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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1924
Page
7
Washington reports tentative plans to begin the Daugherty Department of Justice inquiry, with first witnesses likely to be heard next week. Senator Brookhart says the investigation will be controlled by the committee, not a trial, and cross examination will be limited.
Miami March 4 Attorney General Harry M Daugherty will send a Message to President Coolidge which may be considered important He refused to divulge the nature of the communication I have made no official statement since I left Chicago He said I am not in defense and do not want to appear to defend myself He is practicing law for the government and keeping in touch with his department His wife Mrs Teaugherty is an invalid and is staying at a hotel here.
Raymond Smith, former investigator for the New York Title and Mortgage Co., and his wife Margaret were found in their Park Avenue apartment after drinking a glass of poison. A patrolman revived them. Belle Vue Hospital notes possible survival. Insurance policies and a farewell letter were found. detectives say poverty pressures led to the suicide pact.
Baltimore March 4 Johns Hopkins Hospital announces a bromide compound that, when injected into an arm, makes the gall bladder and any foreign contents visible under X ray, enabling more accurate diagnosis than previously possible.
Washington March 4 Treasury actuaries say the house tax bill would cut revenue by 446 million dollars and raise 113 million as per treasury figures, yielding a net deficit of 123 million under present rates. Senate finance committee, led by Smoot, leans conservative and aims to restore Mellon recommendations against radical house provisions.
Supreme Court Justice Cropsey sentenced Morris and Joseph Diamond, brothers Jobo Farina and Anthony Pantano, to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing the week of April 7. They were convicted in separate trials of murdering two bank couriers and robbing $43,000 on November 1. The Diamonds fled to Philadelphia after the crime and drew notoriety through ties with show girls.
Four airmen were killed and three injured in two separate crashes at English airfields. At Duxford Cambridge two aircraft collided during approach and crashed to the ground. At Biggin Hill an aircraft lost control and fell.
Squire Irvin Reed a noted Schuylkill county citizen and Washington township teacher shot himself at home after returning for books. A 52 year old justice of the peace farmer and Republican official, he was said to be despondent over stock losses.
At a Monday hearing before U.S. Commissioner Haller in Baltimore the man identified as Six was held in 1000 bail for federal court appearances regarding alleged liquor sales. Several witnesses linked Six to the sale while others corroborated his role, with multiple defendants facing hearings this week on charges of liquor possession or sale following a February raid by prohibition officers.
J. Fred Main was fined 200 plus costs after conviction for keeping a disorderly house and found not guilty on four liquor selling indictments. Testimony covered moonshine sales, a purchase of whiskey, wine and cider, and a man named William Freed involved in the transaction. Judge Glenn I Worthington presided with defense by Dorsey Etchison and O Kieffer DeLauter.
The court heard about a debt of 1450 dollars plus interest on notes and a mortgage securing around 700 dollars. The defendant and judge named Worthington were involved as part of the proceedings.
A pound party at Marsohn We Abbreotti’s home featured canines, music by the Midnight Melody Boys, and refreshments. Guests included a long list of Misses and Messrs from local families, with a separate birthday party held Monday at Mr. and Mrs. John Ridenour’s West South Street residence for their daughter Hyelyn.
George A. Reynolds is ill with measles at his residence 110 West South Street in this local health notice.
A dense compilation lists numerous sale entries with names and locations across Maryland towns such as Frederick, Woodsboro, Mt. Airy, Urbana, and Frederick Pike. The register includes individuals and farms like Vernon Smith, Licksville, Peteraville, Lew intons, and others, noting proximity to towns and rural routes, with multiple entries spanning days in March.
Treasury figures show the public debt dropped more than 4.8 billion dollars since the end of the war. At the start of business Saturday the national debt stood at 21,781,066,852 dollars, reduced by 63.8 billion over the last year.
The ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as highly effective for kidney ailments claiming many people are unaware of their condition. It notes insurers reject applicants due to kidney disease and offers sample bottles for ten cents with a note to mention the newspaper.
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