Hail Storm Drops Maryland Temperatures Across the State
A scorching heat wave broke in Maryland and surrounding areas with a sudden 50 to 56 degree drop as hailstones up to three feet deep struck Baltimore streets, damaging crops, breaking windows, and downing trees. The storm spread through Frederick, Hagerstown, and Washington counties, with reports of downed phone lines and vast crop damage.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Orchard Laboratory
Washington
Winchester
Stephens City
The
Star
Frederick County
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Hagerstown
Washington County
Frederick
Howard
Havre’ Grace
Salisbury
Crisfield
Byrd asks Mapp to correct bond record
Senator H F Byrd urges Senator G Walter Mapp to fix a misquotation about Byrd's 1920 Senate vote on the road bond issue. Byrd says he did not vote for the amendment and notes records show nine senators opposed the 1920 submission. He requests a public correction to prevent injustice.
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Richmond
H. F. Byrd
G. Walter Mapp
Byrd
Senate
Moling and Seal Rug Sale Ad On 7th Page
Unclear OCR fragment notes unusual rug sale advertisement featuring Moling and Seal. Read on page seven for details of offered rugs, prices, and contact or shop information. The fragment remains incomplete with limited readable items and entities.
Can't Naturalize Asiatic Veterans Can't Naturalize Asiatic Veterans
The Supreme Court ruled that Japanese and other Asiatic veterans who served in the U S army navy or coast guard during World War I are not entitled to naturalization. The decision affects Asiatic service members seeking citizenship. The Associated Press report notes the ruling issued in Washington on May 25.
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Washington
United States Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Supreme Court
Earthquake Toll Reaches 278 in Japanese Zone
KA Japan May 25 official prefectural report from Toyo Oka Kinosaki and Minato villages states 278 killed and 526 injured by earthquakes and fire on Saturday. The report also records 444 houses collapsed and 2,234 destroyed by fire.
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Associated Press
Japan
Toyo-Oka
Kinosaki
Minato
Robinson Succeeds Late C. H. Ebbets
Wilbert Robinson was elected president of the Brooklyn baseball club in New York on May 25, succeeding the late Charles H. Ebbets after eleven years as manager. The announcement confirms Robinson steps up to head the National League club.
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Associated Press
New York
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn
Charles H. Ebbets
Defense Day Parade Set For the Fourth
Washington May 25 A nation wide muster of American manpower will be held under War Department direction next July 4. The date was fixed after President Coolidge rejected Armistice Day and favored Independence Day. A general staff conference to plan the muster was ordered. Acting Secretary Davis will wire governors emphasizing that state action remains voluntary.
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Washington
War Department
Coolidge
Davis
Tates
SPECIAL ee Camp's Pork and Beans in Ramsburg
Three cans offered in Ramsburg by Cy W. for sale as listed in the 5-25-lp-2 catalog.
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W. Ramsburg
Widow Mrs Gertrude Logan Dies After Apoplexy at 69
Mrs Gertrude Tucker Logan 69 widow of John Lee Logan of New York and daughter of the late Hon John Randolph Tucker of Winchester died at Emergency Hospital Washington from a stroke after admission for another ailment. Funeral at 5 pm at the Presbyterian Church with interment in Mount Hebron. She was native of Winchester and connected with Holton Arms School in Washington. Survived by sisters Mrs Carmichael and Mrs Pendleton and brother Congressman Harry St George Tucker.
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Gertrude Tucker Logan
John Lee Logan
New York
John Randolph Tucker
Winchester
Washington
Roy Mitchell
Clarke County
Thomas B. Byrd
R. T. Barton
W. D. Myers
John M. Steck
B. B. Dutton
W. A. Baker
Philip Williams
J. B. Beverley, Jr
P. W. Boyd
Pendleton
Piccadilly
Washington Streets
G. L. Miller
John Randolph
Laura Powell Tucker
Logan
Virginia
Hunter H. McGuire
Carmichael
Harry St. George Tucker
Cow Peas and Soy Beans Price Movement
Prices for soybeans fell significantly while cow pea prices remained unchanged. Report from Winchester Seed Co notes price shifts affecting farmers and merchants in the grain and legume markets.
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Winchester Seed CO
Bundle Day Divorce Granted in Corporation Court
A decree grants Frederick White an absolute divorce from Margaret White. The suit was filed on statutory grounds.
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Corporation Court
Frederick White
Margaret White
Wanted Lady Bookkeeper in Lock Box 134 Ad
A classified notice seeks a lady bookkeeper. Apply to Lock Box 134. Local era style wants applicants with basic clerical skills.
Scopes Indicted Over Evolution Teaching in Tennessee
Dayton Tennessee May 25 John T Scopes a high school science teacher was indicted by a Rhea county grand jury for teaching evolution in public schools The judge set July 10 for the trial The American Association for the Advancement of Science pledged support for the defense and a temporary court house is planned at the baseball park to seat about 20000 spectators amid large crowds.
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Associated Press
Dayton, Tenn
John T. Scopes
Rhea County
Tennessee
Dayton
Sion
Justices of the Peace
Scopes
John T. Raulston
John Thomas Scopes
Science Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Court House
Baseball Park
Rummage Sale Promoted by 8 P C A Group
Article fragment notes a rummage sale organized by the 8 P C A. Details are incomplete but imply fundraising for the association through discarded furniture and clothing.
Money to Lend on Improved Real Estate Security
Ward and Larrick attorneys offer money to lend secured by improved real estate. Local ad indicates ready funds and legal expertise for real estate loans. May include terms or contact details in period notice.
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Ward & Larrick, Atty.-at-Law
Winchester Credit Corp Loan Notice on Real Estate
A loan offer of 2000 dollars is presented on real estate by Winchester Credit Corp. The notice references a date code 5-23-1p-tf and appears as a brief commercial or public loan listing. The document centers on securing a real estate loan with specified amount.
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Winchester Credit Corp
Death summons Mrs A H Guard at Stephens City
Katharine Jackson Guard 58 widow of Atwell H. Guard died at 11 PM at her Stephens City home from a stroke. Her husband, a Frederick County farmer, was killed Nov 10 1921 near Stephens City in a motorcycle collision. Surviving children include Wilbur Wade Smith and two daughters. Services in Stephens City Methodist Episcopal Church South with interment in Green Hill Cemetery.
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Katharine Jackson Guard
Atwell H. Guard
Stephens City
Guard
Valley Pike
Washington
Roanoke
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Wilbur
Middletown
Wade
Strasburg
Smith Guard
Louise Craig
B. Virginia Guard
Wade H. Muse
Hugh B. Kline
Vaucluse
Hamburger Gives Out More Prizes at Specialty Shop
Mrs. Leslie Carper won an $11 dress and Miss Mary Katharine Kern won a hat from Hamburger's Specialty Shop. Prizes were drawn from the first 100 tickets issued during the big clearance sale last Saturday.
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Leslie Carper
Sharp Street
Mary Katharine Kern
North
Washington Street
Hamburger’s
Hamburger
Park Movement Leaders Gather For Convention
Skyland Virginia hosts the fifth annual state parks convention with nearly 200 leaders. Delegates view proposed Shenandoah national park site above Shenandoah Valley. State and national officials plan three days of talks on expanding park and forest development nationwide. Secretary Work of the Interior outlines a chain of national parks east of the Mississippi with Shenandoah as first if approved.
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Associated Press
Skyland
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah National Park
Work
Interior Department
Mississippi
Shenandoah
French Keep In Close Contact On Moroccan Front
Paris May 25 Continued fighting reported on the central sector of the Moroccan front as the French maintain close contact with Abd el Krim’s Rif tribes. Abd el Krim reinforces both wings but no major advance yet. Lieut Gen Daugan placed in command of the fighting area with Moroccan division veterans from the world war. French believe reinforcements will enable defeat of Abd el Krim and liberation of allied tribes.
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Associated Press
Paris
Abd-el- Krim
Daugan
Abd-el-Krim
William Jobe Visits Pistes Area
Mr. William Jobe of pistes spent the day here, engaging with local residents and taking in neighborhood sights during a brief visit.
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William Jobe
Pistes
Killing frosts forecast in valley tonight
Washington May 26 unseasonable weather shifts prompt forecast of heavy to killing frosts in West Virginia eastern New York and Maryland with Virginia the Carolinas and Georgia less severe. Temperatures to rise by Tuesday in the south Atlantic states lower lake region and Ohio Valley. Pennsylvania shivers the coldest May weather in years with snow and sleet reported Bellefonte two inches, 84 in Pittsburgh, 38 Harrisburg, 34 Scranton, 44 in Philadelphia from 96 Saturday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard States
Weather Bureau 48
West Virginia
New York
Maryland
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
South Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Weather Bureau
Harrisonburg News-Record Challenged The Star in Baseball Clash
The Harrisonburg News-Record office and mechanicals formed a baseball club and issued a challenge to The Star, which was promptly accepted. The Star team lineup includes Fussy Fansler Arthur Fansler Bill Keating Oscar Brown Mickey Forney Swifty Rush Eddie Ritter Harold Blair March Gundy Seabright and Edmund Spates.
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Harrisonburg News-Record
Star
Shose
Cam
Fansler
Arthur Fansler
Gundy
Bseabright and
Edmund Spates
Presbyterians of South Not To License Women
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States upheld a prior decision confirming that women are excluded from licensure and ordination. The bills and overtures committee reported that scripture plainly forbids women from being admitted to the pulpit.
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Presbyterians of
South
Associated Press
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States
New York Church Loses Its Petition
The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in Columbus Ohio today accepted the bills and oaths committee report recommending no action on the memorial from First Presbyterian Church of New York seeking vindication for allowing Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick to preach at its pulpit.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States of America
First Presbyterian Church
New York
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Interest Shifts in Morning New York Market
Speculative interest moved across groups in forenoon trading, with profit taking helping create an irregular session. Major losses hit United States Steel and other issues while eastern coal carriers gained on merger and dividend news. Reading touched a yearly high on B&O acquisition talks. Call money steadied at 3 percent. Total volume near 1.7 million shares.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Steel
pan-American
International Paper
Brooklyn Edison
Coca-Cola
St. Paul
Chesapeake and Ohio
Eastern
Reading
Baltimore and Ohio
Call Money
Mr Ralph Bauserman and UVa Students Visit Crozet Hosts
Mr Ralph Bauserman of Crozet and two University of Virginia students visited Saturday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Anderson on North Main Street.
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Ralph Bauserman
Crozet
University of Virginia
Fred Anderson
North Main_street
Mr W P Woltz Visits Berryville for Ep Business
Mr W P Woltz spent today at Berryville attending to ep business, meeting local contacts and reviewing ongoing activities.
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W. P. Woltz
Berryville Ep Business
Weather Enables Icebound Flight North Pole Effort
May 26 reports from New York say a party including Roald Amundsen plans to fly toward the North Pole from Spitzbergen with funds raised for relief of Amundsen and his crew. Oslo notes no confirmation of a return, while New York observers fear possible forced landing or injuries as the party remains missing.
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Associated Press
New York
Bay
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Loring One
Als Nce
Nansen
First
San Diego
Amundsen
Oslo
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Dane's
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
London
King’s Bay
Spitgbergen
Ameri
Pole
St Louis Lawyer Succeeds Spencer in Senate Appointment
Jefferson City Mo May 25 Appointment of G H Williams St Louis to succeed the late United States Senator Selden P Spencer was announced today by Gov Samuel Baker Williams is an attorney and a Republican He is a former circuit judge
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
G. H. Williams
St. Louis
Selden P. Spencer
Samuel Baker
Williams
Bundle Up Your Old Clothes for Red Cross and Near East
Local drive asks residents to donate wearable garments to support Red Cross relief and Near East aid. Collection urged Tuesday at community center and partner churches. Volunteers collect, sort, and distribute items to those in need.
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Red Cross
Near East
Handley School Registration To Begin May 21
Handley Schools announce registration for pupils in grades to 6 inclusive at John Kerr. Under City School Board rules, children must be six by September 15 to be admitted next year. New pupils, especially first grade, should register and bring birth certificates on registration days May 21 22 and 23.
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Handley Schools
John Kerr Aeing
City School Board
Childrenre
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J. R. Tucker
George W. Rappleyea
Prof. Pupin
Columbia University
P. C
A. H. Guard
Park Movement
Seaboard
New York Church
Wheel
Wellman Bay
St.Louis
Spencer
Handley School
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