Congressman Zihlman Cleared in Prohibition Inquiry
At a luncheon hosted by Mel Fala distillery owners, Congressman Fred N. Zihlman from the Sixth District was exonerated after hearings by a special House committee. Testimony indicated graft allegations were unfounded amid conflicting statements. Related claims tied to Budnite and Langley surfaced but were not upheld in the inquiry. Meanwhile farm aid bills McNary Haugen are being advanced by administration readers before adjournment.
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Fred N. Zihlman
Special House Committee
Zihiman
Mortimer
Budnite
Maryland Prohibition Enforcement Unit
Zithtmoc
Langley
Kenucky
Ready to Buy Bridge Over the Potomac
West Virginia and Maryland consider purchasing the Harper’s Ferry bridge over the Potomac after flood damage. John M. Mackall of the State Roads Commission says the bridge is of limited value due to high waters and blocked traffic. The owners seek $180,000 before sale. a new bridge would provide a free passageway once acquired.
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Virginia
Maryland
Harper's Ferry
John M. Mackall
Stite Roads Commission
Mackall
West Virginia
Slayer of 2 is captured in Detroit jealousy shooting
Detroit May 17 trapped as he sought to see his wife Joan Lee Buster Johnson 24, who shot her stepfather and another man in a jealous incident last night. He was captured today after a policeman near the scene recognized him and opened fire.
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Oy International Neves Service
Detroit
Joan Lee
Buster” Johnson
Johnson
Beft
Harrison Senator Pat Harrison Named Temporary Democratic Chair
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi was chosen as temporary chairman and keynote speaker for the Democratic national convention opening June 24 in New York. The selection was unanimous on the first ballot with twelve of fourteen committee members present. Campaign manager David L. Trockwell said Harrison’s choice satisfies McAdoo supporters. The move creates a neutral chair for the convention.
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International News Service
New York
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrison
McAdoo
David L. Trockwell
William G. McAdoo
County Boards Hold Public Hearing In Absence Of Residents
County Commission ers met for a public hearing on the road budget submitted by Road Eng near Hayman but were met with total public absence. The session continued on Monday with the belief that silence implies consent as to Hayman’s work, while a later note mentions a store robbery on South Potomac street and a May 17 immigration bill including the Japan clause under Coolidge.
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Board of County Commissioners
Hayman
American Heiress Weds Nobleman Back Without Him
Millicent Rogers, heiress to a 40 million dollar fortune, returns to her parents in New York after separating from Count Ludwig Salm von Hoogsteaten. Annullment proceedings are expected within two months, according to friends and reports from Paris.
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New York
Millicent Rogers
Ludwig Salm von Hoogsteaten
Australia
Millicent
Rogers
Rogara
Ana Bervica
Paris
Millicent Ta A
U S Recognizes Honduran Provisional Government
The United States announced recognition of Honduras provisional government at the State Department. Guatemala Nicaragua Costa Rica and El Salvador offer moral support to help stabilize the country amid its constitutional transition.
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US International News Service
Washington
Honduras
United States
State Department
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
San Salvador
President Coolidge Stricken by Cold at White House Garden
President Coolidge contracted a severe cold at a White House garden party and canceled all engagements. Doctors report a bronchial infection but say the condition is not serious. he remains in his room and will return to duties when able, with plans to be at his desk early next week.
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International
Neews Service
Washington
White House
Coolidge
Charles B. Sawyer
World Flyers Complete Dangerous Pacific Hop
The three American planes completed a 878 mile hop from Attulaland to Paramashira in the Kurites Islands, testing the next leg to the main Japanese island. They landed at Kashiwarabara Hay to Paramashiri Island shortly before noon Japanese time, with the next leg about 901 miles. A small vessel patrolled the sea and a Japanese and American destroyer greeted them in the bay. The feat marks the most hazardous portion of their round the world flight as weather worsened.
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International News Service
London
Pacific
Attulaland
Paramashira
Kurites Islands
Kashiwabara Hay
Paramashiri Island
United States Fish Commission
Lei
Local Klansmen Prepare for Cumberland Ceremony
Local Klansmen travel to Cumberland for a mammoth Klan ceremony expected to initiate thousands of new members. The event includes flag-raising at Klan headquarters, with Imperial Wizard H. W. Boane of Maryland due to speak. Robes will be worn but robes unmasked during the parade and ceremony. Reverend Dr. McClonthem White of Hagaratown will be guest at Prospect Street residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. Vincent Jonson.
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Cumberland
Kiag
C. O. Hall
Umberland
H. W. Boane
Maryland
McClonthen White
Hagaratown
J. Vincent Jonson
Prospect Sireet
Strained Russia Romania Relations Widen Border Tensions
London May 17 reports from International News Service say relations between Soviet Russia and Romania have worsened over Romania's annexation of Besarabia. Both nations are said to have reinforced border guards for two weeks amid diplomatic strain and heightened vigilance.
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International News Service
London
Russia
Rumania
Belz Ure
Bessarabia
County Home Reforms Begin to Make Bellevue Habitable
Bellevue ends its era of squalor as a April 1 board of trustees introduces new superintendent W. W. Seblling and Mrs. Schilling to oversee improvements. Howard Young Barry Hartle and Dismond King named trustees, seeking safer, cleaner conditions with new flooring and better walls. Details note ongoing efforts versus impractical new site plans.
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Howard Young
Barry M.hartle
Dismond King
W. W. Seblling
Schilling
Board of Trustes
Bellavue
House Overrides Bonus Bill Veto in Congress
The House passed the soldiers bonus bill over President Coolidge veto by 313 to 78 as absentees rushed to vote. Senate fate uncertain with about twenty five senators seen as certain to uphold the President amid heavy lobbying and polarized party lines.
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Washington, D.C
House
Coolidge
Washington
Senate
Fifteen Indicted by Grand Jury in Local Case Bids
Fifteen indictments were returned by the Grand Jury. Most charges are larceny or breaking and entering. Two liquor violations resulted in indictments with bonds set. Kirk Baker and Hilaworth Miller posted bonds on liquor charges. Other indictments list Carson Jenkins Tyler Williams James Adams Raymond Boward James Hall Charles Edward Brode Charles Flock Jos French Chester Barnhart Chester Delaney Dorsey Ball Ellwood Thomas and Charles Elmer Long for larceny or related offenses.
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Kirk Baker
Hilaworth Miller
Carson Jenkins
Tyler Williams
James Adams
Raymond Boward
James Hall
Charles Edward Brode
Charles Flock
Jos French
Chester Barnhart
Chester Delaney
Dorsey Ball
Ellwood Thomas
Charles Elmer Long
Elementary School Commencement Here On Thursday June 4
Announcement sets the annual commencement for the elementary schools of Hagerstown with promotion to the high schools. The ceremony on Thursday June 6 at 10 20 o clock will deliver the address to the graduates. Previously commencements were held in the Y auditorium.
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Hagerstown
Oromlog
New Restaurant and Hotel to Be Opened
Herbert Stewart, colored, arrested on larceny of an automobile at 322 West Washington Street, fined $25 or 30 days in jail after pleading drunken and disorderly. Bonded for restaurant business on North Jonathan Street for twelve years. Juvenile Court parole system shows all paroled children complied with their weekly actions.
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Herbert Stewart
William N. Boud'wil
Martinsburg
West
Washington Street
Nota
Tuaker Leon R. Courtee
Bishop Murray to Confirm at St. Johns Church
The Rt. Rev. John Gardiner Murray Bishop of Maryland will visit St Johns Episcopal Church on Sunday June 8 to administer confirmation to a large class presented by the rector Rev Dr Steb. The confirmation class meets at 5 PM Sunday for instruction in the church.
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John Gardiner Murray
Maryland
St. Jon's Episcopal Church
Steb
One Slain in Battle Over Girl Friend
In Chattanooga Tennessee on May 17 a midnight joy ride with four men and two women ended in death after a fight. Mildred Dean testified that Robert Hart and Lee Mayo argued with Tart and Bart attacked Tart with a screwdriver, stabbing him five times in the brain.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Pretty Mildred Dean
Alstug Fawn
Thref Man
Robert Hart
Lee Mayo
Tart
Maya
Weekly Weather Forecast for Washington Next Week
The United States Weather Bureau issued a forecast for the Middle Atlantic states predicting considerable cloudiness and scattered precipitation. Temperatures to run near normal with unsettled skies through the coming days.
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International News Service
Washington
United States Weather Bureau Today
Middle Atlantic States
Bandits Active In New York and Detroit Bank Heists
On May 17 masked bandits bound a watchman at a Long Island City candy factory office, tied him to a desk, dynamited safes, and looted about 33000. In Detroit a branch of the Bank of Detroit was robbed as it opened, with three clerks held up and more than 30000 taken.
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International News Service
Long Island City
N. Y
Wour
Detroit
Bank of Detroit
Bullet Fatal to Both in Maryland Mountain Murder
In Marysville Pennsylvania on May 17 1.N.S. victims Leah Ellen berger 19 Hollidaysburg and Harry Ganster 20 were found shot in a car on an old logging trail in the Blue Ridge near here. Mountaineers who had threatened Ganster for taking photos are believed responsible. The couple had gone to the mountain peak seeking flowers. their bodies were found at dawn after a night search by the father and uncle.
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Marysville
N.S
Leah Ellenberger
Hollidaysburg
Harry Ganster
Blue Ridge Mountains
Young Ganster
Charles Ganater
George Albright
Miss Ellenberger
Charges Graft Money Started Mexican Revolt
Senator Wheeler alleged in Brookhart committee that part of the $100000 paid to former Interior Secretary Albert B. Wall by E. L. Doheny financed a Mexican revolt. He cited Justice Department records as showing some Doheny funds used for that purpose. Probate notices followed for D. Wd Baker and Lewis R. Schasbdley in their respective counties.
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International News Service
Washington
Albert B. Wall
Secretary of the Interior
E. L. Doheny
Wheeler
Montana
Brookhart Committee
Department of Justice
Falk
Doheny
Warren
Willb
D. Wdw. Baker
Higeratown
Lewis TR. Schasbdley
Clearspring
Orphana Court
Bryan predicts soldiers bonus measure passes over veto
In Jacksonville on a state tour William Jennings Bryan tells International News Service Congress will pass the soldiers bonus despite President Coolidge veto. He blasts the administration and links excess profits tax repeal to bonuses for profiteers and argues Wall Street influence shapes policy.
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Jacksonville
Fla
I.N.S
Congress
Coolidge
William Jennings Bryan
Wall Street
Beneft
Itha Treasury Mellon
Wall
Mellon
Harding
Hete & Spokerman
Grand Jury Recommends Jail Cleaning And Wards
Grand jury report on Ballarus notes conditions not as dire as critics claim. Judge Wagaman received the findings at 1:30. Recommendations include a hospital ward and a matronalty ward for Bellevue. One hundred fifty five witnesses testified. eight cases dismissed. jail found in bad condition per the report.
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Ballarus
Wagaman
Bellevue
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