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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1923
Page
6
AP reports on May 2 11 broad market trading with railroad shares leading gains then provoking liquidation across sectors. Industrials paused and bear selling resumed as about 820000 shares changed hands in a heavy close.
A St Louis Glebe-Democrat remark argues against obstinacy for its own sake and warns that sticking to one’s views when opposed by others is foolish unless driven by genuine principle. It cautions that opposition to public opinion should not be reflexive.
Reports indicate a coordinated push for higher pay among railroad employees. Four carriers granted increases, including Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis shop workers, Pennsylvania clerk and shopcraft staff, Great Northern maintenance of way crews, and Chicago and Alton maintenance of way workers. Pennsylvania system boosts range 3 to 7 percent for clerks and shopcrafts, while broader system gains remain unsettled. Cleveland sources say shopmen may strike if talks fail.
London dispatch says Britain's latest note to Germany is terse and incisive. The two-page document avoids technical details and stresses the inadequacy of German proposals, urging a new effort toward a workable plan.
The murder of M. Vorosky head of the Russian soviet delegation to the near east conference by Swiss citizen Maurice Conradi triggers Swiss alarm. Conradi says he acted alone to avenge his father and uncle against Bolsheviks. Switzerland fears world opinion could hold the country responsible.
About 250 male inmates from St Ann Hospital for the Insane at Base Quebec were moved to other buildings after the north wing burned. No trouble reported as the blaze caused an estimated $150,000 in damage.
Roy Amick aged about 50 unmarried farmer from Frederick county died around midnight at his sister Alma Amick’s home in Luke Illinois while visiting. He had lived in Philadelphia for 18 years and worked there. Survived by brothers James Amick and William Amick and five sisters Mollie Retta Margaret Alma Ammick and Mrs. George Grant. Burial expected in Winchester.
The Weather Bureau says cooler air will spread over the lower lake region and the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys Saturday and Saturday night after a brief warm spell east of the Mississippi. Colder conditions will also affect Atlantic and east gulf states Saturday night and Sunday.
The Rotary club board returned from the jury room with a unanimous vote electing Marshall Baker as secretary. Bill Glass retires from the post. The February meeting is slated for next Thursday at the usual hour. President Hall announced the standing committees for the coming year, signaling higher standards for the club’s next term.
New York May 11 Palmer Canfield prohibition director says bootleg liquor trade may double or triple this year after reviewing withdrawals. He notes current withdrawals are 8,000 gallons a month versus 100,000 in 1921 and 25,000 in 1922, predicting demand will rise as withdrawals fall.
A fragmented OCR item shows a brief ad note with the words AdvertiP and nonspecific letters. No clear person place or organization is readable. The text appears as stray promotional fragments from a historical newspaper page.
United States Minister Schurman arrived in Shanghai with family and said the Suchow train bandits are expected to release all captives as withdrawal of government troops allows negotiations. In Washington officials promised a general policy to exterminate bandits once the China situation settles. Dr Heimberger heads to Lincheng to aid captives under safe conduct. All captives reported alive. Powell the American journalist among the ill.
Vandals during the night placed more than 1 000 stones on the iron door to the tomb beneath the soldiers and sailors monument in Fort Greene Park Brooklyn exposing the tablet and remains of patriots who died in the Revolutionary War while held captive on the British ship Wallabout. Other vandalism included chipped front steps at borough hall and further damage to the monument steps.
A contemplative fragment on trees, describing how a bare tree reveals space and its hold on the sky. The author compares slender twigs to a prophecy and promise, noting beauty beyond form and outline in nature.
A fragmented note discusses Audubon noting a continuous stream of carrier pigeons exceeding 114000, and Wilsotte citing a flock count around 2230272000 pigeons. It includes a quoted verse about love and friendship from Quarles, reflecting miscellaneous content.
An old herbal tonic advertised to strengthen the body and fight catarrh and colds. It claims to improve blood and lung health with cherry bark stillingia Oregon grape root and other ingredients. Includes offer to send 10 cents for a trial bottle and free medical advice from Buffalo NY.
Mr Heatwole links recent cold snap and peculiar May temperatures to planetary alignment. He notes a 27 degree drop on May 6 1910 and a May 3 record low of 19 degrees in Rockingham County. He cites cycles of 28 years and describes unusual planetary positions causing freakish weather and earlier crop failures.
Hartford May 11 public display of anger over a forbidden act spurs a bill in the Connecticut legislature as the governor is expected to approve it.
Fragmentary note hints at labor and memory themes tied to Walt and farming. Reads like a historical diary fragment focusing on time, corn, and a stubborn refusal to plow the field.
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