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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
2
A caddy discovered a nude, mutilated young woman’s body at Rolling Road Golf Course near Baltimore. Police call the murder the most horrible crime in city history. detectives pursue identity, with the suspect unnamed in early reports.
Announcement states Hershey Creamery Company has purchased the lead plant of Cumberland Valley Creamery and Dairy Company of Chambersburg. The Chambersburg factory expansion aims to meet rising Cumberland Valley demand with larger operations, increasing ice cream and dairy product production in Cumberland and Franklin counties.
In Toledo a wedding party ended in gunfire after claims a flapper love sparked jealousy. Mrs Kenneth Quam said her husband was lured by Evelyn Courtoura, prompting the fatal shooting at a fashionable apartment. Pearl Thomas, a Toledo tourist, and Kenneth Dutm, a seaman, were among the victims.
A report from Jemigon records Charlie Waller sustaining a broken rib and scalp lacerations while assisting at a heat wave event near Mutherey Avenue during a reemployment drive. Authorities note a hazardous layout and delayed medical aid.
Washington County officials and residents urge barring children from the courtroom citing moral delinquency and disturbance. Justices Bitner and Malm pledge cooperation, with trials typically held in an ante room when needed. They acknowledge such restrictions are not law but will be enforced through judicial authority.
Five men died in Pittsburgh and two in Philadelphia as heat prostrations mounted during a heat wave. In Pittsburgh, George Miller, 60, a railroad employee, and Charles Jackson, a tool worker, are among the dead. The city reported fifteen prostrations and the deaths followed extreme temperatures. Pittsburghs heat wave relief arrived with a brief cooling shower. Philadelphia reported two heat deaths and ongoing health concerns during the period.
Brunswick strikers fail to close a strikebreakers camp for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers after charges of unsanitary conditions. Dr. Ralph Beachley conducted an impartial investigation at Brunswick upon request by local health authorities. The inquiry followed a request by Dr. Hd Hedges, health officer, and surgeon for the railroad company, with a report to Dr. St S Normont. The camp’s unsanitary status prompted wide publicity from strikers as the Health Board continued the matter.
One man is dead and five others injured including a young girl and two officers after a raid on a moonshine operation near Litto Meadow. The shooting erupted at a farm believed to be leased by Ted Tydonl as authorities attempted to seize illegal whisky. Local engines and logistics are noted in the surrounding report, with ongoing investigations and unclear motive.
A gathering announcement for a community meeting at Mage Gee Moly Gligpler in Coy Mavonie. Attendees are urged to arrive early for a planned event with attention to seating and accessibility details.
Hagerstown is eyed as a potential site for a large Hershey Brothers chocolate factory with 500 to 600 workers. Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is also under consideration as Hershey Creamery officials scout sites in the Cumberland Valley. The project, linked to the Hershey Company, hinges on location due to railroad access and regional suitability.
A driver lost control after being crowded toward oncoming traffic and hit a streetcar near Baltimore. Richard Kershner sustained head wounds requiring stitches, while Mildred Williams suffered a broken arm. Motorman Frank Wolf reported minor trolley damage and several passengers were treated by a physician.
President Harding received telegrams from railroad shop craft union chiefs stating interruptions and interference with rail transport will continue until an agreement ends the walkout to secure fair wages for skilled workers. Reports from Washington warn of widespread service declines as strikes bite rail networks nationwide.
A gunshot near a camp along the Great Caepon river above Hancock killed J. Harris Allen, 21, son of Clark Allen, as campers from another state reportedly fled the scene. He died at Allegany Hospital Cumberland after being struck in the back while working a field. the shooting party, described as tourists, disappeared. Brother Charles Alten resided nearby, and authorities pursue the campers believed within rifle range.
Four thousand striking shop men and sympathizers attacked the Pere Marquette roundhouse at Saulnay Michigan. Strikebreakers were seized and beaten as the crowd drove them away, one man reportedly taken to a hospital for injuries during the clash amid the state’s first major disorder of the strike.
Six are dead and about thirty injured after a Missouri Pacific passenger train collided with a local freight near Swope Park Kansas City late tonight. Initial reports misled investigators about the passenger train’s role. Local crews and authorities are on the scene collecting details.
Superintendent B. J. Grimes reports five applications for the Board of Education clerk vacancy created by Edgar P. Hyler’s resignation. Five applicants are women, the rest men, with a selection to be made later. Also noted, John Fisher manages the butcher shop at 455 West Antietam, and George Flaher has taken over the store at 419 West Washington Street.
Weather Bureau announces a cool wave will arrive by nightfall, bringing fresh breezes from New England to the Gulf. Relief will be temporary in some areas with a new hot spell forecast for Friday.
National Coal Association directors voiced strong opposition to President Harding's arbitral proposal to end the coal strike. Spokesmen warned they would reject the plan unless operators' demand for a reduced wage scale is accepted, noting production costs could rise 30 to 42 percent if strikers return under the old scale. A letter outlining the stance was sent to Secretary Hoover.
New York Central line officials and shopmen view the era of late arrivals as a warning sign of possible transportation collapse. A survey by the control board found trains often ran late, with the second section of the Twentieth Century Limited close to its schedule and West Shore trains from Weehawken failing to depart on time.
Paris reports the Allied Reparations Commission will grant a moratorium to Germany. In London Lloyd George said in the House of Commons that a moratorium would be necessary to restore financial order in the country.
Thomas A. Pitcock sold the Willow Grove flouring mill on Antietam Creek two miles from Chewsville to Isaac Hesse of Washington Avenue, Wilkesport city, at an undisclosed price. Pitcock had previously bought the Bridgeport property from Charles Cloppar and plans to occupy it.
Telegrams from district and other chairmen indicate maintenance workers may walk out in sympathy. The move threatens disruption within 24 hours as lenders and unions weigh responses to the dispute.
United press reports union officials say action was taken to remove guards from railroad properties to allow workers to resume duties. Uhlan chiefs claim they will file protest with union headquarters and accuse railroad officials of late today.
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