Blast Worst in Carolina Coal Mines
May 28 reports the Carolina Coal Company's wrecked mine entombed 71 workers. eight rescued to surface before dawn, six bodies recovered last night, four white and two black miners among the dead. Relief from the U S Bureau of Mines had not yet arrived. Bodies horribly torn, families waited as physicians confirmed death. The Carolina mine, oldest in North Carolina, supplied fuel during the Civil War to Confederate navy.
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toRyrone
N. G
George
Anderson
Carolina Com! Company
Aald Jt
United States Bureau of Mines
Caroling
Carolina
Vexgesphig Confederats Navy
Allies ready to leave when Germans obey
London notes that Allied troops will march out of the Cologne district in Germany "well return September" if Germany meets all demands within a reasonable period. The Foreign Office says Britain and France have reached agreement on the text of the disarmament terms to Germany. The Ambassadors Council in Paris will approve the draft before it is sent to Berlin.
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London
Cologne
Germany
Great Britain
France
Ofice
Ambassanera Council
Maris
Trading Halt on Maxwell Motor Stock Amid Capital Plan
NEW YORK May 28 The governor of the New York Stock Exchange ruled today no more trading in Maxwell Motor Company stock until further notice. Trading must continue to be conducted on certificates of registered stock. Action was taken due to reduced share supply from deposits under the recapitalization plan. It was reported that records show compliance against commitments in stock.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Maxwell Motor
Hepestt
Aolion
Fails To Find Wife Ex-Convict Murders Woman
Chicago May 8 William Hicken recently released from Akron penitentiary shot and killed Mrs Isabells Shackle y and wounded her son Sonia after an argument over the whereabouts of Maurine's wife who had lived with the Shackleys Hawken enraged when told she had moved away without a forwarding address and charged his boys with lying to keep his wits from him
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Chicago
Wm. Hicken
Akron,Ohio
Mra
Isabells Shhackley
Sonia
Maurieen
Hawken
Ls Wa
Erie
Bioys
Paris Shocked by Rich Heiress Honeymoon Expenditures
May 26 1926 Paris reports the honeymoon of David Meriwether Milton and his bride Alby Rockefaller. The pair, amid Parisians astonished by their wealth, stay modestly in a friend’s apartment then move to the Crillon. They eschew wine and fancy meals, ordering simple fare.
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Paris
David Meriiwether Milton
Alby Rockefaller
Parle
Madista
Willers
Parla
Davis
Abby
English Races Not United Says Houghton at Luncheon
At a May 23 luncheon of the English-speaking Union in London, Anson Voush ton urged that English speaking nations are not a unified bloc. He warned against assuming universal unity, noting differing paths for national development. He called for reducing prejudice and misunderstanding to improve relations.
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Houghton
London
Alanson Voushton
Efrat
Limestone company names and management shifts stated
N B Scott is general superintendent of Pittsburgh Limestone Company overseeing quarries in Pinenburg Maryland Nessie WC and Lech. He also manages Millville WA quarries covering all US Steel limestone properties in the region. Plants operate at capacity with about 700 men producing around 75 cars of limestone daily. Frank G Carregan of this city was recently promoted from Keystone Limestone Company quarries at Ploesburg Maryland to assistant to General Superintendent Scott.
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Norman B. Bratt
Pittsburgh Limestone Company
Pinenburg
Nessie
W. C O
Corporation
Millville
W. C A
United States Steel Company
Frank G. Carregan
Keystone Limestone
Falls From Mast Of Ship Kills Port Arthur Sailor
Mr and Mrs J Santiyers of 346 South Cannon Avenue travel to Staunton Virginia for the funeral of Robert Henry Patnam. He was killed in a fall from the foremast truck of the Patoka at Port Arthur Texas. The crash fractured skulls and occurred minutes after the crewman had served in the U S Navy.
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Santiyers
South
Cannon Avenue
Staunton
Santmnyers
Robert Henry Patnam
Port Arthur
Texas
Fouth
Motor Company Buys Site One on Washington Street
The Hagerstown Motor Company purchased a valuable four story rear building property on East Washington Street for 26000 dollars. The parcel fronts 40 feet on the street and runs 240 feet to an alley, currently occupied by Coca Cola. Future use not finalized but extensive improvements on East Washington Street are being considered.
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Robert J. Shina
Wits
Hagerstown Motor Company of & Valualite
Kaat Washington Stroet
Vonable
Wonvidence Fund
Coca-Cota Company
Hagerstown Motor Company
East Washington
Jury Deadlock Clouds Porto Rican Case Despite New Trial
A Porto Rican defendant Pedro Warmudaz faced another jury deadlock after over two hours without a verdict. A prior jury was discharged after seven hours without agreement. Bermudey, charged with theft, faces retrial as only three regular jurors were usable. Weller was found guilty of manufacturing and possession with a $1000 bond set for sentence. Suffacool faced trial as the case moved before Judge Doub.
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Pedro Warmudaz
Bermdez
Clyda Renner
Roonshora
Bermudey
Hor. der Halfentino
Yarry Weller
Rale
Mqnor
Richard
Weller
Athem
Dig Spring
Baing Triad
Tony
Attarnage Stonebraker
Mason Ura
Doub
French losses in campaign reported to Chamber
Official figures released in the Chamber of Deputies give May losses of 400 French soldiers killed 30 missing and 1100 wounded since the campaign began in French Morocco. The numbers appeared in a report by Promen Palalere or similar official.
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French
Morocco
Chamber of
Prom- Her Palalere
Trains Crash On New York Elevated Line At 17th Street
In New York on May 28 a rear end collision between two northbound Interborough trains on the elevated structure at 17th Street and Westchester Avenue injured more than 79 people. Ambulances and fire crews were dispatched, 14 were taken to hospitals by 1 30 PM, and there were no confirmed fatalities though some victims were in serious condition. Passengers remained trapped in twisted cars requiring rescue efforts.
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New York
Interborough Line
17Th Street
Westchester Avenua
Iefremien
Dr A O Swallow Dies Suddenly in Balto Hospital
Dr Alfred Swallow of Baltimore formerly from Hagerstown died Wednesday in a Baltimore hospital after an operation for gall stones and appendicitis. He was about 66, survived by a widow and mother, Mrs Mary Swallow, and several siblings. Funeral will be Saturday morning at 10 in Wallmore.
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Alfrad
Swallow
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Balimore
Tagoratown
Ints
J. E. Swallow
Mary &. Sqyallow
Wallimore
Striker Convicted in Mine Violations Case
Moundsville West Virginia May 28 Found guilty by a jury in circuit court as conspiracy charged in connection with the Clintonida West Virginia mine violation on April 18 Frank Corish was sentenced to one year at hard labor in the state prison by Judge P D Morris today
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Moundsville
W. Va
Chrcutt
Qlanidata
West Virginia
Frank Corish
P. D. Morris
War Secretary Weeks Undergoes Successful Operation
Secretary of War John W. Weeks, operated on for intestinal trouble at Phillips House General Hospital, was reported comfortable after the procedure. A divorce bill appears in the docket filed by Troster M. Dat through attorney John J. Allen seeking a divorce from Frances M. Bait.
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Boston
John W. Weeks
Phillips House
Otis General Hospital
Bill Troster M. Dat
John J. Allem
Aled
Frances M. Bait
Sees Picture in Paper and Hunts Her Up
George Britt reports on 20 year old dancer Fawn Geay recalling Harry Thaw as highly intelligent, witty, and entertaining, with quirky traits and generous tips. She compares him to a boy in vigor yet notes his white hair and refined demeanor, while linking him to Evelyn Nesbit and Gilda Gray as part of his past.
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George Brittner
Wester
New York
Harry Thaw
Saye Fawn Geay
Virginia
Thaw
Meadwaltera
Evelyn Nesbit
Gaglan Gardens
Lynbrook
Thay
Tax Collector Room Enlarged In City Hall
The City Tax Collector David Daw alo will gain longer quarters within days as work shapes a room adjacent to the revenue office to serve both the tax system and sewerage rents. A desk is installed and an entrance cut to merge two offices, with further room improvements planned for city departments including the Electric Light Co and Water Company.
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David Dawalo
Municipal Electric Light Co
Water Company
Decoration Day program at Mount Lena Church
Memorial exercises Sunday June 7 at 2 pm at Mount Lena United Brethren Church with Grand Army men and Sons of Velurane from Hagerstown. Key speakers include Congressman Freid M. Zthle mén and Henry Halzaptel. Myersville Mala Chorus provides music. committee: Qantal A. Kinsey chair, Mecvlel lan Bowers, John Forrest, Howard Muck. Festival Saturday June 6 benefits Sunday School.
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Mount Lena United
John Forrest
Howard Muck
Sinclair to Build Plant Here Soon
Sinclair Co. plans a new plant on ground purchased by the company. Work starts in a few days after a February permit was granted by the Mayor and Council. The facility will include a warehouse valued at about 8000 dollars, plus tanks of 16 000 gallon capacity two and a 12 000 gallon tank.
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Sinclair Harming Co
Tie Sinclair Co
Lid Cour Nigny
Picketers Go to Jail for Refusing Fine in West Virginia
Seventy three of 116 striking miners convicted in Marion County Court for picketing nonunion mines were sent to jail after choosing ten days behind bars over a $1 fine plus court costs. The arrests occurred two weeks earlier in Grant Town near Fairmont, where they had established picket lines at the New England Tel and Transportation Company mine.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Marion County
Grant Town
Here
New England Tel and Transportation Company
Canadian General Sir William Morrison Dies in Ottawa
Major General Sir William Morrison, former commander of the Canadian artillery in France and Belgium during the war, died in Ottawa today. He was widely known for his service and was noted as a prominent figure, especially in the United States.
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Ottawa
Gener
William Morrison
Canadian
France
Belgium
United States
Washington orders rapid court handling of liquor cases
In Washington May 24 heavy seizures of rum vessels and liquor trigger a government drive to speed up court action. Justice and Treasury coordinate expeditious disposition of cases to clear federal dockets and safeguard seized ships and cargoes as a nationwide enforcement push intensifies following the liquor storage and contraband issue.
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Washington
Dilet
H. ©. Suthera
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Ardarha
Treasury
Vexssela
Ilquor Wolf
Agence Flessis
Affckils
Japs Send Cruisers To Protect Japanese In Chinese District
TOLIO May 28 Two cruisers were dispatched today to Tsing Tso to protect the Japanese colony here endangered by a strike of Chinese employers in Japanese mills. Navy department reports indicate it is not expected a naval force, Chinese strikers are said to be holding one seized Japanese mills.
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TOLIO
Tsing Tso
Navy Department
Schedule For Post Office On Memorial Day This Saturday
Postmaster Frank J Bennott announced the Memorial Day schedule for the Toval Postoffice. There will be no window service and no rural carrier delivery. Collection will occur from street boxes at 0 20 A. Mood 2M. Lock boxes will be inaccessible to renters from A M. was the IL 1% Mf.
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Frank J. Bennott
Toval
Carters Nut
A.M
U S to be asked to send air help for Amundsen
May 28 The United States will be asked to send an air expedition for the Amundsen search. Flyers missing a week, believed to be near Gapentingern. Norwegian government asked for air-shipping opinion on possible search steps. Directors of the union meet to arrange two naval aircraft to Spitzenbergen and assist the American search party near the Greenland coast.
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U.S
Amundsen
Copenhagen
Wital
Prlor
pBllaworth
Alr
Dextrabta
Inkem
Amundson
Union
Aso
Tecom Toon
Sont
Spitzenbergen
Tha Dum
United States
Reid
Columbia
Gorth
Gesenland
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Mongieur
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Gotham
A. O. Swallow
Balto, Hospital
Standford White
Sinclair
Academy
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