Town and Railroad Swept Away by Tennessee Floods
In Johnson City Tennessee on June 14 a devastating cloudburst washed Bramer Laurel Fork and Hampton towns from the Laurel Mark railroad area. Sixteen bodies recovered with fears of a higher death toll. Homes swept away valleys filled with torrents wrecked property shipping disrupted and supplies organized from Johnson City and other towns. A six year old was found drowned at Cardona Bluff near Elizabeth town.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Ln.s
Tennessee
Hampton
Bramer
Laurel Mark
Turrel Ford
Cardona Bluff
Elizabethtown
Laurel Fork
Bramar
Sarrow
Rotarians to Attend Meet at Toronto
Large local delegation from Hagerstown will travel to the International Rotary Convention in Toronto, Canada, tonight at 8:52 aboard a special car. The group will connect in Harrisburg to form a single special train for the trip, with Mr and Mrs Cheater Hays, Mr and Mrs Roy Danzer, Mr and Mrs Frank Salter, and Mr and Mrs Walter Pryor among those listed as making the journey.
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Toronto
Hageratown
Can
Tiers
Harrisburg
Thorne
Hagerstown
Cheater
Hays
Roy Danzer
Frank Salter
Walter Pryor
Daugh
Herriot Accepts French Premiership and Cabinet Formation
Radical socialist Edouard Herriot today accepted the premiership of France and agreed to form a new cabinet after a late morning meeting with President Doumergue at the Elysee Palace. He said he would form the cabinet, pursue foreign policy, and name the rest of the ministers in the afternoon, then proceed to London.
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Paris
Edouard Herriot
Alexander Millerand
France
Herriot
Elysee Palace
Doumergue
Wu Hew Cabeinet
Toreigh Naftte
Wall
London
Normal Graduates To Get Appointments
All county normal school graduates are invited to meet school principals at Antietam Street School Monday at 2:30 PM for acquaintance and to discuss their appointments to teaching positions. About thirty graduates are eligible, with fifteen or more slated for appointment next week.
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Antietam Street
Democrats Seek Winning Combination for 1924 Ticket
Washington June 14 Democrats in Congress lay out combinations to beat the Coolidge Dawes ticket. Names include Balsten Tedluna Copeland Davin Hryoo McAdoo Carterlags Staith Cr ura Noebranka Pomerana Underwood Sweet and others. Leaders will shape state delegations at the Madison Square Garden convention with Senator Pat Harrison as keynote and Carter Gisar han drafting a platform.
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Tuternndlonal News Service
Washington
Coglidge-Dawes
Samuel M. Balsten
Tedluna
Royal Copeland
New York
Colin W. Davin
Weat
Virginia
Chan
Hryoo
Nebraska
William
McAdoo
California
Carterlags
al St
Oacar Tnderwood
Aln
Sweet
Calo
Madison Square Garden
Chay Wil
Pat Harrison
Misinatop
Carter Gisar Han
Resolutiona
Misplace Bill During Close Of Congress
President Coolidge directs that the July 1 salary increase for about 480000 government field service employees take effect, after the bill granting it was not signed by presiding officers and not submitted for approval due to business congestion.
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International Neves
Washington
Preassant Coolidge
House
Senate
County Board Attends Severn Bridge Opening
Washington county officials and residents joined the formal opening of the Severn Bridge at Annapolis. A State Road Commission pageant featured transportation history from ox cart to automobile. Governor Ritchie spoke as about Fen thousand attendees gathered at the Naval Academy grounds for luncheon.
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Washington County
Severn Bridge
Annapolis
Board of County Commissioners
Edgar T. Hayman
Louis L. Bowers
Mias
Paroles Issued To Offenders In Court Action
Two paroles were issued this morning by Justice J Scott Bower. William Baker, involved in domestic dispute, reported to Chief Barber weekly as proof of reform after a disorderly conduct charge and three month sentence suspended. Filward Newatan, an offender, paroled on drunkenness with six months house of correction sentence suspended, to report weekly and seek work.
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J. Scott Bower
Barber
William Baker
Inlaw
Otho Poffenberger
Baker
House of Correction
Newatan
Otter
House of Correa
Helv
Ten Killed in Berlin Rail Collision
Ten people died and dozens were wounded in a rain related rail collision at a Berlin railway station today. Authorities reported a high casualty scene and ongoing rescue operations as emergency teams responded to the incident.
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Muindal News Xoevlye
Berlin
Rintion Toay
Needle Injury Strikes 10-Year-Old in Keedleville
Catherine Ditto, 10, of Keedleville, fell on a carpet at home and drove a needle into her knee. The needle lodged in the joint and she was rushed to a hospital for an operation scheduled today.
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Catherine
RG. Ditto
Keedleville
Democrats Plan Jackson Day Banquet At Potomac Club
Plans for a large Democratic gathering and banquet in the city were set in motion by the newly formed Potomac Club. A Jackson Day event was discussed at their first meeting in Odd Fellow Temple with a national speaker sought. Senator Wade presided as members agreed on admission fees and preparations, including new furnishings for the club rooms.
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Potomac Club
Odd Fellow Temple
Wade
Five Day Week At Ford Plant
Ford Motor Company offices shift to a five day week starting today affecting about 23,000 employees. The change replaces summer vacations with 12 weeks of Saturdays off for office staff, with pay cut planned if the five day week continues. Factory workers already on a Friday schedule have not received vacations. Ford has long supported a five day work week as sufficient.
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International News Service
Detroit
Midh
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Alan
Forey
Hancock Man's Father Dies From Auto Accident Injuries
Michael Martin, 88, father of Ox var Martin of Fairview near Flintstown, died yesterday at Went Maryland Hospital from injuries after an automobile struck him. The vehicle was said to have been driven by an Indiana man. He also leaves a daughter and another son George of Wilkinsburg, Pa.
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Michael Martin
Oxvar Martin
Oth
Went Faryland Hospital
Curberland
Hebfe
Indiana
Hangock
Martin
Fairview
Fiintstown
George
Wikinaburg
Navy Disaster Mystery Deepens as Inquiry Proceeds
Los Angeles June 14 Navy officials said the cause of the USS Mississippi explosion and fire that killed 43 sailors may never be known as a naval board of inquiry continued hearings. Captain W D Stotherton faced further questioning while crew members described bravery and gunnery actions. A second gun fired at anchor raised questions about the catastrophe and the Yale passenger ship danger. Los Angeles prepared for a large tribute funeral services joined by the Pacific Fleet.
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iMy International News Service
LOS Angslhs
U. S. Mississippi
Navy
Naval Board of Inquiry
W. D. Stotherton
Eral
Los Angeles
Yale
Pacific Fleet
Klansmen Drop Roses On Grave At Hine Funeral
After services for Joshua C. Hine in Locust Grove cemetery, about thirty Dixie Klan members in white robes and hoods gathered on a hill, each dropping a rose on the grave and placing a large cross of red roses as a final act. Hine died from skull injuries after a trick with a car at Halfway earlier in the week.
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Joshua C. Hine
Locust Grove
Dixie Klan
JS. Simon
Hine
Weekly Weather Forecast for Middle Atlantic States
The weather bureau forecast for next week calls for generally fair conditions at the start with possible showers later in the period. Temperatures are expected to be somewhat below normal with the midweek period near normal.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Totay
Middle Atlantia
FELL FROM TRAIN LOSES TWO FINGERS AND EGGS HATCH
A man fell from a moving train in Western Maryland yards suffering loss of two fingers. He was hospitalized and treated. Meanwhile a citywide observance sees flags flying for Flag Day. Also notes report Edward Gallagher retrieves pheasants and Phil Schindel improves after appendectomy. A Tennessee beauty, Eleanor Blaine Harris, is involved in a conspiracy charge as magistrate action continues. Potomac River and tributaries are muddy and discolored amid a waiting grand jury. Bail set at 1,000 dollars.
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Frank A. Mullenix
Date Street
Maryland
New York
Eleanor Blaine Harris
Tennessee
Potomac
Identify Wounded Members of Million Dollar Mail Robbery Band
Chicago June 14. Wayne is held under police guard at the county hospital after arrest with two men and a woman. He is identified by Milwaukee and St. Paul mail train crew as a member of the bandit group that looted the train for about a million dollars in cash and securities. Five postal clerks positively identified him. Three arrests followed early today as Captain Shoemaker predicted solution by Thursday night.
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Chicago
Wayne
Milwaukee and St. Paul
William Shoemaker
Thief Steals $50 From Toryer Trunk At Home
A thief broke three rocks on a front porch of Danisi Toryer at 122 Jail Alley last night while Toryer was at a theater. Fifteen dollars? actually $50 and a bank book were taken, with a deed replaced. Entry was through a rear window. Toryer suspects a known person and notified authorities. The theft occurred between 4 and 10:39 o'clock.
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Danisi Toryer
Toryer
Many Here Fleeced By Gotham Shirt Co
Local residents report a scam connected with the Broadway Shirt Company promising cheap made to order shirts. Victims received samples, paid $6 for three shirts, and await delivery while some faced defective garments and missing communications. Authorities will be asked to probe the source of these fraudulent letters.
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Gotham Shirt Co
Tor
Realtar
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