Feeling Runs High As Four Men Wounded
In Anniston Alabama a gun battle left four white men wounded while hunting a negro accused of abducting a white baby from its crib. Shotgun fire met searchers near a negro settlement as a 200 strong posse hunted the alleged kidnapper who allegedly dropped the infant after a hammer strike by the mother. The mayor called it a near race riot and declined militia aid unless needed under state law.
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Anniston
Ala
W. S. Coleman
J. A. Hicks
Child Hit by Produce Truck in Elmira Incident
Six year old Elmira girl Elizabeth street 300 block daughter of George Beaver sustained cuts bruises and possible internal injuries after dashed into the path of George G Uhler produce truck near Elizabeth and Center streets. Detective William Peters is investigating the mishap.
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Elmira Beaver
George Beaver
Elizabeth Street
George G. Uhler
Hagerstown Rt. 2
Elizabeth and
Center Streets
William Peters
Bloodhounds To Track Hen Thieves In Frederick County
Bloodhounds from North Carolina arrive to assist farmers in Frederick County as chicken thefts surge in Yellow Springs area. Hundreds of birds stolen this month with 60 from one farm and 40 from another last week. Local farmers bear the cost of hounds. earlier attempt with hounds in Staunton failed to yield conclusive evidence. Authorities had hoped chicken thefts were ended after recent arrests near Winchester, Va.
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North Carolina
Frederick County
Yellow Springs
Irvine Fox
Foxville
Staunton
Winchester
Fire destroys frame bungalow east of Frederick
The frame bungalow of F. Scott Runkles five miles east of Frederick was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss was estimated at $2,000 with cause undetermined. It was discovered by Geraldine Runkles, daughter of the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Scott Runkles
Frederick
Geraldine Runkles
Maryland and Atlantic N Sea Weather Forecasts
Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday across Maryland with possible showers in extreme south portions and little temperature change. Sandy Hook and Cape Hatteras expect gentle to moderate northeast winds with cloudy skies and occasional showers tonight and Wednesday. Chesapeake Bay shows mostly cloudy conditions with moderate winds shifting from north to east.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Hughes Lands At Brooklyn After Dayton Flight
Hughes lands at Floyd Bennett field in Brooklyn at 5:20 a m Eastern time completing a Dayton Ohio to Brooklyn flight in under three and a half hours. The merchant motion picture producer and sportsman faced rough weather over the Alleghenies as he tested the big transport ship for Bendix races. Passengers include Richard Stoddart radio operator Harry Connor Ed Lund W C Rockefeller and A I Lodwick.
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Brooklyn
Howard Hughes
Floyd Bennett Field
Dayton
Alleghanies
Hughes
Richard Stoddart
Harry Connor
Baltimore
Ed. Lund
Burbank
Calif
W. C. Rockefeller
Pasadena
A. I. Lodwick
New York City
Peru Mayor Wins 100 Yard Dash Against Baker
In Peru Illinois on August eleven the 60 year old Mayor Albert Hasse raced Edward Weberling a 225 pound baker for the chance to represent Peru in the Illinois Valley Firemen's Association sprints. Weberling shed suspenders then belt failure cost him the lead as Hasse overtook him to win at around the 100 yard mark.
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Peru
Ill
Albert Hasse
Edward Weberling
Baker
Illinois Valley Firemen’s Association
Weberling
Hasse
Ewe Found Dead on Fries Farm After Lightning Strike
A ewe on Frank Hamburg's Chewsville farm was found dead this morning and is believed to have been struck by lightning.
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Frank Hamburg
Chewsville
Fulton Fish Market collapses into East River in New York
A two story Fulton Fish Market building on the Manhattan East Side collapsed into the East River early today injuring George Clark a 73 year old watchman who was rescued from the debris. Alfred E. Smith once worked there as a boy for 12 dollars. Twelve people escaped as pilings failed and sections tumbled into the water along South Street.
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New York
Fulton
Manhattan
Lower East Side
East River
Alfred E. Smith
George Clark
Brooklyn
South Street
Eskimos Face Starvation Near Barrow Alaska
Dr Henry W Greist Presbyterian medical missionary said 500 Eskimos on the Arctic rim were on the verge of starvation at Barrow Alaska One native died of hunger He reported locals were using shoes boots coverings from boats and animals long dead Joe Arney died soon after bringing his emaciated wife and children to the coast on a hungry trek from the interior to the coast
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Barrow
Alaska
Henry W. Greist
Presbyterian
Arctic Rim
Greist
Joe Arney
Heaviest Chewsville Rain Since March Flood Period
1.65 inches of rain fell in Chewsville last night and today, the heaviest since March. Rain varied across the county with .30 inch at Keedysville. crops benefited though some roads were washed and corn damaged by wind. Oswald notes prior heavier periods in March and mentions crop prospects for an average to bumper corn yield with more rain possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chewsville
D. Paul Oswald
Keedysville
Miller
Oswald
Mercury
Baby named Sarah born to Dr Charles Bernhardt couple
In Platte City Missouri a baby girl named Sarah Bernhardt was born last week to Dr. and Mrs. Charles F Bernhardt. The name mirrors a playful line told thirty years earlier about the famed actress.
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Platte City
Charles F. Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Kansas City
Sarah
Hundredth Birthday Plans Sparked by Old Tuberculosis Call
Hastings Minnesota awaits Herman Voigt who calmly marks his 100th birthday next Friday. He recalls a doctor warning tuberculosis would shorten his life, a forecast he says failed for six decades.
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Hastings
Minn
Herman Voigt
Brothers kill accused slayer on way to court
Dallas Ga Aug 11 Sheriff says Harry Howe, accused of killing his wife April 26, was shot by her brothers Worth and Pinson Brown while en route from jail to the courthouse. The brothers were arrested and offered no resistance.
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Dallas
Frank Couch
Harry Howe
Court House
Worth
Pinson Brown
Toledo Gas Strike Talks Proceed Amid Skeleton Crew Service
A gas service to Toledo with 300000 residents continued on skeleton crews as the Toledo Industrial Peace Board handled negotiations to end a strike by union gas workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Toledo Industrial Peace Board
Diary of Mary Astor at center of custody trial
Lawyers clash over admitting the purple penned diary in a high profile Los Angeles custody case. John Barrymore, George Kauffman, and Bennett Cerf appear as witnesses as Franklyn Thorpe fights to gain custody and the diary’s contents. The actress denies boudoir affairs while questions surround the diary and its potential impact on parenting fitness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Astor
Los Angeles
Colony Life
John Barrymore
Geo
Kauffman
Bennett Cerf
Sylvia Sidney
John Anderson
Miss Astor
Anderson
Roland Rich Wootley
Kaufman
Pinball Held a Chance Game by Frederick County
Frederick county will wage war against pinball machines. State's Attorney Sherman P. Bowers has informed county officers that pinball machines paying off in redeemable slugs must be considered games of chance. Operators claim skill. authorities say slugs identify business spots where payoffs are redeemable.
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Frederick
Sherman P. Bowers
Local Stocks Sell Well At Auction
Twenty five shares of the Potomac Edison Company 7 percent preferred stock sold for 110 dollars per share at public sale in front of the courthouse this morning. Four shares of the companys 6 percent preferred brought 104 dollars 75 cents per share. Twenty two shares of Williamsport Bridge Company stock brought 34 dollars 25 cents per share. Colonels White and Snyder were the auctioneers.
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Potomac Edison Company
Williamsport Bridge Company
Colonels White and Snyder
Fire destroys state hospital for the insane at Mount Pleasant
More than 1,000 panic stricken patients were led to safety as a fire gutted the Iowa hospital for the insane. The six story tower collapsed after a wing burned, injuring none but causing widespread evacuations to other institutions. Special trains and buses moved inmates to Clarinda Independence Woodward and Cherokee as officials estimated damages near 500000.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
State Hospital
New London Fire Company
Leonard R. Ristine
Clarinda
Independence
Woodward
Cheroke
Kansas City Official Plans Steak Dinner Visit in LA
Otto P. Higgins, director of the Kansas City police, traveled to Los Angeles to see former Kansas City friends and planned a steak dinner. He brought Kansas City style steaks packed with dry ice in his grip for the gathering.
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Los Angeles
Otto P. Higgins
Kansas City
Higgins
Smith Not on Tammany Delegate List for State Dem Convention
New York August 11 The omission of former Governor Alfred E. Smith from the Tammany Hall delegate slate for the September New York State Democratic convention sparked speculation by his associates that he would not attend the gathering.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Tammany Hall
Ousted Director Dies Suddenly in Pittsburgh
Thomas A. Dunn, 72, former Director of Public Safety and head of Pittsburgh fire and police, died unexpectedly after a brief Cleveland trip. He collapsed and died soon after leaving the city council chamber following his discharge and his refusal to surrender his office.
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Pittsburgh
Public Safety
Thomas A. Dunn
William N. McNair
Consolidated Ice Company
Cleveland
Dunn
Woman's Bold Escape From Prison Van
Near Beckley West Virginia on August 11 guards counted prisoners and found one missing. Mrs Garnett Smith emerged from the jail with makeup ready and boarded a bus to begin a two year sentence for purse theft.
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Beckley
W. Va
Safety Drive Autos Coming For Two Days
Baltimore announces two day traffic safety demonstrations as part of a state police campaign. A trio of safety cars will tour Easton August 18 to 19 at Hancock and explain wrong versus proper driving. Hollywood driver Cliff Bergere performs the bad driving while State Officer Edward Crew shows correct maneuvers and Officer Robert Raleigh explains the contrasts.
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Baltimore
Easton
Hancock
Cliff Bergere
Hollywood
Cal
National Grange Leaders Gather for Maryland Conference
Hundreds of grange leaders from five states convene in College Park for a four day conference. Louis J. Taber, newly elected master of the National Grange, will deliver his first address to organization heads. Delegates are welcomed by University of Maryland President H C Byrd and will tour Greenbelt and the Resettlement Administration housing project at Berwyn on Friday.
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College Park
Grange
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
University of Maryland
H. C. Byrd
Greenbelt
Resettlement Administration
Berwyn
Democrats to Meet Jointly at City Park
A joint meeting of the Men's and Women's Democratic Organization Clubs of Hagerstown and Washington County will be held tomorrow night at 7 30 at the City Park in front of the band shell. Reports and speeches on campaign plans will be made by various members, and all members are urged to attend.
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Democratic
Hagerstown
Washington County
Shell
You can't fool a five year old young ster
Patrolman John MacDonald found a crying boy who insisted on a nickel as hush money. He offered a nickel, realized he had only a quarter, and after giving the quarter the boy refused, saying you promised me a nickel. MacDonald paused traffic to make proper change.
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Quincy, Mags
John MacDonald
MacDonald
Rebel Attack on Loyalists Under Way at Hendaye
At Hendaye France on August 14 an artillery duel opened along the rebel leftist front from San Sebastian to Iran. Shell bursts and machine gun fire were heard across the border as French residents watched from an international bridge, suggesting the assault on loyalist fortifications had begun.
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Hendaye
France
San Sebastian
Iran
International Bridge
Spanish rebel troops seize Tolosa in push toward San Sebastian
Spanish rebel forces today occupied Tolosa en route to the Bay of Biscay resort of San Sebastian, signaling a final desperate drive to wipe out resistance. The advance comes amid mounting pressure as nationalist troops push through the Basque region, altering the pace of the campaign.
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Associated Presa
IRGN
Spain
Tolosa
Bay of Biscay
San Sebastian
14 Railroad Freight Cars Robbed Here
Nine Pennsylvania railroad cars and five Western Maryland cars were broken into last night on tracks behind City Park. All cars held merchandise, seals broken, with evidence of removal from each car. Detectives suspect an organized gang familiar with rail yard movements used trucks or autos. Shippers must be checked to determine loot value.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Naval cadets banned from 49 counties during leave
Annapolis md aug 11 midshipmen at the naval academy were prohibited from visiting 49 counties in Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee due to an outbreak of infantile paralysis in those areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Perrott Sues Esther For Divorce In Court Today
Martin T. Perrott filed suit for divorce from Esther Perrott through attorney Martin W. Bostetter in court today. The action seeks dissolution of marriage and assigns no further details.
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Martin T. Perrott
Martin W. B. ‘Bostetter
Esther Perrott
Pope names Guilfoyle as Bishop of Altoona
Pope Pius named Monsignor T. Guilfoyle of Erie Pennsylvania to be Bishop of Altoona. The appointment announced from Rome on August 11 confirms a new religious leadership assignment for the Altoona diocese.
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Rome
Pius
Monsignor
T. Guilfoyle
Erie
Altoona
Dog days end as heat spell breaks this summer
Today marks the last of the dog days for this summer with cooler air expected after a prolonged heat period. Officials note the change may bring relief for residents and local outdoor activities resume in the coming days.
Former County Boy Credited With Important Scientific Discovery
A Washington County High School alumnus, Prof Russell E Marker of Pennsylvania State College, is credited with synthetizing theelin, a female sex hormone linked to secondary characteristics. He and Thomas Oakwood reportedly developed a method to produce theelin from ergosterol, irradiated to relate to Vitamin D, with applications in treating female disorders.
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Washington County
Russell E. Marker
James I. Marker
Hagerstown-Cearfoss Pike
School of Chemistry and Physics
Pennsylvania State College
Marker
Thomas
Oakwood
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GAS Service
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Dr. Thorpe
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Iowa Hospital
Thomas Dunn
Helen Clevenger
Martin Moore
Battery Park
Asheville
N. C
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