Final Plans Made for Mass Meeting in St John’s Auditorium
The General and publicity committees plan a patriotic mass meeting at St John’s Lutheran Auditorium Sunday at 2 30 P M. Senator Simeon D Fess will speak with Boy and Girl Scouts as guard of honor. Admission charged, no collection. Rev J M Gillum to give opening prayer. The audience will sing America. M P Moller Sr will sing and state the movement’s objects. Col William P Lane will introduce Senator Fess who will discuss crime reduction and law observance. R Paul Smith to make an important announcement. Benediction by Rev Dr J Edward Harms. St John’s Sunday School orchestra will precede the address.
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St. John’s Lutheran Auditorium
Simeon D. Fess
M. Co. A
Senator Fess
J. M. Gillum
St. Paul's MM. BE
Hagerstown Bank and Trust Co
Fess
R. Paul Smith
J. Edward Harms
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John's Sunday School Orchestra
J. Howard Rode- Tick
Boys Kill Birds and Break Glass in Williamsport
Complaints reach Williamsport officers about boys and young men using cat rifles and air rifles, firing on streets and alleys. Residents report window damage and bird killings, including robins and wrens. They plan to raise the issue with the S P A Society if the practice continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
5. P. ©. A. Society
Bingo Benefit for Gateway Klan at Mulberry Street
A bingo event to benefit the Gateway Klan will be held Saturday May 18 at 8 p.m. at 35 37 N Mulberry St. All games cost one cent. Prizes include groceries. Everyone is welcome.
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Gateway Klan
N. Mulberry St
Ady
Victor
Columbia Records
Penn Ramblers
Gettysburg
Asking Duty on Tomatoes
A congressional delegation from New Jersey Delaware and Maryland met with the White House to push executive action raising the tariff on canned tomatoes from 15 percent ad valorem to 22 45 percent or the maximum allowed under the 1922 tariff law. Senator Edge said Italy is the main competitor and that imports from Italy have risen rapidly in recent months.
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Washington
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
White House
Edge
Italy
Bomb Explodes at Treier Hotel in Chicago
A bomb exploded on the fourth floor of the Treier hotel in Chicago early today. Howard Fox the manager said the device was thrown from the ground through a window or brought into the room where it exploded. The room was occupied by a Pullman porter who registered hours earlier. No injuries were reported.
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Chicago
Treier
Howard Fox
Pullman
Cal Catches Fine String Of Trout In Vermont Pond
Calvin Coolidge caught 20 trout in two hours at a private pond near Whith River Junction Vermont on May 17, celebrating a native son’s fishing visit. The outing showcased the former president enjoying a quiet day by the water.
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Whith River Junction
Vermont
Calvin Coolidge
No Parking Zone Established Near First Hose Hall
Police establish a no parking zone on the East side of Potomac street opposite the First Hose Company's fire hall. Repeated near misses and congestion when fire engines depart to fire alarms prompted the restriction.
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Nolice Department
Potomac Street
First Hose Company
Will Rebuild Clinic Scene of Disaster Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic will be rebuilt under plans formed by a committee of 35 prominent citizens after two gas explosions killed 124. Dr George W Crile aided the effort as rescue and recovery continued and 75 patients remained unaccounted for. Coroner said no negligence found as another victim died early today.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
George W. Crile
Battalon
Michael J. Graham
Buffery Boggs
A. J. Pearse
Ben Jones
Canton
Grove City
Jones
Bulgarian Turks urged to drop fez and veil for Latin script
May 17 reporting Mustapha Emal urging Turks in Bulgaria to adopt the Latin alphabet. The Turkish minister asked Bulgaria to issue orders, but the government declined, resenting interference. Also notes Sunday service by Rev. Mr. Thomas at Moriah Reformed Church near Downsville at 10:30 AM.
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Sofia
Mustapha Emal
Bulgaria
Thomas
Frederick
Mr. Moriah Reformed Church
Downsville
Soft Shelled Crabs And Fresh Mackerel At Shipp’s Market
Soft shelled crabs advertised at Shipp’s Fish Market with phone contact 2470. Fresh Boston mackerel arriving, priced at 20 cents per pound this week or while supplies last. Ady.
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Shipp's
Boston
Shipp
Credit Lifts Stock Market in Broad Advance
New York May 17 favorable credit developments supported a broad market rise. Orders spread across many issues with several high priced stocks gaining near 15 points while many industrial and utility shares climbed up to five. Despite upbeat moves broker loans and call money figures dampened optimism, keeping overall volume moderate.
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New York
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Greencastle Happenings and Local notices in 1928 report
Franklin county crops in 1928 valued at 5 928 250 with farm products at 2 963 360 and livestock at 4 398 460. Corn acreage 58 550 yields 2 464 850 bushels valued 1 996 610. Mill output 5 245 200 gallons valued 2 052 320. Eggs shelled 2 850 000 dozen valued 365 500. Rev G Ermine Platt elected president of Mercersburg Classis at Trinity Reformed Church State Line Pa. Platt also Greencastle pastor and Rotary Club president. Boy scouts to take tenderfoot tests Friday. Rescue Hose Co No 1 plans block party May 25 to June 1 with band contest May 28 first prize 100, second 50. May 29 drill contest with visiting five companies. top prizes 190 and 50. Fishing licenses issued to two local men. English pilot MRic Scholfield killed in Weybridge plane crash. Chamber of Commerce holds regular meeting at Hotel Alexander.
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Franklin County
Bureau of Statistics
State Department of Agriculture
G. Ermine Platt
Greencastle
Mercersburg
Trinity Reformed Church
State Line
Platt
The
Reformed Church of
Property in Strike Zone Is Destroyed
Cleveland on May 17 reports fear that 80 percent of disaster survivors may die within days from poison gas. Elizabethton Tennessee also notes two reports of property destruction by union strikers as trials resume for 86 workers accused of conspiracy to commit murder. National Guardsmen escort workers returning to mills. Adjutant General Boyd arrested then released on bond.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Harry L. Rocktwood
Elizabethton
Tenn
J. M. Moreland
W. C. Boyd
Tennessee
Evelyn Heaton
Joe Calhoun
Miss Heaton
Florida mob lynches man in Lake City
A mob broke into Lake City jail and abducted Romeo Romery from his cell after which authorities found his body in a roadside ditch. Officer Baker was shot during the encounter and the assailant woman died after being treated in hospital. A coroner's jury was summoned but the verdict remained undisclosed. Two jailed black men offered no information about the escape.
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Baker
Romey
Gillem
Lake City
Rociey
Correction notice for ad pricing in Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
An advertisement correction states Scot Tissue Paper 3 rolls cost 28c and Waldorf Paper 3 rolls cost 19c instead of the previously quoted 21c and 28c. The change updates two item prices to reflect the accurate reads.
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Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Maine Sections Hits
Portland Maine section reports a cloud burst and tornado damage impacting suburbs on May 17. Storm disrupted neighborhoods, caused property damage, and prompted emergency response efforts. Local authorities assess extent and assist affected residents.
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Maine
Portland
Market rates page includes historical wheat figures
Markets furnished by W. R. Spielman show wheat prices for May July and Sept with open high low and percent changes. Figures include multiple entries such as May 102% 102% 102% and Sept 1123% 11244 109% along with miscellaneous cents and fractional values.
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W. R. Spielman & Co
Wareham
West
Washington St
Woman keeps family name in engagement to Dibbs
In New York on May 17 Miss Annigsee Dibbs retains the Dibbs surname in engagement to Alexander D Dibbs. Her mother and father were both named Dibbs before marriage, making the match a family-named union rooted in the same surname.
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New York
Annigsee Dibbs
Alexander D. Dibbs
Dibbs
Faced firing squad hero to recover in Juarez report
reports from Juarez say Lieutenant Colonel Juan Aviles was executed but survived a rebel firing squad, found by a peasant and described as nearly recovered aside from two deafness in Mexico City on May 17. General Motors buys 40 percent stake in Tekker Aircraft Company of America in New York on May 17.
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Mexico City
Juarez
Juan Aviles
Company
New York
Mays
General Motors Burg
Tekker Aircraft Company of America
Capone Held on Bail in Philadelphia Gun Case
Capone and a companion faced $36,000 bail on charges of carrying concealed weapons and being suspicious characters after surrendering two loaded 35 caliber pistols. Capone greeted a detective and boasted about having a gun while diamonds and cash were found as they traveled from Atlantic City toward Chicago. Magistrate Carney expressed fearlessness of Capone and ordered the pair held for court.
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Edward Carney
Capone
Hugo Diamond
City Hall
Cline
Chicago
Atlantic City
Carney
Nebudlar
Philadelphia
al Capone
United States
X-Ray Film Safety Upgrades Across Local Facilities
Dr Johnson shifts from inflammable old X-ray films kept in a basement vault to non inflammable Eastman Company films to reduce fire hazards. While some records remain, theatres maintain daily use films in fireproof storage and hospitals report adopting the safer option to prevent repeats of past tragedies.
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Johnson
Lncal
The
Eastman Company
Hoffmeier
Sunday Chicken Dinner at Boone Hotel Boonsboro Md
Advertisement for a Sunday chicken dinner served 12 to 6 pm with light lunches available at all hours at the Boone Hotel in Boonsboro Maryland.
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Boone Hotel
Boonsboro
Ady
Today s Stock Quotations Furnished by Spiefman Co
Stock quotations published as listed by W R Spiefman Company provide a financial snapshot from the market page. The item notes prices, trades, and market moves as observed in the daily listing.
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W. R. Sp Spiefman & Co
Wareham
West
Washington St
Graf Zeppelin Struggles in Dark Flight Over Atlantic
The giant airship Graf Zeppelin, on its second voyage to the United States, fights for life as three engines fail and two others lose power. In the dusk, authorities order high tension cables cut to prevent a dangerous collision in darkness.
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United States
Department of Drome
Mrs Marshall Field Wins Tulip Show on Long Island
In Glen Cove Long Island on May 17 Mrs Marshall Field won best tulips with 42 points at a show. Runners up were Mrs Harold L Pratt with 24 points and J P Morgan with 18 points.
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Glen Cove
Marshall Field
Long Island
Harold L Pratt
J.P. Morgan
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Cal
William. H. Flory
Romney
W. Va
B. F. Wolford
Glenside Avenue
Leyi Riser
North Mulberry Street
City Limit
Summit Ave
Adv. H. and
FL Railway
Women's Club
E. W. Gans
Fountain Head
Herara-Mail Co
West Baltimore
FRL
SAT
Valencia Fla
Sunkist
Tee
Fancy Sunkist
Ludwig Tire & Parking Co
W. Antietam
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This City
John A. Jones
Route 7
JL. Wolfensberger
Maugansville
London
Mric Scholfield
Weybridge
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Alexander
Hotel Hamilton
Hagerstown
E. Wash. St
Toys
W. Franklin St
Children's Exclusive Shop
Florida
Talking Machine Shop
Potomac St
J. O Snyder
H. P. Hartman
R. H. McCauley
Arlington Drug Store
Mulberry & Antistam Sts
J. F. Irwin
Mary Lincoln Cendies
Gillette
Williams
Atchison
Wateks
Bugar Ret
Balto, & Ohio
Barnsdall A
Bethlehem Steel
Chilé
Columbia Gas
Chesa, & Obto
Chrysler Seferee
General Motors
Goodrich
Goodyear
Green Cananeg
Graham Paige
Hudson Motors
Tudd Oo
Eeeaeeee
Hoffman Mach
Tnt
Nickelsses
Bas
Kolster Radio
Kennecott
Lorillard
Mont. Ward
Marland Off
Mid Con Pete
Mack Truck
North
Pacific
Reph Iron & 8
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Een
Stewart Warner
Texas Gulf Aeeee
F Transc. Oil
Timken R. Bg
Union Pacific
Fist
U.S. Rubber
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West‘house Hlec
Western Md
Wright Aero
K. T. Hager
Church and Prospect Sts
Tomcross
R. J. Northern
Will
R. J. Stevenson
Gale
Zep
Prica
Martz Electric Company
Jonathan Street
Anitary Sea
Shad
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E. Franklin St
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