Germans Halted on North Bank of the Dniester
On the eastern front the German forces were checked along the line after fierce battles in southeast Galicia near Kolomea and Nadvorna. The Russian war office reported heavy Austrian German casualties and prisoners, with German troops crossing the Dniester to the Zuravno district before being halted on the north bank.
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London
Russian War Office
Galicia
Kolomea
Nadvorna
Linsingen
Dneister
Zuravno
Stryj
Soldier Hurls Back Bombs From Shell Crater Under Fire
London dispatch cites a British soldier trapped in a shell crater who repelled German grenades by tossing them back while remaining near enemy lines. It also notes an officer and 10 men who refused to abandon British trenches near Ypres and held them at bay until nightfall.
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London
Ypres
Frostburg approves shared cost for Bowery Bridge
Frostburg Maryland city council approved an agreement with the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad to split the 5 540 dollar cost of a new concrete Bowery Street bridge. Luton Bridge Company of York Pennsylvania has the contract to build it in about sixty working days. The railroad will maintain the structure after completion. A garbage-hauling bid went to William N Atkinson at three dollars a day. The Frostburg Illuminating and Manufacturing Company holds the light contract. Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Cumberland will supply the current.
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Frostburg
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
Bowery Street
Luton Bridge Company
York
Tive
William N. Atkinson
Frosturg Illuminating and Manufacturing Company
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of
Cumberland
Miss Trax Saved From Watery Grave
An overboard accident aboard a light skiff carrying suffragists near Solomons Island sent Lola C. Trax into the water. Her sister pilgrims pulled her from the sea and she was soaked and redressed before continuing to St. Marys City for the afternoon event.
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Miss Trax
Solomons Island
Drum Point
Isand
St. Mary’s County
Lola C. Trax
Cumberland
St. Mary’s City
Will Represent Gov Hatfield At Panama-Pacific Exposition
Governor Hatfield will not attend the West Virginia Day exercises at the Panama-Pacific Exposition on July 21. Vernon E. Johnson of Berkeley Springs is chosen to represent him. The West Virginia delegation sails from Wheeling July 16 and travels by train to Chicago. The Maryland Branch of the Congressional Union plans a delegation to court Congressman David J. Lewis for suffrage support with Minnie E. Brooke as spokeswoman. The party aims to depart June 13 and recruit along the way, arriving June 19.
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West Virginia
Hatfield
Vernon E. Johnson
Berkeley Springs
Wheeling
Chicago
Pacific Limited
Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul
Union and Pacific
Maryland
Congressional Union
David J. Lewis
Minnie E. Brooke
Chevy Chase
Italian King narrowly escapes death as Isonzo battle begins
Rome reports the Isonzo battle opens with Italian forces attacking the Trieste rail line while Austrian gunfire shells the Tolmino to sea river. King Victor Emmanuel narrowly survived a near miss as shrapnel struck close to his position, prompting sensational reports from Milan and Rome. The Vatican reportedly seeks a peace congress with Pope Benedict presiding. Greek King Constantine shows modest recovery and wartime casualty shortages worsen in Constantinople due to disease and insufficient medical staff.
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Rome
Isonzo
Trieste
Tolmino
Forces Against WM. F. Stone Plan Full Republican Ticket
Baltimore dispatch notes anti Stone factions Carrington Heintzeman McEvoy plan a full local ticket in the coming primaries. They aim to deny Stone control of tickets and support William F. Broening for Attorney General with John Philip Hill for State's Attorney if Broening runs. If Broening declines Heintzeman may back McEvoy for Attorney General.
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WM. F. Stone
Baltimore
Carrington
O. E. Weller
State Roads Commission
William E. Stone
William F. Stone
Carrington- Heintzeman-McEvoy
William F. Broening
Weller
Broening
John Philip Hill
Heintzeman
James McEvoy
Miss Bradley Crowned Maryland's Sole Graduate
Miss Helen Gordon Bradley of Lonaconing was the sole Maryland graduate among 26 at the Maryland College for Women and School of Music commencement in Lutherville. Rev. H. M. Lichliter gave the address. diplomas were conferred by Rev. Charles W. Gallagher. The class gifted a Bethlehem scene stained glass window.
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Helen Gordon Bradley
Lonaconing
Maryland College
School of Music
Lutherville
H. M. Lichliter
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles W. Gallagher
Bethlehem
Italy at War Will Boom Lemons Exports
War declaration by Italy is expected to boost U S lemon imports from that country. For 25 years Italy supplied most lemons to the United States and Canada, with shipments reaching around 606000 boxes annually at about $3 per box. Importers say fast war-time steamers will move lemons quickly, though quality may suffer due to faster transport.
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Italy
United States
Canada
Russia
Austria
Romania bound by treaty to Austria and Germany
Berlin dispatch reports a formal 191? treaty among Austria Hungary Germany and Romania. It binds Romania in case of war not to attack its allies and runs until 1920.
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London
Berlin
Bucharest
Rumania
Austria-Germany
Romania
Cabinet Split Over German Note Faces Uncertain Fate
Washington reports a sharper division in the cabinet over a German note. Bryan delayed cabinet session with a lengthy private briefing and the draft is seen as criti cal of the plan. Majority appears to support the note, but Bryan may oppose or modify it, delaying action.
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Washington
Bryan
State Department
Lonaconing Council appoints officers and boards
The newly sworn Lonaconing council appointed Olin F. Duret as city clerk Duncan R. Sloan as treasurer David A. Robb as city attorney Cornelius Murphy as police magistrate and David C. Laird as council president The May health report shows scarlet fever cases births and one death and the council approved the health and street plans plus firemen parade invitation
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Lonaconing
New Lonaconing
H. M. Hodgson
William D. Fisher
William B. McMillan
Olin F. Duret
Duncan R. Sloan
David A. Robb
Cornelius 3. Murphy
David C. Laird
Clarence Crowe
Board of Health
J. O. Bullock
August Hoohing
Fisher
McMillan and Laird
Hodgson
Lyons and McKinnon
McKinnon
Fisher and Laird
Blood of Employes Offers Blood to Save Chief
Seven Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers from the Cumberland division volunteered to donate blood at the Protestant Home and Infirmary in Baltimore to aid superintendent C Lee French. A first transfusion failed, and four of the seven were to be selected for another infusion. names withheld until after the operation. French has a rare blood disorder and has been hospitalized for over a month.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Protestant Home and Infirmary
Baltimore
C. Lee French
Cumberland
Mene
Prominent Mineral County Men Dead
John Goodwin Wolfe 62 former mayor of South Keyser died at his son Herbert Wolfe’s home after a long illness. A native of Fincastle Virginia he moved to Keyser thirty years ago and worked as a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad brakeman. Survived by his wife two sons Marion Parkersburg and John M Wolfe Keyser a daughter Mamie Carder Grafton a brother William Wolfe Salem and sisters Mrs Gaw Stanton Virginia and Mrs Nannie Guthrie Springfield West Virginia. Isaac Leatherman found dead in bed Sunday near Antioch Mineral County a longtime fruit grower and large farmer. The family is strongly connected in Mineral county.
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Marion
Parkersburg
John M. Wolfe
Keyser
Mamie Carder
Grafton
William Wolfe
Salem
Gaw
Stanton
Nannie Guthrie
Springfield
W. Va
Isaac Leatherman
Antioch
Mineral County
Odd Fellows Establish Free Employment Bureaus
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows at Hagerstown adopts the Grand lodge Maryland plan for free employment bureaus for members. The program started in February with bureaus forming in Boston Berkeley and in planning stages for Brooklyn Syracuse Baltimore Pittsburgh and other cities.
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Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows
Hagerstown
Grand Lodge of Maryland
Boston
Berkeley
Cal
Brooklyn
Syracuse
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
One Englishman Dead and Four Wounded in Mexico Fight
In Tuxpam Mexico on Sunday an Englishman named H. B. Jones was killed and four other British subjects were wounded during fighting between the Carranzistas and Villistas. The dead and wounded were connected with the oil industry in Tuxpam and were shot while fleeing to shelter.
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Mexico
B. Jones
Ae Mallard
Mra.allard
A. T. Gra
Peace rumors trigger fall in wheat prices on exchanges
Peace rumors weighed on the wheat market causing a ten cent drop per bushel on the Winnipeg and Minneapolis exchanges. July futures opened down two and a quarter to four and a quarter cents, with a quiet day in Chicago due to judicial elections.
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Chicago
Nipeg
Minneapolis
Board of Figures
Towpath Case in Hagerstown Refers to Gaylor Land Claim
The opinion by Judge Keedy addresses Clarence A. Gaylor in a trempane war over land between the river and canal. The ruling indicates Gaylor cannot access the towpath of the canal, raising questions about his right to cross the canal tract.
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Clarence A. Gaylor
Carat
Gaylor
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