Rockhall Principal Faces Misconduct Trial Amid Tension
Rockhall Maryland principal William P. Strang prepares for a misconduct in office trial next Wednesday in Chestertown as local factions clash over alleged liberal religious views. Strang denies the charges and says accusers must prove them before any public airing. The case draws church leaders and townsfolk into a heated dispute centered on Rockhall beliefs.
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Rockhall
Kent Countian
Willian P. Strang
Rockhall School
Chestertown
Strang
Tis
Reckhall
Strange
Sam
William Ravell
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Ravell
Tts Ster
Maryland
Scopes
11 Killed in Amiens Train Crash in France
Eleven people died and 166 were injured when a crowded Paris Calais express bound for the seashore piled up and burst into flames at Amiens station. Five are in critical condition. The train was said to be going sixty miles an hour, instead of slowing near the station. Passengers were mainly in third class and an American was among the dead or injured.
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Amiens
France
Paris-Calais
Merrymakers
Bishop Brown seeks higher court review of deposition sentence
Bishop William Montgomery Brown filed for an ultimate appeals court review with the general convention to reconsider a court of revision verdict on alleged doctrinal error. He asks the houses of bishops to withhold deposition actions until the convention acts, and to have Bermisian appear if needed to present his defense. He argues the church cannot set a standard of orthodoxy nor prosecute charges of heresy in good faith.
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Galion
Ohio
William Montgomery Brown
General Convention
Protestant Episcopal Church
Court of Appeals
Revow
House of Bishops
Brown
Bermisian
Ietter
Society Man Killed As Pole Falls Across Auto
A Baltimore society figure, A. George E Case, 34, died in Wilmington, Delaware after a telephone pole fell onto his automobile. His wife Janes Brian Jr survived with minor injuries. Case was prominent in Baltimore and connected to the Bay Line Steamship Co. The pole collapse occurred as he drove along a street near a trolley line, crushing the car and causing fatal injuries.
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Pole
Baltimore
A. P
George E Case
Wilmington
Del
Case
Janes Brian Jr
Bay Line Steam Ship Co
Fae Wa
Vrier Steet
Segmeur Street
Ated
Grable
Cee
Chautauqua Ticket Teams Named For 1925 Season
Fifteen ticket teams were named to handle Salisbury and rural sections. Tickets go on sale at leading drug stores. Opening day is scheduled for August 7. Chairmen and members for each route are listed with local officials in charge of disposal of the annual allotment.
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Leonard, Colt
Towisen
Charles Wilkins
John W. Downing
W. P. Ward
Heside
Salibury
F. Reat Cooper
A. P. Richardson
Walter
Henry S. Todd
Kmen
F.C. Futter
Benj
A Johnson
C. M. Pet
J. J. Scntt
W. A. Sheppard
Herman Purnell
Franklin B.ill
Walter S. Sheppard
John Morris
Mra
Lester Windsor
M. Freeman
Dr. Brown
Samuel Feldman
Carl Gostec + A
MM. Walls
J. Atwood Bennett
Edgar Walls
Hooper
Miles
Mia
Louise Tilghman
David Dallas
G. William Philips
W. Bennett
Harry G. Hayman
Arthur E. William
George Chandler
E. EK. Turnley
A. F. White
Arkee Adkins
Agnes Jackson
Lola Parker
Irma Tyndall
W.E. Morgan
Fannie Adkins
Florence Riley
Roxie Pusey
N Tre] Adkins
Elizabeth Collier
Mins
Butcher
Ida Mor
Virginia Cha
Walter S Sheatham
Wal
Fruitland
Ralph D. Janey
D. W . Rolliery
Gillin Pere Wi
Ehney
Pittsville
Fog
Tingle
Will S. Wairs
James Davis
Charles Brown
Salisbury
A. Lee Pollitt
A. A. Hughes
Ruby Hayman
Glen Messick
Kidnaping Plotters Of Mary Pickford Given Prison Terms
Three men convicted in a Mary Pickford kidnapping plot receive prison terms. The defendants testified they knew nothing of the plan while detectives recounted recorded confessions. The case began after a conference about abducting the actress’s child and involved a broader gang targeting film figures.
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Mary Pichford
Ibuglas Beirtonts
Beth
Kadnappins
Gue
Atertives
Jacki Coegan
Baby Peer
FPL
Jechens
Fels Negrard Smallh
Mars Pickford
Buntiryp
39 Story Structure Planned in Chicago
fragmented OCR text outlines a Chicago event on story structure with unclear details and several garbled phrases. The readable bits mention planning and location but lack coherent facts or names to identify a clear news outcome.
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Chicago
Prohibition Crackdown Hits Defunct NY Breweries
New York reporters note government raids and seizures across New Jersey Massachusetts and Pennsylvania as Internal Prohibition Chief announces a large haul of beer and alcohol. Three carloads from Pennsylvania arrived in New York boosting last month totals to about 6 60 barrels with substantial value at source. Investigations target Canada bound shipments and reinforce nationwide enforcement.
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New York
New Jeros Vennetvana
Mascachuett
BR. Q. Meesich
Penn Vivania Eredt
Merrick
Scranton
Lowell
Mass
Lattle Sr
Canada
Federal
Whitney
Fragmentary OCR Suggests Murder Case in New York City
Partial text mentions a court in Kansas City and a possible first degree murder case. The garbled lines reference a 1-year-old victim, a high profile incident, and a preliminary hearing date. Source content is highly mangled with numerous misreads.
Fragments from a Local Notice Survive OCR
Readable fragments describe a local public notice with event details and involved officials. The text hints at a notices board item needing action or response by a deadline, framed in formal municipal language.
Edna Scott Returns To Detroit In Divorce Fight
Alpena Mich August 18 AP Edna J Scott flies back to Detroit to press for a livable alimony amid a pending absolute divorce action from Frank Scott Judge Emerick refuses to increase temporary alimony set at fifty dollars a month The case draws publicity complicating Mrs Scott’s job prospects and social standing while Emerick predicts an early decision on permanent support with separate briefs to follow Gerald Seatt's congressman cited alleged misconduct to justify the decree.
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Alpena
Mich
A.P
Edna J. Scott
Detroit
Wm Livelbroad
Jackee Frank Emerick
Frank 2. Scott
Tife
Emerick
Ward TH Peck
Mr. Scott
Nursea Association
Haseen E
Scott
Judze Bmerickh
Seatt
France Vehicle Tax Revenue Doubles Since Armistice
The article notes a doubling in taxed vehicles in France since the armistice, with fewer than 250000 taxed in 1918 and more than that figure today, reflecting a surge in vehicle ownership and taxation.
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France
Tanea
Kansas Man Admits Threatening Life Over Prohibition
Kansas City Missouri August J Reme an insurance broker yesterday confessed sending anonymous letters to Andrew Mellon Secretary of the Treasury threatening his life and is held for investigation. Police chief William A Shreeve questions his sanity and may commit him to an asylum if unbalanced. The four page letter was mailed on a train July 31 from a Kansas City suburb. Reme has long advocated prohibition and in 1915 was fined for sending threats to the Drovers Duty Telegram publisher. He idolized Carry Nation and vowed to carry on her dry crusade after her death.
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Kansas City
Augus
Will K. Reme
Ing
Andrew Mellin
The
Treasury
Pete
William A. Shreeve
Rome
Mellon
Army Air Service Faces Gas Supply Row With Comptroller
The Army Air Service and Comptroller General Mcarel clash over gasoline procurement raising routes from Langley Field to the west. Fuel supple plans shift to advertise open market purchases at La Field Moundville West Virginia. Air service keeps Langley Field for emergencies and aims to resume normal use after the dispute ends.
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Washington
A. P
Army Air Service
Mcarl
Army
West
la Field
Moundville
W. Va
Air Service
Cumberland
Columbus
Ohio
Langley Field
Comptroller General
Moundaville
Speed record races two pilots between Angeles and San Francisco
The first speed record set between Lt. Angeles and San Francisco occurred a year ago by George Hensley with an average of 24 mph. A subsequent attempt broke that mark a year later with an average speed of 26 mph.
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Lt. Angeles
San Francico
George Hensley
Late News Bulletins Opened Amid Messy Reports
The dated clippings describe a series of mid‑August incidents including a jewelry heist in Cumberland with $6000 stolen, a transport stop for a national narcotic syndicate suspect in Chicago, and federal seizure of funds tied to Kitty Cithepicy. Also noted is a presidential visit en route to Trymouth with Corporal Jobaanridge in training at a citizen militia camp.
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Mane
Swampecott
Trymouth
Jobaanridge
Cambridge Baseball Club taps Milly Lush as new manager
Ted Smith resigns as Cambridge skipper after refusing to return to leadership of the Can mers. Milly Lush, former Canadian League umpire and athletic director at St John’s College, is named manager to replace Smith. The Canters face slump with no wins this week as controversy over leadership and pitching decisions unfolds.
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Milly Lush
Cambridge
Ted Smith
Smith
The
Conners
Amex
Yate
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Cong
College Avenue
St. John's College
Maryland
Lush
Kew
Mer Anid
W. Brice Goldsborough
John Trippe
McGraw
Governor Al Smith to stump New York for Tammany
Governor Al Smith vows to campaign across New York in support of Tammany Hall to block a third mayoral term for Hylan. He stars two closed meetings at Wiswan and joins a formal speaker bureau as the political fight intensifies.
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al Smith
New York
A. P
Smith
Wright
Tammany
Hylan
Tucket
James J. Walker
John P. Cahelan
Manhattan
Amike
Bronx
Waterman
Selecta Wanacer
Two Bricks a Second: Indian Brick Player Sets Record
Kamas City Mo Aug 13 More than two bricks a second marks a record by James G Brown Oneida Indian brick player working on the Roasanory Olathe Kamas Highway He threw up to three wide of bricks in a session covering eight or more hours earning 82 a day though the maximum was 2 paid other bricklayers
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New York
A.P
Charlie Chaphamn
James B. McKenzie
Ritz Carttan
Tir McKenzie
Chaplin
Kamas City
James G. Brown
Oneida
Raasanory -Olathe Kamas
Brown
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Wm. Strang
Nigh Scheel
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Mie
Bowe
Brown Ask
Wamed
Chautauqua
Keipers
Ula
Slcre
Wicomico
Gardiner
Craig
Salsbury
Fos Angelo
Sears
Miary
Beck
Claude
Eeal Puecer
Brechade
Rew
Upen Dafanct Breweries
Endatia
Atic
Courtens City
Kan
von Rey
Detroi
Husband
Kausas
Helly Wood
Ree
Magerstown
RitRam
Felionberaer
Seid bin Heme Bim
Natimeore
Winter Street
Gendley Wan
Kitty Cithepicy
Rendy
Wrs
J.ithaniy
Cal
Will Gray Keach
Yale, Naval Academy
St. John’s Colleges
Cheb
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