Protest meet to be staged for comrades
Washington July 18 amid protests by the bonus army left wing. A long line formed for veterans seeking transportation and an emergency office was set up in the corridors to handle applications. Two veterans were arrested for organizing a protest outside police court as four comrades faced trial for attempting to picket the White House.
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Congress
Veterans Administration
White House
Alfred Hale
Detroit
Mich
John Fabros
Koski
Pittsburgh
Isaae Hitt
Urban Ledoux
Mr. Zero
Left
Army
Trio Die in Pistol Duel in Madill Oklahoma
Three men died in a Sunway pistol duel at a Madill drug store. Lynn fired as Teng fell, mortally wounding Lynn who died later. Crocket Long of the State Bureau was shot four times, and Rhode Watkins, a farm boy, also killed. John Milburn was injured but survived. The fight followed bitterness toward Long, former chief of police.
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Okla
Dael
Wiley Lenn
Bill Tilghman
Crocket
Long
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Lynn
Teng
Rhode Watkins
Goda Fountain
Ardmore
John Milburn
German Actor Fleeing Hard Times Heads to South America
Harold Ten Brook, a young unemployed German actor, arrives in Philadelphia with his wife and baby daughter after a canoe trip from Staten Island. They plan to travel to South America to seek better times.
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Harold Ten Brook
Philadelphia
Staten Island
South America
Thieves Strike Brower Roost In Maryland Chicken Yard
Frank W. Brower, former Baltimore Oriole first baseman, announced in a local paper that chickens were stolen from his yard after a previous raid. He reported 60 hens and 75 young Barred Rock fryers were taken in the latest theft.
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Genterville
Frank W. Brower
Baltimore Oriole
New Tear Gas Bomb Aims to Shield Police
Chicago police announce a new one way tear gas bomb designed to stop tearful attacks by protesters. The device allegedly renders the victim unable to continue crying and counterattacking, ensuring a quick 24 second response window for officers.
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Chicago
Dizzy Driver Goes to Jail in City Court
Walter E. Jackson, colored, was fined 150 by Justice Richard Sweeney in city court for driving while drunk failing to stop after an accident and reckless driving. In lieu of the fine he served a jail term. His car allegedly crashed into CG Brenner’s machine on Virginia avenue Sunday evening and he was arrested later by a state officer.
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Walter E. Jackson
Richard Sweeney
Jackson
Brenner
Virginia Avenue
Jacksson
Congress Adjourns After Long Session Signs Relief Bill
Washington July 18 The Seventy second Congress ends a lengthy session with President Hoover set to sign a 2.122 billion dollar relief bill. Lawmakers pushed through unusual measures including a proposed amendment to replace Prohibition with state control and a housing finance bill amid veteran protests and political tensions.
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Congress
Washington
Hoover
Rapidan
City water supply holds up very well
Hagerstown for the first time in nearly a decade draws part of its water from mountain reservoirs during July. About 1,000,000 gallons daily come from the mountains, supplemented by the Potomac river water. Smithsburg taps around 500,000 gallons daily from the same reservoir. The arrangement cuts the city’s power bill, and superintendent Albert Heard hopes continued rains will sustain the million-gallon flow from the reservoirs.
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Hagerstown
Albert Leard
Water Company
Wate Smithsburg
Heard
Food Costs Drop 15 Percent From 1931 to 1932
The labor department reported food costs 15 percent lower on June 15, 1932 than the same date in 1931, with retail prices in 51 cities down 1 percent from May to June. Also, Frank Spigler reports a strong bass catch in the Potomac below Williamsport, with ten bass weighing thirteen pounds.
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Washington
Labor Department
Frank Spigler
River Guide
Grason
Gaylor
Potomac
Williamsport
West Washington street tips win nature award
Two tips on a Japanese beetle infestation in two blocks of West Washington street win first prize for a West Washington street resident. An Agriculture Department agent reported the worst infestation in Western Maryland. Second prize is shared by stories about a bird killing frog and a Lanne rattlesnake submitted by local residents.
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West Washington Street
Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Oak Hill
Williamsport
Death cards foretold of murder in Chicago slaying
Chicago police chased clues in the slaying of George Carl store keeper. His widow said three cards from a neighborhood fortune teller foretold his death sixty hours earlier at the home of Mrs. Gusie Ballo. Ivan Grilec, Carl's brother in law, was questioned over a $5000 double indemnity insurance policy naming Vera Carl. The widow denied any policy dealings.
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Chicago
George Carl
Ivan Grilec
Vera Carl
Carl
Gusie Ballo
John Pattek
Young Couple Rescued After Drowning Incident at Shepherdstown Beach
A brother saved his sister from drowning in the Potomac river at Shepherdstown bathing beach yesterday. The 18 year old girl, who could swim little, fell from a canoe with her brother as it overturned mid river. A motor boat recovered them alive. the sister was nervous but unharmed.
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Potomac
Shepherdstown
Smith
All Alike So Fines To All In City Court
Witnesses and those accused are fined or jailed after hearings. Justice Duffey dismissed Russell Dean for assault on Stella Harris but fined Dean, the woman, and William Harris 75 each for drunken and disorderly conduct. Dean allegedly hit the Harris woman with a bottle. Justice Sweeney sent four to jail last week for disorderly charges. three were witnesses in a case that was dismissed for want of evidence.
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Duffey
Sweeney
Russell Dean
Stella Harris
Dean
William Harris
Harris
Water Official Fends Off Moonshiners Near Reservoir
John Masters, longtime supervisor of the Edgmont reservoir owned by Hagerstown, patrols feeding streams to keep Moonshine stills from Raven Rock and nearby paths. He reports a 50 horsepower boiler used by one operation and a group of Hagerstown residents found along another stream. Authorities fear whiskey production and pollution. recent streams feeding Smithsburg reservoir were abandoned for safety. Masters conducts regular inspections of all streams and watersheds to prevent contamination.
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John Masters
Edgmont
Hagerstown
Raven Rock
Smithsburg
Masters
Seven Held In Whisky Cases In Local Hearing
Four women and three men were arraigned before U S Commissioner D A Wolfinger on liquor charges and held for the U S District Court. Bond was posted for several defendants while others went to jail. The group includes Edna Forsythe Louise Ridenour Madeline Shipper Edna Lee William Peters Alex Rice and Hubert Stine. Peters denied profit saying he only aided the bootlegger with the Bel mont Hotel sale. Robert Yeakle was previously dismissed on a liquor charge pending since last August.
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U.S
D. A. Wolfinger
U. S. District Court
Edna Forsythe
Louise Ridenour
Madeline Shipper
Edna Lee
William Peters
Alex Rice
Hubert Stine
Peters
Belmont Hotel
Robert Yeakle
Wolfinger
D. K. McLaughlin
Ritchie Swamped Despite Defeat
Baltimore reports Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland says Democrats did not nominate him for president. He notes receiving 2300 to 2400 consolation letters and telegrams from across the states as reaction to the fallout.
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Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Ex Ambassadeur Jules Jusserand Dies in France at 77
Paris report says Jules J. Jusserand former French ambassador to the United States died this morning at 77 after a kidney ailment. Madame Jusserand shared that he worried by anti French sentiment in America but kept faith in better ties through radio talks and public speeches. Lady Beatty dies in Tingley England.
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Paris
Jules J. Jusserand
United States
Madame Jusserand
America
France
Brunswick yards face discontinuance on B and O line
Baltimore officials report ongoing adjustments due to reduced traffic may close Brunswick as a terminal. About 300 to 400 local workers rely on the yards, which serve to split long freights for eastern and western divisions, prompting Brunswick and Frederick County leaders to seek the governor’s intercession.
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Brunswick
Frederick County
Ritchie
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Aaron Lipschitz remembered for caution before tragedy in New York
In New York on July 18 Aaron Lipschitz, 50, showed care for others before a gas incident ended his life. He left a sign reading Dont Light Any Matches on a door, a warning found by a policemen who entered the scene.
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New York
Aaron Lipschitz
Cost to Send a Letter Through History
Chicago dated July 18 notes the rising cost of mail with humor. Old records show in 1792 the rate for a letter traveling 450 miles or more was 25 cents per sheet, and additional sheets added more cost without mercy.
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Chicago
John Hanccck
Tunney to Campaign for Roosevelt in New Hampshire
Governor Roosevelt welcomes Gene Tunney to stump for him in Hampton Reach New Hampshire. The pugilist known for hard hitting said to deliver effective campaign support if as skilled at politics as boxing. Misa Katherine Lyman Thomas of Baltimore wed Count Mathinag Oppersorff, cousin to John W. Garrett, U S ambassador to Italy.
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Hampton Reach
N. H
Franklin D. Roosvelt
Gene Tunney
Taris
Misa Katherine Lyman Thomas
Douglas H. Thomas
Baltimore
Mathinag Oppersorff
John W. Garrett
Unit
Italy
Local youths escape from Maryland Training School
William H. Stevenson of this city was among seven youths who slipped from the Maryland Training School for Boys at Loch Raven using a bed sheet rope. The rope dangled from a window ledge and alerted staff when discovered during a late night check. Five youths wore white uniforms, two wore gray like the band.
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William H. Stevenson
Maryland Training School
Loch Raven
Eward
Canada United States sign Great Lakes waterway pact
The United States and Canada sign a treaty to build a sea to sea waterway with 2 000 000 horsepower power plant. The cost is split 50 50 at 543 million dollars with completion possible in ten years. Hoover calls it redemption of a Midwest pledge as ocean shipping gains access to lake cities.
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Washington
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Stimson
Herridge
Hoover
Midwest
Great Lakes
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Quake Alarm Shakes Manila and Provinces
A severe earthquake alarm hit Manila at 1 03 pm injuring three people as village houses toppled in Ratan province. No damage reported in Manila. The report also notes a reader submission about red sunflowers at 17 Garlinger avenue.
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Manila
Ratan
Edna Hildebrand
Garlinger Avenue
Herald- Mail
Nazi Communists Clash Leave 15 Dead In Germany Riots
Berlin reports ban on outdoor demonstrations after a violent weekend. Fifteen killed and scores injured as Nazi and Communist factions clashed across multiple cities including Altona and Hamburg. Police broke up battles around midnight as propaganda parades escalated into street fighting.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Iaay
Leipsic
Frisia
Cmmuniet
Housetons
Attress
Mass
Red Capital
Saint ‘Pauli
Hamburg
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