Landis Clears Involving 1917 Baseball Scandal
Commissioner Landis exonerates 33 players in the 1917 White Sox Tigers scandal while criticizing the gift fund as improper but not criminal. He notes the money was a reward for good pitching, not bribes, and leaves unresolved trials tied to Cobb and Speaker. The ruling comes as Congress and other officials weigh Nicaragua policy.
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Auto crash suit seeks damages in Brunswick trial
A Brunswick jury trial heard a suit for 590 against Donald Dixon over an March 29 automobile collision injuring John 5 Talton. Judges presiding by Judge Worthington, with Talton represented by Arthur D. Willard and Holden S. Felton.
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Cross Equipment Raid Report With Drum Collection
A garbled OCR fragment mentions raid equipment and a collection of six snare drums. The text references a lead quarters location and various unclear terms, with no coherent names or dates readable. The item appears to be a damaged notice or catalog snippet lacking verifiable details.
Eleven Injured as Rocky Mount Fire Destroys Plant
AP report from Rocky Mount Virginia details a destructive early fire that destroyed the Black Urine Oretail Company plant and several buildings. Eleven women were severely injured by jumping from windows and many workers were hurt. Roanoke and Martinsville fire units aided, with the missing woman still reported.
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Martinsburg School Drops Negro Player From League
Martinsburg, W. Va. January 12 AP The Chambersburg high school has been dropped from the Maryland Virginia Athletic League after the state declined to sign a resolution. Negro players from the league team were announced here today as part of schools in Martinsburg, Hagerstown, and Waynesboro. Market reverses itself amid a sharp morning selloff and afternoon rebound as call money returns to 4 percent.
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Near East Relief and Rotary Talk At Frederick Club Banquet
Frederick Rotary Club held a two part gathering at the Francis Scott Key hotel. Rev W F Harding presented Near East Relief needs for Washington County and nearby areas while W Clinton McSherry spoke on business ethics tracing its English and American legal roots.
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Two Deputies Raid Reported by Sheriff Office
Juniors name standing committee held Tuesday night with three officers present including Io Lampe and F Lampe. Deputies carried out two separate raids as part of ongoing sheriff investigations.
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Detectives Occupy Chaplin Property After Court Action
Detectives moved on the property of Charles Spencer Chaplin by order, taking possession and ordering removal from the location in Beveris, with Senator A LeRoar MecCarne and Speaker McCarden to speak on reform lines. An overheated chimney at 132 West Second Street caused a silent alarm to the Independent Fire Alarm Company around 1 a.m., with chemicals used in response.
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Hood College Hosts Four Presbyterian Youth Conferences
Hood College will host four conferences from June 2 to July 23, including the Baltimore Synod annual meeting, the Young People's Conference of the Presbyterian church, the Frederick District Young People's Conference, and the Young People's Missionary Conference of the Reformed church. Missionaries Marion Firor and Gertrude Hos work in Hunan, China, and Katherine DeChant, a 1912 graduate, is in Bendal, Japan.
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Inaugural Address Defines Maryland State Rights Stand
Governor Albert C. Ritchie warned against centralization and pledged to defend state powers. He called for fiscal prudence, praised public schools and Maryland’s modern reforms, and urged continued protection of individual liberties in his third-term inaugural address before the General Assembly.
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One Dead Two Hurt In Bridge Crash Near Mercersboro
Arthur Sigafoose of Martinsburg West Virginia was killed instantly when the automobile crashed into a concrete bridge near Mercersboro Pennsylvania. Rodney Higmah and Fred C Foltz of Hagerstown sustained likely fatal injuries with fractured skulls and other wounds.
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Spain urged to join protests against U S intervention
Madrid editorial urges Spain to join South American nations in opposing United States actions in Nicaragua. The piece argues Spain is tied to Hispano American interests and should not refrain from taking a stand.
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House Will Not Act On Lame Duckism Says NEA
NEA Service reports the House plans no action on the issue of lame duck sessions. The piece notes repeated constitutional delays and House machinery blocking floor consideration. It mentions efforts to limit lame duck representatives and the impact of post election terms and factional resistance.
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