29 Mar 1924
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1924
Page
1
The Senate Daugherty committee resumed its inquiry in executive session delaying public disclosures. Witness Nicholas Cimino of New York testified about Daugherty's relations with Howard Mannington and others while W. J. Burns was not questioned.
David Kanode and Harry Cosgrove near Park Mills were arrested by County Constable Charles W. Smith on Friday afternoon for breaking the compulsory school attendance law. They face a herring before Justice J. Grahame Johnson this afternoon.
Montgomery County grand jury returned 107 true bills, 48 for local option violations and 3 for gambling, plus other felonies. Total 125 criminal cases docketed. friction noted between the county sheriff and police chief. county home praised for management. jail sanitation affirmed with 20 inmates and repairs urged to courthouse and jail walk.
Authorities reiterate silence while pursuing burglars who robbed Young Men's Shop of men’s wear valued over 3000 dollars last June. Baltimore trip aims to link clothing found with two arrestees to the crime. Grove Case continues as Garry A Choppy Grove faces U S Court trial on liquor conspiracy related to the Horsey distillery theft with testimony expected to finish soon.
Three men in service uniforms were arrested on suspicion of fur robbery in Frederick. They drove a green Ohio-licensed car to West Patrick Street and offered coats valued at 300 to 500 dollars for 75 dollars. After questioning they were released with no evidence found. Their car was left town quickly and license details were not obtained.
American draft evader Grover Cleveland Bergdoll returned to his Berlin hotel after a motor trip to the Black Forest. He denied plans to return to the United States and said he would go only if official proposals were deemed genuine and acceptable.
Washington reports a stormy and wintry outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic states. Clearing and much colder to start, with generally fair skies and below normal temperatures midweek. by Thursday or Friday unsettled and warmer with probable rain.
The Senate committee went into recess and will resume on Tuesday to question William Boyce Thompson former chairman of the Finance Committee of the Republican National Committee about the liquidation of the Republican deficit incurred in the 1920 campaign.
Central Pennsylvania miners and operators in the bituminous coal fields signed an agreement extending the current wage scale for three years, preserving pay levels and labor terms. The pact marks a continuation of the status quo after negotiations led by representatives of both sides.
Lieutenant Harry Mills of the Army Air Service plans a dramatic stunt at Wilbur Wright Field Dayton aiming to set a new world record for gliding without motor power. A tow plane will lift the glider and Mills will attempt a controlled descent using only the wind and air currents.
The 76th annual State Council of Maryland Order United American Men convenes Thursday April 10 in Fredonia Council chamber and Pythian Castle with State Councilor W. Brinsfield presiding. Morning credentials and reports. afternoon officers elected, new business, installation and adjournment followed by a sightseeing tour.
Robert McIntyre colored dies at his Ice Street home after a Monday night brawl at Bartonsville dance hall. Accused shooter Dorsey Makel colored remains jailed. self defense claimed. Autopsy planned. funeral arrangements pending as county authorities pursue further charges amid chicken theft arrests in Comus area.
A list of council and tribe representative assignments across multiple councils including Vienna Bay View Cherry Hill Brook View Chase Hongo Rescue Salisbury Venus Francis Key Olive and Galestown with named representatives and alternates where reported. Several councils have representatives not reported.
Heavy rains drenched Frederick county on Friday night driving high water across multiple streams. The Monocacy rose about nine feet, the Potomac surged, and sections from Buckeystown to the Buckeystown bridge were under water with all operations halted.
Ground will be broken at two o clock this afternoon on DeGrange Street for a Union Gospel Mission chapel to be a one story brick building 45 by 25 feet. The ceremony may attract a large crowd if weather permits with local ministers participating. The structure will host services and funeral rites and is built through the efforts of William T Munshower and Charles A Whisner with officers Mrs Roger Quinn Viva Mathie Zimmerman and Guy Whisner. The building committee includes John J Brown Roger Quinn and Leonard Kreh.
New York March 29 speculators faced selling tendencies in today's brief session. Opening attempts to extend yesterday's late rally were thwarted by profit taking and resumed liquidation. Active shares fell to new yearly lows while oil and rubber issues intensified the downturn but major losses stayed fractional in popular stocks. About 350000 shares traded.
A delegation of farmers and dairymen led by Frank C. Hutton and Herbert L. Diamond urged Montgomery County Commissioners to pave one and a half miles of the Darnestown pike to Germantown, from Gaithersburg Damestown road. Officials offered only to maintain the road until cement or macadam paving funds become available. Memorial services for Daniel E. Derr were held by the Advertising Club of Baltimore with other local organizations in attendance. Mr and Mrs Dudley Page moved permanently to their Braddock home.
A major storm system sweeping the Midwest and plains left nine dead in Missouri Illinois and Ohio with widespread property damage and isolation. Oklahoma Texas and Kansas reported additional deaths and injuries from heavy rainfall and fierce winds. Three Kentucky towns were wiped out by the same windstorm with small populations.
Henry C. Raynor, released after nearly three years in Maryland Penitentiary for obtaining $40 under false pretenses, begins life anew. A Vanderbilt graduate and former prison editor, Raynor gained notoriety as a prison celebrity and top psychology test scorer while incarcerated. Prosecutor was the late Aaron R. Anders with witnesses including James Doll George McCaffery and Sam Maples. Defense by D P Buckey and I B Fenton.
Three men died and several others were reportedly trapped after a gas explosion in a Bingamon coal mine near Shinnston West Virginia. Reports say additional miners may remain underground. rescue efforts were underway as of this afternoon.
Flooding tied up Cumberland and Western Maryland Railways with tracks washed out and trains marooned. Potomac waters breached streets in Cumberland and Piedmont while telegraph lines failed and business districts faced total disruption.
Hood College students under Dr. Edwin Lathrop Baker visited Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore as part of a course tied to the air mail operation budget. The House approved 1.5 million dollars for air mail service and 1.25 million for night flight operations, with future appropriations planned.
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