Explosive Test Kills Three at Maryland Quarry
A blast at a quarry on the outskirts of Baltimore kills three men and injures four while a group tests a new explosive. Two workers were killed by flying debris as the blast shattered rock and sent chunks across the area. The quarry owner Thomas A Martin and son Edward L Martin spoke with Leonard, who arranged to use one drilled hole for the test.
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Altimore
Baltic
Terwy
Fow
Phym
Iry
Mac Liptrap
fTwe
Thomas ‘A Martin and Son
Edward L. Martin
Leonard
E Company
Martin
Forest Fire Rages Toward Powers Threatening Timbers
Jarshfield Ore October 1 forest fire continues to race through valuable timber west of Powers threatening a major prognosis. More than 1,000 men aided by combined efforts saved critical structures as flames advance toward the Siskivon region in Southwestern desert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarshfield
Ore
Siskivon
Seie
Powers
Roosevelt Heads West After Boulder Dam Dedication
President Franklin D Roosevelt arrived in Los Angeles by special train for a western journey finale marked by the Boulder Dam dedication. Thousands of Californians and school children lined the route to greet him as the trip included a perilous Mt Charleston road briefed with a narrow cliffside turn.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Nevada
Calif
Boulder Dam
Mojave Desert
Mt. Charleston
Las Vegas
Ney
CCC
Harvest Second Crop of Beans in Somerset County
In Princess Anne Maryland on October 1 farmers in Somerset harvest a second crop of string beans. After the first bean season prices fell to 25 cents a bushel causing many to abandon fields. The standing crop sprouted and a new, sizable harvest now brings prices up to 65 cents a bushel.
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Princess Anne
Somerset County
B and O Proposes Rate Cuts Against East Fares
Baltimore and Ohio argues passenger fares in the east are too high and oppose ICC pressure to fix national rates. An examiner’s report suggests two cents a mile for coach travel and three cents for Pullman cars, a plan that would raise southern fares but lower those east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers.
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Washington
East
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eastern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac
Robbery After Chloroforming Watch Dog At Ellenboro Bank
Bank officials say two to four suspects chloroformed a guard dog and entered the Ellenboro bank early today cutting a hole in the safe and robbing an estimated four to five thousand dollars.
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Ellenboro
N. C
Bank of
Marion Votes Against Liquor Sale in Special Election
In Marion Arkansas citizens backed by unanimous consent in a special election voting 109 to 0 against legalizing liquor sales. The result keeps the town dry despite recent referendum activity.
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Marion
Ark
Electric Board To Flash World Series Opening Game
The Herald-Mail will flash the opening game of the 1935 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs at 1 30 P M Hagerstown time. The board on the Herald-Mail building passed tests and will show every play within seconds of action in Detroit or Chicago. The first two games are in Detroit with starts at 1 30 and 2 30 P M Hagerstown time. Everyone is invited to watch in front of the Herald-Mail.
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Hagerstown
Herald-Mail
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
Detroit
Chicago
Route 40 Reconstruction Plans in Western Maryland
State Roads Commission seeks sealed bids for bituminous surface work on Route 40 in Washington County. Projects include 0.98 mile along the National Pike through Hancock and 1 mile east of Licking Creek toward Hagerstown. Over a million dollars allocated next year to ease sharp curves and grades, with rerouting at several points.
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Allegany County
Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Washington County
Hancock
Licking Creek
Hagerstown
Scout Leader Takes Charge In Washington County
Alfred F. Bendell of Schenectady New York becomes the new executive of the Washington County Boy Scout Council. He will oversee 19 troops and 450 scouts as headquarters move from the Hagerstown bank building to the Thomas Building.
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Alfred F. Bendell
Schenectady
N. Y
Washington County Boy Scout Council
Bendell
Hagerstown Bank
Thomas
Argument for closed season on doves
New material for sportsmen opposing dove killing and urging a closed season. Woodmont Rod and Gun Club workers opened dove craws and found pests and weed seed, highlighting safety and ecological concerns.
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Woodmont Rod and Gun Club
Left-Only Shoe Heist Hits Baltimore Man in Wilmington
In Wilmington on October 1 a theft from Charles Chipley of Baltimore saw 12 sample shoes stolen from his automobile, with thieves taking only the left-foot pairs. Police search for suspects and the missing inventory.
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Wilmington
Del
Charles Chipley
Baltimore
Jury Praises Death Decree in Wife Murder Verdict
Worcester, Oct 1 A Yankee jury branded Newell P. Sherman a wife killer and doomed him to the electric chair for drowning his wife in a canoe on Lake Singletary after luring her aboard. The verdict followed a nine hour deliberation and the case linked Sherman to an affair with 18 year old Esther Magill. The judge praised the jurors for a duty well performed and a defense remained to be filed.
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Worcester
Mass
Newell P. Sherman
Esther Magill
Lake Singletary
Thomas J. Hammond
Sherman
Miss Magill
Owen A. Hoban
Leiter Bros Show Window Smashed in Chambersburg
The Leiter Bros store in Chambersburg suffered a smash and grab early today. Merchandise was taken and the front show window broken with about 1000 pounds in cash missing from the Chambersburg office safe. No arrests were reported and the thief escaped.
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Leiter Bros
Chambersburg
Fred Detrow
Navy officer promoted in Pearl Harbor announcement
Robert Lee Grove of Hagerstown has been promoted from lieutenant junior grade to lieutenant. The promotion is part of a Washington announcement approving the selection board recommendations for 56 Navy Supply Corps officers. Roosevelt approved the list, and Grove’s promotion is included among those announced.
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Robert Lee Grove
Hagerstown
Leutenant
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Washington
Roosevelt
Selection Board
Navy Supply Corps
Grove
Picked Wrong One Hastings Wheelbarrow Push
In Hastings Minnesota a wager on the Joe Louis Baer fight sent Peter Werth and Leo McGowan on a 20 mile wheelbarrow ride to the state capitol in St Paul. They began at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, carrying a red lantern for safety as they endured the challenge.
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Hastings
Minn
State Capitol
St. Paul
Peter Werth
Max Baer
Leo McGowan
Baer
City taps Potomac for water supply as mountain reservoirs run dry
City water officials announced the entire supply is now drawn from the Potomac river as mountain reservoirs near depletion. Feeder streams feeding Edgemont and Cave Town basins stopped flowing last week despite early September rains. Rural areas report extremely low streams while farmers note the ground absorbed most water.
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Water Department
Edgemont
Cavetown
Bridge Fire Threatens Severn River Span
ANNAPOLIS Md Oct 1 An explosion of oil and a fire endangered sections of the Severn river railroad bridge and nearly killed a watchman. Lewis Hatchett 48 a Baltimore company employee said he was on a derrick barge when a lantern blew out and a match lit oakum on deck ignited. The fire spread as a derrick boom collapsed and a five gallon drum of oil exploded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Severn River
Baltimore and Annapolis
Lewis Hatchett
Baltimore
Manresa-on-the-Severn
Hatchett
Burglaries Hit Isolated Barrow Alaska Settlement
A remote Barrow Alaska community reports a series of burglaries last week with footprints leading to and from several homes. Natives followed the tracks but found no results, with the prints described as shoes unknown on this coast.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
U S Relief Funds Won’t Be Reduced
A Maryland delegation led by U S Senator George L Radcliffe meets Aubrey Williams to confirm Federal October relief funds will not fall below September levels. Governor Harry W Nice and state officials seek assurance on continued aid and future allocations for Maryland.
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Washington
Maryland
U. S
George L. Radcliffe
Harry W. Nice
Aubrey Williams
Howard Bruce
Radcliffe
Tidings
Williams
Democratic Club Meeting Friday in Grice Building
President William P. Lane Jr announced a regular meeting of the Democratic Organization Club to be held Friday night at o o clock in the Grice building club rooms. Members are urged to attend as many as possible to discuss business and other matters demanding attention.
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William P. Lane, Jr
Democratic Organization Club
Grice Building
First annual motor truck night in Baltimore
The event, held with the Maryland Motor Truck Association, features a banquet tonight attended by Gov. Harry W. Nice former Gov. Albert C. Ritchie and other state and federal officials including Federal Coordinator Joseph B. Eastman.
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Baltimore
Maryland Motor Truck Association, Inc
Herry W. Nice
Albert C. Ritchie
Joseph B. Eastman
Editor Lucia Nieman Dies At 77 In Milwaukee
Lucius W. Nieman editor of the Milwaukee Journal and president of the Journal Company died today in Milwaukee at age 77. The longtime newspaper figure led the paper and guided its operations for decades.
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Milwaukee
Lucius W. Nieman
The
Milwaukee Journal
Journal Company
Same Quota for Fruits Set for Quarter
Paris October first 1924 import quota for American pears and apples set at 16 000 metric tons matching the 1924 quarter total. American share not yet announced but last quarter stood at 5 829 tons in 1334.
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Paris
Associated Gas and Electric Buys Maryland Eastern Shore Power Firm
Frank Harper said the Maryland Public Service Commission was informed that Associated Gas and Electric Company acquired the stock of the Eastern Shore Public Service Company for about 5 million dollars. The Delaware corporation serves the Eastern Shore of Maryland and parts of southern Maryland, Delaware, and the Eastern Shore of Virginia through subsidiaries. Information came from F W C Webb, Salisbury, and from Chase National Bank of New York.
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Baltimore
Frank Harper
Maryland Public Service Commission
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Eastern Shore Public Service Company
Maryland
Eastern Shore Company
Delaware Corporation
Delaware
Virginia
Associated Gas and Electric
Chase National Bank of New York
Harper
F. W. C. Webb
Salisbury, Md
Senator Millard Tydings’ mother in critical condition
In Havre de Grace Md Oct 1 Mrs Mary E Tydings mother of United States Senator Millard Tydings is in a critical condition at home. Senator Tydings remains at home and his daughter Mrs Catherine Eager of Governor's Island N Y has been called home. Mrs Tydings suffered a stroke last June.
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Havre DE Grace
Mary E. Tydings
United States
Millard Tydings
Senator Tydings
Catherine Eager
Governor's Island
Tydings
Two Dwellings Among Permits Issued This Month
City engineer Samuel Greenawalt reports fifteen building permits in August totaling about 25000 dollars. Two dwellings in the northern city area are listed, one costing 27009 and the other 4000. A Goodyear Tire Company station at the Balti nore and Locust corner was approved for 11000 dollars.
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Samuel Greenawalt
Goodyear Tire Company
Baltinore and
Locust Streets
Abandon Hope For Lost Plane
Alaska officials ended a forty day search for a plane missing since August nineteen with four occupants. Pilot Arthur F. Hines and passengers Mr. and Mrs. John Lenz and Alton Nordale were believed to be in the arctic wilderness with only a chance discovery possible to reveal their fate.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Arctic
Arthur F. Hines
John Lenz
Alton Nordale
Gas company lineman killed by 4,000 volt line
Baltimore dispatch reports William Laabes a lineman for Consolidated Gas and Electric Light and Power Company was fatally injured when his body touched a 4,000 volt live wire. The accident occurred today. authorities investigating cause and safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
William Laabes
Consolidated Gas and Electric Light and Power Company
British Aid in Event of War Sought
Paris dispatch reports France ordering maneuvers in Lorraine and Champagne and forming a fortress infantry unit to bolster the German frontier at Strasbourg. Paris says France seeks British help against a potential German air attack in exchange for support if Italy attacks the British fleet in the Mediterranean during the Italo Ethiopian crisis. Italian minister Luigi Vinci-Gigliucci ordered evacuation of five consulates in Aduwa and Harar provinces.
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Paris
Lorraine
Champagne
Fortresds
Strasbourg
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Victor Leon Ernest Denain
Addis Ababa
Luigi Vinci-Gigliucci
Ethiopia
Aduwa
Harar
Germany to quit League on Oct 21 to stay neutral
A German source said Germany will officially resign from the League of Nations on October 21 and remain neutral in the Italo Ethiopians conflict. The authority claimed Berlin would let the two year notice lapse without action and that the League’s evolution negated any cancelation of the resignation.
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Geneva
Germany
League of Nations
Third Reich
Pro prowler report and car theft near Lincoln restaurant
Mrs. Alice Arthur of 600 block Maryland avenue asked police to watch for a prowler after he tried multiple times to enter her home. J A Hoffman of Grice building reported theft of a set of att o tools from his car parked behind the Lincoln restaurant on North Jonathan street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Arthur
Maryland Avenue
J. A. Hoffman
Grice Building
Atto
Lincoln
North
Jonathan Street
Resignation Submitted by Missing Naval Cadet
The U S Naval Academy was informed of the resignation of Midshipman Ralph J. Nold who has been missing since Saturday. Relatives say he left Annapolis due to home sickness and eye trouble, and the resignation was mailed toward his home in Belleville Illinois.
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Belleville
Ralph J. Nold
U. S. Naval Academy
Nold
Annapolis
Ke ‘Mad
Coal Miners Back On Job After Shortest Strike
Washington reports that about 400,000 soft coal miners in most Appalachian districts returned to work after a weeklong strike. A new wage pact was signed last Friday but Eastern Tennessee Virginia and Herta county Kentucky operators balked at signing. Union leaders had ordered workers to stay away until the contract was accepted.
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Washington
Appalachian
Tennessee
Virginia
Herta County
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Rosvigliosi
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Chigo
Owever
Associated Press
Frio
Arkansas Oasis
Schnectady
Robert Grove
Anna Sage
John Dillinger
Thomas Johnson
U.S
Democratic Club Meeting
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Midshipman
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