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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1928
Page
1
Details outline the exoneration of William O Fout in a highway death involving a child as Arlen Jones and the other driver faced charges. State authorities and county police continue investigation while funerals are planned for Saturday for the child and Arlen Jones.
Chicago obituary notes Arvin Hughitt a prominent railroad figure dies at Lake Forest after a stroke. Hughitt aged 90 had served as president and chairman of the board of the Chicago and North Western Railway and was a longtime historian and active executive for more than four decades.
Fire badly damaged Dillwyn early today starting in a drugstore and sweeping through the business district. Firefighters from Farmville saved the bank building and nearby properties. property damage was not yet determined. Also reported are robberies at Mt Airy with several small items taken and an investigation ongoing led by Deputy Edear T. Mercer.
A Washington report lists many proposed bills from both House and Senate. Items include creating a federal alcohol board, funding monuments, supplying educational mags, lending military goods, and regulating hotel prices in the District of Columbia. Several entries reference veteran aid, postal service rules, and commemorative markers.
National toade asiis C chain were lodged today befo x J. The charges were Made hearings on the nomination .6 Fan Pickard, of Keansaz Orester H. Cad well, of New York, and Haro A fafonnt, of Tran, to her commission. Retr. and Mrs. Albert A. Pierce Libertstown annonce the birth of a fanshter, January &
A warrant remains for Allen constable and secretary of the Charles Town Fire Department amid revelations from a state investigation. Galloday Bitlmire and Tillett confessed to setting multiple fires and receiving money from unnamed individuals. Howard M. Welcher and G C Hite report the admissions.
Reports from Managua indicate two U S deserters in General Sandino's camp training fighters with access to rifles and ammunition. Marine officers note increased Sandino morale and evidence of foreign weapons. Deserters had been absent without leave since August and were captured while attempting to reach the Honduran border, facing possible execution or alliance. Estimates place Sandino's force from hundreds to over a thousand, with ongoing harassment tactics against U S Marines.
Fragmentary report notes money demands and threats involving Clarence Saunders tied to an arrest of children. Incomplete text mentions Ame Ci and Clay with unclear details of action or location.
A steamer recovered a buoy dropped from an airplane in a noted ocean incident. Authorities coordinated the recovery operation and secured the buoy for further examination and safety records.
Lieutenant Commander Ricard Ellsberg testified on salvage efforts for the S-4 submarine wreck. He noted diving risks and need for surface support vessels. Bodies of three sailors were brought to Arlington for burial as salvage continued amid northwest gales. County officials scheduled hearings for road delegations seeking a mile of state road funds.
Baltimore January 6 AP report shows the grand jury calling gambling at race tracks a curse to the state. They argue illegal betting fuels crime and that betting is only lawful at tracks during approved meets.
New York Jan 6 AP Edward West Browning wealthy real estate operator and husband of Frances Peaches Heenan says at his death his fortune will go to his children You can do things for children and they appreciate He adds he has worked to help children all his life and has trusted guardians for his documents and affairs
A brisk demonstration in New York stocks followed a broad market rally with sharp gains across many classes. Strong advances in volatile specialties contrasted by a mixed trading volume while call money rates eased to a lower level.
Frederick County Board of Education accepted W. L. Hood bid for Bartholows school and Chas W. Coleman bid for the old Urbana school. It approved $442.95 to Ernest Myers for Liberty school work and authorized Rosenwald plan funding for Buckeystown and Brunswick colored school improvements. A consolidation of Church Hill with Myersville was deferred until fall. transportation requests for high school pupils were discussed with no funds available.
George Remus the former Chicago lawyer known as the king of bootleggers was denied a writ of habeas corpus and faces commitment to the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane at Lima after an insanity finding by Probate Court. Judge C S Bell of the Court of Common Pleas ruled against Remus and allowed an appeal to delay his transfer.
Thurmont will purchase a 35 100 Mack pumping fire engine to serve the town with a 590 gallon capacity and four cylinder motor. The Guardian Hose Company and town officials, including William J. Stoner, oversee the purchase with a committee of local trustees. Delivery is expected mid February and housing arrangements are still to be decided. Officers installed by Deputy State Councilor Bennett are noted, with several new members and candidates awaiting station.
Harry C Hoffman of Lebanon Pa won a verdict for 954 dollars in a suit against James Wetnight and Miss Mary Wel night near Burkit teville. The automobile collision occurred February 9 on the state road between Knoxville and Harpers Ferry. Judge Urner and Judge Newman presided. Hoffmans lawyers were Leo Weinberg E Austin James B B Rosenstock. Defense counsel were W M Storm and A D Willard.
A meeting of the federation directors will be held at Court House on Wednesday. Miss Helen Teatson, a demonstrator, reports a bag returned in Wis. The text notes participation of rural women in the federation.
Recent cold weather reduced motor travel and violations listed by the Automobile Commissioner. Emmitsburg, Frederick, Mt. Sity, Ridgeville, and other locals faced fines for no license, registration cards, fictitious markers, speeding, or obscured markers. Licenses revoked or suspended included Wade Brown and Grayson Ford with related charges.
The text reports Dr. W. D. Campbell of Hagerstown presenting to the region County Medical Society on tularemia disease. It notes health efforts, proceeds from local Christmas seals, and updates on Elias B. Ramsberg who was ill with infection but improved.
New York June 6 AP Mrs Ruth Snyder faces another postponement of her January 2 execution after the jury trial motion in the Prudential Life Insurance suit was adjourned to January 13. Her attorney Edgar Hazelton seeks a stay arguing she is a needed witness, with Justice Levy noting the adjournment does not delay the execution.
speaker Bunyan of the Press Board Commission urged that the Philippines be granted independence and allowed to build its own government. He argued Americans misjudge Filipino history and emphasized precolonial culture, Spanish influence, and the 1907 American framework shaping democracy and education as groundwork for self-rule.
A terse dispatch notes a favorable reply from France to the U S Secretary of State regarding a diplomatic dispute settlement. The message, delivered through the French embassy, concerns ongoing international mediation and the handling of wartime postwar negotiations.
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