Recall of the 1812 Defeat Celebrated Quietly in Maryland
Maryland marked Defenders Day with no parades as the 124th anniversary of Lord Wellington’s troops landing at North Point loomed. Fort McHenry drew visitors, while the War of 1812 Society planned an informal banquet to honor Brig. Gen. John Stricker and the militiamen who met the British after their attack on Bladensburg. Public events were dampened by rain and primary elections.
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Baltimore
North Point
Fort McHenry
Maryland
Lord Wellington
Fort Howard
Baltimore Harbor
National Park Service
Society of the War of 1812
John Stricker
Bladensburg
Bombardment at Fort McHenry inspired the National Anthem
The landing by British forces under Major General Ross echoed 124 years ago as 1,760 militiamen contested the city of Baltimore. The fleet failed to pass Fort McHenry, though its guns outranged the fort, while captive Francis Scott Key aboard a ship witnessed the bombardment that inspired him to write the National Anthem.
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Robert Ross
Alexander Cochrane
Baltimore
Ross
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Washington
Clifton L. Riggs Dies In Baltimore
Clifton Levering Riggs 73 longtime Maryland civic figure and former Adjutant General died in Baltimore from heart disease. He served 1904 to 1908 and helped police the great Baltimore fire. A Spanish American War veteran he later held Philippine Island posts as Secretary of Commerce and Police 1913 to 1935. He returned to real estate and led the Real Estate Board in 1937. Survived by a son a daughter and four brothers.
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Baltimore
Clinton Levering Riggs
Philippine Islands
Maryland Historical Society
Maryland
Riggs
Increase Is Shown In Applications
COLLEGE PARK Md Sept 13 A fifty per cent increase in applications of undergraduate students at the University of Maryland was reported by Willard Hillegiest director of admissions He said 1500 prospective students had applied approximately twice last years applicants and approximately 1000 have been accepted thus far The total enrollment for undergraduate and the graduate schools is expected to exceed 4200 Registrar Alma Preknert announced
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College Park
University of Maryland
Willard Hillegeist
Hillegeist
Baltimore
Alma Preiknert
Catholic financier buys substantial stake in Doherty resort properties
George MacDonald, a noted Catholic layman and financier, acquired a substantial interest from Henry L. Doherty in Doherty’s hotel and resort properties in Florida and the Bahamas. Estimated price around 25 million dollars. MacDonald and associates will oversee the properties, signaling possible management policy changes.
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New York
George MacDonald
Henry L. Doherty
Florida
Bahamas
MacDonald
Cardinal Hayes
Four's a Crowd delights Maryland Theatre crowd
Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland star in Four's a Crowd at Maryland Theatre with Rosalind Russell and Patric Knowles in supporting roles. Michael Curtiz directs a fast paced witty comedy based on a Wallace Sullivan story with Casey Robinson and Sig Harzig screenplay. The film features an elaborate toy train set and broad humor likely to appeal to adults and children alike.
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Errol Flynn
Olivia de Havilland
Patrie Knowles
Rosalind Russell
Errol
Four
Maryland Theatre
Michael Curtiz
Casey Robinson
Sig Harzig
Wallace Sullivan
Smashing the Rackets at the Academy Today
Chester Morris headlines RKO Radio's Smashing the Rackets a vivid gangster drama showing final times today at the Academy. Frances Mercer co stars with Morris while Rita Johnson Bruce Cabot Kay Sutton and Ed Pachey in key supporting roles. Lew Landers directed.
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Chester Morris
RKO Radio
Morris
Frances Mercer
Rita Johnson
Bruce Cabot
Ed Pachey
Kay Sutton
Lew Landers
Bank Threat Photo Tied To Suspect Louis Friedman
Police say a photograph found with Louis Friedman of Poughkeepsie, NY, matches the man arrested for attempting to extort $30,000 from the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in New York by threatening to blow up the bank. Friedman allegedly carried 34 sticks of dynamite in a satchel during the incident.
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Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
New York
Louis Friedman
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Autoist John Myers Arrested on Alcohol and License Violations
John Myers aged 21 of Vale Street was arrested yesterday afternoon by Patrolman Basore on charges of operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor using improper plates and having no operator's license. Myers will be given a hearing this morning.
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Vale Street
Basore
Myers
Protest Entered To Sale Of Canal
Washington September 13 A petition to intervene in the sale of the old C. & O Canal to the United States and the sale of real estate parcels to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was filed in District Court by Mrs Elizabeth C Grunwell as distributee of the Horatio Allen estate holder of bond No 90 dated September 1 1848.
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Washington
United States
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Elizabeth C. Grunwell
Mre. Grunwell
Horatio Allen
Seed Paralyzes Taste Nerves of Mouth for Hours
A single seed of the tropical plant Syusepalum Dulcifreia can paralyze taste nerves for several hours in humans, highlighting potent effects from tiny seeds and potential risks to consumption.
Alexander's Ragtime Band at Henry's Theatre
The 20th Century Fox musical stars Tyrone Power Alice Faye and Don Ameche in a four day hold over engagement at Henry's Theatre in Hagerstown. It features Irving Berlin songs including two new tunes My Walking Stick and Now It Can Be Told. The strong cast includes Ethel Merman Jack Haley Helen Weston Jean Hersholt and others. Continuous shows daily 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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20Th Century-Fox
Alexander
Henry’s
Hagerstown
Tyrone Power
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Irving Berlin
Walking Stick
Berlin
Ethel Merman
Jack Haley
Helen Westley
Jean Hersholt
Wally Vernon
Paul Hurst
Ruth Terry
Douglas Fowley
Rebels Claim Ebro Front Gains and Losses
Spanish insurgent headquarters on the Ebro front say they gained dominance of peaks in the Caballos mountains enabling strike on government lines on the river’s west bank. They report hundreds of militiamen captured and over 1,000 government deaths in four days of fighting, despite counterattacks that failed to halt them.
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France
Ebro
Caballos
60Th
Driver Charged in Fatal Involuntary Manslaughter
Coroner's jury in Zul linger Saturday held Franklin Bingaman, 16, responsible for the death of 80 year old John C. Bittner near Waynesboro due to inexperience and lack of caution. Bingaman testified he did not see Bittner on the road as he was blinded by another car's lights. He is held on a $1500 bond on involuntary manslaughter charges.
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John C. Bittner
Zullinger
Franklin Bingaman
Waynesboro
Bingaman
Bittner
Troops Move Toward Fort Meade for Third Corps Exercises
Raincoated troops march through Maryland toward Fort Meade to begin Third corps area maneuvers. Units test numbers against mobility with foot, horse, gun carriers, trucks, tanks, and airplanes in the opening phase.
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Fort Meade
Maryland
Third Corps
McCrae Withdraws From Georgia Democratic Primary
Atlanta attorney William G. McCrae, a Townsendite candidate for the Senate, withdrew from the Georgia Democratic primary and urged supporters to back New Dealer Lawrence Camp. The exit leaves Camp, Senator Walter George, and former Governor Eugene Talmadge as the three remaining candidates amid party campaign finance controversy.
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Atlanta
William G. McCrae
Senate
Georgia
Lawrence Camp
Camp
Walter George
Eugene Talmadge
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Jin
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Edgar Dun Jay
Gainesville
George
Found Dead Near Barn Loft in Federalsburg
Henry J. Graven, 59, was found dead in a barn loft with hoses attached to a tractor exhaust beneath his face. Harry E. Poole was present at the scene as the report notes.
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Federalsburg
Henry J. Graven
Harry E. Poole
Coroner Cites Death by Own Action in CO Fumes
Acting coroner ruled the death self-inflicted by carbon monoxide fumes. The body was discovered by his son Edward, with the incident noted amid a classified section remark on wasting money.
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Edward
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