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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1921
Page
6
Viola Mere dith, first woman held on bootlegging charges, sought to see Russell Bennett at Washington county jail and was arrested. Bennett, indicted by February grand jury, faced transport of liquor charges. The Meredith woman, long in Hagerstown, allegedly led Bowery bootlegging activities and was named “queen of the bootleggers.”
Joshua C. Hine dies. survived by wife Katie A. Hine and son Charles F. Hine. A Keedysville native and bricklayer, he belonged to numerous fraternal orders and the Locust Grove church. Funeral Thursday at 1:30 pm from the house with services at Locust Grove Church at 2:30 pm. The Board of Education buys adjoining lots for an athletic field for the new high school near Jacques Addition on Potomac Avenue and Mealey Parkway.
A 36 hour outlook notes considerable cloudiness across states east of the Mississippi with local showers possible tonight or Monday in most districts. Temperature remains steady. South Atlantic winds expect northeasterly to variable near Florida with overcast skies and possible showers tonight and Wednesday. East Gulf winds will be gentle to moderate and variable with partly overcast conditions and possible local rain Wednesday.
Multiple notices detail deaths and funeral plans across Washington and nearby counties. Mary E. Martin of Emmitsburg and Bruce Garrish of Williamsport are among those listed, with details on survivors, burial sites, and service times. Additional notices identify John A. Provard of Waynesboro, Catherine Moore of Samaria, and Mary Seibert of Audubon among others, with venues including Rosell Cemetery and Fairview Home.
The Maryland delegation arrived in Cleveland lacking W Bladen Lowndes who would object to the plan to chair Senator Weller. Delegates came from Baltimore and Chicago figures include former Mayor William F Browning and a party with Alexander Armstrong John W Garrett Galen L Tait Henry B Wilcox Lawrence J Towers. The group was joined by C Bascom Slemp and Nicholne Longworth in Washington.
Nine people were killed as a cloudburst flood hit Mercer and McDowell counties in West Virginia. A seven member family perished when their home was buried by slate. The Norfolk and Western main line between North Fork and Enniss was flooded, halting traffic, with branch lines and side tracks to mining operations washed out.
Report details continued from page one of new outrages including damage to Simmers mill and the Oswald car with four tires slashed and upholstery ruined. Similar attacks tied to a prior incident at Ross Anders mill near Jana Mrs. Simers. no clues found. Simmers offer 100 dollars for culprits, increased by 200 dollars by John Cline. Also notes death of ex congressman Louis W Emer y of Warrensburg New York at age 66 from heart disease. Funeral set for 2 PM today.
A sizable strawberry stock filled the City Market today with many boxes offered at 15 to 20 cents each. The crop is expected to last a week or more with next week predicted as the peak. Home grown cherries priced around 90 cents per quart, other prices including eggs at 26 cents, butter at 44 cents per pound, potatoes 1.60 per bushel, and asparagus at 10 cents.
Mrs. Bennett and Hess admitted helping each other, traveling separately to avoid charges. They used hotels and lived well, with Mrs. Bennett aiding his transport and finances while shielding Hess. They produced a marriage certificate as credentials and admitted intermittent income from gambling and selling possessions.
Market report from New York lists wheat gains with December at 111% and July 107% and September 108% on export basis. Corn firmer with No 2 yellow 98% and No 2 white 98 44, oats varied, hay and straw steady, live poultry firm with mixed prices, butter firmer with creamery grades, eggs firmer with nearby and firsts, milk wholesale at 1.88 per 100 pounds within the 201-216 mile zone, flour prices mostly steady with patents and straights quoted.
New York June 10 The movement of prices was upward in forenoon trading on the stock exchange. Buying for investment in better grade issues grew as money rates fell to 2 percent, the lowest since August 16, 1917. Motors oils equipment and leathers showed firmness, while steels waited on steel motion tonnage figures due at noon. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF WILLIAMSPORT Taxes for 1924 due with a 1/2 percent discount in June and 4 percent in July. Tax Collector William B. Muentzor.
Justice J Scott Bower to ask County Commissioners for approval of a plan to make county jail prisoners work on public projects instead of idle confinement The movement argues it would reduce costs by stopping the 50 cent daily food expense and let prisoners contribute to family support Also two $2000 suits filed against Brunswick based Falconer alleging broken engagement and seduction Attend Art Exhibit at Mood College Head College Frederick with Lula Wire and other pupils and instructors Miss Suter Miss Beard Miss Nigh Miss Myers Miss Gossard
An advertisement promotes Joint-Hase or Joint-Rasa claiming to relieve swelling and pain in ankles knees hips elbows wrists and other joints whether rheumatic or not. It touts instant full relief, quick action in neuralgia and neuritis, and emphasizes low price at Wareham's City Pharmacy and Central Drug Co.
Maryland officials announced a matched state and federal aid program to construct 40 miles of state roads. John N. Mackall, State Road Commissioner, said the last appropriation from Congress provided 15 million dollars for all 48 states, and Maryland has received about 4.808 million in federal road funds since 2014, with many contracts awarded and under way.
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Bran as a cure for constipation in children, claiming it safely cleanses the intestine and promotes regular bowel action. It urges regular use, offers a money back guarantee, and promotes serving ideas with milk, cereals, or baked dishes.
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