Red Cross Roll Call Runs November to Thanksgiving
The 1924 American Red Cross annual Roll Call will run from Armistice Day November 11 to Thanksgiving November 29 nationwide. About a thousand county residents belong to the organization with active public health and veteran services. Christmas Seals will be sold after the Roll Call ends, from Thanksgiving to Christmas.
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American Red Cross
Frederick County
Russell E. Lighter
United States
Japan
Red Cross
Lighter
Coolidge
The
Harding
Redross
Edward 8. Delaplaine
San Francisco
Tuberculosis Association
Never Had Happy Day With Stokes Wife Tells Court
New York papers report Helen Elwood Stokes, wife of W E B D Stokes, resumed cross-examination in his divorce trial. She testified she could not recall a single happy day since marriage and denied ever visiting Edgar T Wallace, named as co respondent. A stray fish market joke appears among the fragments.
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Associated Press
New York
Helen Elwood Stokes
W.ebd Stokes
Havng
Stokes
Edgar T Wallace
Toronto physician wins award for insulin discovery
Dr FG Ranting of the University of Toronto Medical Department receives an annual award for humanity’s benefit through insulin research. The recognition highlights his two major diabetes treatments and his enduring contributions to medical science.
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Nobil Pre
FG Ranting
Medical Department
University of Toronto
Hearing Monday on Charge of Assault
W. B. Harding of Lime Kiln, about 30, arrested Thursday after a warrant by his wife accused him of assault by threatening with a revolver Wednesday evening. He posted 200 bail in Frederick for a Monday trial at 2 with Justice J Grahame Johnson. Harp represents Harding. Doncus posted bond. Local reputation noted as good.
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W. B. Harding
Allen Bartgis
Harry Dorcus
Harding
Frederick
Harp
Doncus
J. Grahame Johnson
Walton Counsel Argue Demurrer to Charges
Oklahoma City Navy. Counsel for Governor J C Walton on trial before a Senate court on impeachment charges acted on a demurrer to strike 14 of 22 articles from the bill. They argued article one of the bill, which accuses Baskin of being named a district judge, does not constitute an impeachable offense.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Navy
J. C. Walton
Senate
Charles H. Baskin
Baskin
LaFollette returns from long tour of Europe
Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin returned aboard the United States liner George Washington after three months in Europe and told reporters that his observations left him more determined to use power to return government to the people.
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Associated Press
Portland
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
United States
George Washington
Europe
Annan Property Sold in Emmitsburg Public Auction
The public sale of the Annan residence in Emmitsburg realized 4080 dollars. Edgar H. McBride, assignee of mortgage, conducted the sale based on a mortgage dated May 12, 1922 from Pauline Annan and Edgar L. Annan. B P Ogie purchased the two acre lot with an 11 room brick house. William E. Darner acted as auctioneer.
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E. L. Annan
Emmitsburg
B. P. Ogie
Pauline Annan
Edgar L. Annan
Waynesboro
Edgar H. McBride
William E. Darner
Black Frost Kills And Ice Is Formed
The first night of November set two weather records with a deepest cold of seven degrees and a new black frost. Ice formed on surfaces as a skim of ice gave way to measurable thickness, while the forecast predicted the temperature edging above freezing tonight.
State S. S. Assn Elects At Hagerstown Meeting
The Maryland State Sunday School Association drew 603 delegates across 13 denominations and 12 counties at Hagerstown for its annual meeting. Washington county led with 502 delegates, followed by Frederick 117 and Carroll 93. Officers elected included L. Irving Pollitt as president and W. P. Krauss as treasurer, with regional vicepresidents named from Salisbury and Hagerstown. A stray line notes a red squirrel swept into Niagara Rapids and making it ashore.
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Maryland State Sunday School Association
Hagerstown
Washington County
Frederick
Carroll
Baltimore
Prince Georges
Montgomery
Howard
Allegany
Garrett
Anne Arundel
Harford
Worcester
L. Irving Pollitt
Frank L. Middlekauff
T. P. Adkins
Salisbury
Western
R Paul Smith
Hagerstow
W. P. Krauss
Baltimor Leasurer
Girardin Baltimore
S.ate Board of Trustees
Baltimore City
Irving Pollitt
R G. Mowbray
W. C. Vansant
J. G. Lewis
Harry West
John C. Lewis
Prof
R. Warne
George S. Yost
J. Dm. Steele
O. M. Dennis
J. B. Girardin
Wisconsin governorship race heats up for next year
The stage is set for Wisconsin's gubernatorial fight with a serious contender to unseat Governor Ten Smile. State Senator Thurlow Kesington of Streator is backed by the regular Republicans for the nomination, signaling a heated campaign ahead.
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Ten Smail
Thurlow
Kesington
Streator
Fever Hunting Licenses Issued
Despite a brisk recent rush the county has issued about 1 900 hunting licenses this year well below last year. Statewide resident licenses total around 135 with five non residents. last year county licenses exceeded 4 500 and statewide 300. Deputy Clerk John Martz notes many wait to buy until the season nears, keeping officials busy.
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John Martz
G. Haugh
Maryland convict captured in New York after escape
Robert Lee Lepson, a Maryland convict who fled Baltimore’s penitentiary last June after serving seven years of an eight year murder sentence, was captured by deserters outside the Federal building on lower Broadway. The escape followed a quarrel over his mother estate. Lepson had been trusted for 17 months in the prison gardens before his escape.
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Associated Press
New York
Robert Lee Lepson
Baltimore
Federal
Lower Broadway
Thepson
Luis Motteers
Tie
Jie
Bandits rob bank and steal three automobiles
Five bandits armed with rifles robbed the First National Bank at Bakerton and escaped with 600 after wounding a man and taking three cars. their all but clamped machines broke down, then the bandits headed toward the Indiana county border. In Baltimore Lockwood begins a 3000 mile no-sleep endurance run, handcuffed to a Maxwell, with a nurse feeding him as he travels to Westminster and back.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Bakerton
Pwipe
Indiana County
Lockwood
Maxwell
Frederick
Baltimore
Robert Leach
Jackson
Westminster
Socialists Withdraw From Coalition Government News
Admiral Fullam writes in McClure's Magazine that the rise of a new separatist movement may accompany broader shifts in airship use. He cites Zeppelin history, British R 34 flights, and argues helium's U S monopoly will enable safe airship navigation for long distance transport across land and sea.
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Flehtsa
Germany
Uncle Sam
W. FF. Fallam
U. S. Navy
Amriica
McClure’s
Admiral Fullam
Bodensee
Europe
Oceana
Great Britain
London
New York
WatArat Sas
United States
Petty Thieves Strike Again in Frederick
A handbag with insurance policies and toiletries was stolen from the Ford sedan of wrectherf Kreh on West Third Street while parked at his home. The bag and papers were later found scattered in front of Wilcoxon and Brown's lumber yard on West Second Street. A prior theft from the same vehicle was reported days earlier. A sharp lookout will be kept to catch the culprits.
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Rederick
Fletbert Kreh
Mr. Kreh
West Third Street
Mr. Krel
Wilcoxon and Brown
West
Sale of City Residence to New Owners by Kefanver Firm
Noah E. Cramer and Son real estate Joan and insurance agents sold a city lot with a three story brick dwelling house featuring furnace heat bath room and electric lights to Mr and Mrs Charlon Tf Doll. They take possession in November and intend to make it their home.
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Noah E. Cramer and Son
Joan
Mro
Alva Kefanver
Jiaproyeg
Charlon Tf. Doll
Oklahoma Governorship in Looming Tie to Impeachment
Lieutenant Governor Martin Edward Trapp steers Oklahoma as Governor Z. C. Walton faces impeachment charges. If Walton is removed, Trapp would assume office and lead the state.
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Z. C. Walton
Martin Edward Trapp
Oklahoma
Walton
Trapp
October Prisoners in Frederick County Jail Report
Seventy-two prisoners were jailed in Frederick County during October per Sheriff James A. Jones's monthly report to the County Commissioners. Of these, 61 were state and county prisoners and 11 were for corporation offenses, with 45 white and 27 colored. Main charges included larceny, assault, disorderly conduct, vagrancy, burglary, automobile law violations, non support, forgery, trespassing, and others. Larceny led, with 17 sentences. disorderly conduct 13. many jailed for automobile violations. Daily counts ranged from 3 to 21 inmates.
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Frederick County
James A. Jones
Bluenoose Captain Defies Committee in Race Dispute
Captain Angus Walters of the Bluenose defies the National Race Committee after it ruled the race would go to the American challenger Columbia. Walters stated he would not race under protest, challenging the committee’s decision. The incident occurred in Halifax during the Nova Scotia back-and-forth over the Tote event.
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Associated Press
Halifax
WLC
Angus Walters
Columbia
Naten
Campaign for higher prices continues on stock market
In New York on November 2 operators on the Tongue side of the stock market pressed for higher prices. Bullish demonstrations were seen across several leading industries as dealers pushed forward speculative activity. Call money stood at about 42 to 44 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Tonge
Ndustria
Nile
Former Crown Prince Not Yet Returned to Germany
The former German Crown Prince Frederick William has not gone to Germany as reports claimed. Authorities and multiple sources in Doorn, Netherlands, continue to gather information and expect updates from officials.
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Germany
Presa Doorn Helland
Frederick Wiliam Nas
Fg Ces
Separatists Seize Town Hall in Aix la Chapelle
From Berlin and Cologne reports say 1500 to 1600 separatists, aided by Coblenz and Duren units, besiege and seize the town hall while firemen, police, and communists defend the building. French forces reportedly surround Speyer as Palatinate resistance grows against a provisional Rhineland government.
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Aix-LaChapelle
Navy
Coblenz
Cologne
Germany
Aix-la-Chapelle
Rhineland
Leo Deckers
Coblens
Duren
London
Two Gobelins Stolen From Palace Recovered
Two Cobelin tapestries valued at one million francs each were recovered from a laborer’s home after being stolen from the Ver Anilley palaces on October 21. Arrests followed, and the Staleys of Tiffin Ohio, visitors in Frederick, have returned home.
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Treas
Versailles
Ver- Anilley
Mahlon Staley
Tiffin
Ohio
Frederick
Mr. Staley
Granddaughter Josephine Francis Secretaries in Kenosha Wis
In Kenosha Wisconsin, Josephine Francis trains as a private secretary following notable family ties. Her father Jose James Jr is a retired lawyer.
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Jesse James
Dos
Josephine Francis Hones Shesoo
Kenosha Wis
Jose James, Jr
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