New York Parties Back Referendum On Volstead Act
In New York, both major parties approve a state referendum on the Volstead Act. Republicans nominate James W. Widn'tworth for secretary and Ogden L. Minn for governor, while Democrats back Governor Al Smith for a fourth term. Roosevelt accuses Republicans of falsified economic claims as tensions rise over prohibition enforcement tactics. Continued on Page B.
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New York State
Covlldgs
al Smilth
Madison Square Garden
Meat Uy
Byracuse
al Smith
James W. Witdaworth
Ogden L. Minn
Robert
F. Wagner
Justics
Bluly Supreme Court
Franklin DB. Roosevelt
New York
Enny
Goveriite Smith
Oppose Al Representative Ogder L Titla Named by G O P
The New York G O P selected a candidate to oppose Al Smith, the Democratic nominee who later ran for Governor of New York. The party initially considered a dry stance against Smith but decided a dry platform would hinder their chances.
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Ogder L. Titla
al Smith
New York
New York G. O. P
Smiith
Wold
Hay
German metal magnate last of witnesses in Daugherty trial
The prosecution rested its case in the Daugherty conspiracy trial as Richard Merton, German metal magnate, testified on a scheme to fund a Republican committee and the release of enemy shares. He was recalled for potential cross examination and to present further details on the $7.6 million claim, while other witnesses noted the involvement of Charles Bowman and Thomas Miller as the case moved toward the next phase.
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York
Sant
Richard Merton
Jona
Iting
Connecticut
Merton
Werulang Torre Row
Emanuel Ane
Rin
New York
Charles 2. Bowman
Emg
Thomas W. Miler
Lielerty
Harry
Daughdoake
Orty
She vAmericat Metal Company
Willian
Rand
Foy Hi Jur
Socrals
Suisse Pour Vilgira de
Melua
Snow Falls at Wheeling As Light Day Begins
Snow blanketed Wheeling West Virginia as morning light broke with a light fall, the first snow of the season. The quiet streets saw few commuters as powdery flakes drifted down.
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Wheeling
Copper carbonate use grows for wheat seed treatment
Copper carbonate use as a seed wheat treatment grows rapidly across regions. A larger demand than ever before was noted as the practice gains adoption in Pennsylvania Virginia Maryland and other states. Devotion to civic improvement and agricultural trade reports highlight the expansion of this practice.
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New York
Repl
Maryland
Nearly Three Million Is Sent Into Florida
Rebels dispersed as reports say nearly three million dollars and substantial arms shipments were moved into Florida amid chaotic conditions. The dispatch notes detentions and clashes, with authorities claiming captures and ongoing pressure on insurgent groups.
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Florida
Robber Gang Turns Vandals Raid Four Places Here
A man named Jack Monagan is in custody as police search for other gang members involved in a string of robberies and vandalism across four sites on Summer Street and Main Avenue. Offices for Crew LeVick Sinclair Hagerstown Independent Oil and Farm Co operative Elevator reported property damage including a smashed adding machine and a broken chair. Authorities suspect the group struck back after failing to find money, while Monagan offered little during questioning.
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Jack Monagan
Davis
Hasty
la Beime
Furs Thar
Crew-Levick
Sinclair
Hagerstown Independent Oil Companies
Farmre
Monagan
Troot Beyefal
Amone
EvangeliSt McPherson Case Faces More Witnesses
In Los Angeles on December 28, Asa Keyes said he would call additional witnesses in the preliminary hearing to identify Amy Semple McPherson as the woman in a cottage at Carmely Beach with Kenneth Orington last summer while she led Angelus Temple. Witnesses testified the bungalow was rented under the name George Melvitye on May 14, four days before McPherson vanished at Ocean Port Beach. The case stems from charges of criminal conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury related to McPherson’s claimed kidnapping story.
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Los &Ngeles
Dis- Wiet Attormey
Asa Keyes
Machinat
Atmee Semple Me|Pherson
Carmeley-The- Sea
Kenneth G. Orington
Angelus 'Temple
Samuel Blake
Ormiston
George Melvity
Ocean Port Beach
Ilany
Reyes
McPherson
Ohata
Fala Aviduues
Evans
Eelist
Cristo
Jilatica
Myrs
Lorraine Wisetman-Sislaft
Morticians Named Bricklayers At White House Visit
President Coolidge received about 200 undertakers who arrived during a crowded schedule. Officials misheard morticians as bricklayers and the aides clarified the occupation as the visitors filed past the president's desk, ending the humorous misunderstanding.
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Washington
White House
Coolidge
Everett Sanders
Provident Coolidge
Coolidge Sotto Voce
Iis
Storm Warning Impends From Washington Texts
A weather bulletin warns of a coming storm in the Washington area. The report notes uncertainty about intensity and path with possible movement toward the southwest and coastal regions.
Democrats to Open Campaign This Evening
Hagerstown and other places in Washington county will be represented at the fourth annual meeting and banquet of the Junior Democratic Club of Western Maryland in Frederick. An informal reception starts at 6 o clock, followed by a business session and banquet. Reservations total 250 with guests from Baltimore, Allegany, Garrett, Washington, Frederick, Montgomery and Carroll counties. Prominent Democrats including Governor Ritchie and U S Senator Bruce will attend. Fuller Burnwed of Cumberland, club president, will call the meeting to order. Emory L. Cob lent will be toastmaster. the gathering will mark the opening of the Democratic campaign.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Democratic Club
Political Agent Files Account in Primary Period Report
A political agent filing notes payments and disbursements during the primary period. The report lists sums such as 10 and 8 0 8 u, with references to figures and items from named officials and parties. Names and places appear garbled, but indicate financial tracking and accountability in the campaign context.
Bees Observe Traffic Laws at Smithsonian Exhibit
Washington observers view a glass observation hive housing 40,000 three banded Italian bees. A 12 foot tunnel connects a window to the outdoors with two continuous pans showing pollen and honey in one stream and empty in the other. Officials call the setup remarkable for immediate adherence to right side traffic behavior.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Bushey Lime Building Fire Threatens Town
A blaze at Bushey & Sons plant near Caves Town six miles east endangered the area around 1 o clock. Antietam fire engine and Hagerstown firefighters contained the flames within a short time. The storage building, about 30 years old, burned and was destroyed. trains paused briefly on the Western Maryland Railway during the incident. The plant will reopen and the destroyed structure will be rebuilt immediately.
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Caves Town
Hut
Mu Bushey & Sons
Hagerstown
Waitot Te Gree
Margan
Service Company Incorporation Reported In City Note
The Hagerston Collection Service, Inc. has been granted articles of incorporation by the Stals Commission. The service will be conducted by private interests. The incorporators are Paul Lantz, John S. Jonessid Tahnis, Batter, Jr. Capitalized at $10,000. Will handle accounts, commercial payers, contracts, leases, chattel mortgages, real estate, and related matters. BROTHERS DROWNED. Ray Turner of neue Dickerson Frederick county reports two brothers, William A. Turner Jr. and Paul Tarver, drowned near Detroit. details lacking. MINERS KILLED. Two expert miners George East tall, 27, and Steve Loplic, 18, crushed at Eckhart Consolidation Coal Mine when a huge boulder fell. CLOUDBURST COSTLY. The domthirst lngt Whperdayg eitised fons of earth, sinwidist and Hier to be washed the Lake Gord dat, Cumberland water supply. estimated cost to clear the dim.
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Hagerston Collection Servce, Inc
Stals ‘Fas Commission
Paul Lantz
John S. Jonessid Tahnis
Batter, Jr
Ray Turner
Neue Dickerson
Frederick County
Willian A. Turner, Jr
Paul Tarver
Detroit
George Eastall
Steve Loplic
Eckhart
Gloudburst
Aarth
Sinwidist
Hier
Gordat
Cumbertads
Urgent Call to Register Today for November Vote
A countywide notice urges residents to register today as one of two registration days. Registration offices will be open until 9 o clock tonight to ensure eligibility to vote in the upcoming November election. Delay is warned as dangerous. act now to participate.
Freight cars wrecked kill nine cattle near Cavetown
Three freight cars carrying Western cattle to Westminster Maryland on the Western Maryland Railroad wrecked near Cavetown. Nine cattle were killed and about a score horned. Cars were from Tanertown Baltimore bound stock. End of cars crushed cattle. tracks cleared by wreck train later morning. Passengers and freight traffic delayed several hours.
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Western
Westminster
Mary- Jara
Cavetown
Tagerstown
Baltimore
Beralad Eatly
Auseily
Morgantown Grid Star Injured In Saturday Game
IME Injures GridIron Star at West Virginia State game. Marvin, left end, hurt during last Saturday contest with Davis and Elking College. Four Mountaineer players also suffered charges but were listed in form yesterday. Washington and Lee University game awaits Mountaineers.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Paplian Marvin
Athe Weat
Viveilia University
Mountaineers
Washington
Lee University
Charleston
Beetle quarantine to expand to New York and Connecticut
Washington dispatch reports the Agriculture Department plans to extend the Japanese beetle quarantine to New York and Connecticut. Existing quarantines cover parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, and a recent hearing failed to reveal opposition to adding the two states.
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Washington
New York
Connecticut
Agriculture Department
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Storms Delay Wheat Sowing Amid Heavy Rains
Weather forces postponement of wheat planting across counties as wet soils hinder field work and risk spoilage. A girl, Seraphion Rawimgardge aged 13, disappears from Green Castle. police search expands. Property purchase on Marylanns Avenue noted. a tire theft report references a white parka missing on Swuolt Avenue.
Death and murder claim in Arctic exploration tale
A fragmentary report claims Professor Rows graveside mystery years after an expedition. It alleges Marvin died after an ice fall during Peary’s voyage. a confession names Eskimo Kudlopkton as killer who became Christian. He says Doctor Urvin went insane and was shot in defense of another Eskimo.
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Rows
Marvin
Peary
Tome
Kudlopkton
Urvin Becam
Rescuers Hear Voices From Mine Entombed Men
Rescue efforts at the Pabst mine focus on confirmed life signals from trapped workers after a shaft collapse last Friday. Alfred Makt, a brave rescuer, descended through debris and reported hearing voices while noting another blockage half a shaft away, delaying access to the eighth level. The team concentrates all efforts on the reachable route as the search continues.
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Ironwood, Dleu
Pabst
Hater Alfred Makt
Deantie
Maki
Enie
Eine
Dozen Bridges Lost in County Flood Survey
Frederick County commissioners released a survey noting twelve bridges were washed away during floods. About the same number were badly damaged, with most bridges located in the Adletown Valley and along the reconnoitered routes.
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Frederick County
Atdiletown Valley
County Board Reports Heavy Losses From Rains
County official T Hayman says damage totals reach up to 300,000 with several large bridges washed away or damaged. Walker's Distillery on the Williamsport Greencastle Pike and McCoy's Ferry area suffered major losses as floodwaters cut a 30 foot by 5 foot gap in the road. The Pote River overflow extended three miles inland, while northern parts reported minimal damage. Continued on Page Eight.
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Walker's Distillery
Williamsport
Greencastle Pike
Ernstville
McCoy's Ferry
Hayman
Yey
Cumberland
Teport
Independent enters race for Senate seat in Chicago
In Chicago on September 28 an independent candidate enters the race for the Senate seat, joining three others as Magill, Tom, and Kigwa Hed challenge Republican Frank L. Smith and Democrat George H. Bren. The move, led by Rosenwald, signals opposition to the senators inquiry and aligns with Coolidge era politics, with Magill described as a dry candidate.
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Chicago
Hay
Ugh E. Magill
Tom
Frank L. Smith
Tegwart Republican
George H
Broup
Iai
Coolidge
Tillis Rosenwald
Magill
Michigan convention clash tests party order and seats
Report describes a Michigan convention turmoil with factional delegations from Wayne County and the state as tension rises over seating for 800 delegates. Court orders and a special caucus fail to resolve the split, leaving two delegations contested and uncertain.
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