Zimmer And Neal Found Guilty In Germany
In Mossbach Germany on March 23 Frank Zimmer and Carl Neal American detectives with the U S Army on the Rhine were convicted for attempting to seize Grover Cleveland Bergdoll at Eberbach Baden. Near received fifteen months and Zimmer six months while three German accomplices earned eleven ten and six months. The pair faced charges of unlawful shooting and felonious assault. Bergdoll testified about the kidnapping plot during testimony. Washington officials announced March 24 that the United States has made representations to Germany seeking release for Neal and Zimmer.
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International
Mossbach
Germany
Frank Zimmer
Carl Neaf
U. S. Army of Occupation
Rhine
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Eberbach
Baden
Near
Zimmer
Bergdoll
Jii
Washington
United States
Carl Neal
Fred Zimmer
Grover Bergdoll
Engine Derby Trains Berkeley Springs to Hancock Passengers Escape
A Berkeley Springs to Hancock morning train derailed near the West Virginia Sand Mines when a flange broke. The locomotive tipped but no injuries occurred as passengers were thrown from seats yet escaped unharmed. Engineer William Holland kept the speed slow and safe. The derailed train, drawn by a backward engine, halted instantly and autos were summoned for passengers to reach Hancock and catch No. 6. Former Motorcycle Officer Burger joins Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Co.
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Berkeley Springs
Hancock Station
West Virginia
William Holland
Berkeley
Hancock and Caugh No
Trip to Gypsy Camp Fails to Recover $275
Mrs. Morris J. Lowman and her husband, with Sheriff Dean, journeyed to Martinsburg and then Berkeley county to identify two gypsy women. Despite a thorough search of the camp, they could not recover the $275 lost through a noted trick. The money represented ten years of the couple’s savings.
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Morris J. Lowman
Alexander Street
Martinsburg
Dean
Berkeley County
West Virginia
Government Savings Rise in Maryland and Nation
A Postmaster Tennant report shows Maryland post offices sold about 11,521 dollars in government securities last month, aided by new $1 Savings Stamps and $25 Treasury Savings Certificates. The nationwide total reached 11,521 dollars, with rising interest in safe investments. In Washington, President Harding has not received a Soviet appeal urging renewed U.S. trade with Russia.
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Tennant
Washington
Government Savings Organization
Maryland
Treasury
United States Treasury Department
Death toll mounts in Ireland as fighting widens
Dublin reports nearly three score killed in the past 72 hours as Crown forces, Sinn Fein and civilians suffer heavy losses. Since Sunday 21 soldiers, 9 policemen and 10 Republicans have died, with over 100 wounded. A west Dublin ambuscade wounded a woman and child, two Skelton brothers were found shot with a spy card on them, and two waders were executed near Enniscorthy after being accused of informing to British authorities.
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International News
Dublin
Ireland
Crown
Sinn Fein
Skelton
Enniscorthy
Bath
Weaders
Sinn Petn
Brewer Robbery Suspect To Get Hearing Soon
A suspect tied to the Brewer Bros Store robbery on W Washington Street faces a Thursday hearing after arrest by Lieutenant Williams. Cigarettes and other items were recovered. the suspect was grilled by States Attorney Wolfinger and Police Chief Barber as authorities continue wrapping up the case.
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Brewer Bros
W. Washington Street
Hubert Warner
Willams
Warner
Wolfinger
Barber
New Triple Association of Nations Planned in Washington
Paris dispatch reports the cornerstone laying for a new triple Association of Nations formed by the United States England and France. Former Premier Vivani, en route to America on a mission to see President Hiding, will reach New York Sunday. Henri Franklin Bouillon, ex French Cabinet member and former head of the Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs Committee, outlined the idea of a Society of Powers.
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Paris
Association of Nations
United States
England
France
Washington
Vivani
America
Hiding
M. Viviani
New York
Society of Powers
Henri Franklin Bouillon
Chamber Des Deputies
Push Drive for Funds to Build Home for Odd Fellows
Grand Master H Dorsey Eichison of Frederick and Grand Secretary W A Jones of Baltimore visited Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows to push a 100000 drive for an aged members home. The drive aims to fund a house for widows orphans and members. A special Grand Lodge session will report on site selection within 30 days of the meeting. Washington County may receive the site. Clerk Edward Oswald offers 30 acres at Cavetown as a possible location. The site is deemed favorable.
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H. Dorsey Eichison
Frederick
W. A. Jones
Baltimore
Potomac Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Home
Grand Lodge
Washington County
Edward Oswald
Maar
Cavetown
Delay in Starting Boats on the C. C.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal boats will not move Saturday as planned. Officials shifted plans due to delays in upper level work, and boats are now expected to start the first of next week.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Williamsport
County Pupils in State Debate Question United States Military Training
The High School Public Discussion League of Maryland trains students in argument and public speaking. It is run by county superintendents and supervised by Prof. C. Richardson. Sixty high schools participate, with debates within schools or between counties. In Washington county members include Smithsburg, Clearspring, Hagerstown Boys, Williamsport, and Hagerstown Girls. The debate question is Should the United States Adopt Some System of Compulsory Military Training.
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Public Discussion League of
Maryland
C. §. Richardson
Department of Educational Extension
University of Maryland
iState
Washington County
Smithsburg
Clearspring
Hagerstown
Willamsport
United States
Soviet Forced to Change Plans
Washington reports confirm the Lenine Trotzky government altered key communist policies due to proletarian dissatisfaction with economic conditions and limited individual freedoms, as official dispatches from abroad indicate.
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International News
Washington
Lenine-Trotzky
Russia
State Department
Directors Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Held Today
The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce met in regular session today to discuss ongoing initiatives, budget alignment, and community programs aimed at boosting local business activity.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Origin of Gold From Russia No Concern of U S
Washington reports say the United States government will not officially concern itself with the origin of gold arriving from Russian sources. Officials deny any appeal from Moscow seeking trade relations under the British Russian agreement and state no such wireless message has reached Washington.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Russia
White House
Moscow
Mutineers Held in New York Bomb Plot
Five men brought to New Orleans in irons from Rio de Janeiro are expected to be questioned in connection with the Wall Street bomb explosion. Officials say there is no evidence they were involved, but they may know something about the case.
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International
Washington
Department of Justice
New Orleans
Rio de Janiero
Wall St
Altho
William J. Flynn
Bureau of Investigation
W. M. Makes Out In Car Repairmen In Hagerstown
Effective next Saturday 20 car repairmen of the Western Maryland Railroad will be laid off announced by notices posted Monday. In one department this makes more than one third of the men laid off since the first of the year. Out of 146 car repairmen there now remain 90.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Found Guilty Of Wife Murder In New Jersey
New Brunswick jury found William J. Fitzsimmons guilty of murdering his wife May at their Woodbridge home on January 23. The jury was out 23 minutes as Mrs. Fitzsimmons was stabbed to death. Fitzsimmons showed no emotion when the verdict was announced.
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International News
New Brunswick
N. J
William J. Fitzsimmons
May
Woodbridge
Bite For A Kiss Sues For $1000
In Pittsburgh on March 23 Miss Natalie Rubinkoski and Walter Kaszjula attended a house party. Rubinkoski claims Kaszjula maliciously bit her lips during a kissing game, causing temporary maiming. Kaszjula was held for court in $1,000 bond.
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Ittsburgh
Webster
Natalie Rubinkoski
Walter Kaszjula
Alermdan
Riley
Rubinkoski
Kaszjula
Rene Viviani to visit US for treaty views
Rene Viviani former French premier travels to America to present France official stance on questions surrounding the peace treaty with Germany and the League of Nations to President Harding. He is expected to discuss allied goals, security guarantees, and postwar arrangements during the visit.
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Rene Viviani
France
America
Harding
Germany
League of Nations
Good Friday No Holiday Here
Merchants oppose closing stores on Good Friday citing religious import and potential losses. Clothing merchants resist as Easter season surpasses Christmas in importance, leading to no stores closing and business continuing as usual.
Wife Files Alimony Suit for Support of Three Children
Mrs. Carrie Basore filed a suit in equity yesterday seeking $65 per month alimony for herself and her three children, two boys and a girl eight months old. The case names Edward Basore as husband. attorney C Walter Baker represents the wife. No divorce action is planned. The couple has been married for about years.
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Court of Equity
Carrie Basore
Edward Basore
C. Walter Baker
Basore
Ambassador Davis to deliver final report in Washington
Ambassador John W. Davis the retiring envoy to Great Britain is in Washington awaiting his final report to the state department. He and Mrs. Davis stay as guests of former Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing during the visit.
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Hy International News
Washington
John W. Davis
Great Britain
State Department
Davis
Lansing
Frost and Ice Hit Area Up to Thirty Degrees
A cold wave brought frost and ice last night with the temperature dipping to 30 degrees. About a half inch of ice formed, but growers report little damage to fruit trees and blossoms. Peach crop impact is considered minimal due to dry conditions and light wind.
W H Orcutt Burned Face in Accident at St Johns Street
W H Orcutt of 332 South Street sustained severe facial burns while shearing down a gate at a public work site. He was treated at home but will be unable to resume work for some time due to the injuries.
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W.H
South Street
Germany Must Meet Demands Of Allies For Indemnity Settlement
Paris reports indicate a possible early Inter Allied Supreme Council meeting as France urges drastic measures to enforce obedience. Reparations commissions discuss Germany's rejection of a one billion gold mark demand and dispute owing twenty billion before May 1. Potential sanctions include seizing Ruhr coal mines and German industries.
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Germany
International
Paris
Upper Silesia
Inter-Allied Supreme Council
France
Versailes
Dog owners seeks missing bird dogs in Hagerstown
C N Keller of Funkstown arrived in Hagerstown with twoSetter dogs and asked the city dog catcher about a pen matching the description. He was told the pen is vacant. Police were given the dogs’ description and a watch set for Biray 19s.
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C. N. Keller
Funkstown
Hagerstown
Easter Egg Rolling at Hagerstown Private School
Miss Fordyce invites the public to the annual Easter egg roll at Hagerstown Private School on the lawn at 479 Potomac Avenue Thursday afternoon. The event starts at 3 00 with contests from 3 30 to 4 00 expected to attract a large crowd.
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Miss Fordyce
Hagerstown
Potomac
Eggs Cheapest in Eight Years Across the State
The article notes eggs selling for 25 and 26 cents a dozen in Hagerstown and the county, and 15 to 22 cents wholesale in Chambersburg, marking the lowest prices in eight years. Traders report large supplies as hens work overtime, with further price drops expected before week’s end. Last Easter prices bottomed around 50 cents.
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Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Moller Company Files Certificate of Incorporation
The Moller Company filed a certificate of incorporation with $200000 capital stock for an organ, plane, and phonograph maker in Hagerstown. Incorporators include Mathew P. Moller, J Otterbein Funkhouses, Elden O Schul enberger and Ott S Funkehouser. total capitalization across filings reaches $700000.
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Moller Company
State Tax Commission
M. P. Moller, Incorporated
Hagerstown
Mathew P. Moller
J. Otterbein
Two Girls Jump From Auto Escaping From Abductors
Two girls living on Mount Aetna road near Hagerstown were targeted by two young men in a car Sunday night. The girls entered the auto after a conversation, then leaped from the speeding vehicle on Washington Street, escaping with injuries to one from falls and both reuniting after fleeing toward Winter and Washington streets.
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Mount Aetna
Hagerstown
Franklin and
Jonathan Streets
Washington Street
Wordle
Winter Street
Buys One Pig and Gets Two Pigs
A man named Bentz buys a pig but finds two pigs instead of one after reaching home. He accuses Bill Thurston of selling him a pie with an extra pig slipped in. The incident, tied to an upcoming Orphans’ Court division, unfolds over Easter weekend.
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Thereia
Bentz
Bill Thurston
Thurston
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Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Company
Brewer
Triple Association of Nations
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