Banks Pay Dividends and Interest Totaling Over 784000
Frederick County banks announce six month dividends of 7250 to 29625 per bank and interest of about 225000, totaling roughly 292225 for 12 months. Combined with other figures, annual dividends and interest reach around 784450. Clearing house figures show calendar year clearings rising by over 1.2 million, with December 1928 clearings at 1 928315.28 versus 1 760 917 45 in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ National
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Frederick County National
Commercial State
Central Trust Company
Citizens’ National
Eewin C. Markell
Frederick Clearing House Association
Hanged For Murder To Collect His Own Life Insurance
Meander A. Kels, who confessed to slaying a wanderer in Lodi, California, in September of 1923, was executed at Folsom State Prison. He plotted to collect about seventy thousand dollars in life insurance and ran a meat market, later burning the body to fake disappearance. He faced sentencing after the murder and earlier attempted suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Folsom
Cali
Meander A. Kels
Weste Lodi
Calif
Stil Kels
Lodi
Kels
Eureka
Baltimore eye specialist wins 75 in suit over eye injury
Dr. Charles L. Rumsey of Baltimore was awarded 75 after suing Worrison W. Mort near Walkersville for 271.75 over treatment for an eye injury. Judge and council names noted. case involved disputed medical results and damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Leslie Rumsey
Baltimore
Worrison W. Mort
Walkersville
Rumsey
Mort
Dr. Rumsey
Jacob Rohrbach
D. Princeton Buecker
Laurens E. Phobus
Curtis Geiser
Phebus
Geiser
Buying of Industrials Carries List Upward
New York January 1 buying of numerous industrial shares pushed the stock list higher. Investors eyed gas, steel and chemical equities as trading activity increased and some issues posted gains amid renewed market interest and expectations of improved corporate earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
New Court House Office Work Begun In County
Work on a new court house office has started and should finish in a few days. Alfred W. Gaver will occupy the new Assessments Supervisor office, while Dr E G Kefauver will take the county Health officer post. The board also prepares road supervisor lists as part of ongoing county government funding. The project to date exceeds 37 thousand dollars, with over two thousand previously allocated for this work.
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Court House
Alfred W. Gaver
Gaver
E.G. Kefauver
Tharmaut
Nenly
Board of
Imas
Amendment Rejected on Stock Dividend Tax Plan
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected an amendment to the administration tax bill. The provision would tax gains from stock dividend sales at normal and surtax rates for two years after declaration, then cap the tax at 1273 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Jun
House
Ways and Means Comittee
Administration
Trans Jury
Baltimore Police Take N for HoldUp of Train
Baltimore police arrested a man and a young woman, identified as Mrs Rose Dutton also known as Mrs Hogdan, in connection with the Norfolk and Western Express safe robbery last December 6 in Virginia. Detectives say the man is a band member but not the leader being sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Cannon Hall
Norfolk ‘Ami Western
Virginia
Rose Dutton
Hogdan
Rebels Seize All Mexican Oil Fields
Galveston Texas January 4 All Mexican oil fields are now in rebel hands an official dispatch received here reports Adolfo Jiminez from de la Muerta headquarters at Vera Cruz indicating the rebels control the oil region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Adolfo Jiminez
de la Muerta
Vera Cruz
Financial market closes steady amid limited price shifts
Trade activity lifted the general stock list in early sessions but leaders showed little price change. Most gains came from typically inactive issues while call money opened at 42-4.
New Reservoir Construction To Start Monday Near Mountainville
Work begins next Monday on a new stormage reservoir above PishIng Creek near Mountainville station. Consolidated Engineering Co of Baltimore will build the dam with a deeply imbedded foundation at an estimated cost of 3 057.50. City Engineer Emory Crnui notes no danger of failure but warns seepage risks and urges prudent completion plans including a half mile of road and a new bridge above the dam site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountainviile
Mayer Culler
Consolidated Engineering Company
Wl Baltimore
Dagen
Time Age
Emory C. Crnui
Dewaesersvotr
Hollywood shooting at Courtland S. Dines home
Den ver society man was shot by Horace A. Greer chauffeur for Mabel Normand. The shooting occurred at Dines' Hollywood home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland S. Dines
Denver
Horace A. Greer
Mabel Normand
Hollywood
di Nes
Time Extended for Pa Auto Tars
Pennsylvania drivers may use Maryland roads until February 1 without license tags, per a ruling by Commissioner Theghman. The decision conflicts with state law and follows Pennsylvania’s late tag mailout, prompting inquiries from motorists and a grace period to secure proper markers.
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Commissioner of Motor Vehices Theghman
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Uet
Mary- Jan
Aseon Ans
Baughmian
Preparatory Service Tonight at Evangelical Reformed Church
Services preparatory to Holy Communion will be held tonight at the Evangelical Reformed Church at 7 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Reformed Church
Frederick Fire Department 1928 Alarm Report Highlights Low Activity
The Frederick Fire Department logged thirty eight calls in 1928 across three companies with most fires minor yet causing some property losses. May 10 saw three blazes, with incidents ranging from chimney fires to autos and sheds. Foreman G William Shipley notes private calls not included and lists incidents from January to August with locations on Patrick Street, West Sixth Street, and East Church Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredrich Fire Department
G. William Shipley
Junor Pire Company
Oly
Newneus Cael
Water Street
Berkely
Charles Fox
North Market Street
Hagerstown and Frederick
St Patrick Street
East Church Street
John Laker
East Fifth Street
May
Anto
John Groves
West Patrick Street
Fred Main
West All Saint's Street
Quynn
East Patrick Street
Adams
West Fifth Street
Harris and Filler’s
Fifth Street
Tielphey’s
Wiliam Roberts
Hamilton Avenue
MIT Grove Lime Company
Boasting jail inmate called windbag amid prison tales
A Brunswick case centers on Philid Hupp claiming to be an escapee from the Eastern Penitentiary. Officials report no record of him at that prison. Hupp, about 25, jailed for disorderly conduct, boasts of many jails and says he can break out, but Sheriff Albaugh finds him a mere windbag and notes no escape history. The piece notes his confinement and expected 30 day sentence. Also mentions Texas golf season opening at the State Open in San Antonio on Valentine’s Day.
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Pennsylvania
Philid Hupp
Brunswick
Hupp
Wupp
Bastile
Albaugh
Texas
San Antonio
St. Valentine's Day
New US Minister to Czechoslovakia Named Lewis Einstein
Lewis Einstein assumes duties as United States minister to Czechoslovakia, joining Uncle Sam's diplomatic corps. The appointment places Einstein at the center of early Cold War era European affairs.
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Lewis Einstein
Uncle Sam
United States
Czechoslovakia
Hood College Resumes Classes After Christmas Break
Hood College students return from a three week vacation on Wednesday with the term set to begin the next morning. Most students traveled by auto or bus to Frederick County to visit homes while many stayed away during the holidays.
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Hood College
Frederick
College
Muyts
Frederick County
Rems
Tialiiere
Washington
Tutankhamen Sarcophagus Revealed After 3000 Years
Luxor Egypt January 4 The sarcophagus of Tutankhamen has been unearthed after over three millennia in the Valley of the Kings. The pinkish Assuan stone coffin sits in the fourth casket of blazing world with cartouches and a monarch’s figure, promising high artistic value compared with earlier royal coffins and objects in London’s Soane Museum.
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Tutankhamen
Valley of Kings
Luxor
Egypt
Pharoah
Longs
Turmahib
Seti
Soane Museum
London
Classified Ad Returns Pocketbook in City Find
Chas. Wo Chipley regained his pocketbook and 80 in currency after a classified ad in The News Post. He lost the wallet on West Patrick street en route to work at the Francis Stout Key Hotel. A. L. Barger of Brunswick found it and ran the notice, enabling Chip sos to identify his lost items. He thanks Barger and the newspaper.
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News Post
Chas. Wo Chipley
Chipsey
Francis Stoatt Key Hotel
West Patrick Street
A. L. Barger
Brunswick
News-Post
Chipsos
Tost
Fire and False Alarm Records Across Local Streets
A jumble of fire and false alarm notes lists incidents on North Market Street West All Saints Street West Patrick Street and nearby areas. Entries mention stove and chimney fires private calls auto fires and a small garage fire with dates including December and November.
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Ben Crowe
North Market Street
Abbott Marching
West All Saint's Street
Ruby Landis
West Patrick Street
LeRoy
Hoagerstown Lake
Hays Messing
West Fifth Street
Middle Alley
East Street
MJ Grove Lime Company
Ideal Garage
East Patrick Street
Pollice Martin Walsh
North Bents Street
Frank Tirhan
College
West Patrick
To. Tambighl
North Hentz Street
Claims For U S Rail Operation All Settled
Washington January 4 claims arising from government control of the railroad system have been settled. James Davis superintendent of railroads said the last direct government expenditure was paid before January 1 and future income will come from railroad securities held by the treasury. He put the total cost of the government take over at 1 696 400 000.
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Associated Press
Washington
James Davis
Dvertor General
Congress
Coolidge
No Action Toward Barring Mis s Normand Purviance
The New York State Moving Nature Commission will take no action toward barring films in which Whiel MakeT Normand and Edna Pur Viance appear unless compliance is made. The commission rules apply to the film itself and not the individual actors, a member said today.
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Misses Normand
Purviance
Associated Press
New York
Frederick Haigh Manual Arts Dept Shapes School Equipment
The Manual Arts Department in Frederick Haigh School occupies the basement of the east wing and includes a drawing room, wood shop, machine shop, and study areas. Pupils perform chair caning, locker setup, oil burner fabrication, bookbinding, harness repair, and produce athletic gear and school furniture while learning drawing, machine work, and architectural topics. A Medford woman, Mrs Marr Jeffers, expresses a wish to fly in an airplane.
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Frederick Haigh
Baltimore City
Spencer 2 Stab
iManual Arts
Arawit
Hound Harness Repairing
Elvethevy
Pekin Explosion Probed After 40 Deaths
Government experts will inspect Pekin plant to determine cause of the blast that killed over 40 workers and injured 28. Dust explosion hazards threaten US factories with more than 1,000 sites at risk, as rescuers race to recover bodies from the wreckage.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pekin
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
New York
United States
Corn Products Company
Peoria
Inay
Sen
Nf. B. Lawton
Coal Miners to Meet to Fix New Wage Scale
The Associated Press reports bituminous miners and operators from Ohio Indiana and Western Pennsylvania will meet in Jacksonville Florida on February 11 to negotiate a new wage agreement to take effect April 1 1924. The decision followed a meeting of union miners and operators.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Ulingis
Pennsylvania
Jacksonville
Flat
Five Bandits Net 32500 In Payroll Heist
Five bandits robbed two messengers of the Centra Jolin State Bank at Fifteenth street and Delmont avenue, escaping with about 32500 in cash. The incident occurred today as police began investigations into the sensational daytime robbery.
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Clearing House
Alexander A. Kels
H. W. Mort
Sarria & Ewing
Charen G. Dawes
Hell
Marta
Owen D. Young
Germany
Reparations Commission
Fishing Creek
NEA
PENNA
Eastern Penitentiary
Hood
Frederick High School
U. S
Mre Marr Jeffers
Medford
Ore
Newspapry
Srey
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