Convention Splits as Farmer-Labor Group Frays at Convention
At St Paul convention hall on June 18 the third party farmer labor progressive meeting teeters toward collapse as communists and anti-communists clash on the floor. Leader William Mahoney handles radicals and vows a final fight, while Mahoney’s rivals consider locking the doors if the radicals remain seated. Continued on page 12.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Ln.s
Farmer-Labor Progressive
William Mahoney
Mahoney
Farmer- Naborites
International News Service
Farmer-Laborites
St. Paul Association of Business Men
Judge Wanamaker Dies by Own Action in Columbus
Judge R. M. Wanamaker of the Ohio Supreme Court leaped from a bathroom window on the fourth floor of a Columbus hospital where he had been a patient since June 12. He was 53 and died instantly, the hospital and International News Service report.
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International News Service
Columbus
R. M. Wanamaker
Ohio Supreme Court
Two Men Held in Murder Case of Bill Brennan
Police hold Ter rence O Neil and Joseph Piell, both with records, in connection with the murder of heavyweight boxer Bill Brennan. O Neil is pictured at left and Piell at right as investigators pursue leads in the case.
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Bill Brennan
Terrence O'Neil
Joseph Piell
City Engineer Ferguson Injured In 12 Foot Fall
City Engineer J. B. Ferguson fell from a twelve foot wall at the Sewerage Disposal plant during an inspection. He was taken to Washington County Hospital with a broken arm and severe shock, with possible hip fracture. full extent awaited tomorrow. He was on the wall with other engineers when a misstep sent him to a rocky ledge below and unconscious.
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J. B. Ferguson
Washington County Hospital
Ferguson
Prominent Geologist Visits Justice Bower
William B Phillips of New York, a leading U S geologist, passes through Hagerstown en route to Appalachian surveys. He visits Justice J Scott Bower, old friend, to confer on recent discoveries. Also, Spanish American War veterans plan a meeting at the G A R Hall tonight at eight.
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William B. Phillips
New York
Hagerstown
Appalachian Mountain Range
Mr. Phillips
Justice J. Scott Bower
U. S. Department of Geology
G. A. R. Hall
McAdoo Says Two-Thirds Rule Won't Worry Him
William G. McAdoo, Democratic presidential hopeful, said he is not concerned about abolishing the two-thirds rule at the national convention. Accompanied by his wife and family, he travels to New York. railroad men present him a waybill status to the White House. Smith supporters oppose changing the rule, while McAdoo supporters control the convention organization.
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International News Service
Washington
William G. McAdoo
Hare
McAdoo
New York
White House
Los Angeles
Atlantic
Pacific
al. Smith
Normalcy To Return Says Weather Man 1924
Weather forecaster Charles L. Mitchell says the United States has entered a first stretch of return to normal weather. He notes colder Rockies and unusually warm West with a lack of spring icebergs off Newfoundland causing Atlantic warmth and a mixed seasonal pattern nationwide.
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Weather Man
Washington, D. C
I.N.S
United States
Charles L. Mitchell
Mitchell
Rockies
Eost
Rocky
Coast Guard
Newfoundland
Moose Banquet Heads to Moose Hall for Lodge Home Purchase
A celebration banquet and dance will be held at Moose Hall on West Antietam Street to mark Hagerstown Lodge No. 212 Loyal Order of Moose acquiring a home. The event starts at eight with a meal, then dancing. Former Mayor William Broening of Baltimore will attend among out of town guests. Secretary of Labor James Davis may attend and Broening plans a Washington trip to urge attendance.
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Hagerstown
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
West Antietam Street
Timcer
William ¥. Broening
Baltimore
Secretary of Labor
James Davis
Broening
Washington
Sec ‘Davin
Injured In Auto Accident Last Night
Charles E. McGowan, 48, of West Franklin Street, is hospitalized with severe facial and arm lacerations after his automobile struck a telephone pole and overturned on the Pike beyond Smithsburg last night. Three companions in the car escaped injury, it is believed.
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Charles E. McGowan
Veranklin Street
Smithsburg
Pennsylvania's Vote for Smith Delivers for Nomination
Scranton June 18 Pennsylvania's delegates to the Democratic National Convention will back Governor Al Smith of New York for the Presidential Nomination, announced by John H. Bigelow state party chairman.
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Norman Mack
New York
Cordell Hull
Democratic National Committee
Scranton
Pennsylvania
al Smith
John H. Bigelow
Employees Outing Planned at Gateway Inn
Eighty employees under J. Cleveland Grice and Augustus Ludwig will attend a dinner business meeting and social at Gateway Inn tonight at eight. Guests come from Motor Parts Corp Baltimore Cumberland Ludwig Motor Co and the Hagerstown main house. Dinner precedes a brief meeting with dancing and cards to follow. Mrs Hall directs the dinner. the Inn has been refurnished by A K Coffman.
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J. Cleveland Grice
Augustus Ludwig
Gateway Inn
Motor Parts Corp
Baltimore
Cumberland
Ludwig Motor Company
Hagerstown
Hall
A. K. Coffman
Dennis ordered to 120 days for drunk driving
Harry A. Dennis began a 120 day sentence for driving a truck while intoxicated after a dangerous spree on South Potomac street. He caused near collisions with a car and a streetcar, and was fined 160 dollars but could not pay, leading to additional jail time. The report notes a YMCA vacation Bible school head election and July opening.
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Harry A. Dennis
Dennis
Trumpower
South Potomac Street
Richard Hartle
Justice Bower
Payrolls Fall in U S May Manufacturing Declines
The Department of Labor reports May shows a 4.2 percent drop in manufacturing employment, a 5.1 percent fall in payroll totals, and a 1 percent dip in per capita earnings. Based on 9569 establishments across 52 industries, 2,604,259 workers earned a weekly total of $68,078,862.
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Washington
United States
Department of Labor
Mellon labeled arch bootlegger at convention
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon was called the arch bootlegger of the age by State Senator Charles J. Taylor of Montana, permanent chairman at the Farmer-Labor Progressive Convention in St. Paul Minnesota on June 18.
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International News Service
Convention Hall
ST. Paul
Minn
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Charles J .B. Taylor
Montana
Farmer-Labor Progressive Convention
Frederick Templars Visit St. Bernard Commandery
Frederick Templars will pay a fraternal visit to St. Bernard Commandery in the city tomorrow night and confer the Knight Templar Degree on candidates. Dinner at 6 45 in the Masonic Temple banquet room. Emory C Crum is Eminent Commander. about forty members will attend.
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Jacques de Malay
Knights Templar
Frederick
St. Bernard
Masonic Temple
Emory C. Crum
Frederick County
Frederick Commandery
Allen as Democratic vice presidential candidate urged
In Washington on June 18, Democratic leaders and veterans urged Major General Henry T. Allen retired to be the Democratic vice president candidate. Allen, who led the 90th division in World War I, served as commander in chief of American forces in Germany during the occupation of the Rhineland.
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International News Service
Washington
Cleveland
Chas. C. Dawes
Henry T. Allen
Allen
90Th
Germany
Rhineland
Dry Rock Husband Remanded for Hearing
Jacob B. Myers was remanded to jail until Friday after appearing before Justice Leon R. Yourtee on charges of beating his wife. He was deemed not in condition for trial and remained in custody. Mrs. Myers testified.
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Jacob B. Myers
Leon R. Yourtee
Sheep Attacked by Dogs at Fairgrounds
Officials at the fairgrounds report a pack of dogs killed one sheep and injured several others after breaking into the flock. The caretaker drove them off, but they returned, wounding two more. Sheep are now penned at night with guards monitoring for the dogs’ return, which would result in shooting.
County Bonds Readily Sold In Maryland Auction
Bids opened on four Maryland county bond issues with strong competition, all bought by Baltimore firms. Brinkmann & Co awarded 21 000 Gareen Annes county serials 1930 36 at 104 895 yielding 4.30 percent. Stein Bros. Boyce and merchants trust bid 29 000 Prince Georges 20 year 54 and 33 000 Montgomery 4 percent at 100 87. Frederick lateral road 4145 50 000 went to Baker Watts Nelson Cook Townsend Scott at 101 2866.
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Maryland Couries
Baltimore
Brinkmann & Co
Gareen Anne's County
Minrring
Stein Bros. & Boyce
Merchantile Trust and Deposit Company
Prince George's County
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Baker, Watts & Co
Nelson, Cook & Co
Townsend Scott & Son
First to Pay State and County Taxes Arrives
Dr. Charles McCauley of South Potomac Street was the first to pay state and county taxes to Tax Collector Bell this morning, a distinction he has held for several years. The office saw no heavy rush, though receipts are expected to be sizable.
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Charles McCauley
Potomac Street
Moonshine War Roars On Sleepy Creek Mountain
A large moonshining band on Sleepy Creek Mountain clashed with 200 to 250 men led by 20 revenue agents from Charleston and Cumberland. Four machine guns aided the state troopers in an effort to drive out the gang that ambushed Berkeley county officers two days earlier. Relatives, private citizens, and county authorities joined in at Martinsburg Berkeley Springs and nearby districts, while the posse pursued the Weigle brothers amid a morning of intermittent firing.
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Sleepy Creek Mountain
Charleston
W. Va
Cherry Run
Moonshine Gang
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
Cumberland
Berkeley
Morgan County
Weigle Brothers
Berkeley County
C. W. Wilson
Weigle
Veteran’s Medal Awarded to Insurance Man Kilmer
A veteran’s medal for twenty years of continuous service was presented to L L Kilmer of Hagerstown by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Kilmer is among twenty five Metropolitan representatives honored recently, as the company noted over nine hundred staff members have more than twenty years with the firm, with many exceeding thirty years.
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L L. Kilmer
Hagerstown
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Kilmer
Metropolitan
Bodies of man and two women found in quarry near Chicago
In Dupage county near Chicago today a mystery emerged as the bodies of a man and two women were recovered from an automobile sunk in a water filled quarry. One woman was found partly clothed in a stagged dress and the other fully dragged, raising questions about the circumstances of their deaths.
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International News Service
Chicago
Dupage Country
Iuto
Tully
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Prof
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Frederick Templars
St. Bernard Commandery
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