Political appointments loom in state boards and commissions
The legislature set new boards and commissions to fill key posts with party balance. Appointments target the Board of Control and Taxation, State Roads Commission, and related offices, with salaries, vacancies, and future selections named. Politicians like Thomas Parran and John B. Hanna are mentioned for potential Republican seats.
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Senate
House of Delegates
Board of Control and Taxation
Arthur P. Gorman
Lewin W. Wickes
Oscar Leser
Allan C. Girdwood
Staley
Schley
Goldsborough
State Roads Commission
General Assembly
Ira Remson
William Bullock Clarke
Goslin
Veasey
Worcester
Woods
Maryland
Thomas Parran
John B. Hanna
Republican State Central Committee
Board of Prison Control
Penitentiary
House of Correction
Board of Parole
Board of Public Works
Oyster Police Navy
Cumberland Family Reunion Brings Surviving Spicers Together
Easter Sunday gathering at the Exline home in Hancock drew nine living members of the Spicer family from Henry Spicer and Hannah Haines Spicer. Survivors include Joshua Spicer of Piedmont West Virginia, Lemuel Spicer of Cumberland merchant, and Dr Joe Spicer. Others traveled from Cumberland to join the reunion and tour the former Woodmont farm now part of a game preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Jos. H. Exiine
Hancock Star
Henry Spicer
Hannah Haines Spicer
Woodmont
Woodmont Club
Virginia
Joshua Spicer
Piedmont
W. Va
Luke Pulp and Paper Mill Co
Lemuel F. Spicer
Cumberland
Joe Spicer
Baltimore Car College
Joseph
Katherine Teresa Spicer
Mattie
Reunion attendees attend mass at St Peter’s Church
The group travels eight miles from the home place to Hancock for a reunion. Members include E B Spicer of Woodmont Mrs J H Exline and Mollie Atkinson of Hancock. They attend the 10 o'clock mass at St Peter’s Catholic Church and praise the services and sermon by Rev Father ReRinhart.
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Hancock
E. B. Spicer
Woodmont
J. H. Exline
Mollie Atkinson
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Father ReRinhart
American hotel men voyage to Europe for mutual benefit
Aboard the George Washington at New York on April 16, two hundred American hotel executives embark on a continental trip led by McCann's Tours. The mission is to build ties with European peers, exchange ideas, and learn from historic and modern centers, with plans for annual pilgrimages by the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association. Names include E. M. Tierney, Copeland Townsend, J. Linfield Damon, and J. P. McCann among others.
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New York
McCann's Tours
Bonifaces
E. M. Tierney
Arlington
Louisville
Binghamton
N. Y
Louis Seelback
Frank P. Twins
The
Savoy
Kansas City
J. K Blatchford
John Dudley
Lackman
Cincinnati
Copeland Townsend
Hotel
Imperial
J. Linfield Damon
Thorndyke
Boston
Mass
Claude Foley
Big Four’ Railway
S.bk. Fredly
Freeport
Charles FE. Gehring
Hotel Register Review
H. S. Hadfield
Maryland
Milwaukee
Wis
David Lauber
Hotel Galvez
Galveston
Frederick Mansfield
Crown Hotel
Providence
B.S. McLure
Wheeling
Edward Purchase
Seville
W. N. Robinson
Tulsa
C. T. Shean
Springfield
E. M. Statler
Hotel Statler
Buffalo
J. P. McCann
New Pastor Appointed for Ridgeley Calvary Church
Rev W A Lynch now assigned to Ridgeley preached both Sunday services at Calvary Church. He has spent the last four years serving Shenandoah Junction W Va with the Baltimore Conference of the M E Church South. Both services were well attended.
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Ridgeley
W. A. Lynch
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
Baltimore
M. E. Church
South
Calvary Church
Odd Fellows Pen-Mar Reunion Set For August 6
The reunion committee met at the new temple in Hagerstown to plan events for August 6. Officials promise enhanced service with special trains from N. and W., B. and O, WM, and C. V. through Hagerstown. The Patriarchs Militant parade is scheduled with a Rebekah Lodge display by degree staff. D L Clayton of the city serves on the executive committee.
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Odd Fellows Pen
New Temple
Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railway Company
W. M
C. V
Rebekah Lodge
D. L. Clayton
Detective Hardy Arrests Maryland Man for Jewelry Theft
Baltimore and Ohio Detective Frank M. Hardy arrested John Caskey of Martinsburg on charges of stealing a case of shoes and 85 pounds of coffee from a box car in Martinsburg yards. Caskey appeared in Justice Thompson's court and was held for the grand jury under a $500 bond, which he failed to meet and he's jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio
Frank M. Hardy
Martinsburg
John Caskey
Justice Thompson
Seaber v Road Directors Appeal Argued in Annapolis
Louise Seaber challenged Allegany County Road Directors seeking $500 damages after a lower court judgment. Judge Robb represents the plaintiff. Daub Capper defend the road directors in the Court of Appeals during today’s proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Seaber
Allegany County
Court of Appeals
Annapolis
Henry Waters known as Mayor of Pinesburg dies at 69
Henry Waters aged 69, locally famed as "Mayor of Pinesburg," died suddenly of heart disease near Hagerstown. He worked 17 years for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and belonged to the Knights of Pythias and Red Men. Surviving are his son Howard Waters of Pinesburg, brothers James Waters of Chicago and William T. Waters of Mahaffey, and sister Mrs. Fannie Botz of Cherry Run. Washington, April 16, Senate Judiciary Committee members chaired by Clinton will begin hearings on resolutions for a constitutional amendment for national prohibition.
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Henry Waters
Pinesburg
Hagerstown
Knights of Pythias
Red Men
Chesepeake and Ohio Canal
Howard Waters Pinesburg
James Waters
Chicago
William T. Waters
Mahaffey
Fannie Botz Cherry
Washington
Theit
Clinton
Fletcher
Shields
Borah
Dillingham
Senate Committee On
Judiciary
Keyser Assures Big Peach Crop Forecast
Reports from Mineral county fruit growers indicate an abundant peach season despite several heavy freezes and frosty mornings. Some buds were killed but enough remain to ensure a sizable harvest, though picking will be extensive and marketing poses challenges.
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Keyser
Mineral County
Hello Kid Expression Leads to Arrest and Five Day Jail Term
In Clarksburg West Virginia on April 16 Riley Christine addressed two unknown women with the phrase Hello Kid. He was arrested and sentenced to five days in jail by Mayor Will H. Cole.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Riley Christine
Will H. Cole
Court to Inspect Ridgeley Roads Next Saturday
At the last Mineral County Court session in Keyser it was agreed to visit Ridgeley on April 18 to review the town roads condition. Other matters may be brought to their attention during the inspection trip.
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Mineral County Court
Keyser
Ridgeley
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