Two Attorneys Engaged Might Plead Insanity
Govan Morton father of miner Runsel Morton faced Cumberland jail contact with his son for the first time since the murder of his wife and two daughters. After the conference, Morton hired David A. Robb and Brooke Whiting, Cumberland lawyers. The accused showed mental and physical distress and appeared unable to eat or sleep, with a possible move to the hospital tomorrow. A nighttime guard was placed after a failed suicide attempt. a glass of milk was the only intake today. State’s Attorney Huster and Investigator Boyle searched the Morton home for missing funds from Wyoming reportedly connected to the crime, finding uncle George W. Wintoth removing traces. Continued on Page 12.
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Govan Morton
Runsel Morton
Allegany County
Cumberland
Whit
Faller
Aon
David A. Robb
Brooke Whiting
Marton Thornerderer
Rollapas
May Bal
Tie Hospital
Williamy A. Huster
Ferrince J. Boyle
Hocerie
W Otter Morton
Wyoming
George W. Wintoth
Morton
State Road crews clear snow from vast network
State Roads Commission plow trucks under district engineer Leo T. Downey completed four weeks of continuous snow removal across major routes. Crews operated from Cumberland and Hancock to Hagerstown and outward toward Camlaad and surrounding areas, marking a sustained clearing effort.
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State Roads Commission
Uni
Leo T. Downey
Peasihly
Lesa Dungerava
Cumberland
Hancock
Hagerstown
Polhtd Enal
Gablind
Binle Tine
Camlalad
Senate balks at highway funding cut amid economy push
Feb 4. The air administration economy program faced Senate opposition as it advanced the Sterling Road plan to appropriate 160 million dollars for Federal road dollars in the next three years. Funds would be split into annual 76,090,000 installments for 1926 and 1927, while Coolidge urged restricting federal road aid to align with policy and budget cuts. Senator Maugham of Connecticut proposed eliminating the road aid appropriation amid broad support.
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Waslington
Senate
Congress
Coolidge
Maugham
Connecticut
Zadyer
Blizzard Fatal to 100 at Trebizond Armenia
A deadly blizzard in Trebizond Armenia caused the collapse of numerous houses. Reports from the area today indicate that about 100 people perished in the storm and related building collapses.
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Armenia
Aulta
Constantinovln
Trebizond
Thorn Failure to Locate Body Stirs Search End
Thorn general manager of the Thorn Reed Leather Company in Apalachicola with Albert Etinkle a prominent merchant of New City inquired after two weeks without success. The attempt employed government hydroplanes and divers to recover the bodies as rumor spread of a possible current carried deaths. Thorn, 24, married and a foreman in the Lumber Company, was related by in law to Dr Brumbach.
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Thorn
Thorn-Reed Leither Company
Apiachicola
Via
Albert Etinkle
Joe
Rheng
I. IL Brumbach
Thinefty
Georga A
Phorn-Recel Lumber Company
Sall Avery
Bandits Feared Machine Guns in Denton Siege
Four bandits harried a fortress with hidden weapons and surrendered to Sheriff Fry this afternoon. None were killed, but injuries occurred during the clash with guards. Mr. J Hongon Dowar of Williamsport sprained an ankle in a fall at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs Eugene McCardall.
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Denton
Tex
Sheri
J. Hongon Dowsar
Williamapore
and Airs
Eugene McCardall
Episcopal modernists in Chicago church convention
Bishop Charles P. Anderson at the 88th annual Protestant Episcopal diocese of Chicago convention praised evolution and labeled fundamentalists out of date. He said evolution aligns with God’s teachings and that scientific knowledge benefits religion, signaling a modernist stance among Episcopalians.
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Ghigago
Dn Huntley
Charles P. Anderson
Chicago
Anderson
Freight Engineer Beats Death In 4 Minute Run
Vowart A. Pentz, a brakeman on the Western Maryland Railroad, suffers a crushed leg after an engine collides with a siding at the Siriv ar Canning Company's plant. Rescue teams rush him to Baltimore in a dramatic family run lasting under 40 minutes aboard a locomotive with two caretakers aboard.
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Vowart A. Pentz
Western Maryland Railroad
Baltimore
Westminster
Baltiore
Sirivar Canning Company
Boy Accused Of Taking Pocketbook
A 12 year old boy on George Street is to be given a hearing this afternoon at 2 o clock on a charge of stealing a pocketbook. The youth allegedly took the bag during a visit to a local home and more items remained in the pocketbook than initially described by the defendant. Police recovered the pocketbook and are investigating additional items reportedly missing.
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Citizon
George Islréet
Furmils
Atealis
Medating Conk
Dero d. Jam Tan Small
West Washington Street
Roxtendayeran
Figler
Brown
Amtas Cook
Sahie
Whieh
Lawer
Weaver
West Virginia Opposes Phone Rate Increase Hearing
The West Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments on a petition by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co on a proposed rate increase this afternoon. The hearing was delayed yesterday due to a heavy docket, and the case centers on telephone service charges.
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West Virginia
Supreme Court
Chanleston
W. Vas
Argimenty
Mereboy and the Dance Riot at Punkstown Hall
A magistrate hears testimonies about a youth named Mereboy and a drunken dance at Red Men Hall in Funkstown. Mrs Hines defends her son while police describe a near riot, with several youths intoxicated and removed. The incident stirs calls to close the venue to prevent further trouble.
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Ming
Kaetig Hines
Efren
Basil
Clyde
Dane
Red Men's Hall
Punkstown
Diphtheria outbreak worsens in Nome
Dr. Curtis Welch reports 29 days into the epidemic with 41 suspects and 100 noncontact cases. Ten new infections in the last five days, antitoxin shipments and dog sled routes 400 miles long, state health board appeals to Governor Bone for rapid serum delivery by air to Nome.
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Nome
Curtis Welch
Welch
Rolaya
Ovar
State Board of Health
Scott C. Bone
Suncare
Coolidge to Call Senate Session for Inauguration Day
Washington report states President Coolidge will convene a special 24 hour Senate session on March 4 to swear in the vice president and continue Cabinet business as the new Congress prepares for inauguration.
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Washington
Coolinga
Senate
Cabhiet Norking
Hotel Co. Gets Property Deed
The David Schhntel property, used as the present Colonial Hotel, was transferred to Pratt Land Jur. K. Hamilton, owners of the hotel, for about $64,000. They announced plans to build a novenatory annex on the Schindol and McLaughlin sites, with work to begin in April.
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David Schhntel
Pratt Land Jur
K. Hamilton
Schindol
McLaughlin
Hearing Aid Request Sparks Odd Telephone Company Tale
A patron asked for a new mouthpiece claiming poor hearing at the Telephone Company office while another country patron requested a snout be sent to repair a broken mouthpiece. The fragments describe unusual complaints about telephone equipment and sound.
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Thieata Rnling
Sines
Turks Prepare for Conflict at Adrianople Front
Athens reports renewed Turkish military build up on the Adrianople frontier amid rising anti Turkish sentiment. Greek officials say Turkey seeks to force back Patriarch Constantine exiled from Constantinople and threaten arbitration with the League of Nations.
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Athens
Adrianople
Criminus
Constantinos
Constantinopla
Fire damages garage as truck stored inside sparks blaze
Neighbors reported a blaze at a frame garage on Salem avenue near Winter Boulevard around 9 PM. Investigators found burlap under a machine in a Turner ton-ton truck, and the fire started after the truck was driven into the garage. Police continued inquiries.
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Neen
Waa
Extliguiz
I.mh
Turtoy
Salem Avenue
Turner
Nhe Lailding
Deg Bellova
Machina
Talks to Rotary on radio talk by Stonebraker
The Rotary Club heard a January attendance report and a lecture by Stonebraker from the M C A on radio. The fragmented clipping notes an Italian talk and attendance figures around the month January.
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Rotary
Tratary Club
Tnt
Itolariana Mat
M.C. A
Sohn B Stonebraker
Murder Trial Rumors Surround Looming In Coshocton Case
Reports allege Clara McCerdy known as Granda faces first degree murder charges tied to a deadly stabbing and suspected poisoning for money near Coshocton. Her daughter cautions her against the alleged crime and potential motives are linked to a $5 fortune.
Fishpots 10 Hold Hearing Today on Potomac River Issue
State Ganiao Warden B and State Conservation Commissioner expected to attend a public hearing in the Potomac Club room of the Odd Fellows Temple. The meeting follows a recent order to remove fishpots from Usa Motonae river, drawing protests from fishpot owners and sportsmen who warn removal hurts fishing and local livelihoods. Public discussion will feature both sides with testimony from Nagaratown sportsmen and county residents.
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Ganiao
le Comple
Swepsonaria
Potomac Club
Odd Fellows
Lee
USA Motonae River
Canty Contristovers
Armingames
Nagaratown
Benebelal
Mts
Mayfield Will Stay in Senate
Mayfield remains in the Senate as reports indicate continued service. Details about tenure, party alignment, and related events are unclear in the fragmented OCR text.
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Mayfield
Senate
Cave explorer Freed After Foot Boulder Traps Rescue Delays
Floyd Gatling remains trapped in a cave near Cave City Kentucky as a rock slide blocks the mouth. Rescue teams work with a Chicago couple and a physician to plan amputation of his swollen toe to free him. A second rock fall worsens the danger and delays full rescue, while authorities await next steps.
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Louisville
W. H. Hazlett
Harold Jones
Chicago
Cave Guy
Floyd Calling
Cand Cave
Collins Dow
de. Hazlett
Dr. Jones
Kentucky
RESCUE WORK SAVES BIRDS IN THE COUNTY
Sportsmen of Hagerstown and county farmers assisted in bird rescue efforts after a recent incident. Lead by Troger Cook a party entered the county and found two coveys in a farmable area once owned by J. Korney Young. Tenant Al Dayton moved blinds to shelter birds. Near Clear Springs Mr Coa reported fathees preparing setters and plang feed in a raview of bats. The work aims to protect survivors and roosts and asks for continued care and restraint from residents.
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Hagerstown
Rhealow
Terate Cauditon
Suva
Troger
Cook
J. Korney Young
al Dayton
Clearapring Mtr
Coa
Conductors and Trainmen Win Pay Equal to Eastern Roads
A legal action by the Railway Conductors Association seeks to require pay parity with Eastern roads. The case involves several railroad lines and unions and questions wage, hours, and working conditions. The ruling covers Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and other cities, with the February 1 effective date noted for wage changes.
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Lucille Gplen
Peggy Joya
Wad
Martin H. Jones
New York
Bay Ts
W. M. Brakeman
Baltimore Hospital
Mereboy
Saya
Glyde
Hotel Co
Greece
Hague
League
Michalakoupulos
Declnobran
Constantinople
Laguna Court
Nowspapers
Balonika
Ecumenical
United States
Real
Lisage Guitare Friecoetst
Edisera
Cave Gity
Floyd
Gatling
Cave
Collins
Collings
Reb
Hota Devistan
Tianher Board
Sapa
Agolnakha
Arbor Rattromt Company
Ened
Ronn
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