State says it will prove Kepner a murderer at trial
Fredrick Maryland August 71 B Kepner today faced a life trial for the slaying of his wife Grace Houck Kepner last June 18 State's Attorney Andera pledged conclusive evidence of murder while defense attorneys argued Mrs Kepner killed herself and would offer an alibi for Kepner Kepner sat with a complacent expression throughout the proceedings showing no visible distress his attorney Mr Weinberg contending the death was suicide and a spectator in the courtroom.
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Hy International News Service
Fredrick
B. Fivard Kepner
Grace Houck Kepner
Andera
Kepner
Jie
Weinberg
Mra. Kepnen
Boy 11 Rescues Lad From Drowning At Four Locks
Louis Meyers aged 11, son of Loula Meyers, rescued eight year old Albert Hart from drowning in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Four Locks. Hart fell into the canal, was carried by the current toward a flume, then Meyers jumped in, grabbed him, and swam to shore where he revived. The Meyers family are staying at a cottage near Four Locks for the summer.
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Albert Hart
Louis Myera
Loula Meyers
Meyers
Hart
Four, Locks
Funeral Train to Hancock Delays Murals of Farewell
Official notices from the International News Service say the late President Harding funeral train will reach Hancock around 5 30 P.M. and Martinsburg near 6 30 P.M. Crowds line the route as the slow moving train crawls along, delayed by Mrs. Harding’s request to allow tributes. Officials fear Washington arrival may slip past 10 P.M. and possibly to midnight.
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International News Service
Harding
Hancock
Martinsburg
Chi-sago
Tailrouad
Washington
Democrats Set September 20 State Convention Date
Democratic leaders announced a statewide convention for September 20 with an afternoon session. J Maos Ray, chairman of the State Central Committee, indicated a formal date and venue announcement would follow while headquarters would remain at the Royal Arcanum Building.
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J. Maos Ray
State Central Committee
Ray
Royal Arcanum
Train Crew Foils Lone Bandit During Holdup
A lone bandit attempted a robbery on Pope Avenue after a trip but was thwarted by Edgar Samuels conductor and H. W. Cullison motorman of Potomac Service Company who ordered to throw up their hands and stopped the hold up late last night.
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Edgar Samuels
H. W. Cullison
Potomac Service Company
Pope Avenue
U S Aviators Prepare for British Race
Philadelphia navy yard hosts winged racing stable training for a race around the Isle of Wight Dagfaid next month. A Garton with a 700 horsepower plane leads a crew achieving speeds near 173 miles per hour in trials. A bandit incident near Popoa Street involved Samuels and Colison, with a pocketful of money and a nickel plated ticket punch noted as part of the day’s events.
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My International Nown
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Isle of Wight
Dagfaid
Tiout
A. Garton
Push for Williamsport Highway Expansion Moves Ahead
The Williamsport route from the Potomac River to Martinsburg is set to become a Class A road, likely a bituminous macadam with concrete shoulders. The West Virginia State Roads Commission announced no new Martinsburg to Jefferson County project this year. Survey teams are already on the Williamsport pike, while Jefferson County plans remain on hold for months.
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Willamsport
Potomac River
Martinsburg
West Virginia State Roads Commission
Jefferson County
Wva
Williamsport Pike
Jefferson
Sprains Ankle Sidelines Paul Schock at Smithsburg Game
Paul Schock sprained ankle sliding into a base during a Smithsburg ball game and is confined to Wishard Hotel in the city for several days. Local team remains cautious as tests confirm injury modest and recovery hoped for soon.
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Paul Schock
Wishard Hotel
Smithsburg
Start work on three schools in city limits
Early, awarded by the Board of Education, has begun erecting three portable school buildings. Plans include a Wayside avenue one story 22 by 35 feet, a Broadway 24 by 65 feet, and a Surrey 24 by 98 feet structure. Permits list several related remodeling and addition projects across the city.
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Early
Board of Education
Wayside Avenue
Broadway
Surrey
Henry Magaha
McDowell Avenue
Marly
Hamilton Boulevard
N. §& Warly
South Potomac Street
Wayaido Avenue
Samuel K. Banks
Randolph Weno
J. W. Mila
Harding's Body to Rest in Marion Mausoleum
President Warren G. Harding will be laid to rest in a stately Marion cemetery mausoleum after funeral services. His body will lie in a receiving vault until the mausoleum is completed. Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, physician to Harding, relayed the plan after talks with Mrs. Harding. Funeral sermon will be by Rev. Cr. M. Landis at Harding’s home as the procession moves to the cemetery. No military or fraternal display will accompany the funeral. the Black Horse troop will not participate.
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Marion
International News Service
Sta
Marion Cemetery
Warren G. Harding
Mite Nwanema Anmindh
Black Horse Troop
la Inauguration
Woman Fails To Cross English Channel Attempt
Mrs Clemensen Corson wife of an American naval officer tried to swim the English Channel but rough waters forced her to abandon two miles from the French coast. Henry Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts completed the crossing after nearly 28 hours in the sea. The Daily Sketch initially withheld but later decided to pay its $5 000 prize to Sullivan.
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International News Service
Dover
England
Clemensen Corson
English Channel
Henry Sullivan
Lowell, Maas
Dover Aday
The
Daily Sketch
Sulat
Prizal
Potomac River and Creeks Rise After Recent Rains
Heavy late rain swells the Potomac River area with the river four feet above normal. Conococheague Creek and Antialam Creek are muddy and rising, carrying rapid currents. Bass fishing ends for several days as the upper Potomac region stays swollen.
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Potomac River
Gomes Elected President of Portugal
Telxetra Gomes has been elected President of Portugal, dispatches from Lisbon reported. The country is at peace. An excursion planned by Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows of Hagaratown to Frederick next Friday evening was cancelled due to funeral plans for the late President Harding.
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Ny International News Service
Madrid
Telxetra Gomes
Portugal
Lisbon
Potomac Lodge
Odd Followa
Hagaratown
Fredericl
Hhard- Ing
Williamsport Declares Half Holiday For Friday
Mayor William J. Taylor of Williamsport proclaims a half holiday on Friday for President Harding's burial. Stores to close and business to pause at noon as a mark of respect in line with other cities nationwide.
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William J. Taylor
Williamaport
Harding
Marlon
Taylors
Chinese Battle When Ex-Bandits Go On Rampage
Shanghai reports say Chinese soldiers who were formerly bandits mutinied at Tasi-Tsihar. Surrounded by regulars, a desperate battle followed with fifty soldiers killed and two hundred mutineers executed.
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Shanghai
Tasi-Tsihar
THREE INJURED AS CAR HITS HOTEL IN SMITHSBURG
Mrs Edward Grossnickle suffered severe shock and her husband and a year old child were slightly injured when a Wayne sboro car crashed into the Wishard Hotel in Smithsburg. The child was hurled through the windshield and cut about the face. The car wrecked and steering gear buckled. Rev R E Beachley narrowly escaped injury when his car buckled steering while turning the same corner. his car struck a gas tank.
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Edward Grossnickle
Waynesboro
Wishard
Smithsburg
Grosganickle
Martinsburg Quieted After Killing Near Poker Field
Martinsburg West Virginia August 7 Soldiers killed Edward Sonner during an incident when a group fled as officers Sheriff William Dean Deputy Jack Lord approached a poker party in a field The coroner cannot determine which shooter fired Sonner He and others face a preliminary hearing before a magistrate Wednesday Sonner an ex US Army engineer in France to be buried by the American Legion.
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International News Service
Martinsburg
W. Va
Aig
Edward Sonner
William Dean
Jack
Lord
Sonner
113Th U. S. Engineers
France
American Legion
Mines to Close Friday for Harding Burial
The National Coal Association urged suspension of all bituminous mine operations Friday as a tribute to President Harding who will be buried. Governor Davis’ condition in Kansas remained unchanged, with a persistent fever but resting. A string of auto crashes at grade crossings in Chicago left ten dead and four seriously injured.
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Internations News Service
Washington
Harding
John C. Brydon
National Coal Association
Brydon
International News Service
Topdika
Kas
Davis
Executive Mansion
My International News Service
Chicago
Parsons
Train Is Moving Slowly Across Pennsylvania
Aboard the Harding funeral train en route to Washington the pace slowed under heavy crowds. Railroad officials abandoned hopes of reaching Washington before midnight as vast gatherings along the tracks delayed progress and allowed mourners to silently honor the late President. The train’s speed has been dictated by public reverence rather than timetable, with continual stops and stalls to accommodate the mourners.
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George R. Holmes
Star
International News Service
Harding
Elwood City
Pennsylvania
Washington
National Capital
Hardine
Flook Elected President Of Blue Ridge Co
Blue Ridge Transportation Company chooses Cyrus F. Pook as president and E V Hull as general manager after forming with a $200000 capital. Officers include Dr F L Kneisley vice president R Paul Smith secretary and J C Grice attorney. Directors are Hull Grice Armstrong Flock Ludwig Smith Kneisly. Hull bus line acquired.
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Blue Ridge Transportation Company
First National Bank
Cyrus F. Pook
FF l L. Kneisley
R. Paul Smith
J. C. Grice
E. V. Hull
EH. V. Hull
Alex. Armstrong
Cyrus F. Flock
Augustus Ludwig
Wills Probated in Orphan's Court Today
Annie H. Ragan's will names Dr. O. H. W. Ragan as executor and leaves her estate to her husband. Daniel Belgart's will grants estate to Mrs. Bottie Carter and her daughter Elizabeth Carter, with Elizabeth as executor. Lancelot Jacques of 110 acres near Southsburg sold the D. C. Dayhoff farm to Cocy W. Gardner for a price of five, description of farm noted as among the best.
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Annie H. Ragan
O. H.W. Ragan
Daniel Belgart
Boonsboro
Bottie Carter
Elizabath Carter
Lancelot Jacques
Sialichuarg
Dayhoff
Sauthsburg
Cocy, W. Gardner
Fia
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Mrs. Coolidge
Williamsport
West Virginia Commission
Potomac
W. R. Updegraff
Flook
Blue Ridge CO
New Transportation Concern
Orphan’s Court
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