Rum Runners And Dry Navy Tie Court Dramas
Court opens with John A. Miller as foreman of the May grand jury amid heightened tension in bootleg circles. Rev. F Berry Plummer named foreman previously, Judge Wagaman assigns Miller, a Keedysville merchant, noted dry advocate and Prohibition Party member. Miller is outspoken against tobacco and is linked to anti bootlegging probes. Continued on Page 70.
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F. Berry Plummer
Ciry
Frank G. Wagaman
John A. Miller
Keedyaville
Miller
Prohibition Party
Bennett Sentenced in Maryland Liquor Case
Russell Bennett was found guilty of manufacturing liquor for sale at the February Circuit Court term and sentenced today to six months in the Maryland House of Correction by Judge Frank G. Wagaman. His term runs concurrently with a three month and thirty day federal sentence. Josephus Gross, also convicted, was not sentenced due to illness.
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Russell Bennett
Maryland House of Correction
Frank G. Wagaman
Hennett
Washington County
Josephus Gross
Sharpsburg
Gross
Hoover says government cannot cure all ills at national level
Secretary of Commerce Hoover urged Americans to stop seeking cures from Washington. Speaking at the Associated Advertising Club of the World, he warned that federal power cannot restrain abuse without oppressing, and urged decentralizing authority to state and local governments to curb growth of federal encroachment and ensure society heals its own abuses.
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Houston
Tex
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Washington
Ita
Associated Advertising Club of the World
Hoovers
Dollings Investors To Get More Money Back
Stockholders in the R L Dollings Co. may recover about 20 cents per dollar invested as a Philadelphia jury verdict of 195,957 was returned against George R. Porter, former director of public safety, in a suit by Thomas Rae burn White, receiver for the company. Porter contends he resigned before the failure and that Benham and Harrison handled actual management. suits loom against four more former officials, with assets cited at 4,676,000 and liabilities at 1,818,000.
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R. L. Dollings Co
Philadelphia Dispatch
George R. Porter
Public Safety
Common Pleas
Thomas Raeburn White
Pennsylvania
Porter
Dollings Concern
Bome
Dollings
Dollings Company
William E. Benham
Trvight Harison
Fred Donnelly
John R. Wilbanks
Charles D. Richardson
Benham
Harrison
Benham and Harrison
Arrival of Paul Von Hindenburg in Berlin Amid Mass Cheer
May 11 1930s Berlin greets President-elect Paul Von Hindenburg with thousands of flags and cheering crowds. Police mobilized ten thousand strong to prevent Communist demonstrations as riders, boats, dogs, aircraft, and field headquarters prepare for potential unrest during the march into the city.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Mechanics Loan and Savings Bank 65th Anniversary Milestone
The Mechanics Loan and Savings Bank marks 65 years since opening on May 12, 1860, tracing growth from a tiny room at 118 West Washington to a central building at 65 West Washington Street. The journey mirrors changes in mail, transport, and public utilities over a century and a half. The article notes early moves from a book store space to the Updegratt building and hints at continued history beyond the current paragraph.
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Pony Express
Mechanics Loan and Savings Bank
West
Washington Street
Water Commissioner's Office
Washington A Street
He Mechanics Loan & Savings Bank
The
Mechanics Loan & Savings Institute
W. L. Hays Book Store
R. M. Hays & Bros
Otho Swingley
Smith & Spielman
W. L. Hays
Aged Civil War Veteran Robbed of Savings and Bonds
An 80 year old Civil War veteran, John Menzer Frederick, was robbed by two young men posing as U S Government pension officials. They stole $450 in cash from a trunk and several unregistered Liberty bonds after asking to check his pension panels. The victims could not pursue them. police seek information on the car used for the getaway.
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U. S. Government Pension Department
John Menzer
Frederick
Montzer
Rum Row Breaks Up As Vessels Scatter Off Atlantic
May 11 reports say rum runners and the dry navy spread to hide and seek off the Atlantic coast. U S Coast Guard notes higher ships shifting positions while fog and calm seas aid a potential dash for freedom, with prohibition officers watching closely.
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Washington
Atlantic
Coast Guard
New York
United States
Bea
Rum Runners Not Foiled Off Bay Coast
Reports from New York say rum runners plan to break the cordon of vessels guarding the Virginia capes after a coast guard patrol intensification. The seizure of the gasoline launch Eloise with 300 cases of liquor off the Virginia capes last week is cited as evidence the coast guard is functioning at full efficiency.
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Norfolk
New York
Coast Guard
Virginia Capes
Fatal Crash Probe In Manila Leaves Lieutenant Dead
Military authorities opened an investigation into the death of Lieutenant J. D. Barriger who was found burned after his plane crashed into a tree near Stotsenbere. He had been searching for three missing soldiers when Private James Taber, his observer, attempted a rescue and sustained severe burns. Barriger was a native of Denmark.
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Manila
J. D. Barriger
Stotsenbere
Barriger
James Taber
Denmark
Mohegan Sunk To Extinguish Freighter Fire
Unofficial report from Clyde Steamship Company HQ says the freighter Mohegan was sunk late last night to extinguish a blaze that started early Sunday morning aboard the vessel. Dr. E A Wareham and H K Startzman travel to Detroit to pickup a Packard and return in about five days.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Clyde Steamship Company
Mohican
Jnts
E. A. Wareham
H. K. Startzman
Detroit
Tse
Packard
Sentencing Delayed for Bulgarian Cathedral Bombing Ring
In Sofia on May 14, the postponement of sentencing for the communist group guilty of bombing Svet Kral Cathedral and killing nearly 200 people was reported. The judge sought more time to review evidence, though death sentences were expected for agitator Fredman and Colonel Koeff.
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Sofia
Svet Kral
Jtudge
Fredman
Koeff
Shifting Owl Causes River Ship to Sink
Major Donald H. Connelley of the U S Engineers said the steamer Norman lies bottommost in the Mississippi 16 miles from Memphis with a cargo of human dead. He expected it to jar loose today to release the bodies, as rescue boats patrolled the river. Government experts say shifting off may have caused the vessel to list and capsize.
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Memphis
Donald H. Connelley
U. S
Norman
Mississippi
District Governor Visits Lions Club Luncheon
Dr R P May of Baltimore district Governor of Lions Club will be guest of honor at the Hagerstown Lions luncheon tomorrow afternoon at Hotel Hamilton. He will pay an official visit to the Hagerstown club and speak at the regular meeting.
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R. P. May
Baltimore
Lions’ Club
Lions Club
Hote Hamilton
May
Hagerstown
Shot to death while stealing an auto tire in Pittsburg
May 11 report of a youth who fired killing Charles Norman 19 as he removed a spare tire from an automobile in Pittsburg. The item also notes four Pittsburgh Coal Company mines closed, leaving two still operating out of a dozen.
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Pittsburg
Charles Norman
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Hat Gri
United States presses for concrete overtures on war debt to France
Washington reports the United States seeks tangible steps from France to fund more than 4 billion dollars of war debt. The Coolidge administration plans to push for settlement of unfunded obligations totaling over 7 billion dollars, aiming to cover all debt before Congress reconvenes in December. Italy’s debt of over 2 billion dollars rounds out the envisioned sequence.
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Washington
France
United States
State Department
Foreign Office
Paris
Merrick
Indenon
Coolidge
Congress
Treasury
Italy
Tire stolen from Ford sedan on Washington street
A tire and rim were stolen from the Ford sedan owned by William South on East Washington Street while the car was parked on North Prospect Street Saturday. The report also notes a convention quieting down in Washington and a disarmament vote, with the American delegation abstaining. Charles Middour and another man paid five dollar fines for drunkenness after an accident near Bridge Port. Justice J Stottover presided.
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Williamey
Washington Street
North Prospect Street
Washington
International Council of Women
Charles Middour
Meehan
Kaylor
Bridge Port
J. Stottover
France Must Balance Budget Before Debts Talk
Paris May 11. France cannot negotiate with Washington over war debts until its budget is balanced. Finance minister Calllaux and ministry officials say talks via Ambassador Herrick will not occur while funds are unsettled. France plans to raise millions more through tobacco and income taxes to reach balance.
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Paris
France
Washington
Caillaux
Finance Ministry
Herrick
America
Merrick
Calllaucs
Calllaux
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New York City
William Angerer
Ambassador Herrick
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