Drag Pair Thru Town Terror In Florida Mob Lynching
In Fort Myers Florida on May 26 two Black men accused of assaulting two white girls aged 13 and 16 were captured by a mob. The suspects were beaten and dragged through the town as jeering crowds cheered, while authorities reportedly detained other Black residents. The victims allegedly identified the men before the mob action. Both suspects were later killed, and the town faced a chaotic search and enforcement response.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Williame
Bubber" Wilson
J. B. Albrittey
BK Mob
Jail sentence and fine for tipsy driver
Stated jail term of 80 days and fines totaling 160 dollars plus costs were imposed on Orndorf A. Orndorff, 27, of Fraamont Street, after being found driving while intoxicated. He also faced charges for failing to stop after an accident and for varying damage to multiple vehicles on West Washington Street.
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Ttubart
A. Orndorf
Fraamont Street
Justice Bower
Orndorff
Satles
West Washington Street
Orndorf
Sen Jones
Jnatha Bower
Oruuortt
Oro
135 Days for Driving Drunk
Witla Whitmore aged 28 of near Bathmors will drive 18 days to Jol in Pradurisk as the result of being found guilty of driving a car while under the influence. Whitmore faced multiple road charges after nine vehicles were crowded on the road near New Market Sunday afternoon. A companion in the machine, 1yoH aBoing, jumped from the car and fled fate as orchard and osewpod.
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Witla
Whitmore
Bathmors
Jol
Pradurisk
New Market
Whitmer
Orchard
Presbyterians Consider Reunion Amid War Split
CRAND RAPIDS Mich May 26 Moderator Clarence II MacCartney hinted that rumors of a possible reunion between the Southern Presbyterian Church and the Northern Presbyterian Church may have substance. The anticipated arrival of Thornton Whaling, professor and moderator of the Southern church, was noted. The 1861 split over loyalties during the Civil War persists, with the Southern faction reportedly numbering about 300,1000 members.
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Crand Rapids
Mich
Clarence II, MacCartney
Presbyterian Church
United States
Southern Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church of
General Assembly
Northern Presbyterian Church
Thornton Whaling
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Louisville
Southern
Grand Rapids
Macartney
Macallagy
Philadelphia
She
Lincoln
Ratified 1024 Tax Reduction Bill Passes Congress
Washington May 26 The 1024 tax reduction bill is approved by the House after conference report aligning with Lloyd Longworth income tax rates. The measure now goes to President Coolidge for signature or veto, ending a lengthy tax fight.
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Washington
House
White House
Provident Coolidge
Local company to build road contract awarded
The Bestor Long Co. of its city won the contract to construct 14 632 feet of concrete highway in Quincy Townetta Pa from a paint near the Nungery to Mont Alto. The bid was 118 558 dollars and work will start soon as machinery has moved there. The award was publicly anticipated for a week before confirmation on Saturday. Purse pursued a Bulgarian- marked armed band driven by Greek troops after a raid in Western Thrace that left 16 Turks dead, including four women.
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Bestor Long Co
Quincy Townetta
Nungery
Mont Alto
Athens
Thrace
Work Begins Today on New Franklin to Lea Street
City officials say the Boster & Long Co. will start immediate asphalt street construction from Franklin to Lea Streets, with Summit Avenue and Jonathan Street tracks to be torn up by the trolley company after a conference. Gas and water pipes will follow. A daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Karr yesterday at Washington County Hospital. mother and baby healthy.
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Franklin
Lea Straats
Jonathan St
Summit Avenue
Boster & Long Co
Trolley
Ingo Keaup
Bowman
Membera
Comminatongra
Jonathan Street
Frallay Company
Atcials
Sidney Karr
Thanjooek
Washington County Hospital
Chase After Speeders Ends in Two Arrests
State Police captured Carroll R. Smith and another soldier after a high speed motorcycle chase from Avalon Avenue to Braddock Heights. Smith fled at 65 mph near New Market, surrendered near the substation, and was fined 25 dollars for speeding and 10 dollars for operating without a license.
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Speeders
Carroll R. Smith
Avalon Avenue
Braddock Heights
Smith
29Th Engineers
Washington
Hagerstown
New Market
Pepper
Ligut Peppersack
Katz
Naw Market
Lieut
Peppersack
Apooders
Frederick
Poincare vows to resist foreign policy shift
In Barle Duc France on May 26 Raymond Poincare announced he will oppose any move by the attorney general to alter his foreign policy. He stated the current government’s approach remains sound and he will defend it. A tuberculosis clinic will be held at Hancock High School auditorium tomorrow at 10 30 with Dr John M Nicklas as medical consultant.
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Iy Istecnatives
Barle Duc
France
Raymond Poinenta i Tia Swan Kone Apeanh
Tahal
Thera
Hancock
ACM
John M. Nicklas
Meetings To Be Held Over W M System
Western Maryland wage dispute talks continue with meetings planned in Hagerstown Cumberland and Elkins to gauge sentiment and avoid hasty action. President Maxwell C Byers to meet again in Lattimore on June 4 after Baltimore talks where four large railway groups proposed a 12 percent rise and Byers countered with rule changes. Attendance urged for engine and train service staff as discussions center on the original proposal and Byers counter proposal.
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Sk 3
Western Maryland Railroad
Hagerstown
Cumberland and Elkins
Maxwell C. Byers
Lattimore
Baltimore
Western Maryland
Byers
Western Enterprise Hall
Rev Brubaker to Preach Huntington College Grad Sermon
Rev J W Brubaker pastor of Antitam Street U S Church is in Huntington Ind to deliver the baccalaureate sermon for Huntington College graduates. Rev David A Brubaugh fills the Antitam Street pulpit during his absence and Brubaker will attend the U S Sunday School and Christian Endeavor Conference in Shippensburg where he will speak on Thursday.
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J. W. Brubaker
An_ tistam Street
U. S. Church
Huntington
Ind
Huntington College
David A." Brubaugh
Auntietam Street
Brubaker
U. S
Christian Endeavor
Shippensburg
Local Woman Genius Declared Prize Winner in Baltimore Contest
Mrs. Mary Davis Reed of Maryland Apartments in this city won second prize in the One Year to Live contest conducted by a Baltimore newspaper. A prolific poet, she gained recognition through wartime writings and reprints in the New York Times. She received Maiters poppy seeds from Dr. Albert Quibord of Boston in appreciation for a war poem.
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Mary Davis Reed
Maryland
Baltimore
New York Times
Reed
Albert Quibord
Boston
Quidbord
Bookfelows
Hal Amore
American Literary Society
Keel
Devil Fueled Son to Kill Wife, Virginia Man Charged
In Norfolk Virginia on May 26 Jim Spencer a Black man is jailed at Central Station charged with killing his wife. He claims a messenger sent by the Devil commanded him to shoot. He will be examined for sanity.
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Nofolk
Jim Spencer
Central Station
Spencer
Jim
United Cigar Co to Open Store in Wareham Building
United Cigar Co will open a new store on August 1 on the northwest corner of the public square in Wareham building now held by Central Drug. The second floor will house Potomac Edison Company offices for Hagerstown. A New York architect will redesign the front in mahogany green marble and copper.
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United Clear Company
Public Square
Wareham Building
Central Drug Store
Br. A. Wareham
Dr. Wareham
Potomac-Edison Company
Hagerstown
Frank Middle
Wareham
Axe Murderer Captured After Fleeing Scene
In Birmingham Alabama two men lie gravely injured after an axe attack late Saturday night. The assailant Frank Owens is jailed under guard, with an alleged accomplice sought. Police recovered a bloodstained axe and money traced to the victims pockets.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lfe
Officiala
Ize
L M. Watkins
Richard Warner
Frank Owens
Owens
Sts
Firemen to wear badges to control crowds in Hagerstown
Fire Chief Munson announced that volunteers will receive badges to designate active members. Badges aim to prevent nonmembers from intruding at fires and crowd interference near city center. The city acquired ranges for Munson and his assistant, turning them over this morning.
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Hagerstown
Fre
Munson
Auto Thieves Caught After Long Kentucky Chase
Two automobile thieves linked to crimes from Caro to Miami and back to Kentucky were arrested in Kentucky. They had stolen a Ford from Edwin Hook of Hagerstown in March and later pilfered a Studebaker in Miami before heading north again. They await Kentucky actions and may be returned to Halfton.
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Caro
Miami
Fla
Kentucky
Edwin (. Hook
Hagerstown
Hagerstowe
Ohio
Aor
Houk
Hook
Halborton
Tha Cat
Damirancr Company
Coolidge Signs Immigration Bill Amid Japan Clash
President Coolidge signed the immigration restriction bill setting exclusion of Japanese and orientals after July 1 and criticized Congress for enacting the measure over Secretary Hughes and his own protests. He urged Japanese cooperation in controlling immigration and lamented the vetoable aspects of the exclusion clause. The statement notes the bill’s main features and expresses regret over its passage.
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Masanai Henihara
Congress
Japan
Washington
Coolidge
Hughes
Jap Han
Ifcom
Wife on Stand Defends Husband in Auto Theft Trial
Mrs. Charles Flook testified this morning aiding the defense in the case against her husband charged with stealing a car from Gilbert and Spaulding. She said Flook left Hagerstown late July and was not in town when the car was allegedly stolen, while the state contends he returned to Hagerstown and remained during part of August.
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Charles Flook
Gilbert and
Paul Spaulding
Flook
Hagerstown
Spaulding
Willingport
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Union
Abraham Lincoln
Congress Today
New Street
Poincare
W.M
Devil
United Cigar CO
Potomac- Edison Co
Confederate Pterorial Association
Hotel Hamilton
Cor Aileas
Weta Iy
Dine B
Stouw Mee
Geb Smlih
Ingon
Waynesboro
Edwin C. Hook
U. K
Bill
Ghilgren
London
M. Tsokur
Ukraine
Riga
Moscow
Jacob Schmidt
Schmidt
Salles
Public Service Commission
Jon D. Byers
Half Way
Durham, N
Bynum J Belota
Ashville
Trinity College
S Southern
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