Woman Slays Doctor Who Treated Her Patient in Reading
In Reading Pennsylvania a 20 year old named Frances Sep sie shot and killed Dr Paul R Hess after pursuing him from his car to his office. She claimed the doctor had treated her for a glandular disorder and her mother and sister had died after injuries. The doctor leaves a widow Helen Hess and was a Mercersburg Academy and University of Pennsylvania alumnus.
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Reading
Paul R. Hesa
Frances Sepaie
Hess
Helen Hess
Reading Woman's Club
Mercersburg Academy
University of Pennsylvania
Engineers Confer On Geodetic Work Here
Charles F. Kling and F. W. Brown were summoned to Washington to coordinate with State representatives on U S Coastal and Geodetic Survey efforts in Maryland. Kling helped form two ten engineer teams. Brown will lead Marpers Perry area work while Kling directs Hagerstown vicinity efforts. Brown is Johns Hopkins graduate. Kling is Penn State graduate and former Tas kerstown assistant city engineer.
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Charles F. Kling
F .W. Brown
Washington
U.S
Maryland
Kine
Mr. Brown
Baltimore
Marpers Perry
Kineling
Hagerstown
Brown
Johns Hopkins
B. & QO. Railroad
Kline
Penn State College
Taskerstown
Ambrose Reappointed Greencastle Police Chief
Oscar A. Ambrose, former Wagerstown officer and Greencastle chief for years, has been reappointed to the post. The hirings and commissioners declared Ambrose's work satisfactory, despite another applicant being considered.
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Oscar A. Ambrose
Wagerstown
Greencastle
Tost
Int Ambrose
Roosevelt Plans New Messages To Congress And Major Finance Changes
Democratic leaders moved to end debate on administration criticism as President Roosevelt prepared fresh messages. The Senate recessed after the first attack on the administration while the House focused on extending liquor control to the capital. He plans to outline views on the St Lawrence waterway and a proposed 200 million dollar Federal corporation to back farm credit bonds with 2 billion in bonds issued.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
National
St Lawrence
Powerso
Officer Ray to answer road charge in fatal Frederick crash
A warrant charging Officer James Ray of the Hagerstown police with failing to keep to the right of the center of the highway was issued at Frederick. The charge stems from a collision with Wilbur Evans near Frederick, in which William H. Bradley was fatally injured and died 24 hours later. The case arises from a coroner inquest and will proceed to a hearing with witnesses from Philadelphia.
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Frederick
James Ray
Hagerstown
William H. Bradley
Guy K. Matter
Sergt
A. E. Markley
Ray
Philadelphia
Wilbur Evans
Bradley
Evans
Byrd Expedition Ends Antarctic Poultry Farm
On the Admiral Byrd flagship en route to Little America, the first Antarctic poultry farm aboard the ship dies as Knute Pete the red rooster is killed or abandoned. The flock of six hens and two roosters disappears by Easter Island, leaving three cows and Teeberg the hull calf as survivors during foggy voyage toward the destination.
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Admiral Byrd
Little America
Mackay
Knute Pete
Easter Island
Teeberg
Harrisburg to crack down on barnstorming pilots and fields
Harrisburg plans a spring campaign against barnstorming aviators and unlicensed fields. State police will be trained by the Bureau of Aeronautics to enforce the puddle jumping law. The drive targets roadside stands charging riders a dollar or less for short flights and cites unsafe aircraft as a concern.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Patrol
Revenue Department
Bureau of Aeronautics
William A. Reiter
Reiter
Big Fire Probe in Chicago Targets Auto Accessories Warehouse
Fire officials opened a daylong probe into a South State street blaze that threatened the neighborhood and damaged a large auto accessories warehouse. Israel Warshawsky, firm head, was ordered to appear for questioning as investigators seek the cause of a series of explosions. Loss was estimated at about half of Warshawsky's $1,000,000 figure, with two employees burned before rescue.
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Chicago
State Street
Israel Warshawsky
Warshawsky
Michael J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Arthur Seyferlich
Warshawsky and Company
South Staite Street
Governor Ritchie Tops Jackson Day Dinner in Baltimore
Governor Albert C. Ritchie, cheered by a large Baltimore crowd at the Concord Club Jackson Day dinner, reviewed his record and forecast party harmony. Mayor Howard W. Jackson, Senator Millard E. Tydings and others spoke as the event drew a strong Democratic rally with applause for ongoing party unity.
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Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Concord Club
Howard W. Jackson
Millard E. Tydings
Jackson
Ritchie
Tydings
Dog settles ownership in Maryland court case
In Annapolis on January 9 a hound named Blackie was used to decide which man owned a dog. Blackie licked Clarke then Woods, but finally Magistrate Basil ruled Woods the owner after Blackie indicated his preference. The humorous ruling ends with Woods declared rightful owner.
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Annapolis
Blackie
Theodore ‘Woods
Edward Clarke
Tos. C. Basil
Basil
Woods
Hold Tampering Caused Wreck
The Interstate Commerce Commission safety bureau reports malicious tampering with a Pennsylvania railroad track near Fruitland Maryland caused the August 12 passenger train wreck. A rail joint was disconnected and tampering avoided automatic signals, killing four and injuring nine.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fruitland
Maryland
Safety Bureau of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pianist Held for Court on Bigamy Count
Former local radio entertainer Stanley W. Arnsparger appeared before Justice Richard Duffey in city court on a bigamy charge with bond set at 1000 dollars. His two wives testified and a local marriage record was produced. He offered no comment before being jailed, later rattling piano keys in the jail residence. Arnsparger claimed he believed his first marriage was annulled based on advice from the first wife’s mother. The report also notes nine deer were killed during the ten day open season in Allegany county with deer and bear scarce in the area.
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Stanley W. Arnsparger
Richard Duffey
Arnsparger
Eastern Shore
J. T. Bartle
Cumberland
Jan
Russell Kenney
Allegany County
Insull May Seek Turkey Refuge If Extradition Fails
Samuel Insull, former American utilities operator, may seek asylum in Turkey after Greece failed to ratify a U S extradition treaty. Parliament adjourned until March 1 with Insull ordered to leave Athens when his residence permit ends on January 31.
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Ankara
Turkey
Samuel Insull
Greece
United States
Tinsull
Athens
Tension Grows After Shooting
In Los Angeles on January 9, Lawrence Palmer and Andrew Scherstra were jailed in Orange County on loitering charges after Palmer, 31, was shot in the hands and legs while leaving a ranch. Palmer said a Santa Ana dairy employee shot him, but no charges followed.
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Los Angeles
Lawrence Palmer
Andrew Scherstra
Orange County
Palmer
Santa Ana
Shriver Elected Permanent Chairman of Maryland Regents
Geo M Shriver was chosen as permanent chairman of the University of Maryland Board of Regents to succeed the late Samuel M Shoemaker. He was also reelected to a nine year term on the board.
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Baltimor
Geo. M. Shriver
Board of Regents
University of Maryland
Samuel M. Shoemaker
Shriver
Giant Sea Serpent Seen In Victoria Waters Again
Victoria residents report Amy Cadborosaurus surfaced off Gonzales Point to swallow a seagull. Cyril Andrews and companions first sighted Amy near Pender Island a month earlier, when she lifted 12 feet from the water and swallowed a wounded duck. Eyewitness accounts describe a 30 foot long serpent with camel like head and smooth back, prompting belief in two sea serpents named Amy and Caddy in local lore.
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Victoria
B. C
Amy Cadborosaurus
Gonzales Point
Cyril B. Andrews
Amy
Pender Island
Andrews
del Marsh
Earl
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Columbia Coast Service
J. W. Chilton
Marsh
Jet
Will Rogers Suggested as California Governor Candidate
Will Rogers was proposed as a possible candidate for California governor at the next election. The suggestion came at a district Jackson Day dinner in San Jose by Frederick Winning Fisher, a Washington D C based NBA field representative.
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San Jose
Calif
Will Rogers
California
Frederick Winning Fisher
Washington, D. C
NBA
Clearspring to Decide Water System Plan
Clearspring officials will meet with Abel Wolman chief engineer of the State Health Department to choose between a reservoir with an eight inch line or a tall water tank like in Smithsburg. The town plans a bid call once approved and may spend about 23000 dollars with 5500 grant to update a water supply from springs near Fairview mountain ahead of the summer typhoid season.
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Clearspring
Abel ‘Wolman
State Department of Health
Health Department
Smithsburg
Baltimore
Wolman
Burgess and Commissioners of
Girl Is Released For Train Riding
A 19 year old blond girl detained by Officers Chapman and Grafton of the Western Maryland police for train riding was dismissed this morning after agreeing to return to Cumberland. Her two companions identified as her brother and cousin were also discharged to go home. The officers noted she was the first woman train rider arrested by them.
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Chapman and
Grafton
Maryland
Cumberland
Richard Duffey
Farmers Gather for Maryland Farm Bureau Convention
Farmers from Maryland assemble at the Lord Baltimore hotel for the Maryland Farm Bureau Federation annual convention opening this afternoon. Henry A. Wallace Secretary of Agriculture will deliver the keynote address at the first general session tomorrow night around 8:30.
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Baltimore
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation
Lord Baltimore Hotel
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Milk blockade grips Chicago as planes deliver 1000 quarts
Regular milk shipments by air began in Chicago as a four day blockade caused acute shortages. The Wagner Dairy Company received the first 1000 quarts while police guarded routes to plants. Federal injunction sought to stop interference by strikers and the Pure Milk Association as negotiations failed.
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Chicago
Wagner Dairy Company
Wagner Company
Meadowmoor Dairy Company
Charles M. Schaub
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Pure Milk Association
John P. Barnes
United States
Striking farmers halt two trains bound for Chicago
In Grayslake Illinois on January 8 striking milk farmers waved flares to stop two milk trains headed for Chicago. The first train carrying passengers was permitted to proceed while the second train with baggage cars was searched and several cases of condensed milk were seized though no fluid milk was found.
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Grayslake
Chicago
Saw Stolen Near Sheriff’s Office. Carpenter Seeks Suspect
A carpenter’s saw owned by Philip Schaeffler was stolen yesterday near the hall of justice close to Sheriff W. Bruce Downin’s office. A youth known to police is being sought after being identified in an attempted pawn of the saw. Harold Hornberger reported the incident citing a bicycle theft days earlier.
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Hall of Justice
W. Bruce Downin
Philip Schaeffer
Cearfoss Pike
Court House
Schaeffler
Cire Cles
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Alvin H. Pickens
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Colo
Harry Cessing
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Insull
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Ted Overmyer
Dorothy Jordan
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