Big attractions at Maryland soon
One of the season’s big novelty attractions arrives at the Maryland theatre Friday night and Saturday matinee as LeRoy Talma Bosco and a company of 50 magicians fakirs illusionists and jugglers present a world tour. The show features over 100 tons of scenery and three African lions with 100 head of livestock.
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LeRoy
Talma
Bosco
Maryland Theatre
Via Electric
United States
Cort Theatre
San Francisco
Gold Fever Grips Potomac District in Montgomery County
Gold fever grips the Potomac district in Montgomery County Maryland as old Great Falls mines reopen and financiers secure options or large land tracts totaling about two to three thousand acres. The revival follows a few months of operation at the mines and a flurry of land purchases by investors.
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Potomac
Montgomery County
Maryland
Great Falls
French travels to Frederick seeks Republican Senate nomination support
Dr. Joseph I. France, candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator, visited Frederick yesterday. He met prominent Republicans and many party members, expressing satisfaction with the assurances of support he received.
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Joseph I. France
United States
Frederick
Vap O Rub promoted by Baltimore druggists
Leading wholesale druggists of Baltimore including James Bailey & Son and Muth Bros. & Co. announce free 25 cent Vap O Rub samples via local retailers. The external salve heats to release vapors for croup and colds, claimed to loosen phlegm, ease chest tightness, and be safe for children with no stomach disturbance.
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Baltimore
James Bailey & Son
Muth Bros. & Co
Loewy Drug Co
Carl Owens & Co
Vick
South
German Field Marshal Issues Day Order Amid Rising Self Harm Reports
A German Field Marshal von Hindenburg issued order 2107 warning of rising personal crisis reports among troops. He noted Russian and Allied defeats and urged resolve, citing self harm as disgrace and doubts about victory spreading across fronts.
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Paris
Rannieye Outro
von Hindenberg
France
England
Fall of the Kaiser Lauded in War Communiqué
A wartime speech praises German strength against Russia and outlines defensive tactics while lauding the Kaiser’s military genius. It lists Austro German victories and ends with a warning that suicide attempts will be severely punished.
Trade problems dominate fourth annual Chamber session
Washington, February convention delegates from boards of trade and chambers of commerce discuss foreign trade issues at the New Willard Hotel. A key topic is coordinating banking units to expand capital for overseas business and seeking amendments to the Federal Reserve law to allow national banks to merge for foreign operations.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the United
Clergymen Pension Fund Plan Announced by Baltimore Bishop
Bishop John Gardner Murry in a Grace and St. Peter's sermon outlined a plan to raise five million dollars for a pension fund for retired Protestant Episcopal clergy. He announced the initiative during services in Baltimore and confirmed a class afterward.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
John Gardner Murry
Grace
St. Peter's Church
Baltimore
Short Route to Boston Considered by Consolidation Coal
The Consolidation Coal Company weighs a shorter Baltimore to Boston coal barge route via the Cape Cod Canal. Franks A Furst, builder of the canal, briefs on its suitability. Private capital built the canal, prompting debate over toll vs free waterways and national defense needs in New England.
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Consolidation Coal Company
Baltimore
Boston
Cape Cod Canal
Franks A. Furst
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Piorida
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Capite Cod Canal
New England
Brandeis Nomination Highlights Jewish Presence in U S Courts
President Wilson nominates Louis Brandeis as associate justice, the first Jew named to the U S Supreme Court. The piece traces Jewish judicial roles from Isaac Mirand a in 1727 Philadelphia to Marcus C. Sloss in California and Franklin J. Moses in South Carolina, noting growing Jewish influence in major courts.
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Washington
Wilson
Louis RB. Brandeis
Supreme Court of the
United States
Brandeis
Supreme Bench
Isaac Miranda
Whiladelphia
Moses Levy
District Court
Solomon Hydenfledt
Supreme Court of California
Marcus C. Sloss
South Carolina
Franklin J. Moses
New York City
Dr Harry Richards Remains in Jail After Manslaughter Conviction
Baltimore February report says Dr Harry Richards, recently convicted of manslaughter, is jailed pending appeal. Judge Duffy set bail at 10 000 for the physician facing assault and disorderly conduct charges. A separate $2 000 bail was fixed for additional offenses and a $12 000 bond may be required for release.
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Baltimore
Harry Richards
Duffy West
Criminal Court
Duffy
Richards
Farmers Seek Local Exemption From State Tree Law
At the Frederick County Farmers Association meeting in Frederick, members discussed sending proposed legislation to Annapolis to exempt Frederick County from the statewide tree law. They favor allowing farmers to trim trees without state permission.
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Frederick County
Meeting of clothiers in New York marks twentieth annual convention
Representatives from every section of the country gathered in New York to take part in the twentieth annual convention of the National Clothing Association. Two days will be spent discussing problems facing the clothing trade, with wartime perplexities making the proceedings of special interest.
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New York
Theirational Association
Automobile Club of Maryland Opens Applications
The Automobile Club of Maryland invites applications with details available at the press office.
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Automobile Club of Maryland
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Cumberland
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Cape Cod
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DR. Rickards
Parmer
Clotitiprs
Ameri
Rocker
Cumberland, MD
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