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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1932
Page
7
Wives and children watched from shore as divers combed the East River floor for Observa tion passengers. By mid morning the death toll stood at 29 with 11 missing and 65 injured, later revised to 64 injured. One victim Captain Alexander Forsythe said the boiler blew as the vessel backed out.
Aubrey Warner three year old son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Warner of Howard street suffered the loss of vision in one eye after falling four feet from a rock onto a chrysanthemum stump in his yard. Doctors say the sight is destroyed.
A wave of protests over photographing Japanese business and industrial buildings by the National City Bank of New York grew tenser. Delegations from Japanese patriotic societies visited the Osaka branch to intimidate workers as Osaka papers urged wider warnings of possible U S war plans. Ambassador Grew arranged a talk with Foreign Minister Uchida, signaling diplomatic tension.
Water entered Musey and Evans men store on West Washington Street after a rusted boiler pipe burst flooding the ceiling. Water pooled about two inches deep but no merchandise was damaged.
The forecast covers the North and Middle Atlantic States with generally fair weather. Expect a midweek shower period, a gradual rise in temperatures Monday and Tuesday, and a notable cooldown by Friday.
Albany Sept 10 The New York State Democratic leaders pledge active and loyal support to Governor Roosevelt as he prepares to depart for a 000 mile western campaign tour. Reed of Missouri and O Mahoney of Wyoming report solid western backing while Curry and McCooey push the state committee resolution praising Roosevelt.
Deputy sheriff arrested Bob Gurgle in Okanogan Washington after finding 10 gallons of moonshine. Gurgle attempted to gulp evidence from bottles but failed to swallow his way out and was jailed for liquor possession.
Five Williamsport youths were arraigned before Justice Joseph Nave and held on November court action for robbing Chester Worthington's poultry storeroom last April. Emmert Hawbaker and Eugene Miller were held on 300 dollar bonds. Carl Mallett 500 dollars and Theodore Miller 300 dollars.
James J. Walker, former New York mayor, sailed for Europe today with ex-secretary George F. Collins following his resignation during a fitness hearing. The departure marks the end of his controversial tenure and kicks off uncertain political repercussions in New York.
NEW YORK September 10 Bradstreet’s weekly report shows business failures dropping 9.1 percent from 2,547 in July to 2,315 in August, marking the year’s lowest level and an unusually early decline for the period.
Washington report shows the American Railway Association noting railcar revenue loadings for the week ending September 3 at 559,727 cars. This marks a rise of 21,754 cars from the prior week but remains 200,144 cars below the 1981 level and 296,922 below the same period two years ago.
The United Mine Workers of America reportedly asked anthracite operators to join a petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission to reduce freight rates on anthracite. In New York a special meeting was called by Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. directors for October 4 to finalize a capital readjustment plan after the proposal became operative July 28 and additional stock was deposited.
Washington announced huge federal outlays for public works. In Hagerstown a $300,000 post office is favored over a larger future sum. Local leaders and Congressman Lewis supported accepting the grant to speed construction now versus delays later.
Baltimore grand jury urges legalization of bookmaking mirroring Hagerstown. It notes current law allows track betting but criminalizes off track bets and calls for legislative action, suggesting licensed handbooks and state share of proceeds, while declining to endorse a fixed operating system.
The Daily Mail profiles David J. Lewis a congressman from the district who after a coal mining childhood in Pennsylvania introduced a 42 page bill to stabilize the soft coal industry. He argues for production control to balance supply with demand using quotas and minimum prices to protect operators and miners. The plan aims to prevent price swings and ensure fair living conditions while distributing market share across regions. (Continued On Page 12)
Louis Miller, son of Abel Miller, was injured when a paint gun exploded while painting a car in his father's garage. The blast cut his right eye and nose, raising fears he may lose sight.
A former university student named William P. Brand, aged 21, faced a one to twenty year reformatory sentence in Chicago after he allegedly tried to extort $5,000 from his benefactor Charles F. Gray by threatening to bomb Gray’s home and poison his children. Judge Philip J. Sullivan imposed the maximum limit, stating the crime was heinous and that Gray had aided Brand.
Los Angeles reports assert Paul Bern threatened his wife Jean Harlow the night before his death, complicating the mystery as authorities search for the other woman. The Los Angeles Examiner cites a possible quarrel with Harlow and claims Bern warned, Get out and let me alone, If you don t, I d kill you. The assertion remains unverified and conflicts with inquest testimony.
The big annual Democratic Organization Club picnic will be at Conomac Park Saturday night September 24 marking the campaign start for Washington county. Speakers include U S Senator Millard E Tydings, Don David J Lewis, and a national campaign representative. Plans for rallies in county towns were finalized, with Taфies planned for Hancock Clearspring Smithsburg Bootsboro and Sharpsburg. The event is expected to draw thousands, hot dogs coffee and refreshments will be served, William Lort Band will provide music, park concessions open, 53 new members were reported after the Hancock rally.
M. P. Moller Jr. described a Bermuda voyage through a tropical hurricane as the ship faced 9 mile-per-hour gale for 26 hours with heavy waves washing over the bow and little sleep aboard the 23,000 ton liner. He arrived in New York yesterday and returned home last night.
New York September 19 Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation increased 3 253 tons in August to 1 969 595 tons on August 31 It was the first gain in 17 months There was wide opinion before the figures appeared whether the result would be a gain or loss but many believed late August orders would boost the backlog.
New York dispatch reports two Loew's theatres in Brooklyn and Manhattan hit by rifle bomb blasts early today. Dramatic explosions shattered glass and damaged storefronts as sleeping residents were roused. No injuries were recorded, investigators noting a union motion picture operators dispute but finding no public link to the attack.
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