State College grand jury probes fires and killings
A Somerset County grand jury meets at Princess Anne to hear the State's case against Harry Merrill for the December 11 shooting and to consider charges against Edwin Warfield Townsend, Marion “fire-bug.” Townsend is at Spring Grove Hospital for observation as the Board of Mental Hygiene reviews his case. The trial for Merrill is set to begin January 20 in Princess Anne.
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Somerset County Grand Jury
Harry Merrill
Sherif
Louis Yden
Arrie S Carey
Robert Fower
Princess Anne
Harry Dashiell
Agai
Frank Jones
Westover
Joseph L. Bailey
Salisbury
Robert F Dyer
Counel
Merrill
Baltimore City
Uniene
Gro
Edwin Warfield Townsend
Marion
Townsend
Spring Grove Hospital
State Board of Mental Hygiene
Beggars In Los Angeles Exposed In Police Court
Los Angeles beggars including a blind couple from Cleveland faced court revelations about street earnings, purchases like a $500 radio, a $1,700 car, and a player piano, with confessions of hired watchers and daily payments to assistants. A companion piece reports on a failed Orient adventure of 20 Americans whose romance trip ended in fever, privation, and eventual return to the United States.
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Los Angeles
Oreseansonal
Cleveland
Pelrromen
Joe Angeles
Jan
California
Singapore
van Buren
Orient
Isle of Bale
Carl P Winther
William Ball
Manila
Angeles
W E. Beerg
Peora
Boerg
Harry Smythe
Merian
Ore
Ss. Angeles
United States
Winther Ant Bal
Sled crash at college claims football star death
Westminster Maryland January 12 a merry coasting party ended in the death of Lynn F Gruber a football center and star student and injuries to seven others including faculty and students The crash occurred when a speeding sled collided with an automobile Gruber was taken to hospital but died soon after surgery He had returned from break the previous Monday and was mourned by the college community
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Westminster
Maryland
Lynn F Gruber
Baltimore
Bertna Hart
Cumberland
Mary General Hospital
Condthem
Mibs Ory Cone
S. Wild
Engi
Ruth Warren
Eliion Chy
Demus Pack Warren
Ruth Naar
Bruistour
James
Rank
Adelaide
Stirver
Taneytown
Sterling
Greber
D. Kenneth Shroyer
H Baseeres
Ptysistant
Gruber
Shroyer
Lewis K Woodward
Harvey Hall
Ead
Charles Mott
University of Maryland Hospital
Last Of U S Navel Cruisers Vacates For Official Trials
The Memphis, last of five new U S Navy light cruisers built by Cramp Shipyard, sails from Philadelphia for her official test. The ship, sister to Marblehead, boasts a 12 gun main battery and a high speed trial record aimed at proving capabilities as scout cruiser and improvised aircraft carrier.
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Frese
Philadelphia
Craier
Memphis
William Cransp and Sons
Snited States Navy
Naval Trial Board
Nav
Cramp
Wall Bee
Omphixs
Aondary
Delaware Assembly Debates State Building Plan at Dover
The Delaware Legislature reconvened as Governor Welham Deeney delivered the biennial message. Proposals include a state office building at Dover costing about 250000, aimed at reducing rentals, with emphasis on surplus use for current budget needs and support for public systems and safety programs.
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Phelaware
Welham
DD Deeney
Atrasaganee
Geval
duPont
Wilmington
Ted
Kansas Governor And Son Arrested Today
Unclear OCR text reports an arrest involving a state governor and his son. The readable fragments mention a governor, a son, and an arrest occurring today but lack verifiable details or context to confirm location, charges, or outcome.
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Kansas
Cabinet reshuffle rumors hint at major diplomatic changes
Early 1919 speculation points to multiple resignations and new posts. Ambassador Kellogg in London may succeed Hughes, with Houghton considered for Berlin. Possible promotions include Fletcher in Rome and Beck or Medill McCormick retiring by March 4, signaling broader shifts in the diplomatic corps under a continued reform policy.
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Kellogg
London
Hughes
Sven
Houghton
Berlin
Presdent Canidge
St Jaman Mis
London Post
Braides
Heughton
Ambasador Fletcher
Romender
Jane YW Beck
Heavy fog disrupts Parin rail service and trains
Dense fog blankets Parin causing train disruptions and delays. Passengers report limited visibility as services slow or halt, with authorities warning of lingering conditions and advising travelers to seek updates from the station.
Lenden Trefic Stopped By Fog Causes Street Crashes
A dense fog blanketed the city yesterday causing numerous street accidents and multiple deaths. Vehicles collided along Market Avenue and passengers were trapped as rescue crews worked to free them amid the hazardous conditions.
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Landen
Lenden
Arcidente
Senme
Mystery Girl Identified After Radio Appeal
A Chicago hospital patient identified after a radio appeal broadcast by WEBH from the Chicago Evening Post. The girl, found wandering fifty three days earlier in Chicago, recognized a familiar hat decoration worn by Mr George Griffith, triggering a reunion with relatives and the reader's note of relief from the family.
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Charlotte Maguire
Chicago
George Griffith
Golfiths
Jeenesrese Fulltven
Bowne
Augustus Caesar Bust Recovered From River Dredge Exhibit Display
A marble head of Augustus Caesar, carved from Hirdnen river marble, was pulled from river dredge work and shown in a Fifth Avenue gallery. Engineers estimate it sank about ten feet over centuries with the ears and chin damaged by dredge impact. Experts call it a masterwork of the first century.
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New York
Augustus Caesar
Hirdnen
Oe Fifth Arate Art Galery
Eccpert
Late News Bulletins From January Dispatches
A collage of short items reports thieves raiding a vault and looting cages, a house fire killing two families, famine and starvation in a district with thousands affected, a political rerun fight over a Senate seat, pardons and commutations for railway officials, and a notable death penalty case with an electric chair sentence for an executed killer. The mix reflects urgent wartime distress and political/legal shifts.
Bank Messengers Robbed in Philadelphia Heist
Philadelphia police say five men robbed bank messengers on Saturday night, taking about 21 000 dollars in cash and securities after a gunpoint ambush near West Philadelphia. Witnesses described the suspects and described a getaway car as investigators search the area.
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Philadelpha
Tim
Elmer Ruddle
Tugeat
Mpany
West
Second Street
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