28 Oct 1922
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1922
Page
1
Eleven people, including seven men and four women, were rounded up in a sheriff led raid split between Frederick and Brunswick. Five released on bail, five jailed awaiting a 7:30 hearing, and one fined $200. A second raid in Brunswick also netted several suspects with bail arrangements noted. A separate farming accident injured Luther Wilhelm when a pulley severed a finger.
More than five million Americans rely on tips as part of their income. The statistic highlights the importance of gratuities in the national labor market and earnings stability for workers in service sectors.
A large fund totaling many millions of francs has been pledged by European wine interests to wage a merciless campaign against prohibition in the United States and other nations. The effort will be led by the International League against prohibition with headquarters in Paris, with U S cooperation in the American campaign.
A resolution in the Philippine House asks the United States to recognize the island’s right to independence and requests a date for summoning a constitutional convention to draft a constitution for an independent Philippine republic.
Frederick County Free Library observes donation day with volunteers led by Miss Eleanor Johnson receiving books and money. Hours are 9 to 12, 2 to 6, and 7 to 9 with calls for an assistant during peak hours. An Odd Fellows event in Eden Lodge Wilmington prepares a degree staff for a December 15 gathering in Frederick to recruit new members and celebrate ritual.
Water pressure in the city main was restored by resuming pumping into Indian Springs. The old United fire engine pumps from Little Tuscarora creek to relieve a near zero pressure, with continuous operation planned until residents in elevated areas have adequate supply. Injuries from silo removal included Lewis Engle, then improving but bed-bound, after a site collapse, while another worker escaped unharmed. The Rockville Flour Mill, run by Hickerson Brothers for 17 years, was sold to Frank and Porter Ward of Montgomery County who will take over within weeks.
Washington in late October reports the North and Middle Atlantic States facing considerable cloudiness with above normal temperatures and probable showers in the first half of the week, followed by generally fair skies and cooler conditions later. Dwelling Sold Grayson H. Mercer sold a 2 story brick dwelling on South Market street to Mayor Lloyd C. Culler for Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore R. Frantt with possession November 1.
Local delegates from the Maryland Synod report on the United Lutheran Church in America third convention in Buffalo New York October 16 to 25. W W Doub and Jesse H Michael served as Maryland Synod delegates. Doub served as an executive committee member and teller while Michael was elected to the Leave of Absence committee. The Brotherhood plans a field secretary and a $10000 annual fundraising target for two years. The Foreign Mission Board seeks $2000008 for work in India and Africa. The Home Missions and Church Extension office will move from York to Chicago, a girls college is planned in southern Central Pennsylvania. Next meetings set for 1924 Chicago and 1926 Philadelphia.
Purely personal notes list Mr and Mrs J L C Sundsy returning from a Midwestern honeymoon and planning to reside on North Market street. Several relatives and visitors are named including Mrs John W Cook, Mr and Mrs Owen W Compher of Norfolk, and Miss Anna Vernon of Baltimore visiting local families. The notices cover moves, visits, and small travel plans around Thurmont and nearby towns.
Prices in a brief session opened firm but turned irregular with more losses than gains. Short covering provided initial lift, but profits taking drove prices lower. No broad selling pressure against any group. Mexican Petroleum stood out as a strong spot. Closing was busy with about 375 000 shares traded.
Rome reports show Fascisti movements expanding across central Italy as the cabinet weighs proclamations. The ministry, in an active stance, seeks to restore order while urging calm. no disturbances yet in major cities. Mrs Gibson provides new testimony in the New Jersey murder case, detailing the scene and escape.
Philadelphia reports W. W. Starrett, a counting expert, and his wife are in Bryn Mawr hospital in a perilous condition after eating a cake sent in the mail yesterday. The box bore no identification. The couple believed the cake came from a friend and ate it at dinner.
Havre Montana officials weigh inquest into the deaths of Rev. Leonard Christler and Mrs. Marguerite Carleton found at the rector's home. Authorities call it murder and self inflicted as motive remains undetermined until Mrs. Carleton’s mother consents. Medical costs in Germany postwar cited in closing line.
Supreme Court Justice Seeger denied a motion to show cause why a prior White Plains ruling should not be reviewed. The case involves Anne Stillman and her son Guy and questions of maternity and legitimacy placed under appellate division jurisdiction.
The Frederick Y M C A enters its third year under current management with hoped for a banner year. A $20 000 debt weighs on progress though gains in finances memberships and activities are reported. Rev Charles D Shaffer Miss Mary Motter Alvin C Quinn and Oscar Grove lead staff as gym swimming and boys departments plan robust winter programs.
The Patrick Court Building, by Col. D. John Markey and Charles McC. Mathias, is slated for occupancy early next year opposite the Francis Scott Key Hotel. It features three doors with a five-storey flat, eight modern offices, and four updated apartments with built in bookcases and French windows. all apartments are rented, and demand for second-floor units is high.
Te Charis EO Wehler, vice president of Hood College, was the principal speaker at the Hagerstown Kiwanis Club luncheon on Thursday afternoon.
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