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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1923
Page
1
Berkeley county investigators probe foul play after Babe Carter, a Black non striker, died in a shanty fire at Bakerton West Virginia quarries. Rumors swirl as workers walked off Monday for higher wages. authorities question strikers and witnesses about threats prior to the blaze.
The M Huchels property on South Potomac Street with a 41 foot frontage between Colonial Theater and Roessner, once under Ha gecsiowl Heasel Co option, is purchased by Lint coinera and M Ruebera amagine, finalizing Monday. The deal supports plans for a new $1,000,000 hotel on the site with Roessner properties nearby.
Augusta Georgia dispatch reports President Harding nearing end of a lengthy vacation. He will cancel a planned motor tour to Aiken and spend the day in Augusta focusing on polling locations. The trip underscores ongoing public duties during a period of extended leisure.
One hundred workers at the Pennsylvania Glass Sand Company plants near Hancock ended a walkout after a wage increase was agreed. Under the settlement, hourly rates rise from 60 to 60.5 cents and daily pay to about 1.00 extra, with most workers gaining 45 cents an hour. The move is expected to set a pattern for seven other district plants with 500 more workers.
Chicago voters elected William B. Dever mayor with 387,901 ballots, a 103,748 edge over Republican Arthur Lueder. Democrat majorities will fill 38 of 60 alderman seats. Thompson's Republican administration ends as Dever takes office.
Chicago April 4 George E Brennan leader of Illinois Democrats wins by backing Judge William Hale Dever for mayor Brennan credited with shaping the San Francisco Democratic convention strategy that nominated James M Cox for the presidency His victory observers call a triumph for Brennan and his faction confirming his power in local politics.
Walter Ward, a youthful millionaire baker from New Rochelle, admitted to Coroner Edward Fitzgerald that he killed Clerence Peters, a former sailor, during a hearing in Albany. The admission came as the state investigates the Ward Peters murder mystery, with Attorney General Sherath pressing for clarity.
Federal tests will measure stone fatigue to judge possible need for condemning the Washington monument. The Bureau of Standards will assess deterioration and safety implications for future generations. A separate report notes a boy killed by a faulty winch while a 4 year old girl is attacked by a sow in London County.
The record in the appeal of Brill, Dunnwreaker and Pomeroy from the criminal court has been prepared by Toledo lawyer Frente TL Mulholland and J O Grice. It was sent to the Court of Appeals in Annapolis for argument by state attorney Wollinger and others.
State's Attorney D Anglo Walfinger and County Detective Thurston traced a touring car abandoned near Ridge West Virginia linked to the Week long bandit homing pursuit. The 1921 Maxwell bore Ohio plates, no tags, and its occupants fled after attempting to buy tyres. locals Garfield Hovermill and others vanished, keeping authorities cautious on possible routes toward Hancock and Berkeley Springs.
Secretary of War Weeks plans a broadcast to defend national disarmament policy and the right of Army officers to act as individuals in defending the government against critics. The move follows controversy over public statements by Belgadier Evels, head of a Cantinssd ot Faga group.
A Wilkes-Barre report states Charles D. Davis aged 74 has 18 matrimonial ventures, with 14 held by authorities. Letters from Mrs. W. C. Clark of Cleveland and Mrs. Magelo Smith of Cumberland accuse Davis of victimizing them for compensation. Mrs. Clark says a Trinity Episcopal Church marriage occurred in 1921 and alleges theft of money and a ring, while Mrs. Smith claims he married in Cumberland last June and left with her $300. Davis is held on bigamy charges.
A fragmented dispatch notes a damaged contraband record involving the Sgrgent machine shop project and a Peace ylyana Molroad contract with firms in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Washington officials say details are incomplete but a significant setback is suspected amid ongoing defense procurement.
Dublin April 4 two youths identified as Peader Creatih and Joseph Kernan were executed by Republican Irregulars near the Governor General Healy’s residence. Bodies were left against a stone wall and riddled with bullets. An official note said the strike of Republican prisoners has ended.
Eleven persons escaped from their apartments when a fast spreading four story fire swept the Manaling Building in Uniontown central district. The blaze caused an estimated loss of $100,000 as occupants climbed down ladders and improvised routes to safety during the night.
Washington April 4 Brigadier General Grants Mines new director at the United States Veterans Bureau announced a policy that members of Congress will be unwelcome to press compensation claims of ex soldiers unless they refrain from political pressure or an emergency character is involved.
Warsaw reports possible diplomatic break with Russia after Rev. Father Butklewicz, Catholic prelate, was executed by firing squad in Moscow. Indignation spreads as anti Russian demonstrations are likely in Poland, prompting potential steps by officials.
A habeas corpus writ seeks Mary Marfokovla, a girl wife, delivered to this city Saturday morning. Judge Wagaman and State's Attorney Jenifer failed to reach agreement. If she fails to appear as directed, contempt proceedings may follow against the House of Good Shepherd authorities. Attorneys Harper Ballentine and William Buvey say she is held in Baltimore to testify against a friend of her husband.
Attorneys J C Grice and A Mason lead a motion for a new trial in the arson case of Harry Sallow who was sentenced to 20 years. State’s Attorney D A Wolfinger to represent the state before Chief Judge A H Boyd and Judges Wagaman and Doub. The defense claims new evidence and that the verdict contradicts the evidence and its weight.
At Palm Beach Florida eight miles north of town the heavy second section of the Florida East Coast passenger train No 36 passed through an open switch injuring Mrs M J Toran of Boston who sustained a sprained wrist and a lacerated hand while scores of other passengers were shaken up in the mishap reported late last night.
Victor Arms, 22, shot his father George Arms and Columbia Police Chief 2 F Hartman as they prepared to transport him to Lancaster for confinement at the county hospital for the insane. Both men were wounded and hospitalized in serious condition. Arms previously worked as a physical instructor at the Y M C A in Olean, New York. In other news, Charles F. Strole announced plans to build 10 bungalows on Bryan Place, with three already underway, adding to the West End street’s development.
In St Joseph Michigan April 4 the case of William Foster a Chicago radical charged under the Michigan criminal syndicalism law went to a jury. Judge Charles E White instructed on verdicts and cautioned against convicting Foster for bias or for mere association with the communist party. The court ruled the party and Foster had right to teach and advocate reforms as long as no criminal acts are urged to change government.
A Fourth Avenue elevated train crash near Thirty fourth Street injures twenty four people, five seriously, and causes passengers to be thrown from seats. Many riders collide with damp rails and bumpers as the train derails and ends at the end of the Mun Panis.
International News Hereley reports United States Senator Underwood of Alabama on a tour of the Old World saying no clear stance on a 1914 Democratic presidential bid. The dispatch notes speculation linking him to the race and mentions Patton as a possible candidate option.
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