Dry Democrats seek conference amid McAdoo pause
In New York on September 20 1924 Dr E T Meredith urged a conference of dry Democrats while W M McAdoo paused his campaign. Meredith favored a strong dry progressive to deny Governor Smith the nomination, naming candidates like Baker Walsh Robinson Mull and Roper as likely selections. Reed Missouri and Governor Ritchie Maryland would be unacceptable to dry progressives for the same reason that blocks Smith. Continued on page 12.
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Associated Press
New York
E. T. Meredith
W. G. McAdoo
Meredith
McAdoo
Reed
Missouri
Hutchinson
Kansas
Smith
Newton D. Baker
Thommis Walsh
Montana
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Curdell Mull
Tennessee
Daniel C. Roper
Texas
Ritchie
Maryland
Wills Probated for Newcomer and Risser in Orphans Court
Wills of Louisa J. Newcomer of Benevola and Samuel Risser of Maugansville were probated in the Orphans Court this morning. Newcomer left 200 dollars to the Gonavola U B Church and 200 for the cemetery lot upkeep, with the residue to four children. Risser left his estate to his wife for life and then to his brothers and sisters.
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Louisa J. Newcomer
Benevola
Samuel Risser
Maugansville
Orphans' Court
Morrow Named New Ambassador to Mexico
Washington reports President Coolidge has selected Dwight W. Morrow a New York banker to serve as ambassador to Mexico. Morrow will retire from J P Morgan to accept the post and has been a longtime personal friend of the President. The choice appears made personally by Coolidge with limited consultation.
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Washington
Dwight W. Morrow
New York
Coolidge
Mexico
J. P. Morgan
Illinois Girl Is Slain in Hillside Suburb
Chicago dispatch reports Edina Miller a 14 year old Hillside girl was found dead early this morning in brush near her home. Police say she was attacked and her skull fractured by a blunt weapon. The disappearance began near an elevated station about half a mile from the crime scene. Authorities from the coroner's office confirm the fatal injury and ongoing investigation.
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Chicago
Edina Miller
Hillside
Jim
Notary Commission Given to Naomi E Royer
The notary public commission of Naomi E Royer has been received at the Clerk of Court's office.
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Notary Commission
Notary Public
Naomi E. Royer
Vare Strength in Philly again tested in primaries
Philadelphia voters faced a test of the Republican machine led by Senator-Elect WHAM S. Vare as ward leaders backed him in the mayoral and county race. Independent Hampton Moore assailed graft and cited high turnout, while Clavey Mackey backed the organization slate for mayor and other offices. The campaign was notably quiet on the senate investigation into Ware.
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Whams
Vare
Camdidates
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Gang Rile
Hampton Moore
Ohe
Ematyeralty
Pitevest
Moore
Claveys A. Mackey
Senatorelect Ware
Senate
Ware
Common Pleas
Woman Challenges Fight Winner To Endurance Test
NEW YORK September 2044 The Chicago fight winner is challenged by Br Winifred Sackville Stoner founder of the League for Fostering Genius to an endurance contest. She claims she can outlast the champ by performing tasks like shadow boxing, instrument playing, cycling, driving, sewing, knitting, cooking, child play, crocheting and composing music. The first to exhaust loses.
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Chicago
Br Winifred Sackville Stoner
League
Tunney
Dempsey
Cts
Congress Won’t Call an Extra Session This Year
President Coolidge has decided Congress will not meet in a special session before the December regular meeting. Indications show the Mississippi flood relief can be handled at the regular session, with adequate funds on hand. Secretary Hoover will oversee the situation through January. Engineers face delays in gathering data before December 1.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Hoover
Bank Robbers Take 95 Thousand In Cicero Heist
Six gunmen held up two bank messengers in Chicago area. They seized 95 000 dollars—20 000 in negotiable bonds, 19 000 in small bills, and 56 000 in checks—while en route to another bank.
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Chicago
First National Bank of Cicero
Jersey Votes To Elect Governors For Four Years
New Jersey voters rejected a plan to move gubernatorial elections to presidential years, aligning with a similar New York proposal due for November. A separate item notes a fireman, John Geary, 28, injured with a fractured skull in an incident on the Western Maryland line near Brandon. Progress reports cite concrete work on West Washington Street extending to Washington Square, and utility line replacements to Foundry Street. Court action involves W Murray Baechter suing Norman S Early for an agency fee, with proceedings before Judge Frank Go Wagaman.
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N.J
New Jersey
New York
John Geary
Harrisburg
Phila-dorphin & Reading Railway
Chambersburg
Maryland
Hnes
Brandon
Court News
W. Murray Baechter
Norman S. Early
Frank Go Wagaman
Rehidte
Brindle
Phintiffs
Lea Miles
Defendini
Marines Lose Two in Fight With Sandino Rebels in Nicaragua
Washington reports that one American marine and one Nicaraguan National Guard member were killed, another marine fatally wounded, and 20 bandits killed with 50 wounded in a clash near Telpaneer as a relief column heads in from Pueblo Neuvo. The Salgado force fought with rifles, machine guns, bombs, and explosives.
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Washington
Nicaraguan National Guard
Salgado
Managua
Telpaneer
Pueblo Neuvo
New National Guard
Sandino
Shepherd dog leads cars through flooded highway jam
A large shepherd dog helped clear a traffic jam on the Baltimore pike between Taneytown and Westminster Sunday night. Flooding from two dam breaks on Gear Creek forced hundreds to abandon drives, but the dog waded the stream and inspired a local motorist to risk crossing, easing the roadblock as relieved drivers followed.
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Baltimore Pike
Taneytown
Westminster
Gear Creek
Urge Canal as Sewer Conduit for Cumberland plan
City Engineer Ralph L. Riser proposes using the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal as a sewer conduit for a proposed disposal system at Cumberland. The canal, unused as a waterway for over three years, is seen as near the end of its career as a carrier. Leon S. Murrill of Orono, Maine, was elected grand sire of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in Hot Springs. Wallis Beery denies charges in the million dollar case, calling them deliberate fabrications.
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Cumberland
Chesapeake and Ghia Canal
ODD Fellows
Hot Springs
Ark
Leon O S. Murrill
Orono
Maine
University of Maine
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
Harper Held for Larceny of Chickens
Daniel D. Harper, resident below Funkstown, is in custody on warrants charging chicken larceny. He allegedly led a gang stealing 27 chickens from Charles B Line’s coops near Funkstown, caught in the act by the Line family. A hearing is set before Judge J M Bitner.
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Funkstown
Cushwa
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Charles B. Line
Line
Sheriff's Office
Chevrolet
J. AH. Bitner
Charles Baker Place
Chewsville
Vandals spoil hedge on South Martin Street in Clearspring
A well known Clearspring property owner reports nearly 50 feet of his hedge destroyed by youths who were serenading a newly married couple. Scene noted as the area of a recent explosion on South Martin street.
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Clearspring
Martin Street
Field To Table In 20 Minutes
AGAR, Sept. 20. Twenty minutes after Falkenhagen cut wheat on his farm near here the grain appeared on his dining table as wheat gems. The prior record was 45 minutes. Falkenhagen quickly moved wheat from his harvester and thresher to a farm mill, ground it twice, sifted the flour, and his wife made the gems.
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Agar
L Falkenhagen
Falkenhagen
German Fli er Off Upon Far East Journey
German aviator Otto Koennecke began a long distance flight toward the Far East from Cologne at 2 42 p m He plans to reach the United States via the Orient with stops including Angora Turkey Count Solms Laubach and Johannes Hermann accompany him The journey follows his recent decision to abandon a trans Atlantic attempt and move eastward
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Germany
Otto Koennnecke
United States
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Orient
Angora
Turkey
Koennecke
Count Solms-Laubach
Hoover Favored as McAdoo Withdrawal Affects Race
Edwin T. Meredith reports in New York that wets will be offset by dry Democrats in selecting a new presidential candidate. Senator Moses in Washington says Hoover has strong New England backing and is favored in Maine for the Republican nomination. In Paris a protest tears down flags at a communist center as 4000 ex service men meet at a banquet near Paris with a parade.
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Edwin
T. Meredith
New York
McAdoos
Moses
Washington
Maine
Senator James AL attacks tariffs at Kansas State Fair
Missouri Senator James AL criticizes tari laws limiting personal liberty and calls the McNary-Hangen bill paternalistic and dangerous at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.
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James AL Deed
Missouri
Rutchinson
Bomb Blasts Hit McKeesport and Pittsburgh
Five wounded and two possibly fatally injured in two explosions blamed on the black hand. A blast damaged a McKeesport fruit store and an uptown Pittsburgh building, while a car bomb fatally wounded Joe Drago. Damage estimated at about 10000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
McKeesport
B. Sayona
Joe Drago
First plane crash shocks air derby kickoff
The first leg of a long air race from Roosevelt Field to Spokane saw the crash of R. E. Hudson of Marysville. Passenger Jay Radike died. Hudson perished en route to a hospital. Only 13 of 16 starters continued westward to Cleveland as other planes faced mechanical issues.
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Roosevelt, Field
N. Y
Cleveland
Felts Field
Spokane
Wash
R. E. Hudson
Marysville
Mich
Morristown
N. J
Jay Radike
Hudson
Radike
Tradgon
Emil Burgin
Mineola
New York
Curtis Field
Roosevelt Field
Miller Still Leading Air Derby To Spokane
Des Moines pilot Leslia Miller in the Spirit of St Paul held the lead in the New York to Spokane air race, fighting headwinds from Chicago and reaching St Paul airport at 9 52 an today.
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Minn
Chicago
Leslia Miller
Des Moines
Spirit of
Pilot Killed In Crash In New York Derby
Marysville Michigan reports the crash of a Buhl Aircraft Company plane in the New York Santake air derby killing pilot Richard Hudson 26 unmarried born in Georgia with six years flying. Passenger J Radiko 85 a water mechanic from St. Clair Michigan also died leaving a widow and three children.
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Richard Hudson
Buhl
New York
Georgia
J. Radiko
Wator
St. Clair
Foch Praised At American Legion Session In Paris
Delegates at the American Legion convention in Paris applauded Marshal Foch as chief speaker. He recalled Cantigny Chateau-Thierry and St Mihiel and urged continued wartime unity in peace as France and the United States vow to uphold democracy and liberty. Continued on Page 12.
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Paris
American Legion
Marshal Foch
Orange Band
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Savage
Meuse
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France
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