Trial of Grant Allen and Grant Allen Jr in Ridgely Holland killing
Prosecution follows the November 13 shooting death of Ridgely Holland as Grant Allen and Grant Allen Jr, both about 19 or 20, face murder charges. Self defense is the defense theory, based on a disturbance at the Holland home and an exchange of gunfire near the house. Jury selection was difficult with many ineligible due to opposition to capital punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rideley Holland
Grant
Marshall Alien
Hope Will
Hammond Urrer
John 8
Newman
Holland
Marshall Allen
Marshall
Grant Allen
House of Correction
South Court Street
William M. Storm
H. Dorsey Etchison
John W. Snook
Samuel &. Etzler
John F. Daugherty
John W. Kaetzel
Samuel M. Renner
Elliott L. Wachier
J. Calvin Fox
A. Hart Etchison
C. Newton Trundle
John H. Albaugh
Meredith V. Staub
John C. Derr
Talesmen
Church Trustees Seek Sale of Union Building in Carroll County
Chief Judge Parke heard the Lazarus Evangelical Lutheran and Lazarus German Reformed trustees in Lineboro Carroll County as they seek a decree to sell the union church building and appoint receivers to liquidate the property and divide net proceeds. The court ruled Maryland law restricts sale of trust property for religious bequests to trustees or legislature, urging the parties to heal their rift while warning receivers may be appointed if the Lazarus corporation fails to operate in line with its charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke
Westminster
Equity
Lazarus Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lazarus German Reformed Church
Lineboro
Carroll County
Maryland
Lazarus Church
Union Church
Explosion devastates Samarane area killing many and destroying homes
AP reports at least 40 dead and around 199 houses wrecked when a fireworks factory exploded near Kedeas in Samarane Java. Fifty injured, ongoing rescue work as authorities assess the disaster and its impact on the local community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samarane
Java
Kedeas
The Race For President Analysis and Senate Outlook
Washington dispatch reports Jim Reed as a real candidate with potential, and outlines Democratic and Republican dynamics. It notes Reed's possible impact if he blocks Smith and Ritchie’s rising role, alongside Hoover factional battles and pro and anti-Prohibition tensions. It also mentions a tree distribution program and a bank statement call by the Comptroller.
Catholics Run Ku Klux Klan Claim Said
In Indianapolis March 6 AP Samuel H Bemenderfer of Muncie Indiana, a former Klan officer, testified that Delaware County Klan No 4 seceded from the parent group after finding state officers controlled by a Roman Catholic political machine. He called the Klan a gigantic swindle and said Catholic influence extended to finances and attorneys, with the grand dragon of St Louis also Catholic. The deposition was for Attorney General Gillion in a suit to oust the Klan in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel H. Bemenderfer
Muncie
Ku Klux Klan
Arthur H. Gillion
Delaware County Klan No. 4
Bemenderfer
Himeis
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
Oho
Hiram Wesley Evans
Ulingig
Grand Dragon of
St. Louis
Gillion
W C 7 U MEE TING NOTES FROM MARCH GATHERING
The March meeting of the Womens Christian Temperance Union met at Mrs Mary Fishers East Second street with thirty in attendance. Program by Mrs Clara Kepler featured scripture, readings and songs including Hear the Brooklet As it Sings and The White Ribbon. Plans for an oyster and ham supper were reviewed for March 8 at the Presbyterial social room. The next meeting is scheduled for the last Monday in March at Mrs G O Paxsons 27 East Third street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Mary Fisher
East Second Street
Clara Kepler
G O Paxson
Kepler
Margaret van Fossen
Margaret Paxson
Ruth Harner
Japanese Inter - Collegate Prohibition League
C. EB. Smith
P .m
Tim Jones
Diffenilal
Prohibition
Jane Addams
Miss Koogle
Helen Wickham
Catsailairs
May Markell
Florence Mealey
Kumler
America
Miss Batts
Elizaveth Haller
Mare
G. O. Paxson
East Third Stree
Baltimore Beauty Offers Marriage To Aid Destitute Family
Frances Donce Felsh, 19, winner of a York Pennsylvania beauty contest, proposed marrying any Baltimore man who would provide 6500 dollars to support her separated parents and siblings. She said she seeks a stable home and is not a flapper, calling the plan the best way out of her family’s hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore News
Tod
Frances Donce Felsh
York
Arrive in Havana by American Monoplane Conia
An American monoplane, Conia, carrying Charles Yo Levine Witmer and Mies Maoel Roll, arrived in Havana from New York today at 7:52 local time. The AP report notes the arrival and identifies the passengers aboard the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Mat
Ameran
Conia
Charles Yo Levine Witmer AO Sian
Mies Maoel Roll
New York
Anti-Saloon League May Seek Democratic Split
St. Petersburg Florida March 6 AP The Anti-Saloon League plans to organize a bolt inside the Democratic party as the 1932 presidential race approaches F Scott McBride says the group does not nominate tickets or candidates and southern Democrats will decide without outside guidance if Al Smith is nominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Pla
Anti-Saloon League
Democratic Party
F. Scott McBride
al Smith
McBride
South
Ten Die In Quebec House Fire At Beaute Parish
Ten people perish in a blaze at the home of Thokias Chetigy in Ste. Marie de Beaute parish Quebec. Mrs. Cliche died while trying to rescue eight children. she entered a burning home through a window and vanished. Charles Cliche, Thomas Cliche’s father, was found asleep on the top floor and believed suffocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Mar
Thokias Chetigy
Ste. Marie de Beaute
Cliche
Unfavorable Esch Nomination Report by Senate Committee
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee issued an unfavorable report on the renomination of John J. Esch of Wisconsin to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The vote stood 7 to 10 against. Southern coal states opposed the nomination due to his vote change in the cargo coal case affecting rail rate differentials to lake ports. Market notes report a rubber stock selloff limited to a brief pause, with General Motors reaching a new high of 148.5 after a dip to 146. Call money rose to 4.25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J. Esch
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Pennsylvania
New York
General Motors
Fredericktown Savings Institution 100th Anniversary
The Fredericktown Savings Institution marks its 100th year of service to the city as it honors officers and directors. A historical sketch details early officials, charter history, and the bank’s growth from 23,828.77 dollars in resources to over 3.32 million, noting Civil War payments and stable dividends to stockholders.
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Fredericktown Savings Institution
Frederick Persons
Frmm
Jacob Baer
Stewart Gaither
Williams. McPherson
Wm. J. Ross
Louis Markell
Joseph Cronise
Melville E. Doll
Jacob Rohrback
Rohrback
Wm. S. McPherson
David Steiner
David Hughes
George Engelbrecht
Lewis Ramsburgh
B. Amos Cunningham
Lewis R Scholl
George H. Wolfe
J. Marshall Miller
Edwin C. Markell
Messrs. Miller
Markell
Savings Institution
Samuel Carmack
Seth Thomson
Isaac Wrong
John Fesler
Nicholas Tu
Frederick
Jubal Early
Alwys
County Education Chief Outlines Rural Consolidation Aims
Lester N. Coblentz, president of the County Board of Education, addressed the Kiwanis Club detailing aims for consolidation and school enhancements. He urged a modern, centralized system with better curriculum, facilities, teachers, and community use of schools as rural life evolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester N. Coblentz
County Board of Education
The
Kiwanis Cith
Francis Scott Key
Coblentz
Board of Education
Oideu
Four Bandits Rob Columbus Bank in Cash Theft
Four men robbed Columbus Savings Bank in the downtown area and fled with about $30,000. They entered with shotguns, forced the president along with four employees and five customers into a back room, then relieved the teller’s cage of cash before escaping. No injuries reported. Local authorities investigation ongoing.
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Columbus
Mar
Columbus Savings
Benjamin Solieksoo
Ban
Cheetler
Lindbergh lands amid secrecy as he tours eastern cities
Charles A Lindbergh arrived late last night with four St Louis friends after an aerial tour of eastern cities, attempting to avoid publicity. He will appear in New York on March 19 to receive the Woodrow Wilson peace prize and in Washington on March 21 for the Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony. Traffic lights in Frederick briefly failed due to oiling, but no trouble occurred. A local column extols community schools and the value of reading writing and arithmetic, stressing the school as a community asset and leader in fostering pride and practical life skills.
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Illinois
Scott Field
Bellville
Charles A. Linbergh
St. Louis
Washington
William B. Robertson
New York
Coolidge
Tas
Jay
Mital Schools
Rachel
Columbia Ritert Salmon
Jake J. Hunt
Wendi’ton
Portland
Ore
Carroll
Hendrickson
Hofman
Funy
Iqaaner
Park
W. T. Loy
Tingerstoun Wilson E. Somers
Richmond
L. Conner, CaTese
Liucation
G. Lloyd Taimer
Velma West Pleads Guilty in Hammer Murder Case
Velma West aged 21 pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the hammer slaying of her husband Edward West in Ohio. Judge J. D. Barnes accepted the plea, sentencing her to life imprisonment at Marysville Reformatory after brief remarks and a tearful statement from West. The killer, who left a bridge party after the act, cried as the sentence was pronounced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Ohio
Valma West
Thome Ax Edward West
Marysville Reformatory
Ale
Common Pleas
J. D. Barnes
B. L. VanWoort
Cleveland
Velma
Barnes
Francis W. Poulson
Velmas
Seth Paulin
Judgi Barnes
Abe
Garest
Clement alibi clears suspect in New Jersey murder case
Louis Clement’s alibi convinced police it was impossible he was near Bernardsville on February 20 the night Margaret Brown was slain. He surrendered after authorities said his story checked out and his wife Theresa Flower Van Norden offered clothing to replace his worn surrender outfit amid pending grand larceny allegations over a $600 pendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Clemert
Beery
Bernardsville
N. J
Bisa
Margaret Brown
Park Avenue
Clement
Sheck
Theresa Flower van Norden
Warrant for Arrest of Stewart Sent to Chicago
A warrant for the arrest of Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, was sent to Chicago by District Attorney Gordon to be served by the U S marshal. The warrant accompanies the indictment charging four counts of violating 102 of the criminal code. The case concerns questions before the Teapot Dome Committee. Also mentions a church mission society meeting and related activities.
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Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Chicago
Gordon
United States
Ishal
Mars
Stewart
Senate
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Panel
Allen Brothers
Ridgely Holland
Stes Notabus
Theodore FL Perer
Prants Scott Ker
Germany
von Hindenbars
AL Fhanietan
Sith
Soniammaint
Nise
Gom Dexia
Vewspap
Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Jim Reed
Jim
Reed
Smith
Eed
Wilson
Ree
Houston
Ritchie
Hoover
Willis
Curtis
Watson
Lowden
Dawes
Mr. Coolidge
Republican
Willis Curtis
Moses
Edge
Gillett
Willig
Lowden-Dawes
State
Comptroller of the Currency Today
New York City
Bowery
Third Street
Indiana Organization
W. C
U. Meeting
Esch
Presbyterian Mite Society
Robert Tyson
Samuel Brown
George McComas
Ror I. Hradman
E OD McCain
Alice Dean
Ira Fogle
Molter Atenue
Focie
Clara
Albert J. Esslet
Amelie “Tightner
Samuel
Beard
Thurmont
Calvin Hann
Kade Erker
Mildred
Clyde
James Smith
Wondsboro
Howara Aauacy
Rycor
John Hankey
WEKBG
Hagerstown
Young Hankey
Jocal Audi Jftees
BANK
Williamsport
Bagerstown
William D. Berea
W Hiamsport
G. Arthur “Mikr
Benjamin Harsh
Yostenbereer
Harry Malentzer
Education Board
Leslie N. Coblentz
Bandits
Columbus Bank
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Grayson EB. Bowers
Martin Bowers
San Francisco
California
Velma West
Young Peoples Missionary Society
Young People’s Missionary Society
Grover L. Michael
Myrie Cobleniz
Mise Rate Serger
Grover Mitel
Lnmn
Tb Tioman Church
George ‘Christian Gilrog
Bal Ont
R.oman
Niwsparer Rabie
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