Baughman Silent On Pay Increase
In Baltimer on October 2 1920 Governor Ritchie and Comptroller Gordy Jr discussed pay raises for the Maryland Motor Vehicle Commission staff. Gordy says increases were unauthorized and will be canceled with October salaries reduced to September levels. Budget Director Walter N. Kirkman confirms prior raises for low salary workers were part of an economy program.
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Mour
Aden
Baughman
Wovertini
Upper Marlboro
Ritchie
Commission of Motor Vehicles
Gordy
Comproller
Weill
Walter N. Kirkman
Ritchit
Kirkman
Grain Market Seized With Rapid Changes
Market reports show wheat and corn futures slipping with late-session gains. Grain demand figures and open interest declined as prices dropped from earlier highs amid market volatility.
Bankers Rally for Recovery Program Support
A report notes bankers urging financial leaders to join a national recovery effort. A deed records Jamieson Rome sale of property at 7 Mt Olivet Blvd to Ag Rhoads for about 5000 dollars. A second deed shows William H. Shuve selling Greete farm in Urbana district to Mr and Mrs Llewellyn Mort for a stated price.
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Rome
Mt. Olivet Boulevard
John Jamieson
Ag. Rhoads
Urdana
Wiliam
Erasing Tire Marks Not Approved Practice
Frederick magistrate says no charge could be filed against motorists who erase tire marks used by police to track parking times. Baltimore police warn against such methods. city officials plan to discuss possible action at next meeting. Justice Bennett notes without an ordinance, officers cannot press orders for tire mark erasure.
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Baltimore
Ballimore
Hamilton R. Atkinson
Baltimore Police
Mayer
Alder
Allen Y. Bennett
Ako
Aide Resigns Straining Mueller’s Berlin Church Effort
An aide quits in Berlin leaving Mueller to lead against opposition from church factions. A letter quotes a commissioner for Protestant churches in Prussia proposing a role for Mueller in inner council of bishoprics as aid.
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Tadwig Mueller
Bihandager
Mueller
Prussia
Diay Mueler
California Governor Contenders Vie in Sinclair Saga
In October Washington political maneuvering shifts toward Upton Sinclair with the Dems seeking his California governorship bid. Creel and Creel’s allies dispute splits emerge as the Democratic machinery weighs backing Sinclair amid internal party tensions and public statements about plans.
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Roosevel
Upton Sinclair
Holmes
California
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Creel
Aramid
Tran
Gonna
Calis
President Holds Press Conference Amidst Broad Campaign
The president faced a crowded press conference with questions about several aggressive campaigns and broad political topics. Officials offered cautious responses as analysts noted potential shifts in public sentiment.
Hauptmann Moves to Tears Holding Baby in Court
Bruno Richard Hauptmann held his infant Mannifried in his arms briefly today in the murder trial stemming from the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. The scene occurred as the defendant faced jurors and prosecutors in the Bronx courtroom.
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Penington
N. J
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Arey
Tom
Bronx
Hanpemann Sane
$2 vehicle tags debated by Maryland pols
Democratic Gov. Albert C. Ritchie and attorney general candidate Herbert R. O'Conor attacked Republican Harry W. Nice over proposed $2 license tags and state road funding. Nice claimed funds were diverted and suggested tag revenue would affect the roads fund, while critics urged lower or free tags. Also noted: Alaska whaling firms produced over 28,000 oil barrels and 2,000 tons of by products this season.
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Popular Bank
Harry W. Nice
Ellicott City
State Roads Commission
Nice
Ritchie
Upper Marlboro
Democratic Standard
Albert C. Ritchie
Prince George’s
Herbert R. O'Conor
Montgomery County
Alaska
Jones and Waller Out for New Record
Melbourne pilots Ce'theart Jones and K W Waller, finishing fourth in the London to Melbourne air derby, launched the 11 300 mile return flight at dawn to chase a new record. They aim to beat the derby winners C W A Scott and Campbell Black by shaving time from 70 hours 58 minutes 50 seconds and set a round trip benchmark for others to challenge.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ce‘theart Jones
K. W Waller
Wean
C. W. A. Scott
Campbell Black
Kilted in Fall Aide to Moffet’s Wife Dies in Fall
Adelaide Taft Moffet 47 estranged wife of James A. Moffett federal housing administrator fell from her eighth floor East Fifty fifth apartment. She died at Flower Hospital before relatives arrived. Brother in law told police she suffered a dizzy spell then fell from the window. Mrs Moffett had been separated ten years from her husband who resigned as vice president of Standard Oil NY to head the housing administration last spring. The Modern Oxford Bible is said to be the only book in the world that does not contain a typographical error.
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New York
Adelaide Taft Moffet
James A. Moffett
Flower Hospital
Trades Group Indorses Nice for Governor
The Building Trades Council, representing about 30,000 Maryland workers, endorsed Hany W. Nice for governor and backed the Republican platform and all party candidates in the November 6 election. The resolution, drafted by J Fred Rausch, said the Republican labor stand was the strongest in a decade and accused Governor Ritchie of harming labor while calling his talks with labor leaders on labor questions a false claim.
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Ritchie
Hany W. Nice
Building Trades Council
Building Trades
Maryland
J. Fred Rausch
Baltimore News
New Taxation Sparks Protests Across Austria
Vienna reports forecast upheaval as the government pushes new rules taxing federal provincial and foreign revenues amid Socialist Communist and Nazi tensions. Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg faces clashes with the Heimwehr and Schutzbund as provinces demand their share of Vienna collected taxes. Major Emil Fer warns business leaders as unrest grows nationwide.
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Vienna
Austria
Kurt Schuschnige
Whitmorts Buy Heinlein Property at North Market Sale
Mr and Mrs T Arnold Whitmorr acquire the late Edward H Lnd property at 424 North Market Street from the Neirs chain including Myr and Revert J Allen Quincy Minas Dorothy F McBride James E Harris and Elizabeth B Harris of Pred. Termination includes transfer of all interests understood.
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T. Arnold Whitmorr
East Fourth Street
Edward Hlnd
North Market
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