Germans to Organize a New Cabinet in Berlin
Berlin on May 5 reports a coalition conference planned a cabinet drawn from the same parties as the prior Fehrenbach Simons government. Gustav Stresemann appears likely as chancellor with Mayer von Kapffmueller Kaufhuren likely to become foreign minister. London notes Germany is without a ministry after the cabinet’s resignation as the Allied indemnity ultimatum arrives.
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Berlin
Fehrenbach-Simons
Gustav Stresemann
People's Party
Konstantin Fehrenbach
Mayer Kaufheure
London
Germany
Committee to Select Chairs for Williamsport High Auditorium
A Board of Education committee will inspect sample chairs from several factories to choose chairs for the new Williamsport high school auditorium. The committee meets today to review samples. Chairs will be purchased jointly by citizens and the Board of Education, with a fund over $2,000 raised in Williamsport to help equip the auditorium.
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Board of Education
Williamsport High School
Williamsport
Boys' Club to Get New Boost in Washington County
Central Chemical Company will supply two hundred pounds of fertilizer to Boy's Corn Clubs members in Washington County. Eligibility requires club membership and recommendation by the county agent. Seed comes from the Washington County Farmers' Association with extra prizes from the Hagerstown Fair Association, including $50 in prize money for three pig classes at the fair, all to promote club work and seed purity across communities.
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Washington County
Central Chemical Company
Washington County Farmers’ Association
Hagerstown
Young Heiress Elopes to wed Greensburg man
Miss Susan Crabbe aged 17 heiress to twenty million dollars or more secretly elopes with Kidman Hunt aged 24 of Greensburg Pennsylvania. The couple married in Cambridge Ohio after she slipped quietly from the family mansion with a limousine reportedly used for the trip.
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International News
Pittsburgh
Susan Crabbe
Kidman Hunt
Greensburg
Cambridge
Ti Ds
Ohilo
Beulah Miggins Stars in Maryland Movie Screen Debut
Beulah Miggins niece of Harry Miggins of West Washington street earns $500 weekly as a child star in the Mary lad Theatre show Baby a Fox production. She has appeared in Sunshine Comedies and is described as the youngest major film star, with plans to go to New York and then California for further roles.
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Beulah Miggins
Tot
Harry Miggins
West Washington Street
Harry
Marylad Theatre
Beulah
Moving Picture
Moving Picture Stage
Maryland
William Fox
Miss Miggins
Cheasapeake
Potomac Telephone
Aleca
New York City
California
Italy
Miggins
Not A Peach In The Valley Expert's Gloomy Prediction
Expert forecast from Listcelot Jacques of Smithsburg predicts no peach crop in Cumberland Valley between Winchester and Harrisburg, threatening hundreds of thousands in fruit industry losses. Apple orchards show resilience with many trees bearing, especially on the east side, after March frosts damaged peaches.
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Listcelot Jacques
Smithsburg
Cumberland
Winchester
Harrisburg
Sener
Mother Hubbard
Jacques
Lookout Mountain
Traction Men Tie Up Many Ohio Cities
Akron tractionmen strike after midnight vote. Northern Ohio Traction System idle, over 1100 workers walk out including city lines to Cleveland Darberton Wadsworth Kent Ravenna interurban runs to Cuyahoga Falls Massillon Canton New Philadelphia. Wage cut of 20 percent cited as cause.
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Akron
Ohio Traction
Cleveland
Darberton
Wadsworth
Kent
Ravenna
Cuyahoga Falls
Massilon
Canton
New Philadelphia
This City
River and creeks rise with week of rains
Potomac river and creeks are rising with persistent rain. The Potomac below Williamsport has overflowed, flooding the bottom land near the bridge, while Antietam Creek at Funkstown runs high and out of banks. Conococheague Creek is full and overflowing but no damage reported. Gardens flooded, vegetables damaged, and rural roads waterlogged and nearly impassable.
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Potomac
Williamsport
Antietam
Funkstown
Conocock League
Knights Templar Parade Tonight in Full Uniform
Members of St Bernard Commandery Knights Templar will assemble at the Masonic Temple at 7 15 p m and parade at 7 30 headed by the Municipal Band. They will march to St Pauls M E Church for Ascension Day services at 8 oclock in full uniform.
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St. Bernard Commandery
Knights Templar
St. Paul's M. EB
Masonic Temple
Merchants Protest Parking Ordinance On Court Street Block
Washington street merchants plan to protest the proposed hour limits for parking between the Courthouse and Square. Roy A. Leiter will lead the petition to the Mayor and City Council at tonight’s meeting. Merchants claim the limit hurts business and may raise speeding while noting few cars stay long. Mayor Ankeney expects routine business beyond the ordinance. Former City Surveyor J B Ferguson remains resistant.
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Washington Street
Roy A. Leiter
Ankeney
J. B. Ferguson
Horticulturist Ballard to Speak in County Tour
State Horticulturist W. R. Ballard will visit the county for four days beginning May 17 with meetings in Clearspring Williamsport Sharpsburg Boonsboro Cavetown Leitersburg and Ringgold. Miss Ola Day and County Demonstration Agent E. S. Bohannan will also speak at the sessions.
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W. R. Ballard
Ola Day
E. 8
Bohannan
Ballard
Clearspring
Baltimore Speaker to Address Local Chamber Meeting
De Corey Thoms of Baltimore will speak at the Chamber of Commerce on Friday May 18 at 8 o clock. His topic centers on improving representation from the State's counties.
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Thoms
Chamber
Corey Thoms
Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce
Big Time for Elks Tuesday at Hall and Banquet
An Elks smoker is planned for tomorrow night at the Elks Hall with music and refreshments. Tuesday is a big Elk day with a large banquet at the fairgrounds. Members meet at 5:50 pm at the club and go to dinner, then return for an initiation of 50 candidates by the Washington Degree Team. Also noted is a new Pittsburgh Railway Mail Service chief, Walter H. Ridgley, succeeding Williams.
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Elks
Elks’ Hall
Elkdom
Fairgrounds
Washington
International News
Washington, May
Walter H. Rid. Gul
Pittsburgh
The
Railway Mail Service
Williams. Benatag
Bank robbers blow Campbell Bank vault for 50000
Corning New York May 5 Burglars robbed the Bank of Campbell Campbell vault and fled with Liberty Bonds and other securities valued at 50000. No precise inventory yet. Also a bicycle was stolen from spectator Herbert Warrenfeltz during a moving picture show on South Potomac Street.
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International News
Corning
N. Y
Bureglars
Bank of Campbell
Campbell
Herbert Warrenfeltz
S. Potomac Street
Burton Braley Joins Daily Mail Staff Poet
The People's Poet and romance singer Burton Braley becomes a Daily Mail staff member. His first poem appears on the Editorial Page today and encourages readers to read Braley daily for enjoyment.
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The
Daily Mail
Braley
Local student badly burned by laboratory explosion
Schildnecht, son of Bert Schildnecht of this city and a Penn sylvania College medical student at Gettysburg, was seriously burned in a lab explosion. He is in a Chambersburg hospital with facial burns and possible loss of sight from acid in his eyes.
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Page Schildnecht
Bert Schildnecht
Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg
Schildnecht
Chambersburg
Dentist's wife acquitted on murder charge in Chicago
Mrs Dillian Rowland was freed of murder charges after a quarrel in their apartment ended with the death of Dr Thomas J Rowland a dentist earning $35000 a year A coroner's jury had ruled the shooting accidental, clearing her in police court today
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International Newnan
Chicago
Dillian Rowland
Thomas J. Rowland
Polish Insurgents Force Fighting In Upper Silesia
Berlin reports fight across Upper Silesia as Polish insurgents gain control of Pless and Rybnik districts. Three-way clash involves Poles German police and allied troops. French retake Myslowitz from Poles amid mounting strikes and rail worker arming. Italian troops disarmed near Petersgrate as fighting spreads to trains.
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Berlin
Upper Silesia
Pless
Rybnik
Myslovits
Poland
Upper Silesian
inter-Allied Commission of Control
Germany
Glewitz
Ujesp
Petersgraete
Lloyd George Defends Allies in Commons on Germany
In London on May 5 Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons the allies have shown forbearance toward Germany while defending and explaining the supreme council indemnity decision. He stated France cannot settle to normal conditions while armed and watching the Franco German frontier, and that Germany must disarm.
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International Newnan
Tondon
Germany
Lloyd George Vnu
House of Commons
Supreme Council
France
Lloyd George
Allied Powers Demand Full Indemnity From Germany
London May 5 Allied powers formally demanded Germany pay the full Versailles indemnity and meet all treaty terms under threat of military invasion. The ultimatum signed by Supreme Council members was delivered to German Ambassador Dr St Hamer, with a deadline of May 11. Details reveal a 1 billion gold mark payment within 25 days and a guarantees committee including a U S representative, plus secured German assets and taxes to fund the indemnity.
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London
Germany
Supreme Council
Dr. St. Hamer
England
Wen
Lloyd George
Offici
Briand
Paris
Ruhr
Sshe
United States
Committee On Guarantees
Germany Can No Longer Stall Says French Premier Girand
Premier Girand declares in London that the Allies have a solid safeguard system and guarantee from Germany. He asserts the proposition is definite and determines Germany's fate, warning that Germany can no longer prevaricate.
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Germany
Premier Girand
France
London
Likely U S to Attend Inter Allied Supreme Council Meeting
From abroad signals, the United States appears likely to accept invitations to join the next inter allied supreme council and other allied meetings on German reparations. No final decision until after tomorrow's cabinet session when the invitations arrive. High officials show favorable sentiment toward American representation.
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International News
Washington
Threte
United States
Inter-Allied Supreme Council
State Department
Twist Leaves Woman Ear in Muskegon Incident
In Muskegon Michigan on May 5 neighbors answered Mrs. Frank Miller’s screams to find her in the street with her right ear torn off and partly gone. She was hospitalized in serious condition. Miller claims his husband is to blame and later surrendered at the police station. Earlier, Miller had shot Joseph Romanoff after discovering Romanoff with his wife.
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Muskegon
Mich
Frank Miller
Miss Hagel M George Wins Oratory Prize at Juniata
Miss Hagel M George a Juniata College student of Huntingdon Pa won a prize of ten dollars in the Carney Oratoriad Content held there Tuesday night.
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Hagel M. George
Juniata College
Huntingdon
Son
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People’s Party
Traction
Ohio
Burton Braley
Page Schildknecht
George
Hamer
U.S
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