Robbers Dig Hole In Wall Of Commercial Trust Co Building
Robbers tried to enter the Commercial Trust Company building in the Rama ciotti Building, using a crow bar and hammer to breach a wall 18 inches wide. The hole led to the bank lavatory. vault access would be needed for theft. The attempt, discovered by a bank clerk, left no money disturbed. The same wall was attacked less than a year ago and was reinforced. Electric bulbs were removed and a window could not be locked due to tension wires. intruders entered through that window.
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Commercial Trust Company
Ramaciotti
Bank
Rantacciotti
J.G. Stunott
Ramacciotti
Erie Violated the Esch Law by Wage Cuts and Longer Hours
Chicago march 7 The Erie railroad violated the Esch law and the law returning railroads to private ownership by announcing wage reductions and longer hours for workers. The US Railway Labor Board issued the decision in Chicago.
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Chicago
Erie Railroad
U. S.railway Labor Board
Woman Overcome by Smoke From Roasting Veal
Mrs. A. H. Russell of 40 Fairground avenue suffered a near fatal incident Saturday morning when leaving meat unattended in the stove caused dense smoke. Returning she fainted as a window collapsed. a neighbor and her husband provided first aid and she was revived.
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A. H. Russell
Fairground Avenue
Army .45 Gun Reported Taken From Car
Major T Darby of Carlisle Bar racks Pa reported to police that someone entered his automobile stored in a local garage and took an army .45 caliber revolver. The car was driven into the garage at 6 16 p m Saturday evening and returned for it about noon yesterday. the gun was missing. The garage manager believed the Major did not keep a revolver in the car and said the report is not true.
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T. . ‘Darby
Carlisle Barracks
Bayonets Of Reds Uphold Authority Of Soviet Regime
London reports the Red Army remains loyal to the Russian Soviet but with wavering devotion amid anti Bolshevik unrest. Fires rage in Petrograd as armored cars patrol Moscow streets and battle strikers. Lenin asserts fuel shortages drive disorders yet claims the situation is under control. Kronstadt disturbances are rumored involving General Kozlovaky's small faction.
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London
Red Army
Helsingfors
Moscow
Rede
Reval
Berlin
Nikolai Lenin
Kronstadt
Judge Henderson Sick Prevents Court Session
Judge Robert R. Henderson of Cumberland, who traveled to preside, is confined to his Hamilton Hotel room with a cold and unable to attend the morning court session. He was slated to sit in cases requiring Judge Wagaman, who is disqualified. Consequently, those cases were carried over until Henderson recovers. The replevin case of B. H. Marts versus William H. Hammack was heard by Wagaman, but no decision was reached.
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Robert R. Henderson
Cumberland
Hamilton Hotel
Wagaman
Henderson
BH. Martsiva
William H. Hammack
Indemnity Conference Ends In Rupture Report
London March 7 The indemnity conference has ended in rupture and negotiations are discontinued French delegates say Germans rejected counter indemnity proposals Belgian delegates say sanctions will be imposed immediately German foreign minister Dr Simons says no full acceptance of allied decisions He hints at a new statement for allied premiers Most German delegates expect to return to Berlin tomorrow and blame Briand for the rupture Cologne says Allied forces may move into Germany at dawn if Germans refuse to comply
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London
Lalies
Dr. Simons
Simons
Berlin
Briand
Cologne
Germany
Hotel Guests Alarmed as Fire Destroys Roof
International News reports hundreds of guests at the St Francis Hotel in San Francisco were awakened when a roof fire from a coat factory and laundry caused estimated damage around 75000 dollars. The blaze drew the city’s steam fog apparatus but no panic occurred.
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International News
San Francisco
St. Francia Hotel
Democrats to hold primaries on Saturday March 12
At a Democratic City Central Committee meeting held Saturday night in the Hamilton building office of J O Snyder the plan was adopted to hold the party primaries next Saturday March 12 between 7 30 and 8 30 PM. William J Hurley chaired the gathering. Primaries will be at First Ward Harry Clevidence 61 Winter Street Third Ward Augustus Ludwig's Tira Shop 21 East Washington Street Fifth Ward Howard Woesner's Shoe Shop Weat Franklin Street.
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Democrat City Central
J. O. Snyder
Hamilton
William J. Hurley
First Ward
Harry Clevidence
Winter Street
Third Ward
Augustus Ludwig
Tira
East Washington Street
Fifth Ward
Howard Woesner
Weat
Franklin Street
Registration Begins Today in Hagerstown Wards
General voter registration opened this morning across five wards in Hagerstown and runs four days. Any resident 21 or older who has lived in the city and ward for specified periods may register to vote in the municipal election. This marks the first time newly enfranchised women may register for municipal ballots. Democrats urged to register. white residents of the Fifth Ward encouraged to ensure their names are on the list to support electing a white man to the City Council.
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Hagerstown
Fifth Ward racial nomination shocks Republican ticket
Richard A. Barnum, a Black candidate, was nominated by Black voters in the Fifth Ward for City Council, prompting white Republican leaders to question his eligibility. A legal challenge, a mass meeting at Samaritan Hall, and possible independent candidates were anticipated as trials over Barnum’s residency and past voting continued.
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Richard A. Barnum
Barnum
Benjamin Lee
Unanto City
Lee
Wagaman
Samaritan Hall
Suh
Richard Barnum
Frank Alsip
George B. Alexander
Alexander
Williamsport
A. K. Coffman
Republican Central Committee
Hagner
Bowler Waives Hearing in Martinsburg Murder Arraignment
John Bowler of Lynchburg, accused of killing Garfield M. Miller, waived a preliminary hearing before Justice Fred Baker in Martinsburg. Bowler, without counsel, was returned to jail and denied bond while awaiting the April Grand Jury action. Authorities note his confession may end the case though doubts arise about mental state and possible involvement of a woman.
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Fred Baker
Martinsburg
John Bowler
Lynchburg
Garfield M. Miller
Hagerstown
Bowler
Thieves Raid Club Houses Along C O Canal
Thieves struck club houses along the C O canal near Shepherdstown taking dishes blankets and other items not nailed down Val Smith of Waynesboro noticed dishes at his spring visit then found identical dishes at Mountain View House and the missing blankets later discovered at the sites Smith suspects the Mountain View house served as a storage point for the loot.
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C. & O. Canal
Shepherdstown
Val Smith
Waynesboro
Mountain View Club
Smith
Mountain View House
Mr. Smith
Women Vote in Williamsport Municipal Election
Women vote in Williamsport at the municipal election with two tickets in a heated contest. Progressive ticket lists Charles J. Davis Richard G. Hoffman and Clarence A Snyder. Citizens ticket features Norman Grove Upton O Norris and R A Poffenberger. Polls close at 2:30 PM. Isaac G Bomberger is judge and A I K Barber clerk of the election.
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Williamsport
Progressive
Charles J. Davis
Richard G. Hoffman
Clarence ‘A. Snyder
Citizens
Norman Grove
Upton O. Norris
R. A. Poffenberger
Grove
Isaac G. Bomberger
A. IC. Barber
Mayor And Former Mayor Of Limerick Shot To Death
Dublin reports listed that George Clancy mayor and Michael O Callaghan former mayor of Limerick were shot in their homes early today. Clancy’s wife was wounded while defending him and died later. Both men were Sinn Feiners. A third murder in Limerick and an ambush in Cork with British troops reported as victims followed the killings.
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Clancy
Sinn Fein
Dublin
George Clancy
Limerick
Michael O'Callaghan
Thomas MacCurtain
Cork
O’callaghan
McCurtain
Anbush
County Cork
Cuming
Harding Sends Nominations to the Senate
Washington March 7 President Harding today sent to the senate several nominations including Theodore Roosevelt as assistant secretary of the Navy Henry P Filet cher as under secretary of state RE D Ball as assistant secretary of agriculture John A LeJeune as major general commandant of the Marine Corps and George Barnett as major general of the Marine Corps along with a long list of proposed secretaries of delegations that failed confirmation in the last congress
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International News
Washington
Harding
Senate
Inavy
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry P. Filetcher
Agrculture
RE. D. Ball
Marine Corps
John. A. LeJeune
George Barnett
Aonata
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ARMY
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Petrograd
Judge Henderson
John A. Bowler
Garfield Miller
Democratic City Central Committee
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C. W. Bower
Barber
Nortu
Mulberry
Mountain View
Walt Smith
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