Rescue Timely Yet Uncertain In Transatlantic S O S Call
News wires report the Japanese steamship Raifukea Mart Tara sending an S O S from about 600 miles east of New York. Three steamers and rescue ships Greek a frantic effort as weather and shifting seas hamper the aid mission.
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Boston
Mass
Raifukea Mart Tara
Murry
aMcera
New York
Khown
Eralio
Tulegeain
Halifax
Maro
Jones
Grant Taneyur
Cansp
N. 3
Alr
Radio Meine
Adams
Votmire
Scythin
Supreme Court Tough on Liquor Law Violators
The Supreme Court upheld convictions in multiple prohibition era cases, affirming warrants not required for liquor seizures and reaffirming jail and fines. Officials from Gary Indiana including Mayor Stoxwell O Johnson faced prison terms in the city clean-up case, while Guckenheimer Distilling Company and Keystone Brewing Company also had sentences affirmed.
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Washington
Apel
United Sales Supreme Court
Stoxwell
Johnson
Otw
Gary
Ind
Indiana
Supreme Court
Guckenheimer Distillins Company
Pittsburgh
Keystone Brewing Company
Lackawanna County
Guckenheimer
Lewis Brown
Touts Forkas
Prominent Washington Men Tied to Maryland Alcohol Ring
Treasury agents investigate a major alcohol leak in Hagerstown linking six men from Washington and Baltimore to divert alcohol from the Maryland Drug and Chemical Company into illicit channels. The Jones brothers are named as alleged masterminds with others playing minor roles, amid broader Maryland arrests.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Maryland
Cal. Winfield Jones
Newfield T. Jones
Prohibition Alreetor
GR Test Gia
Mortis Caro
Isafore Glasser
Simon Kellner
Joseph Lerner
Baltimore
Tas
Ruling On Garages For Renters Clarified
City queries answered by State Attorney general staff state garage owners who rent spaces and hand over keys to renters are not required to obtain garage licenses. Assistant attorney general advised local state officials the department had not yet ruled on the issue. The matter concerns Bugley Annotated Code of 1924 and varying interpretations by former officials.
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Ellsworth
Bugly
Cada
Safe robbers strike again at oil plant amid alarm
Local youths suspected as authorities report entry through manager’s private office at the Texas Oil Company on Garlinger Avenue. Burglars looted the desk and cafe, attempted to blow open a safe, then fled as lights failed and clerks disturbed them. A fingerprint was found on a paper in the Standard Oil office.
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Safu
Minda
Sue Sconatal
Walnus
Cacaplig
Texas Oil
Garlinger Avenue
Torae Co
Beranag
C. V. Pools
Deak
Texar Co
Standard Ol Company
Yeethieven
Atittathie A Nl
Commissioners To Meet Tonight For Lima Coal Contract
The Street Commissioners will convene in regular session to award the Lima coal contract for the municipal electric light plant. They will likely discuss summer street work and take action. Several streets near the city center require rebuilding.
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Lima
Municipal
Hide
Corp
Confesses Thief Then Takes Own Life in Hotel
Huntington April 21. Hubert Burks 26, a former American Railway Express Company messenger from Roanoke Va, signed a confession admitting theft of several mail bags then killed himself at a local hotel.
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Huntington
W. Va
Hubert Burks
American Railway Express Company
Roanoke
Police Disperse Jap Communists in Seoul Riot
Reports from Tokyo and Seoul say a red flag demonstration by Communists in Seoul sparked a violent clash with police. Several officers and protesters were injured and numerous arrests reported amid a hot battle. Robert Nuby, 26, was badly cut when a steel axle shattered his face during work at a Bellevue Avenue site. In other news, the will of Charles J. Grove was admitted to probate in the Orphans' Court.
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Tokio
Seoul
Beores
Robert Nuby
Bellevue Avenue
Imperial
Charles J. Grove
Orphans’ Court
Bomb blast kills man in Cleveland murder scene
Cleveland police report a bomb planted exploded at a man named Stanislaus Towandowski near a stove at his home at noon. Towandowski was fatally wounded, struck by a large hole in his back and found pinned against the wall as investigators start the probe.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pollecs
Antomebie
Stanislaus Towandowski
Marago
Testimony Shocks Defense in Wheeler Case in Mont
In Federal Court at Great Falls Montana 21 year old Senator Burton K Wheeler faces charges of misuse of fees for representing a client before the Interior Department. The defense prepared over 15 witnesses for a multi day trial. Government witness George Hayes testified that Wheeler proposed a million dollar oil land deal, which Wheeler denied saying he never made such a proposition.
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Great Pales
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Mantina
Interior Department
George Lt. Hayes
New York
Wheeler
Long
Commie
Jonn I. Slattery
United States
Hayes
Whiteler
Britain Fears Spread of Red Propaganda
London reports from April 2 describe growing fears in England over communist activities in Europe. The Daily Telegraph notes new Bolshevik offensives and mentions murders, uprisings in Bulgaria, labor strikes in Greece, and unrest near industrial areas. It warns that many dangerous communists have entered England and secret meetings are ongoing.
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London
Europe
England
Daily Telegraph
Tony
Bulgaria
Greece
Sail
Pawepaper
Daily ‘Telegraph
Tolshevik
Policeman Shot When Gun Drops in Pittsburg
Patrolman Henry Kohut is wounded when his revolver slips from his holster and fires, striking him in the left hip. A Sunday storm at The Willows near Havertown uprooted a monster oak, exposing 17 feet of roots. farm damage followed as trees and structures were toppled and a brick barn was damaged.
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Pittsburg
Henry Kohut
Tn Holetor
Arkansas Jail Breaker Winona Green Held After Fatal Stabbings
Winona Green, 24, described as a jail breaker, was captured after breaking out at Titla Rock in Arkansas. Authorities fear she may attempt another escape as she is confined in jails. Three people were killed in the incidents, with no penitentiary for white women in Arkansas noted.
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Winona Green
Arkansas
Haa
Titla Rock
Beasta
Winona
Davy Lewis Pays Visit To Hagerstown
Former congressman Dav J. Lew, now a member of the Tariff Commission, spent yesterday afternoon in Hagerstown calling on a writer and preparing for research work in Washington. His recent duty involved compiling a comprehensive tariff study conducted largely by Lewis, recognized as a leading informer on tariff matters.
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Dav J. Lewis
Tariff Commission
Hagerstown
Mer. Tenvin
Nishonn
Whahington
Yales
Nia
Lewis
Tin Tari
United States
Second bomb leader shot in Sofia killings
April 21 report from Sofia says captain Youkof, a senior communist era conspirator linked to the Sveti Kral Cathedral bombing and responsible for 1680 deaths, was shot by police as his ally Mirko f died resisting arrest. Police also killed another radical. authorities deny mass executions and discuss martial law measures.
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Sofia
Youkof
Sveli Kral Cathertyal
Waa
Pollee Tong
Mirkoff
Yankott
Bomba
Filin
Apple Crop Loss Feared After Freezing Snaps in Washington County
The Washington county apple crop faces a heavy blow as temperatures fell to 21 degrees, with losses potentially reaching a half million dollars. Growers expect extensive bud damage after frost and warn the disaster mirrors peach crop damage from earlier, though exact figures await full survey. G L Lloyd Carpenter of American Pratt Growers cites thousands of acres in Hancock belt as affected. Weather observer J A Miller notes the frost likely harmed buds that had endured prior cold snaps. Further details continue on page 12.
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Washington County
G. . Lioyd Carpenter
American Pratt Growsers
Hancock Belt
J. A. Miller
Kavernmett
Famine Struggles in South Russia Reported by Dispatches
Riga reports famine easing in Southern Russia with 24,000 dead and 169,000 children needing aid across Kharkov and Tzaritain provinces. Odessa’s 120,000 suffering children receive some relief as aid allocation improves amid ongoing shortages.
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Riga
Russia
Tzaritain
Kharkot
Odessa
Two Robbery Suspects Admit Crimes In Pennsylvania Ave Case
Two suspects confessed after arrests, Aviniam Martin in Pennsylvania Avenue big morning and Eugene Moore Saturday night, as authorities link a wave of robberies across Washington County and nearby areas. Loot valued in the thousands was stolen as thieves targeted caches, with details continued on page 12.
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Aviniam Martin
Pennsylvania Avenue
Eugene Moore
Anl
Washington County
Barthou Resigns Then Returns as Commission President
VAIS April 2h Louis Barthou resigns as president of the Reparations Commission, then retracts the action after talks with Premier Painlove and the cabinet. The incident follows a tense exchange and the group consented to withdraw the resignation.
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VAIS
Louis Harthou
Th Reparations Certainsy Sion
Insanity Plea Highlights Local Trial Report
In Pottsville a tense court scene centers on a 15 year old boy linked to a salvage case and a grandparent involved in a mental health inquiry. Defense counsel cites the boy’s mental state as a key factor while unrelated vehicle collision details surface nearby in the same brief dispatch.
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Cauke Eppler
Cumberland
Thinarlly Manter
Hy State Industrial Accident Commission
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Nee
Hageralawn
Board At Education
Nin
Boonssborg
U.S
Britain
Monster Tree Falls
Davy
Dansy
Losa
South
William Martin
Satuel
Miller
Tollevae Ave
Mie
Jamison Cold Storage Company
Abert Magna
West Frankinnleet
Hia
Woonsockat
BR. 1
Dunn
Joseph Berry
Tonathan Street
Barthou
Haveson
Pottsville
Pan
Wadie
Tava
Sillian Duad
Taday
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Hoka
Fleigh
Pas Toman Street
Market Manes
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