25 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1926
Page
1
A damaged report alleges a Whittemore gang led a nationwide crime scheme with a billion dollar loot plan. Police say six men and a woman called the "Three Girl" orchestrated bank vault heists and jewel theft, with confessions detailing a national operation and key arrests.
An obscure fragment mentions a court proceeding with a defendant Plea Guilty in a manufacturing case. It references a commission Hearne and a court in Bal Rome area with an operator and other garbled terms.
Cheago March 23. Robert Lafferty 21, suspected of revealing hiding place of Williams White and Thomas Shope, robbers, was shot to death day after? by two men who gained entry to a basement apartment. Police confirm White and Shope under arrest. gang is linked to subsistence crimes totaling over 171,000 with several members named. The investigation reveals motives and connections to motor cycle police and other band members. Lafferty’s father says he had talk of more to come.
Washington report details appointment of new senator candidates and committee assignments. unclear text mentions hearings, votes, and potential confirmation timelines with references to the Senate Judiciary Committee and other unnamed officials.
In Baltimore on Maryland Day, ceremonies commemorated Cecilius Calvert and the Ark and the Dove landing at St Marys City. Governor Hitchins attended a midday Baltimore Press Club event at the Southern Hotel with Emerson Harrington among speakers. The Calvert Association Pilgrims of St Marys and the American National Catholic Historic Society organized a public celebration at Anes Alcazar ballroom.
A speech at the Union League Club by Henry Mellen defends the U S financial policy on Europe debt. He argues that canceling obligations would harm American markets and plunge Europe into deeper crisis, urging insistence on credit and recovery to prevent collapse of prices.
A warrant was issued for Joseph Morrison of Bankers State Bank Chicago after auditors found about 3000 dollars missing from accounts. A second man fled with his funds while a third woman was sought as investigators probe whether the trio schemed romance or market manipulation. Morrison is reportedly married in Canada.
In a blurred report the scene centers on a powder burst near Adelto, described as a strike location 25 miles north of town. Key figures include Bernardine, Cel, and A. P. with references to Kramer Wills and a party involvement. The article mentions a 1600 dollar running stake and an investigation into a powder incident affecting local workers.
A Salisbury district conference reviewed unconfirmed accusations against Rev. Paul I Troitt of Ocean City Church. Ministers were selected to report final findings after Bishop Dashiell tabled the action at Rev. Truitt’s request. The uproar centered on alleged intimate relations with a church member while she was married.
A garbled report describes a Lowden March event honoring Sir Austen Chamberlain the Foreign Secretary. It references his father Joseph Chamberlain, the end of the nineteenth century, and a ceremony at a Galton Mell location. It notes discussions on foreign policy and fame, with unclear details about participants.
A garbled late bulletin references a tornado near a location west of Pirbe with casualties and damages. Mentions budgets, hearings, and lists names such as Campenge and Smnater Cheety with scattered figures, dates, and monetary amounts, though many details are unreadable.
A garbled OCR sample with numerous broken words and letters, lacking coherent events or identifiable names, making it difficult to extract a specific news item or clear subject. The readable content does not reveal a definite person, organization, place, date, or outcome.
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