Peninsula Fairs Set Dates as Circuit Reforms Racing
The Del Mar Va Penn Fair and Racing Circuit fixed 1926 dates with Salisbury set to four days. New regulations require purses determine race classes to curb heat ringers and standardize entries. James M. Crockett was reelected president and Senator Ward secretary as officials met in Wicomico.
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Wicemike Het
James M. Crockett
Pocomoke
David J. Ward
Salisbury
Harrington
Del
Pecomoke
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Cambridges
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Orn
Norfolk and
Keller
West Chester Fair
Salisbury Fair
Me. Waed
W. H. Gesher
Hartford
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National
Gesher
Wicomice” Air Association
Kellogg Urges Neutral Shanghai to Safeguard Foreign Interests
Washington informs military leaders that the international Shanghai settlement should be neutral in China’s war to protect 20,900 foreigners including 4,080 Americans. Kellogg proposes excluding the settlement from fighting and pledges readiness to participate in orderly future status talks.
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Kellogg
China
United States
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Minemare
Shanghai Battle Rumors Grow As Cantonese Advance Looms
Tension rises in Shanghai as reports say Cantonese forces may press toward the city while Marshal Sun Chuan-Fang defends the area. News from Hangzhou and Nanking show reinforcements and contested reports on whether the assault will proceed, with Hangzhou’s strategic position emphasized.
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Here
Hangerhow
Sun Chuan-Fang
Marshal San
Dilion
Nanking
Ilown
Fayanf
Hangchow
Kellogx
Chekiang
Wage Increase Granted for East Railroads
New York reports a seven and a half percent wage hike for firemen and engineers on 59 east coast railroads after settlement before G Wallace W Hanger of the U S Board of Mediation. Original demands sought 83 a day with up to 15 million dollars. agreement will cost about 5 million dollars, far below the ask.
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New York
Ain
G. Wallace W. Hanger
United States Board of Mediation
Salisbury Award Honors Local Fire Chief for Service
Brad A. Grier Jr former chief of the Salisbury Fire Department received the annual Salisbury Award for 1926 recognizing his unselfish service to the city during the year.
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Salisbury
Brad A. Grier, Jr
Salishkiry Fir- Department
Chicago gangsters widen raids across cities
Chicago gangsters who have stolen thousands in a string of robberies near gaming dens moved into neighboring towns. A raid at a Peoria river casino yielded cash and jewelry worth 10 000 to 20 000 dollars. Separately, four men robbed a Chicago north side card room, taking 7 000 to 10 000 dollars from patrons.
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Charlotte Hall Military Academy resumes classes after fire
In Charlotte Hall Maryland the academy will reopen tomorrow after a January 21 fire destroyed barracks causing an estimated 100000 in damage. Sixty five students sent home return to campus as plans for rebuilding a junior college with a six year program are developed by the Northern Maryland Society and the school's trustees.
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Charlotte Wall
Charlotte Hall Military Academy
Jenior College
theNouthern Maryland Society
Techoal
Echoal
Global bulletins show mixed wartime and domestic mishaps
Reports from Paris Washington and Pasadena note a neutralization proposal for Shanghai fence in China, payclaims to Germany under a revived alien property bill, a Danish royal birth, and multiple fatal accidents including a farm fire in Ohio and a grim mutilation case in New York.
Daugherty on Docket Today in New York Trial
Former attorney general Harry M Daugherty and ex alien property custodian Thomas W Miller face a second conspiracy charge over 7 400 000 of American Metals Company assets moved in 1921 during Harding administration. Richard Merton the German claimant testifies again as the government tries to prove bribery claims.
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Federal Court
New York
Harry M. Thaucherty
Thomas W. Miller
United States
Harry M Daugherty
Thomas W. Milk
Narding
Erty
Miller
Emily R
Switzerland
Povernment
Merton
Daugherty
Max D. Steuer
Tller
Agron Shapiro
Chicago
Bank Robbery in Knox Foiled by State Police
State police captured two bandits after a Knox bank robbery attempt. The men seized $5,000 from Clarion County National Bank, held cashier George Berlin at gunpoint, and were later transported to jail. A third suspected confederate escaped with the group and the incident ended with authorities recovering the stolen money.
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Clarion County National Bank of
Knox
Clarion County
Butler
Ray Wyle
George Berlin
Kashier
Fef
J. Miller
Jcashier
Berlin
Pony Wessey dies after sudden illness at forty
A pony named Wessey died of acute indigestion at age forty after a long period as a property of Mrs Ida Morviman. The animal had a history of serving customers who fed him sugar and was trained to walk up four steps for drinks at a bar run by a Gardai trader before being sold to Mrs Moeren.
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Wessees
Ida Morviman
Mila
Toiling Millionaire Scion Faces Debt Crisis
Vermetius Vanderbilt, a former Wartime private and early tabloid publisher, lives in a vireo apartment near a aristocratic mansion. He claims daily allowances cover meals, accepts two suits yearly, and relies on a private phone while writing twelve hours a day to pay debts of 3,000,880 dollars. He expects inheritance at thirty to resolve creditors with a smile.
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Publihir
Teiler
Vermetius Vanderbilt
Sug Neal
Bronze Tablet Honoring General Butler in Philadelphia
A bronze tablet commemorating General Smedley D. Butler's fight for law enforcement in Pennsylvania faces controversy. Butler refused removal, urging the memorial stay despite opposition from wet newspaper critics. The memorial committee proceeds, with design approved by the National Art Commission.
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Penna
Philadelphia
Hogadier
Smedley D. Butler Wade
William K. Nickoles, Jr
Law Enforcement League
Nisom
Oakland
Cal
Menderes
Butters Lansusse
Wille Placrd
Leywune
Marine Corps
Bulwer
Former Salisbury Fire Chief Cited for Unselfish Service
Frederick Albert Grier Jr former Salisbury Fire Department chief and longtime advocate for organized fire protection in Salisbury city and county receives the Salisbury Award for 1926. The ceremony at Arcade Theatre drew a capacity crowd as United States District Attorney Amos Woodcock presented the honor and a $225 cash prize with a gold medal inscribed for the recipient.
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Salisbury Fire Department
Salisbury
Arcade Theatre
Board of
United States District
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Col. Woodcock
Col
Woodcock
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Emling
Wicomico County Firemen's Association
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Rotary Club
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Red Men
Wicomico Presbyterian Church
Mamie
Caisis
Sewer and Water Commission
Lee W. Insier
Arcade
Theatre Gratia
Dolan
Arcadians
WA Sheppard
Edgar C. Laws
PF. P.adkins
H.C. Adkins
Howard Smith Clark
Walter S. Sheppard
Tastee
Cal
Amos Wow Wondgock
Wm. S. Gordy, Jr
Graham Gunby and
Ralph Jr
Garnet
Feud battle in Virginia leaves four dead and two wounded
A family feud in Patrick County Virginia erupted as authorities tried to serve warrants on the Cox brothers. Turner Hall and others opened fire, killing three Cox clan members and a bystander while wounding Mrs Betsy Chaney and John Chaney. Police reinforcement arrived from Martinsville as the scene remained tense.
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Maynard Cox
Dave Cox
Turner Hall
Betsy Chaney
Herband
John Chaney
Ibebsen
Uatrick
Swart
Patrick
Martinsville
Patrick County
Deaville
Vane Pee
Fayerdale
Patrick ‘Auery
Turner Hell
Cox Brothers
Cox
Hall
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Stuart
Last rites begin for Emperor Yeohihito in Tokyo
In Tokyo on February 7, a state funeral procession formed for Emperor Yeohihito who died Christmas Day. About 9,980 officials and police led the ceremony from the Imperial Palace toward Shinjuku for religious rites before burial as a million Japanese citizens lined the four mile route.
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Yeohihito
Japan
Imperial Palace
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