Former Navy Man on Stand as a Witness
The government pressed its case in the Teapot Dome trial with Theodore Roosevelt Jr testifying that he learned of the lease in late April 1922 after it was signed on April 7. Roosevelt, who had helped transfer Navy oil reserves to Interior, did not speak to Fall or Sinclair during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Navy
Teapot Dome
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Secretary of the Interior
Roosevelt
Hin
Harding
Interior Department
Fall
Roberts
Dilot Stultz Seizes Craft For Forced Return Home
Indications at Old Orchard Maine say Dilot Stultz of Amphibias took command of a craft and against the wishes of Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson forced its return to Old Orchard during a Sunday attempted flight to Copenhagen.
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Old Orchard
Dilot Stultz
Plang Dawn
Frances Wilson Grayson
Copenhagen
Newark Wants Walt Jolson: Johnson Offer For 2 Years
Paul Block owner of Newark Club of the International League offered Walt Jolson veteran Washington pitcher a contract to manage and possibly pitch next year after a conference. Jolson was given unconditional release from the local American League club. Terms not disclosed but expected to cover two years. Jolson weighs offer with about a dozen others from minor and major league teams.
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Washington
Paul Block
Newark
Walter Jolson
Johnson
Wooed And Wed ’Tn 36 Hours In Champaign Ill
Mn University sophomore Heith Lord of Elkhart Ind married George E Harding Jr after meeting him when she directed a girls band on a vaudeville stage at Champaign Ill. The couple wed the next night and the bridegroom returned to studies while the bride pursued her flapper band in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Harding, Jr
Mn University
Heith Lord
Elkhart
Ind
Young Harding
Chicago
Champaign
Ill
Springfield
Curtis 18 A Candidate For President
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, Republican leader in the Senate, enters the 1928 presidential race. In a letter to Roy L. Bone of Topeka, Curtis says he would be glad to be their candidate if Kansas delegates to the Republican National Convention support him, but he will not be a candidate if delegates vote for him as a favorite son. An unrelated note from Baltimore states the estate of 8 Davies Warfield will fund a home for aged women and Seaboard stock for road development.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Roy L. Bone
Topeks
Mutiny and delays halt Mrs Grayson's Copenhagen flight
Old Orchard Me Oct 26 Clouds of doubt hover over Frances Wilson Grayson as details of mutiny emerge and a faulty motor delays the fourth Dawn flight to Copenhagen. Wind, overloading and engine trouble have postponed the attempt. Stultz and Grayson dispute remains unsettled while navigator Goldsborough stays silent.
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Old Orchard
Frances Wilson Grayson
Copenhagen
Het
Grayson
Toka
Wright
Putar
U.S. Reserve Ammunition Depleted Warns Official
Assistant Secretary Hanford MacNider warned the National Association of Manufacturers that U S reserve ammunition stocks are in desperate circumstances due to dwindling supply and old age. He said a six to nine month gap exists before new production could meet demand, leaving the army helpless if mobilization is needed. He urged planning to bridge the gap and questioned if sons should be sent to war under such strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hanford MacNider
War Department
National Association of Manufacturers
MacNider
Bond Named New Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
President Coolidge appointed Henry H. Bond of Massachusetts as assistant secretary of the treasury. He succeeds Charlie S. Dewey who resigned to advise the Polish government on financial matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry H. Bond
Massachusetts
Coolidge Aday
Treasury
Charlie S. Dewey
Warfield leaves big fund for home of aged women
New York Oct 26 Warfield president of the Sea board Air Line Railway died in Baltimore Monday leaving a will directing that residuary estate estimated at 5 to 10 million dollars be used to found a home for dependent aged women named the Anna Emory Warfield home to be built at Monkton Maryland on his Manor Glen farm. A five member committee to take over his Seaboard holdings was named by the testator. Mrs Maggie O Neal of Williamsport was injured in a fall at her home yesterday recovering after being stunned. Washington figures for 1927 show 20,691,383 automobiles registered in the United States an increase over the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davies Warfield
Seaboard Air Line
Anus Smory Warfield
Seaboard
Baltimore
New York
Seaboard Air Line Railway
W. W. Miller
Anna Emory Warfield
Washington
United States
Ruth Elder Suffering Flu After Forced Descent
Ruth Elder, American aviatrix, is ill with influenza and confined to bed in Lisbon. Her planned departure from Lisbon to Madrid en route to Paris is postponed indefinitely. She arrived yesterday from Horta after a forced sea descent and had a poor night with chest pains.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ruth Elder
Lisbor
Madrid
Paris
Horta
Jury Drawn for November Term Court in Maryland District
Judge Frank G. Wagaman selects jurors for the November term of the Circuit Court. Court opens November 14 with a lengthy term anticipated. Names listed include residents from Hagerstown Clear spring Hancock Williamsport and surrounding towns, with jurors such as George L. Lowell Ralph Fiery Harvey Smith Harvey Smith and Jacob Weaver among others.
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Judgmen
Circuit Court
Frank G. Wagaman
Allleges
Hagerstown
George L. Lowell
EB. W. Dellinger
Henry P. Stevenson
Bruce A. Zeller
J. Frank Futterer
Henry Chaney
E. D. Lockbaum
C. ‘K. Brandenburg
C. ©. Abrams
Jacob L. Keller
Clearspring
Wm E. Troup
Hancock
Jacob Weaver
James Slayman
Edgar Cornelius Boonsboro
Harvey
Smith
Luther Warrenfeltz
John Hoover
Smithsburg
John W. Unger
Rohrersville
Francis M. Hoffmaster
John
Clopper
Emory A
N. W. Adds To Dividend IncreasesShare Payout
The Norfolk and Western Maryland Railway Board declares an extra dividend of 2 a share in addition to the regular quarterly amount, totaling 10 a share for the year. Earnings are estimated at 20 a share for 1927, down from 25.75 a share last year. Pennsylvania Railroad owns 467,000 shares, or 43 percent of N and W stock, after increasing its investment last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Maryland Railway Company
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norfolk and Wester
Hts
Hagerstown Man Is Bankrupt Indicated in Court
R Swimley of Hagerstown was declared bankrupt in a federal court in Baltimore yesterday. The case was referred to referee Omer T Kay. Swimley filed a voluntary petition through attorneys Armstrong and Hartman listing debts of 4019.22 against available assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Swimley
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Omer T. Kaysay
Swimley
Armstrong and Hartman
Lsted
Mabuttes Ag
State Doctors Hold Sessions This Morning
A semi annual meeting of Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Society held at Hotel Hamilton featured papers on acute surgical abdomen by Dr Elliot H Hutchins and a psychiatric view of physician youth by Dr Harry Stack Sullivan. Dr Emil Novak spoke on gynecology advances for general practitioners. Morning events included council and House of Delegates meetings, hospital and public health unit tours for visiting doctors, tea at Fountain Head Country Club, and luncheon at W F Pryor Co Halfway plant. Dr Thomas Cullen praised county health work and urged a full time health officer for Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical and Chirurgical Society’ of Maryland
Hotel Hamilton
Elliot H. Hutchins
Harry Stack Sullivan
Emil Novak
Council
House of Delegates
Washington County Hospital
Fountain Head Country Club
W. F. Pryor Co
Hamilton
Thomas
Cullen
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of
Maryland
Washington County
Alexander Armstrong
Washington County Public Health Association
Disaster Sinks Italian Steamship off Bahia
Reports from Pernambuco say the Italian steamer Principessa Nafalda sank near Abrolhas Rocks off Bahia around 11 pm. As she went down her boilers exploded. Several ships rushed to aid with the Formose rescuing 41 hundred aboard, now being taken to Bahia.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Principessa Nafalda
Bahia
Abrolhas Rocks
Formose
Baliia
Trace Missing Wife To Martinsburg West Virginia
Baltimore dated report says detective Williams Murphy learned Mrs Anna Ramsey Forbush, missing for over a week, boarded a Washington train last Thursday. He says she, wife of a Canandiague minister, had a ticket to Akron but alighted at Martinsburg West Virginia and borrowed 2 on a diamond ring from the stationmaster claiming she was without funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Anna Ramsey Forbush
Washington
Willams Murphy
Akron
Martinsburg
W. Va
Murphy
Forbush
Organist Dies Giving Recital in Baltimore Musicale
John Heller organist collapsed and died during a 600 attendee recital held by Masonic Lodge No. OL in Baltimore. In a separate item, the Nwenere property on the Cavetown Pike known as the Green Whice was sold under mortgage at the courthouse for 3725 dollars with J C Snyder as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John Heller
Masonic Lodge No
Cavetown Pike
Court House
J.C. Snyder
Waste heat power plant planned for Security site
The North American Cement Corporation says it has awarded Edgemoor Iron Company a contract for a complete waste heat power plant at Security. The system will convert waste kiln gas heat into steam to power operations, with dust collectors a key motivation. Sub-contracts go to J B Ferguson & Co and turbines to General Electric. Construction begins this week as a 264 foot stack rises amid ongoing dust collection work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Cement Corporation
Edgemoor Iron Company
Wilmington
Del
Security
J. B. Ferguson & Co
Hagerstown
General Electric Co
Bandits Hold Up Man In Baltimore Ot 26
Gus tave Wagner reports two men attacked him at his garage and used a cloth saturated with chloroform to his nose as they robbed his pockets of 128. Stephen J. Peterson said the bandits held him at pistol point and eight foot injury. Preston Jacobs sustained a foot injury when a 60 pound cake fell on it. Mrs George V Warner injured her knee after a fall at home on North Mulberry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Gustave Wagner
Stephen J. Peterson
Preston Jacobs
South Potomac
Street
George V. Warner
North Mulberry Street
Uncle Sam Lives In Baltimore Parade Lookalike
Baltimore on October 26 reports George Campbell age 84 born in New Hampshire as Uncle Sam. His white hair and goatee echo the national character and he has appeared in major Washington parades. A Civil War veteran, he stays in an East Baltimore home with his star spangled suit and high top hat.
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Baltimore
Sam
George Campbell
New Hampshire
America
Washington
United States
Seven suits for divorce in week filed in court
Louise E. Fishback through Brindle and Brindle filed for divorce from French A. Fishback, resident of Virginia. The bill alleges abandonment. It is the seventh suit filed in the local court that week. Ruth Elder arrives at Lisbon Portneal to ovation by students, as airplanes shower her with flowers.
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Louise E. Fishback
Brindle
French A. Fishback
Virginia
Ruth Elder
Lisbon
Portneal
Emigrants On Way To New Lands
A Brazilian report from Rio de Janeiro details the Principessa Mafalda disaster off Abrolhos Islands. Rescue vessels saved hundreds, while many passengers and crew remain missing, with figures ranging from 200 to over 1,000 saved in total.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Abrotho
Principessa Mafalda
The
Steamship Company
Genoa
Avalona
Rio de Janeiro
London
Principessa
Mafalda
Formose
Empire Star
Athene
Radeleine
Former Countian Is Presumed Dead
Orphans Court grants letters to settle estate of George M. Ridenour presumed dead since he left the county in 1895 for Ohio and has not been heard from. Relatives seek to divide a previously willed share. petition filed by sister Sarah E. Ridenour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Ridenour
Orphans’ Court
Ridenour
Ohio
Sarah E. Ridenour
Leading Industries Profit Surge in 1927 Nine Months
New York October 25 Investors in General Motors and United States Steel report combined nine month profits exceeding 250 million dollars with General Motors posting 193.748 million and United States Steel 74.047 million. GM shows record third quarter earnings at 34.5 million. Steel’s nine month net sits at 133.999 million with per share rates around 10.78 and 7.75 respectively.
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New York
America
General Motors
United States Steel Corporations
Steel Corporation
Montore
Steel Secore
Motors
Ford
Fisher Boat Corporation
Moter
Steel
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Theodore Roosevelt
Sinclair
Walt. Johnson
Sen. Curtis
Kansan
Gon
N. J
Dle
U.S
Bond
Warfield
BIG Fund
Home OF
S. Davies Warfield
South
Miner
Mrsa
Maggie O'Neal
Williams
Port
Athira
M. D
Martinsburg, W. Va
State Medical Society
Peregrine Wroth
Medical and Chirurgical Society of Maryland
Thomas 8. Cullen
North American Cement Co
Uncle Sam
South America
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