04 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1924
Page
1
Fire razes the Marion church after a prior arson scare. Authorities track a suspected incendiary amid a string of outbreaks. Despite police, railroad detectives, and private operators using field hounds, the firebug remains unidentified and residents fear sleeping at night.
Sammy Raeszew ski, a 12 year old chess prodigy from Detroit, defeated Julius Rosenwald in Chicago. The result prompts plans to guide his education and support his future studies. Saul Silber of Bebrew Phienliagwal College in Chicago sees strong promise in the prodigy. Reval aims to enroll him at Chicago College with all expenses covered.
Market feed item appears highly garbled with scattered numbers and names. It lacks readable actions or clear entities to summarize into a coherent report.
A mysterious man found in Salisbury wore a heavy overcoat and two pairs of pants and spoke no language understood by authorities. Police, aided by foreign language volunteers, failed to identify him as agents examined flags and documents while he remained silent and dazed.
George Bedsworth Jr is in jail awaiting a September term trial for a robbery at Messick store on Ocean City road. He was identified by Mrs Messick as the customer who took about 940.90 from the cash drawer. He was tracked by neighbors and found after fleeing from a car on the highway.
A fragmented notice describes aviation plans with references to American air pilots, a potential transcontinental endeavor, and anticipated weather aiding a takeoff tomorrow morning. The garbled text mentions many names and places in a historic aviation context.
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told the Fifth Assembly that Germany must enter the League of Nations. He argued for arbitration to curb aggression and warned against military alliances, insisting security comes through the League, not force.
A damaged OCR snippet shows scattered phrases about dates places and people but lacks clear narrative. The readable fragments hint at a discussion or listing but provide no complete event or outcome to confirm.
Memphis note: Edward F. Geers known as Pop Geers, aging trinaman, was killed when his horse faltered in a Wheeling race and he was thrown. Funeral set in Nashville area with interment in Columbia Tennessee. He spent twenty years in Memphis and was famed for philanthropy and sportsmanship.
Diamonds in Russia are cheaper than food with pure white flawless stones at 100 dollars per carat and lower priced yellow or cinnamon varieties at 50 dollars per carat. Export is hampered by a Soviet ban, as sellers are mostly old aristocracy facing hard times and Americans and Britons have largely departed, reducing demand and prices.
A peasant unearthed a marble slab revealing a bronze armor suit with shield sword and spear plus utensils near a Bulgarian village. Velko of the National Museum and expert Mr Pope link the find to the pre Alexandrine era likely from a Hellenic Black Sea colony. Helmet carvings include Apollo Athena Minerva Mars and Zeus imagery.
A fragment suggests deputies may have privileges curbed and roll call voting could be required when ordered, with weak context on authority or location. The text mentions Mall Mest Carenee and custem voting but lacks clear details or proper names.
Armona farmers and stockmen increased profits by 525830 in the past year due to a rodent control program run by the Bureau of Biological Survey and the University of Arizona extension division. Prairie dogs were targeted across several counties with poison found to be the effective method.
In Wiesbaden a group advocating against min pragegendicta were released under a Landen agreement prohibiting political preservation. S Glenn Young, former catcher, was indicted on morresist charges by a Federal Grand Jury. Reports also note a protest by Seaghe volunteers and a Cavansis dary bearing Gr eewusmen with various figures and groups referenced.
Shanghai reports 26 hours of fighting within 15 miles of the city as forces of General Le Yung-H vuler t vie for Shanghai with foreign volunteers aiding city defense. The Chinese Chamber protests a loan plan while Wu Pei Fu backs the Tuchuns in a looming extended conflict.
Davis plans campaign stops as Democratic presidential candidate John W Davis meets party leaders in Chicago. He will speak on agriculture in Omaha, then spend Sunday in Lincoln with his running mate Charles W Brye before heading west to continue outreach.
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