Smallest Maryland teacher stands 48 inches tall
Edgar E. Weedon of Point of Rocks Maryland is the smallest public school teacher in Maryland and possibly the nation at 48 inches tall and 85 pounds. He teaches primary grades in Frederick County, walks five to six miles to school each day, enforces discipline, supports a farm lifestyle in summer, and has a family of a wife and two children. He is 33, married, and a local curiosity who shares stories about his students.
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Edgar E. Weedon
Point of Rocks
Maryland
United States
Weedon
Frederick
Recruiting Notice for Maryland National Guard Company G
The Cumberland edition publishes a partially completed roster to fill vacancies in Company G of the First Regiment Maryland National Guard. It lists missing posts including 2nd Lieutenant Sergeant corporals musicians and many privates with blank spaces. Names will be posted as volunteers fill the posts and the appeal urges men to enlist.
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Maryland National Guard
Cumberland
Predict Mrs Mohr Will Be Freed At Providence Trial
Mrs Elizabeth T Mohr stands trial in Providence R I charged with procuring her husband s murder on August 31 last It is believed she will be acquitted Co defendants include Cecil Victor Brown and Henry Spellman Dr Mohr s chauffeur George W Healis who testified for the state after immunity was promised is the key witness for the prosecution
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Elizabeth T. Mohr
Providence
R. L
Ten Gypsy Children Endure Winter In Tents Near Cleveland
In Cleveland suburbia ten gypsy children living with James Western and his wife wear only one piece jumpers while surviving winter in two tents and a wagon. They play in snow with no coats or shoes, using stoves and straw on the floor to stay warm. George, one of the boys, says cold is not a concern as he wiggles his toes in the snow. An advertisement promotes a Morrison Music Company piano sale January 12 to 15.
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James Western
George
Morrison Music Company
Civilian Army Figures Highlight Training Gaps in 1910s
Washington reports on the United States potential military manpower, noting nearly 17 million men aged 18 to 44 with little or no military training. The piece details state deficiencies in field artillery, coast artillery, cavalry, engineers, and National Guard units, plus striking population-to-soldier disparities across states.
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Austrian Premier Barred from Post After Berchtold Resigns
Baron Burian becomes Austrian premier succeeding Count Berchtold who resigned for personal reasons. Berchtold had sought reaccession for some time as a great battle rages north of Soissons.
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Burian
Count Berchtold
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