26 Oct 1923
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1923
Page
1
Washington reported that the United States contributed 10,445,702 to the Red Cross relief for Japan after the recent earthquake, more than twice the 5,009,099 quota. John Barton Payne, chairman, told President Coolidge that receipts may rise by about 500,029.
A truck transporting canned tomatoes from Berkeley Springs collided with a passenger car on the trolley line near the Greencastle pike at Potomac street crossing around 9:45 this morning. William A. Rockwell and Thomas Blackburn were injured. Rockwell possibly faces internal injuries and both were treated by Dr. Theo Boose and Dr. W P Willer.
Secretary Emmert of the Chamber of Commerce is notified of a creditors meeting for the Co-Operative Drug Company to be held in Wilmington Delaware on the afternoon of October 30. The second notice seeks to reach all investors through the Chambers of Commerce with stockholders to be notified. At Wilmington the interests of stockholders and creditors will be heard and passed to the district court.
International News Service reports wage riots at the Krupp works in Ensen on October 26. Hungry workers bombarded the palsos with burning coke. Two policemen were nearly lynched. Building permits listed for Modern Dry Cleaning Co at Mulberry and Elm, Sinha Molera Dry Cleaning Co, and a concrete build on Elm.
Dr. Charles Proteus Steinmetz, renowned electrical genius and former chief electrical engineer at General Electric in Schenectady, died at his home shortly before 8:30 AM after a rapid decline. Born April 9 1865 in Breslau Germany, he came to the United States 24 years ago and shaped modern electrical theory and practice.
Paris reports that Premier Poincare offered to resign after President Millerand's speech but was urged to stay. The premier, who also serves as foreign minister, believed the speech criticized his domestic policy and personally submitted his notice to the president. The president persuaded him to reconsider.
Williamsport plans a spring start on a new water system. Mayor W J Taylor led a Water Commission meeting as Norton Bird Whitman consultants reviewed a Baltimore survey with recommendations to source water from the nearby Hagerstown Potomac system. The Potomac supply would be abundant and soft for the town.
Colonel Charles R. Forbes former director of the Veterans Bureau denounces all corruption and bribery accusations as utterly false from his sick chamber. Justice officials study evidence for possible criminal prosecutions, with White House backing and pending substantial proof of graft.
Fruit growers face a race against time as apples ripen and begin to drop after recent winds. Ben Davis hold, Yorks are ripe and likely to fall within a week. Black Twig and Stayman Winesap varieties show rapid drop, threatening losses across the region. Wind storms and rains have intensified the danger to exposed fruit.
George Gillard, questioned in the Cline double murder near the county seat, was released after Baltimore authorities found no link. Gillard had previously appeared at a baker’s farm seeking work and was questioned by Sheriff Kline. Tramp Robert J. Beckwith remains in custody but likely to be released soon as investigators seek a motive.
Gore Ritchie issues a proclamation designating Monday November 12 as Armistice Day legal holiday in Maryland urging citizens to give thanks and honor those who sacrificed for freedom Athletics Day call set for Sunday November 1.
Frederick county has delayed paying tuition for border pupils attending Carroll county schools. State Superintendent Dr Albert S Cook advised Carroll officials that the border children cannot be barred from school. The issue follows Frederick county's failure to pay 4656.49 dollars for Fulton for 1922 23, with 4000 dollars already paid by the Frederick county school board amid levy shortfalls.
Plans to consolidate Potomac Public Service Company and Cumberland electric plants were discussed at a Frederick board meeting attended by local businessmen and officials including M F Riley president of P P S Co Judge Voorbin and Messara Finley and Rosa. Plan favorably received with steps expected soon to effect the consolidation. Local attendees listed include William P Lane Walter D Willson Victor W Cushwa D Ramacciatti Henry Holzapel Jr H S Bomberger Cyrus F P Flook M Harris H E Bester Grant M Stickell R J Funkhouser and P Paul Smith.
In Cumberland on October 26 Misa Beasta Riley testifies in the murder trial of Gabriel Maria Roberts. Still weak on a hospital stretcher she describes relations with the defendant that fueled her father William E. Riley’s resentment. The case concerns the September 21 shooting and murder of Riley. Judge Frank G. Wagaman and Judge Albert A. Doub preside.
In Longton England on October 26 Police Constable Peag was awarded the Animal Life-Saving Medal of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for heroism in rescuing a dog and a cat from a disused pit. The officer risked his life to save the animals.
Reports from Washington indicate former Minnesota senator Frank Bo Kellogg may replace Col George Harvey as American ambassador to Great Britain. Details were unclear as of afternoon reports.
Washington pleased by Paris acceptance of a proposal for an international conference to tackle the reparations controversy seen as central to Europe's turmoil. Officials cautious in reaction to Premier Poincare and his associates.
A four year old girl, daughter of Dominick Geravola, an Italian laborer at the Pittsburgh Limestone Company quarries near Nessle across the Potomac from Williamsport, died from burns after her clothing caught fire while playing in the kitchen. The mother, visiting a neighbor, smothered the flames, but the child never recovered after being treated at home and by Dr. Theo Boose of Williamsport.
Martinsburg plunged into darkness during a rain and wind storm Tuesday night when a guinea hen landed on two wires near Dam No. 5. The resulting short caused insulators on the tower to fail and the current to run into the ground, cutting power citywide.
Paris reports the foreign office accepts Premier Baldwin’s proposal for a conference of experts to discuss reparations under the Versailles framework and Inter Allied Reparations Commission. London notes Baldwin’s plea is popular and Washington signals readiness for talks. France may concede, aiming to resolve reparations before Christmas as Germany faces secession and communist threats.
In the Ruhr, fresh battles erupted as German police clashed with separatists in Duisburg and Bohn. The secessionists held the town hall and market stalls while French troops in Bonn maintained neutrality. The Ruhr situation worsened overnight with Hugo Stinnes coal mines in Essen closed.
Frederick county figures show the Republican affiliated vote majority reduced from 1,130 last year to about 670. Total registered voters reach 322,237 males 13,946 females 9,291 colored 2,206. Affiliated vote totals show Republican 154 Democratic 10,434 non affiliated 533. Last year affiliated totals were Republican 193 Democratic 19,063. Democrats gained 416 affiliated names while Republicans lost 4th. The will of Join To Jackson probated in Orphans Court today.
The State Police are on the lookout for a Ford coupe with Maryland license 47701 owned by George Eats of Gaithland. The car was stolen last evening from Tidam Street as reported by Mr Hetzot who alerted local police and filed a theft notice.
Fragmentary notes show diplomatic embassies stepping back as tensions rise in Constantinople during October. Foreign ministers weigh responses as Ankara and allied nations reassess engagements amid unresolved disputes and security concerns.
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