Murder by Boat Oar May Have Slain Ella Winter
Baltimore reports a suspected homicide in the death of Ella G. Winter, found in a Patapsco River creek. State authorities investigate a fatal blow to the skull, with chemist tests underway to determine possible poisoning while a servant linked to Miss Winter is questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ella G. Winter
Pataplaco River
John Wright
G. Meredith Reese, Jr
Green
Hempel
D. P. Peniman
Reese
Tie
Patapsco
Arthur L. Miler
Flood Pier
Miss Winter
Oldest Odd Fellow and Former Maryland Legislator Dies at 94
George W. Kildow, 94, longtime Allegany County representative in the Maryland Legislature and West Virginia lawmaker, dies. He was a charter member of Philos Lodge No. 8 in Westernport and the oldest Odd Fellow in West Virginia. He married twice and had eight children, 25 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. The funeral was held at his Keyser home with Odd Fellow rites, and he is survived by his second wife Rebecca Kalbaugh and a large extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Kildon
Allegany County
Maryland
Church Street
Keyser
W. Va
Westernport
West Virginia
Rebecca Kalbaugh
Bloomington
Fllck Gruge
Fayette County
W. H. Kildow
L. ©. Davis
Firemen Parade Draws 6000 to 8000 in Westminster Convention
Maryland firemen held their annual convention with a large street parade in Westminster drawing between 6000 and 8000 spectators. The event featured five divisions with marshalings from multiple towns and departments and concluded with officers elected for 1921 and Lonaconing chosen as next year’s host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Firemen
Westminster
W. Frank Thomas
Jesse S. Myers
State Board of Fire Commissioners
Maryland National Guard
Westminister Fire Department
Taneytown
Manchester
Sykesville
Hagerstown
Antietam Fire Company
Western Enterprise Fire Company
Dickeville
Boy Scouts of Westminister
Walter Grumbine
Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg Fire Company
Hampsferd
Morgan Chapel
Brunswick
Mount Rainer
Piedmont Fire Company
Glyndon
Albin S. Parrall
Laurel
Charles L. Davis
Westernport
Russell T. Smith
Cambridge
Henry Hedeman
Veterans’ Association
Baltimore
Philip FE. Porter
Annapolis
Lonaconing
Veteran Firemen of
State Association
Visiting Cards Engraved Or Printed at The Evening Press
Local card makers advertise engraved and printed visiting cards at The Evening Press shop offering quality finishes and standard sizes. Includes examples and pricing notes for business and social cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AY the Evening Press
Suffragettes Plan Garrett County Hiking Campaign
Baltimore suffragettes will travel by B&O train to Frostburg for an 8 p.m. mass meeting and then hike through Garrett County with banners and literature. Stops include Cumberland City Hall and a series of meetings over about 11 days, with leaders from Baltimore Washington Seattle and others. Mary Latimer Miss Thurlow Miss Jackson and Miss Brennen are among organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett County
Baltimore Saragettes
Former Husband Sued Over Inprisonment In Asylum Case
Mrs Elizabeth Holman of Watersville Maine sues her divorced husband the Rev Cranston Brenton of Yonkers and Hartford doctors Oliver C Smith and Paul Waterman for 50009 damages. She alleges a Brattleboro Vermont asylum confinement was arranged to force her to confess in order to obtain a church law divorce. Cross examination reveals a mystic marriage to her current husband on August 12 1908 while still married to Brenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Holman
Frederick Ernest Holman
Watersville
Cranston Brenton
Yonkers
Oliver C. Smith
Paul Waterman
Hartford
Conn
Holman
Brattleboro
Brenton
Episcopal Church
Border arms flow curbed as treasury orders vigilance
El Paso Texas June 12 treasury department orders strict checkpointing along the Mexican border to stop arms entering Mexico. Washington June 12 Brigadier General Funston pushes inland defense for Vera Cruz protection amid Niagara mediation talks with the state department. Carranza barred from Niagara talks as mediators publish their correspondence and close the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Treasury Department
Washington
Customs Department
Mexico
Funston
Vera Cruz
State Department
Niagara
Thaw Permitted to Testify in Pittsburg Estate Case
New York report states Harry K. Thaw may travel from New Hampshire to Pittsburg to testify in his father's estate matter. Counsel for Thaw and State of New York indicate Thaw's status remains unchanged, and the bail petition before the U S Supreme Court is temporarily withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
William Travers Jerome
Thaw
New Hampshire
Pittsburg
Merrill Shurtleff
United States Supreme Court
Jerome
Cas
Drew
Pennsylvania
Arson Squad Burns Chipstead Church in England
London reports militant suffragettes set fire to Chipstead Church near Red Hill. Altar and pews smeared with tar and petroleum. interior burned before firefighters stopped the blaze. Scotland Yard increases guard for the King and Queen outside palace walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chipstead
Red Hill
Scotland Yard
Frostburg Normal School Graduates Record Largest Class
The tenth recommencement of the Maryland State Normal School No 2 was held at Frostburg Opera House with twenty five graduates, the largest class. Hon W T Warburton of Elkton gave the address. Diplomas presented to graduates including Orpha Ashby Edith Brain Isabel Baden and others from Frostburg Oakland Cumberland Grantsville and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State Normal School
Frostburg Opera House
W. T. Warburth
Elkton
State Board of Education
Anna B. Morgan
Lonaconing
Minnie L. Williams Sollo
Allitson
Gertrude Morgan
Clarance A. Spitanas
Julia M. Heilman
Frostburg
Nel Marie Rogand
W. T. Warburton
Orpha Ashby
Oakland
Edith Brain
Midlothian
Isabel Baden
Ida Barth
Mr. Savage
Angela Brady
Edna Brown
Cecelia Burns
Midland
Kathleen Crowe
Maria Conner
Grantsville
Helena Kneifer
Cumberland
Dorothy Hannon
Julia Heilman
Anna Joyce
Carllos
Edith Kirby
Ada Lee Lynn
One Dead and Many Hurt in Severe Storm at Moundsville
A midnight electrical storm in Moundsville West Virginia kills J H Nanley 23 Weston when struck from a street car touched by a live wire and injures Mrs Bodley who was hurled across her bedroom. Twenty three cottages were destroyed in the Moundsville camp colony with property losses around 336000. Firemen dynamited several buildings outside the fire zone to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
Moundsville Campe Colony
J. H. Nanley
Weston
J. A. Bodley
Underwood Narrowly Escapes Collision in Streetcar Runaway
In Washington on June 12, Democratic House leader Oscar Underwood and fellow Congress members rode in a streetcar when a runaway team pulling a drag crashed into it. The impact shattered glass and crushed the front of the car. Both horses were killed and Underwood protected his head with his hands to avoid injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oscar Underwood
House
Congress
Underwood
What Line of Work Did Harry Thaw Follow
Pittsburg residents seek to identify Thaw's occupation in Matteawan claiming he earned more than many peers. Rumors cite anonymous magazine articles or stock and railroad market success as possible sources of income. A second item notes the government liner Montragny docking at Port New Sydney after a recent storm.
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Harry Thaw
Pittsburg
Matteawan
A. W. Stone
Thaw
Port
New
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Montragny
Man Threatens Cunard Ship Blackmail Arrested
Marty Burton of New York was arrested in Hackensack after attempting to extort 1960 from Cunard Line by threatening to blow up a liner. He was held without bail and to face Grand Jury action. authorities said he may be charged with misuse of the US mail. A decoy package led to his capture as detectives trailed him after he sought the bogus payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackensack
N. J
Marty Burton
New York
Cunard Steamship Line
Justice of Peace
Pratt
Hackensack
Burton
United States Mall
Buffalonian
Expresse
Purnell Sues to Oust Shriver from State Board
Frostburg man Clayton Purnell filed suit in Anne Arundel Circuit Court seeking to determine who may sit on Maryland’s State Board of Education. He argues Governor Goldsborough exceeded his authority by appointing Henry Shriver after the Senate did not confirm his nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Purnell
Frostburg
State Board of Education
Cumberland Press
Circuit Court
Anne Arundel County
Henry Shriver
Cumberland
Goldsborough
Shriver
Senate
Parnell
Purnell
Beck
Poe
Mr. Shriver
Elkins Business Men Dinner With President Gray
Elkins Commercial Club hosted President Carl R. Ray of Western Maryland along with road officials and finance leaders at a dinner to foster closer ties. Gray’s party toured the system after a late afternoon arrival. speeches by executives and officials highlighted cooperation and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
Gray
Carl R. Ray
Western
Maryland
Board of
Directors
The
Bilkins
E. D. Talbott
Commercial Club
Gray Henry G. Davis
Coal and Coke
R. C. Caples
E L. Marston
F. T. Gates
A. W Galloway
Davis Coa
Coke Compay
R. Warnock
H. R. Pratt
M. C. Byers
C. A. Steiner
West Virginia
Pittsburg Girl Attacked in Room, Condition Serious
Mary Moran 21, house keeper for Father Martin Tyan of St. Bridget's in Pittsburg, was choked into unconsciousness when a man gained entry via a ladder at about 4 am. She remains in serious condition. Investigators found the ladder under the window and the attacker fled without taking any property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Rooh
Mary Moran
Martin Tyan
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Secret Service
George Coale
R. H. Robinson
Emily Aloysia Sell Graduates in Philadelphia
Among Catho lic High School graduates in Philadelphia Emily Aloysia Sell will graduate at the Academy of Music on Saturday June 14. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Sell of 204 Springdale Street. Relatives have received invitations to attend the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic High School
Philadelphia
Academy of Music
Emily Aloysia
Ming Sell
Mia
Charles A. Sell
Springdale Street
Uere
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Coney Gets
Tejar
Niagara Falls
Ont
General Carranza
Constitutional Party
Carranza
Frostburg Normal School
Thomas Hi. Beck
Somerset County
Ennes
Merritt Wilson
Wildell Lumber Company
N. Keim
R. Darden
W. Cobb
Presiden Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
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