Arrests Spread as Cuba Aims to Quell Disturbances
Havana reports quiet changes as the government presses arrests of agitators tied to recent disturbances that prompted a sweep of constitutional guarantees. Dozens of warrants target nationalist leaders and antiadministration figures. some exiles flee to the United States while journalists face arrest for alleged reporting abuses. Juan Maza Y Artola, ex-congressman and National University professor, is among those detained on Interior Department orders. The island saw only brief rioting yesterday in Santa Clara province before settling into a tense calm.
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Havana
United States
Juan Maza Y Artola
The
National University
Department of Interior
Clanfuegos
Santa Clara
Washington County Historical Film To Be Shot
Warner Bros. theatres announces a film of historical Washington County points of interest directed by Alan Brabach. The project shows Fort Frederick and the Washington Monument at Boonsboro plus Antietam battlefield scenes to promote tourism through the local Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington County
Warner Bros. Theatres
Maryland
Colonial
Alan Brabach
Warner Bros
Chamber of Commerce
Old Fort Frederick
Boonsboro
Antietam
SCY
Hearings On Train Control Move Forward
Local Miller Train Control Corporation stockholders show strong interest as the Interstate Commerce Commission prepares hearings on automatic train control devices starting December 16. A commission member affirmed a favorable attitude toward automatic train control while Railway Age notes the issue remains alive. Miller's business expands from train control gear to highway signal lights with steady growth reported by officials.
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Miller “‘Train Control Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington Star
Railway Age
Miller
Amos n Andy at Williosport Lodge Entertainment
Amos n Andy appeared at Aaron Lodge of Odd Fellows in Willowsport after a regular meeting. William Hall portrayed Andy and Edward Palmer played Amos in a Gary Clarke style show. Luther League singers performed Christmas carols before refreshments.
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Amos
Andy
Aaron Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Willowsport
Potomac Lodge
Hagerstown
William Hall
Edward Palmer
Gary Claver
Luther League of the Lutheran Church
Poor to be cared for amid infectious disease crisis
Baltimore December 13. A state health department committee was appointed to devise measures for caring for poverty stricken victims of chronic infectious diseases. Dr. Robert H. Riley said penniless sufferers of chronic courageous maladies are increasing and the department lacks funds and authority to help them.
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Baltimore
Robert H. Riley
State Department
J T Gillian Dies at 68 After Car Accident and Heart Attack
John T Gillian longtime resident of this city died suddenly at his home from a heart attack following injuries from a Saturday auto crash. He was 68, employed by Emmett Hardware, and survived by multiple children. Funeral at his home Monday at 2 30 pm with Rev Fesperman officiating. Burial in Rest Haven cemetery.
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John T. Gillian
Antietam Street
Gillian
St. Thomas
Krohrersville
Emmett Hardware Company
Christ Reformed Church
Roy D. Kaetzel
Martin M. Gillian
Frank &. Gillian
Philadelphia
John. N. Gillian
Baltimore
Thomes G. Gillian
Harrisburg
Milton H. Gillian
Fesperman
Rest Haven
Coffman Funeral Home
Charles B. Spigler
Thomas A. Spigler
Washington Avenue
West Washington Street
Spigler
Charles B., Jr
Thomas A
Hagerstown
Jane
John
Almer
Harry
Zechariah Pomeroy
G. I. Rider
Rose Hill Cemetery
Sara Schamer Kreps
Emory Kreps
William Semler
Halffield
N. J
Kreps
Williamsport
Hatfield
Reymond Semler
Albert Leaf
Bagby Stresses Tidewater Route Value to Western Maryland
Baltimore December 13 The new Western Maryland Railway president George P Bagby outlined a Tidewater to Lakes Tail route to be enabled by new rails on the Pittsburgh and West Virginia line He noted the route’s importance to Baltimore and the port as a freight link and praised terminal efficiency at McComas Street while drawing on historical ties to Lincoln and Gettysburg remarks from colleagues and local leaders.
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Baltimore
Western Maryland Railway
George P. Bagby
Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Virginia
Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific Railroad
Western Maryland
Omaha
Bagby
Gray
Mr. Bagby
Lfe
Maryland
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Union Pacific
California
Union
McComas Street
BLY
Union Trust absorbs smaller bank in Baltimore merger
Union Trust Company, Baltimore, with resources over 77 million, takes over American Trust Company formed in 1926 with 2.544 million in assets as of January 1. Deposits are guaranteed, withdrawals unrestricted, and American Trust to continue as a separate entity under Union Trust management. The deal had unanimous director approval and backing from the Baltimore Clearing House.
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Baltimore
Union Trust Company
American Trust Company
Union Trust
Graham Boyce
Clearing House Association
Clearing House
Waldo Newcomer
Boyce
American Trust
Sunday Boxing Is Outlawed in London by Blue Law
London officials refused to license Sunday boxing bouts after hearings by the British board of boxing control and the imperial alliance for defense of Sunday. The move follows a court ruling that Sunday movies are illegal under a 150 year old statute, with legal challenges expected from both sides.
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London
British Board of Boxing Control
Imperial Alliance For Defense of Sunday
London Council
Spelling Bee Ends With Marion Student Triumph
In Princess Anne Maryland ten Marion High School reps faced ten from Washington High in a spelling contest. Guillotine proved the decisive word, ending most competitors until a conference recalled those still standing. Miss Paulie Marshall spelled Filibuster to give Marion victory over Washington.
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Princess Anne
Marion High School
Washington High School
Marion
Paulie Marshall
Washington
How Rival Coaches Size Up Contest
New York December 18 Rival coaches preview the Army Navy game outlining doubt and confidence. Navy coach Bill Ingram says he hopes his team surprises but doubts a victory while Army coach Maj Ralph Sasse predicts both teams will play to win and notes rest could make the game a real battle.
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New York
Bill Ingram
Navy
Maj
Ralph
Sasse
Army
Cry Baby Killers Die In The Chair at Sing Sing
Three teenage bandits known as cry baby killers were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing after Governor Roosevelt refused clemency. James Bolger 19 James Butler 20 and Italio Ferdinand 22 were convicted of fatally shooting Charles Bauer during a Westbury holdup on February 4 and reportedly confessed to seven robberies. They shared a final meal of roast veal and ice cream prior to the sentence.
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Ossining
Long Island
James Bolger
James Butler
Italio Ferdinand
Sing Sing
Roosevelt
Charles Bauer
Westbury
N. Y
Kidnapping Charge Brings Cleveland Man to Pennsylvania
George Weiss of Cleveland was arrested at Shenandoah Pennsylvania on kidnapping charges for abducting 10 year old Anna Szakacas from Cleveland six months earlier. The report notes use of bloodhounds and a large posse aiding the manhunt near Geary Lake Atchison Kansas.
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George Weiss
Cleveland
Shenandoah, Pa
Anna Szakacas
Atchison, Kas
Geary Lake
Atchison
Farmers State Bank
Wathera
Funeral Attendees Honor Senator Overman in Senate Chamber
Washington reports Hoover and Supreme Court members among diplomats attending funeral services for Senator Overman in the Senate chamber. Also note December 18 report of three youths executed at Sing Sing for killing a druggist during a hold-up.
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Washington
Hoover
The
Supreme Court and
Ditomats
Senator Overman
Senate Chamber
Obbining
Sing Sing
Demonstration Quelled as Regiment Quiets Chowpatty Sands
In Bombay on December 13, British East Lancashire Regiment troops cleared a nationalist demonstration on Chowpathy Sands. A man was killed while lying in the street during the unrest.
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Bombay
Inia
Sen
East Lancashire Regiment
Chowpathy Sands
Stock Market Opens Week With Mixed Losses In Early Trading
The New York market fell to new lows early in the two hour session and drifted lower through the first half hour. Moderate activity followed as investors absorbed yesterday's failed rally and sold into weakness. U S Steel Bethlehem International Harvester Consolidated Gas and Union Pacific hit new lows while volume reached 1,609,000 shares.
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New York
Mercantile Reviews
Youngstown Steel
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Interternational Harvester
Consolidated Gas
Union Pacific
BUX
Quotations from Hemphil Noyes firm at Grand Bidg W Washington
A dated note lists stock quotations provided by Hemphil Noyes & Co of Grand Building, West Washington. The item records current prices and market levels for investors examining the day’s financial movements.
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Hemphil, Noyes & Co
Grand Bidg
W. Washington
Christmas Gift Comes as Job Policy
New York reports Mayor Walker’s proclamation urging giving jobs as a Christmas gift. Baltimore Builders agree to winter contracts at cost. Frederick J Funston Jr parachutes into the bay after a fall from a plane and is rescued. he trains as a commercial pilot. Washington notes adjustments planned for the night lighting of the Washington Monument.
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New York
Walker
Job
Cort
Baltimore
Caterpillar Club
Oakland
California
Frederick J. Funston
Confesses to His Part in Station Job Case
Deputy Geuff and officers followed leads to Martinsburg where Baker confessed to the station robbery. He admitted spending 30 of the stolen funds on a car and losing the rest while fleeing. About 50 dollars was taken from the safe. Baker, once from Hagerstown, had been living in Martinsburg.
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Mitted
Geuff
Hugh Frush
Jack and
Hammond
Berkeley County
Baker
Martinsburg
Thrush
Gouff
Williamsport
Keedysville
Hagerstown
Compromise Offer aims to break Musele Shoale deadlock in House
Representative John Q. Tilson of Connecticut says House conferees prepared a new compromise to end the Musele Shoale stalemate. Cold weekend forecast as Keedysville observer notes a drop from 41 at sunset. North Chelmsford reports the quietly married ceremony of John J. Raskob Jr and Minerva Agronson in New Haven. Raskob is son of the Democratic National Committee chair.
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John Q. Tilson
Connecticut
House
J. A. Miller
Keedysrville
North Chelmsford
Mass
Der
Tohn J. Raskob, Jr
Minerva Agronson
New Haven
Conn
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Einstein's Ovation at Netropolitan Carmen Performance
At Netropolitan on December 12 Einstein receives a standing ovation during a performance of Carmen. The crowd applauds the renowned physicist as he attends the show in New York.
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New York
Einstein
Netropolitan
Imports Into China From U S Are Off
Washington reports warned that duties in China may rise early in 1936 and cut American exports to China. Officials expect tobacco, autos, and accessories to be hardest hit as sales decline under higher duties. Dec 20 Mt Briar shooting match advertised by GEO W ABBOTT Keedysville with poultry prizes and shooting events.
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Washington
China
State Department
Far Eastern Republic
United States
Mt. Briar
Geo. W. Abbott
Keedysville
Lawyers Who Prey on Vets Being Caught
Washington reports that lawyers and dishonest guardians are being caught as Major William Wolff Smith, general counsel for the Veterans Bureau, cites nearly a million dollars saved annually for veterans through vigilance. Guardian embezzlements in 1927 totaled $1,615,775 with $734,000 recovered. for the last fiscal year recoveries reached $285,613 from about $400,000.
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Washington
William Wolff Smith
Veterans’ Bureau
Bureau
Guardian
Probing Big Embezzlement Case Unfolds
Los Angeles detectives widen a systematc inquiry into Gil bert H Besasmyer Guaranty Building and Loan official who yesterday confessed misappropriating more than 8 million dollars Rupert E Fleury vice president and auditor of Guaranty Company testified before the grand jury and Beesmyer was indicted for grand theft for five years officials say they knew of the misuse. Indians of the Blackfeet tribe honor Mrs John F Sippel president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs with tribal name Princess Red Flower Woman Treasury certificates oversubscribed more than three times Halfway Cider Press advertises Gal per bottle for sale.
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Los Angeles
Gilbert H. Besasmyer
Guaranty Building and Loan Association
Rupert E. Fleury
Guaranty Company
Beesmyer
Washington
Montana
John F. Sippel
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Princess Red Flower Woman
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Charles A. Shepherd
J.T. Gillian
Oliver .M. Kyser
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American Trust Co
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Nery
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Stoek
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Heth Steel
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Woolworth
Chicago
Eastern Grain Growers
Wareham Building
Hageratown, Md
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Chicago Board of Trade
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Catengo
Mira
Kamans City
Les Buenos Aires
Monument
Hazard
Washington Monument
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BIG City” Service
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Fred W. Krais
N. Potomac
Huerta Ritter
Connant Hatch
St. Joseph
Mich
U.S
Treasury
Kayser Hose
Kayser
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