Shooting case probe in Maryland gas theft incident
Martin Luther Miller, 28, of 249 Howard Street, hospitalized after being shot in the back around 2 AM while allegedly taking gasoline from M. J. Grove Lime Company. Sheriff Downin leads inquiry seeking Miller's accomplice. watchman fired at as two shots rang out. condition reported favorable at noon.
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Martin Luther Miller
Howard Street
Miller
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Frederick
Leitersburg
Smithsburg
W. Bruce Downin
Miler
Mergency
Herald
Hunt Father for Murder in Queens Tragedy
York dispatch reports William Henry Tubbs is charged with murdering his six year old son William Guren Tubbs. The body was found with wrists slashed after Tubbs left the home in Flushing Queens with his younger son Lenald during an early morning dispute. Mrs Tubbs described an argument last night and Tubbs leaving the breakfast table for the upstairs then departing with the baby. The missing child and the alarming accusation prompted a citywide alert. The case centers on alleged family violence and a tragic, fatal incident.
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York
William Henry Yh
Tubbs
Wiliam Guren Tubbs
Lenald
Flushing
Queens
Death mystery surrounds hermit Oscar Mouseau in Ontario
Fort Williams Ont Sept 3 Oscar Mouseau known as the hermit of Harkett is found dead after building a small home then setting it ablaze He ended his life by leaping into a self dug 50 foot hole swallowing poison The report notes unrelated items about John Senater of Washington improving after leg amputation and Miss Dorothea Reynolds sailing from Baltimore to Jacksonville aboard the U S Allegany.
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Fort Williams
Ont
Oscar Mouseau
Harkett
John Senater
Washington
E. J. Wade
Cascade
Waynesboro Hospital
Pers
Dorothea Reynolds
Baltimore
U. S. Allegany
Merchants and Miners Line
Jacksonville
Fla
Storm Warning Issued For New England Coastal Area
The weather bureau issued an advisory noting a storm warning for a maritime route from Massachusetts Nantucket heading toward Eastport Maine. The disturbance centers about two hundred miles east southeast of Nantucket with north northeast movement.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Smairlcraft
Block Island
R. L
Eastport
Maine
Nantucket
Mass
Marying
Bonus Payment Advocates In Majority At Legion Meet
Legion officials predict immediate bonus payments will win at the American Legion convention in Portland Oregon next week. They expect an overwhelming majority to demand cash for compensation certificates while a dispute may arise over mentioning the eviction of the bonus expeditionary force from Washington. Tabulations show 1160 ballots for the bonus and 61 against based on last convention voting strength across 35 states and the District of Columbia with remaining undecided. Virginia and Missouri also favor payment when finances permit.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Virginia
Missouri
Textile Industry Prospects Bright
Boston reported brighter prospects for the textile industry in New England. In Rochester New Hampshire the Gonio Manufacturing Co increased wages 10 percent. A Taunton cotton textile maker resumed after a three month shutdown and Hub Hosiery Mills in Lewell increased production from three to five days a week. Woonsocket Chamber of Commerce said textiles business is showing marked improvement.
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Boston
New England ‘ Council
New England
Rochester
N. Hu
Gonio Manufacturing Company
Taunton
Lewell
Woonsocket, R. I., Chamber of Commerce
Women Allowed to Drive Taxicabs in Winnipeg
Winnipeg authorities lift ban on women driving taxicabs after court quashes the ordinance. Chief of police argued cab driving harmed morals, a point the court dismissed as unfounded. The ruling opens the field to women who wish to work as cabbies in the city.
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Winnipeg
Death notices for Working and Tate in Funkstown and Philadelphia
The notice reports the death of Mrs Mary Catherine Working aged 85 of Funkstown due to general debility with 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral at Church of God Funkstown with Rev F H Snavely officiating and internment in Funkstown cemetery. Also details the death of James Ellis Tate aged 36 who died en route to hospital and will be buried at Ross Hill. Services at St Marys Catholic Church with Rev Rein hart. Interment in Ross Hill Cemetery. Tate family relations listed. Body to home of his uncle Owen Hartle 112 North Mulberry Street Philadelphia area relatives named.
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Mary Catherine Working
John H. Working
Funkstown
Edward Bowman
W. O. Prather
Leonard
Leitersburg
James
Cape May
N. J
Nora
Isaac Eyler
Middleburg
John Mort
Emmitsburg
Samuel
James Ellis Tate
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Father Reinhart
Ross
Fritz the Dog Star to Attend Great Hagerstown Fair
Fritz a famed movie dog and pal of Rin Tin Tin will headline the Greater Sheesley Shows at the Hagerstown Fair next week. He will appear daily with owner Floyd Newell, join the Pet and Doll Parade, the Baby Show, and autograph his photographs for San Mar orphans.
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Fritz
Rin Tin Tin
Hagerstown
Sheesley
Floyd Newell
San Mar
lIafe Dot Star
No Hog Cholera Cases In Washington County August
Washington county reported no hog cholera cases in August though 35 premises had outbreaks nationwide across 23 counties. Dorchester led with six cases. Montgomery Frederick and others reported two to six cases each. Contaminated scraps and raw garbage fed to hogs caused outbreaks. 573 hogs were affected, about 26 percent sick and 10 percent dead before reporting.
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Washington County
Dorchester
Montgomery
Frederick
Sutter Stakes in National Tennis Semis at Forest Hills
Cliff Sutter of Tulane advances to the national championships semifinal in Forest Hills. He defeats Lott 10-8 in the first set then seconds the match with two love sets, setting up a clash with Ellsworth Vines who beat Lester Staffen in the quarterfinals.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Cliff Sutter
Tulane University
Sutter
Ellsworth Vines
Wilmer Allison
Henri Cochet
France
Vines
Lott
Southern Flash
Chhapter
Tulane
Charles Marks
Gabriel Tharine
Keith Gledhill
Lester Staffen
Lavine
Pasadena
Dick Shikat Wins Opening Oriole Park Wrestling Match
Dick Shikat of Germany defeated Matios Kirilenko of Russia in 24 minutes 49 seconds at Oriole Park in Baltimore opening a weekly series. Roland Kirchmeyer 228 pounds, a former Oklahoma A and M player, toppled Ivan Vaduroff 200 pounds in 17 minutes 35 seconds with a flying scissors.
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Baltimore
Oriole Park
Dick Shikat
Germany
Matios Kirilenko
Russia
Roland Kirchmeyer
Oklahoma Aggie
Ivan Vaduroff
Walks Out As Other Sleeps In Seattle Jail
In Seattle a jailed man named Bob Patterson was released after serving his time but slept through the jailer’s call to leave. In the confusion a fellow inmate, Ver Non Hemme, who still had two weeks left, walked out instead, embarrassing Patterson as staff corrected the mix up.
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Seattle
Bob Patterson
Patterson
Vernon Hemme
Mother Promises Him Real Color
Chicago readers learn of Charles Zeaman a 19 year old aspiring writer who sought color by aiming an unloaded pistol at a detective and getting placed in a cell. His mother appeared at his cell offering sandwiches and warning that a beating would await him upon return home.
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Chicago
Charles Zeaman
Charles
Detective Bureau
Ferry Explosion Tears Through Pier Killing and Injuring Dozens
Witnesses recall a blast as the Observation ferry exploded at a Manhattan pier. Rescue crews, including Police Commissioner Mulrooney and Bronx DA McLaughlin, recovered bodies and aided the injured. Officials noted 165 aboard with 37 dead. survivors described rising steam, debris, and a perilous water escape. The incident follows the ferry’s prior service and recent inspection.
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Joseph Rogers
Greenwich Vilage
Smithereens
Mulrooney
General Slocum
Hell Gate
George Forsythe
City Department of Docks
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Manhattan Island
Kearney
N. d
United States Steamboat Inspection Service
Department of Commerce
O. K
Alexander Avenue
Alexander Forsythe
Observation
Lincoln Hospital
William Donoghue
Lone Island
Survey of trees records 157 native Maryland species
The Maryland State Department of Forestry reports a survey and contest on trees in Frederick and across the state listing 157 distinct species native to Maryland.
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Frederick
Maryland
State Department of Forestry
Marriage not a sedative for nerves say science
Ithaca New York September report on 152 married couples and college students shows marriage increases nerves compared with peers. First baby calms husbands but unsettles wives. couples with three or more children seem less nervous overall. Raymond Wroyce Willoughby Clark University reports Neuroticism in Marriage. women show slightly more nervous upset than men.
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American Psychological Association
Wroyce Willoughby
Clark University
Dr. Willoughby
Funeral of Abe Shapiro Draws Chicago Police Interest
Chicago dispatch describes a sequence around Abe Shapiro, linked to pocket picking, whose death after a closet incident follows a missed court appearance with partner Louis Goldman. A hundred-dollar envelopes appear at the undertaker as officers plan to attend the funeral, wondering if Goldman will be there.
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Abraham Shapiro
Belmont Park
Havana
New Orleans
Yankee Stadium
Louis Goldman
Goldman
Shapiro
Alfred M. Wolff
New York
Mr. Wolff
Abe Shapiro
Abe
Wolff
Chicago
Louie the
New England Coast Battered by Tropical Storm
The eastern shoreline suffered as a tropical disturbance moved northeast after crossing the Bahamas. Abaco communications were cut, officials feared casualties, a government medical caravan went to the island, and Cape Cod faced record tides and 65 mph winds. Coastal shipping was halted from Block Island to Eastport.
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Abaco
Bahamas
Nassau
Atlantic
Washington
Nantucket
New England
Block Island
R. I
Eastport
Massachusetts
South Shore
Cape Cod
Aurf
Gimbel Brother Founder Charles Gibbel Dies at 70
Ward received here today of the death at his Lake Placid summer home of Charles Gibbel seventy, a member of the Gimbel Brothers department store firm. He was one of seven sons of Adam Gibbel who founded the business.
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Philadelphia
Ward
Lake Placid
N. Y
Charles Gimbel
Gimbel Brothers
Adam Gibbel
Gimbel
Chicago Grain Market Quotations by The Stickett Sales Corp
Quotations from the Chicago grain market provided by The Stickett Sales Corporation, located at 26 West Washington Street in Hagerstown Maryland. The data covers prices for corn wheat and oats and reflects market activity for the day.
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Stickett Sales Corporation
W. Washington St
Hagerstown, Md
City polices lean to gym for police
Minneapolis faces a clash over police fitness costs as residents debate funding trainers and gym rental for overweight officers. Bridget Powell seeks an injunction to bar taxpayer financing of beauty and weight loss measures, arguing citizens should regulate their own stomachs.
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Minneapolis
Jean
Bridget Powell
Digest Poll Under Way by The Literary Digest
The Literary Digest conducts a large national poll with over 20 million ballots mailed nationwide. Hagerstown begins sending its share from New York, with expected early returns and high accuracy claims from past polls. The survey tests shifts in party allegiance since 1928 and uses tamper resistant cardboard ballots to detect counterfeit votes.
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United States
Literary Digest
Hagerstown
New York
Seven Year Old Poets Prize Winner Named
Little John G Sumner Jr of 1203 Potomac Avenue has won a poetry contest prize from Junior Home Magazine for a poem written at age six, now seven, published in the September issue. The poem echoes Robert Louis Stevenson in its playful lines about a drummer and traps.
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John G. Sumner, Jr
Potomac Avenue
Home
Robert Louis Stevenson
De Molay Order Elects Officers and Scribes
The De Molay election names Paul Ridenour as senior deacon and Bob Fleigh as junior deacon among other officers to serve three months. Fred Menon and Harold Pryor chosen scribe and treasurer for a year. Installation set for Tuesday October 4 with Hilton Long as master councilor. Pomona Grange meets Smithsburg at 10 am with business session and public literary program to follow.
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de Molay
Paul Ridenour
Bob Fleigh
Harry Doub
Martin Sparrow
Howard Wood
Jorater
Marvin Beecher
Sentinel
Fred Enter
Marvin Jacobs
Marshall
Milton Moore
Jordon Bean
al Moner
Lee Sterling
Albert Baltzley
James McAdams
Melvin Sherman
Clyde Lippin
Carlisle Humets
Frederick Counties
Grange Hall
Smithsburg
Pomona Grange
Boys Band to Perform Concert in Williamsport
The Boys Band of New Windsor will give a concert at 7:30 PM Saturday on North Conoco cheagis Street in Williamsport. Organized about three years ago, it is recognized as a leading boys band with soloists aged 10 to 18 under director R. N. Strine, West Minster.
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New Windsor
Conococheagis Street
Williamsport
R. N. Strine
Weatminster
Gale Strikes Crab Packing Plants in Chesapeake Vicinity
A heavy northeast gale on Chesapeake Bay forced closure of most crab packing plants in the Crisfield area for two days. Watermen could not fish due to whipping winds, leaving several hundred crab pickers out of work.
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Crisfield
Chesapeake Bay
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