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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1924
Page
1
The House Committee investigating bribery charges against Maryland Republican Frederick Zinman will not report before the Maryland primary on Monday. Members will refrain from releasing a report that could sway voters, with a decision anticipated on Tuesday.
Congressman Harold Knutson of Minnesota testifies in Currendon Virginia claiming those who arrested him and Leroy Winn were misinformed. He insists on his innocence of the statutory charge amid details of a late January arrest on a county road near a sedan parked near woods.
A. B. Kilnkhart submits plans to the County Commissioners for third floor court house upgrades costing about 0,000. Exterior changes add a single feature at the front. interior layouts allocate seven offices for the front and most of the rear to Board of Education offices. Commissioners will decide if extra office space is essential. Through this year, about 20,000 has been spent on changes to the fire court house and the east side comfort station.
Mrs A WH Deardoff and her daughter Miss Ethel Deantuff of Waynesboro were bruised when their car crashed into a work vehicle on a busy street. The auto was wrecked and the damage limited to a fender. Dr Bronga Totes reported the incident and the women received medical attention.
New York May 1. Franklin D Roosevelt announced to conduct Smith campaign, shortening betting odds on Alfred E Smith. A brokerage offered 2000 dollars at 1 to 114 Smith would win the nomination and another 2000 dollars at 1 to 64 he would be elected president. Fans quoted odds were 1 to 2 on the nomination and 1 to 7 on the election.
International News Service reports a May 1 search for Major Frederick Martin and his round the world fog plane Seattle after he departed Chignik at 11 19 a m on Wednesday. Stormy weather with gales and heavy snowfall hindered the flight toward Dutch Harbor. Coast Guard Cutter Halda was sent from Dutch Harbor to follow the route in hopes of locating the missing aircraft.
Dr William Daetler of Johns Hopkins University is reported recovering from a medical operation performed during trial experiments. He is 60 years old and加强 stability is expected following the procedure.
Guy Barnhart was held on a $500 bond after a private hearing following the May grand jury inquiry on charges of attempted criminal assault against his year old niece May Barnhart. The child testified he came to her home on April 19 and attempted two assaults. her brother corroborated the account.
A garbled dispatch claims Bergdoll is not aboard a treatment bound for the United States and mentions Mea Enoma Durgdadle and her son Grover Cleveland Nergdot in a ruinor today. The statement includes jumbled phrases about Nyda Switierland and Chea t.
Elizabeth Ni 14 school teacher Mil dred Beam faces investigation into alleged poisoning of her husband relatives and friends as Clarence O Barto stands accused. District Attorney Rowland expects Miss Henri to appear voluntarily to answer questions while relatives defend her innocence. Beam resigned as physical education instructor at Grover Cleveland Junior High Redical in Elizabeth but the Board of Education does not plan suspension or resignation requests.
In Chambersburg Franklin county court witnesses described a fight before Samuel Shockey shot his brother Jacob to death on a Bear Town mountain trail near the Mason and Dixon line. Witnesses stated the bullet hole was small and debated the shot's distance while details of blood and corpses being found were given.
May Day events across Paris Berlin Madrid and London were largely quiet or restrained. In Berlin police broke up a Kommuuntal demonstration while in Koenigsberg clashes left several dead and many wounded as riot police confronted about 2000 demonstrators.
Testimony linked Senator Barton Wheeler, Democrat of Montana, to pressuring for an oil permit for a group tied to Mostaos Law clients. Western oil man Rhea alleged Gordon Campbell agreed to pay Wheeler a share of profits if the permit were secured, an act claimed to violate federal law. The charges preceded Wheeler’s term termination by a federal grand jury in Montana.
Local lawyer Harper Ballentine sought news about his parents in Anderson, South Carolina, where the southern cyclone damaged homes and killed several while injuring around 20. News from Spartanburg confirmed his parents were not on casualty lists, easing his anxiety. Also, Baltimore plasterers won a $14 daily wage scale.
The Democratic National Convention in New York faces a bitter, drawn out fight after the sudden death of Charles F. Murphy, powerful head of Tammany Hall, intensifying intrigue and leadership struggles within the party. Democratic leaders foresee a protracted process as contenders vie for influence amid rapid developments.
The Otterbach College Glen Club will broadcast from Columbus on WRAY. Arthur Goossan, former Chawe-Villa youth, directs the program. Mr Apessard will perform several pieces and read. The Columbus station will air from 8 to 10 o'clock.
The Cumberland News reports a Republican split in Washington county with Ridenour Startzman backing Dawson while Holzapfel supports Zihlman. Allegany county predicts Zihlman wins the Sixth district vote, carrying Allegany and Garrett counties and holding Washington and Frederick counties. Democratic leanings favor Mayor Koon of Allegany with Mishels also seen strong in Frederick and Montgomery counties.
Secretary of the Treasury Belton named the Standani Drug and Chemical Company of Baltimore as principal defendant in a District of Columbia suit challenging withdrawals of denatured alcohol for industrial use. The filing marks a major legal challenge to federal liquor regulations.
The case centers on Harry E Baughman charged with bigamy after his wife Mrs Baughman of Chambersburg testified to marriage on August 28 1901 in McConnellsburg and a later separation. Court records show a marriage license for Baughman to Miss Cora Hoffman in 1909 and a minister’s testimony outlines the alleged unions and status.
The famous Huppa Huppa Dans will be taught to Hagerstown dance fans by the Daily Mall. The feature on page 7 includes the complete musa used for the dances and explains tomorrow's dance figures.
A massive cyclonic storm left a trail of death and destruction across six Southern states. Reports show over 500 injured and property losses around 10 million dollars. Deaths include 68 in South Carolina and 13 in Georgia with fatalities in Alabama Arkansas Louisiana and Oklahoma. Several missing and many more near death as crews assess widespread damage.
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