Gas blasts threaten Utica business district
Utica New York residents watched as a new gas blast at 9 40 am sent a manhole cover 20 feet into the air endangering 12 city officials including Chief of Police Doll. Guards manned a six block zone while workers battled underground fires and temp repairs. 4 000 people stayed away as fears grew of water main bursts and wider gas seepage near the First National Bank block.
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Utica
N. Y
Nicholas Doll
First National Bank
New $250 000 Post Office Opens Monday in Hagerstown
Hagerstown to formally open its new $250 000 post office next Monday morning. Lock boxes available to renters Sunday with hours to be announced. Postmaster Hartle says building turned over by Spence Bros. and inspectors and is complete. Saturday mail move planned to avoid extra work. one city delivery day to dispose of mail. Building designed for substantial postal growth in coming years.
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Hagerstown
Jacob T. Hartle
Hartle
Spence Bros
Post Office
Sheriff and deputy wager over smoking abstinence
Frederick Maryland reports Deputy Sheriff George W. Abrecht caught Sheriff Roy M. Hiltner smoking, prompting a steak dinner bet. The wager was who could refrain from smoking longer. the first to smoke would pay.
Fire drives residents from West Side tenements in cold
A New York City fire at two West Side five story tenements sent seven people crying and 25 children into near freezing air. A vigilant patrolman pounded doors with his nightstick to rouse occupants and seal off the blaze in the early hours.
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New York
West Side
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Atlantic Waters
Weather Bureau predicts fair and continuing cold tonight then fair and milder Thursday. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras shows fresh west and northwest winds over the north part and fresh north winds over the south with partial cloudiness tonight and Thursday. Chesapeake Bay remains partly cloudy to clear with cold nights and milder days Thursday. Thursday low 10 to 15 and high 25 to 30 degrees. northerly winds easing to variable.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
North
South
Chesapeake Bay
Chicago Banker Sworn as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Wayne C. Taylor of Chicago was sworn in as assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He was immediately assigned to direct gold, silver and foreign exchange movements for the department.
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Washington
Wayne C. Taylor
Chicago
Water mains burst flood Broad Street area
Two water main breaks on North Broad Street flooded the street and a section of the Broad Street subway early today. Paving was torn up by the force of water.
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Philadelphia
North Broad Street
Broad Street
Goodyear Factory Blockaded by Pickets in Akron
Thousands of pickets in sub zero temperatures halted factory and office operations at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron. The blockade covered many acres and stopped most entrances today.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Frozen Cat Revived After Pole Standoff
George Coleman's pet cat was chased by a dog and frozen stiff up a pole in the 800 block of South Potomac street yesterday. After cold water immersion and other ministrations, the cat was revived and appears none the worse today.
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George Coleman
Coleman
South Potomac Street
Five Coast Guard crewmen summoned in Tangier ice death inquiry
Crisfield Md Feb 19 Five members of the Coast Guard Cutter Trains crew were summoned to testify in a board of inquiry into the death of State Police Sgt Wilbert V Hunter who perished on Chesapeake Bay ice while delivering food to Tangier Island. Witnesses said there was no immediate need for food on Tangier when the expedition started and that Major Enoch Garey warned. The inquiry chair invited the cutter's commanding officer to attend.
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Crisfield
Coast Guard
Wilbert V. Hunter
Chesapeake Bay
Tangier Island
Hunter
Travis
Board of
Harry W. Nice
Tangier
Enoch B. Garey
First Hose Fire Company Banquet Planned for Tomorrow
The 20th annual banquet of the First Hose Fire Company will be held tomorrow evening at the Masonic Temple. Members meet at the Hose hall at 6 30. The committee expects 300 attendees. Entertainment includes music a real floor show and other novelty features.
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First Hose Fire Company
Masonic Temple
Aksum Plain Seen As Outlet For Italy Overpopulation
Aksum Plain in Ethiopia is described as vast and fertile, with rich black soil promising wealth for Italy through agricultural development. The article compares soil to Mississippi valley lands and hints at possible oil and mineral prospects, noting ongoing agricultural experiments in Tembein province.
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Aksum
Italy
Askum
Ethiopia
New York
Aksun
California
Klondike
Texas
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Montana
Tembein
Mississippi Valley
North America
Nile
Board Moves To End Courthouse Loitering
County commissioners backed the February Grand Jury's call to clear courthouse corridors of loafers panhandlers and marriage license runners and announced the sheriff will issue orders next Tuesday to stop loitering within the building. Business people complain of jostling and being unable to pass the main corridor due to crowds and panhandling.
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Board of County Commissioners
Grand Jury
Two Lawyers Face Probe In Federal Case
In Baltimore on February 19 two Washington attorneys, Robert C. McNeill and John W. Cleaton, were ordered to appear in District Court on March 13 to answer complaints of alleged unethical conduct. The action follows a Frederick county bankruptcy case and reports by Holden S. Felter and the Frederick County Bar Association, citing unexplained multi localities and questioned fees from George W. Horman and Thomas F. Culler.
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Baltimore
United States District Court
Washington
Frederick County
Robert C. McNeill
John W. Cleaton
Holden S. Felter
Frederick County Bar Association
Bar Association
McNeill and Cleaton
George W. Horman
Thomas F. Culler
Doctor Amputates Arm From Ladder in Lowell Accident
Lowell Mass February 19 A surgeon on a swinging ladder amputated John McCoy arm after it was jammed between a crane car and a steel girder fifty feet above ground He remained conscious throughout the operation and was in critical condition at a hospital Firemen and workmen freed him after an hour of struggle before Dr N Gillmor Long performed the amputation.
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Lowell
Mass
John McCoy
Lowell Gas Light Company
N. Gillmor Long
McCoy
Dr. Long
City Council Recreates Street Superintendent Post
City officials restored the street superintendent role after a campaign promise of economy in the street department. The move followed public outcry over street cleaning failures and the merging of roles in city offices. Joseph D. Baker was appointed street superintendent, aligning with political factions as the mayor pursues a congressional nomination, increasing taxpayers’ burden with a new salary.
Baker Named New Street Superintendent in Hagerstown
Joseph D. Baker, a local contractor, was appointed by the City Council in a special session to serve as Hagerstown street superintendent following an ordinance that separated the offices of street superintendent and city engineer. The vote was 4 to 1 with Democrat Lee Elgin opposing the creation of the new post. The Board of Street Commissioners holds appointment authority.
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Joseph D. Baker
Hagerstown
I. M. Wertz
Lee Elgin
Four Firemen Die In Blaze At Columbus Ohio
Four Columbus firemen died in a three alarm blaze that devastated a 72 year old lodge hall near the state capitol. Captains Otto Ignatz and Robert Welsh and Fireman Herbert Harrington were crushed by a falling wall. Lieutenant Harry McFadden died later in hospital. Fireman Oliver Metzger remained missing as a rear wall collapsed trapping him under bricks.
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Columbus, CO
Otto Ignatz
Robert Welsh
Herbert Harrington
Harry MccFadden
Oliver Metzger
Odd Fellows Temple
Ohio
Capitol
Firmen
Ignatz and
Harrington
MccFadden
Donahoe
Earl Ruhl
John O
Blown From Car Hurts Miss Benchoff in Maryland
Miss Harriette Benchoff was blown from an automobile by wind near Frederick Maryland while riding with Robert Ridgely Jr. She was thrown from the machine when opening a door to discard paper. She is the daughter of Walter Benchoff horsemanship instructor at Hood College.
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Robert Ridgely, Jr
Miss Benchoff
Walter Benchoff
Hood College
Court to rule on tax on used auto sales
Maryland Court of Appeals considers if used auto dealers owe the 1 percent gross receipts tax. The appeal by the state overturns a Baltimore City Superior Court ruling, with potential tax revenue totaling about 200000 over the tax’s life.
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Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Maryland
Superior Court
Baltimore City
Doctor rides mine motor to救 Halbritter home
Dr C R McGuffie received an emergency call at R H Halbritter’s home but roads were snowbound two miles away. Superintendent N W Montgomery of a nearby mine operated a mine motor and ferried the doctor underground to an exit just feet from the residence, enabling swift aid.
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Tunneltown
C. R. MecGuffie
R. H. Halbritter
N. W. Montgomery
Dr. McGuffie
Halbritter
Spanish government resigns as Radicals appear to win
The Spanish government led by Premier Manuel Portela Valladares resigned today amid an apparent election victory by the Radical parties. The cabinet had been in power since December 30.
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Associated Presa
Madrid
Manuel Portela Valladares
Coast Guard hunts derelict Greek freighter after rescue at sea
The Greek freighter Stefanos Costomenis, carrying phosphates, was abandoned 590 miles off Virginia after its 33 crew members were rescued in heavy seas by U S City of Newport News. The rescue was led by Captain Robert H. Wright following an emergency transfer of personnel aboard the Newpark News. The Coast Guard continued searches for the derelict vessel in the wintry North Atlantic.
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New York
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
U. S
Newport News
Robert H. Wright
Virginia
Stefanos Costomenis
Depositors To Get A Payment At Citizens Bank
A five percent payment of the principal of certificates of beneficial interest in the Depositors Recovery Account at Citizens Bank Keedysville will be paid shortly. Holders are directed to present certificates at the bank on or before February 27 to collect.
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Citizen's Bank
Keedysville
Hurt When Car Hits A Sled
Melvin Clark of Conococheague was badly cut on the hip and his young daughter Kathleen narrow ivy escaped serious harm when a sled they were using was struck by a car while crossing a highway. They were returning from an aunt’s visit across the creek. the sled was damaged and the child was thrown into a snowbank.
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Melvin Clark
Conococheague
Kathleen Narrowlvy
Clark
Ned Bragonier
Joe E Brown jokes about tonsil surgery in Hollywood
Hollywood, February 19. Joe E Brown, the big mouthed film comedian, underwent tonsillitis treatment today. He quipped that the doctors would have little trouble reaching his tonsils and offered a light remark on his medical woes.
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Hollywood
Calif
Joe E. Brown
Hauptmann execution date set for week of March 30
Trenton New Jersey February 19 1936 Hauptmann the Lindbergh baby murderer faces a March 30 execution date set by Supreme Court Justice Thomas W Trenchard. Previous dates were delayed by appeals and a governor reprieve.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Flemington
Court of Errors and Appeals
United States
Trenchard
Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
David T. Wilents
David T. Wilentz
Two Charged in Hold-Ups Involving Raffensberger and Britti
The Sheriff’s office reports arrests on indictments for Herbert Raffensberger and Joseph Britti. They face charges of robbing H. W. Gallian on High Street several nights ago, and Raffensberger is also indicted for holding up Alvey G. Hart on Church Street. Hart could not identify the gunman. The pair are alleged to have participated in the Gallian robbery.
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Herbert Raffensberger
Joseph Britti
H. W. Gallian
High Street
Raffensberger
Alvey G. Hart
Church Street
Hart
Billionaire seeks $10 pension in Milwaukee
George Kaemmerer, 68, applied for a $10 monthly county pension in Milwaukee. He brought to court a cache of 9,000,000,000 German marks from the postwar era, claiming they represented an investment of about $40,000 saved before 1923 as a baker and tavern operator.
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Milwaukee
George Kaemmerer
Criminal Court Opens Tomorrow In State District Court
Tomorrow the criminal court convenes with most cases set for trial. The Pappas murder case is reserved for next week. Judge David A Robb and Judge Wagaman are expected to preside. Pappas has pled guilty to the slaying of Davia L Buchanan. testimony will determine the degree of guilt.
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Pappas
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