Klan Blamed In Mob Attack On Local Drugist
William Hurd a Williamsport druggist and son of the late mayor was assaulted by a mob after a dispute with his 16 year old stepson. Hurd, who admits Klan membership, claimed Klansmen orchestrated the attack and threats followed as he was escorted by officers to an automobile. He was jailed for assault and later returned to Williamsport amid ongoing threats.
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cInternational Mans Service
Williamsport
Maryland
Ku Klux Klan
Willam Hurd
William Sport
William Hurd
Log
Invisible Empire
Misahel McMullen
Kentucky
Hurd
Shuggist
Ku Klux Ilan
Wil Stimsport
Ollie Hess
Bes
Poice
Ale Levs
Kline
Kurd
Nus
Cas
Miss Alice Snape Speaks On Sunday Of Mission Work
Miss Alice Snape a Seattle missionary to Chinese communities spoke at First Baptist Church in the evening about her years of mission work among oriental people. The program featured Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress presented by youths directed by Mrs. P H Lynch and Mrs. George Fox with soloists Mrs. Paul D Weller Elizabeth Williams Ruth Kennedy and others. Next Sunday the final installment is expected to be most impressive with colorful tableaux lighting the closing scene.
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Alice Snape
Seattle
Wash
First Baptist
Missy Snape
Bunyan
P. H. Lynch
George Fox
Paul D. Weller
Elizabeth Willams
Preston
Ruth Kennedy
Romani Wife Sold Three Times in Newark Case
Newark police report Ruby Miller a 20 year old Romani woman married three times and sold on the marriage block with prices of 5900 2000 and 4000 dollars. She fled to seek aid from police to return to her father in St Louis with her 17 month old Peer. Trials over larceny of 630 from her uncle prompted warrants and police say the couple may reconcile and avoid further high priced marriages.
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Newark
Ruby Miller
Nou
St. Louis
Peer
Ruby
Woodbridge Township
Rah
Sergeant Welsh
Woodbridge
Police Camp Opens at Wilmington Junction for Summer Season
The city police summer camp at Wilmington Junction on the Neshannock Creek opened today for the rest of the season. Officer Thomas Jones officially started the operation with several other officers spending time at the camp. Visitors will be welcomed and the site is expected to attract hundreds of people through the summer.
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Wilmington Junction
Neshannock Creek
Thomas Jones
Complaints Of Sewer Backing Into Cellar on Winter Ave
E. B. Shilton told city council this morning that a sewer on Winter avenue was backing into his cellar at 508 East Winter avenue. The issue was referred to the city engineer.
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E. B. Shilton
Counsell
Winter Avenue
East Winter Avenue
Moe
New Castle Afro-Americans Reading Circle meets June 26
The New Castle Afro-Americans P. L. L. D. Reading Circle will convene Tuesday evening, June 26, at the home of Mrs. Ida Hull on Harrison Street. A note on mahogany trees mentions they do not reach full height until about 200 years old.
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P. LL. D
Reading Circle
Pp. L. D
Ida Hull
Harrison Street
Coca Cola King Rewed to Fight $500000 Slander Suit
New Orleans beauty Onezima De Boucher sues Atlanta magnate A G Candler for slander in a $100000 case. Candler’s new wife May Little Ragin, once a public stenographer, stands beside him at the trial in Atlanta. The suit alleges he broke an engagement after learning unproven rumors from 1922. Case set for fall.
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New Orleans
Atlanta
Onezima de Boucher
Aga G. Candler
May Little Ragin
Candler
Etterways, Candler, Thompson and Hirsch
Emory University
South
de Bouche
Rittenhouse on Heart, Pride, and Liberty
In Columbus Ohio Dr Daniel F Rittenhouse urged harmony to curb prejudice and conflict noting that acid in the heart sows trouble among families. He advised neighbors to believe and speak well of others while maintaining peace. The article also discusses the Capitol dome bronze figure weighing 15000 pounds and its statue of liberty symbolism from 1863.
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International News Service
Columbus
Ohio
Daniel F. Rittenhouse
Flint Baptist
Rittenhouse
Capitol
Liberty
French Expenditures Outstrip Reparations
Premier Poincare announced in the Chamber of Deputies that France spent 8.165 billion dollars on war damage reparations pensions civilian property claims and related costs from the armistice to 1922. Germany paid 1.982 billion dollars in cash and in kind, per official Reparations Commission figures.
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International
PANS
France
Germany
Armiadea
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Dome in Washington Lights Up For Shrine Convention
The United States Capitol dome in Washington shone brighter than candle power records as floodlit bulbs illuminated the rotunda. National Geographic Society bulletins describe the display as a beacon for the Shriners convention, marking an awesome sight for visitors walking through the rotunda.
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Washington
United States
National Geographic Society
Government agents seize liquor on liner Berengaria
Twelve U S government agents boarded the Cunard liner Berengaria in New York and removed 31 gallons of spirits and 2,038 bottles of ale and stout brought in under British customs seals. Five other foreign ships with liquor aboard were docked, and two more were expected at midnight. Officials plan to remove all liquor except what may be kept for medicinal purposes.
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International News Servicer
New York
United States
Ti Ia
New York Stocks Endure Mixed Fed Moves in Motor Shares
June 26 New York trading opened with weakness in the motor group and broad heaviness across most sectors. Chandier Motor tumbled six points to a yearly low near 7 3-4, with Pan-American Petro slipping about two points. Steel and equipment stocks also dipped, while copper held steady and railroads traded down with the broader list.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Bears
Chandier Motor
Rece Er Usariy
Pbnarally
Pan-American Pete
Deering
Syiven
Growing Up With the Day
A domestic vignette follows Mr Johnson as he battles a sleepy morning mood and a chaotic breakfast. The scene shifts between his office, where he manages staff and pay, and home, where his family greets him with affection. A letter from brother George reveals financial trouble and a plan to bring the children for a while, which Johnson reluctantly approves, then affectionately forgives.
Rule at congressional library tested by parcel rule
A Philadelphia Ledger item recounts a tall woman at the U S Congressional Library who complied with a policy by leaving a paper parcel at the door while she kept a portion of her goods. The incident highlights the strict rule against parcels inside the library and the attendant enforcing it. The piece also notes that many fortunes arise from small inventions, citing a can with a top-opening feature and a Chicago packing house ordering ten million of them as a successful experiment.
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Ubrary
Woobington
Phile
Delphia Ledger
Lo Ho
Chicago
Arrest Husband On Surety Charge
George Mayberry was arrested last night at Wallace and Highland avenues when he allegedly found his wife arriving home in a car with another man. The couple had been separated. Mayberry reportedly went there to see his children. Mayor discharged him for disorderly conduct. Alderman Tart held him on a surety of the peace charge filed by his wife.
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Mrs. Johnson
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Eve
Tom
Brother George
Mra. Johsgon
Kate
George
Miss Goodge
Miss Goode
Ella
Tomy
Karen
George Mayberry
Wallace and
Highland Avenues
Mayberry
Mra
Bents
Jon Tlart
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Cypsy
New Castle
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East Washington
Allan’Ton’s Market
Willsbury
Asa’ G. Candler
Profile
Onezima
DE Bouchel
Acid Heart Man
America
Widow Grass
St. Louia
Clara Delafield
Madras
Callara
Percales
Oxfords
Coller
Lucy
Jersey
Rose
Buckeys
Nic Uress
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