Explosion at plant triggers deaths in Blaidsdale incident
Eight workers recovered after a blaze destroyed four buildings in Blaidsdale. Fire officials fear incendiary origin as county investigators join the search. Damages exceed 226000 dollars with hundreds of windows shattered and several small structures scorched. Three victims named Clemens Jermiah 66 Richard Baldis 7 Amy Haldis 37. others missing. One man Jack Trax 30 injured after plunging from a roof. Witnesses say several plants exploded simultaneously suggesting gasolene saturation.
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Bwisdale
Thomas L. Plarr
W. J. McGregor
Clemens Jermlah
Richard Baldis
Amy Haldis
Alust
Cerl Baldis
Mra
Helen Keleter
Charles Baldis
Helen Jermiah
Marla Koda
Wraman Jack ‘Trax
Hawaa
Ptarr Nald
Six Firemen Die In Cotton Warehouse Fire In Atlanta
Six firemen die and others missing when a cotton warehouse at Bicent Brothers burns in Atlanta Georgia. Firefighters battled flames as bales toppled and debris buried several men. known dead include Capt C C Owen Lee Braith FF Wilson Lieut K L Dennard C King and B S Conkle. Fire under control by daylight as search for victims continues.
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Atlanta
Bicen Brothers
Walla
Capt
C. C. Owen
Lee Braith
FF. Wilson
K. L. Dennard
C. King
B. 8. Conkle
Wee
Twelve Coast Guard Vessels Tighten Grip At Rum Row
New York May 6 12 additional Coast Guard vessels set to sea to reinforce the fleet that had bottled up Rum Row. While the new ships patrol, 21 other cutters stand ready to speed to aid if rum runners attempt contact with shore boats.
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New York
Buching
Forty Mile Gate
Coast Guard
Aingle
Senator Stanley to Speak at Confederate Memorial Services
United States Senator A. O. Stanley of Kentucky, a nationally known speaker, will deliver the address at the Confederate Memorial Association memorial services in Washington Cemetery on Sunday June 7. The association meeting to elect officers and set committees will be held Friday at 7 30 pm at Hotel Baruilton where plans for the annual service will be made. Robert B. Wright is president of the association.
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United States
A. O. Stanley
Kentucky
Confederate Memorial Association
Washington Cemetery
Benator Stanley
Hotel Baruilton
Robert B. Wright
He Association
Hutson Will Is Probated In Orphans' Court
The will of George R. Hutson, former city official and Mason, was probated in the Orphans' Court yesterday. He leaves his estate to four children, with executors named Mrs. Alice R. Stockadate and Harry H. Hutson. Personal bequests include a Masonic jewel and other effects to his spouse and daughters, and $100 to Rose Hill Cemetery.
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George R. Hutson
Orphans’ Court
Hutson
Wo See
Alice R. Stockadate
Harry H. Hutson
Gena
Rose Hill Cemetery
Forest Fires Ravage Estates in Plymouth Massachusetts
Four fires consume summer estates in Plymouth area in a night blaze. Residents flee as flames threaten mansions and surrounding timber. Authorities report rapid spread driven by dry conditions. no injuries confirmed and property damage appears extensive.
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Massachusetts
Plymouth
Maes, Mey
Great’ Forest
Levi Moyer
Chicago
Man Held After Yearlong Prohibition Evasion
Lloyd Plume of Security was indicted by a Washington county grand jury about a year ago for selling liquor but fled until his arrest today by Detective Chapman and Crum of the Western Maryland Railroad police. He is held for the May term of court and is said to have been near Mc Coy's Ferry when raids by prohibition officers occurred about a week earlier.
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Lloyd Plume
Washington County
Chapman and Crum
Weatum ‘Maryland Railroad
McCoy’s Ferry
Seventh quake rocks island Manilla May 6 1923 report
An earthquake struck the southern Philippines early today marking the seventh quake in a 12 hour period. No serious damage or injuries were reported though residents fled in fear from their homes.
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Manilla
Philip»pines
Abandons Pets For Fatal Leap On Bridge
Pittsburg police rescue Frank McCloskey 25 from the Sixth Street Bridge after he climbed rails and prepared to jump into the Allegheny River. The World War II veteran, disabled, had been seeking stray charity from passersby while displaying a trained pet. He told officers he was tired of life.
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Pittsburg
Frank McCloskey
Sixth Street
Pasearsby
McCloskey
Pete
Allepheny
Frank Caealdy
Spring Marriages Highlight Aged Grooms In Pennsylvania
Yesterday a Pennsylvania man aged 18 obtained a marriage license while Henry Dorsey, 74, of Hagerstown, secured a license to wed Clara V Johnson, 68. The couple are noted as well known colored residents of Hagerstown. Albert S. Myera and Minerva Paul of Mybradate, Pa., were granted marriage licenses. High water marks for bonds were reached yesterday in Cumberland bonds.
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Pennsylvania
Henry Dorsey
Haserstown
Clara V. Johnson
Hagerstown
Albert S. Myera
Minerva Paul
Mybradate
Boonsboro Officials Oppose Reassessment Plan
Boonsboro officials and residents plan to protest a proposed townwide reassessment after a contested schedule of valued properties was filed. Tax officials reviewed the document with Boonsboro’s George W. McBride, who called the plan an attempt to raise taxable value to fund street work. A large Boonsboro delegation is expected next Tuesday to oppose the reassessment as unnecessary and unfair, while debate on the schedule continues at the county level.
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Board of County
Hoonsbory
Boonsboro
Burge
George W.mcbride
Hagerstown
County Commission
Gants
McBride
Guy G. Ganiz
Western Maryland Railway Wins Big Damage Suit
A Brooklyn federal jury returned a verdict for Western Maryland Railway Company in the Ho ward Livingood personal injury case over a grade crossing accident at Fort Hill Somerset County Pennsylvania on November 15 1922. The trial followed an earlier trial and a later new suit in Brooklyn. The jury deliberated about three and a half hours finding Livingood failed to prove the railway headlight or signals were defective and that ordinary care was not observed.
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Eastern District of
Saveral
Brooklyn
Livingood
Railway Company
Railway Co
Livingeod
Tittratton
Three Die After Drink Raisin Jack Poisoning in Warren
WARREN Ohio May 6 Three persons drops dead in suspected raisin jack poisoning authorities seek source of supply as investigators hunt for a dealer termed edible poison case shows two victims identified and one more victim unnamed in fragmented report authorities continue to trace the origins of the alleged adulterated drink and its distribution.
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Warren
Ohio
Famous canal boatman sick in Hancock
Emanuel Athey, longtime Hancock resident and former master of the cement-hauling canal boat Round Top, is critically ill. Renowned along the Ohio Canal, he guided cement shipments to Washington and Cumberland from Round Termill, earning local respect for his affable nature and service as St. Thomas Episcopal Church vestry member and in Masonic circles.
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Emanuel Athey
Hancock
Athey
Ohio Canal
Round Top
Bridges
Washington
Cumberland
Wallington
Captain Athey
Hoe
Kidnappers son she says a rockton May 6
Mrs Jennie Sturtevant revealed that Earl Woodward, long believed dead in Vermont mountains, is alive. She kept the tragedy secret from her husband for years while testifying about her daughter’s claim in Rockton on May 6.
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Arockton
Mays
Bellaved
Jennie Woodward
Earl ‘Woodward
Vermont
Earl
Rif Fiffian Casualties Reported by French Office
Paris reports five hundred Rif tribesmen under Abdel El Krim killed in a recent engagement. French losses include four officers and a native noncommissioned officer. The announcement notes French forces sustained casualties amid the action.
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Paris
Abdel Elkrim
Dessa
Spyglass Lady Traps Runners Near Winthrop Highlands
In Lynn Massachusetts on May 6 a vessel off Rum Row was intercepted by the Spyglass Lady as 25 rum chasers sailed from New England ports. The unidentified woman observer alerted authorities after three men escaped, leaving liquor behind on the beach.
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Lynn
Mass
New England
Winthrop Highlands
Clear Spring store looted in overnight burglary
Thieves broke into Peterman and Zimmerti's general store in Clearspring last night and fled with $80 in cash three revolvers watches shirts and shoes totaling about $150. A window pane had been cracked for some time and removed to gain entry. Authorities suspect local youths met there to plan the robbery. This is the second Clearspring store robbed within two months after Agron Barties establishment was entered and goods taken with suspects later apprehended.
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Peterman & Zimmermiatt
Clantapring
Agron Barties
Enter Contest Saints Forsythe and Holt to Compete Friday
Forsythe of this city and J E Holt of Stithsburg, freshmen at Dickinson College Carlisle Pa, will participate in the Inter-society contest Friday afternoon between the Balled Uattres Society and the Union Philosophical Society. Forsythe a graduate of Washington County High School class of 1324.
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Forsythe
J. E. Holt
Stithsburg
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Balled Uattres Society
Union Philosophical Society
Foraythe Ln
Washington County High School
Dempsey Sails On Honeymoon From New York Dock
Jack Dempsey and his bride Estelle bade farewell to America as the Barangaria moved from the New York dock toward Europe. The voyage, described as a honeymoon, could lead to bouts with foreign boxers and future heavyweight action.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
America
Automatic Traffic Control Planned for Hagerstown
The Great Commissioners approve a switch to automatic traffic control in Hagerstown. Maurice E. Miller of the Municipal Electric Eight outlines a $2,500 plan to install eight single unit lights at four intersections in the square and a four way light at Antietam and Potomac streets, plus additional four way and single unit lights at specified corners.
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Traud
Hagerstown
Tha Gtreat
Ren
Peoria
Maurice E. Miller
Municipal Electric Eight
Antietam
Potomac Streets
Jonet Mine
Heavy frost damages crops and freezes county soil
Night frost down to 31 degrees ripped potato plants and beans while fruit crops escaped damage due to advanced buds. Quince and thin ice reported in parts of the county as ground froze. J A Miller at the Weather Station in Koodyaville notes record cold. Warmer weather expected later in the week.
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J. A. Miller
U. & and
Wasther
Koodyaville
End of male rule seen as near by women delegates
Delegates at the International Council of Women predict a revolutionary entrance of women into policies and activities once reserved for men. They stress education, labor saving inventions, and intelligent leadership to achieve parity in political life within decades. Norwegian Frau Bolsey Kjeldsberg foresees equal representation and stronger handling of finances, noting men may vote along party lines but women will vote for individuals.
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Washington
May
Kool of Man
International Council of Women
Man Aa
Frau Bolsey Kjeldsborg
Norwegian National Council of Woman
Frau Kjeldsberg
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Fred ©. Brower
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Sen. Stanley
I. P. Rosen
Great Falls
Mont
Gordon Campbell
Dfontana Oil
Oi Byndicate
Geo. R. Hutson
Staten Island
N. Y
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Philippines
Harrin, Forlve & Co
Glenne Igen
Western MD
Federal Court. of
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Clearspring
Jempsey
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