Shore Pair Reach Here for Meeting
Two delegates from the Crisfield Maryland post arrived to represent their section at the American Legion convention. Travel proved difficult with all roads out of Crisfield blocked. Norris used motor travel to a nearby point, then a boat to Baltimore and on by road to Hagerstown. Greer flew from Crisfield to Baltimore and then drove to the meeting city.
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American Legion
R. R. Norris
Alex. Greer
Crieffeld
Maryland
Norris Io
Criefield Post
Hagerstown
Crisfield
Criseld
Baltimore
Greer
Girl Killed During Duel At Chicago Cafe
Chicago August 26 a cafe near the loop was the scene of a revolver duel in which Florence Quinn a 22 year old grocery clerk was shot dead while taking breakfast. Restaurant owner Pappas was wounded in the hand and the robber fled after the fatal shot.
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Chicago
Florence Quinn
Loop
Albert Pappas
Pappas
Veteran Reds Pitcher Eppa Rixey Stricken Ill
Cincinnati, Aug 26 Eppa Rixey a 42 year old stalwart of the Reds pitching staff is seriously ill in a hospital with intestinal influenza. He fell ill while the team was in St Louis and could not pitch there, remaining behind for medical care on the eastern tour.
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Cincinnati
Eppa Rixey
Taainstay
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
St.Louis
Texas Votes For Repeal In Early Returns
Early statewide and Dallas precincts report support for repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and legalizing beer. In Houston scattered returns show repeal leads 181 to 15, while Dallas precincts tally 1,127 for repeal to 173 against. Austin coverage notes Texas vote on repeal and a 3.2 beer plan urged by national leaders.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
Dallas
Dallas Coun
Austin
United States
Morris Sheppard
Sheppard
Noted German Flier Killed In Plane Crash
Reinhold Poss, a well known German aviator, and a companion were killed today when their plane crashed into a church steeple during a three day air race around Germany in Brandenburg.
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Brandenburg
Germany
Reinhold Poss
Chop Off More German Heads headlines executions rise
Five persons in Germany were decapitated at dawn, bringing total executions under the Hitler regime to 31. At Torgau a widow Emma Thieme and two men were beheaded by a single axe stroke witnessed by about a dozen. In Butzbach Essen and Schweidnitz Silesia two more people died, one for political crime and one for ordinary murder.
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Berlin
Germany
Torgau
Emma Thieme
Butzbach
Essen
Schweidnitx
Silesia
Car Loadings on Increase Across All Freight Categories
The American Railway Association reported revenue freight car loadings for the week ending August 19 at 634,845 cars, up 12,086 from the prior week and 116,405 above the same week last year. All commodities rose except grain and grain products, forest products, and merchandise with loadings under one carload.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Crop Losses Hit Peach and Corn in Local County
Estimates show heavy losses from a recent storm, with peach crops taking the brunt and corn also damaged. Peach losses could reach large sums, while corn damage in the county runs around 25 000 to 20 000 dollars. Roads show minor washouts, with Frederick county bearing about 150 000 dollars in corn losses and 50 000 dollars in highway damage.
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Elbertas
Milton D. Moore
Raven Rock Road
Camp Ritchie
Frederick County
Shoemaker
Fire kills two children in Hudson restaurant blaze
In Hudson New York a fire destroyed the restaurant and second story home of Thomas Cruice. Two children died in the blaze while Cruice and four other children escaped unharmed.
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Hudson, N. Y
Thomas Cruice
Cruice
Hail Wheat Accord A Salvage From Wrecked Economic Parley
London reports an international wheat accord aims to stabilize prices. Twenty one nations sign a four month price floor of 63.08 cents per bushel with tariffs to be lowered, quotas revised, and export limits set. American representative Frederick E. Murphy hailed the move as key to world prosperity.
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London
United States
the Times
Frederick E. Murphy
Conference of Representatives
Mullendore Saved After Boats Crase at World Fair
Harold Mullendore of Gapland Maryland survived a near drowning when a speed boat collided with a cabin cruiser on Lake Michigan near Chicago. Three people on the speed boat died, while Mullendore and the others aboard the vessel survived. His Boonsboro companions and their daughters were among those who had traveled to the World’s Fair and anticipated returning later in the week.
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Harold Mullendore
Gapland Md
McPhail Paint Co
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Mullendere
Boonsboro
Edward Stith
Pauline
Mildred
Mullendore
Associated Press
Gapland
Thrse
Two Youths Struck By Cars In Washington County
Two youths were hit by cars within half an hour in Washington County. Jimmy Strine, 6, son of Floyd Strine, suffered a broken leg in two places and a facial gash, with possible internal injuries. Roy Poole, 13, son of Mrs. Millard Poole, sprained left ankle and was sent home later. Both were taken to the Washington County Hospital.
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Beth
Washington County Hospital
Jimmy
Floyd Strine
North Locust Street
G. R. Riggleman
North Mulberry Street
Wayside Avenue
Wayside School
Roy Poole
Millard Poole
East Antietam Street
Harry F. Raffensberger
South Cannon Avenue
Coxey Plans Senate Run Amid 80th Birthday Proof
Massillon dispatch reports General Jacob S. Coxey, famed for Army fame, announcing he will seek a United States Senate seat next fall. He says he believes he has an excellent opportunity to be elected and intends to be a candidate despite turning eighty.
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Coxey
Army Fame
Senate
Massillon
Jacob S. Coxey
United States Senate
Missionary Abilio Gallego Murder Reported Near Yuchao
Word from Shanghai states Father Abilio Gallego of the Spanish Augustinian mission was killed after being kidnapped by bandits while traveling near Yuchao in Hunan province. The Aug. 22 abduction ended in death, confirming the first reports of his murder.
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Shanghai
China
Abilio Gallego
Yuchaw
Hunan Province
Lindberghs Arrive in Copenhagen After Flight
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife landed in Copenhagen this afternoon after a flight from Lerwick in the Shetland Islands.
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Lindberghs
Copenhagen
Denmark
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lerwick
Shetland Islands
Five Held for Peach Theft Near Williamsport
Five men were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Daley for larceny of peaches from Potomac Orchard near Williamsport. Suspects include Frank Shaw Earl Bowers Elmer Obitts Eat Meloy and E Moats. They were jailed in the county seat.
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Daley
Potomac
Wwilliamsport
Frank Shaw
Earl Bowers
Elmer Obitts
Williamsport
Eat
Hawks Flight Unreported After Vancouver to Quebec Run
Montreal, Aug 26. Frank Hawks, American speed flier attempting a nonstop Vancouver to Quebec flight, was unre ported hours after passing Mattice Ont at 6 30 a m. It was feared he may have been forced down in northern Ontario.
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Hawks
Montreal
Frank Hawks
Vancouver
Québec
Mattice
Ont
D. S
Ontario
Drop Flowers On His Grave In Aerial Tribute At Dover
Flowers strewn on mud and water mark a 30 foot cross at Aviator Harold McMahon’s grave dug in the Tide near Leipsic. An aerial cortege of nine planes dropped roses, led by Clyde Panghorn with McMahon’s widow aboard, as thousands watched the ceremony. The Dover Legion and National Guard aided in services as rivers receded after a storm. A second item notes Joseph F. Matthews, 131 Winter Street, fined $100 for drunken driving.
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Del
Leipsic
Harold McMahon
Oyster Bay
40 Hour Week for Miners Tentatively Reached
Washington authorities report a tentative agreement between the United Mine Workers of America and a group of non union operators on a temporary 40 hour maximum work week for the mining industry. The six month trial would include a joint committee studying hours and potential wage increases to assess affordability.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Fear Denver man Victim of Kidnapers
Denver August 26. Justice agents and police search Colorado and Wyoming for Bernard Bitterman 28, a department store executive believed kidnapped by men who thought him a member of the May Company family. He disappeared after a telephone call claiming his brother Robert was injured and hospitalized. Alfred Thelus, store manager and Bitterman family friend, received a note from Cheyenne claiming “Your nephew is OK” and signed NRA.
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Denver
Department of ‘Justice
Colorado
Wyoming
Bernard Bitter- Than
David May
May Company
Atores
Bitterman
Robert
Alfred Thefus
Bitterman Familly
Cheyenne
Wyo
NRA
Thetus
Val
Milk price fight escalates as distributors warned
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania milk policy fuels cross state tension with Wisconsin threatening a ban on its products. Federal milk administrator Charles H Preston said dealers must obey the Philadelphia district order, promising license loss for selling below the set price. Farmers push back against price hikes while threatening strikes over returns.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Washington
Philadelphia
Charles H. Preston
Berks
Reading
Bridge Tender Victim Among Six Missing at Cambridge
Five of the six Hooper's Island missing persons were reported late today in Cambridge Maryland after a bridge structure collapsed. The body of the sixth was found floating, and James Riggin, a bridge tender, appeared to have been trapped when the structure gave way.
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Cambridge
Hooper's Island
James Riggin
Maryland Legion selects Caesar Reille as department commander
Caesar Jack Reille of Hyattsville was elected commander of the Maryland American Legion by a 125 to 66 vote at the 15th annual department convention closing in Baltimore. Major Howard W. Cutler of Silver Springs was the opponent. Aeillo named national committeeman to succeed Brig. General Milton Reckord as state officers to be chosen later. Baltimore chosen as 1934 convention city. Reille's rise traced from enlisted man to sergeant with deep legion service. The session featured a military parade and pageant at the Fairgrounds yesterday, followed by the wreck of the “40 and 5.”
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Caesar
Jack)’ Reille
Hyattsville
Maryland
Reille
Aeillo
Alcohol War Blamed for Two Murders in Buffalo
Police blame an alcohol war for a nighttime shooting that killed James Callea and his brother Samuel in front of a drink dispensary they operated. Two pedestrians, June Bander and Joseph Pariso, were wounded. the brothers died after transport to hospital. Authorities note a prior bitter argument with others may have spurred the attack.
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Buffalo
James
Big Jim) Callea
Samuel
Big Jin
June Bander
Joseph Pariso
Weekly Weather Outlook for North End Middle Allmatic States
Period begins Monday with showers on Tuesday and Wednesday and local showers toward week’s end. Cooler early in the period then warmer later.
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North End
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Potomac River
Antietam
Joseph F. Matthews
Winter Street
Richard Duffey
Victin
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