Frostburg Eagles Masked Ball Promises Largest Social Event
The Frostburg Eagles plan a grand masked ball on Wednesday February 9 under the auspices of the F C Eagles with a grand march at 9 p m and elaborate decorations. Invitations are numerous and costumes will fill the town as an elaborate supper follows the dance. Finger Mashed John Wright Mt Pleasant street suffered a serious finger mash between a prop and Hoff man mine Saturday. The Junior Class of State Normal School presents The Love of a Lover at the Opera House. Church supper set for February 15 at the German Evangelical Church. Sunday School attendance at the First M EF Church rose to 254 last Sunday with January up 996 from last year. Willard Memorial service planned for February 9 at Eckhart Baptist Church. Civic Club meets this evening and the Miners Hospital auxiliary holds a special meeting. Local moves and social notes from Frostburg including residents moving homes and job changes.
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Eagles
F. C. Eagles
John Wright
Mt. Pleasant Street
Hoffman Mine
State Normal School
Opera House
German Evangelical Church
M. EF
Sunday School Association
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Oma Roberts
Mechanic Street
Willard
Eckhart Baptist Church
Maryland dunk House Advertisement Notice
Classified ad snippet lists items and prices such as iron, rubber boots and shoes, auto tires and inner tubes, copper wire and dry bones. Mentions a phone number 1580 and date January 26 with reference to a Maryland location.
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Maryland
Piedmont News Commends Socials and Franchises
The Junior B Y P U of First Baptist held a basement social to boost members. Silk crepe de chine production begins at Klots Throwing with new crepe thread machines. Various residents visit or travel for health, duty, and events. Piedmont eyes a Blue Ridge League franchise. band concert draws crowds. upcoming community events include a chicken and waffle supper and a dance with Prof. Cavanaugh’s Orchestra. Local officials and fans attend meetings in Hagerstown and Cumberland as plans unfold.
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Klots
Piedmont
Tri-Towns
Blue Ridge
Hagerstown
Piedmont Opera House
Flist M. EB
Westernport and Lake Civic Club
Cramer's
Uniform Rank Armory
Dedication Postponed for Charleston Scottish Rite Temple
Be of the ilin is a number of otable ppembirs of the Masonic fra meaty expected to take part in the eoication of hhe new Scottish Rite aple here. The ceremonies have been opened from Juary 17 to about emiddie of An Judge Fred k Moore of hama will be the principal at the dedication. The temple nameo of Odel Squire Long Chapter Perfection No. 3. This has already arranged for the ton of a class of 100 candidates.
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Charleston
Emiddie
Fredk Moore
Hama
Ashington
Odel
Bribery Proposals Near in County Legislative Row
The Hagers Ministerial Association passed resolutions urging Williams of Cecil County to Washo county to reform a bill about bribery of cabmen and to allow wedding pairs. Another section of the bill raises the legal age for prospective brides to 16.
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Erstown
Hagers Ministerial Association
Yestern
Williams
Cecil County
Washingter County
Mrs Elizabeth Gannon Dies After Stroke at 80
Mrs. Elizabeth Gannon, aged 80, died yesterday at the home of her daughter Mrs. John Rogers near Keyser after a paralytic stroke on Wednesday. She was born Huffman near Moorefield and married James P. Gannon in 1857. Survived by five children John and Fred in Mechanicsburg Ohio Dan in Iowa Christopher in Piedmont and Mrs. John Rogers. Also survived by sister Tabitha Saylor and brother Jacob Huffman.
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Elizabeth Gannon
John Rogers
Keyser
Tri-Towns District Institute and Local News
The Piedmont program lists lectures on geography illiteracy and school roles in community affairs with Prof. H E Moore and Prof. Francis Shreve. A community singing event is set for February 21 at Eagles Hall due to space limits. Also reported are a rock fall injuring John Van Pelt at Mine No 5 and Edgar Allen’s funeral at Piedmont Presbyterian Church.
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Institute For
Keyser
Piedmont
H. E. Moore
Keyser High School
West Virginia
Francis Shreve
Fairmont Normal School
D.C. Arnold
Elk District
Lois F. Simmons
Eagles’ Hall
John van Pelt
Westernport
Edgar Allen
Presbyterian Church
Martin Ray
Tri-Towns
W. H. Fredlock
Eee
Young Allen
Ritchie Drafts Bills to Implement Democratic Pledge
Attorney General Albert C. Ritchie is finalizing bills to enact the Democratic platform and Goodnow commission reforms. Proposals include reorganizing the state roads and shellfish enforcement bodies and consolidating agencies, with details to come from Governor Harrington.
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Albert C. Ritchie
Democratic Party
Goodnow Commission
Economy and Efficiency Commission
Ritchie
Harrington
State Roads Commission
Salvation Army Auditor to Visit Cumberland Tomorrow
Brigadier William Escott, auditor for the Salvation Army, will arrive in Cumberland tomorrow to audit local books and report to the Adjutant General. At 8 p m tomorrow he will lead a public special service at the Salvation Army Hall in South Cumberland, known as the singing Welsh evangelist.
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William Escott
Salvation Army
Cumberland
Adjutant General
Army
Escott
Singing Welsh
South
Crusade for World Health Led by Dr J Richard P Strong
A campaign led by the American International Corporation aims to deploy thousands of American missionaries to promote health and sanitation worldwide. Dr J Richard P Strong, a medical expert who fought typhus in Serbia, is named vice president to oversee the effort and push a global health program.
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American International Corporation
Ogeanis Ig
J. Richard P. Strong
Serbia
Strong
Grafton Machinists Seek Higher Pay After 1 Cent Rise
Grafton West Virginia February 8 unofficial sources report Baltimore and Ohio machinists unsatisfied with a 1 cent per hour raise. Union leaders in Baltimore negotiate while local shops fear wage gaps versus Cleveland Lorain Wheeling and western railroads. Total regional increases amount to about 4500, with prosperity linked to a cooperative agreement.
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Grafton
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Machinists Union
Baltimore
Machinists’ Union
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Union
Baltimore & Ohio
Monongah
C. T. Department
Mt. Claire
One Year Ago Today in War 1915 Highlights
A retrospective notes the start of a major 1915 battle in East Prussia ending in a Russian defeat and expulsion. Turkish forces reportedly retreat from the Suez area. Italy is apologized to for consulate invasion. Lusitania flag incident alleged. Russians breach Austrian lines on the southern Carpathians with heavy losses.
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Prussia
Suez Canal
Turkey
Lusitania
Carpatian
Amalgamation Formed for Lake Erie Circuit
A meeting at Pittsboro adopted a report recommending the joining of the Lake Errotting Circuit with the West Virginia Pennsylvania Fair and Racing Circuit. The Lake Erie Trotting Circuit name will stay. Officers named include President Harry D. Perkins Parkersburg vice president Harry Cochran Dawson and secretary treasurer John S. Scott Fairmont. Bradford Corry left while Marion Akron Youngstown joined. Cumberland remains in WV-PA circuit but not in the new setup.
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Lake Errotting
Pittsboro
Lake Erie
Harry D. Perkins
Parkersburg
W. Va
Harry Cochran
Dawson
John S. Scott
Fairmont
Durbin Case Highlights Jury Waiver at Grafton Bank Trial
In Grafton West Virginia circuit court Charlies R Durbin an indicted Grafton Bank official faced a juryless trial on pleas in abatement The defense argues improper grand jury summons and the case may set a test for juror summons standards Several witnesses testified including juror S B Haller who failed to appear and the State was aided by John B Morrison of Charleston Assistant State Attorney General
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Grafton
W. Va
Charlies R. Durbin
Grafton Bank of Grafton
John T. McGraw
S. B. Haller
John B. Morrison
Charleston
Harmonious agreement eyed as UMW and operators start talks
Mobile Alabama February 8 The United Mine Workers and bituminous mine operators begin a conference in harmony seeking a broad wage and working condition accord covering western Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Ohio Indiana Illinois and Iowa miners. The talks hinge on wage increases a two year term and district based readjustments with no general strike planned.
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Mobile
Ala
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Florida Republican State Convention Opens in Palatka
Delegates arrive in Palatka Florida for the Republican State convention to select four delegates at large and four alternates for the national convention in Chicago next June.
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Palatka
Fla
Florida
Chicago
Stallion Attacks Farmer In Linwood Farm Incident
Hagerstown reports Thuman Cronise a Linwood farmer was attacked by a stallion while hitching to a wagon. The horse bit off a finger and lacerated his hand. Cronise crawled under the wagon to escape, then was transported to a Baltimore hospital.
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Hagerstown
Thuman Cronise
Cronise
Baltimore
Statue of Henry M. Rice Unveiled in National Capitol
A marble statue honoring Minnesota pioneer Henry M. Rice was unveiled in the Hall of Fame in Washington D C. Miss Matilda Rice Auerbach granddaughter of Rice unveiled the statue as Senators Nelson and Clapp spoke and Vice President Marshall accepted for the United States. Rice helped establish Minnesota statehood and rail lands grants, died in 1894 in San Antonio Texas.
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Henry M. Rice
Minnesota
National Capitol
Matilda Rice Auerbach
Mr. Rice
Knute Nelson
Moses E. Clapp
Thomas RR. Marshall
United States
Vermont
Michigan
Fort Snelling
Iowa Territory
Chouteau Company
St. Louis
Lake Superior
Red River
Mississippi
Henry H. Sibley
James Shields
San Antonio
Texas
Poisoning Prom Clams Claimed Dora Staley Life
Miss Dora Staley aged 28 died after a lingering illness from ptommine poisoning contracted from eating clams in Washington. She was known in Boyd and Washington. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Pleet Staley two sisters Belle and Virgie at home and a brother Ralph.
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Boyds
Dora Staley
Miss Staley
Washington
Pleet Staley
Belle
Virgie
Ralph
Women as bootleggers trouble West Virginia officials
Charleston reporters note that women are increasingly active in liquor violations. West Virginia prohibition officers say they have captured few male violators in the past week and that most illegal liquor entering the state has been transported by women, many related to men suspected of bootlegging.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Man Reaches 20 Year Watermelon Debt Settlement
A Boone County man, as a youth, stole a neighbor's watermelon. Now living in Charleston, he sent Mrs. Manion Childress a $2.30 check covering the fruit value plus interest. He says joining the Holy Roller Church urged him to settle the old debt.
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Charleston
W. Va
Miller
Boone County
Manion Childress
Holy Roller Church
Clergy want laws to compel church attendance says Leader
The Williamsport Leader accuses clergy of seeking to legislate compliance and repeal unpopular laws. It claims many avoid church, and cites a proposal to force attendance under penalties, likening it to old New England.
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Williamsport
New England
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Washington, D. C
Prom Clams
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