Roosevelt 70 Tour to Pennsylvania and New York Flood Regions
President Roosevelt returns to Washington after a month to attend a flood conference and plan tours of Pennsylvania and New York flood areas. A Pro-Roosevelt Labor's Non-Partisan League conclave gathers with Major George L. Berry chairing to hear the president's labor record and a message from the chief executive. Berry notes Landon’s record may face critique. Week highlights include nominating primaries in Arkansas Florida and Idaho and the National Union for Social Justice convention in Cleveland.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
New York
George L. Berry
Berry Seid
Alf M. Landon
Robbery Motive Claimed in Asheville Hotel Killing
Martin Moore, 22, a negro hotel employee at Battery Park hotel in Asheville, admitted killing Helen Clevenger, a New York University student, during a panic-driven robbery attempt. Sheriff Brown quoted the confession as Moore said he entered an unlocked room, struck the girl when she screamed, and killed her to stop the scream. Moore denied assault. prosecutors plan an early trial next week.
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Asheville
N. C
Martin Moore
Laurence Brown
Helen Clevenger
New York
Zeb V. Nettles
Battery Park
New York University
Brown
Moore
B and O Trains Re Routed After Derailment Near Martinsburg
Six Baltimore and Ohio passenger trains were rerouted through Hagerstown after freight cars derailed two miles east of Martinsburg. The Capital Limited was among the rerouted trains. Trains used the Western Maryland system via Cherry Run and Big Pool to the Washington County branch, then rejoined the main line at Weverton. About 25 cars, mostly steel beams rails and pipe, lay scattered near Flaggs crossing. Officials cited broken rigging or an axle as a possible cause.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Cherry Run
Big Pool
Capital Limited
Maryland
Washington County
Weverton
Widow Named Administratrix in Green Estate
Mrs. Mabel S. Green widow of Col. Edward H. R. Green was named permanent administratrix of his estate valued around 80 million dollars in K AUFMAN Texas after a brief hearing. County Judge Ben Brooks permanentized the appointment, filed July 28, with no contest expected though Mrs Wilks of New York, sister of Col. Green, was reported as a possible contestant.
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New York
Col. Green
Carroll County Fair Opens With Horseshow At Taneytown
The 39th annual Carroll County Fair at Taneytown will begin tomorrow and run through Wednesday Thursday and Friday. A horse show is included and night events are planned for all four days.
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Carroll County
Taneytown
Maryland Weather With Showers Tonight And Tuesday
Weather report notes showers for Maryland tonight and possibly Tuesday morning with cooler conditions Tuesday. Sandy Hook and Cape Hatteras expect gentle to moderate shifting winds, becoming northerly over central and north portions with overcast skies and showers tonight and Tuesday morning. Chesapeake Bay also has showers tonight and Tuesday, with a cooler Tuesday and winds shifting to northerly.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Tip Prizes Split In Local News Tip Contest
Prizes in the news tip contest are divided with no standout tip last week and a wide range of entries. The first prize is shared by a South Potomac street resident who phoned a tip about a youth struck by a car and by a Concord street woman who reported a subscriber being interrupted by a snake. The second prize goes to a North Jonathan street girl who froze at a local taxicab accident that rolled down an incline.
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South Potomac Street
Concord Street
Daily Mail
North Jonathan Street
Skunk Delay Shocks Hancock Funeral Crowd
A Hancock resident's funeral stalled as the undertaker checked the grave then fled with a shotgun after local residents spotted a mother skunk fell into the six foot grave and gave birth to kits overnight. The skunk family was dispatched, delaying the rites.
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Hancock
Skunk
Hagerstown Airport Project May Gain Quick Approval
Harry D. Williar Jr. said in Baltimore that he would favor an airport improvement plan if procurement methods are revised. City officials plan to resubmit after modifications, aiming for speedy approval. The project includes hard surface runways a hangar 19 acres to be purchased and graded with surveys underway. City council approved costing not to exceed 12000 with anticipated federal aid around 100000.
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Harry D. Willar, Jr
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Williar
Joseph Lyon
Gas Stations Are Ransacked on Summit Avenues
Sherley's Filling Station on Summit avenue reported a robbery overnight with about $15 in cash taken. The Motor Lighthouse Filling Station at Summit and Lee street had entrances opened through windows, tools scattered on the floor. E. C. Stump of Sherley's and R. J. Flook of the Motor Lighthouse reported the incidents to police.
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Sherley
Summit Avenue
Motor Lighthouse
Summit
Lee Street
Sherley’s
E. C. Stump
Centennial Chief Dies in Dallas Exposition
The Texas centennial ends a key era as William A. Webb 33 former railroad executive and head of the exposition dies suddenly. Webb retired but returned to direct the fair during a pivotal moment and passed away yesterday from a heart ailment.
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Dallas
William A. Webb
Webb
Mystery hop grounds famous flier Hughes
Officials at Transcontinental and Western Airport said Howard Hughes radioed for upper air weather and wind data on a flight in his Flying Laboratory from Los Angeles. He gave no position or destination. Hughes had departed from Union Terminal with 1250 gallons of fuel and denied plans for a world circumnavigation while noting possible long hops.
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Albuquerque N. M
Transcontinental and Western Airport
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Sportsman
Sportsman-Flier
Union Terminal
Hughes
New York
Dog owner fined for dangerous dog and license lapse
David Baker of Carrollton avenue was fined 15 dollars and costs by Justice C Edward Heard in city court for letting a vicious dog run at large and failing to license. The dog allegedly bit a small boy in the western city area. Police had vowed to curb owners letting pets roam, with strict fines for violators.
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David Baker
Carrollton Avenue
C. Edward Heard
Baker
Holt to Be Keynoter at Social Justice Convention
Cleveland Aug 10 Senator Rush D Holt of West Virginia will deliver the keynote address at the opening session of the three day First National convention of the Rev Charles E Coughlin s National Union for Social Justice here on Friday Aug 14 Walter D Davis grand marshal announced today
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Cleveland
Walter D. Davis
Charles E. Coughlin
Nation Union For Social Justice
Rush OD. Holt
W. Va
Pirate rats sink barge on Illinois river pool
Musk rats blamed for scuttling Earl Barnevelt's 80 by 40 foot carrier in the Illinois river pool after gnawing holes in the bottom. The barge sank while the owner sought methods to raise it and placate the aquatic pests.
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Peoria
Earl Barnevelt
Illinois River
Barnevelt
Patrolman McDevitt Loses Hatless Sidearm on Subway
Philadelphia August 10. Patrolman James McDevitt reported for duty in his new summer uniform but without his regulation pistol. He claimed he had the weapon when leaving home, but suspects it was stolen on the subway.
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Philadelphia
James McDevitt
Mas tenbroek wins Olympic women's 100 meter free title
Ria Mas tenbroek of Holland won the Olympic women's 100 meter freestyle championship with Janet Campbell of Argentina finishing as runner up.
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Berlin
Ria Mastenbroek
Holland
Janet Campbell
Argentina
Local man charged with gambling devices in Frederick County
Calvin Young of Hagerstown was released on $1000 bond after arraignment before Justice Milton G. Urner Jr. on charges tied to two gambling devices found in a Frederick County business. Sheriff Roy M. Hiltner led the arrest. One device was a cigarette machine paying off in packages, the other a nickel machine, located near Braddock Heights.
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Frederick County
Calvin Young
Hagerstown
Milton G. Urner, Jr
Young
Roy M. Hiltner
Braddock Heights
Crusader Lincoln Steffens Dies in California
Lincoln Steffens, 70, famed muckraking journalist and editor, dies at his Carmel home after a heart ailment. He sought reform through his writings in McClure's and Everybody's, influencing Theodore Roosevelt's view of muckraking and urging journalism's crusade against fraud and social injustice. His last requests included his ex-wife Ella Winter at his side.
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Carmel
Calif
Lincoln Steffens
Ella Winter
American
Everybody's Magazine
Theodore Roosevelt
Zion overseer predicts no rain for 1836
Wilbur Gienn Voliva, overseer of the Christian Catholic Church of Zion, told a Zion audience during a vespers service that the Lord had judged there would be no more rain in 1836. Three hours later a storm produced over two inches of rain, the heaviest fall of the year in Zion.
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Zion
U S Eliminated In Olympic Water Polo Bout
Berlin Aug. 10 The United States were eliminated from the Olympic water polo tournament after a hard fought 4 to 3 loss to Belgium.
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Berlin
United States
Belgium
Widow of Zioncheck Delays Food After Tragedy
Mrs. Zioncheck, widow of Rep Marion A Zioncheck, waited for congressmen visiting to pay respects after the 35 year old Foster death by a fifth story fall. Coroner Mittelstadt noted she had not eaten since the tragedy and is dazed by shock and grief as she visits the funeral chapel where the body lies in state.
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Seattle
Wash
Marion A. Zioncheck
Zioncheck
Otto H. Mittelstadt
Two Candidates Run for Nonexistent Georgia Office
Atlanta Aug 11 Two Georgians vie for a post that does not exist Lieutenant Governor Delancey Allen former State American Legion Commander and State Senator J Ellis Pope are the candidates Democrats select one at the Sept 9 primary but the winner may learn in November if the position is created.
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Delancey. Allen
American Legion
J. Ellis Pope
Oppose Knox Speaking At Arma Picnic
The Maryland Federation of Young Republicans urged that Col Frank Knox speak at a public meeting rather than at a grocers picnic. Knox is set to address the United Retail Merchants Association outing in Hagerstown on Aug 19, opposite Vice President Garner. The federation protested the picnic setting, warning it could attract Democratic support for the New Deal.
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Baltimore
Maryland Federation of Young Republicans
Frank Knox
Maryland
United Retail Merchants Association
Hagerstown
John N. Garner
Republican Party of
Grocers’ Association
Auto Thieves In Collision
A new Ford owned by Charlies L. Hoffmaster was stolen from in front of the Hoffmaster home Saturday night and wrecked yesterday in a collision with Walter F. Draper’s car west of Jefferson. All four occupants of the Hoffmaster vehicle fled and are believed to have been slightly injured.
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Charlies L. Hoffmaster
Hoffmaster
Walter F. Draper
Jefferson
Lindbergh Angered by Photographers Near Walkout at Congress
Col Charles A Lindbergh, angered by photographers at a Copenhagen science congress, nearly left the opening session where he planned to demonstrate a mechanical heart with Dr Carl Carrel. After an agreement to limit photography, they discussed final details of the Pump device, a device circulating a protein mixture as live organs’ proxy in an artificial chamber.
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Copenhagen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hans Fischer
Danish Biological Institute
Col. Lindbergh
Andreas Dam
Carrel
Lindbergh
Dr. Carrell
Dr. Carrel
Hurts Leg When Timber Breaks at Central Building
Charles Fitzgerald of 918 Corbett Street sustained an injured leg when a timber broke, causing him to fall into the cellar at the Central building where he was helping dismantle. He received medical attention and was removed to Washington County hospital.
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Charles Fitzgerald
Corbett Street
Washington County Hospital
Alexander Watson Injured on Frederick Street
Alexander Watson of the 600 block of Frederick street sustained a fractured hip yesterday while walking to a luce stand.
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Alexander Watson
Frederick Street
Luce Stand
Shell from Spanish ship struck him
London reports a British subject Captain Rupert Savile was killed by insurgent gunfire aboard the yacht Blue Shadow in Gijon harbor. His wife was wounded as a rebel cruiser Almirante Cervera fired the shell. Britain protests and warns of possible retaliation for injuries to neutral nationals. Rebels suffer heavy losses as loyalists capture 13 towns and defend the Guadarrama corridor toward Madrid.
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London
Rupert Savile
Gijob Harbor
British Foreign Office
Savile
Lfe
Almirante Cervera
Copsright
Associated Preas
Madrid
Blue Shadow
Gijon
Na+ vesperal
Guadarrama
Four Children Found In Woods At Maryland Hill Camp
A civilian search party and 25 National Guards cleared the woods between Camp Ritchie and Emmitsburg and located four lost girls Susan Klosky six Minnie Glioninger eight Mary O Donahue nine and Rosanne 11 near Mt. St Marys College. The girls were unharmed and returned home with State Police.
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Camp Ritchie
Emmitsburg
National
College
Camp of Friends
J. Ledgelleninger
Minnie
Frederick
Farmer Baer Stricken by Typhus Fever Near Frederick Junction
Baer a 33 year old farmer near Frederick Junction is ill with typhus fever a rare disease. He is believed to have contracted it from a tick bite after two weeks of illness. The disease is transmitted via an intermediary host such as a tick carrying the infection.
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Baer
Frederick Junction
Garbage Odor Complaints Prompt Alley Collection Idea
A flood of complaints about foul odor from garbage cans in front of homes prompts consideration of regulations to collect waste from alleys rather than streets. Advocates say alleys are in passable condition and collection there could curb scattered food and debris along sidewalks.
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Grapage
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John F. Wesley
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National Union For Social Justice
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Mystery Hop
World Flight
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A. P
Holt
Pirate
Crusader
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U. S
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Knox
5Th Regiment
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Congress
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