King George Suffers Restless Night Amid Fever
London reports a restless night for King George as physicians Hewitt and Dawson warn of fluctuating fever and spreading pleurisy. The bulletin notes illness is progressing naturally with no definite change in condition, while crowds await word outside Buckingham Palace and a plan remains unchanged for the Prince of Wales.
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London
George
Sir Stanley Hewtt
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Frince of
Wales
Grand Jury to Probe Arnold Rothstein Murder
New York reports a grand jury opened to probe the November 4 slaying of wealthy gambler Arnold Rothstein. Sidney Staeger, former Rothstein secretary, arrested as a material witness. District Attorney Banton aims for indictments. witnesses kept secret. Philadelphia DA Monaghan notes Rothstein’s ties to area gambling and bootlegging in the fifteenth week of a special grand jury probe.
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New York
Sidney Staeger
Arnold Rothstein
Ruth Keyes
Chicago
Park Central
Rothstein
Joab H. Banton
Philly
Philadelphia
Monaghan
Teachers to Meet Friday in Baltimore Session
The annual State Teachers Association meeting will be in Baltimore Friday and Saturday. Supt. B J Grimes heads the Washington county delegation. Miss Electa Zeigter leads Hagerstown High glee club and orchestra in the music program. About twenty local teachers plan to travel.
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State Teachers’ Association
Baltimore
Supt
B. J. Grimes
Washington County
Electa Zeigter
Hagerstown High
Salvation Army Chief Booth Restless Night In Hospital
London report says General William Bramwell Booth commander of the Salvation Army had a restless night but his condition remained unchanged today.
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London
William Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Sisters Save Many Orphans In Detroit Fire
Seventy children were rescued and none injured when a fire destroyed the St. Vincent De Paul Sisters of Charity summer home near Farmington Detroit suburb. Most children slept as sisters wrapped them in blankets and carried them out to a hospital for temporary quarters.
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Detroit
St. Vincent de Paul Sisters of Charity
Farmington
Two nabbed on booze charges
Elmer Gift of Waynesboro was arrested in Greentcastle for driving while drunk and illegal possession of liquor. He was held for court after his car crashed into another car along the curb, with Chief Staley making the arrest. Harvey Koontz of Greencastle posted bond for court for illegal possession, reportedly his second offense, after Officers found one quart of alleged whiskey in his possession.
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Elmer Gift
Waynesboro
Greentcastle
Gift
Chief Staley
Harvey
Koontz
Greencastle
Fumigating Gas Fatal to Three on Steamship Luckenbach
Three crew members died from fumigating gas aboard the steamship F. J. Luckenbach. The bodies were found in their bunks after the vessel was fumigated in drydock and brought to Commonwealth pier.
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Boston
F. J. Luckenbach
Commonwealth Pier
Lifebelts on Vestris Faulted in Inquiry
Captain Luther Martin Overstreet of the USS Wyoming testified at the federal inquiry into the Vestris sinking. He faulted the lifebelts as inadequate, saying they did not support the head and should rise under the chin and at the back. He estimated 20 hours as the limit of human endurance in sea water and praised the women who withstood the night sea conditions.
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New York
Luther Martin Overstreet
Wyoming
Lamport
Holt
Vestris
Overstreet
Navy
Lovell Executed for Slaying Laborer in Mt Union
BELLEFONTE PA November 26 Charles Lovell was put to death in the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary for the April 6 slaying of John P Drake a laborer at Mt Union Pa The trial offered no motive beyond Lovell in a belligerent mood when he saw Drake accompanied by a young woman The execution morning scene followed his conviction for the killing.
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Bellefonte
Charles Lovell
John P. Drake
Mt. Union
Rockview Penitentiary
Drake
Lovell
Marry In Plane Despite Storm
In Baltimore on November 26 Mary and Matilda Gabris sisters wed Charles Weber and John Hopke in a cabin plane after a snow delay. Six aircraft escorted the nuptial flight as weather postponed takeoff by an hour.
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Baltimore
Mary
Matilda Gabris
Chas
Weber
John Hopke
Eleven Criminal Cases Disposed Of In Court Opening
Eleven criminal cases were disposed of in court this morning as the criminal term opened. Five pleas of guilty were entered and several convictions were recorded. no acquittals. Defendants include Paul Vestal Frederick Sims Antoinette Green for larceny Theodore Brown for forgery and Daniel M Andrews for two counts of false pretense.
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Paul Vestal
Frederick Sims
Antoinette Green
Theodore Brown
Daniel M. Andrews
Garland Ridgeway
Kenneth Boward
Howard Brothers
Jack Mongan
Baltimore and Ohio
Roman Mills
J. F. Mills
Wesley Peck
Albert Smith
Frank Mease
Amos Jones
National Miscuit Company
West Lee Street
Samuel Pinkney
Stephen Cole
New High Price For A Seat On Exchange
A New York Stock Exchange seat sold for 575000, a new record and 25000 above the prior high, marking a decade with prices above 500000. With talk of 600000 and plans to issue extra seats as dividends, the market shows sharp gains driven by seat proliferation discussions.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Snow Plows In Pennsy Needed
New York dispatch reports Thanksgiving week brought snow to the eastern seaboard with accumulations from a trace to several inches. Western Pennsylvania saw the heaviest fall, with 18 inches in the Ligonier mountains near Greensburg, creating a need for snow plows to clear mountain roads.
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Greensburg
New York
Seaboard States
Pennsylvania
Ligonier Mountains
Fire Department Responds to Two Local Fires
Firemen were called this morning about nine oclock to extinguish an auto fire parked opposite the Christian church on S Potomac Street. Earlier last night around six oclock firemen were summoned to extinguish a chimney blaze at the home of James T Wolfe.
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Christian Church
S. Potomac St
James T. Wolfe
Bluejacket Battalion Withdrawn From Nicaragua Duty
Washington dispatch reports the Bluejacket Battalion with the second brigade of Marines in Nicaragua since July 12 has been ordered withdrawn. Aimee Sempson Merherson returns from a two month European visit in New York.
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Washington
Bluejacket
Niaragua
New York
Aimee Sempson Merherson
Europe
Man Dies In Car Fire After Inspecting Hood
John J. Siddall, while smoking a cigarette, opened the hood of his car to check engine trouble. Flames from the fire spread to his clothes, the car, and the garage, causing fatal burns.
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Siddall
Lindbergh Visits Kelly Field in Quiet Homecoming
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh returns to his alma mater Kelly Field for a brief homecoming amid a guarded visit. He had flown in from Tampico after a hunting and flying vacation in Mexico and planned a possible non-stop hop to New York. The secretive foray sparked anxious sentiment in the region and beyond.
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San Antonio
Tex
Charles A. Lindbergh
Brooksfield
Kelly Field
Tampico
Mex
Mexico
New York
Texas
Al Smith Visits Atlanta During Gulf Coast Trip
Governor Al Smith arrived in Atlanta on November 26 for a one day visit as a guest of Major John S. Cohen editor of the Atlanta Journal and Georgia Democratic National Committeeman.
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Atlanta
Gulf Coast
al Smith
New York
John S. Cohen
Atlanta Journal
Georgia
Rhode Island Mills Cut Wages By Five Percent
Four Rhode Island mill companies employing about eleven hundred sixty workers announced wage reductions to align pay with New England centers. The exact amount was not stated in the announcement but the Lonsdale Company indicated a five percent cut.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
New England
Lonsdale Company
Gambling Ship Off Coast Draws 200 Visitors
The Monfalcone gambling ship anchored 13 miles off shore opened its run with about 200 visitors on Saturday night. Roulettes dice tables black jack chuckaluck and money wheels were in full operation as officials debated jurisdiction beyond the 12 mile limit and possible paper checks. The vessel is crewed by 12 with a licensed master aboard.
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Los Angeles
Monfalcone
Malfoncone
Orange County
Nearly Every Family in Hagers Town Owns an Auto
Tax records reveal widespread car ownership in Hagerstown and surrounding Washington County. About 6,820 automobiles and trucks are taxed in Hagerstown with an estimated value of 1.6 million dollars, based on a 35 thousand population and an average family size of five.
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Hagerstown
Daniel E Downin
Washington County
Coldest Winter Day Ends With Hint of Warmth
Today was the coldest of the winter with the mercury at 23 degrees and a biting north wind. The Weather Bureau forecast warmer conditions tomorrow as the wind shifts to the west. Snow from yesterday largely melted, though the city still shows traces of the heaviest fall with ground white from earlier snow.
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Weather Bureau
Hog Cholera Wanes in Washington and Nearby Counties
Hog cholera, which killed hundreds of fine hogs in Washington and adjacent counties for three months, is on the wane according to hog cholera specialist O K Hoffman. Washington County hog raisers reported losses in the thousands, with one producer losing an entire herd of sixty and many others losing whole pens.
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Washington
O. K. Hoffman
Washington County
Milk Producers Association members attend Philadelphia meeting
Members of the Interstate Milk Producers Association returned home after the annual Philadelphia meeting last week. Attendees include Simon Downey Hagerstown local Bernard Seibert Clearspring local John Davis Lappans local Cecil Haines Keedysville local Clarence Reeder Beaver Creek local Frank Lowery Middletown local E I VanMetre Martinsburg local and couples Mr and Mrs R F Weagley and Mr and Mrs Milton D Moore.
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Interstate Milk Producers Association
Philadelphia
Simon Downey
Hagerstown
Bernard Seibert
Clearspring
John Davis
Lappans
Cecil Haines
Keedysville
Clarence Reeder
Beaver Creek
Frank Lowery
Middletown
E. I VanMetre
Martinsburg
Bridegroom taxi robber confessed after wedding shock
New York police arrested Robert Preston of San Francisco two weeks after his marriage when his bride, upset by his pistol rumor, led detectives on a Broadway chase. He admitted 15 cab holdups in four and a half weeks, suffering a leg wound in the pursuit. He left a note vowing to flee with stolen money.
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New York
Broadway
Robert Preston
San Francisco
Preston
Metropolis
Charles Tezza Named Oldest Traveling Salesman
Kansas City native Charles Tezza aged 92 has been declared the oldest traveling salesman by the Travelling Salesmen's Foundation after 68 years on the road. He won a national contest in New York on November 26.
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New York
Charles Tezza
Kansas City
Travelling Salesmen’s Foundation
German Navy Chief Reinhard Scheer Dies at 65
Berlin reports Admiral Reinhard Scheer, who led the German fleet at Jutland on May 31, 1916, died at age 65 while en route from Dresden to Mannheim. Appointed chief of the Imperial German fleet in February 1916, he conducted the historic battle creditably and later became head of the Admiralty fleet in July 1916.
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Berlin
Reinhard Scheer
Jutland
Dresden
Mannheim
Scheer
von Holtzendorff
Admiralty
Dead and Missing From Western Europe Gale Storm
A dramatic western Europe gale has claimed 29 lives with many missing. Lloyd’s lists show at least 21 ships wrecked or distressed, including the freighter Waban and Italian Sagunto feared lost. Several vessels report drownings, with notable rescues such as 84 men from the sinking German ship Pommern.
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London
Europe
Bea
Lloyd’s
Hamburg
Terschelling
Holland
Britain
Cesaree
Alfiers
der Zee
Christian ‘Michelson
Spain
Was
Cape -Machichirace
Garm
Hjort
Preston
Port Talbot
Durant family to form new plane firm in Kansas City
Clifford Durant, son of William C. Durant, organizes an airplane company modeled after auto plants with a five aircraft daily line. The venture centers on the American Eagle Aircraft Company of Kansas City with Durant stock. Plans include three acquisitions to cover accessory, motor and plane manufacturing, and a distributing subsidiary is contemplated. Barney Oldfield is named among veteran automobile men involved.
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New York
Clifford Durant
William C. Durant
American Eagle Aircraft Company
Kansas City
Durants
Abo” Je
Barney Oldfield
Bernadotte Weds Estelle Manville Aboard Gripsholm
News reports count Gustav V of Sweden on the Gripsholm in New York harbor for his wedding to Estelle Manville. The Count, interviewed by reporters, praised American girls saying one is incomparable. Romance began in Monte Carlo and continued during a Manville yacht cruise this year.
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New York
Yorke Bernadotte
Gustav V of Swe
Gripsholm
Estelle
Romane Manville
Pleasantville
Miss Manville
Monte Carlo
Manville
Divorce Suit Filed by Hawkins in Morning Court
Marie R Hawkins and Alters ney Bovey filed a divorce action against Q Hawkins citing grounds of meat in morning court records.
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Marie R. Hawkins
Altersney Bovey
Q. Hawkins
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