Interstate opens books to farmers
Two hundred Washington County dairy farmers learned that officials of the Interstate Milk Producers Association have agreed to a sweeping investigation of the organization’s management. The four stockholders, all dairy farmers, will have their books and records examined by attorneys and auditors. The aim is a change in management of the Interstate, the cooperative of 22 000 dairy farmers in the Philadelphia milk shed.
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Washington County
Philadelphia
Interstate Milk Producers’ Association
Three Hurt In Car Crash Near Mercersburg
Three men were injured when their car overturned near Mercersburg while returning from Pittsburgh. Driver Mr Naples of New York City suffered a fractured arm, another passenger was thought to have internal injuries, and the third’s identity was not learned. All were taken by ambulance to Chambersburg hospital after a front tire blew out.
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Outakirta
Mercersburg
Naples
New York City
Chambersburg Hospital
Pittsburgh
State Line Home Destroyed By Fire Early Morning
A two story frame house owned by N. B. Mullendore at State Line burned at 10 o clock this morning. An overheated stove is suspected as the cause. Mrs. Mullendore was helping men in a nearby field and the dwelling was unoccupied when the blaze began. The house and all contents were destroyed.
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N. B. Mullendore
State Line
Agreed Code Now Is Aim Of Gen Johnson
Washington sept 9 NRA's most troublesome code a master agreement for the soft coal industry today seemed successfully past another crisis in the weary road toward completion. Hugh 8 Johnson's determination to get an agreed code rather than to impose the administration draft forecast a possible delay as bituminous coal operators sought to condense their recommendations for changes in Johnson's plan. The administration said the public hearing on the code scheduled for a Monday afternoon probably would be postponed another day to give the operators more time but left no doubt that in the end I am going to get a code. Not until after the hearing will the code be polished for President Roosevelt's signature. Calls For Showdown The soft coal problem reached its latest climax when operators handed Johnson a letter which he term Continued Or Page 2.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh
Johnson
President Roosevelt
Slain on Anniversary in Chicago Three Years Later
In Chicago this morning at about 1 o clock Peter Nicastro was shot to death. Three years after his murder Nick Muscato, once indicted and later acquitted, was mortally wounded by three men in a car outside the county hospital and died 15 minutes later.
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Chicago
Peter Nicastro
Nick Muscato
Rule Town Repay Loan Case Dismissed in Frederick Circuit Court
Officials of Brunswick borrowed 6000 for street repairs in 1930, prompting injunctions by citizens to bar repayment. Judge Arthur D Willard dismissed the petition, finding no tax increase or citizen injury. Mayor, County, and Fredericktown Saving Institution named as defendants.
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Brunswick
Arthur D. Willard
Frederick County
Willard
Fredericktown Saving Institution
Williamsport Repeal Meet Will Be Held
The Non-partisan Repeal committee calls a Monday night meeting for all Williamsport voters. It will be at 7 30 in the community hall with speakers from both major parties explaining the 21st Amendment repeal and the county local option repeal ballot set for Tuesday.
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Williamsport
Lecal
Lost in fog over Gotham army fliers land safely
A squadron of seven army planes encountered dense fog over New York on a night flight from Chicago. Six men parachuted to safety as three planes were wrecked, with landings at New York area airports and Somerville New Jersey. Major Colgan and Private Martin bailed after fuel loss. several others avoided disaster with careful instrument flying.
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Gotham
New York
New York Area
Somerville
N. J
Chicago
Freehold
John
Colgan
H. W. Martin
Arthur L. Logan
Whittaker
Long Beach
Long Island
John KK. Lacey
Corporal Hunter
Lacey
Skillman
Hunter
Meadsville
Election Day Beer Sales Proclaimed in Washington and Baltimore
State's Attorney J. Lloyd Harshman announced that Washington countians may sell 3.2 beer on Election Day after reviewing the law. In Baltimore, Police Commissioner Charles D. Gaither ordered a ban on beer sales on election day, citing a law from the last legislature. the county follows its own license act.
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Washington
J. Lloyd Harshman
Baltimore
Harshman
Beer War Across Illinois Indiana Border Flare Up
Suds war erupts along the Illinois Indiana border with taverns advertising extreme pricing. One Illinois bar posted fifty beers for 1.50, illustrating intense competition and a volatile market in the region.
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Chicago
Illinois
County NRA Consumers Campaign Prizes Announced
Mrs Roy Weagely county NRA chairman organizes rural housewives to pledge in a county wide effort to reach 100 percent participation. A consumers campaign contest offers prizes to district chairmen, best community improvement report, and a 15 year old student story about what the NRA means to them. Prizes shown at Chamber of Commerce in Hotel Alexander.
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Roy Weagely
NRA Consumers League
Wessley
Chamber of Commerce
Alexander
NRA
Repeal Campaign Expands Across County Districts
A county wide drive to repeal the 18th amendment and the local option law was launched at a repealists meeting. Volunteer canvassers with marked ballots push the campaign, urging repeal to boost prosperity. Speakers included Attorney General W. Preston Lane and C. Bruce Lightner, with a fund raise plan for ballot printing and voter turnout for Tuesday.
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W. Preston Lane
C. Bruce Lightner
Samuel C. Strite
George A. Reed
Democratic Club
John M. Miller
Strite
William H. Bradley
Pennsylvania
Colorado and Maine vote upon repeal
Maine heads to a referendum on September 18 to decide if it will be the 26th state to repeal the 18th amendment. Proponents claim majority support. opponents cite organized backing. In Colorado, supporters and opponents of the 21st amendment forecast victory as rural voters count.
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Portland
Maine
Frederick W. Smith
Christian Civic League
Robinson Verrill
Deutschland Captain Koenig Dies at 66
Capt Paul Koenig commander of the German submarine Deutschland died in Gnadau Germany at age 66 after long illness. He led attacks across the Atlantic in 1916 dodging blockades, was honored in Baltimore and New London and later served as flag captain of the SS Columbus.
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Gnadau
Germany
Paul Koenig
Atlantic
Baltimore
New London
Conn
America
Lloyd Steamship Firm
Bremen
United States
Two Women Die In Auto Crash In West Philadelphia
Philadelphia report states two women died and four others were critically injured when a bus collided with a small car in West Philadelphia. Dead are Mrs. Joseph Small of Easington, Pa, and Rose Whalen, 26, of Philadelphia. Injured include Richard Neals and his daughters Mary and Patricia, plus Charlotte Small of Essington. Frederick Schlegel, bus driver, was arrested after the July incident.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Small
Easington
Rose Whalen
Richard Neals
Mary
Patricia
Charlotte Small
Essington
Frederick Schlegel
Robber Seeks Kiss But Woman Slaps Him, Escapes
In Chicago on September 9, Misa Grady resisted a pistol hold up. A gunman robbed her of Raymond’s purse and a $250 diamond ring. After demanding a kiss, she slapped him, and he fled.
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Chicago
Misa Grady
Raymond
Judge Kenyon Dies. Former Senator Passes at 64
SEBASCO Me Sept 9 Judge William S Kenyon of the U S District Court eighth district died at his summer home at Sebasco aged sixty four He had suffered a heart attack five weeks earlier and resigned from the U S Senate in 1922 to accept appointment to the bench by President Harding.
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Sebasco
William S. Kenyon
V. S. District Court
Eighth District
Kenyon
Senate
Harding
Minnesota Vote On Repeal In 15 Year Delay
Minnesota voters will decide on repeal of prohibition for the second time in 15 years. About 700,000 electors are expected to vote on Tuesday, with repealists optimistic and dry factions divided on the outcome depending on turnout. The 1918 election saw prohibition defeated with only about 300,000 ballots cast.
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Minneapolis
Minnésota
Minnesota
Macon To Aid In Hunt For Balloonists
The Navy dirigible Macon will depart its hangar today if weather allows to join the search in New England and Canada for four missing balloons from the James Gordon Bennett cup race. Reports say two balloons are sighted near Lake Bonlac and Lake Wilbridge, in the wooded, mountainous area north of Quebec.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Macon
New England
Canada
Chicago
Lake Bonlac
Lake Wilbridge
Quebec
Slain Girl's Body Found in Thicket near Harvard
The body of 10 year old Margaret McCarthy of Somerville was found in bushes near Harvard Theological School in Cambridge Mass The murder appears to involve strangling with evidence including a bottle in a brown paper bag and missing shoes Investigators believe the body was moved by automobile from its original kill site near the McCarthy home and carried to Gorman Street by the time found about 4 miles away Police and residents conducted a long search after the girl vanished from her home yesterday
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Cambridge
Mass
Margaret McCarthy
Somerville
Harvard Theological School
Melvin Fowler
John J. Canney
Canney
Gorman Street
Margaret
McCarthy
John J. McCarthy
Didn't Even Thank Him for Saving Her in California
In Carpinteria California on September 9 R W Waycott a retired Pasadena capitalist rescued a young woman who was attempting to drown herself. He ordered her to climb into his boat and then brought her ashore after she resisted. She resumed the quarrel and left without thanking him.
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Carpenteria
Calif
R. W. Waycott
Pasadena
Waycott
Weekly Weather Outlook for North and Middle Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the period starting Monday. Generally fair conditions across the north and middle Atlantic states with showers possible midweek. Cooler conditions Sunday night. Warmer on Tuesday with a cooldown by Friday.
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Middle’” Atlantic
100 Officers Held Prisoners in Havana Hotel Crisis
Reports from Havana say 200 army officers, led by deposed regime loyalists under De Cespedes, were confined in the National hotel as government troops with machine guns surrounded the building. Batista warned them to return to duty, while some officers expressed readiness to die rather than surrender. Rumors linked possible moves toward the presidential palace amid the Cuba turmoil.
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Havana
National
de. Cespedes
Fulgencio. Batista
Wittil
Batista
Hyea
Horacio Ferrer
de Cespedes
Julio
Roosevelt II Staying Home Over Weekend in Cuba Crisis
President Roosevelt remained at the White House watching unfolding Cuba events and cancelled a Potomac fishing trip. The administration signaled it would withhold landing forces unless rioting threatened Americans while warships were directed to Cuban west ports to protect U S citizens amid the long coastline and multiple harbors.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Cuba
Potomac
Havana
Santiago
Wotta Teacher Allert on Gum and Runaways
Miss Grace Rawleigh, a teacher, brought enough chewing gum to supply each pupil with three pieces and told them to chew freely to forget the heat. In Runways Welo, police picked up two runaways Willem Kinesy aged 15 and James Mille aged 13 from Harrtewerg Pay, held until parents arrive to take them home.
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Allerton
Grace Rawleigh
WELO
Willem Kinesy
James Mille
Harrtewerg
Pay
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Deutschland
Dave
Aimee
David Hutton
Aimee Semple McPherson
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Fress
Judge Kenyon
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