Plan for Railroad Consolidation Declared Nonobligatory
Commissioner Porter submitted a nonbinding consolidation plan to the Interstate Commerce Commission. He said the plan, prepared about two months earlier, will guide hearings but no decision will be made until fall. The commission seeks Congressional relief to handle merger duties, and Porter proposes outlining lines for grouping railroads while leaving final proof to the railroads to seek amendments.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Porter
Commission
Congress
Inoerer
Chesapeake and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Shopmen May Go On Strike Looms At Minneapolis St Louis
In Marstaltown July 20 P mass meetings here and Fort Dodge signal possible strike by about 1100 shopmen of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad Ballots sent back by August 1 to push railroad to recognize the shop crafts union not the company union No pay increase sought and trainmen unaffected by the move.
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Marstalltown
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Fort Dodge
Shop Crafts
Company Union
Will Wed For Second Time
Baltimore July 20 Winfield Kirby 27 and Bertha Kirby 23 plan their second wedding and honeymoon within six years Tonight the principals and attendants mirror their first ceremony After a reception they will travel to Atlantic City They wed first in 1923 and have daughter Lorraine now 4 A separation granted by Judge Albert J Owens followed a quarrel but a reunion led to a second courtship and ceremony
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Baltimore
Winfield Kirby
Bertha Kirby
Atlantic City
Lorraine
Albert J. Owens
Record Low Mercury Ties 1918 Benchmark at 44
Keedysville official observer J A Miller reports a July 9 1918 record low of 44 degrees matched today as lingering drought harms crops and pasture. Weather bureau warns of gradual warming tomorrow. Farmers note corn not yet suffering, grass feed needs rain.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Weather Bureau
Liquid Smoke Cures Meat Quicker and Cheaper
Cologne Germany July 20 Liquid smoke is used to cure meat by Professor Teigze of Cologne University. The process is described as quicker and cheaper and all germs are killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Gerany
Teigze
Cologne University
Foot Injury Sues from Wrench Fall at Dickinson Construction
Joseph Murphy of West Franklin Street sustained a broken toe when a large wrench fell on his foot while working for Dickinson Construction. The incident allegedly occurred at the worksite leading to medical treatment and potential workers compensation actions.
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Joseph ¥. Murphy
West
Franklin Street
Dickinson Construction
Increased Government Expenses Eliminate Tax Cut Chance
Washington July 20 political observers view a White House study of four year spending as likely end to early tax cut prospects. Agencies project about 300 million dollar rise in expenditures with added Army Navy public works postal and farm relief costs. If realized total outlays may exceed 4 billion dollars for first time since postwar aid.
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Washington
White House
Army
Navy
Zentmyer Honored at University of Penna
John D. Zentmyer principal of Hagerstown High School attending the University of Pennsylvania summer school was elected chairman of the committee on educational conferences the highest honor for a summer student. The committee plans weekly programs for conferences on school problems in education. At a conference presided by Zentmyer Dr. Francis M. Garver said teachers today develop mental ability and character faster than twenty years ago, but progress lags behind time and money in education.
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John D. Zentmyer
Hagerstown
University of Pennsylvania
Zentmyer
Francis M. Garver
Former Mayor Hit By Auto In Pennsylvania Tourist Incident
Attorney Reinhold J. Halm a former mayor was struck by a motor vehicle driven by a Pennsylvania tourist at Washington and Jonathan streets. He sustained a forehead cut and bruises but quickly rallied and was up later the same morning.
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Reinhold J. Halm
Pennsylvania
Washington and
Jonathan
Beach resort wiped out at Atlantic Beach Morehead City
New Bern NC July 20 Fire destroyed Atlantic Beach amusement resort at Morehead City in the early hours. The only structure left was the ferris wheel. Fire officials could not assess the damage. Buildings including Pagoda bath houses and all concessions burned. Firefighters from Beaufort and Morehead City could not reach the scene due to deep sand preventing water pumpers from reaching the water.
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Newbern
N. C
Atlantic Beach
Morehead City
Beaufort
Medicinal Liquor Prices Going Up Across States
Louisville July 20 A distillery announces an increase in medicinal liquor prices for next year with a rise of 2.50 per dozen pints. New price ranges will be 22.50 for gin and 26.50 for the best whiskey, reflecting higher costs.
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Louisville
Divorce suits filed in court this morning
Daisy Bowers Workings sues Luther Workings and John H. Earp sues Anna V. Earp in separate filings today in court.
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Daisy Bowers Workings
Luther Workings
John H. Earp
Anna V. Earp
Weekly Weather Outlook for Atlantic States
Weekly weather forecast highlights calm to fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic states with isolated thunder showers later in the week. Temperatures rise to above normal by Thursday and Friday, then cool off Saturday.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Dean approves few clothes for women says its healthy
London July 20 Dean Inge of St Pauls Cathedral endorsed sunlight and a modest dress reform at the Sunlight League opening. He praised the move away from heavy garments but warned against cranks and fringe groups including continental nude movements.
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Dean
London
Dean Inge
St. Paul's Cathedral
Sunlight League
Mother and Daugh
Dulged
Ugo
Milady
Germany
London Bread Prices Soar
Canada’s short wheat crop triggers rising bread costs in Britain. Bakers in Glasgow lift a four pound loaf from 19 to 21 cents and London bakers previously raised an ordinary loaf from 16 to 17 cents, with a threatened weekly 1 cent increase as flour prices climb.
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London
Canada
Glasgow
Cannon Ball Relic Of The Civil War Unearthed
A Civil War cannon ball relic buried for 68 years on a hill above the Potomac at Williamsport was unearthed yesterday by Lewis Bursoyne. The solid shot lay where Union battery positions under General Doubleday defended against Confederate forces from the West Virginia shore. Shelling damaged several Williamsport houses, and a magazine stood on the hill’s east side.
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Williamsport
Lewis Bursoyne
General Doubleday
West Virginia
Former Local Man Leaves a Large Estate
Elmer E. Wachter, formerly of this city, died July 18 and left an estate valued between 150000 and 200000 under a probate will in Frederick. He left 15000 to his brothers Ralph F. and Charles N. Wachter, 10000 in trust for a nephew William N. Wachter until age 30, with principal at that time. Similar trusts of 10000 were set for sisters Dorothy E. and Helen I. Wachter. The residue goes to his widow Clara W. Wachter, formerly Miss Clara Weinberg.
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Elmer E. Wachter
Frederick
Ralph F
Charles N. Wachter
William N. Wachter
Dorothy E
Helen I. Wachter
Clara W. Wachter
Clara Weinberg
Jap Ambassador Goes For Parley With U S Official
Ambassador Dubuchi of Japan, staying with his family at Buena Vista, has traveled to Washington for a conference with Nelson T. Johnson, assistant secretary of state in charge of Far Eastern Affairs, about the war threat in Manchuria.
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Ambassador Dubuchi
Japan
Buena Vista
Washington
Nelson T. Johnson
Manchuria
Washington to Pittsburgh airway survey planned
The airway survey between Washington and Pittsburgh will be completed next month, making Hagerstown airport a regular stop. Beacon light installations are expected between September 15 and October 1. The route will link the National capital with the transcontinental system, enabling air mail service from Washington to Pittsburgh as feeder traffic on the New York San Francisco line. The Post Office Department has been asked to establish service but has not requested bids yet.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Hagerstown
Airways Division
Department of Commerce
National Capital
Trans-Continental Airways
Couple and Baby Drown in Flood Near Salida
In Salida Colorado a touring party sheltered from a rain hail storm when a four foot wall of water washed through a railroad underpass. Mr Charles Fugate and his wife of Oklahoma City and their baby drowned last night. Four others escaped but bodies not recovered.
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Salida
Colo
Here
Charles Fugate
Oklahoma City
Landis Receives Legion of Merit D S C in Chicago
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, baseball commissioner, was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by Paul V. McNutt, national commander of the American Legion, in Chicago on July 20. The DSM is the organization's highest honor.
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Chicago
The
American Legion
Nkenesaw Mountain Landis
Paul V. McNutt
High Athlete Confesses Crime Spree Across Cities
Chicago July 20 Henry Nelson a high school athlete confessed to police a two year crime spree saying he did everything but murder. He was arrested after a laundry slip in a stolen abandoned car traced from St Louis. Nelson admitted many highway robberies in Louisville Kentucky and other places.
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Chicago
Henry Nelson
Nelson
St. Louis
Louisville
Rum Running Plane Caught Near Detroit
Detroit July 20 A rum running airplane landed on a field near New Boston and fourteen cases of liquor were seized. Pilot Howard Golyard 32 of Detroit was arraigned and pleaded guilty to possession and transportation of liquor but did not reveal cargo origin in Canada. Six men in two cars were arrested then released. State police had tracked two planes landing liquor at the field but reached it at last light.
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Detroit
New Boston
Howard Golyard
Justice Court
Canada
Snook Insanity Hearing Waived for Slain Coed
In Columbus Ohio prosecutors reported that Dr James H Snook the confessed slayer of Theora K Hix 25 waived an insanity hearing Attorneys for Snook said the move clears the way for his first degree murder trial to begin the following Wednesday Judge Henry L Scarlett announced the original insanity hearing had been set for Monday
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Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Theora K. Hix
Common Pleas
Henry L. Scarlett
Snook
SOVIET ARMY IN CHINA BORDER CRISIS REPORTED
Reports from Shanghai and Moscow describe Russian troop movements near Manchuria and a rush of workers to join the Red Army as Britain France and the United States urge restraint under the Kellogg pact. Chinese and Russian officials deny planned invasions while warning that border incidents risk war.
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Manchuria
China
Russia
Great Britain
France
United States
Shanghai
Harbin
Moscow
Red Army
Nanking
London
Finland
Washington
Chinese Kuo Min
New York
Soviet Union
Union
Izvestia
Youths Attempts Flagpole Sitting Championship in Baltimore
Avon O Foreman 15 sets up a 20 foot sapling flagpole in an empty lot and begins a championship attempt. Interruptions include a needed brace, an overcoat delay, a police warning, and a five hour start night. Next morning he climbs another pole in backyard with help from his 19 year old brother Halsey as his father approves.
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Baltimore
Avon O. Foreman
Avon
Isabel Foreman
Foreman
Halsey Foreman
Salo And Richman Set A New Record
Johnny Salo of Passaic New Jersey and Sam Richman of New York won the 144 hour marathon in Los Angeles setting a new record of 749 miles 696 23 yards The previous 23 year old mark of 723 miles was held by two French runners at New Orleans.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Johnny Salo
Passaic
N. J
Police Mian
Sam Richman
New York
New Orleans
Button keepsake for 49 years in Linden
Edward H. Silcox of Linden New Jersey has worn the same gold collar button almost daily for 49 years. The button vanished only once and was found after he tripped on it, with it losing a bit of its shine. The button was a gift from his mother and remains a treasured heirloom.
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Linden
N. J
Edward H. Silcox
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Univ. OF
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Budenny
E. E. Wachter
Associated Press
Telephone Company
Salo
Richman
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