, a penal colony with about 1200 residents, lies 3,600 miles west of Chile and is famed for giant stone sculptures attributed to prehistoric Polynesians.
Ford Motor Company outlines plans for a Mississippi River hydroelectric development between St Paul and Minneapolis. Engineers and lawyers filed with the Federal Power Commission for a permanent permit to replace the temporary authorization expiring July 1. The project would supply about 115 060 horsepower and awaits formal commission action at the panel's next meeting.
London May 22 Stanley Baldwin becomes British prime minister succeeding Andrew Bonar Law. Labor’s rise unsettles the Commons as Baldwin, a former chancellor, seeks to unite the cabinet and secure support from commercial and financial interests. Sir Robert Horne likely returns as chancellor. Chamberlain and Hickman connected figures may join the new ministry.
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