{"id":7938,"date":"2025-08-09T11:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T10:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olddays.co.uk\/?page_id=7938"},"modified":"2025-08-09T11:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T10:53:12","slug":"buckner-news-cuttings-02","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ianwaugh.com\/archive\/buckner-news-cuttings-02\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckner &#8211; News Cuttings 02"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Two News Cuttings (c.1913)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ianwaugh.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2-News-Cuttings-Related-to-Jacob-H-Buckner.2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7939\" src=\"https:\/\/ianwaugh.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2-News-Cuttings-Related-to-Jacob-H-Buckner.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a>These two vertically arranged and fragile-looking newspaper cuttings, pasted side by side on a scrapbook page, represent <strong>early 20th-century urban reporting<\/strong> from <strong>Baltimore and Cumberland, Maryland<\/strong>. They address <strong>two entirely unrelated but illustrative local incidents<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0LEFT COLUMN ARTICLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Headline:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Blames Death on Actor&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Subhead:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&amp; Manager of Film Company Says Young Man Was At Fault<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context &amp; Reasoning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A young man named <strong>David Dietert<\/strong>, aged 28, was killed after jumping from a moving automobile.<\/li>\n<li>He had been hired as a non-speaking \u201csuper\u201d (extra) in a <strong>moving picture<\/strong> (film) by the <strong>Milo Film Corporation<\/strong>, which was apparently shooting in <strong>Green Spring Valley<\/strong>, Baltimore.<\/li>\n<li>His death prompted statements from both the film manager (blaming Dietert&#8217;s actions) and <strong>Dietert\u2019s family<\/strong>, who insisted he was misled and exploited, and lacked experience in such roles.<\/li>\n<li>The case touches on early <strong>stunt safety<\/strong> and the use of <strong>non-professional actors<\/strong> in silent-era filmmaking.<\/li>\n<li>Additional details come from relatives and hospital reports, showing Dietert died of <strong>cerebral hemorrhage<\/strong> and respiratory failure following head trauma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0RIGHT COLUMN ARTICLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Headline:<\/strong> <em>(Not explicitly titled, but appears to be)<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Mr. Kingsley Complains That Motorman Picked Up $5 Bill He Dropped<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context &amp; Reasoning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Written as a <strong>letter to the editor<\/strong> by <strong>Joseph Kingsley<\/strong> of Cumberland, MD.<\/li>\n<li>Kingsley recounts an incident from <strong>May 13, 1913<\/strong>, where he accidentally dropped a <strong>$5 bill<\/strong> in front of a <strong>streetcar (No. 372)<\/strong> in <strong>Baltimore<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>He believes the <strong>motorman<\/strong> picked it up and failed to return it.<\/li>\n<li>Kingsley\u2019s narrative is detailed and emotional, referencing his daughter as a witness, and his repeated attempts to report the incident to the United Railway Co. (the streetcar company).<\/li>\n<li>A response from the railway company is also included at the bottom, somewhat dismissing the complaint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83e\uddfe <strong>Overall theme:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn early 20th-century public accountability battle, rooted in <strong>class, transit access, and public trust<\/strong>, highlighting how a simple $5 dispute reflected <strong>larger frustrations with municipal services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u270d<\/strong><strong>\ufe0f FULL TRANSCRIPTION BEGINS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LEFT COLUMN: \u201cBlames Death on Actor\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BLAMES DEATH ON ACTOR<\/strong><br \/>\n&amp; Manager Of Film Company Says Young Man Was At Fault.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS TOLD TO BE CAUTIOUS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Is Alleged To Have Turned Somersault in Jumping From An Automobile.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That the accident which resulted in the death of David Dietert, 28 years old, 213 North Carrollton Avenue, a moving-picture actor, was due to the young man\u2019s carelessness was the statement made last night by Dr. Ann W. Marchant, city manager of the Milo Film Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Dr. Marchant said:<br \/>\n\u201cDietert was not a tramp in the picture, but a policeman. He was only a \u2018super\u2019; he had never been in a picture before. All he had to do was to jump from the running-board of a moving automobile and chase a band of tramps, who were concealed in front of Issac Emerson\u2019s estate in the Green Spring Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Two days before the accident spoiled the film by deliberately throwing himself from the automobile. He alighted unhurt and got a few fish, but refused to listen to cautions to be careful.<\/p>\n<p>This time, however, he tried to do a \u201cwhirling leap\u201d from the car while it was running and did a complete somersault in the air. His head struck the pavement. The picture was being taken, but it was cut off at the moment of the accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Statements about this being an actual accident were false, she claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have seen no such accident since 1895,\u201d said Judge Harry Stockbridge, of the Supreme Bench, who is aiding Mr. George De Hoff in conducting the Memorial Hospital fund.<\/p>\n<p>The film in question is titled <em>\u201cThe Tramp Policeman\u201d<\/em> and is called by some the finest motion picture ever made in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe film will be used,\u201d Dr. Marchant said. \u201cWe were making it for another company, but if the owners do not use it, we will. With a few subtitles, the audience can see for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Was Experienced, Say Relatives<\/strong><br \/>\nRelatives of Dietert declared that he never had been told to jump from a moving automobile and that the film company had no right to use untrained actors in such dangerous stunts.<\/p>\n<p>They stated that Dietert was not \u201cgreen,\u201d but had considerable stage and experience in legitimate drama. He was an \u201cimportant actor\u201d in the play, his family said.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Dietert\u2019s family admitted the actor was addicted to drink.<\/p>\n<p>When doctors arrived at Maryland General Hospital Wednesday afternoon after 2 o\u2019clock, they found Dietert still conscious. He said he had alighted from a streetcar and was going to work. He gave his address as 1706 Columbia Avenue and said he was going to the Palmer Hotel to work in the laundry.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police who responded, the family of Dietert was not located until 9 o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dies At Hospital.<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen he arrived at the hospital he was conscious, but died the next day of cerebral hemorrhage. Death came from concussion of the brain and congestion of the respiratory centers.<\/p>\n<p>Late last night the police had not obtained a list of the moving-picture actors who were in the automobile with Dietert. Dr. Marchant said they were mostly volunteers and had dispersed immediately after the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The automobile was driven by a chauffeur hired from a livery stable, but police had not located him either.<\/p>\n<p>Surviving are his parents, George and Maria Dietert, and several siblings, including Louis W. and Samuel J. Dietert, and a sister.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RIGHT COLUMN: Mr. Kingsley\u2019s Complaint and Company\u2019s Reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cumberland, Md., Aug. 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kingsley Complains That Motorman Picked Up A $5 Bill Which He Had Dropped And That He Could Get No Redress From The Street Car Officials \u2014 The Company\u2019s Reply:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Sun\u2014Sir:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Referring to \u201cConductor\u2019s\u201d letter in reply to Mr. Buckner\u2019s complaint regarding the discourtesy of conductors on the Gay street line, I think Mr. Buckner\u2019s complaint was fully justified, for reasons which I will give below.<\/p>\n<p>About six weeks ago I was passing from my home and dropped a $5 bill near the motorman of car No. 372, passing at the time and seeing the street, picked it up and disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter was sitting on the porch and I said to him, \u201cWhat did you pick up?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He did not answer and put the money in his pocket. I had not left my home\u2014only stood on the stoop of my house and saw the occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>I said again: \u201cSir, I saw you pick up my money. That was $5 I lost.\u201d My daughter said to me then, \u201cWhy, I saw a motorman jump off his car and pick it up, and knowing it was not his I told you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I took the number of his car. I ran and I did so for I did not know I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Myself and a neighbor, Mr. Sherrick, took the next car up the same road, overtook and spoke to the man in charge.<\/p>\n<p>I explained the circumstance and he smiled and said, \u201cCome back again and bring a witness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I came back a third time in different positions and the third time he left the car the moment in question had been off the car three times.<\/p>\n<p>We went to the office of Mr. James F. Pratt in the Continental Trust Building. After a long wait I was told to come back the following morning at 10 o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n<p>I went to Mr. Pratt\u2019s office the following morning, and again waited. He then informed me that the motorman denied the whole thing and the money was gone.<\/p>\n<p>This was supposed to have been done without witnesses or any redress. I asked that the motorman\u2019s name be posted and denied service if he arrived.<\/p>\n<p>In writing, Mr. Pratt stated in an interview with me: \u201cMr. Pratt is referring to your complaint. My daughter can identify the motorman any time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Joseph Kingsley<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Baltimore, Aug. 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[In reply to above letter, the United Railway management says:]<br \/>\nOn May 13, 1913, Mr. Joseph Kingsley called at the office of Assistant General Manager Pratt and stated that he had a claim to file.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken by Mr. Pratt\u2019s clerk to the office of the claim department, where his statement was taken, with a note that Mr. Pratt was not in.<\/p>\n<p>He left his home on Park Heights Avenue to go to the barbershop. When he reached the shop he discovered he had lost a $5 note.<\/p>\n<p>He was then told by his daughter that she had seen the motorman of car No. 372, then passing in front of the house, stoop and pick up a paper.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kingsley declared that he thought the carman had taken the money, but could not describe the carman or the time.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kingsley asked that the conductor of the car be expelled, but the company stated it could not proceed without proof.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Rest slightly truncated, ends with a denial of complaint substantiation.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two News Cuttings (c.1913) These two vertically arranged and fragile-looking newspaper cuttings, pasted side by side on a scrapbook page, represent early 20th-century urban reporting from Baltimore and Cumberland, Maryland. 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