Registration light as city voters line up for election
Women were slow to register on May 9 10 16 and 17 for the June 13 city election while men predominated at most booths. C E Merriman of Brunswick was hospitalized after a blackjack attack on North Queen Street Martinsburg with a potential skull injury. Police await developments and the incident follows a flurry of late Saturday and Sunday fights in Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Edyard Schell
Charles Brenner
George T. Schrosder
North Queen street
Martinsburg
C. E. Merriman
Brunswick
Merriman
Baltimore and Ohio
Man Held on Bail in Hagerstown for DUI and Assault
John W. Cline of near Wolfsville was arrested Monday night near Hagerstown by Sheriff Jones Deputy Smith and a Washington county officer. He posted 1300 bail with 1000 for operating under the influence and 300 for assault. He will appear before Justice J Grahame Johnson in Frederick for a further hearing.
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John W. Cline
Wolfsville
Hagerstown
James A. Jones
Charles W. Smith
Washington county
John H. Bitner
Cline
J. Grahame Johnson
Upton Lewis
Lewis
Frederick
English and Italians Meet with the Russians
English and Italian delegates at the Economic Conference met with Russian members and began formulating a new clause to restore foreign property in Russia. The French delegation announced the effort aimed at satisfying Belgium and thus France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Russia
France
New York Brokerage Firm Carpender Carry and Company Fails
The Associated Press reports the brokerage firm Carpender Carry and Company failed. It filed for bankruptcy with liabilities estimated at 2408 and assets at 256 in an involuntary petition presented at the New York Stock Exchange.
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Associated Press
New York
Falisre
Carpender, Carry and Company
New York stock exchange
G H S Pupils Present Spring Operetta Thursday
A three act spring operetta titled A Woodland Frolic will be performed in the Girls' High School auditorium Thursday at 7 30 pm directed by Miss Lillian Kefauver music supervisor of Frederick county. The cast includes pupils from grades one two six and seven with dancing by Annabel Lundgren and Lorraine Cubitt and piano by Marie Caccamo. Admission is free with refreshments on sale. Miss Kefauven will hold concerts at several schools from May 18 to June 9 open to the public.
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Lillian Kefauver
Frederick county
Annabel Lundgren
Lorraine Cubitt
Marie Caccamo
Rain Likely as Weather Observer Forecasts Showers
An observer predicts unsettled conditions in coming days with light showers possible tomorrow. The forecast notes May warmth and cooler nights with a high around 81 and a low near 47, while monthly rainfall tracks May 1921 totals.
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sharp
W. O
Prisoners Riot in Cook County Jail Ends After Whippings
A four hour riot at Cook County Jail near Chicago ended when Warden Wesley Westbrook and thirty guards hauled ringleaders from cells and whipped them. Displeasure over new visitor admission rules sparked the outbreak. Flaming blankets set off smoke, beds damaged, and police cleared crowds. Four babies and two women were found in the disturbance.
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Chicago
Cook county
Wesley Westbrook
Accident injures Austin Mantz on North Market Street
Austin Mantz accidentally shot himself in the right hand this morning while handling an old-fashioned revolver. The bullet lodged between the index and middle fingers, slightly fracturing a bone. He was taken to a physician's office for treatment and was inoculated to prevent blood poisoning.
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Austin Mantz
North Market street
Mantz
Frederick County School Board Reelects Officers
At the regular monthly meeting this morning the Frederick County Board of Education re elected its officers for the coming year. Dr William Crawford Johnson was re elected president and A W Nicodemus was re elected vice president. G Lloyd Palmer remains secretary and treasurer while William L Gross attended his first meeting.
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Frederick County
Fire Breaks Out in Paris Music Hall
A serious fire swept through the Casing dle, Paris, during afternoon rehearsals. Officials say a short circuit started the blaze. No deaths were reported though flames continued to spread late in the day.
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PARIS
Associated Press
RENEWDEBT REFUNDING PLAN EXPECTED AFTER GENOA CONFERENCE
Washington May 93 administration officials said definite progress in talks on refunding 11 billion dollars of foreign debt may come as soon as the Genoa conference ends and the foreign economic and financial experts are released from duties.
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the
Aeenciated Press
Washington
dar
Restoration of Water Supply Sparks Fire Containment
Fort Worth Texas May 9 firemen with crippled facilities confined flames to a single downtown building after city water was restored. The Trinity River ran high, recalling two weeks ago when many persons drowned as floods surged nearby.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
city water precepte
Trinity river
Hair counts reveal gender hair totals in Munich study
Professors of Munich University counted hairs on a mixed class. Men had 49 000 to 50 008 hairs and women 60 000 to 70 000 hairs. Berlin report notes May date and scholarly effort.
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Berlin
Munich University
Davison Lauded by World Figures at Simple Funeral
Henry P. Davison financier and Red Cross head died Saturday in Locust Valley. A large crowd gathered at St. John’s of Lattingtown chapel for a simple service reflecting his wishes. Ten floral trucks from diverse circles lined the church as friends honored him with tribute, despite one departure from simplicity in flowers.
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Locust Valley
Henry P. Davison
American Red Cross
little ivy town
St. John's
Lattingtown
Davison
Shortage in Pennsylvania funds reported April 30
Auditor General Samuel L Lewis reported to the Attorney General a potential cash shortage of 25895.38 in the Pennsylvania State treasury as of April 30 1921 unless unsubmitted records or undisclosed explanations exist The report notes funds went to depositories and were not recorded as received until May 1921 after Harmon Kep hart left office He warns the discrepancy could involve private use of state funds and marks this as the second such audit to the Attorney General with a prior 1917 to 1927 bank deposit review referenced
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Samuel 3
Lewis
George E
certified public accountant
Pennsylvania
books of the treasury
treasury department
Harmon M. Kephart
Aller
State Supreme Court
E J Fox
Easton
Harding's Stance on Soldier Bonus Remains Unchanged
A White House briefing states President Harding's views on the soldier bonus bill are unchanged. The position will be transmitted within two days to Senator McCumber and Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee.
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May
Harding
White House
McCumber
Senate
Montgomery County Graduates Record Biggest Class Ever
Seventy seven students will graduate from Montgomery County high schools during the week of June 6 marking a county record. Gaithersburg leads with 28 graduates, followed by Rockville 19, Fairland 10, Poolesville and Sandy Spring 8 each, Germantown 3 and Dickerson 1. Names for each school include Grace Cromwell and Marie Hoyle at Gaithersburg, Lola Atwood at Rockville, Delma Bryan at Fairland, Elsie Pearson at Poolesville, Martha Barnsley at Sandy Spring, Susie Boyer at Germantown, and Edna Chiswell at Dickerson.
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Montgomery county
Gelthersburg
Rockville
Fairland
Poolesville
Sandy Spring
Germantown
Dickerson
Gaithersburg School
Grace Elizabeth Cromwell
Marie Madeline Hoyle
Marguerite Hipkins
Lois Lurilla
Barnett
Nannie Amelia King
Harriet Elizabeth Morningstar
Lillian T. Wells
Katherine M. Wells
Helen Cecelia Welsh
Ellen Maria Lawson
Lucy Anna Young
Florence Winifred Williams
Dorothy Cordelia Kingsley
Mary Julia Snouffer
Lillian Alvernon Bohrer
Louise Hood Griffith
Eliza
Elisabeth Anne Larcombe
Ethelyn Clagett Pratt
Margaret Beall Wolfe
Josephina E. Wolfe
Pearl Sarl Baughman
i tu. W. Bennett
Gaither McDonald
Garrett
Bradley C. Karn
Otis Alston Pope
Hugh D. Heading
Edwin W Ronsaville
Harry L Merrick
Fairland School
Delma I. Bryan
Mozella L. Downs
Maria Santiate
Annie M. Miles
Viola R. Rich
Ella P. Rich
Maude Wilson Johnson
Catharine Estelle Harding
Margaret Love Hopking
May E. Hobbs
Elsie May Pearson
Evelyn Wootton
Ethel Lorraine Lunn
Lacy Elizabeth Fitzsimmons
Florence Browning Brooks
Beulah Russelle Shry
Mildred Thornton Chiswell
Minter Joseph Stout
Sandy Spring School
Martha F. Barnsley
Anna Gilpin
Catharine Wessel Hines
Ruth Sherman Jones
Elizabeth Robinson Leizear
Elizabeth Winston Meade
Sara Virginia Powell
Caroline Miller Stabler
Susie Elizabeth Boyer
Hiawatha Estelle Duvall
John Robert Shipley
Dickerson School
Edna North
Trading in market smaller than any time since March
Trading in the first two hours of the stock market was smaller than any similar period since last March. Commission houses reported general slackening of public interest. Offerings in oils motors shipping tobaccos and other specialties showed reactions of one to two points. The day opened unsettled at noon after a sharp rally and cash money started at 4 percent. Total sales were about 1 100 000 shares.
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Associated Press
New York
Russian Problem at Genoa Before Cabinet Session
Washington May 9 discussion of the Russian problem prompted by Genoa negotiations dominated today’s Cabinet sessions. Officials said there was general agreement that Genoa work followed State Department lines and that a US endorsed solution might be reached there. If the conference fails the United States would proceed independently with Russia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Genoa
United States
State Department
hope
Rusala
Dissolution Order Sought Against American Sugar Refining Co
Federal judges Rogers Hough and Manton filed a dissolution order against the American Sugar Refining Company and related defendants in the Sherman law case that began 12 years ago. The decree says the Sugar trust abandoned its conspiracy to restrain trade in refined sugar though testimony supported dissolution. The expedited court held that sufficient allegations existed to entitle the government to the order.
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Associated Press
New York
Judes Rogers, Hough and Manton today
American Sugar Refining Company
Sherman law guit
United States Supreme Court
Steel and Harvester trust
Sugar trust
Harding Invites Rail Heads to Dinner at White House
Fifteen leading railroad executives were invited to a May 20 dinner at the White House by President Harding to discuss rate adjustment. The Interstate Commerce Commission told the President it lacks authority under the law to set general rate policies after completing its inquiry into transportation levels.
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Washington
White House
Interstate Commerce Commision
Harding
Gloria Swanson Lookalike Contest Awards Tonight
Miss Grace Smith of West Fifth Street won first prize in the Gloria Swanson lookalike contest staged by City Opera House. Miss Beth Waits and Miss Anna Margaret Didendal took second and third prizes after judges compared photographs with Swanson's portrait. Prizes include a gold wrist watch for the top winner and movie passes for the others.
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Grace Smith
West Fifth street
Gloria Swanon
City Opera Hoare
Beth Waits
West South street
Anna Margaret Didendal
East Second
siree
prze
City Opera House
Miss Swanson
Miss Waltz
Empire
Diffendal
ther
Miss Smith
vidace
Miss Diffensal
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