Hooded Mob Accuses State in Lake Tragedy Test
Local attorneys describe a tense open hearing as the Ku Klux Klan and state representatives press for new testimony amid allegations of a reign of terror in the parish. Klan spokesmen claim a cow carcass test shows bodies could not remain unmutilated in Lake La Fourche, with bones few and rest eaten by wildlife. investigators prepare for possible use in trials. Harold L. Teegerstrom and Vaughn led today’s testimony, Teegerstrom finishing a late yesterday narrative after a late-night grand jury entry.
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Pagetrop
Ku Klux
Klan
Lake la Fourche
Vaughn
Harold L. Teegerstrom
Teegerstrom
Dr Conwell Receives Philadelphia Award
Hagerstown residents praise Dr Russell H Conwell after he is named the Philadelphia Award winner, a gold medal scroll and ten thousand dollars in cash. The honor honors acts advancing Philadelphia’s interests, and Conwell has long spoken in Hagerstown including lectures titled Acres of Diamonds.
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Hagerstown
Russell H. Conwell
Philadelphia
Edward Bok
Boys Arrested On Street Early Today
Floyd Sandy and Albert Henry both 15 were arrested at 3 am by Patrolman Brown at the Arcade entrance on West Washington street for not buying proper care and guardianship. They are in custody awaiting a hearing before Justice Bitner this afternoon.
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Floyd Sandy
Albert Henry
Justice Bitner
Arcade
West Washington Street
Brown
Bank Robbers Shoot Their Way To Safety
Yeggs who blasted into the Sygnet Savings Bank near Toledo eluded police after a long chase along the Dixie highway near Bowling Green. Also notes marriages licenses in Harrisburg Altoona Hagerstown Williamsport Chambersburg and two new houses begun on the Greencastle pike Ringgold Woman's Club meets at 7 20 PM with the Community Club at the school house.
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Women’s Club of
Oy International News Service
Toledo
Yeggs
Sygnet
William S. Staffey
Charles A. Harsh
Igloverton
Williamsport
Motter
Greencastle Pike
Woman’s Club
Ringgold
Cascarets Ten: A Laxative Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle cathartic that cleanses the liver and bowels while you sleep. It claims to ease dizziness headaches colds biliousness indigestion and acid stomach with candy like taste. Priced at ten cents a box it says Cascarets do not gripe or irritate and children like them.
Britain’s Word Final In Case Of U S Consul
Britain's position on the Slater and Brooks case remains firm as the New Castle consulate stays closed. Secretary Hughes questions the sufficiency of evidence, while Curzon signals no legal case is necessary. The United States seeks public exoneration before reopening the consulate and dismisses arbitration as unlikely.
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Hughes
Lord Curzon
Slater
Brooks
Curzon
Ail
New Castle
United States
Great Britain
State Department
House of Commons
Stock Market Opens Irregularly With Fractional Gains
New York March 9 The stock market opened irregularly with most active issues showing fractional gains. U S Steel traded at 108 American Locomotive and Baldwin rose about one point. Railroad shares were in demand with advances. Lima Locomotive gained about one point and Pan American shows large fractional gains while Steel remained unchanged. Stunde baker advanced 34.
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New York
U.S
American Loco
Baldwin
Lima Loco
Pan American
Stundebaker
Washington search for missing Ina Eppard from Shepherdstown
Police in Washington are seeking 18 year old Ina Eppard of Shepherdstown West Virginia who came to the capital about two weeks ago seeking work. Rev C G Campbell pastor of a Washington church requested aid from the girl's parents and told police she arrived on February 25 with almost no funds.
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Washington
Ina Eppard
Shepherdstown
W. Va
National Capital
C. G. Campbell
Obituary notices for Moore and Unger families
Mrs Leitia E Moore of Woodpoint died Thursday evening at 7 for clock after illness of several months aged 29 years 7 months 3 days She was a member of St Marys Catholic Church Survived by husband two brothers Thomas A Moore and William D Moore and daughter Frances Funeral high mass at St Marys Catholic Church at 9 oclock Monday Interment St Pauls Cemetery Pierce Unger former Hagerstown resident and Jefty Light Plant engineer died Tuesday at home in Wilmington Delaware Survived by widow two sons and two daughters in Wilmington two brothers and three nieces Funeral held Thursday afternoon in Wilmington
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Leitia E. Moore
Randolph E. Moore
Woodpoint
The
Marys Catholic Church
Frances
Thomas A. Moore
William D
Thomas A
Michigan
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Harrington
St. Paul's Cemetery
Western Pike
Pierce Unger
Hagerstown
Jefty
Wilmington
Del
Unger
Noel. Unger
High Street
Execution Ends Murderer Feasts At Des Moines Prison
After a dramatic banquet the condemned man Throst faced execution with stoic calm. He refused to discuss the case, prayed with clergy, and forgave no one. The report notes his gay demeanor and lack of fear as he approached death. Separate obituary notices detail the deaths of Jennie Orshal and infant Frank Kinzer, with funeral plans and burials announced.
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Throst
Erskine
Plymouth Brethren Church
Des Moines
Igna Magnusson
William Olander
Bethel Halspap
Fort Dodge
Jennie Orshal
David Orshal
Valentine Street
Orshal
Royce
Ezeikel Orshal
Bessie
Hazel
Florence Calaman
Carlisle
Standing Stone
Infant dies of heart failure at Cherry Run home
Max Wilson White one year old son of May and Mrs G W White died at their Cherry Run home from heart failure after two weeks illness. Survived by parents a brother Junior and three sisters Mary Alice and Margaret. Funeral 9 am tomorrow at United Brethren Cherry Run with Rev R S Rowe. Interment Green Hill Martins. Special invitation to local fire department to attend motion picture The Menace at Y tomorrow 7:30 pm. Picture free. Fire Underwriters Association sponsors. Also notes on illness and sick list and a force shortage at Franklin Austin Motor Co with several employees ill.
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Max Wilson White
May
G. W. White
Cherry Run
Mary
Alice
Margaret
R. 5. Rowe
United Brethren Church
Green Hill
Martins
Purg
Fire Underwriters Association
Thaw Is Checked By Cold Weather
A drop in temperature halted the thaw that began yesterday under a springlike sun. Snow melt raised the Potomac and creeks by feet while mountain snowmelt raised night water fears. Small streams ran. much water absorbed into earth. Mrs. J. Irvin Bimmer confined to Antietam street home. Mrs. William Danzer ill with severe cold at Antietam and Poteraxents corner.
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J. Irvin Bitner
William Danzer
Potomac
Antietam Streets
Mary B. Nigh
Washington Avenue
J. Irvin Bimmer
Antietam Street
Antietam
Diamond Dyes promise simple home dyeing for all
A 15 cent package of Diamond D yes offers easy dyeing guidance for women to dye or tint worn fabrics. Instructions state tell the druggist if material is wool or silk and whether linen cotton or mixed. Diamond Dyes resist streaking spotting fading or running.
Funeral services for Joseph F Sheppard in Boston locale
Funeral services for Joseph F Sheppard prominent in the insurance business connected with New England Mutual Life Insurance Company will be held at 11 o clock tomorrow from his home 724 Huelid avenue Roland Park Burial will be in London Park Cemetery He had 30 years in life insurance including time in Hagerstown 57 years old and survived by wife Carrie Creney Sheppard.
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Joseph F. ‘Sheppard
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Boston
Huelid Avenue
Roland, Park
London Park Cemetery
Sheppard
Hagerstown
Carrie Creney Sheppard
Odd Fellows Home Sold In Baltimore
The Liberty street property of the Sovereign Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Baltimore was sold for about 65000 dollars in fee simple. Purchasers were unnamed Baltimore real estate investors, with occupancy terms for the Loverign Grand Lodge until a new national home is built on Charles street between 25th and 26th streets.
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Liberty Street
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Order of Odd Felows
Baltimore
Loverign Grand Lodge
Order
Charles Street
Twenty-fifth
Twenty-sixth Streets
Baby chicks and radiators advertised together
A small newspaper ad promotes baby chicks including Barred Rock Buff Orpington and White Leghorn varieties. It also advertises Genuine Honeycomb Ford Radiators at 18 dollars including shell from J. G. Kay, Radiator Specialist, located at 01 Frederick St.
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Shell
J. G. Kay
Frederick St
What’s Going On Today at the Y and More
Today at the Y basketball for high school and Waynesboro at 845. Aesthetic dancing under Misa Edith Riger. Mayors and Council meet. mayor out sick. Last Wents lecture drew a large crowd at the Y. Lectures will continue after Easter. Mrs. Wain returned home from Harrisburg. Markets in Hagerstown list wheat flour prices and various feed items with several cents per unit noted.
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A. BR. Wents
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the Industrial Service, and Sales Corp
Virginia Avenue Addition
W. J. Lohland
Mde
Virginia Avenue Addition Annex
Dr. Conwell
Edwin C. Snavely
Helen E. Davis
Harrisburg
Carl H. Snyder
Queen E. Burnheimer
Altoona
James A. Martin
Lillian R. Russell
Paul H. Tree
Vonda M. Kopp
Ralph Alsh
Point Treverton
Margaret H. Brubaker
Selinsgrove
Walter N. Bowers
Minnie M. Horn
Chambersburg
Cascarets
Purina
Uisrals
Renncuran
T. Crockett
Britain
Hunt Shepherdstown Gil
Frank, Jr
Mgr
Frank Kinzer
Charles BE. Seymour
River View
Franklin- Austin Motor Company
W. Franklin Street
PANCO
J Ae
Sfrvic Musikmy
Pray
Potomac AT
Odd Fellows
Howard Bros
DH. E. Douglas Davis
Omeo
Potomac Street
David P. Schindel
Masonic Temple
Puddine
Brunswick Records
Miller’s
Furniture Store
Waynesboro
Y. Mga
Misa
Edith. Riger
Robert M. Wain
Clearspring
Harrisburg, Pa
Capons
Pioneer Orchards
Hancock, Md
Scott’s
Stoth’s
Goo & Bone
Bloomfield
W. P. Beard
Sterling's
Poe
Mike
Spearance
Weigut
S. S
Linn Iivent
Effie Doeney
Urely
Euingdete
Somfort
Joan
Haemiatenius
Dille
Tagerstown
Gisie
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