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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1926
Page
1
The 3 PM temperature reached 101 degrees as heat raged in the region. Forecasters predict a drop tonight with thundershowers and a cooler weekend ahead, offering relief after the hottest spell of the summer.
Frederick faces delays in theater renovations and hotel expansion as steel girders and beams ordered long ago have not arrived. City Opera House and Crandall Theatre projects stall while foundations and preliminary work wait for steel, threatening late openings and the Hotel Frederick addition delayed until fall. the 50 new rooms project depends on timely steel delivery.
Washington reports a moderate temperature outlook for the coming week starting Monday. Mostly fair conditions with mild daytime highs and cooler nights.
County commissioners devote time to paying road supervisors with about 15 000 dollars for 40 plus accounts and items including Ventevue while taxes lag. Treasurer reports weekly receipts of around 1 247 dollars. In sports a Catoctin Country Club tennis squad travels to Hagerstown for a match, naming several local players and guests. Industrial Accident Commission testimony proceeds, and Ts Fert W Moherlr on East Fourth Street is listed as critically ill awaiting hospital care.
The Mary and Baptist Summer Assembly will run July 17 to 25 at Braddock Heights with about 500 attendees expected for night sessions. Delegates from across Maryland will stay on the grounds, attending lectures, tours to Gettysburg, and varied study courses led by pastors and missionaries.
Weather Bureau forecaster Mitchell predicts relief from extreme heat within 24 hours as a disturbance moves eastward bringing showers to the Middle Atlantic. Sunday should bring fair, cooler conditions across the eastern half, with moderate temperatures expected. meanwhile New York endures rising heat and multiple heat deaths are reported as crowds seek beach relief.
Almanac and Roman lore define the Dog Days period in summer starting around July. Disputed ranges show July 3 to August 11 or July 10 to August 18, reflecting calendar drift and star heliacal rising.
Sheriff Ingomar W Albaugh was accidentally shot in the hand when his revolver slipped from its holster. He is confined to Frederick City Hospital for several days as doctors treat a wrist fracture near the base. An operation was performed and healing is expected with no lasting effect on the hand.
Aux-Fin-Provence France July 10 The appeal court delivered judgment in a case first heard in 1327 over about 16 000 acres of grazing land near the Italian frontier once royal property of the Angevin house The final decision divides the claimants under a scheme drawn by experts.
An inventory filed in the Gr Phans Court of Allegane county shows the estate of Arch M Evans Bona roning totaling £100,000 with an estimated value of £78,551. The record notes utilities in Lenacening and a theatre venture tied to the Opera House company.
Miss Ella Amy Blanchard, noted author of fiction for girls, died July 5 at her Bailey Island summer home Maine. Born 1854 in Baltimore she taught art at Woman's College and later wrote full time. Her body was moved to Baltimore for interment in Woodlawn Cemetery Friday with Rev. Arthur Chilton Powell officiating.
Congress battles over approving Carrara marble for grave markers at European military cemeteries. Secretary of War Davis plans to award to Carrara Marble Producers if Congress does not restrict the contract to American stone, citing cost, beauty, and durability. The Battle Monuments Commission, led by General Pershing, urges expedited placement next year.
Lions Club committee arranges summer visits for 150 to 200 Fresh Air Kiddies from Tiederiyuk county. Children arrive early August for two weeks, with 25 staying at a Joseph Baker camp. Scouts led by C T Westman coordinate arrangements, with plans to engage ministers and Sunday school superintendents for foster homes and local sponsorship.
In Lansing Kansas 375 prisoners mutinied in the state penitentiary mine shaft blocking access after noon meal. They demanded a conference with Warden Mackey and were told they could talk with Deputy Warden Hadsteth. Mutineers blocked the 720 foot level as guards remained above.
Four horses collapsed and died on a hot Friday while hitched to binders on farms near Middletown. Three of the animals belonged to Oscar Gaver, George Wiles, and Tra Tfert. the owner of the remaining horse was not learned.
New York July 10 4B search for more bodies in the ill fated submarine 51 has been abandoned Rear Admiral Phinkett commander of the Brooklyn navy yard announced today that 18 bridles recovered yesterday were all that were in the submarine 12 of the bodies recovered had been identified A patrol stockings weighing a quarter of an ounce contained between 31 and 82 miles of silk.
Intensive police pursuit leads to the arrest of Hamilton Burdette, 22, of York, Pa, for stealing about 1,100 pounds of sugar from a freight car on the PD C Winebrewer & ston line. He is jailed pending a preliminary hearing. A second arrest for liquor manufacturing was made after officers questioned William Bowle of Centreville, who was found distilling. The sugar remains unrecovered. two others were jailed earlier on suspicion.
Philadelphia July 10 AP A nationwide drive by Methodist leaders to urge ministers to tell congregations not to attend the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition while it remains open on Sunday. Bishop Joseph F. Berry and seven other bishops coordinate the effort targeting 1400 ministers nationwide.
Chicago July 10 AP Damage to the Spring wheat crop across the United States has reduced the likely domestic yield by about 7,000,000 bushels since July 1. Wheat prices rise 7.3 to 6.8 cents, corn and oats advance, hogs weaken. Southwest drought worsens, South Dakota crop prospects dim, rust threat looms.
Baltimore July 10 AP One death reported from heat as temperatures remained high with physicians noting ice water cooling contributed to a man’s death William Kitmock a copper works laborer died at home. Families slept in city parks as police posted guards to protect revelers and bathers crowded waterfront pools while many slept on grass as park grounds closed at nine.
El Mehlarn of Chicago fell from the lead in the national open golf tournament after the third round, slipping to seventh with two strokes behind leader Joe Por ness a of New York. Bobbie Jones stood tied for third at 220.
Chicago reports Martini J Durkin, 24, a thief and gunman, guilt found in the murder of Federal agent Edwin Shanahan. Jury recommends 38 years. trial lasted six weeks before Superior Judge H B Miller. Durkin protested innocence, saying he acted in self defense as his family reacted in court.
President Coolidge plans a brief visit to his boyhood home in Plymouth Wisconsin as part of his Adirondack summer sojourn. He prefers short outdoor drives over long trips to avoid extensive entourage logistics while continuing official duties from White Pine Camp. The Coolidges will spend the weekend at the camp, attend church at St John in the Wilderness, and keep a quiet schedule with a small party nearby.
New York stock prices resumed an upward move in today’s brief session as bear traders tried to unsettle markets by naming some popular industrials and specialties. Trading was light due to weekend absence of many professional traders, yet the market closed firmer amid limited activity.
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