Hungary and Romania clash over Gotthard machine guns
In Geneva the League of Nations debated the Gotthard machine gun incident, with Hungary and Romania clashing over alleged contraventions of the peace treaty. A three-nation committee of Holland, Chile, and Finland was appointed to study the voluminous documents and report. Sir Austen Chamberlain urged an investigation, a proposal both sides accepted.
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Geneva
St. Gotthard
Hungary
Council
League of Nations
Romania
Holland
Chile
Finland
Austen Chamberlain
Giving Up Society To Go In Business
NEW YORK March 7 Mrs Richard T Wilson related by marriage to the Vanderbilts and the Goelets is giving up society to go into business She has bought a curio store and will devote part of the profits to charity
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New York
Richard T. Wilson
Suit Over Railroad Death Opens In Court
The $50,000 damage suit of Grazie Tenore for the death of her husband Donati Tenore against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will open before a jury tomorrow. Tenore was killed September 3, 1927 when struck by a freight car at Security while crossing the tracks. Attorneys Roulette and Mason appear for the widow and Wm. Preston Lane for the railroad.
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Grazie Tenore
Donati Tenore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Tenore
Baltimore and Ohio
Roulette and Mason
Preston Lane
Rumors Link Lindbergh to Rest Cure in Nation’s Capital
Washington rumors swirl about Colonel Lindbergh possibly taking a long rest cure. Reports place him at Bolling Field after a quick trip from Scott Field, with alleged meetings involving J Barr Peat and L J Hendershot’s associate. Major Lanphier and others are seen at a club, while hospital plans in Baltimore are denied by Johns Hopkins authorities.
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Washington
National Capital
Lindbergh
Bollingfield
Scott Field
Belleville
Cincinnati
Bolling Field
J. Barr Peat
L. J. Hendershot
West Elizabeth
Henderson
Peat
Thomas G. Lanphier
Seltrnge Field
Mich
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Let Contract for Bridge in County
The State Tax Commission in Baltimore on Tuesday opened bids for a bridge over a stream on a road near Smithsburg in this county, awarding the contract to M. J. Grove Lime Co. of Lime Kiln Frederick county as the lowest bidder. This was the first road improvement contract of 1928.
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State Tax Commission
Baltimore
Smithsburg
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Frederick County
Williamsport Night On The Air At Herald Mail Program
Williamsport night at the Herald Mail broadcasting station WKBG in the Maryland Theater featured a reception of congratulations by telephone and telegram. Mayor William D Byron was re elected to a two year term and gave a speech tracing Williamsport growth and its industries. The Williamsport Community Band under Edwin Partridge received strong applause with encores, and the McCardell family novelty orchestra also performed. Partridge noted Hagerstown mayor Charles E Bowman as the best Hagerstown mayor. The program showcased band progress and town support as Williamsport prepares a water system connected to Hagerstown’s Potomac system.
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Williamsport
Herald- Mail
WKBG
Maryland
William D. Byron
Edwin ©. Partridge
McCardell Family
Byron
Mike
Hagerstown
Dizzy Driver Goes to Jail in Drunk Driving Case
Norman W. Poper of Waynesboro was jailed in default of a 100 fine after conviction for driving drunk before Justice J H Bitner in city court. He is the fourth man arrested on the charge this week. His car crashed into Boyd Godlove’s machine on the Leitersburg pike last night. Deputy Sheriff Gouff made the arrest.
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Norman W. Poper
Waynesboro
J. H. Bitner
Poper
Boyd Godlove
Leitersburg Pike
Gouff
Woman Must Pay To Go In Business
NEW YORK March 7 Mrs Alice Foote MacDougall who built a restaurant chain says women can succeed in business but at a high price She warns that along with health leisure and loss of reticence comes the greater cost of losing a husband social circle or part of it as part of the price of success.
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New York
Alice Foote MacDougall
Burn Mawr
Tibn Saud Ready to Flee if He Must
London report says Tibn Saud would wage holy war on Britain in Arabia and flee if needed. He would travel in a deluxe car while 24 wives ride in closed motor vans on the floor. Separately, Fred Schlotterbeck, a pretzel maker, recovered after a fractured skull from a recent truck fall, hospital attendants reported.
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London
Tibn Saud
Arabia
Fred Schlotterbeck
Strike vote in New York postponed to Saturday
New York March 7 The Amalgamated Association of street and electric railway employes postponed their strike vote until Saturday at Mayor Walker's request. The delay comes amid a dispute over discharge of members as the union and the Interborough management clash over a 7 cent fare. International president William D Mahon said the mayor has a plan for justice for the workers and the union will not be used in the fare campaign.
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New York
Mar
New York City
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Walker
Washington
William D. Mahon
A. F. of L
Interborough Management
William Crane, Veteran Actor, Dies in Hollywood
Hollywood mourns the death of William H. Crane, veteran stage actor, who died in Hollywood California today after a long career on stage. Crane was a familiar figure in early American theater and film circles.
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William H. Crane
Arrest might solve Smith girl mystery
Northampton Mass March 7. A man who removed a decoy ransom package from a post office box is under arrest as postal inspectors and police seek to solve the disappearance of Frances St John Smith, a 19 year old Smith College freshman. Michael Buinickas 32 admitted renting the box under an assumed name and writing the ransom letter. He was nabbed after opening the box and confessing to the crime. The case involves a nation wide search and a $50 000 ransom scheme.
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Northampton
Mass
Frances St. John Smith
Michael Buinickas
Smith
Octogenarian and 65 Year-Old Granted Marriage License
William S. Cornelius, 80, of Hancock, and Mrs S C Hollar, 65, of Shippensburg, were issued a license to wed here at noon today. Cornelius is noted as very active for his years.
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William S. Cornelius
Hancock
S. C. Hollar
Shippensburg
Cornelius
Courting Nooks Planned for Women’s Clubhouse and Hotel
Chicago reports the $3,000,000 Willis club project will include Courting Nooks on every floor of the proposed clubhouse and hotel for working women. Miss Julie Deal, the club president, says the nooks will offer places for young women to entertain their boy friends.
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Chicago
Wlineis Club
Julie Deal
Birds Signal Early Spring Arrival at Keedysville
A small flock of blackbirds over Keedysville indicated spring’s near approach say J A Miller a veteran weather observer. He notes blackbirds arrive a week before robins and bluebirds and expects those species soon. Miller cautions tomorrow may bring colder weather. he cites 38 below zero near White River Canada as a source for extreme cold.
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Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Mr. Miller
Miller
Mercury
White River
Canada
Bringing Cavell Picture to U. S
Arch Selwyn arrived from London with a movie about Edith Cavell. He plans to seek approval from President Coolidge and Governor Smith to exhibit the film in the United States.
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Cavell Picture
U. S
New York
Arch Selwyn
London
Edith Cavell
England
Grant's Old Church Burns in Greenwich Village
New York March 7 Pres ident U S Grant's old church in Greenwich Village the Metropolitan Temple of the Methodist Episcopal denomination was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin early today. Estimated loss 100000. The building stood on Seventh avenue between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets and served as a village landmark for nearly a century. Three windows honoring Lincoln Grant and Roosevelt and a McKinley memorial pipe organ were among the destroyed treasures.
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New York
U. S. Grant
Greenwich Village
Metropolitan Temple
Seventh Avenue
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
S. Parkes Cadman
Central Congregational Church of
Brooklyn
Grant
Lincoln
Roosevelt
McKinley
Smallpox Epidemic Rages Near Aden Yemen
A smallpox outbreak is raging in the Aden district, one of Yemen’s two main ports. In the past week 231 people died, and the Aden rabbinate called for two days of fasting and prayer.
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Jerusalem
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Aden
Yemen
May couple to celebrate 25th wedding anniversary in Paris
Mr and Mrs Walter A May of Pittsburgh celebrate their silver wedding with a 70 guest trip to Paris. They depart New York aboard the Aquitania on April 18, with transportation provided by Mr May for the group, ahead of their April 27 anniversary.
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Walter A. May
Pittsburgh
Paris
May
New York
Aquitania
Indicted State Road workers deny charges in Baltimore
Six men accused of a $40,000 shortage in the State Road Commission funds pleaded not guilty in Criminal Court. They include Thomas A. Butler, Charles L. Robins, James H. Woods, Francis J. Woods, William J. Falkenburg, and John S. Griffin. Trial set for March 19. demurrers may follow.
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Baltimore
State Road Commission
George A. Solter
Thomas A. Butler
Charles L. Robins
James H. Woods
Baltimore County
Francis J. Woods
William J. Falkenburg
John 8. Griffin
Calling Man a Bootlegger Is Cause of Suit
New York March 1 Courts in the USA are held that calling a man a bootlegger may be defamatory. Justice Levy of the State Supreme Court said the linguistic form may not be disreputable but the activities denoted have fallen under criminal statutes, so suits may proceed.
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New York
Somethoman
Justice Levy
State Supreme Court
Dinner Prepared Amid Court Delay in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas on March 7 Eliza Washington waited to testify in court and, granted permission by the court, began preparing dinner at her employer's home taking beans from her apron to string them while she awaited the call. Eliza Washington is described as a negress in the report.
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Court
Fort Worth
Texas
Eliza Washington
Eliza
Absentminded Professor Robbed After Forgetting Money
In Chicago on March 7 a professor from the University of Chicago Divinity School reported a robbery. He claimed to have withdrawn 75 dollars that day, only to forget it at home. Two men abducted him, drove him down a dark alley, then searched him, but found only 50 cents in his pockets before being stopped by the robbed and released.
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Chicago
Arthur E. Holt
University of Chicago Divinity School
Prof. Holt
Eavey jailed for attacking landlord in dispute
In Juvenile Court Marion Eavey was jailed for default of a $25 fine and $150 bond after allegedly assaulting his former landlord Bruce Roger. Roger testified Eavey struck him then kicked him as he walked away, linked to eviction and prior restitution disputes and appeals between the parties.
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Roger- Eavey
Marion Eavey
Bruce Roger
Eavey
Roger
Richard Duffey
Harry E. Snyder
Duffey
Snyder
Heflin Resolution To Withdraw Marines Faces Senate Vote
Washington March 7 An adverse report was ordered by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Heflin resolution proposing withdrawal of American Marines from Nicaragua.
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Heflin
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nicaragua
Horses Break the Ice in International Friendship
London March 7 A dinner of the British Latin American chamber of commerce heard the Prince of Wales promote horses as a tool for friendship. He said that when two men discuss horses any frigidity dissolves, a remark urging cordial ties through equestrian交流.
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London
Prince of Ales
Coalfield Conspiracy Claims Spark Senate Inquiry
John L Lewis of the United Mine Workers testified before a Senate committee charging a conspiracy among railroads and private police to deunionize the Bituminous coal field. He named Consolidation Coal and Pittsburgh Coal, a Mellon-linked firm, alleging union busting through non union drives and brutal tactics against workers. Secretary Davis of the Labor Department joined the proceedings as chairman Watson opened the inquiry.
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Washington
Senate
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Consolidation Coal Company
John D. Roefeller
Pittsburgh Coal ‘Company
Mellon Company
Pittsburgh Company
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Davis
Labor Department
Watson
Indiana
Youth Now a Millionaire Five-Year-Old Inheritance News
A five year old New York boy, John Mortimer Coward, is set to inherit at least two thirds of his father J Mor timer Coward’s estate totaling over 4 million dollars. The fortune includes a 1 million dollar life policy from last July. The father, head of Coward shoe stores, died in Havana last Saturday.
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New York
John Mortimer Coward
University of Pennsylvania
Culpepper Cleared Of Charge In City Court
Lloyd Culpepper was dismissed of the charge after arraignment before Justice J H Bitner in city court this morning following his arrest for assaulting Vernon Forey.
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Lloyd Culpepper
Vernon Forey
J. H. Bitner
Mother vows more whipping if daughter returns home
In Kansas City a mother, Mrs. Charles Woodside, faces a police court after admitting she whipped her 16 year old daughter Lorene following the girl’s arrest on an assault complaint sworn by Lorene. The mother warns she will again whip the girl when she comes back under her roof, even removing clothes to increase the sting, while welfare officials seek reconciliation. Lorene says the mother is harsh and fears going home despite the daughter’s claims of fine clothes and activities.
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Kansas City
Charles Woodside
Lorene
Woodside
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