Construction of New Streets for City A Big Task
A city wide project advances on a major street from West Patrick to College Park named College Avenue. A cement bridge over Carroll Creek is nearly finished under City Engineer Emers C Crum. Work includes filling to prevent floods, water mains installation, and paving repairs on Market and Patrick streets amid oil shortages and security measures.
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Patrick street
College Park
College avenue
College avienue
Carroll creek
Emers C. Crum
Market street
Crom
Court street
Warren Resigns as Mexican Ambassador
Warren resigns as Mexican ambassador as President Coolidge accepts the notice. Warren criticizes Wilson era policy in Mexico and pledges to protect American property and rights under new relations. Coolidge praises Warren for helping restore diplomatic ties with Mexico. Also reports a two-car auto collision at Market and Church Streets injuring no one.
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byidge
Associated Press
Washington
Coallidge
Charlies B. Whassador
Mexico
White House
Warren
Wilson
Coolidge
Mrs Orth Wins Ladies Weekly Golf Tournament at Catoctin
Mrs BH Jewett Orth Jr won the ladies weekly golf tournament at Catoctin Country Club with a 39 net for nine holes. Close behind were Miss Serena Motter with 41 and other entrants listed by score. Mrs John Hershey hosted, presented the prize, and luncheon followed with cards and mahjong in the club house.
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BH. Jewett Orth, Jr
Catoctin Country Club
wiis moraine
Serena Motter
Mire
George Hoss
A. a. Radelitl
Margaret Weller
E. D. Mct‘ain
BR. E. Town
John 3. Hershey
Speeding driver causes collision at Market and South streets
Jack Shimkouriz of Ollie, rushing to reach a dying relative, is blamed for a crash with Albert F. P. Metzger of Baltimore at Market and South Market, Frederick. Metzger’s Ford hit a pole. Shimkourtz’s car escaped with minor damage. Sheriff Albaugh and Major Coniler advised Shimkourtz to return later to cover Ford damage. Separately, three year old Hilda Tucker suffered a fractured leg when run over by a rear wheel after falling from a running board in a separate accident on East Sixth Street. treated at Frederick City Hospital.
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Jack Shimkouriz
Ollie
Market and
South streets
Shimkourtz
West South street
Albert FP.Metzger
Baltimore
Baugh Fertilizer Company
South Market street
Houff
pracers
Albaugh
Coniler
Frederick
Ford
Hilda
William Tucker
East Sixth street
Frederick City Hospital
Speeding diplomat arouses Baughman in protest
State police report that Prince Antonio Bedisco Romanian Ambassador to the United States used diplomatic immunity twice to avoid arrest while speeding from Washington to Baltimore with three women, including a woman said to be his wife and Margot. Automobile Commissioner E Austin Baughman protested to Secretary of State Hughes urging enforcement of local laws despite federal immunity.
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Antonio Bedisco
United States
E. Austin Baughman
Baughman
State Hughes
State Department
Prince Bedisco
Asquith
Washington
Baltimore
Children Orphans After Crossing Accident Mount Helis
Five children lose parents in a road seashore express crash near New Lisbon New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Clifford Haines and Mr and Mrs Harry Bush of New Lisbon die. Haines children number five and Bush family three. Local tragedy follows funeral notices and survivor concerns.
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Associated Press
Mount Helis
Frar
j express
Pennsylvania railroad
New Lisbon
N. J
Clifford Haines
Harry Bush
Haines
j Bushes
Specialties Show Tendency To Rise In Stock Markets
Stocks moved higher in a morning session amid profit taking on steels rails and equipment but many specialties with pool interest later resumed gains. Call money opened at 2 percent. About 1,000,000 shares traded. Mr and Mrs Wm C Mower of Chambersburg Pa visits Mr and Mrs J H Schmidt on South Market Street.
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Associated Press
New York
Aus
Wmn. C. Mower
Chambersburg, Pa
J. H. Schmidt
South Market street
Defense Day Program In U S What It Is
A debate over National Defense Day on September 12 stirs protests from peace groups while leaders like President Coolidge Weeks and Pershing defend it as a practical mobilization test. The plan calls for a citizen turnout with regular army, National Guard, Organized Reserves, and other military aged civilians to assess how quickly forces can assemble in an emergency.
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Brian
Coolidge
Weeks
Pershing
National Guard
War Department
General Pershing
United States
army
regular army
Secretary of War
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genewals
national defense de varticinatine
START GAMBLING WAR OPENS IN HAGERSTOWN
Washington County authorities on Monday warned 24 year owners of stores and poolrooms in Hagerstown to remove slot machines and all punch boards. State's Attorney Ellsworth Roulette said several hundred new style machines operate there taking thousands weekly, with youths in early teens playing besides adults.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Ellsworth Roulette
Attorme
Attoreny
Odd Fellows Reunion at Pen Mar Expected to Break Attendance Records
The Five-State Reunion of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be held Thursday at Pen Mar. Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia and DC grand lodge officials organized the program. Grand Master W. James Wilkinson Sr will preside and Baltimore’s William Jones will discuss the Frederick home for orphans and aged nearing completion.
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Rebekahs
Pen Mar
grand lodge
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
W. James Wilkinson
Odd Fellows
Wiliam&. Jones
Baltimore
home for
Frederick
Traffic Restrictions on Market and Patrick Streets
Market Street between Third and Fifth streets is closed to traffic and the Intervening intersection is closed. Patrick Street between Court and Middle Alley is closed. Westbound traffic only is allowed on Patrick Street between Bentz and Jefferson streets.
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Market street
Third
Fifth streets
Patrick street
Court
Middle alley
Bentz
Jefferson streets
La Follette Name On Usual Progressive Ticket
Senator La Follette's name will appear as an independent progressive in Wisconsin on the same basis as other states. Robert M. La Follette Jr. told the Republican national committee chairman there is no basis for claims that Wisconsin progressives will force President Coolidge to run as an independent. He said Wisconsin progressives have never resorted to sharp political practices.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator La Follette
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Butler
Republcan national committee
LaFollette
Republican state central committee of
Coolidge
Revolutions in Mexico Over New President Says
New Orleans dispatch quotes General Plutarco Elias Calles, president-elect, declaring revolutions in Mexico over. He plans to sail from New York to Europe with family, saying he will rest after seven months and assess economic conditions in Britain, France, and possibly Germany for Mexico’s benefit.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mexico
Plutarco Elias Calles
Callies
New York
Europe
Great Britain
France
Germany
Purchase Gets Setback Over Potomac Toll Bridge
Maryland and West Virginia’s bid to acquire the Harper’s Ferry toll bridge faced a setback after the owners refused a $30,000 offer. The State Roads Commission received a letter from attorney Forrest W. Brown indicating plans to repair storm damage, hindering condemnation. The bridge serves tourists from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. In other news, London reports the Russian crown jewels are safe and rumors of disappearance are unfounded.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Potomac river
Harper's Ferry
Russ
London
Martin Conway
art crimo sess
Russia
Annual Meeting of Junior Democrats
The Junior Democratic Club will hold its annual meeting and dinner Monday at 7 in the Blue and Grey room of the Francis Scott Ker Hotel. Prominent speakers will attend and be announced later. Officers will be elected. Music by the Rhia Melody Boys. Committee: Alton YT. Mennett, chairman. W. Thomas Allcutt. Roland L. Shaft. C. Del. Paul Manunoend.
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Francis Scott Ker
Rhia Melody Boys
Alton YT. Mennett
W. Thomas Allcutt
Roland L. Shaft
Del
Paul
Union Mfg Picnic Planned In Maryland Park
Union Manufacturing Co invites former and current employees to the second annual picnic at Willow Grove Park near Hagerstown. Special trolleys from Thurmont and Frederick will run to the grounds with schedules for morning and afternoon departures. Free amusements include dancing roller coasters slides and a merry go round. Morning events feature peanut races leg races and bag races with cash prizes. Dinner from 12 to 1 followed by tug of war contests among shop departments and plants. Afternoon events include multiple races and prize awards. Sports committee members are listed.
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Union Manufacturing Company
Willow Grove Park
Hagerstown
Potomac Edison Company
Thurmont
Frederick
George William Stultz
Charles W. Shaw
Earl Fleischman
George F. Strasberger
Richard Baer
Yaonis Fleischman
Paul D. Simpson
Frederick Tonians Back From Long Trip North
Mr and Mrs Frank L Stoner and Miss Anna Little returned from a two week automobile tour through northern states visiting many sights from Bed ford Springs to West Point and Shenandoah at Camp Dix. They traveled via Susquehanna river Bear and Storm King Mountains and stopped in Trenton and Asbury Park before returning to Frederick Saturday evening.
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Frank L. Stoner
East Second street
Anna Little
Washington
Frederick
Lake George
New York
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna river
Bedford Springs
Bellefonte
Altoona
Williamsport
New York State
Binghampton
Elmirn
Schenectady
Saratoga Springs
Albany
West Point
capitol
Military academy
Red Cloud Camp
Fredericktonians
Virginia Carty
Baltimore
Stoner
Miss Little
Mental disease cited in Franks murder defense at Chicago trial
William Healy, a Boston psychiatrist testifying for the defense, said the Franks murder resulted from depressing mental disease in Loeb and Leopold. He testified the youths were mentally diseased and that he did not know who struck the fatal blow with a cold chisel. The court heard questions about a childish compact between Loeb and Leopold as the mystery of who killed Robert Franks remained unresolved.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Healy
Boston
Richard Law
Nathan Leopely, Jr
Robert Franks
crie
Loeb
Healy
Robert K. Crowe
Loep
Teopold
Germany Accepts Dawes Plan as Leaders Push Implementations
London Aug 3 Premier MacDonald formal handed the German delegation the proposal outlining the Dawes reparations program. He urged Germany to enroll the report and be ready to respond tomorrow. Chancellor Marx confirmed Germany had accepted the plan and would enact needed legislation to make it effective.
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Associated Press
London
MacDonald
Marx
American Flyers Arrive in Iceland on World Flight
Lieut Lowell H Smith in the Chicago and Lieut Eric Nelson in the New Orleans reached Hormafjord Iceland at 215 o clock for the cross Iceland leg of their round the world flight. The pilots and their mechanicians reported good health and machines. Earlier sightings placed them at Beykjavik and Bornafjord Iceland this morning.
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Associated Press
Resiarik
Tceland
Lowell H. Smith
Chicago
Eric Nelson
New Orleans
Hormafjord
Leidon
Anzi
Beykjavik
Iceland
Jefe Bornafjord
GOP campaign plans halted awaiting acceptance speeches
Washington August 5 The Associated Press reports the Republican campaign delay will wait for President Coolidge and Democratic nominee John W. Davis to deliver acceptance speeches. Coolidge focuses on his 43 speeches while keeping his cabinet meeting schedule light this morning.
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Associated Press
Washington
Republican party
Coolidge
John W.Davis
Anglo Russian Parley Ends in Treaty Collapse
London on August 5 reports that talks between Britain and Soviet Russia collapsed and a treaty will not be signed. Soviet delegates refused to accept an article, delaying a final agreement and leaving England free to push for foreign property nationalization by the Soviet government.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Russia
wiil
foreign office
England
Labor to Stay Hands Off Defense Day Row
The AFL executive council in Atlantic City refuses involvement in the Defense Day controversy. They adopt a stance of strict neutrality amid denouncing militarism and pacifism, signaling no active participation by the federation.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
executive council
American Federation of Labor today
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