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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1923
Page
1
A fragmented reading lists politics and intrigue from 1900s discourse. Notes on Baldwin and Chamberlain in Britain, Folk’s Missouri death, Roosevelt era ambitions, and wartime memories mix with rail strikes, Prohibition echoes, and economic talk. Includes forecasts of treaties and moral rhetoric.
New York aroused over Gov Smith decision on the Mandan Gage State prohibition enforcement act repealer. A Albany hearing will test wet and dry forces. Smith may veto or sign. Betting odds shift as political implications for the 1925 presidential race loom large. potential wet nomination impacts.
Sergeant John C Btatts on duty near the White House at 2 yesterday reports a tired man on the sidewalk who leaps onto an auto running board and sits beside the driver. The driver resents the intrusion. the negro explains he was invited by the phrase Hop in Noble and presents a letter to prove his name Charley Noble, claiming one of them must ride.
Chicago May 28 The remains beneath Evanston pier are identified by Dr Francis Ivey as Laighton Mount Northwestern freshman missing after a 1931 class fight. Workmen recovered twelve teeth and bone fragments. Dentists called the dental work singular and the teeth a positive match.
Police from the Tenth precinct search for 13 year old Mia Bidwell who vanished from Col F W Abbot's home near Tracey Piece North West after a music lesson. Authorities broadcast a description of the suspect and suspect thiefs of nearby offices.
In French Lick Indiana delegates at the eleventh annual convention of the National Association of Reserve City Bankers report a bright business outlook. Speakers say current conditions are at a peak and even with upcoming hot weather any slowdown would likely be temporary.
Charley Craffty was found dead behind a store counter in Birmingham in a suspected axe murder. Police record indicates this is the 35th victim in two years, with 28 similar attacks and eighteen people killed to date.
The newspaper item reports a remarkable one billion dollar bid for ships, Baldwin achieving an initial victory in the political or legal skirmish. Other items mention shaping treaties with Turks and various local and national concerns, including road plans and education aid.
The article reports progress toward a commercial treaty with Turkey, with Joseph Clark Grew and American observers at Lausanne providing encouragement. It notes the US maintaining independent stance, potential nonmandate over Armenia, and broader shifts in US policy while Turkish negotiators push preliminary talks ahead of a broader conference.
Washington expects a record Shrine procession with more than 100000 automobiles converging on Pennsylvania avenue over two nights. Maj Daniel Sullivan and Shrine officials coordinate traffic outposts along Bladensburg road and western routes to guide thousands of visitors from stage to illu minations as Shrine caravan arrives from the Midwest.
May 28 Oklahoma City endures historic floods as water swamps southern districts including Packingtown. Levees fail on South Robinson Street, Walnut Grove residents flee, and zoo animals perish. City reports hundreds homeless, vast property damage, and rising rivers.
Detroit May 28 Jacob Tannenbaum and Sam Hirsch both of New York City were taken into custody by local police and held for investigation after furs valued at 75000 were stolen from Mall Inc store. Thieves tore a 12 inch brick fire wall to gain entry. The store is owned by United States Senator James Couzens. Tannenbaum has prior prison time in Michigan for robbery.
Constantinople may close the YMCA after government inquiry found it operated without formal consent as required by law. Announcement in Constantinople papers notes previous attacks on the YMCA accused of leading children from the faith.
At Fort Berthold agency North Dakota a tribal council voted to limit household dogs to two per family and to tax surplus canines at one dollar each. The decision ends a long standing Indian bureau concern by marking a controlled approach to canine numbers and enforcing the dog tax within the reservation.
Hammonssport New York May 28 The country s smallest dirigible the U 8 M B specially equipped to wage war on gypsy moths doll weevils and other insects from the air will take off here Memorial day for Concord New Hampshire on the first official flight watched by United States air service Department of Agriculture and the aeronautical chamber of commerce The dirigible built for spraying infested regions The air attack was first tried from an air plane but proved unsatisfactory due to the speed at which planes flew The gas bag has a capacity of 60 000 cubic feet and can stay aloft fourteen hours with three passengers It is equipped with two motors
In New York two suspects held a customer and restrained manager James Kaplan at Rival Shoe Store 147 East Forty second Street. They assaulted Joseph Stimmal and forced him down stairs while another attempted to access the safe. A real customer interrupted as the safe opened and thieves fled with cash. Police arrived to recover 2590 dollars.
Financial interests, unnamed, sent a $1,000,000 bond to the Shipping Board with a proposed total near $1.9 billion for the entire active government merchant fleet. Twenty bids were received, four or five showing possible viability. eight to confer with the board in New York. The Shipping Board aims to retire from shipping, with Chairman Lasker coordinating conferences and edge cases assessed.
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