Legal fight over war insurance beneficiary proceeds
Mrs. Corine Hanna of Chicago, widow of Major Mark W. Hanna, seeks to force the Veterans Bureau to resume payments on her late husband's $10,008 war insurance policy after being removed as beneficiary. The case raises whether the bureau can pass the dispute to federal court and force return of $8,000 already received by Mrs. Hanna.
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Hatch
Veterans' Bureau
Corine Hanna
Chicago
Mark W. Hanna
France
Veteran Bureau
Himma
82 Killed in Chinese Riot
King March 19 P reports 82 killed when soldiers fired on a parade of about 2,190 students and young people in front of the Chief executive's residence in Tianjin. Twenty-one students died, including ten girls, as troops bayoneted and fired into the crowd amid the protests over foreign concessions and blockade demands.
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Recktive Puan Chi Jui
Tien Tsin Be
Li Trew
Brisly
Prohibition Era Campaign Headlines Spark Cumberland Dispatch
Local notes hint at Prohibition era tension as William H. Marvey announces candidacy for Allegany county sheriff. The upcoming Republican nomination appears linked to law enforcement efforts amid bootlegger activity and orderly improvements within the region.
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Washington
Eid
Cumberland
William H. Marvey
Aénor Kin
Allegany County
Hagerstown City Campaign Fire Sparks Smoke Screen Claims
The letter cites municipal politics and tax rate changes from 1921 through 1924, accusing Republicans of mudslinging and praising the current administration’s efforts to make Hagerstown a true “Gateway to the South.” It argues that voters will answer questions about street repairs, taxes, and city progress when voting on Monday.
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Charles E. Bowman
Hagerstown
Hill seeks local option vote in full
Washington March 19 Proposals by Representative Hill Republican Maryland call for local option votes by congressional district on wine and beer this fall. The measure would amend revenue and Volstead acts to tax alcoholic beverages at twenty cents per gallon and permit manufacture and sale in original packages in districts that vote sanction. Chimney fire incident noted at Antietam Wire Company at two o'clock today extinguished with minor damage.
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Washington
Hill
Repablican
Maryland
Murderer shoots self after mountain pursuit
A captured gunman identified as John M. Goins fled across a plateau pursued by a posse. He fired a bullet into his head and died before officers could reach him near Dorado, California, following a six person killing spree linked to a divorce claim.
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M. Goins
Storkton
Real
King
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Valle
Golus
Hla
Alux Marengo
Alva
Marenge
Jeary Datta
Rama
Iwis
Curl i Statterbavk
WS. Diggs
Ellorada Comaty
Hig
Plan to Pool Guard Horses in Pennsylvania Summer
Adjutant General Frank D Beaty announced arrangements to pool guard horses for the National Guards of Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia during the training period of artillery units at Tobyhanna Pennsylvania this summer
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Harrisburg
Frank D. Beaty
National Guards of
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Tobyhanna
Taxpayer Captured After Elusive Pursuit
A dramatic editorial mystery ends as the elusive Taxpayer is captured at the Morning Herald editorial desk. The Green Mills correspondent sketches the scene and confirms the capture by the investigative team, detailing attempts to reveal the suspect’s identity and the dramatic arrest amid the newsroom.
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Morning Herald
Green Mills
Escapee Whittemore Captured After Chase In New York
Richard Reese Whittemore alias John Vaghn, an escaped convict and Baltimore prison guard killer, was caught after a car chase in New York. Police also detained Bernard Motrone and Pasquate Chiarelli suspected in a Times Square theatre burglary. Whittemore allegedly attacked the guard with a lead pipe, took his revolver and keys, and the guard died from his injuries.
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New York
Richard Reese Whittemore
Baltimore
Whittemore
John Vaghn
Bidlimora
Bernard Mortore
Bronx
Pasquate Chiarelli
Manhattan
Geo. M. Cohan
Times Square
Brookhart Is Senator Not Steck Says Brookhart
Washington reports a discrepancy in ballots in the Steck Brookhart contest alleged by Senator Stephens to favor Brookhart. A minority report favors Brookhart retaining the seat. Also noted is a Drive Failing fundraiser for Cumberland's Community Chest and a slight accident to Frank Fleet at the Merald Mail building with minor injuries.
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Steck
Washington
Steck-Brookhart
Stephens
Mississippi
Brockhart
Gumberland
Frank Fleet
New Merald-Mail
W. B. Morrison
One-Sided Wet Vote in Daily Mail Poll
The Daily Mail tabulation shows all ballots opposed to Volstead and in favor of modifying the law. Total vote counts favoring existing law against modification are not specified, with Olsen noted among the respondents.
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Daily Mail
Rockefeller Declines to Intercede in Maryland Strike
John D. Rockefeller Jr again declines to intervene in the Western Maryland engineer and firemen strike. Mayor Thomas Koon of Cambridge appeals for a personal conference in New York to discuss Rockefeller influence, but Rockefeller replies that such a meeting would be fruitless.
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John A. Rockefeller, Jr
Western Maryland
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Koon
Thomas Koon
Camber
Mr. Rockefeller
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Glock
Western
Maryland
Board of Directors
Maxwell ¢. Byers
Road
Seine
Fim
Iohn D. Rockefeller
Government treasury theft shocks Nassau officials
Nassau Bahama Islands March 19 colonial government faces financial embarrassment as about 47000 dollars in gold and silver specie is reported stolen. Colonial Secretary Burney told the Legislature the loss threatens regular tax revenues and funding for public works.
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Bahama Islands
Burny
M. E. Bishop Found Guilty in Trial
A court delivered a guilty verdict against M. E. Bishop amid proceedings related to a celebrated case in Scandinavia. The trial focused on the cremated records and the controversial conversion remarks attributed to Bishop with prominent involvement from Anton Hast and Heamars.
Community Wreath For Col. Coolidge
Plymouth Virginia residents plan a traditional community wreath at the grave of Colonel John C Coolidge. Neighbors have long followed this custom to honor dying residents and await news of a presidential visit to the Farmhouse where his aged father lies.
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Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
President Coolidge Returns Home After Death in Plymouth
President Coolidge arrives at his boyhood home in Plymouth Vermont after his father Colonel John C. Coolidge dies. Attending are Mrs Coolidge John Coolidge Attorney General Sargent and Major Coupal. Neighbors gather along snow covered routes as funeral plans are announced for tomorrow at two o clock.
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Coolidge
Flymouth
White Farm House
John C. Goolidge
Woodstock
Goolidge
John
Sargent
James F. Coupal
White House
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Coplidge
Vermont
Senate Honors Col Coolidge in Washington Session
The Senate met today to honor Colonel John Cy Cer, praised by Senator Dafa from Vermont on March 19 during a Republican led session in Washington.
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Senate
Republican
Vermont
John Cy Cer
Dafa
Vermont Flags at Half Staff for Col John C. Coolidge
Vermont flags at half staff in Montpelier today honor Col John C. Coolidge, a former member of the President's family, remembered for his service.
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Mont Pelies
Teremory
John C. Coolidge
Young Coolidge Stops Special of Father Train North
Amherst College student John Coolidge son of the President, awakened by Northampton reporters of his grandfather’s death, ordered the Presidential train halted and traveled by road to his paternal home in Northampton. He walked the platform with guards and a lone officer, awaiting rest during the two mile final leg.
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