Senate Embrace Economy Push Shapes Maryland Payroll
In Annapolis Democratic Senators agree to follow the Goodnow Commission on upper chamber staff. Each Senator may name one general employee plus 19 total payroll posts including chaplain pages and clerks. Republicans seek broader representation on key committees amid state economy aims.
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Annapolis
House
Goodnow Commission
General Assembly
Senate
Zihlman
Campbell
Finance Committee
Germans Lose 25 000 Soldiers At Champagne Front
Paris reports confirm German losses exceed 256000 men in Sunday battles around Champagne as General von Klimen plans to break French lines from Rheims to Verdun. British and Austrian fronts show Montenegro under heavy attack with Mount Loveen stronghold fell and gas use reported. Moscow front unsettled amid freezing weather and new Russian drive seen as preparations for a future assault.
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Paris
Champaigne
von Kimen
Rheims
Verdun
London
Montenegro
Berbia
Adriatic
Mount Joveen
Cattaro
Lerane
Loveen
Palmatia
Cettinje
Mesopotamia
Aylmer
Kuwat-el-Amara
Pripet River
Bessarabgian
Stripa
Champagne
Should a Mother Tell at Grande Theatre
Betty Nansen stars in the photodrama Should a Mother Tell at the Grande Theatre. The story follows Marie Baudin torn between her daughter's happiness and the life of an innocent man with a motherly instinct clashing with justice as the dramatic tension unfolds.
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Wm. Fox Corporation
Betty Nansen
Willian Fox
Grande Theatre
Stuart Hadlmes
Jean Sothern
Arthur Hoops
Claire Whitney
Marie Baudin
Miss Nansen
Officials Seek Identity of Suspect in Child Assault Case
Sheriff Enos H. Horst Major Lester H. Huber and Ruth Huber from Chambersburg arrived to identify a man held at the jail suspected of assaulting Major Huber's 5 year old daughter. The tramp-like suspect is to be examined by Dr. Devor after the girl views him. Dr. Devor had seen the perpetrator both before and after the crime.
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Enos H. Horst
Lester H. Huber
Pennsylvania National Guard
Ruth
J.H. Devor
Chambersburg
Huber
Dr. Devor
B&O Cumberland Division Holds Get-Together Meeting
The Cumberland division employees of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will meet next Monday at 7:30 PM in the Y M C A building in South Cumberland. Superintendent M H Cahill and other Cumberland staff will address the gathering, which blends business with social features and is enjoyed by attendees.
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Cumberland Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
South
Cumberland
M. H. Cahill
St Luke's Lutheran Church elects officers in Bedford street
The annual church election at St Luke's Lutheran Church elected Elder Michael Shertzer, deacons George W Shaffer H A F Flurshutz John Anderson, trustees George Schwarzenbach and J George Zilch. Reports show the church in satisfactory condition with a large treasury.
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St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Bedford Street
Michael Shertzer
George W. Shaffer
H. A. F. Flurshutz
John Anderson
George Schwarzenbach
J. George Zilch
Boward Sues Over Excavation Damages Reduced Verdict
Judge Henderson reduced the jury verdict in Daisy P. Boward v Dr. J. Carl Smith and John I. Vandegrift from 1500 to 1250 dollars. Boward claimed damages to her property from excavations for improvements to adjacent property.
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Henderson
Daisy P. Boward
Apples and Boxgiweaters at Victoria Theatre
The latest Wallingford adventure shows at the Victoria Theatre tomorrow night. The plot centers on the con men posing as business doctors and their schemes with Slookum, Pushman, and Warden family ties, ending with a quick exit on the first train.
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Pathe
Wallingford Pictures
Victoria Theatre
Cone Pushman
Pushman
G. W. Slookum
Sloookum
Warden
Pushpian Inc
Old Slookum
Mike Moore Arrested Linked to Multiple Robberies
Federal postal inspector visits Bedford to review records of Mike Moore in connection with post office robberies and a recent Ott's cigar store theft in Everett, Pennsylvania. Moore is jailed in Bedford and previously served a long Maryland penitentiary term for the January 17, 1901 German Savings Bank attempt.
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Mike Moore
Ott’s
Everett
Moore
Bedford
Maryland Penitentiary
Grand jury reports over 100 indictments issued
The present grand jury has found over 100 indictments and has examined between 200 and 300 witnesses. It may adjourn tomorrow evening.
Local Auto Dealer Fredericks Arrested on Indictment
C. C. Fredericks, a local automobile man, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Clay as he walked into the court house. He is charged with a statutory offense and the grand jury indicted him. Fredericks is in jail.
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Cc. C. Fredericks
Clay
Court House
Fredericks
Militia Unit G Receives New Members At Meeting
At a weekly Company G gathering last night enthusiasm surged, two new members Roy Dietz and Isi dore A Tanzer joined the militia, and Captain Palmer praised drills showing the local national guard as a lively organization again.
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Company G
Roy Dietz
Isidore A. Tanzer
Captain Palmer
National Guard
Boy Runs Away From Loch Raven School Near Baltimore
Rudolph Slizak of 8 Chestnut Street surrendered to police yesterday claiming he fled Loch Raven School for Boys near Baltimore. Supt. L C Faulkner has been notified and the youth is held for action.
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Rudolph Slizak
Chestnut Street
Loch Raven
Baltimore
L. C. Faulkner
Fire damages papers at Schultz home on North Centre
The central fire department answered a call about 10 30 last night to G F Schultz residence on North Centre street where a bundle of paper caught fire and was tossed from the window before firemen arrived.
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Central Fire Department
G. F. Schultz
North Centre Street
McMullen Bros Ad Offers Novelty Shoes Vamps Tops
An advertisement from McMullen Bros highlights special values in novelty shoes. Colored cloth tops are offered at $4.50 values for $2.69 and $3.06 values for $2.19, indicating discounted pricing.
Maryland Theatre Hosts Champlin Company for Week of Plays
The Champlin company opens a seven day engagement at the Maryland Theatre next Monday afternoon with The Yellow Ticket. The bill includes Under Cover Ros ary The Turglar and the Lady Madame X The Ninety and Nine and The Lamb and the Brute. Seats go on sale Thursday.
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Chas. K. Champlin
Champlin
New York
Gentile
Miodeme X
Crown Prince May Be German Regent
Unconfirmed Swiss reports say the German crown prince may assume the regency due to the Kaiser's illness. Amsterdam and Geneva dispatches note rumors of a serious condition and a second throat operation, with Berlin press filled with praise for the crown prince.
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Tome
Berlin
Switzerland
Hertlin
Amsterdam
Germany
Geneva
Untitled Marginal Note On Kaiser's Cond Remains
A fragmentary item discusses attempts to secure an authentic statement regarding the Kaiser's condition. The readable portion signals ongoing efforts by local editors to verify details and publish a reliable update.
Italian steamers Brindisi and Citta di Palermo sunk by mines
Two Italian steamers the Brindisi and the Citta di Palermo were sunk by Adriatic mines. Half of Brindisi’s passengers were lost while nearly all aboard Citta di Palermo were saved. Brindisi sank January 6 and Citta di Palermo January 8.
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Rome
Brindisi
Citta di Palermo
Adriatic Sea
McMullen Bros Shoes Advertisement Opportunity
An old advertisement lists footwear pricing noting buying opportunity across sizes and styles. It mentions shoes at $1.79 and ladies shoes priced at $3.50 and $4.00, attributed to McMullen Bros.
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Cooper
Philip D. Laird
House Committee
Mudd
Williams
Allen
Senate Civil Service
Bamberger
Joy—Insurance
Chesapeake Bay
Teuton Steam Roller
Mt Loveen
War Office
Massiges
Wouman
Diomude
Belgium
Tournai
Windsor Garage & Tanicar CO
Parsons
Kauffman
Chestley
Brown
Speicher
Ymusen
Tramp
Tere
ST. Luke’s
Wallingford
Slookum
Toad Jessup
Wallingford & Co
Fiest
Cc CC
McMullen Bros
Frederick
Washington
W.F. Frederick Piano Co
Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Md
Maryland Theatre
Maryland One
Chas, K
Kaiser
William Fox
Stuart Holmes and
Jean Southern
By Rex Ingram
Holbrook Blinn
Vivian Walker
Victoria
Pathe Presents
Adventures
Warlincrord
Featuring
Max Fieman, Lolita Robertson
Burr MelIntosh
National Painless Dentists, Inc
Woodward Building
Washington, D. C
Potomac Street
Hagerstown
Pittsburgh
Franklin National Bank
Cigden’s National Bank
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