25 Nov 1922
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1922
Page
1
Statements filed show 4256.77 spent in Frederick County in the recent election with Republicans at 1543.33 and Democrats at 2713.44. The Democrat outspent the GOP by 1170.11, receipts largely from workers. Both parties itemized large contributor lists and expenditures across districts, leaving a small deficit.
Leon J. Hark of Philadelphia was fined 4 419 and costs for displaying fictitious markers at a hearing before Justice J. Grahame Johnson. L. R. Adams of Shamokin paid 5 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to the marker charge and driving without an operator’s license, with a car only possessing an instructor’s card and no licensed driver present. Earl Straps of Frederick Junction was arrested by Deputy Nast and brought before Justice Johnson, receiving a 10 dollar fine.
The December term jurors were drawn this morning for various towns including Buckerstown, Frederick, Middletown, Emmitsburg, Urbana, New Market, and Walkersville among others. The couple Clayton C. Keedy and his wife celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary on Friday on Weep Church street.
Constantinople November 25 The Belgravian chartered by Near East Relief collided with the ocean liner New York at the Bosphorus western entrance. Two thousand Christian orphans and two American relief workers were imperiled but no lives were lost as Allied ships rushed to the scene. The New York carried no passengers.
Joseph Sitzberger of Lewistown Carroll county was found guilty of bigamy in Harford County Circuit Court and sentenced to five years in the Maryland Penitentiary. He claimed his first wife was unfaithful and that he expected a divorce in two years. his second wife was 15, and a child was born last July. He wept as sentence was pronounced and begged to see his wife and child.
The Los Angeles Times reports motion picture circles claim Charles Chaplin and Pala Negri are engaged. Chaplin said he cannot confirm or deny the rumor and noted any announcement should come from Negri. The pair reportedly began their romance during Chaplin's European tour last year.
Plans announced by Automobile Commissioner B Austin Baughman will mail license tag applications for 1923 to auto owners statewide starting November 27. Owners to return filled forms with payment. aim to curb last minute rush and accelerate processing by handling each day's requests the same day received.
Mrs. Lula J. Buch, wife of Harry J. Buch, pleaded for her 14 year old son Harry J. Buch Jr. in Baltimore city court seeking habeas corpus to free him from St. Marys Industrial School. Judge Dawkins remanded him but kept case open for further recommendations. The boy, committed Aug 17 by Justice Gosnell as a minor with improper care, had prior stints at Maryland Training School for Boys and on parole from that facility.
Lausanne reports show Richard Washburn Child pressed open door policy for Turkey at the Near East conference. The speech signals America’s stance on the Angora accord and tri partite talks, while hinting reluctance to bear full risk of radical changes. A parallel note describes a long distance truck transport sleep berth concept for drivers.
Reston dispatch reports Georges Clemenceau, rested after Tremont Temple address, planned to travel to New Haven to attend the Yale Harvard football game today. Events frame Clemenceau’s visit amid U.S. civic ties and campus sports interest.
Dr. Ira J. McCurdy, city health officer, orders all drinking water boiled until repairs to the chlorine plant at the city water works are finished. A broken manometer endangers proper chlorination, leaving supply unfit for use without boiling. Repairs expected today or Monday, with notice to be countermanded once the system is sterilized for Thanksgiving.
A Baltimore plaintiff seeks 1000 dollars against local resident Hoppy Grove after a September Lisbon pike collision damaged a car. Weather across the last 24 hours featured a freeze at 29 degrees, flurries, a hail of quick shifts from storm to clear, with forecasts calling for continued cold and possible rain soon.
Fires across Great North Mountain and South Mountain threaten timberland and seven hundred volunteers fight to contain the blazes. Snow and wind hinder efforts, with about 12 000 acres burned near Winchester and Ramsy areas, while Black Rock Hotel and nearby homes were saved.
Hammond Ind Nov 25 Prof John T Tiernan of South Bend and Mrs Blanche J Brimmer of Hansel Ja were married today by Justice Howard Kemp at Crown Point. The groom gave his age as 22, the bride as 24. The license notes she was a widow from South Bend.
Market declines as speculative traders press prices lower in a brief session. Representative shares fall one to three points, closing near week’s lows despite attempts to trade Bethlehem Midvale Steel and other issues.
Maryland education statistics from the 1920 census show 64 434 illiterates over ten, with Baltimore City 26 248 illiterates and Frederick County at 316. The state illiteracy rate stands at 6.6 percent, rural and urban gaps noted, Takoma Park 11 and Hyattsville 341 illiterates.
A Brunswick gathering of Rebekah Lodges from Cumberland Hagerstown Baltimore Thurmont and Frederick drew several hundred members. The Samaritan Rebekah Lodge No 51 conferred the Rebekah degree under Miss M Beard with state officers present. Home fund speeches by Ethel Beard Charles Seeger Eli Haugh Sherman Bowers and Alton Bennett followed. Six new lodges and three revived were noted. Refreshments were served by Pride of Elk Ridge Lodge committee. About seventy Samaritan Rebekah Lodge members attended by auto.
The forecast predicts a cold start of the week with rain possible midweek and a brief warm-up later, as per a sparse A P report. A fragment references an Indian artifact case buried 44 feet beneath a wall near Boothhas Harbor Maine, discovered recently, with a complex description of access.
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