Two Masked Robbers Loot Washington Taxi Office
Two masked bandits entered the E. F. Gregg Taxi Service headquarters near the Mayflower Hotel on Thanksgiving Day and escaped with 838 dollars from a cash register. The theft followed the death of Mrs Edith F Gregg and changes in control by her granddaughters Marie and Roxie Gregg. Police brace for more incidents as they search for clues in a citywide series of robberies.
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E. F. Gregg
Washington
Marie
Roxie Gregg
Edward M. Dodd
East Third Street
Edith F Gregg
Dodd
J. H. Cassidy
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
That City
Gregg
B. F. Gregg Taxi Service
Midgett
Pinchot to Press Anthracite Settlement Plan in Open Parley
Harrisburg November 28 Governor Pinchot moves ahead with a proposal for settlement of the anthracite dispute despite operators absence. He plans an open 2.30 PM meeting with a mediation committee from the Scranton Chamber of Commerce present, while John L. Lewis and miners committees had been en route.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
W. W. Inglis
Ducators
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lea
Ito
Scranton Chamber of Commerce
Stock Prices Turn Reactionary Again
Stock prices turned reactionary after an early strength in today s market. Motors led the decline after sharp recoveries, slipping three to almost five points from early highs. Trading was heavy with about 7 million shares changing hands as the day closed weakly amid no decisive news.
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New York
Motors
Weather outlook predicts rains snows and cold next week
Washington forecast for the week beginning Monday calls for a period of rains or snows in the middle and again toward the end. Cold at the start, moderating temperatures midweek and returning cold by week's end.
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Washington
Say You Say it in She News
The excerpt presents a fragmented line about Nirwopa and a phrase pHARHIVE. Readable parts focus on naming a person and a cryptic term, suggesting a local column snippet or puzzle clue rather than a full article. Entities include Nirwopa and the unknown term pHARHIVE, underscoring a partial text sample.
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She News
Jurors Drawn for December Court Term
Twenty five jurors were selected by Chief Judge Hammond Urner for the December term petit jury. The panel includes names from Buckeystown to Walkersville with districts excluded in Catoctin Petersville Mt. Pleasant Woodville and Lewistown. The December 14 session marks the second Monday convening.
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Hammond Urner
Catoctin
Petersville
Mt. Pleasant
Woodville
Lewistown
Buckeystown
Marion
Michael
Frederick
William E. Filler
William L. C. Fisher
Calvin D. H. Summers
Lewis F. Ruprecht
B. Ames Hendrickson
Middletown
Edward A. Toms
Creagerstown
Murray D. Keyser
Emmitsburg
Jacob L. Topper
Urbana
Lewis F. Conard
Liberty
Ernest W. Garber
New Market
J. Windsor Williams
Hanvers
Isaiah
Publicity Tour Spotlighted Frederick Visit by Editorial Writers
National Editorial Association members toured Frederick last summer drawing favorable press. Newspapers from Brown County Journal Claremore Weekly Prostress and Manchester Echo published illustrated Frederick features praising the Francis Scott Key Hotel Barbara Fritchie marker and local history.
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Frederick
National Editorial Association
Francis Scott Key
Barbara Fritchie
West Patrick Street
Brown County Journal
New Ulm
Minn
Claremore Weekly
Minnesota
Iowa
United States
Francis Scott Ker
Readdeck Neizhis
Hood College
Catoctin Country Club
Galt
Washington
Rhinelander annulment suit draws heavy bets in White Plains
In White Plains on November 28 AP reports five to one odds that Leonard Kip Rhinelander will win his suit for annulment of marriage to a mulatto daughter. The case hinges on jurors and witnesses, with rumors of sensational testimony planned when the trial resumes Monday and the potential witness lineup expected to shape the jury verdict by Tuesday afternoon.
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Leonard Kip Rhinelander
White Plains
N.Y
George Jones
Grace Miller
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Endly Brooks
Rooters
Isaac N. Mills
Jones
England
Poughkeepsie
Rhinelander
Maryland Mails 1926 Auto Tag Applications to Vehicle Owners
Some 300000 license form packets were mailed Friday by Maryland Motor Vehicles to motor vehicle owners. The 1926 plates are issued by mail or at 200 St Paul Street Baltimore, from noon December 31 1925 1926 plates. Forms move in a five ton truck packed in 1200 boxes of 250 each. Mailing fee 1 cent. Licensing cost 32 cents per horsepower. Numbers 1 to 29999 go to solid site vehicles and Governor Ritchie will receive license No 30999.
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Maryland
E. Austin Baughman
Motor Vehicles
Ritchie
Grace Reformed Church Chooses Rev G E Plott Greencastle
Grace Reformed Church Greencastle Pennsylvania extended a call to Rev G E Plott of Jefferson at a special meeting. A congregational vote Sunday chose Rev Plott as pastor to fill the vacancy since Rev L V Hertrick resigned last March for Grace Church Easton. Rev Dr Theodore Herman of Lancaster Theological Seminary has been filling the pulpit.
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Greencastle
Grace Reformed Church
G. E. Plott
Jefferson
Mr. Plott
L. V. Hetrick
Grace Church of Easton
Huge Radio Net Aims to Safeguard War Department Communications
The War Department radio net links nine corps areas and the department in a military run system to maintain communication if commercial wires fail. Established in 1922, it grew from five to twelve major stations and sixty subsidiaries, handling about 800 messages daily and aiding other government agencies. The 1924-25 fiscal year saw over eight million words transmitted and substantial toll savings, though funds for further radio research remain scarce.
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Washington
Navy
War Department
Department
C. Mek. Saltzman
Army
Signal Corps
General Saltzman
The
Bet
Saltzman
Feveral Saltzmar
Farewell to Wintry November and Holiday Preparations
November trends fade with a sharp drop in temperatures from 54 degrees after rain. Stores rush into Christmas displays as signs of the coming holiday season appear daily. In other news, Charles Roger Rothenhoeffer was arrested in Baltimore on desertion and non support charges and returned to Frederick for a court hearing.
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Charles Roger Rothenhoeffer
Baltimore
Charles W. Smith
Rothenhoefer
Frederick
Sherman P. Bowers
Elk Jumps Noted in Wheat Prices
Indication of widening Argentine crop damage and black rust pushed wheat values higher this week. Compared with a week ago, wheat rose 6 1 4 cents per bushel, while corn fell 11 2 cents and oats were steady.
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Chilaga
Argentina
Liverpool
Chicago
Christmas Seal Sale Seeks No-Doorbell Campaign
Miss Helena Stauffer of the Christmas seal sale committee says schoolchildren will not be asked to sell this year to avoid doorbell ringing. Letters with seals and explanations are mailed to town and county. Miss Pauline Michael of the Frederick County Maryland Tuberculosis Association oversees the effort.
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Helena Stauffer
Pauline Michael
Frederick County
Maryland Tuberculosis Association
Chinese Forces to Meet in Battle Near Shanhaikwan
General Kuo Sung-Lien, once allied with Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, has set a headquarters at Shinnangtao on the Chihli coast. His forces occupy Shanhaikwan and press toward Chinchowu along the Mukden railway, with a major clash anticipated near Shanhaikwan.
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Peking
Kuo Sung-Lien
Chang Tso-Lin
Manchurian War Sons
Shinnangtao
Chihli
Shanhaikwan
Jie Peking Mukden
Chas
Chinchowu
Shanhaikaan
Robbers Hold Up Chicago Bank For About $5000
Robbers held up the First National Bank at Riversde in Chicago today and escaped with an estimated $5,008. The incident was reported as the latest in a series of bank robberies across the city.
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Chicago
First National Bank
Riversde
Acubiurh
Mrs Frank Tinney Granted Divorce in Mineola
A divorce granted to Mrs. Frank Tinney, wife of comedian Mack Tinney, was handed down today by Justice Reigelman in Mineola. The decision confirms the end of the marriage amid long-standing public interest in the Tinney household.
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Mineola
Frank Tinner
Mackfacen
Reigelman
Boonsboro Wife Kills Husband in Morning Tragedy
Mrs Lilie Byrd of Boonsboro says her husband Jeremiah Byrd aged 31 attacked her with a shoemaker knife during a quarrel over a man named Laster Jones. He was shot through the heart by Byrd with a revolver after the struggle. Sheriff Duffy and Justice Bower reported she was dazed and wounded but unharmed enough to recount the events. A coroner's jury was summoned. Byrd remained at home with two children.
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Hagerstown
Jeremiah Byrd
Boonsboro
Lilie Byrd
Jones
Byrd
Cormier
Burl
Jeremiah
Josephine
Byres
Aberdeen
Navy Abandons Large Scale Maneuvers Plan
The Navy will not hold large scale maneuvers off the west coast of South America next year due to supply strains from summer maneuvers in Hawaii and a Australia NZ cruise. In spring or summer 1927 extensive maneuvers with the Army are planned off the east coast to test New England defenses. detailed plans are not yet drawn.
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Washington
Navy
South America
Hawii
Australia
New Zealand
Department
United States
New England
Mother and Daughter Die in Williamsburg Fire
In Altoona Pennsylvania on November 28 a mother Maria Slonaker Sr. and her daughter Azunie Wilson died when their home burned in Williamsburg. Husband John W. Wilson jumped from a second story window attempting a rescue and sustained burns and other injuries.
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Altoona
Williamsburg
Here
Maria Slonaker
Azunie Wilson
John W. Wilson
Rioters wreck homes of seven officials in Peking
A mob of about 1500 including suspected Kuomintang elements, students, and hooligans wrecked seven government officials' homes in Peking after an unsuccessful anti-government parade attempt. The unrest followed the failed demonstration.
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Peking
Kuomintang
People’s Party
Hindenburg Signs Bill Ratifying Security Pact
President Von Hindenburg signed the Reichstag measure ratifying the security pact and arbitration treaty made at Locarno. The report notes the pact’s approval and mentions a note on materials related to Locarno discussions.
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Hindenburg
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Locarno
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Frank Tinney
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