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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
6
reports from coast to coast describe slowdowns in transportation and imminent coal shortages. state troops deployed in several states as mines idle and utilities falter. fuel and heat shortages threaten farms, schools, and factories nationwide amid disrupted tourism and daily life.
In Hammonton Pennsylvania a 17 year old, Frederiek Herbert Shawans from Shawans, rode a train cowcatcher for about seventy miles toward Philadelphia. He remained alive but in danger, clinging while the locomotive sped through darkness. The incident drew horror from railroad workers as the boy, who reportedly avoided fare payment, was recovered near Broad Street.
Fragmentary text reports Germany pushing for arbitration at an international court to resolve disputes involving damages, property, and duties among nations. The garbled source mentions Boraunty and references to admiralty law and wartime assets.
Traffic clogged at Washington and Jonathan streets as drivers yelled and pedestrians stared. Officer Baughman blew a whistle to restore order after a man described as Lizzie caused confusion by referencing color and red before driving away.
Federal mediation of a shopmen strike amid fuel shortages from the coal stoppage was proposed to Congress. Representatives of the Biz Four urged Senator Cumming to authorize an immediate appropriation to review the railroad board and the mediation and cancellation clauses in the Lands Act, seeking swift action to avert paralysis.
An infant girl Frances, 13 months, died after suffering stomach trouble for some time. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Bar B. Miler of Hancock rushed her to Washington County Hospital, where she died six hours after arrival. Funeral planned for tomorrow. Local notices report 900 mark M. G. 5 exceeded 801 and expected end of July.
In Baltimore United States Court Judge John C Rode heard how workers from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shops at Brunswick were abducted by strikers. Jack Downin and Johnny Poffenberger of Hagerstown described being seized after a train stop, driven to a country area, threatened with hanging, shootings, tar and feathering, and warned not to return. The hearing, about an injunction to stop interference with transport and repairs, adjourned to 10 a m with more witnesses to come.
Hagerstown Shrine Club announced an outing at Braddock Hollow on Wednesday July 46. An invitation was extended to Frederick Shrine Guild to join the trip. Manager Crooghon Ofho Braddock Heights extended privileges of the hotel to the guest group for the outing.
The article lists numerous teachers appointed to Hagerstown and surrounding county schools including Boonabara High School, Girls High School, Williamsport High School, Hancock High School, and Beck's training school. Names include Miss Laurie J. White, Miss Pauline Michael, Miss Laulea Linwel, Miss Catherine Fatterar, and Dorothy Springer among others. Many assignments cover subjects like Latin, Science, English, and seventh grade, reflecting a broad staffing expansion.
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Chicago July 21 Shopmen push for talks with individual railroads as leaders report willingness to negotiate separate agreements. Bert M. Jewell says separate deals may not please all, but the aim is to end the strike with roads agreeing to their demands. Several major lines reportedly ready to negotiate separately.
Harry B. Rowland of this city appeared before a jury to contest his confinement at Spring Grove Sanatorium after being committed on September 13, 1912. His petition for a hearing was filed July 19, with a special jury drawn. Prominent mental experts testified as Rowland questioned his condition, his answers on hallucinations proving vague. The cage will be submitted to the jury later that afternoon.
An inquest into the death of Mrs Grace Hoover of Boxville, aged 2, killed by a western Maryland train at Deerfield near Brederiet yesterday as her year stalled on the track. Mrs Frederick Hosge of Smithsburg and Miss Hauver, who jumped, were not badly injured.
The will of Elizabeth H. Onderdoink of Roland Park died July 16. Her sons Robert Andrew and Adrian Onderdook and two brothers Henry B and J Morton Gale are named as chief beneficiaries. The will was filed for probate yesterday.
Nearly 800 members of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association attended the opening session at Collect Park Maryland for their two day annual meeting. President V. Smith gave an address and welcome by Dr A J Woods president of the University of Maryland.
Excerpt notes an event titled What s Going On Today with a Vacation Bible Gehowl and Churaly of the Brath. The piece reads as a calendar item or community notice with unclear specifics and names, reflecting local religious programming and a scheduled gathering.
In Fayette county coal fields near Pittsburgh on July 21 strikers and mine guards fought. Fire was opened at a tipple during an attempted dynamiting of the Bearth mine owned by H. C. Frick Coke Company as National Guard readiness loomed. A bomb failed at Lamont mine tipple. deputy sheriff Miller’s home burned. no casualties reported. State police investigated and found evidence of an attempted dynamite attack.
Dublin reports loyal forces seize Waterford and Limerick, last insurgent strongholds, as government forces push back the rebellion. Hundreds of rebels are said to be captured in the fighting and the capital braces for the fallout.
Hoover outlines a plan to rely on voluntary cooperation to avert fuel shortages amid a coal strike. Officials emphasize public spirit and local aid, framing a nationwide appeal to citizens and agencies to conserve energy and support distribution efforts.
The split between Gar and Franco factions widens as Senator Franco arrives in Hagerstown after Cumberland visit. He vows to stay in the primary and eyes renomination amid Western Maryland sentiment strong for Franco. Galway and Pownall clash over statements, with local Republicans voicing وخ concern over party unity and strategy.
Washington county formal papers show Zihlman and Andrew J. Cummings of Montgomery County filing as candidates for Congress Sixth district. Papers were received yesterday with Zihlman as the second entrant to file for the nonpartisan nomination. A local party candidate, Cummings, also submitted papers for the seat. A lightning incident in Gettysburg caused a baby to escape injury after a bolt struck a second floor room, demolishing a crib and causing a hole in the ceiling. The storm also produced other unusual incidents as it swept through the area.
National Guard units moved into Western Pennsylvania to protect miners and coal operations amid tensions in Washington Fayette Somerset Indiana and Cambria counties. Soldiers prepared to deter strikers and safeguard railroad points as the emergency response expanded.
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