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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1926
Page
8
Prof. B. G. Burt world champion endurance pianist nears 42 hours into his latest test at 215 in a bid to break his own record. Spectators fill the Wilson Powell Motor Co showroom as Burt continues despite exhaustion amid medical cautions to stop.
The Wicomico High Papoose five edged Delmar High last night in a head to head junior varsity basketball clash that kept fans on edge. The game featured a tight first half, strong defense by captain Larry Womtreow, and a late surge as Paparose pulled away to secure the win before about 175 spectators.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Senate impeachment proceedings and hearings surrounding Judge English. References mention the House and Senate stages, possible charges, and courtroom context with few readable names or dates.
County chamber announces ten new members joining the organization. The list includes individuals from various local businesses and professions, highlighting expanded community ties and ongoing business networking efforts.
New Haven reports Yale University drama department staged a fully student operated production titled The Patriarch in a dedicatory evening. Boyd Smith of Mikins West Virginia wrote the tragedy acted directed and designed by students with all department officers and faculty in attendance. The West Virginia family tale may move to New York next year.
Washington reports a setback as Representative Trson of Connecticut backs using the Treasury surplus to cut the public debt while opposition argues any credit on next year’s tax payments could trigger a political fight. Democrats favor a 35 dollar tax cut bill already introduced.
Deputy Attorney General Earle D. Wiley and Detective D W Wharton spent much of the week at Hartly Delaware investigating the latest fire at the pace a week ago. The inquiry will resume next week as citizens are questioned about whereabouts and circumstances preceding the fires in Hartly to elicit a clue to the cause.
The federal investigation into a price monopoly among major fertilizer makers absolves the W B Tilghman Company of this city of charges. The local firm was named as a defendant but found with insufficient evidence. Suit remains against 37 other firms in the east and south.
A cryptic note reports Qeere Olives eth Carrant Jey defeating Maryland Turkey in a local contest. Reading appears as garbled OCR with several misread terms and unclear context about participants or venue.
Annie Sproul a 54 year old woman from Wilkes-Barre Pa was found dead in a downtown Wilmington hotel kitchen. Police say she asphyxiated herself with gas after reportedly using drugs for some time and being unable to buy more due to lack of funds. She had worked in the household of Samuel Watts before becoming a hotel guest on December 2.
In the recovered evidence, only money noted on the person was two pennies found in a pocketbook.
Six oxygen tanks are installed in the sick room indicating Emperor Yishita is critical. Empress Sadako stays by his bedside as his weak pulse causes anxiety. Heart stimulants are deemed necessary. The nation watches Hayama where the emperor is confined and holiday business suffers. Merchants fear losses if New Year celebrations are canceled.
Pueblo California December 11 reports a bizarre disruption as students arrived to find their school closed. A former school board member allegedly moved the custodian and left the building in a state of neglect.
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