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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1920
Page
6
Sugar prices and speculation dominate this August 26, 1920 item. It argues that high prices spurred by speculation are easing as supply increases, production rises, and mills grind efficiently. It notes Guatemala profits and warns about who bears the losses, with critics blaming speculators more than cautious buyers.
Reports outline likely extra session if Maryland adopts the Woman Suffrage Amendment. Officials fear 13 000 women may not fit on two registration days, risking voters being shut out. Governor Ritchie and leaders discuss full registration and potential special legislative action to extend time. Dr J Hubert Wade calls Democratic State Central Committee meeting in Baltimore to address enfranchisement issues.
In a public Q and A, residents share mixed views on moving alleged Sandy Spring burglars to Frederick for trial. Edward Delaplaine dismisses the matter, while Collins and Bett expect benefits from proximity. A city policeman supports bringing them up for handling by local authorities, and Claggett Dorsey notes proximity to the crime scene matters.
Frederick county groups led by the Chamber of Commerce and the Frederick County Fish and Game Association oppose moving the natural and artificial hatcheries from Lewistown to Gwynbrook Lake near Baltimore. They argue Frederick waters best support fish culture and production for Western Maryland and nearby counties. The State Conservation Commission will have the superintendent visit both sites, with final action to be decided after reports are reviewed.
New York police in the River Division hunted for a woman's head seen floating near the Bast rt by Hell diate. Officers pursued the grisly sight as they searched the river near Jersey City, hoping to identify the remains and solve the disturbing mass of the crime.
Local interest spikes for the Sharkey Fitzsimmons prizefight for world heavyweight championship. The Frederick County WCGT U held its 14th annual convention in Frederick electing officers Mrs. Sarah O. Thomas, Mrs. Annie L. Nicodemus, Miss Lilly Keller, and Miss Kate Bartgis. Betentore Day plans were outlined by the Key Monument Association. First market sales report grapes and crab apples at five cents a half peck. Bicycle collision in Washington injures Charles Lambright and J. Frank Pampel.
The article discusses interpretations of Maryland's Great Seal motto linked to suffrage, noting calls to alter the motto and seal. It covers the seal’s heraldic history, Calvert and Crossland arms, and governance rules for affixing the seal for official acts and documents.
A dismembered body found in a lumber car arriving from Georgia to Chester Valley railroad near Walford West Chester is being investigated by Deputy Coroner Patrick and County Detectives Mullin. The car had sat sealed on a side track since June and workmen reported a foul odor before a hand protruding from a hinged door revealed the body, a well dressed man without identification. The shipment was consigned to a heater at the station and had not been opened since June.
Four US Army X airplanes arrived in Nome Alaska after a nonstop hop from Mineola New York covering fifty five hours of actual flying time. Captain St Clair Street, expedition head, said the return hop to New York would be made in a few days. Boy War Savings Stamps also mentioned in dispatch.
Probate filings reveal Lydia Blessing of Ladiesburg leaving about 30000 in residue to nieces and nephews with specific bequests including 800 to start, 300 to a Lutheran church, 500 for cemetery upkeep, and 1000 to three nieces. Executors named as George L Peters and W Scott Peters. Jacob Crum of Walkersville wills his residence to wife Nancy Crum for life, then to children. 6000 to be deposited for airport funding. after wife’s death, shares split among Hanson J John E Joy L and Claude R Crum and daughters Irene Fox and Virginia L Kintz. executors Hanson J Crum and John E Crum. Will dates 1938 and 1920 respectively.
Sheriff Wertenbaker continues efforts to solve the murder of Geo Disney whose body was found in a field near Lime Kiln with three bullet holes. No reward has been offered by county commissioners. several locals were questioned and released after limited testimony while Edward White was briefly detained and then freed.
Get Tha Nowa say, all the Tawa better babies. The crusade for better babies spreads coast to coast and grips American mothers. Many women suffer pains and nerves that affect the unborn child. a long time remedy is Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound made from roots and herbs, a standard treatment for such ailments for nearly forty years.
Property transfers include Frederick A Ordeman to Annie Dixon for $10 and others to various buyers. numerous deeds list county and city transfers with sums from $1 to $1,700. Separate entries note marriage licenses for residents from Lovettsville Union Bridge and nearby towns. The Braddock Heights Community Center plans season closings with a card party at Hotel Braddock and a Friday dance to support the community reading room and fire department funds.
Infant child of J Wallis colored died at grandfather Moses Johnson's home near Hickeystown Saturday morning. Funeral Monday at 2 at Hope Hill church conducted by Rev J Booze assisted by Rev JF Bee. Pallbearers named Chas. BE Lee J Free Luther Hicks Weeden. Interment at Hope Hill cemetery.
A local man J W Thomas of Oldtown shares relief from sluggish liver with Dreco herbal medicine. He describes improved digestion and relief from dizziness and headaches after three bottles, noting Dreco steadies bile flow and stomach function without minerals. Progressive druggists now stock Dreco in Frederick per a local advertisement.
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