Grand jury charge opens term of court in 1920s county
Chief Judge Hammond Urner delivers the grand jury charge for the September term stressing the body’s vital role in justice. Foreman Edward Molesworth and a long list of jurors take oaths as Bailiff James Lowe and stenographer Oscar L. Staley are named.
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Hammond Urner
Urner
Glenn H. Worthington
Edward M. Molesworth
Mt. Airy
Grand Jury
Allen G. Fisher
George H. Lambert
Charles H. F. Keenan
Wallace L. Wirts
Robert L. Troxel
Charles P. M. Kolb
John G. Shall Lawson F. Bittle
Jesse S. Hesson
Edward L. Baker
Allen T. Wachter
Adam B. Martin
Elmer E. Gayton
William W. Weller
Ira L. Davis
A B. Collinus
Charles E. Keilholtz
Lida H. Buhrman
Alexis R. Kline
William H. Care
Ransom R. Lewis
Wallace Davis
Petit Jury
Harry J. Leichert
George W Hoiffman
Alvin H. Crasford
Allen McHenry
Charles W. Birkenstaff
Grayson D. Dutrow
Frank Hartsock
Charles W. Bowers
J. Harry Brandenburg
Herman A. Buckey
William H. Long
Charles W. Smith
Elmet S. Derr
George W. Wilhide
Jacob T. Huffer
John W. Hilleary
Olan W. Rice
William W. Osburn
Three Die in Yokohama Tank Steamer Blast
Three people were killed and many injured when an explosion occurred on the Kore Maru in Yokohama harbor. The incident left 14 seriously hurt and 24 slightly injured.
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Yokohama
Kansas Floods Threaten New Territory In Southeast Kansas
Emporia Kansas reports the Neosho river rising a foot and a half since midnight as floods from the Cottonwood Verdigris and Neosho rivers sweep southeastern Kansas about 25 miles by 60. Neosho nearing 27 feet, threatening higher levels as torrents pour in. Summary notes widespread damage to buildings and heavy livestock losses across the region.
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Emporia
Kan
Neosho River
Territory
Kansase
Neosho
Here
Chanute
Parsons
63 affidavits in Sacco and Vanzetti case
Dedham Massachusetts September 13 AP sixty three affidavits in support of a motion for a new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted of murder were submitted to Judge Webster Thayer in Superior Court. All affidavits are based on a confession by Celestino Maderos, a condemned murderer, who said he was implicated in the 1920 double murder for which Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted. The confession exonerates them.
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Dedham
Mass
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Webster Thayer
Celestino Maderos
Sacce
Vanzetti
Millers Meet Here Tuesday in Washington
Final plans outline the Blue Ridge Millers Association meeting to be held Tuesday night at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with 75 attendees including representatives from Wagers town Martinsburg Hanover York and Washington A banquet at 6 30 pm and a ladies card party precede the event Speakers include Sydney Anderson G A Stuart Thomas L Moore L Poindexter and J H Woolridge The association will elect officers and board members and discuss Maryland wheat use in bakery products A Maryland wheat display will be shown at the banquet Also plan to hold the October meeting in Washington
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Blue Ridge
Washington
Alodern Muller
Piedmont Millers’ Association
L. Poindexter
Richmont Va
Piedmont Association
J. H. Woolridge
Maryland
Samuel Rogers
L. C. Fokler
Hagerstown
Westminster Rotary Guests Aim for Inter-City Meeting
At a Wednesday Westminster Rotary Club gathering Ignatius Bjorier president and T B Hayward pastor extended an invitation to an Inter-City Rotary meeting tentatively set for Frederick October 1. They also invited members to visit the Maryland School for the Deaf before the event at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Bowling competition featured the Potomac Edison Company teams vs Frederick office teams with Frederick office teams winning. The Emmitt House at Emmitsburg has been purchased by HL G Mangags Barnhart General Company salesman. his son Ralph Mangane becomes assistant manager.
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Westminster Rotary Club
Ignatius Bjorier
T. B. Hayward
Frederick
Warnes
Potomac Edison Company
Braddock Heights
Emmitt House
Emmitspure
HL G
Voters Edge Toward Frederick Primary on Tuesday
Frederick voters go to the polls Tuesday to pick nominees for county and state offices. Democrats and Republicans will select their slates for November and 132 names appear on the primary ballot. The News will report county and statewide returns as soon as counted, with polling open 7 am to 7 pm.
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Frederick County
Baltimore
Associated Press
Newe
Washington County couple wed in Harrisburg area church
Miss Florence Suzanne Todd daughter of Dr and Mrs W E Todd of Hagerstown became the bride of J Frederick Diener son of Mr and Mrs A F Diener of Hagerstown and formerly of Frederick The ceremony was in the Presbyterian church Hagerstown on Saturday at 2 pm Rev Dr William S Hess officiated The bride’s sister Mrs Hall H Haymond of Salem WV and best man Alton Bennett of Frederick attended The bride a Washington County High School 1920 graduate attended Dickinson College and worked at the Washington County Free Library Mr Diener a Frederick High School graduate formerly in Hagerstown Herald Mail advertising now with McCormick and Company Baltimore plans to reside in Baltimore Also announced was the marriage of John H Suter to Miss May Lorraine Terrett of Washington DC officiated by Rev Dr G E Williams of the M FE church A chery and attendants included Miss Elizabeth Inter of Washington
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Diener—Todd
Florence Suzanne Todd
W. E. Todd
Hagerstown
J. Frederick Diener
A. F. Diener
Frederick
Presbyterian Church
William S. Hess
Hall H. Haymond
Salem
W. Va
Alton ¥. Bennett
Washington County High School
Dickinson College
Washington County Free Library
Diener
Frederick High School
Hagerstown Herald-Mail
McCormick and Com- Spany
Baltimore
Washington
Charles W. Suter
Madison Street
John H. Suter
May Lorraine Terrett
Washington, D. C
G. E Williams
M. FE
Elizabeth Inter
Jol Ihe Groom
Old Defenders Day Observed In Frederick Banks Closed
Frederick banks close and Central Trust Company staff visit Marsland branches for annual outing. At 14 o clock a picnic at near Now Wied, September 12, honors the Defenders Day memory of British invasion defense in 1814, Fort McHenry and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Frederick Banks
Frederick +etts
Central Trust Company of
Marsland
Corr
Xow Wiedsor
Ressian
Baltimore
Ross
Cockburn
McHenry
Fragmented OCR notes on road commission mishap report
Fragmented text mentions Midd 4 and State Roads Commission, hand injury, reconites, and a garbled exchange about a chem Wes chep and three penns. Names and places are unreadable, with unclear action or outcome.
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Ag Merionian
Nheim
Mussolini Assailant Reveals New Identity in Rome Attempt
Italian police say the attacker who tried to kill Premier Mussolini is Gia Lucetti 26 a native of Avenza Tuscany. He had used the name Ermete Giovannini to hide his family and arrived in Rome August 2 lodging in a third class hotel. He carried two bombs with a detonating device strapped to his wrist.
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Rome
Protier Mussolini
Hig
Pla
Gia Lucetti
Avenza
Tuscany
Ermete Giovannini
Castelneuva Ui Garfaganana
Jome
Ku Klux Klan Plans Large Washington Parade
Washington dispatch reports the Ku Klux Klan gathering for its third national convocation in the capital. Delegates from across the country and from Panama and Alaska will elect officers and set policies for the year as a parade on Pennsylvania Avenue is promised. Sessions will be closed to the public.
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Washington
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Pennsylvania Avenue
Panama
Alaska
Knights
Pabtic
Breaks Both Arms Of 12 Year Old Charles Best
Charles Best son of Mr and Mrs John T Best of North Market street broke both arms after trying to climb off a fence Thursday evening. He received xrays from Drs C H Conley and R Baer showing fractures reduced. He attends school half days wearing splints until overmber first and several brothers witnessed the accident.
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Charles Best
John T. Best
North Market Street
C. H. Conley
R. Baer
Charles
Grace Reformed services resume with varied programs and notices
Sunday services and Sunday school resumed at Grace Reformed with 477 in attendance, plus a Builder's Bible Class led by Wm. M. Storm. Rev. Chalmers W. Waleck preached at 11 on Making The Best of It, with a choir anthem and an evening sermon. Altar Guild to meet, Knights of Columbus election held in Emmitsburg, with officers named and rules adopted. Taneytown horse Abbie Dryad placed in Staunton race. local obituaries show hospital notes and injuries from a cranking accident near Weyers.
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Grace Reformed
Wm. M. Storm
Chalmers W. Waleck
Amy Kump Dixon
Dapks
Emmitsburg K
The
Knights of Columbus
Emmitsburg
B. J. Eckenrode
Robert C. Burdner
Mark A.brechned
Charles Troxell
Henry Troxell
J. Ward Kerrigan
G. N. Ryder
Riley Rosensteel
John
Maurice Tepper
Cyril Rotering
Frank Towers
Baltimore
David Walsh
St. Joseph's Hospital
Merton Denies Split of Big Fee in Daugherty Trial
New York AP report: German financier Richard Merton testifies he has no knowledge of a split of a 441000 fee with John T King related to recovering seven million dollars in assets from the Allan Property Custodian. He says he paid King upon arrival in New York and distrusted lawyers.
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New York
Richard Merton
H. M. Daugherty
Thomas W Miller
John T. King
Connecticut
Merton
Sodets Suisee
Germany
Harry M Daugherty
United States
Thomas W. Miller
Richard Morton
Metaig
Retired New Yorker Held by Mexican Bandits
Ja cob Rosenthal a retired New York City businessman visiting Cuernavaca was abducted by bandits who halted an auto party 40 miles from Mexico City. The party including Jack Zahler his wife and Joseph Ruff were robbed. Rosenthal age over 60 was taken. Zahler speculated the captors aimed to kidnap Arthur Lane of the American embassy but diverted their plan.
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Mexico
Rosenttal
Stock Prices Wobble In Erratic Market Session
New York stock prices churned in rapid, erratic moves with control shifting between buyers and sellers. Public participation remained small as traders awaited the income tax deadline before expanding commitments. Volume approached 1,499,909 shares with closing prices pressured by renewed cash money.
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New York
Auto Fines Drop In Various Localities Report
Fines across the section totalled 51 during the period, with Frederick at 29, Middleonian 11, Mount Aire and Fodgeville at 1 each, and additional violations listed for individuals such as Frederick Richard Kline and Jesse A Shiver. Names appear alongside infractions and court-related notes, with travel updates and residents returning from Europe to Hanover.
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Baughtman
Frederick
Middleioan
Mt Aire
Fodgeville
Frederick Richard Kline
Jesse
Curtre
Ridgeville
Els ¢ Roth
Eenee Iso
Calvary Meathodier Episcopal Church Services Stressed
Calvary Meathodier Episcopal Church conducted a busy Sunday with Sunday School at 9:45 attendance 567, Leaders' Class 126, and addresses by William S Wagner. Morning sermon titled A Prince Of God and evening The valley Of Decision. Week events include campfire supper, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meeting, and Queen Esther Society gathering, with guest speakers William M. Storm and Rev. Lucius Clark planned for Hood College Sunday and the Leaders' Class anniversary on September 26.
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Calvary Meathodier Episcopal Church
G. Ellis Williams
Wm. S Wagner
C. A. Gilson
Love Divine
Masry Filler
James H. Harris
Martz's Woods
Yellow Springs
Doubs
Walkersville
Pongaville
Thurmont
Union Bridge
Clifford Richmond
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Queen Estier Society
Hood College
William M. Storm
Lucius Clark
Dod
American University
Washington
Fonce Plans Nonstop New York to Paris Flight
Mineola N Y Sept 18 AP Captain Rene Fonek French ace prepares for a nonstop New York to Paris attempt from Moonevelt Field weather permitting. The three meter Sikorsky bi plane 35 undergoing final tests and alterations. It is unclear who will fly with him besides Lieutenant Alan Snodys. Kratish 45 mechanic and Charles Cladier named as radio operator.
Hopkins Professor Not Held at Ellis Island
New York September 12 AP reports Dr Aldulph H Schultz associate professor of physical anthropology Johns Hopkins Medical School was not detained at Ellis Island but required to pass through the island in the routine way for aliens Immigration officials say he was briefly named and will be allowed to land after the usual examination He did not undergo examination abroad and traveled to Ellis Island with other aliens who arrived as third class passengers on the steamship Berlin Saturday.
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New York
Aldulph H. Schultz
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Elis Island
Atimas
Jr. Schultz
Schultz
Ellis Island
Berlin
Eight in Car Drown as Auto Plunges Into River
A crash on the Rogue River Highway near Prospect Crater Lake road yesterday afternoon sent an automobile plunging into the river. Eight people, including several children, perished. The car bore the registration of T J Notre and a party from Mahafies. The car left the road at Beakwut Creek, dropping about 400 feet.
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Melford
Ore
Lughwar
Chidren
Telarne
Beakawtjee
Auto Wrecks After Pole Hit and Urbana Crash
Two auto accidents near Urbana Sunday afternoon left no serious injuries. A Dodge coupe driven by Eugene Kessler of Washington struck a telephone pole, badly injuring his wife. the vehicle was nearly a total wreck. A second crash near Bennett's Creek involved Norman Lyles of Ijamsville and H Warren Preiser of Washington, damaging both cars after a collision with a concrete culvert. Lyles was fined for failing to yield. Sergeant R A Atkinson investigated both incidents.
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Urbana
Eugene Kessler
Washington
Norman Lyles
Frederick
Eugene Keseler
Bennett's Creek
Eql
Ijamsville
H. Warren Preiser
Ford
Lyles
Chevrolet
Justice Pyles
Justice Pyles At Urbane
R. A. Atkinson
Woman Confesses Her Story Was Fake in Carmel Case
Los Angeles dispatch says Mrs. Lorraine Wise Man McDonald Seilaffe admits her tale of a Carmel seaside cottage shared with an anonymous sister and Kenneth G. Ormiston was a fabrication. She claimed a $33,000 payout from evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. The confession followed renewed sightings and questioning of Ormiston at Carmel. An Evangelical school talk in Smyrna highlighted early church customs, while Lewistown registration notes party switches and local polling plans.
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Los Angeles
The
Examiner
Lorraine Wise
Man McDonald Seilaffe
Carmel
Miss X
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson
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Kansas
Sacco
Hymeneas
Mussolini
KLAN
Taneytown
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C. E Dern
EL Crawford
Staunton
Abbe Drvad
Wordstock
Wednesdas
Thord Grossnick
Yvers
Penrietta Crum
Mrona
Hanson Cram
Sibies Memorial Hospial
Washington, D. G
Daugherty-Miller
Miller
Societe Sulgse
Jacob Rosenthal
Auto Party
Europe
Nihiser
Hanmer
Vernon Ratton
Calvary ME. Church
Fonce
Washington Machine
Sama Place
Middletown
Newark
N. J
Middleton
Chas
Hildebrand
Roy L. Longanecker and Brother
Lather
Wm. G. Reeder
Chas. A. Bowles
Airview
R. V. Hanver
Reeder
Smyrna
Evangelical Reformed Sundar S Shool
Richard Dutrow
International College
Dutrow
Churches of
Lewistown
Lana Eszhteen
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