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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1924
Page
5
A historic health note warns that destroying breeding sites of flies at the start of warm weather can prevent vast losses later. It recommends removing garbage weekly, sealing containers, and using water with formalin or poisons to reduce breeding. The piece links flyborne diseases to outbreaks and urges cleanliness and prevention as key measures.
A tunnel incident filled with deadly fumes caused a stampede like crush as commuters and workers fled into darkness. Police and rescue teams, aided by searchlights and gas masks, battled to evacuate victims while respirators from the Bureau of Mines assisted with reviving the affected.
A capacity crowd attended a three act play titled Kicked Out of College staged by the junior class of Albtsburg High School. The Amithsburg High School orchestra provided musical interludes to a Creditable performance. Proceeds supported the senior prom. Cast included John Harp John Pike Donald Kimler Les Miller David Phettplace Arthur Lynn Laula Murray Clyde Smith Richard Henneberger Mr Falva Pur a Pryor Vanda Brown Ollye Toma Ruth Staub Emma Aakhy Margaret Bushey Mary Byughoy Mildred Bhank Yada Trumpower Bertha Trovloger.
Justice J Scott Bower vows no mercy for drunken drivers and those who endanger others on the road. He warns violators will face strict penalties, reflecting a broad public concern for safety on wheels. The stance underscores a firm approach to curb alcohol related traffic hazards.
Weather over the entire country indicates considerable cloudiness and unsettled conditions. Scattered showers expected tonight and Sunday east of the Mississippi with no major temperature changes in the eastern half. North and Middle Atlantic winds easterly with overcast skies. south Atlantic partly cloudy. Gulf Coast easterly with cloudy unsettled weather tonight.
President Coolidge confronts pivotal choices as the administration faces expected vetoes on a bonus bill and tax reduction plans. Voters, farmers, and party mentors debate whether lower taxes will bolster the Republican ticket or shift blame to Congress. The outcome hinges on November sentiment.
Roy W. Trollenberger, 27, died after being crushed between locomotive and freight cars near Lemoyne Har taburg while riding on the rear of a moving train. He was an extra brakeman on the Magentown Marsion of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Building permit filed by W. G. Danzer at 169 South Potomac Street for a concrete addition, 9214.
Mildred Orie Show died at her grandparents home on Mulberry Street aged 14 months from complications. Survived by father Isalah Bhow and siblings Garvin Hichard Notley Stayetta. Funeral Sunday at 2:90 o'clock Manor Church with Rev Klog officiating, interment cemetery adjoining. Card of thanks from Q. B. Pentz and family for winter death kindness and funeral assistance. Special this week 10-a cleaned sugar bee for purchase per pound.
The Fisherdistiers of Muguratown display a summer straw hat trend in Amantle City and nearby towns. Despite some disapproval, Cork hats by manufacturer Chaim promise a popular look as straw hats reappear on streets and at venues like the Colonial Hotel.
Mother's Day programs brighten city churches with events at First Christian and St. Paula Evangelical Church. Highlights include reading pieces such as "Wanted-A Meal Mother" by Mira Charlotte Ridesourante and "That Wonderful Mother of Mine" by Anos Harper, plus solos by Bias Grace Herk and O. C. Mason and a featured tease by Miss Charlotte Ridenour.
Shenandoah Caverns hosts Washington County Day on Sunday May 11 with tours led by Louis Clatr for Misa Clearspring. Tickets are sold at McNays & Bros and People’s Pharmacy Williamsport as crowds from Hagerstown visit the caverns for a pleasant outing. City market reports note produce prices and farm goods across rhubarb to honey. Wheat and corn futures show modest gains in early May trading.
Market summary showing wheat steady with multiple futures figures, corn and oats pricing, rye barley and hay notes, flour prices at mills, dairy and butter trends, eggs, lard and live poultry steadiness, milk wholesale price at $1.86 per 100 pounds, and wool market firm with various grade listings. Names of commodities and price ranges reflect New York market activity on May 10.
New York May 10 information service reports foreign exchange rates with several currencies listed. The bulletin notes Domani and Belgian cabloa values, plus various cable and check figures, including marks and kronet cables, with fragmented numbers throughout.
Sensational report says Count Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraaten and his heiress bride Millicent Rogers left Paris for New York with Col. Rogers, facing massive debts. The couple, famed for nightly dancing in Paris clubs, burned through a $59,000 dowry and a $10,000 check, then sailed amid denials of a romance collapse.
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