Rum plot bribe described in Philadelphia hearing
Arthur Hammel, former customs guard and defendant, testified at a hearing before U S Commissioner Manley about a alleged plan to substitute water for whisky in 10 000 barrels. Hammel said Harold L Smith and Arthur Hammel discussed payoffs with a $40 per barrel bribe, and that the Greek government had ordered the whisky without specifying its strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Arthur V. Hammel
United States
Matthew H. Griffin
United States Secret Service
Andrew ‘. Hamilton
Harold L. Smith
John McTamney
Secret Service
H. H. Simon
Griffin's
Arthur Hammel
John Friedrich
Fifth Street
Rising Sun Avenue
Thomas Kane
Richmond
Huntingdon Streets
Samuel Gottesfeldt
Joseph Kleinman
Linden
N. J
Hammel
Siskin
Simon
Burns
German cost of living soars in July with 82 percent rise
Berlin reports an 82 percent overall increase in Germany’s cost of living for July, following a 92 percent surge in June. Food costs climb 33.5 percent, with rents and almost all items rising across urban and rural areas. New potatoes show notable price hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Tyne
Hail Burste Watermetowa In North Carolina Crop Damage
Hail caused crops damage in the Piedmont region of North Carolina with twelve inch depths in places. Iredell county reported the heaviest fall and Con corn near daylight saw a thin ice coating after the hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Aus
Piedmont
North Carolina
Iredell County
Concorn
Dog Hero Receives Medal from Long Beach Humane Society
Spot the Gog, a dog aboard the steamship Bergland owned by William Wrigley, is honored for bravery after diving from the Long Beach pier to save a struggling cat. The event highlights coastal rescues as the Pacific Highway aims to connect from the Canadian line to the Mexican border within three years, with most of the route currently uncompleted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Spot
Long Beach Humane Society
William Wrigby
Hig
Bergland
Wrigley
Los Angeles
Portland
Oregon
Araby and Its Civil War Heritage in Frederick County
Araby, near Frederick, features Monocacy battlefield sites and historic homes such as Boscobel. The town, linked to General Grant and General Hancock, draws tourists as a potential summer resort with Monocacy river views. Residents seek improved roads, two-teacher schools, electric lights, and local services to boost growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Baltimore and Ohio
Araby
Frederick Junction
Monocacy
LG. Waltz
McPherson
Araby Lang
William G
Gettysburg
Araby House
Williams
Monocacy Battle
Araby Tract
Wallace
Early
Gambrill’s Mill
Monocacy River
Bartonsville
New Market
Monrovia
Baltimore
Washington
E. Goldsborough
F E. B. Tyler
Barir
Virginia
McGruder
Boscobel
A. B. Smith
Tameville
Urbana-Clarkeburg
Cement Pike
Frederick-Washington
Boscohel
Frederick County
Republic
Athens
Greece
Rome
America
Ijamsville
Urbana
Koontz
G. William Paul
Lebanon
Neb
Joseph Catsail
L G. Waltz
G. F. Waltz
Charles Bear
Epworth League
Sta
I. G. Waltz
Joseph Haller
G. Waltz
Margaret O'Brien
Edith Waltz
Melvin O'Brien
George Brien
I G. Waltz
Joseph Cutsall
Chas. Bear
Laura Roelkes
Mecca
O. W. Waltz
Georgetown
G. W. Seaman
Seaman
Mre. N
Waltz
A. B.smith
Homer Waltz
Fouteenth Regiment
New Jersey
Snub Pollard Comedy With Reach and Mosquini Cast
A lively silent era comedy features Snub Pollard aided by Marie Mosquini and a popular Reach fan-makers group in an unusually funny performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollard
Reach Ic
Marie Mosquini
Reach
Monuments Erected for Monocacy Battle Regiments in Pa and Vt
Pennsylvania honors three regiments with a 12 ton Rhode Island granite monument erected November 24 1008 at a cost of 12000. The shaft rises 86 feet with a coat of arms and Doric die. Vermont places a monument near the Araby MB church to memorialize Yankee valor at Monocacy. A Confederate marker stands along the Frederick Junction pike near the Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Pennsylvania
Araby MB
Vermont
Monocacy
Frederick- Frederick Junction
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ribe
A. 8. Grant
Col. C. K. Thomas
the Star
W. L
Fisher
Prop
Universal Pictures
Harry Myers
Crusoe
Noble Johnson
Friday
Robinson Crusoe
Nick Carter
Tom Carrigan
Nick
Potts & Griffin
Dopnce Brothers
Dodge Brothers
the Star Motor CO
E. Patrick
Maryland
Cranutecerets
Duty Fist
Simplexs
Simpie
Earl Hargett
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!