Women And Children in First Boat
New York reports from the rescue ships Berlin and American Shipper detail the Ves tris disaster off the Virginia Capes. Survivors say women and children were given priority in lifeboats while crews and passengers faced leaking holds and frantic bailouts. Alfred Duncan of the Ves tris is praised for calm leadership and aiding women and children.
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Vestris
Virginia Capes
Berlin
New York
Archibald Bannister
Negro Bosum
Rescued Man Edward F Johnson Identified as Cousin
Edward F Johnson a young Baltimore lawyer and passenger on the lifeboats of the steamship Vestris is named as James Russell’s cousin. Russell confirms Johnson radioed his safety aboard the American Shipper and awaits his arrival in New York. Johnson, a Maryland law graduate, formed a partnership with Rowland M Adams, Baltimore Assistant State's Attorney, previously of Boonsboro.
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Edward F. Johnson
Baltimore
Vestris
James Russell
Oak Hill Avenue
Mr. Russell
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
New York
University of Maryland
Rowland M. Adams
Boonsboro
Marylander Is Rescued From Vestris Sinking
Edward F. Johnson formerly of Baltimore, now a Standard Oil counsel, reported himself safe aboard the steamship American Shipper after spending 18 hours in a lifeboat on the Vestris disaster. Another Baltimorean, FE Marvin, also a Standard Oil auditor, was listed among survivors aboard the American Shipper.
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Baltimore
Edward F. Johnson
Vestric
Johnson
Salisbury
Standard Oil Company
Edward W. Piper
Health figures show October deaths exceed births in county
Monthly report by County Health Officer Dr. Perry F Prather shows 78 deaths versus 110 births in October. Male births outnumbered female 59 to 45. Septic sore throat non fatal. Accidents claimed four lives. Epidemic diphtheria caused two deaths among 25 cases. Scarlet fever two thirds fatal among eight cases. Pneumonia three deaths, influenza one, infantile paralysis one. Typhoid fever totaled 10 cases.
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Washington County
Perry F. Prather
Massachusetts
Smallpox Found in City Youth Quarantined
A youth in the eastern city section is under quarantine as the county health officer reports a first local smallpox case in months. The Health Department investigates the source, with no clue yet on how the boy contracted the illness. No prior cases have appeared in this area since the summer outbreak near Middleburg linked to an evangelistic meeting.
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Middleburg
Hunter peppered in arm during rabbit hunt near Shepherdstown
Granville Kuhn of Summerstreet, a clerk for the Western Maryland Railway, is the first hunting season victim from an accident near Shepherdstown. He and a friend hunted rabbits when Kuhn was accidentally shot as his companion fired at a rabbit. A physician removed seventeen pellets from his arm. the wounds are not serious.
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Granville Kuhn
Summerstreet
Westerl Maryland Railway
Shepherdstown
Kuhn
Own Invention Fatal To Him
EAST ORANGE New Jersey November 14 Dr Sabin Von Sochocky died today victim of luminous paint he invented for painting watch dials at United States Radium Company formerly in Orange. Deaths of several women employed at the plant attributed to radioactive material intake.
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East Orange
N. J
Sabin von Sochocky
United States Radium Company
Orange
Alcohol odor on clothing linked to fatal Waynesboro crash
Franklin county farmer J O Stam Starliper died in a head-on collision on the Waynesboro Greencastle road near Shady Grove after his car struck David Bender’s vehicle. A physician testified the clothing showed alcohol odor and a broken jug was found in the Starliper car. The jury ruled the death an accident.
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J. O. Stamper
Franklin County
Starliper
David Bender
Waynesboro
Bender
Greencastle Highway
Shady Grove
Starliner
Waynesboro Hospital
Vessel sails for Italy after lifeboat search fails
New York dispatch reports at 4 06 am a radio message from the Ohio Mary stating no lifeboats found for Veshtris. The ship proceeded for Italy after the search yielded nothing.
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New York
Radio Marine Corporation
Veshtris
Italy
Meteors Stream Tonight Over Hagerstown and County
A brilliant meteor shower beams from the northeast tonight for Washington County residents. Blazing meteors, debris from a shattered comet, may blanket the sky, with the display peaking between midnight and 3 a.m. If clear, observers may see a snowlike cloud of shooting stars overhead.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Death of Captain Carey on Vestris as ship sinks
New York dispatch reports Captain William J. Carey of the Vestris perished with the ship after a storm battered the vessel. Alfred Duncan, second steward, said Carey stayed on the bridge and urged two men and children first. Duncan, wearing a life belt, jumped to safety as the ship lurched and sank.
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New York
William J. Carey
Vestris
Berlin
Alfred Duncan
The
Carey
Duncan
Water plant start delayed by leaks along Williamsport Pike
Hagerstown's new water plant cannot start for at least another week due to leaks in the pipe line along the Williamsport pike. Repairs are underway and once completed the system will be placed in operation. Superintendent Albert Heard reports readiness at the plant.
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Hagerstown
Ty Albert Heard
Williamsport Pike
Southern Shoe Co Enlarging Plant in Lancaster
An addition to the Southern Shoe Company plant on North Mulberry Street is being erected by J B Ferguson Company. The cost is about $12 500. Increased business demands more space.
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Southern Shoe Company
Mulberry Street
J. B. Ferguson Company
Makeshift raft from Vestris reportedly breaks up
New York dispatch reports from the S. S. Voltaire indicate a makeshift raft from the Vestris has broken up while at sea. The message says no sign of raft or lifeboats and suggests Captain Carey and Radio Operator O Loughlin went down with their ship.
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Vestris
Carey
O’loughlin
Pilot Strickler Lands In Fog To Safe Landing At Hagerstown
The flyer known as Lucky Strickler guided a new plane from Baltimore through dense South Mountain fog. With engine trouble and dwindling fuel he landed in a field as the fog lifted briefly, avoiding disaster. He then ferried the plane to Hagerstown, unharmed after prior weather perils.
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Strickler
Hagerstown
Carl Strickler
Baltimore
South Mountain
Earth
Pittsburgh
Man Pleads Guilty After Car Crash Into Trolley
Daniel B. Frantz of Clearspring pleaded guilty to reckless driving before Justice Richard Duffey this morning. He paid a $10 fine and costs after his auto collided with a trolley at Potomac and Baltimore streets last night. Frantz said he was crowded by another car.
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Daniel B. Frantz
Clearspring
Potomac
Baltimore
Richard Duffey
Frantz
Gov Alfred Smith to vacation southern golfing after radio speech
New York, Nov 14. After a nationwide radio appeal for a constructive national program, Gov Alfred E Smith said he would vacation two weeks near Biloxi Mississippi. He urged Hoover be given citizen cooperation in formulating a welfare program and noted the president is the leader of all people, not just a party. He also said he would not seek public office again and stressed continued Democratic party interest despite election chatter.
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New York
Democratic Party
Congress
Alfred I. Smith
South
Biloxi
Miss
Herbert Hoover
Deluxe plane under construction at Kreider Reisner plant
A Hagerstown built Challenger aeroplane with new features is being assembled by Kreider Reisner Aircraft Co. The order comes from Theodore Kenyon after his Coast to Coast Derby success. The design includes wheel brakes for 45 percent smaller landing fields, pedal rudder control, quick takeoff, a self starter, and enlarged fuel and baggage capacity. A sister plane is also being built, with both slated for exhibition at Chicago's winter show.
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Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Co
Theodore Kenyon
Louis Reisner
Chicago
Lost Control Drives Car Off Road Near Hancock
Miss Mary Bittle driving a car with Edgar Green lost control while avoiding a dog and left the state road near Hancock, plunging into a wheat field. No injuries were reported and only a bent fender occurred to the vehicle.
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Mary Bittle
Edgar Green
Hancock
Kreger Named Judge Advocate General of Army
President Coolidge appointed Col. Edward A. Kreger as judge advocate general of the army with the rank of Major General. The appointment takes effect November 16, succeeding Maj. General John A. Hull who served in that role for four years.
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Washington
Edward A. Kreger
Coolidge
Army
John A. Hull
Navy PN-11 seaplane burned near Bellevue Washington
The navy's newest patrol seaplane PN-11 was destroyed by fire near Bellevue, D. C. The crew, Lieutenant S. W. Calloway and Lieutenant D. W. Hamlinson, landed the aircraft and escaped injury.
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Washington
Navy
Bellevue
D. C
S. W. Calloway
D. W. Hamlinson
Wills Proved in Orphans Court for Huntzberry Jennings Hutzell
Pro bate of wills yesterday in the Orphans Court. Dr A V Huntzberry late of this city and Joseph O Jennings late of Brownsville had their wills probated. Daniel Hutzell of Boonsboro had his will filed for probate.
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A. V. Huntzberry
Joseph O. Jennings
Brownsville
Orphars
Daniel Hutzell
Boonsboro
Jury Trials Resume In Civil Suits Tomorrow In Court
Jury trials of civil suits will be resumed in court tomorrow. There were no cases listed for today. The grand jury returned several indictments but no arrests have as yet been made.
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Hrand
Lucky Hunters Bag Rabbits and Birds in Harford County
J. M. Williams and J. W. Widmyer returned from a hunting trip in Harford county with sixteen rabbits and ten birds. the duo reported their successful excursion and counts.
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J. M. Williams
J. W. Widmyer
Harford County
Trio Injured In Car Crash Driver Held
One man Antis Purvis of Chambersburg was fatally injured with a fractured skull. Russell Young and Virgil Little, also of Chambersburg, were seriously hurt as a Jones A Drive It car driven by John Norman collided with two other vehicles two miles north of Greencastle. Norman was arrested on charges of operating an automobile while intoxicated and is held in Franklin County jail.
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Antis Purvis
Chambersburg
Russell, Young
Virgil Little
Hagerstown
John Norman
Norman
Purvis
Greencastle
Franklin County
Jones
Dealers rush for milk licenses in city action
City Clerk Ned R. Carlisle issued milk selling licenses this morning after police rounded up about 130 delinquents yesterday. Two dealers were fined but refunds will be issued. warrants await those who fail to apply today. Licenses cost $1, due October 1, to fund dairy inspection.
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Ned R. Carlisle
Richard Duffey
Call For Help Too Late On Vestris Disaster
Surviving crew and passengers of the Vestris criticize Captain William J. Carey for delaying the first SOS and delaying lifeboat launch after the liner foundered. They blame the awkward listing and say many lives could have been saved with safer, properly equipped boats. Captain Sorenson brands the disaster a criminal neglect as waters of the Gulf Stream aided some rescues. Continued on Page 42.
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New York
William J. Carey
Vestris
Shipper
Gulf Stream
Frederick Sorenson
Was To Be Last Trip Of Master
Captain William J. Carey, master of the ill fated Vestris, died with his ship after a long career at Lamport and Holt. A senior captain, about 55, he had just returned from England with his family and was to move to command the Voltaire. The Voltaire reported Carey and radio operator O Loughlin went down with the Vestris.
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New York
William J. Carey
Vestris
Lamport & Holt Company
Carey
England
Buenos Aires
Voltaire
Lamport & Holt
O’loughlin
Many Women Among Dead In Transatlantic Rescue
The Associated Press reports on the Vestris disaster as Harry Fay, a Pittsburg heavyweight boxing passenger, sends news that many women and passengers perished. Fay states rescues occurred at 4.30 with only one woman saved aboard. He heads to Buenos Aires for a match with Luis Firpo and praises French hospitality aboard the rescue ship Myriam returning to New York.
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Stewart
Carlos Quiros
Vestris
Berlin
Stewart Alfred Duncan
Duncan
Quiros
New York
Associated Press
Harry Fay
Pittsburgh
Fay
Myriam
Bennos Aires
Luis Firpo
Heavy Frost and Very Cold Today
A heavy frost was reported today in this county as the mercury dropped to 25 degrees. The same thermometer had shown 22 degrees ten days earlier on a single morning.
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Lamport and Holt
Edw
F. Johnson
Hunter
Southern Shoe CO
S. S. Voltaire
Gov. Smith
Republican Party
United States
Kreger
Inez Norton
Arnold Rothstein
Miami Beach
Fla
Rothstein
Miss Norton
Sos
Pugilist Wirelesses
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