Fatal jailer killed in Maryland lynching attempt
In Princess Anne Maryland jailer Lewis Dryden was shot and killed while with officer Orree Carey attempting to arrest fugitive Harry Merrill. Merrill fled after seizing Dryden’s revolver firing on the officers. Carey was wounded. A 200 strong posse hunts Merrill as a lynching threat looms.
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Evening Times
Princess Anne
Lewis Dryden
Somerset County
Fficer Orree Carey
Princean Anne
Peninsela General Hospital
Salisbury
Harry Merrill
Celered
Dryden
Smeigha 10
Merrill
Carey
Warden Dryden
Regr
Lefellette Party Te Meet Feb 21
Fragmented OCR text discusses a Lefellette party meeting on February 21 and mentions political party roles, candidacy, and references to various people and events. The piece is unclear but appears to summarize a political gathering with tentative plans and attendees.
Navy maintenance funding bill seeks 282389 for new craft and repairs
The House considers a 282,389,9/8 Navy appropriation for maintenance and renewal of fleets including aircraft carriers and submarines. The bill outlines funding for naval aviation, contracts for production, and sustaining enlisted personnel, with emphasis on 56,000 sailors and 6,405 officers.
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Washington
House
French
Idaho
Nhxt
Navy
President and Budget Bureau
Naval Aviation
Vrovists
Nas
Hee
Bill Propes SA Megane Coe
Oeres Fae
Atecrat
Forbes
Senate and House Meet at Noon in Contested Senate Race
Washington today reports Senate and House sessions at noon. A House special committee continues the Shipping Board inquiry while a subcommittee resumes hearings on the contest against Senator Mayfield of Texas. The Army Air Service chief testifies as witness. the Muscle Shoals matter advances in Senate action.
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Senate
House
House Committee
Shipping Board
Mayfield
Democratic
Texas
Patrick
Army Air Service
Muscle Shoals
Miles Bombshell in Phone Hearing Sparks Property Debate
In a Baltimore hearing before the Public Service Commission, conflicting views emerge on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company property on the Eastern Shore and statewide. Witnesses present valuations and raised concerns about how land values affect proposed rate increases and company assets.
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NGM
Npecwal
Beeney Tomes
Baltimore
Dew
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Public Service
Navy Prestige in Question as Treaty Limits Assessed
A naval subcommittee reports concerns that American prestige is waning due to treaty limits and aging capital ships. It notes progress on converting two battle cruisers into aircraft carriers and modernization plans, while stressing no immediate alarm for the nation.
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Washington
Tommage Ana
Florida
Department
Navy Department
Carrie
Howeses Atoll
Great Britain
Senate
of &R
Bit
Tedes Carne
Jersey Dry Agent Faces Indictment
A Jersey Dry Agent has been indicted in a federal case. The document lists charges and notes the involvement of local authorities and the suspect’s recent movements. Agents and attorneys are cited amid familiar references to the case timeline and potential penalties.
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Jersey
Harding kin in Forbes case tied to offered bribe
Testimony alleges Mortimer says Pope of Spokane, cousin of former President Harding, was offered 1 million dollars by Texan interests in 1922 to influence sale consent and block government profiteering. Judge Carpenters order to strike testimony was reversed during cross examination. Pope is reportedly in Dubuque as court seeks to serve notice.
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Hiing
Charte
Kfrte~ Fron
Hareas
Ms Tripnena
Prams FO
Pope
Spokane
Washington
Hardine
Forbes
JW Thompson
Aecagn
Elias FL Meartimer
Mortimer
Thempxan
Weaden Reet
George A Carpenter
Elmdorf and Pope
Dubuque
Veterans Bureau
Naval Tests Show Air Bomb Defects
The attack off the Virginia coast on the battleship Washington prompted navy tests. Major General Patrick, head of the Army Air Service, testified that current bombing planes are obsolete against modern armor and require development of new aircraft to carry heavier bombs.
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Washington
Patrick
Army Air Service
Tedas
House
Fragmented Note on Mail Delivery Confusion
A garbled message describes mail handling issues with unclear terms and missing context. The text hints at delivery delays or misrouting and mentions difficulty in answering a question. No identifiable people or organizations are clearly stated.
Women Shoplifters Arrested in Masontown Robbery Ring
Five women were arrested in Masontown Pennsylvania on December 1 charged with stealing from 10 stores. An automobile owned by Nora Conrey contained two suitcases with books and clothing. Other arrestees were Catherine Matthews Hester Steieeer Mabel Landman and Mansy Landman. All are from Masontown.
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Masontown
Nora Conrey
Bemuden Mas
Creprasy
Catherine Matthews Hester Steieeer
Mabel Landman T2o
Mansy Landman
Masentown
Missing Helene Fish Vessel Reported Off Dunkirk
The fish tub Helene of Cleveland with six men aboard is anchored ten miles off Dunkirk and forty miles west of Buffalo, confirming the vessel was missing since Thursday morning when it left this port.
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Dunkirk
Helene
Cleveland
Lake Bri
Buffalo
League Council May Meet in Madrid
The League of Nations Council reconvenes in Madrid after a victory address by President A Melle Frans, summarizing the council’s work. Spanish member Sener Quinenm invites the delegation to attend the next meeting in Madrid.
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League
Madrid
Reme
Council
League of Nation
A Melle Frans
Late News Bulletins From New York and Washington
A garbled late newsroom bulletin references former AFL president sleep in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery near Tarrytown. It mentions legal probes, postal rate debates, and court actions in Washington with various figures and dates obscured in the OCR.
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New York
Semel Camprrs
American Federation of Labor
Helles Cemetery
Nvar Tarrytown
Harry Mene
Tamprr
Sam Gompers Dies After Illness in San Antonio
The American Federation leader Samuel Gompers died in San Antonio after a long battle with heart disease and edema. Officials from the federation gathered, plans for funeral rites were made, and colleagues from Mexico City and New York attended as mourners stood by his bedside.
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San Antonin
Samuel Mo Gempers
American Federation of Lakay
Cal
Gompers
Arte
Mexico City
Council of the Federation
Ceomper
Mathilda May
New York City
Ceompers
Lee
AO Fes Perth
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Chicago
la Bollete
Wiseman
Amount
Washington Today
Miles
Heexe Committee
Greendiens
Wade
Harding
Sebpeena Ix
Ceunin
Mortimer Sayx
Ferhexn
Eee
Yremton
Samuel P. Gompers
Pennsylvania
Terente
Tegenton Attovary Moet
United States
Searless
Seapet Leer
Supreme Court
Riddell
Abe Actant Combstone
Circes
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Samuel P. Gempers
Labor
San Antonio
Mide
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Lewis Voters
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Mexico
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