Martinsburg Crusade Clamps Down On Nightlife Amid Taxicab Order
Martinsburg's reform mayor A. A. Smallwood launches a crusade targeting nightlife. Police raid petting parties with four couples found. three men reprimanded, one sought on a warrant. Dances close by 11:45 pm, streets cleared at midnight, Sunday fountains shut, fines accrue, tourism diverted to nearby Virginian routes. Residents debate support for the mayor amid rising publicity and economic impact.
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Martinsburg
A. A. Smallwood
Virginias
Smallwood
Physiciana Certifcates
Hagerstown
Opening Day Bass Catches Meager on Potomac
Small bass catches were reported yesterday along the Potomac near Williamport and other river spots as opening day results come in. Fisheries note the river has improved for bass fishing. More anglers are out today and plan further bass fishing tomorrow.
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Potomac
Williamaport
Bar Monkey As Guest At Hotel
English traveler George M. Dyott arrives in New York after a South American journey in search of white Indians. Two exclusive New York hotels refuse entry to his monkey Mr. Brown, despite his offer to leave the animal in the lobby. A third hotel agrees to accommodate the monkey.
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New York
George M. Dyott
South America
Dyott
Brown
Andes
Western Maryland Picked For Loree Link Railroad Merger Talk
Rail rivals discuss Western Maryland fate amid consolidation moves by Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio. Possible buyers include New York Central and Delaware and Hudson. Rivley plan favored NYC, later four-system plan shifts to B&O with NYC approval. Loree interests also back Wheeling and Lake Erie in the same circle.
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Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Ohio
Reading
Central
New Jersey
New York Central
Delaware and Hudson
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Suspect in Boston murder of Mrs Mae Price named
Boston June 2 a man feared by Mrs Mae Price wardrobe mistress of a musical comedy company is suspected by police as her slayer Investigators say a New York police inspector fingerprinted every member of The Brown Derby Company A man with a marred face was fought for tiny bits of skin found beneath Mrs Price s fingernails evidence of a struggle for life against her assailant
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Boston
Mae Price
New York
New City Ordinance For Part Time Milk Inspector
New City ordinance provides for a part time milk and foul inspector to meet state sanitary laws. Mayor Bowman says the measure will pass at Thursday night’s council meeting with cooperation from the Washington County Health Clinic. The clinic will analyze all milk samples free of charge, replacing the $1,000 yearly Meredith Labs cost to fund the inspector’s salary.
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New City
Fingerstown
Charles HB. Bowman
Hagerstown
Jawman
Coopers
Ald
State Board of Health
Meredith Laboratories
Local Charity Leader Kept From Collecting In City
Major M C Rudisill head of a new charity group and his wife were found collecting again in Hagerstown and Washington county. Mayor Charles E Bowman and Police Chief Barber ordered them to leave after Rudisill admitted continued collections. He agreed to depart if allowed to go free this time. Continued on Page 10.
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Rudisill
M. C. Rudisill
Hagerstown
Washington County
Pollca
Charles E. Bowmen
Bowman
Barber
Volunteer of America
Judge Williams Recovering From Eye Operation
T J C Williams of the Baltimore Juvenile Court, formerly of Hagerstown, has recovered from cataract surgery on his left eye. He was absent three weeks and plans to resume next week after treatment at the Baltimore Eye Ear and Throat Hospital by Dr Edgar B Friedenwald. A cataract on the right eye may require future operation.
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T. J. C. Williams
Baltimore Juvenile Court
Hagerstown
Baltimore Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Edgar B. Friedenwald
Planes to search for Amundsen polar expedition
London June 2 Two naval airplanes will be sent by the Norwegian government Friday to search for the Amundsen Polar expedition according to News Agency dispatches from Oslo. The planes will depart Horten near Oslo by boat for Spitzbergen and then hop to the search area for the missing explorers. Officials believe Amundsen’s party may have already set out for Port Columbia 250 miles south of Greenland on foot.
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London
1.N.S
Amundsen
Nava
Oslo
Norway
Horten
Spitzbergen
Port Columbia
County officials eye routing change around mountain Buck's Valley
President John N. Bower and commissioners T. L. Rickard and Raleigh Poffenberger with Road Engineer Edgar T. Hayman inspected roads in the western county yesterday. They anticipate recommendations to reroute the road around the mountain into Buck's Valley. The party crossed into Allegany county and noted conditions that may prompt neighborly recommendations.
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John N. Bower
T. L. Rickard
Raleigh Poffenberger
Edgar T. Hayman
Buck's Valley
Allegany County
Bold Robbery Nets $15,000 in Denver Heist
Thieves seized the Windsor Daily Company messenger and bagged about $35,000 in cash before fleeing in a car. A separate note reports a Santa Fe passenger train No. 406 delayed north of Oklahoma City after an early incident.
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Denver
Colo
Windsor Daly Company
Oklahoma City
Okla
Secretary Weeks in Critical Postoperative Days
Secretary of War Weeks experienced a bad turn at Massachusetts General Hospital after gallstone surgery. Doctors described fluctuating condition with temperature and pulse changes, noting earlier improvement but a sudden worsening this morning following a restless forenoon and restful night.
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Boston
Phillips House
Massachusetts General Hospital
Daniel Fiske Jones
F. Gorham Brigham
Ten Months For Abusing Children Sentenced
Mr and Mrs Isaac N Lehman of Chambersburg were sentenced to ten months in jail after being found guilty of abuse and neglect of their two children. Judge Gillua pronounced the sentence.
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Isaac N. Lehman
Chambersburg
Gillua
Memorial Services Set Under Confederation Aegis For Stanley
Final arrangements are made for memorial exercises next Sunday by the Confederate Memorial Association. Parade forms at 2 30 on South Prospect street, proceeding to Washington and Potomac streets then to Washington Cemetery for services at 3 30 led by Municipal Band. Former U S Senator A O Stanley of Kentucky will deliver the memorial address. renowned as a brilliant orator with national fame.
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Confederate Memorial Association
South Prospect Street
Washington Street
Potomac Street
Washngton Cemetery
Jamaing
U.S
A. O. Stanley
Kentucky
Sennator Stanley
Senate
Noidler
Runar
Tel
Tat State
United States Senate
Massive 8000 Taxi Cab Order Signed For Three States
An agreement to produce about 8000 taxicabs over three years was signed by Tri-State Taxi Sales Co. and Moller Motor Car Co. The deal calls for 49 to 160 cabs monthly, with 1500 shipped to Checker Taxi Co. of Chicago and the rest to Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana. Production targets include at least one car daily by June 15 and ongoing output through the full term.
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M. P. Moller Motor Car Company
F. 9
Bristol
Tri-State Taxi Sales Co., Inc
Hagerstown
Checker Taxi Co
Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Moller Company
Moller
Astor Cab Bales Corporation
New York City
Luxor Cab Company
J. A. Young
W. K. Albert
William F. Bible
Tri-Stala Taxi Company
Shrine Opens Annual Meet With Celebrities and Rodeo
In Los Angeles on June 2 the 51st annual conclave of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine opened at the Coliseum. Imperial Potentate James J. Chandler of Kansas City presided as ceremonies began, with a Spanish barbecue and rodeo events arranged by Tom Mix followed by an entertainment program featuring Douglas Fairbanks and other film stars.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James J. Chandler
Kansas City
Nine Guilty Of Slaying Stack Found by Cairo Dispatch
Nine men accused of the murder of Sir Ler Stack Governor General of the Sudan and head of the Keyplian army were found guilty. Sentence will be pronounced Saturday in Cairo.
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London
T N. S
Ler Stack
Sudan
Keyplian
Cairo
Central News
Bandits Make Haul At Metropolitan Life Offices
In St Louis on June 2 bandits entered the Metropolitan Life Insurance offices and robbed employees. Details are sparse as the report notes the intrusion and escape with belongings, with no injuries reported. Authorities investigation is ongoing.
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St, Louis, Mo
Baindity
In Metropolitan Life Insurance
Hia Maching Belfay Sesre
Bet Bay Anderoged Wits Shae Fn
Heat Wave Forecast From Keedynville Observer
Government weather observer J A Miller reported 96 degrees at 1 pm in Keedynville with temperatures rising about 2 degrees per hour. By 3 pm the forecast called for 100 degrees there and possibly 103 to 104 in Hagerstown. The city reached 100 degrees by 1 30 pm today.
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J. A. Miller
Keedynville
Hagerstown
Fear Plot 10 Blast Gotham Transit Lines
New York reports fear of a plot to blow up transit lines after two mysterious wooden boxes were found on the Third Avenue elevated. Motorman Michael Harrington saw them. detectives inspected them as police hunted for a coordinated attack. The boxes were dumped into the East River after being tested in water.
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New York
Third Avenue
Pallea
East River
Michael Harrington
Geta Shock
Heat Wave Toll Drops Across Midwest Amid Storms
Eleven dead and many injured as a heat wave peaks across the Midwest on June 1. A violent storm in Western Iowa and eastern Nebraska causes destruction, with Des Moines, Chicago, and Missouri reporting fatalities and widespread damage estimated over 100000 dollars. Cleveland records 91 as state heat records fall, while Mariette hits 95, the state's hottest in 64 years.
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Chicago
1.N.S
Mid-West
Cleveland
Des Moines
Iowa
Wayland
Nebraska
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Kansog
N.S
Ohio
Mariette
Marines and bluejackets take role in Shanghai peace
American Marines and bluejackets and Italian Marines assumed the peacekeeping role in Shanghai this afternoon. Diplomatic sources in Peking authorized the deployment of 2000 foreign Marines if necessary.
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Shanghat
N.S
Shanghai
Peking
Navy dirigible Los Angeles sails for Animap leis Md
Washington dispatch reports the Navy dirigible Los Angeles departed Lakehurst New Jersey at 9 08 AM local for Animap leis Maryland. The event marks a routine maneuver by the airship fleet with details provided to the Navy Department.
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Washington
New York Weather Scarcity With Heat Toll
New York faced a scarce day with only four slim chances of rain as Weather Bureau foresees limited relief after tomorrow. The heat peaked at 38 degrees with an average of 77, leaving one dead and eight others prostrated as the city endured a brutal day.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Vie
Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition Against Jacobson's Saving Store
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States Court at Baltimore against Robert Jacobson trading as Jacobson's Saving Store. Attorneys for the petitioning creditors include American Wholesale Corp United States Rubber Co and the Baltimore Shoe House. The alleged act of bankruptcy cited is the deed of assignment for the benefit of creditors dated May 27 to Robert McCauley and W Preston Lano.
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Fipley
United States
Baltimore
Robert Jacobson
Jacobson's Saving Store
American Wholesale Corp
United States Rubber Company
Baltimore Shoe House
Robert #. McCauley
W. Preston Lano
Washington Will Bid Its Final Farewell To Marshall
Washington, June 2. At four o'clock this afternoon in the Red Room of the Willard hotel, Washington will say its last farewell to Thomas Miley Marshall. The funeral services for the late President will be led by Rev. Dr. Charles Wood. The President and Mrs. Corlidge, members of the cabinet and many officials are expected to attend. Mrs. Marshall will depart at 6 30 p m for Indianapolis with the body and services will be held at the Marshall home at 10 a m Thursday followed by interment at Crown Hill. Mrs. Marshall plans to have the body removed later to Marion, Indiana.
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Washington
Waw Willard Hotel
Thomas Miley Marshall
Charles Wood
Church of the Covenant
Marshall
Corlidge
Cab
Inet
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Bar Monkey
Western MD
Loree Link
Ion
Washington County Health Clinic
Judge Williams
Stanley
Confederae
Middle West
Shrine
Stack
FEAR
Gotham
China
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