Petition in Court Seeks Receiver for Lumber Company
Richard Wartle files in court through attorney D W Doub seeking the appointment of a receiver for West Side Lumber and Door Company. Directors include Charles A Gardner and Charles Lane with Gardner as president. Hartle a director and stockholder. Alleged debts to Maryland Surety & Trust Co totaling 25 000 and notes amounting to 41 467 47 secured by mortgage, plus indebtedness to Hagerstown Bank and others. Company allegedly insolvent with lumber on yard and money owed, asked for injunction against disposition of assets. Judge Wagaman signined order requiring show cause by May 23. Incorporated 1908 with 75 000 capital. plant and yards on Madison Ave and Washington St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wartle
D. W. Doub
West Side Lumber and Door Company
Hartle
Charles A. Gardner
Charles §. Lane
Gardner
Maryland Surety & Trust Company
Hagerstown Bank
Fla
Bk. G. Wagaman
Madison Avenue
Washington Street
Berries Will Be Plentiful Across County This Year
Growers report a bumper berry crop with an estimated 10 000 to 15 000 bushels to be harvested in the southern part of the county. Last year Keedysville shipped about 10 000 bushels mostly to Pittsburgh, earning between 85 000 and 90 000 dollars. Crates are arriving in Keedysville as buyers purchase more than ever, with peak season around July 4 after a June 20 start.
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Declara
Wuashington County
Keedysville
Pittsburgh
Crack Express Train Derailed Near Tilton New Hampshire
May 12 a Cannonball express passenger train from Plymouth to Boston derailed two miles south of Tilton New Hampshire. One passenger was slightly hurt and many others were shaken. The locomotive tender and two passenger cars left the rails and rolled four car lengths over the ties.
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Tilton
N. H
Plymouth
Doston
Tles
Hayman Reappointed Road Engineer for Another Year
The Board of County Commissioners reappointed Edgar T. Hayman as road engineer for one more year. Appointed last May, Hayman is praised for efficient work and satisfactory results in county road projects. His renewal reflects confidence in his ability and service.
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Board of County Commissioners
Edgar T. Hayman
I T
Hayman
U S Sees France Debt Talks Moving Toward Settlement
Washington optimism grows as Caillaux proposes using Dawes plan receipts to pay inter allied debts. France responds with encouragement, signaling progress after five years of delays in debt negotiations.
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Paris
Joseph Caillaux
Finance Commission
Chamber of Deputies
U. S
Washington
France
America
Hindenburg Pledges Allegiance To Republic
Field Marshal Ray Hindenburg took office as President of Germany and solemnly proclaimed loyalty to the constitution of the Republic. He pledged to dedicate his efforts to the German nation amid economic strife and affirmed commitment to popular sovereignty and republic ideals.
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Cone
Ray Hindenburg
Germany
Must Protect The Republic Must Protect The Republic BERLIN
German newspapers used May 12 to warn of threats to the Republic. Vorwaerts urged defending the nation by backing the constitution with real power, calling it a scrap of paper without support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Vor Waarts
Laundry War Kills Two in Brooklyn New York Show
In New York on May 12 police hunted three gunmen after Henry Ginsberg 38 and Hyman Jacobson were shot dead at a Brooklyn theater. Investigators call it a new outbreak of the wet wash laundry wars as victims fell during a stage show.
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New York
Ora
Henry Ginsberg
Hyman Jacobson
Brooklyn Jale
Ginsberg
Ginsberg Fel
Jacobson
Lusher
Two Women Killed by Earthquakes in Oriental Nagros
Manila reports two women killed in Oriental Nagros Province from last week's earthquakes. Provincial government statement details casualties and disaster response updates.
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Manila
Oriental Nagros
German Officer Directs Moroccan War Preparations
London May 12 A German officer named Grosset a Rift chief directed trench construction for Abdel Krim in French Morocco according to Tangier dispatches. A submarine has supplied Krim with munitions via three trips while France vows not to push beyond last year’s front near the Ouergha River as tribes resist rule. Fifteen battalions head to reinforce the QuErgha area bringing French strength to 45008 troops.
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London
Grosset
Abdel Krim
French
Morocco
Tangier
Daily Telegraph
Krim
Ouergha River
Quergha
Apartment House Sells For 10000 On Weat Audiolam Street
Luther R. Cookus sold his apartment house on the south side of Weat Audiolam Street near Washington Square to Neal R. Dorsey and wife for 10000. Clarence C. Starlzman sold to EH Inez Miller and Ralph Miller a property on the east side of Coffman Avenue in Washington for 4400.
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Luther R. Cookus
Hoase
Weat Audiolam Street
Washington Square
Neal R. Dorsey
Clarence C. Starlzman
EH. Inez Miller
Ralph Miller
Washington
Nest
Coffman Avenue
Two Wills Probated In Orphans Court Today
Rudolph Beck of this city had his will probated naming his widow and children with amounts to his daughters and a fealty to another. Daniel W. Doub was named executor. The will of Jenac Hikes of the county was also admitted to probate with contents proved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Beck
Orphans’ Court
Daniel
Prisoners to be Sentenced in Cumberland Prohibition Case
Sheriff Duffey expects to take eight to ten of the twenty eight who pleaded guilty in Cumberland yesterday before Judge Soper. Sentences range from one day to three months. Seventeen others were fined from one dollar to 3300 with costs. Twenty prisoners sent to Oakland jail. others to Hagerstown jail likely today. Duffey holds 44 prisoners. jail capacity is at least 100.
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Duffey
Soper
Cumberland
Oakland
Hagerstown
Will Exhume Bodies Of Baby Farm Case In New York
May 12. Assistant District Attorney Ryan orders exhumations of two babies who died at the baby farm of Mrs Aguste Gelsen Volk to determine homicide charges. Dr Otto Schulte notes many children removed to hospital suffered malnutrition and died soon after, implying widespread abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mediciu
Near East Relief Drive Exceeds 3000 Bundles Expected
Near East Relief continues at the Y M C A as Washington County sends generous aid. It is predicted that over 3000 packages will be collected. D A Stickell county chairman reports high satisfaction with results. Bundles will be shipped to Brooklyn on Thursday.
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Washington County
D. A. Stickell
Brooklyn
Budget for 1925 26 approved by school board
The Board of Education in special session completed the 1925-26 educational budget totaling 403 041 dollars and sent it to the County Commissioners for approval. Major increases include 24 560 for instructional services and salaries, with 2 789 for janitors’ supplies. The full budget will appear on the Mail’s last page. Also noted are leave of absence for Day Motorcycle Officer C F Devine until August 1 and Kiwanis district meeting in Winchester this Thursday.
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Board of Education
Board of County Commissioners
Paris
Ia Board of County Commissioners
C. F. Devine
Histy
Brown
Kiwanis Clubs
Winchester
Hagerstown
Appendix on Wrong Side Discovered in Patient
An appendectomy in Chambersburg revealed an appendix on the left side of Seth Over who fell ill with left side pain. Doctors call it a freak of nature and note it is the first such case they know.
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Seth
Chambersburg
Will Try to Blast Bodies From Bottom of Mississippi
May 12, Motphis Teun. Government engineers used dynamite today to surface the 21 victims still trapped in the hull of the steamer Norman, sunk 15 miles below here. After pounding the wreck with derricks all day, only partial superstructure removal occurred as relatives waited in drizzle hoping for news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Momphis
Teun
Mississippi
Father of
Waters
Ram Runners On Their Way To Pacific Coast
Information reached prohibition officers that ten large ram runners halted on the Atlantic coast are moved to the Pacific coast. A building permit was issued by City Clerk Edward Carlisle to the State of Maryland for the erection of the Hangerstown Armory in North Potomac Street. The building will be 74 by 144 feet, valued at about $59,000.
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San Francisco
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Edward Carlisle
State of
Maryland
Milton A. Beckford
Hangerstown
Auditors Move To Audit City Sewerage Books Today
The Mayor and Council plan to have Black & Co auditors inspect the Sewerage Commission books after the Commission refused access. The dispute hinges on access to records amid concerns the commission incurred about fifty thousand dollars in debts without treasury funds. If denied, the city may seek judicial possession of the books.
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Sewerage Commission
William Wingert
Black & Co
Bowman
Probe Insane Asylum Death Probe Asked
Marion Ohio May 12 Investigation into alleged cruelty at the Anna State Insane Asylum was demanded by the sheriff of Williamson County after the death of Walter Fazard. Examination of the body indicated it had been beaten and trampled to death.
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Marion
Anna State Insane Asylum
Sherif
Williamson County
Walter Fazard
Carl Leaves C. P. For New Position
Carl resigns after ten years with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company as engineering assistant and district plant engineer. He will become secretary and treasurer of W. H. Reigner Manufacturing Company. Nelson Heller to succeed him as district engineer. Carl is noted in business and fraternal circles. friends predict success in his new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BT. Carl
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
W. H. Reigner Manufacturing Company
Nelson Heller
Mr. Carl
Telephone Company
Outlying City Sections to Receive More Attention This Year
City officials announce plans to boost street construction in several outlying sections following protests from residents paying taxes without city services. A Potomac Hills meeting with the Mayor and Council highlighted three years of unmet street needs near the new High School site and other Virginia Avenue offshoots. City leaders pledged to aid development while balancing overall project scope.
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Potomac Hills
Altacent
Alte
Virginia Avenue
Bowman
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Richard Hartle
Prospect
U.S
United States
von Hindenburg
Republic
Pinup
Baby Farm” Proprietress
Geffen-Volk
Wm. Angerer
NEA Service, Inc
Near East
City 10
Wingert
Will
Probe Insane Asylum Death
Carl
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