Soviet Guns Sweep Russian City From The Surrounding Hills
International News reports massive bombardment of Moscow by Soviet artillery from surrounding hills after a general strike. Hundreds killed and many wounded as workers gather at Moscow Workers Headquarters. rebels repelled at Petrograd and Moscow, Kronstadt fortress briefly taken, Odessa seized by anti Bolshevik insurgents and striking workers. Moscow railway line functioning normally amidst chaos.
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Constituent Assembly
London
Moscow
Neva
Helsingfors
Paris
Petrograd
Atitt
Kronstadt
Odedna
Loufod
Odessa
Moscow Soviet
Train riders jailed five days by Justice Halm
Western Maryland detective Crum brought a young army of train riders to police court this morning and secured five day jail terms. Judge Halm offered $6.33 fines as an alternative. The men, from Baltimore and Homestead, Pa., included Fred Schutte Erle H R Williams Priest McNeally Joshua Chenoweth and Stanley Harrison. Reverend J H Klingaman of Clearspring, ill with quinsy, is out again.
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Maryland
Crum
Halm
Fred Schutte
Erle
H. R. Williams
Homestead
Priest McNeally
Joshua Chenoweth
Stanley Harrison
Balti Bidre
Pipe mishap causes pelvic injury in Harrisburg area
Three years after a railroad accident near Harrisburg left H. G. Barnhart with a fractured pelvis, a falling pipe in his cellar reopens the wound. Barnhart, living in Ha gerstown, works for a railroad company and is now in pain awaiting X ray results to assess seriousness. Mrs. O D Gardner, a West Washington street retailer, advises she will keep her four stores and lease runs to November 1, 1922.
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H. G. Aan
Washington Street
Harrisburg
Hagerstown
Barnhart
West Washington Street
Women Seek Smithsburg Mayor As Voters Split
In Maryland, Attorney General ruling bars women from public office yet Smithsburg men push for a woman mayor and women prefer a man. Mazie Jacques declined candidacy while Misa Hattle Hite-Bhaw emerges. A mass meeting at the schoolhouse tonight aims to nominate a ticket and adopt a platform emphasizing town water and municipal utilities.
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Smithsburg
Armstrong
Maryland
Mazie Jacques
Misa Hattle Hite- Bhaw
Smitheburg
Lovers Lane Double Suicide Halts Central Park Mystery
In Central Park near Lovers Lane a man and a young woman were found dead with an automatic pistol having two empty chambers between them. Police call it a double death by own action. The man Willis McCurdy, 86, of Astoria, manager of the American Security Company, and the woman Milaga Louise Snowden, 36, a stenographer with the same company, were identified. McCurdy was married. Snowden was engaged to be married.
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International News
New York
Lovers’ Lane
Central Park
Willis McCurdy
Astoria
L. I
American Security Company
Milaga Louise Snowden
McCurdy
Misa Snowden
Two Largest Packing Firms to Cut Wages
Chicago reports wage cuts will affect Armour and Co. and Swift and Co. starting March 14. Hourly workers face an eight cent per hour reduction while piece workers see about a 12.5 percent cut. The eight hour day will be eliminated in Armour and Swift plants. About 35,000 Chicago workers are affected.
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International News
Chicago
United States
Armour and Co
Swift and Co
Armour and Swift
Armour and
Swift
Swift and
Armour
Sheriff Goes After McAfee in York Jail Break Case
Sheriff Duffy and Deputy Ca ble travel to York to return McAfee to face jail breaking charges. McAfee escaped with Arthur Douglas, Arthur Dykes and Cameron. while Douglas Dykes and Cameron were recaptured soon after, McAfee evaded capture for three months before being picked up in York on a larceny charge.
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Duffy
Cable
York
McAfee
Arthur Douglas
Arthur Dykes
Cameron
Villa Reported Ill in Mexico City
Mexico City on March 8 information reached that Francisco Villa the former bandit leader is seriously ill with pneumonia at Torreon.
Transfer of E. W. Babcock to Williamson West Virginia
E W Babcock the longtime secretary of the Y M C A in Hagerstown has been transferred to Williamson West Virginia to head Y M C A work there and in Wilcoe about 100 miles away He will depart with the balance in bank and bills paid and will be replaced by W Tubbs a married man and veteran Y M C A secretary Tubbs due today and Babcock will move July 1 with family remains in Hagerstown until then
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E. W. Babcock
Willamson
W. Va
N. and
W. Ry. Co
Williamson
Wilcoe
N.and
Babcock
W. M. Ry. Co
R. R
APSR
Polne
Philadelph
R. Babcock
Tubbss
Yilm. C. A
Tubbs
G. O. P Leaders In Death Grapple In The Fifth Ward
G O P battle in the Fifth ward sharpens after the Barnum nomination. Colored and white factions lock in a deadlock with Barnum and Coffman running. Benj Lee claims a mass meeting organized 1200 to 1300 colored voters and vows full registration before election day. Democrats ponder B F P Trunharger. labor interests may join with John Geist.
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Fifth Ward
Barnum
A. K. Coffman
Richard C. Barnum
Benj, Lee
Revolutionists
Samaritan Hall
Tomorow
Eight Hundred Sixty Chinese Drowned In Sea Disaster
A Singapore dispatch reports the British destroyer and cruiser rescued 260 of 1100 Chinese on the Hong Ho wrecked near Swatow while en route from Singapore to Amoy. There were no other survivors.
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International
London
Hong Ho
Swatow
Singaphore
Singapore
Amoy
Welcome spring described by singing bluebirds
The piece notes bluebirds arriving as a sign of spring with robins and blackbirds present. Song sparrows chirp amid fair skies and warm sun as gentle Annie tunes fill the air, inviting joy and early insect life.
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Annie
Conditions Favorable In Panama As Costa Rican Troops Retreat
In Balboa Panama on March 8 reports say Costa Rican forces crossed the frontier are withdrawing across the Sixaola river the fixed boundary. Panamanian sentiment runs high and U S troops guard the presidential residence has been trebled. The United States expects Panama to formally reply to a note demanding hostilities cease.
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Balboa
Panama
N. Z
Costa Rica
Sixaola River
Panama City
U. S
Porras
Washington
Republic of Panama
United States
State Department
Petition court acts on removal of cases
Judge R R Henderson attended court after illness and case involving George W Noel v William and Martha Chier was ordered removed to Allegany county for trial. Attorneys Armstrong and Weinberg filed for removal in Lavinia Roulette vs Hagerstown and Frederick Railway case though order not yet signed. O J Stotelmyer is home ill with quinsy and off duty.
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R. R. Henderson
Hotel Hamilton
Circuit Court
A. J. Long
George W. Noel
William
Martha Chier
Allegany’ County
Alex. Armstrong
Leo Weinberg
Mra. Lavinia Roulette
Mra. Lavinia Roulette Against the ‘Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Company
Citywide voter registration drives under way now
A general registration of city voters began yesterday and runs today, tomorrow, and Thursday. All residents age 21 must register to vote this year, even if on old lists. Wards are split into precincts. locate your registration office and register today to avoid losing your vote.
Allied troops occupy Dusseldorf Duisburg and Ruhrort
Paris March 8 Allied French British and Belgian troops occupy three German coal mining cities Dusseldorf Duisburg and Ruhrort without incident United States troops remain on old lines near Coblenz The occupation follows mixed force advance across the Rhine and signals from Cologne and Amsterdam describe the operation with French divisions leading and 120000 allied troops noted on the Rhine
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Dusseldorf
Duisburg
Ruhrort
United States
Paris
Rhine
Cologne
Coblenz
Rubsfort
Hola
London
Amsterdam
Opladen
Dussaldorf
Ruhr
Germany
Ameri
Dusséldore
Streats
Boucher
de Goutte
Neu
Rhine Front
Goutte
Nenff
Long Arm Of Law Reaches Out For Moonlight Spooners
Springtime moonlight outings have provoked complaints as residents, including J Forney Young, report nightly trespass and stolen items. Deputy Sheriff Crampton visited the site at 11 pm, issuing warnings but making no arrests. Authorities vow to curb the activity with patrols and warnings.
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J. Forney Young
Young
Shoerift
Sherrif Crampton
Crampton
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Justice Halm
J. H. Klingaman
the Reformed Church
Clearspring
Quinsy
H. C. Barnhart
M’afee
West VA
W. J. Tubbs
the Rhine
Allegany County
O. J. Stotelmyer
Edward Oswald
Quincy
Nord
Udige Berhon
Luis
Parla
Ger
Simong
Toria
Dr. Simons
Don
Esther Johnson
Safe Avenue
Charles Flock
Jacksonville
Fla
Aurea
Rot
Pike Alsar
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