Ganster Takes Stand in Rebuttal as Grove Case Ends
In United States District Court in Bali more, Ganster testifies in rebuttal near trial end for conspiracy linked to the Outerbridge Horsey Distillery robbery. Judge Soper rules that revenue officers actions do not affect the conspiracy claim and notes lawful Grove liquor would be returned. Ganster asserts his movements were known to Prohibition Director Budnitz and others. he denies testimony about payments and meetings connected to liquor certificates.
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Harry A
Toppy
Mas
H. Walter Ganster
Budnitz
Baltimore
Washington
Ganster
Grove
Burkittsville
Myra Routzahn
McAdoo to Testify to Senate Oil Committee
William G. McAdoo will be heard by the Senate Oil Committee after he requested an immediate hearing. He plans to explain his professional services with the Doheny oil companies and appears at the request of the witness. The panel decided to defer until Monday its examination of the former Treasury secretary.
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Secretary of Treasury
Lenroot
Associated Press
Senate Oil Committee
William G. McAdoo
Washington
Feb. S
Senate Oil] Committee
R Equest
Doheny of Companies
Interior
Alpert B. Fall
Senate
Verdict for Pearer in Suit Against Panman for 160
A jury returned a verdict for Joseph W. Pearer colored against Allen Putman smit for 160 dollars alleging payments for a property deal. The court added three months interest bringing total to 17 dollars and ordered Putman to pay. Attorneys Betchison Keedy represented Pearer Stoner Storm defended Putman.
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Joseph W. Pearer
Allen Putman
Bean R
Putman
Connetcion
Betchison and
Keedy
Stoner and
Storm
Howe Company Buys Property on North Market Street
The Community Hardware Company, run by Glenn H. McGregor and Roscoe C. Murray, acquires Nos. 801 and 303 North Market Street from Clarence Holtz. Plans include enlarging and modernizing the store, with stock moved to the cellar. Adjacent parcels at Nos. 307, 309, and 311 North Market Street are sold to Charles Wertheimer for improvements. An Everhart property at Nos. 206 and 208 North Market Street also changes hands for 8500 dollars to Gilmore R. Flautt.
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Community Hardware Company
Charles’ Wertheimer
North Market Street
Glenn H. McGregor
Roscoe C. Murray
Clarence Holtz
Market Street
West Third Street
McGregor
Murray
Holtz
Mehrling
Gilmore R. Piautt
Maria & Zimmerman
Annie E. Mehming
Louise V. Railing
Third Stretland
Charles Wertheimer
Carmon and Crum
Gilmore R. Flautt
Edgar H. McBride
John IL. Dutrow
Special Strength Shown by Specialties in New York Market
The morning stock market showed strength in specialties with United States Cast Iron Pipe rising nearly three points. Davidson Chemical and Commercial Solvents advanced on favorable contract reports. Raila resisted selling pressure as call money opened at 4.3 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Davidson Chemical
Raila
Call Money
Wants Agricultural Dept Criticised On Co op Stand
After an address by Secretary Wallace the National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing Association requested Aaron Sapiro to draft a bill of particulars criticizing the Agriculture Department policy on cooperative marketing. Also plans for a Valentine party February 11 at the Church Street School by the Girls High School Alumnae Association with costumes and a prize. A 16 story Stockholm office building with a top floor restaurant was recently completed, likened to American skyscrapers.
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Associated Pro
Washington
Wallace
National Council of Farmers Co-operative Marketing Association
Aaron Sapiro
Agricultural Department
Church Street
Nellie Slaugh Mantz
Stockholm
Myth That Frederick Paid to Keep B and O R R Out in 1829 Debunked
Dr. William Crawford Johnson disputes the tale that Frederick citizens raised 10 000 to keep the Baltimore and Ohio railroad away. He explains delays stemmed from canal right of way issues and legal injunctions, with later construction using canal lands and a short-lived halt near Point of Rocks.
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Frederick
Baltimore
William Crawford Johnson
O. M. Kile
Wile
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Alleghanies
B. and
B. and O
B and O
Market Street
Market and
Fourth Streets
All Saints’ Street
Williams
Canal Company
Railroad
Point of Rockss
Frederick County
Point of Rocks
Murder of a Motion Picture Actress in New York Apartment
Louise Larson, 24, a motion picture actress, was found dead in her West Seventy-seventh Street room with hands tied to bed posts and a gagged mouth. A towel fragment stuffed over her mouth and adhesive tape held it in place. A Belgian police dog was found lashed to a chair in another room. The body wore only a night gown and was discovered by a breakfast maid. The examining physician says she was strangled after an attack. Harrisburg notes Governor Pinchot planning a trip to Southern Pines, after brief illness.
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Associated Press
New York
Louise Larson
West Seventy-seventh Street
Johnson charges theft of votes in Republican bid
Senator Hiram W. Johnson condemned the Coolidge camp for “mysterious and anonymous” claims of near-certain convention votes. He accused the party of hindering free expression and contest fairness and warned that stealing delegates or denying primaries shows insecurity.
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Associated Press
Washington
Republican Party
House
Hiram W. Johnson
Coolidge
South
Minnesota
Endangered on Ice Rescued at Quebec Bridge
Twenty people survived a dangerous ice break on the St. Lawrence River near Quebec when a drifting ice floe carried five stranded individuals to a narrowing stretch under the Quebec bridge. The five women and two men reached shore minutes after searchers confirmed the others safe.
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Quebec
Associated Press
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Narrows
Quebec Bridge
Prince of Wales Breaks Collar Bone in Hunting Accident
The Prince of Wales broke his collar bone while riding a hunting horse at Billington Manor near Aylesbury today. He was thrown over a fence when the horse fell and was treated at Leighton Buzzard surgery before being taken to London. An official statement says the fracture was broken "about as tightly as is possible."
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London
Prince of Wales
Billington Manor
Ageot
Prince
Leighton Buzzard
Conley Girl Fractures Arm After Roller Skating
Mise Victoire Conley daughter of Dr and Mrs Charles H Conley sustained a fracture of the arm after a fall while roller skating on Mast Church Street Wednesday afternoon.
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Mast Church Street
Mise Victoire Conley
Charles H Conley
Frederick plans advance for boys conference here
Frederick service clubs and local churches push to host an Older Boys Conference in the city from February 28 to March 1. Oscar E. B. Grove reports rapid delegate registration and widespread housing plans with many residents volunteering to entertain delegates.
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Oscar EB. Grove
Frederick
Colgate Briah
Clark Wisotzki
J. Travarr Thomas
R. Rush Lewis
William R. Glen
G. Elis ‘Williams
Alvin G
Quan HY
McCain
Thomas M Williamson Jamog HH
Gambrill Jr. HK
B. Ramsburg
Ross Wen
Grove
Tony Walsh Ball Player Killed in Mine Accident
Tony Walsh a noted baseball figure and former Hagerstown club manager in the Blue Ridge League was killed by a rockfall at the Larksville colliery near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. The 36 year old left baseball to work as a coal miner and left a large family.
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Tony Walsh
Anthony
Tony") Walsh
Hagerstown
Rock
Tvarksville Calliery
Trudson Coal Company
Wilkesharre
Walsh
Leap Rock
Coat
Larksville
Blue Ridge
Wyoming League
Big Ming
Connie Mack
Baltimore Banquet Highlights Catholic Daughters Event
The annual Court Baltimore banquet of the Catholic Daughters of America was well represented with twenty members attending at the Totel Emerson in Baltimore. Archbishop Michael J. Curley delivered the address and a list of local attendees includes Mrs. Charles Bosty, Mrs. F. Lester Smith, Mrs. Walter Derker, Mrs. Joseph F. Hisenhauer Jr, Mrs. Howard Young, Mrs. John Wilson, and others.
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Court Maryland
Catholic Daughters, of America
Court
Baltimore
Michael J. Curley
Charles Bo Sty
F. Lester Smith
Walter Derker
Joseph F. Hisenhauer, Jr
Howard Young
John Wilson
John Rearick
Pioneering lethal gas execution claims first U S death
Carson City Nevada February 8 Gee Jon Chinese tong slayer executed by lethal gas in the nations first such method. Official observers noted death within six minutes and painless results though the inmate remained alive briefly at four minutes before fading. Medical staff reported unconsciousness by six minutes and the condemned man appeared calm as the chamber active.
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Associated Press
Carson City
Nev
Coae Jon
United States
Jon
Lhamber
Gaspar
Road supervisors named by county commissioners
County Commissioners, led by Lewis P. Lochner, announce new road supervisors for New Market Woodsboro Mt Pleasant Tuscarora and Walkersville districts. Appointees include Marion England C E Duvall Robert Cronenburg A C Burke Clayton Brandenburg Warry Bell Leonard Burke Oscar Branden burg William Bell Chaga W Crum Samuel Lizler Ernest Horne Chas W Kolb Dewey Kinney Edward Co McClain Frank N Maynard Henry P Mussetter John Molesworth M M Mount George W Steele Howard Tregoning Roy T B Welter Charles Diller Milton Fogle Richard Keeney Walter Crum John Dunfermin Myrlin Dutrow A J Pax Charlies Fox Charles Hoffman Edward Hamilton Joan Kolb Keefer Main Harlan Summers Charles Bible Harry M Free Ernest Harper Joseph til debrant Lews Fildebrand Daniel Klipp William Keyser Joseph D Mariz Sylvester Moss Andrew J Summers Allan T Wachter David Wasiler Elliott Se Wachter Frank Wickliss Walkersville Waller W Culler Charles Hedges 31 G Y Wahn Ralph W Stauffer.
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New Market
Woodsboro
Mt. Pleasant
Tuscarora
Walkersville
Edward Co. McClain
Frank N Maynard
Hlanry P. Mussetter
John Molesworth
M M Mount
Greorge W Steele
Howard Tregoning
Roy TB. Welter
Charles Diller
Milton Fogle
Richard Keeney
Mr. Pleasant
Walter Crum
John Dunfermin
Myril N Dutrow
A. J. Pax
Charlies Fox
Charles Hoffman
Edward Hamilton
Poincare and Cabinet Quit Chamber in France
Premier Poincare and all cabinet ministers walked out of the chamber amid opposition attacks. Session suspended. Mention of a speech tonight by Dorsey Etchison supporting the T Q O F home and honoring National Lodge No 57, I O O F. Etchison to speak before Henry McCollough. Four small islands formed in 1920s near Cochin China Japan and the Bay of Bengal.
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Associated Press
Parla
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Dorsey Htchison
National Lodge
Poat Bikton
Henry McCollough
Traud
Aml
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Etchison
Cochin China
Bay of Bengal
Five Negroes Executed in Texas First Electrocutions
Walter M. Miller executed five condemned men at Pexus penitentiary in Stouisville Texas as Fray Coleman, former warden who refused to participate, rested at his home. An eleventh hour reprieve attempt failed. The five men, convicted of murder, were the first to be electrocuted in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stouisville
Tex
Walter M. Miller
Pexus
Fr Yy Coleman
Texas
Miller
Sherif
Johnson County
Davidson
Frederick Council Visitation Highlights Fraternal Themes
State Councilor Samuel M. Moore and other officers visited Frederick Council No. 118 Jr. 60th A. M. on Thursday. They praised fraternalism, noted membership concerns, and announced a flag presentation to St Mark’s public school Knoxville, with Edward Rice and Charles Fleak leading.
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United States
Frederick County
Tie
Etchison
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
France
Robert A. Bennett
Mr. Schhindel
Robert N. Baer
Paul D. Simpson
Cornelius
Frederick Couneil
Flac
St Mark's Public School
Knoxville
Edward §. Rice
Jefferson Cornci
Charles Fleak
Marie Kain
Tax Deputy Collectors Schedule For Maryland 1928 Returns
Arrangements set to assign deputy collectors of internal revenue to Maryland towns to aid 1928 income tax filing. Frederick county sites include Mt Airy Sykesville Elliott City Westminster New Windsor Union Bridge Taneytown Frederick Hampstead Rockville with assigned visit dates in February March.
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Internal Revenue
Maryland
Frederick County
Mt. Airy
Sykesville
Elliott City
Westminster
New Windsor
Tnion Bridge
Taneytown
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McAdoo
Everhart Place
Pinchot
Harrisburg
Pnchot
Southern Pines
N. C
Capitol
Johnson
California
Tion
Blue Ridge League
John A. Mazzola
Cincinnati
Panama City
Nevada
Cabinet
Chamber
Texas Penitentiary
Fred’k. Council
St Mark's
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