One Captured and Two Flee in Doubs Switch Gun Battle
About 700 brass journals from Baltimore area freight cars were stolen in six weeks. Eli W. Shearer 44 of Baltimore was captured after a gun battle with B&O detectives at Doubs Switch. Two accomplices fled. a hydraulic jack and ten journals were found on site. Shearer’s bond set at 2000.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Doubs Switch U
Todin
Eli W. Shearer
Baltimore
Serst
A. D. Sharp
William Duffy
D. A. Ford
Shearer
John Dee
J. J. McCallen
W. A. Hopkins
The
Railroad Police
Sherman P. Bowers
Howard
Frederick
Adamstown
Doubs
Sharp
Dulty
Ford
Offcer M. Eb, McGaha
Hrunswick
Frederick Junction
McCarron
Constitution is Upheld By O Mahoney
Senator Joseph C. O Mahoney of Wyoming defended the present structure of the American government urging that no branch should awe or subjugate another. He spoke at a St Patrick day gathering in Providence warning about dangers when any branch dominates. He said the United States is a democracy capable of governing itself so long as the founding instruments remain intact.
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Providence
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Ireland
Roosevelt
United States
Lodwon
France
Rhorie
Esc Furants
Ofiee
Gene Atribe
Polic
Weather Record Precipitation and Temperatures Noted
Weather data shows no precipitation in the 24 hours ending at 7 am today. March to date rainfall is 3.22 inches, with March normal at 3.32 inches. The report lists high yesterday 45, low at night 32, and prior-year figures 30 for low. Sun times and dawn/dusk shown with minor OCR errors.
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San Sete
Archoy
Earhart Lands in Honolulu After Pacific Hop
Amelia Earhart and her three crew members completed a 2,400 mile over water flight from Oakland to Wheeler Field in Honolulu, arriving at 8.29 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. The flight time was 15 hours 51 minutes, with averages above 150 mph despite cloudy skies and showers. The $80,000 aircraft landed at 1,500 feet altitude, following a night voyage that began yesterday afternoon after Pan American Clippers departed.
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Honolulu
Mare
Amelia Earhart
Wheeler Field
Oakland
California
Miss Earhart
Earhart
Pacific
Mount St Mary's College Commencement Speakers Named
Dr. James B. Walsh of Marykood New York and Dr. Finton Tehan of Bridgeport Connecticut will be principal speakers at Mt. St. Mary's College Emmitsburg commencement exercises on Wednesday in June. Joseph Sweeney will be valedictorian and William Thomas salutatorian.
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James B. Walsh
Marykood
New York
Finton
Tehan
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Mt. St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Walsh and
Mr. St. Mary's
Joseph Sweeney
Echacs
William Thomas
Bridges Missing After Big Flood Mark Year Later
One year after the Potomac flood the Point of Rocks and Harpers Ferry bridges remain out. The State Roads Commission plans replacement with a $340,431.75 contract awarded to George F. Hazelwood of Cumberland, with half the cost paid by the Federal government. Rights of way from the old canal company are unresolved and only a few workers remain at the site. The floods peaked with Point of Rocks at 41.7 feet, marking the anniversary of the disaster.
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Nortmaid
Frederick
Harpers Perry
Point Fof Rocks
Harpers Ferry
State Roads Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Brunswick
Potomac River
Washington
Williamsport
Brunswick Bridge
Renal Tia Cy
Point of Rocks
George F. Hazelwood
Cumberland
Tte
Chesapeake and Ohie Canal Company
Paint of Rocks
County's Club Women Elect At Annual Meeting
The Frederick County Federation of Rural Women clubs held a morning meeting at Calvary M E Church, electing KE Earl Remsberg as president for a two year term and naming officers including A Kthet Thotine as vice president and Miss Floy Elleshew as secretary. Reports from county chairmen highlighted education, citizenship, civics, arts, public welfare, publicity, and home demonstration efforts with several clubs forming in 1936 and plans for 1937 projects.
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Brederick
Ranel Woimaeres
Sire Ara
Catterebedt
Foyer
Howard Quinn
Frederick
Genevieve Thomas
Adamstown
Kindley
Culler
B. W. Meeks
Calvary M. E. Charets
Rteports
Elmer Michael
Genevieve Thoms
Alain
Doubs
Roy Ramsburg
Jefferson
Howard T. Smith
George Eyster
Emmitsturg
Jessie Shawbaker
Monrovia
Florence Surman
Sedesdich
George C. Rhoderick, Jr
Middletown
Charles Main
Fall
Nina
Marriotte
Reading
P. H. Beavers
George Chick
Brunswick
Florence E. Williams
Williams
Judith Ault
Helen Pearson
Tri-County
Ault
Feounty Cary
Chiba Tiev
Zimmerman
Adare
Yown
Aire Willing Zimmerman
Ballenger
Pope Pius XI Denounces Communism As Family Ruin
Vatican City March 18 Pope Pius XI condemns Communism as the ruin of family and society. He urges wage earners to meet duties of justice, condemns charity donations to escape obligation, and warns that Communism devalues spiritual life and religion. He calls Christian states to oppose its spread and attacks the idea of God as counter to Christian teaching.
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Pope Pius
Vatican City
Pius XI
Ponti
Etna
Teithas
Tin
Atari
Dina Vigopauys
Northwestern Dean Urges Roosevelt Court to End “Fale Court”
Dean Leon Green of Northwestern Law School testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee urging support for Roosevelt court reforms. He denounces perceived intolerance in the Supreme Court and warns of a “very serious misvision” under the 1933 emergency measures, while senators push back on executive influence.
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Washington, Mareh
CAP
Leon Green
Northwestern University Law School
Cone Hresa Toray
Supreme Court
Rowevelt
Burke
Had Dade
Nikesip O
Sail Out
Charles Lee Cooke Dies In Washington
Charles Lee Cooke longtime ceremonial officer of the State Department and a key figure in Washington society died at 72 from heart illness at Naval Hospital He served as lead diplomatic greeter drafted presidential messages and advised on seating at official dinners He officiated at notable events including a Washington arms conference and the coronation mission to Waterman Bay He was a frequent visitor to his sister Mrs William T Ramsburg in Washington and had summer and winter residences in Maryland and Washington Schrapped by unclear OCR confirms a memorial notice from AP Indianapolis style record
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Washington
Charles Lee Cooke
Achitey
Allies
Washington Society
Admiast
Cooke
State Department
Department
White House
Lt Tata
Cho
We Washington
Americ
Waterman Bey
Mr. Conke
Mes
William Tt. Mimsburg
Mraddock Brights
Ramsburg
Sher
One Dime
Libertytown
Mr. Cooke
Frienss
Navy Hospital
Mt Asami Volcano Eruption Bites Maehashe Countryside
In Maehashe Japan, Mount Asami, a large and toeet active volcano, erupted with farreaching ash and cinders drowning the countryside. The event triggered fear among residents as authorities urged caution and citizens prepared to evacuate. A reported incident described a woman and husband in distress amid the chaos.
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Maehashe
Japan
Mareh Ob Gap
Assi
7000000 Go On Paris Strike Amid Bloody Protests
Reported mass strike in Paris draws workers into streets, blocking commerce and closing shops and restaurants. Police face barricades as demonstrations surge in the capital and suburbs, with clashes near Communist-aligned groups and sporadic arrests, while authorities seek to maintain order.
Pickets surround eight Chrysler plants in Detroit strike action
Detroit March 1 pickets gathered in heavy snow as unions defied a court injunction by occupying eight Chrysler plants. United Auto Workers and the Committee for Industrial Organization demanded talks while Chrysler awaited legal steps for possible eviction. No decision on writs or settlement progress reported as talks remained deadlocked.
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Detroit
Mar
Chrysler Corporation
Michigan
Fition
United Automobile Works of America
Committee For Teduse
Geri Lobbe
Ldtenta
Vie
Ihierty
Campaign to remove worst hazard on U.S. Route 40
The chief engineer of the State Read Commission says insufficient funds block removal of top road hazards along the Western Maryland stretch of U.S. Route 40. He cites the SIS curve and nearby hills east of Cumberland as the primary danger, with project costs potentially reaching tens of thousands per site.
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Sathah le Smith
Comméscian
Esiiet
Tony
Pea
Wester Muey
Sidetoy
Low Ane
Gulf Mountains
Cumberland
Sovith
Shepherdstown Bridge Bids Sought Within Two Weeks
Washington reports Representative Jennings Randolph WV said bids will be asked in two weeks for a new Potomac crossing at Shepherdstown. Contracts expected within three weeks after bids. project to be funded jointly by West Virginia Maryland and the Federal Roads Bureau with 25 percent from each state and the rest from the federal government.
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Washington
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Potomac
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Randolph
Maryland
Edoandel
Federal Bureau of Public
Osiid
Ty Washington Ag
Shephordstown
Duchess of Shepherdstown
Jas
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Roa
Bure H. Simpson
Homer E. Tabler
Marylan
Labor Controversies Din Buying Optimism In Markets
In New York on March 18 traders expanded holdings as labor disputes and inflation warnings dimmed buying power. The ticker fell late morning but recovered in the afternoon as rails and other sectors declined after sharp Wednesday jumps. Sterling opened unchanged at 4.00 11-16 dollars.
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Oye
New ‘York
Sterling
Boy Dies After Auto Strikes Child Outside School
Port Deposit reports a trage dy when 10 year old Walter Chant Jr was struck by a car driven by Donald Whittaker near a school as a bell rang. He died shortly after at Havre de Grace hospital from a fractured skull and broken neck. His grandfather Charles Grant had died at home Monday and was buried yesterday.
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Port Deposit
Allrempathite
Etenek Med
Walter Chant, Jr
Donald Whittaker
Fort Deposit
Havec de Grace Hospital
Charles Grant
See About a Odd Tale in Post Ink
A fragmentary note hints at a curious tale drawn from local press. Names and places are unreadable, but the line suggests a historical account or anecdote worth further transcription.
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Doubs Switch Siding
O’mahoney
Normandie
Germaine Aussey
Hallswood
Slut
Toiley
Julius Hochfelder
United
Army
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
Severin Wintersellett
County's Club
E. Earl Remsberg
Buckeystown
Ness Gathering
Frederick County Federation Rural Women’s Clubs
Heb Ts Pee Pere
Nevatow Cpa
Thin Woonen
Jowan
Ord
Freederick
Secrenirs
Idas Ethel
Miso J. Ktler Dyer Eeninit
Leardinimatya
Nean Green
Northwestern Law School
Severedy Chibedans of Tribunal
Offeral Washington Society
Berades
Mt. Asami
Paris
Chrysler
Larco Proprium
Naltimore
Mareh 'Ap
Western Marys Rad
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