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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1925
Page
8
The Salisbury Sussex Fair reports 94 838 paid attendees and higher gate receipts despite rain. Harrington and Pecemoke attractions praised with strong midways and well received shows.
A ten chapter feature titled Play Ball Based on baseball by John J McGraw opens at Ulman s Opera House. The Pathe production showcases Giants figures in a tale of adventure and suspense as it unfolds over ten Friday evenings with Helen Ulver and Alfene Raw among the cast and crew.
Bloxzom Dougherty of the Pennsylvania Railroad, based in Delmar yards and residing in this city, suffered a fall of an iron bolt when a chute rose while he was in a coal car. He was rushed to Peninsula General Hospital for observation with possible internal injuries.
Four lawsuits, including a $56,500 claim and three $2,500 claims, seek damages from the Pennsylvania Railroad for the November 1928 Humphreys Siding crash that killed Webster Crewellin. Plaintiffs Goswellin widow and infant son, plus Aetna Insurance, allege negligence and seek recovery for death and injuries. The track owner Gowellin faces two claims for damages and the railroad defense is handled by Miles Bailey Miles and Miles, with W. Miles and Wyers of Princess Anne as counsel. The Aetna is seeking reimbursement of $1,200 paid under Maryland workers compensation law. The case is expected to be among the most important at the September term.
A garbled OCR passage references Cambridge governance and party figures, a cancer state, welfare topics, and various unclear names and events. The text is fragmented with many unreadable portions, making concrete details or outcomes hard to determine.
Washington August 7 More than 50 000 Klansmen and families arrived by train and car for a capital demonstration. Officials and volunteers organize events from Place Monument to the Washington Monument amid large police and crowd control measures.
A driver argues imagination influenced the case over a No Parking sign on a city street. The judge rejects the plea and fines him three dollars after he claims he did not understand the sign. He refuses to name the signer. The city rests its case on the ordinance and the driver pays the fine.
In Seattle Washington Wee Cee Toon creates a controversial scemmer dressed in a peculiar abdevd fisenes palate. The plates shown originate from nearly every state with about 2000 examples reported as weed.
The fourth annual Mile over Kegetta regatta under the American Power Boat Association opens at St Michiel. boats from Maine and Florida arrive as Commdore John Cosden hosts Chevouters at his estate. Nine races conclude with a speed beat handicap and cups and prizes awarded to winners.
Fragmented report notes Belterneere Auge is involved in a case described as unnecessary murder. The piece references court action, a county grand jury pending, and remarks by the state attorney general Thomas E. Bebensen about federal jurisdiction.
Partial OCR text references Acting State's Attorney Robert H Rasinecca and an attorney assisting Carter in preparing the argument. The fragment hints at a legal filing or court action involving state prosecution and defense preparation.
In a massive construction milestone, 908 tons of rock were blasted away to shape the site of the world’s largest dam. The operation under the project involved extensive blasting by engineers and workers, marking a key phase in the dam’s development.
London on August 7 192? a report cites C A Saleeby of the London Medical Institute predicting that after twenty five years tuberculosis will be as uncommon as leprosy is today.
Washington reports the Bureau of Standards says leather can retain most of its strength for ten years with little loss if properly treated. The finding highlights leather’s long durability for goods exposed to wear over extended periods.
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