Expect Delay in Mergering of Railroads
Washington July 23 Rail readers throughout the east widely approved the Interstate Commerce Commission eastern railroad consolidation plan though many months will pass before it is operative. Senate committee chairman Couzens predicts a long time to form the four systems. Presidents of Chesapeake and Ohio Baltimore and Ohio Pennsylvanian and New York Central plan to meet in New York next Tuesday to discuss. W know mentions W W Atterbury of Pennsylvania Railroad declined to talk.
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Washington
East
Interstate Commerce Commission
Couzens
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Chesapeake and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York Central
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
W. W. Atterbury
Negro moved to Baltimore County Jail for murder trial
Euel Lee alias Orphan Jones, a Black man charged with murdering an Eastern Shore family, was moved from the state penitentiary death house to Baltimore City Jail on an order from Chief Judge T Scott Offent. He awaits a new murder trial.
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Baltimore
Euel Lee
Orphan Jones
Lee
Maryland State Penitentiary
T. Scott Offent
Third Judicial Distict
Buddy Batzel Plans Jumps At Airport
Joy Buddy Batzel, a young professional parachute jumper, announces two appearances at the Hatboro/Hagerstown airport at 3 30 and 7 am Sunday. He aims to have a local woman make a drop, and will perform from a plane piloted by manager Henson. He usually jumps from 3 000 feet and uses dares for added effect in night jumps with hood lights planned.
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Joy
Buddy
Batzel
Cumberland
Hatgerstown
Hagers Town
Henson
Ratzel
Pbuatzel
Death of Judge Paul T. Krez in Sheboygan Wis
Former Mayor R J Malm received a letter from his daughter Mrs Julia Halm Krez announcing the death of her father in law Judge Paul T. Krez at Sheboygan Wisconsin last Tuesday aged 71. He died of a heart attack after serving as county judge thirty years and juvenile court judge sixteen years and was a leading citizen. He is survived by a son Frederick Krez and another son Conrad A. Krez who married Miss Julia Halm of this city.
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R. J. Malm
Julia Halm Krez
Paul T. Krez
Sheboygan
Wis
Shebrygan
Frederick K
Myersville Band to Play at Smithsburg Festival
The Myersville band under R. C. Harp will furnish music for a festival at Smithsburg tonight to benefit the Smithsburg Fire Company. The band will perform from six to seven o'clock.
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Myersville
R. C. Harp
Smithsburg
Walks Under Ladder Dooms Woman to Fractured Skull
DETROIT July 23 Mrs Mary Rush ignored superstition by walking under a ladder as a gust turned the corner. The ladder fell striking her causing a fractured skull and hospital care.
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Detroit
Mary Rush
Hoover Signs Two Killed In Bank Bill Outburst Praises Violence
President Hoover signed a $125 million home loan bank plan to spur construction across eight to twelve districts with a federal board, 5 appointees, and $125 million ready from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. In Chicago a suburban officer was killed by youths after questioning, with a court building employee also slain in two violent outbursts.
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Mills
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Bill
Federal Home Loan Board
Bank J
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
United States
Treasury
Chicago
Criminal Courts
Gary
Ind
Harold Koehneke
Dolten
Jack A. Werner
South Side
Werner
Sid
Margaret Murray
Dalton
Tony Burka
Pendleton
Koehnicke
Burba
Telice
Married Men Admit Being With Women In River Tragedy
Two Plainview men confessed escorting two single women to the Zumbro riverbank where the bodies were found. They described a night of drinking and disrobing as the pair waded into the water and vanished after a scream, with one man diving unsuccessfully to rescue them.
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Plainview
Zumbro River
Vere
Editor highlights visitors in Flemingsburg column
In Flemingsburg Kentucky on July 23 the Flemingsburg Times-Democrat editor Mrs Ed Daley Wood notes in the personals column that she knows human nature. The weekly notice invites readers with visitors they are not ashamed of to report to the office.
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Flemingsburg
FLO ZIEGFELD DEAD GLORIFIER OF BEAUTY AT NY FUNERAL
FLO ZIEGFELD GLORIFIER OF BEAUTY IS DEAD, ending his plan to bring the Follies to Los Angeles during the Olympic games. Born in Chicago in 1868, he rose from Buffalo Bill shows to manage the Chicago Musical College and became famed for selecting beautiful showgirls for the Follies. He helped produce Showboat Rio Rita Whoopie Sally and others.
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New York
Ziegfeld
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Miss Burke
California
Chicago
Buffalo Bill
Chicago Musical College
Anna Held
America
Sally
Skunks Keep Town on Jump in Montello Park
Montello Park residents seek safe methods to deter a mother skunk and six kits as dogs and children chase them. The only practical extermination suggestion mentioned involves a shotgun, though adults dislike the idea of shooting and chasing poles. In a separate note, New York Mayor James J. Walker calls for city employees to forgo one month’s pay to avert a fiscal crisis.
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Lexington, Jr
Montello Park
Lexington
New York
James J. Walker
Delphey Bros Are Bankrupt In Baltimore Federal Court
Chester F Delphey trading as Delphey Bros filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Baltimore Federal Court yesterday listing assets of 2996.67 and liabilities of 15431.35 An order adjudicating him bankrupt was signed and the case referred to local referee Omer T Kaylor Delphey operated a motorcycle sales and repair agency on West Franklin Street.
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Chester F. Delphey
Delphey Bros
Leslie N.coblentz
Frederick
Baltimore
Omer T. Kaylor
Delphey
Matorcycle
West Franklin Street
Co B Leaves For Training At Camp Ritchie
65 men and 3 officers from Co B left Hagerstown at 11 this morning to join the First Regiment for two weeks at Camp Ritchie. Cumberland's Company G with 94 men and a new drum corps will augment the regimental band of Frederick. The First Regiment, totaling 1,119 officers and men, breaks camp Saturday. A parade for visiting mayors is set for Sunday at 5, with Mayor Musey invited. Additional units travel by special trains from Annapolis, Laurel, Hyattsville, Silver Springs, Kensington, and Westminster.
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Hagerstown
Camp Ritchie
Cumberland
Frederick
Harry Flook
D. John Marker
Musey
Annapolis
Laurel
Chicago Grain Market Quotations by The Stickell Sales Corp
The Stickell Sales Corporation of Hagerstown Maryland lists grain market quotations for Chicago. Prices, bids, and latest figures reflect trading activity across stocks and futures for agricultural commodities. Local dealers cite steady demand and moderate price shifts, with notes on milling quality grains and grain futures trends.
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Stickell Sales Corporation
Washington St
Hagerstown, Md
Knotty legal riddle puzzles county sheriff
Sheriff W. Bruce Downin muses on a tenant farmer case involving seed wheat, fertilizer, and a crop sold under mortgage foreclosure. The farmer harvested and thresh ed the crop, receiving $81 credit from the mill, while an execution against the landlord’s share awaited sheriff action. A new landlord later claimed $113.75 ground rent, leaving the sheriff to decide the rightful recipient of the proceeds.
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W. Bruce Downin
Sheriff Downin
Big Moonshine Still Seized In Sabillasville Home
Federal Prohibition Agents raid Sabillasville area home of George W. DeLauter with a search warrant. They seized a 300 gallon still, 2806 gallons mash, 300 gallons whiskey, 40 pottles home brew, seven gas burners, electric pumps and more valued over 5000 dollars. DeLauter arrested after a struggle. charges include manufacture and possession of liquor and assault on an officer. Local agents led by G T Danforth assisted.
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Prohibition
George W. DeLauter
Sabillasville
DeLauter
G. T. Danforth
Harold Halil
Charles Cushna
Ralph Tagg
Willis Lighthurn
Retired From Post John H James of Boonsboro
John H James of Boonsboro has been retired from service in the Washington Navy Yard due to age limits.
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John H. James
Boonsboro
Washington Navy Yard
Winner Take All thrills Cagney fans at Maryland Theatre
James Cagney stars as a hard-hitting prizefighter in Winner Take All at the Maryland Theatre. Marian Nixon shows a sympathetic lead as the girl, with Virginia Brice as the rival. The film is praised as Cagney’s best to date and a robust comedy.
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James Cagney
Warner Bros
Maryland Theatre
Cagney
Marian Nixon
Portrivai
Jim Jones
Virginia Brice
Tom Mix Returning in Destry Rides Again at Colonial Theatre
Tom Mix, a famed western star, returns to the screen in Destry Rides Again. The film is set to play at the Colonial Theatre on Friday of next week, continuing his storied career in silent era cinema.
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Tom MIX
Destry
Colonial Theatre
Orly
Return of the Western Star Elevates Popularity and Prestige
After three years away from the screen the Western star returns to public view and his fame continues to grow. His renewed presence marks a notable rise in popularity and prestige, surprising those who doubted his enduring appeal.
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Hamilton Corner
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Neil Hamilton
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