Battle Raging Around Mazatlan Seaport Amid Mexican Revolt
Rebel forces near Mazatlan on the Pacific coast press the government for control of the key port. About 2,500 government troops and 5,000 rebels fought with little bloodshed reported. 6,000 federal reinforcements were en route. General Carrillo vowed Mazatlan could be held as clashes occurred yesterday. Rebels advanced toward Bermejillo and Naco as reports of a war tax rise surfaced to fund the revolution. The body of General Jesus Aguirre, a Vera Cruz rebel leader executed after capture, arrived in Mexico City.
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Presa
Mazatlan
Carrillo
Margaret Johnson
Torreon
Calles
Bermejillo
Naco
Nogules
Sonora
Jesus Aguirre
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Missions in China burned as southern Kiangsi missions razed
A report from Canton dated March 20 says all missions in southern Kiangsi have been burned and pillaged and the missionaries fled to the hills. Communication with Bishop O Shea and Dumond is blocked as telegraph lines are severed.
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Canton
China
Dumond
Kanchowki
Kiangsi
O'Shea
Fewer failures show weekly improvement in New York
Commercial failures continued to improve in New York on March 23, with a 22 decline from the previous week, 52 fewer than the two weeks ago total, and 30 fewer than the same week in 1928, indicating a steady trend toward greater business stability.
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New York
Police hopeful on Hart escape friend sightings
In Baltimore on March 23 police grew more hopeful about locating Jack Hart, the long term inmate who escaped over a week ago. They were informed New York police are watching a man described as a friend of the convict.
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Baltimore
Jack Hart
Lifer
New York
Stouffer Sentenced After Parole Violations
Braden Stouffer, a local youth paroled weeks earlier by Judge Frank G. Wagaman, was sentenced to three years in the Maryland Penitentiary after pleading guilty to robbing Weal Dorsey’s meat market and the Randolph Meat Market on Randolph and Locust. Police caught him as he fled, finding seven cigarette cartons, chewing tobacco, about $12, and a fire iron in his car. he had admitted to the thefts and had prior parole for robbing College Town Clothes Shop.
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Braden Stouffer
Frank G. Wagaman
Maryland
Stouffer
Weal Dorsey
Potomac
Randolph
Otto Shaw
Locust and
Randolph Market
College Town
Mississippi Dykes Hold Near Quincy Ill Flood Threat
Mississippi river dykes in lowlands hold as patrolmen reinforce with sand bags to avert floods over 60 000 acres in South Quincy and Lima Lake district. Refugees in Indian Grove region watch from windows and tents as two breaches Thursday night released waters over the area. The river stage drops at Quincy. Two Ruths on Air scheduled with Congress members Mrs MeCormick and Mrs Owen to speak at 10 P M on the Columbia network.
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Quincy
Ill
Lima Lake
Indian Grove
Ruth
Washington
Columbia
Coast Guard sinks British schooner in alleged ram run
Coast guard cutters Dexter and Walcott chased the British schooner Imalone after its master refused to submit to search off Louisiana. The ship was shelled and sunk near Marsh Island after a final warning. One crew member died in a sea gun battle. The survivors were rescued by the cutters.
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New Orleans
Dexter
Walcott
Mississippi
Louisiana
Coast Guard
New England
Marsh Island
Miral F. C. Billard
Washington
United States
Imazone
Admiral Billard
Farmer Josiah Stuller ends life in barn by hanging
Josiah Stuller, 75, was found dead by his son in the barn on the Ringgold area farm. Health troubles from stomach complaints are blamed. Survivors include sons John and Frank, and daughters Mrs. Gisle, Mrs. Newcomer, and Mrs. Fogle. Funeral Monday at 1 pm at Mt Bethel Cemetery, Highfield.
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Josiah Stuller
John Stuller
Ringgold
Stuller
Harry Gisle
Greensburg
John Ferguson
Smithsburg
Mt Bethel Cemetery
Highfield
Bandit robs Gem Oil Station near Frederick
A well dressed unidentified bandit robbed Gem Oil Station on the outskirts of Frederick last night about 1 AM. He covered attendant John Cavell, forced him into a closet, then escaped with about $35 after rifling the cash drawer. Cavell freed himself by kicking the door panel.
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John Cavell
Gem
Frederick
Cavell
Oil Kings Plan Global Oil Output and Price Control
The Daily Mail reports that leading oil producers meeting in New York plan to regulate output and prices of gasoline worldwide, effectively forming an oil trust to control the market.
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London
The
Daily Mail
New York
the Mail
Killed While Awaiting Initiation by Skull Club
CHICAGO March 25 The Royal Order of Skulls attempted to initiate Howard Kaplan when he was shot dead in a side room. Dale Dolinsky a club member drew a revolver to demonstrate a gun and dropped it as he tried to grab it. The gun fired wounding Kaplan who died at the scene amid the eerie setup and improvised chamber.
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Chicago
Royal Order of Skulls
Howard Kaplan
Kaplan
Dale Dolinsky
Dolinsky
Experience and Accomplishment in Hagerstown Politics
The piece argues for reelection of Mayor Musey and a Democratic slate, praising past city projects such as water supply, a municipal electric plant, market house, sewerage system, and city hall reconstruction. It asserts Musey’s competence, calls for harmonious council support, and urges voters to back the incumbents next Monday.
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Hagerstown
Deaf cannot hear compliments says Gertrude Ederle
New York March 23 The channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle explains her deafness by saying she cannot hear kind words from her beau unless shouted. She plans to avoid swimming and pursue airplane flights for a cure. Her deafness was revealed during a speeding case in court where the sentence was suspended.
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New York
Gertrude Ederle
Hancock church extends call to minister
Rev J A Trestle of Herndon Virginia has been extended a call by the First Presbyterian Church of Hancock to succeed the late Rev Dr James Webster. The Webster Memorial Fund is organized with Mrs Charles T Pyles chair man, Mrs J Milton Taylor secretary and Mrs W A Litton treasurer. A memorial window is proposed for the church where Dr Webster served twenty five years.
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J. A. Trestle
Herndon
First Presbyterian Church of
Hancock
James $J Webster
Webster
Charles T. Pyles
J. Milton Taylor
W. A. Litton
Weekly Weather Outlook for Atlantic States
Weather outlook for week beginning Monday shows rains at the start and again midweek with generally fair conditions otherwise. Temperatures trend above normal, especially over the Middle and North Atlantic States with a cold start Tuesday and Wednesday, warmer by Thursday, then colder at week’s end.
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North and
Middle Atlantic States
Independent Colored Voters Defy G O P At Samaritan Hall
In a Browne's Bowery era rally, 23 colored voters and about 40 leaders attended the Republican meeting at Samaritan Hall. Delegations outside said they would not be swayed by past promises as independent colored voters declare achievements matter more than rhetoric.
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Samaritan Hall
Abraham Lincoln
Bowery
Palm Sunday Palm Distribution Planned at St Marys
Palm Sunday observance announced for St Marys Catholic Church with distribution of the customary palm at the 10 30 oclock mass amid church services tomorrow across all churches.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Election Forecast for Musey as City Votes Monday
The city will elect a Mayor and five council members for four year terms for the first time in history. Polls open at 6 am and close at 6 pm with Democrats urging early voting, especially working residents. Musey is expected to win a strong mandate, backed by proven efficiency and business sense. Voters are urged to also back Democratic council candidates Schuler Kiracore and Harbaugh, along with two business-trained contenders.
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Hagerstown
Bowman
Reuben Musey
Musey
Schue_ler
Kiracore
Harbaugh
New Kreider-Reisner Plant to Deliver Ships Daily
Officials forecast three to four Challenger planes daily once the Kreider-Reisner Aircraft plant near completion. The company will employ 450 to 500 skilled workers at the new facility, up from about 200 at the old plant, with completion within sixty days. Orders are pouring in.
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Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Corporation
Stone's Ashes Placed in Sacred crypt at Washington Cathedral
Washington March 23 The doors of Washington Cathedral Mount Saint Alban opened to receive the ashes of Melville E Stones journalist in the crypt that holds 15 famed American dead. President Hoover, Vice President Curtis and numerous officials attended the ceremony alongside foreign representatives in a mark of national honor for a private citizen.
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Washington
Washington Cathedal
Mount Saint Alban
Melville E. Stons
Hoover
Curtis
Vote and Rally for Mayor Musey in Hagerstown
Voters urged to support Mayor Reuben Musey in next Monday’s election with a nationwide call to vote early. Friends from both parties urged to mobilize family and supporters, stressing Progress and Achievement in Hagerstown. Polls open 6 AM to 6 PM.
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Reuben Musey
Hagerstown
Morning Herald
Noted Woman Flyer Lady Heath Here For Sunday Flight
Lady Heath famed aviatrix heads to Hagerstown for a conference with Krelder Reisner Aircraft officials. She will fly from Washington in an Avro avian biplane for demonstrations at Hagerstown Airport tomorrow afternoon, aiming to interest local manufacturers in Cirrus motors.
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Lady Heath
England
South Africa
Wilds
Hagerstown
Krelder-Reisner Aircraft Corp
Washington, D.C
Capetown
Cirrus Motor Corp
Great Britain
Five-Line Will Probated Here
The five-line will of Bruce K Knepper of Clearspring bequeaths his entire estate to his widow and was probated by the Orphans Court yesterday along with Mary E Loudenslager of this city whose estate goes to her four daughters. Attorney Scott M Wolfinger will quietly celebrate his 54th birthday tomorrow with a leg of lamb roast, hoping for a quiet celebration.
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Bruce K. Knepper
Clearspring
Orphans’ Court
Mary E. Loudenslager
Scott M. Wolfinger
Flood Reports Claim Nearby Boys Drown In Tennessee
Telegraph dispatches from Chattanooga and Knoxville describe cloud bursts washing out a camp near White River hampering roads and communications. Reports claim residents feared many boys drowned as Coal Creek area suffered widespread flooding.
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Preas
Chattanooga
Rockwood
Te Ite Foundation
Ners
Hoya
Iimpo
Knoxville
Coal Creek
Tennessee
Three Reported Dead In Storm
Three people are reported dead in a storm across Mississippi and Alabama with destruction of homes and injuries. The Mississippi incidents include Harriston and Fayette areas, while Tuscaloosa reports blown down houses and two seriously injured boys. A broader south landslide of tornadoes and storms causes fatalities and widespread damage from Louisiana to North Carolina amid ongoing relief efforts for flood victims in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
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Jackson
Miss
Glosty Mass
Associated Press
Harriston
Fayette
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Minort
Als
Serioue
Willet Robertson
Woodrow Robertson
Atlanta
Louisiana
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Women pilots in Canada must meet same tests as men
OTTAWA March 23. Only supernormal women may be commercial pilots in Canada. The civil aviation branch of the Department of National Defense has ruled that they must undergo the same tests as men. A woman seeking a Private pilot's license need have only seven tenths of the physical strength of a man, a proportion which the authorities regard as normal for the sex.
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Ottawa
Canada
Civil. Aviation Branch
Department of National Defense
Four Boy Scouts to Stand Guard Over Foch Body
Paris March 23 French tribute to Marshal Foch includes four boy scouts ages 12 to 14 to guard the body during the state funeral. Gaston Doumergue, president of the Republic, will attend Notre Dame service and ride in the cortege behind the coffin marking a historic protocol exception.
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Foch
Paris
France
Marshal Foch
Bier
Tuestar
Gaston Doumegue
Republi
Notre Dame
Doumergue
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