Probes Charge of Life of Ease in County Jails
District Attorney begins a Maryland wide probe into county jails holding federal prisoners. Almee W Woodcock, Federal District Attorney, heads the inquiry in Baltimore and supposes actions against sheriffs permitting inmates to lead easy lives. He plans to consult the Justice Department before deciding on prosecutions for alleged lax conditions.
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Almee W. OW
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Ts of
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Deaton
Eft
Washington
Department of Justice
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Rez
Phonograph Golden Anniversary at Edison Home
West Orange New Jersey August 12 AP Thomas A Edison marks fifty years since the phonograph invention Governor A Harry Moore presents him a bound volume of congratulatory letters from President Coolidge and governors Foreign rulers join in the tribute Edison receives a bouquet of forty yellow teas The first words on Edison s original phonograph in 1817 were Mary Had A Little Lamb A congratulatory message from Mary Pickford is presented to Edison on the record of a dictating machine
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N. J
Thomas A. Edison
President Coolidge
A. Harry Moore
Edison National Sales Organization
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Mr. Edison
Mary
Mary Pickfeld
Labor regrets Coolidge not running for re election
Rapid City notes Labor Department survey shows labor leaders regret President Coolidge’s decision not to seek a second term. Secretary Davis called the visit to the Summer White House purely complimentary and unrelated to policy. Market report details stock exchange weakness after yesterday’s drop and pool suspicions. An auto accident on Church Street left Mats Wiles shaken but unhurt.
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Rapid City
Labor Department
Coolidge
Davis
Tadar
White House
Betryville Horseman Dies in New York Event
An obituary notices the death of J. E. Barz a horseman from Betryville at a New York event on May 12. The report lists standings and horses present during the spring season races.
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Betryville
N.Y. Aig
Tilden Peteath Brugnon Finalists in Meadow Club Tennis Meet
Peteath Brugnon and Tilden reach the six final round at Meadow Club's annual tennis tournament. Anty al invitation event gathers top players for the seri finals.
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Tilden Peteath Brugnon
Seri
Meadow Club
Auto Crash Injures Women in Maryland Collision
A two-vehicle crash near Montgomery County, Maryland injures several women. The impact damaged a grain truck and several bystanders were cut by glass, with hospital treatment for lacerations and facial injuries. State Police investigate with Automobile Club officials.
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Montgomburegey
Lickerson
Serseesion
Raymond Kell
Stille
Repide
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Bessie W
Jass
West
Elworthy
B. Charshee
Automobile Club of Maryland
Matthews
Trent Ber
Ritchie Sees Drift to Self-Government
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland predicts a strong drift toward self government for American cities in the coming years. Speaking at the University of Virginia he cites home rule movements and liberalized legal decisions, saying cities will be major political units shaping future policy.
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United States
Albert Einstein
University Phsical Laboratories
Wilson Observators
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Corporation
Cuaridtestine
Ught Ig
Charlottes Rule
Albert C. Rivchie
Marstind
Institute of Public Affairs
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Ritchie
Firemen Strike and Police Put on Duty in Williamson
Williamson West Virginia August 42 1 AP firemen on strike over pay dispute prompts Mayor Hatfield to order Williamson police to answer all fire alarms. Rotarian breaks ankle during Brunswick Club meeting. William Beatty transported for x ray. Local film The Heart of Maryland shown at private gathering and later planned for theater release with Civil War era plot and Maryland setting. Company plans stock sale to raise $50 000 for expanded loans mortgages insurance and security services.
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Brunswick Rotary Club
Fairyiagd
Charles T.merer
Knoxville
William Beaitr
Brunswick
F D. Worthington
Mr. Beatts
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Calvert
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James Welsh & Mortzaze Company
Robert E. Lee
Walter Rods
Ite
Liquor, Trucks and Cars Seized on Captured Steamer
The steamer Tass, loaded with contraband liquor, anchored off the Statue of Liberty after a night raid by Staten Island police and Coast Guard. Officers arrested 34 on board, seized seven ton trucks and three cars, and captured 26 aboard the Agonia. The Tass followed yesterday’s seizure of the British steamer Sebastopol with liquor.
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Redcat
Kil Vou Kall
Coast Guard
New York Harbor
Sebastopov
Braves pay $15,000 for Virginia Leaguer
Boston announces the purchase of a Virginia league outfielder for 15000 dollars. Earl Clark, the player named, was described as a rising star by Boston club officials. Potential fans and media note the high cost as a record price for a player from the league.
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Virginia
Boston
Earl * Clark
John E. Fuchs
Clay
Dinner party notes and a shooting incident report
Mr and Mrs Edward D Ceresvill hosted a dinner with a lively program at Toolock. A Washington county resident from Branewick, Madeline Basr of Aurasia, was among guests. a local farmer suffered a shoulder gunshot last week and was recovering at Frederick Cir Hospital.
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Toolock
Mt Victi
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Aurasia
Washington County
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Wimowas Ace
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Fractured Arm Suffering From Auto Crank Injury
R. E. Anderson of Brunswick sustains a fractured arm while cranking an automobile. The injury is improving as a mystery fire alarm activated a siren at Jimnwr Fire Engine Co early this morning around 3:54, but the alarm turned out to be false.
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Brunswick
Jimnwr Fire Engine Company
Plan Sunday band concerts at Municipal Park
Local merchants sponsor a Sunday afternoon concert series at the Municipal Park bandstand led by a director and performed by the Frederick Club. Price Brothers, Inc. backs the effort to boost attendance and community interest with a diverse program of orchestral and vocal selections. Typhoid cases in Brunswick improving. caution and immunization efforts continue countywide with 27 cases since January 1 and 209 immunized.
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Brunswick
Befauver County Health cMeer
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Washington
Camp Ritchie
Cascade
Dynamite Throwing Suspects Jailed After Mountain Route
Dorlestown Pennsylvania August 12 two men were jailed after a 24 hour police search. John Radcliffe and Michael Garrity, quarry workers, were arrested in connection with four dynamite blasts along a ten mile stretch. Stolen 14 sticks of dynamite tied to the case.
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Buckingham Mountain
John Radcliffe
Michael Garrity
Richmond Gun Fight Report Features Unclear Details
Fragmented crime scene notes describe a running gun fight in Richmond Virginia with a fleeing car and police pursuit. Names cited include Charles Jack of Martinsville West Virginia and Hunter FR H o vser with unclear roles amid surrounding confusion and garbled phrases.
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Charles Jack
Martinsiare
Wva
Hunter FR. Ho
Lindbergh Still Receives Over 200 Letters Daily
St Louis reports that more than 200 letters arrive each day at the Chamber of Commerce on behalf of Charles A. Lindbergh. Communiqués come from around the world praising him and requesting autographs and photos from the Guggenheim Foundation for Aeronautics which offers to send images to requesters for a ten cent air mail stamp.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Chamber of Commerce
Gulgenheim Foundation
Promnation of Aeronautica
Fair board to shorten Hagerstown exhibition schedule
The Hagerstown Fair will eliminate auto races from its exhibition, shifting to a shorter five day format. The annual fair will run October 12 with a focus on art and exhibits.
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Fair Board
Former bank cashier held on $35,000 bail
Eamert Sieety, former cashier of Citizens' National Bank, was charged with attempting to take money from the bank. He was taken to Harrisburg, Pa, Thursday where bail was set at 35099 dollars.
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Harrishire
Beggars and Tourists Mark Dr Kieffer's Holy Land Tour
Dr. Kieffer and companions describe their pilgrimage from England to Egypt Palestine and Greece detailing Cairo treasures and pyramids views of Tutankhamen and Ramses as well as the busy markets near Jerusalem. They travel by ship rail and caravan visiting Athens Naples and Paris before returning home.
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Midnight meteors light August sky and planets
August sky offers Venus visible in evening toward crescent phase last while Mars remains hidden near the sun. Jupiter and Saturn brighten evenings. Perseid meteors peak later in the month. Bright stars Vega Arcturus Antares Cygnus Sagittarius and the Southern Cross adorn southern and eastern skies as planning notes from a local astronomy column.
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Bomb Threat Shuts Baltimore City Hall and Court House
Police tighten security after a blast at Mayor Browne’s home near Baltimore. Officials say a bomb caused damage and a threat text linked to Walter Graham, city comptroller, prompted closures of City Hall and the courthouse while guards cover Graham’s residence.
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Eolas
Willasr F. Hruenlig
Water Graham
Tle
Graham
Board of
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Charles D. Gaither
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William F. Browjolnr
Mr. Graham
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Sacco Not in State of Collapse Says Wards
In Boston on August 12 AP reports prison officials state Sacco is not collapsing and Nicole Gece refused breakfast as protest. Dr McLaughlin will not force feeding while Sacco can walk. Bartolomeo Vanzetti, awaiting last legal moves, ends fasting after word of reprieve. In Paris sister Vastil vows to seek justice aboard the Aquitaine to New York.
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Werden William Mendry
Nicole Gece
Sacco
Joseph McLaughlin
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Paris
Trunk murder mystery killer executed in London case
John Robinson a 36 year old clerk was executed today for the murder of Mia Miambe Bonnatt wife of an Italian waiter. The case known as the Cambria Cross truck mystery began with a body found near Charing Cross railway station and linked to a freight depot crime.
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John Robinson
Mia Miambe Bonnatt
Weiter
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Povert
Flight Delay Targets Trans-Atlantic Flight Plan
Otto Rowhop from Berlin to Cologne postpones a trans-Atlantic attempt. preparations halted in Berlin and rescheduled for tomorrow.
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Berlin
Cologne
Find Twe Sedice. Balimore Aug 12 AP Skeletons found at Wilendsle
Scattered fragments and skeletal remains of a man and a woman were uncovered during digging work at Wilendsle. Police and investigators set up measures as the scene is examined for clues amid a tense local mood.
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Wilendsle
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