Vocation of Nurses Glorified at Allegany Hospital Commencement
The first public graduation exercises of the Allegany Hospital Training School since the Sisters of Mercy took charge were held in Carroll Hall. Graduates Dorcas E. McLaughlin Ethel A. McCrossin Nora Jenkins Norene Henke and others received diplomas presented by Very Rev. J Wunder with addresses by Rev. Father Wunder Judge A Hunter Boyd and Rachel E Decker praising nursing vocation and hospital service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegany Hospital Training School
Sisters of Mercy
Carroll Hall
North Centre Street
J. Wunder
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Dorcas E. McLaughlin
Elk Garden
Ww. Va
Ethel A. McCrosain
Davis
W. Va
Nora C
Decker
Harbaush
Almarode
Alma
Rachel E. Decker
Carrol Hall
Clara M. Cotter
Allogany Hospital Training School
Maryland Theatre
New Maryland
Mes. Cotter
Nora E. Jenkins
Ina H. Jolley
Marie H. Hartung
Mary M. Connolly
Norene E. Henkle
Rachel R. Decker
Emered S. Percy
Ethel A. McCrossin
Quiet in Strike District as Deputies Patrol Swisevale
Pittebure June 17 deputies kept order in Swisevale after striker processions. Brass bands led demonstrations as deputies conducted house to house visits amid reported disorder. A 600-man plant crew reached Swiseville and entered the factory site. fifty more workers returned to East Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swiseville
East Pittsburg
Woman's Club Has Passionate Day on Prohibition
Chicago dispatch reports the General Federation of Women's Clubs adopting a Kentucky resolution opposing traffic in liquor. The resolution asserts liquor traffic causes most crime and misery and urges federal and state laws to eradicate it, triggering applause and protests from delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Resolution Committee of
Kentucky
General Federation
Keny
Storstad Aimed For Fast Trip Before Collision
Quebec June 17 testifies first officer Alfred Pusters that Storstad prepared for a speedy voyage as Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence. Inquiry led by Lord Mersey heard that time was crucial for unloading Storstad at Montreal after arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Storstad
St. Lawrence
Alfred Pusters
Lord Mersey
British Adirality Court
Ingation
Anderson
Montreal
Shot at German Ambassador in Champaign incident
In Champaign Illinois on June 17 Count Von Bernstorff the German Ambassador was targeted as he rode to the University of Illinois to receive an honorary degree. A local policeman fired at his car though the ambassador was unharmed. The city official apologized and closed the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Ill
Count von Bernstorff
University of Illinois
Vici
Fire kills two at Moscow wood mill blaze
A deadly fire in Moscow destroys a wood mill with two workers trapped inside. The blaze caused extensive damage and investigators seek the cause of the rapid flame spread.
Woman Fights off Burglar in Kitchen Attack
June 17 in Pitte Wureh a woman named Mrs. David Wexler fought a negro burglar in her kitchen as she protected her two young children. In the struggle she suffered severe injuries to three fingers while retaining reinforcements and the intruder fled through a window. Police are seeking the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitte Wureh
David Wexler
Missing Pastor Patmont Not Found Yet
Detroit on June 17 detectives vow to locate Rev. Patmont while ruling out kidnapping and suspect foul play or suicide. Friends and police discuss a frame-up theory as Mrs Patmont sinks into nervous distress. Reverend Patmont, a prohibition worker, disappeared Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Patmont
Palmer
Kelly
Patmoant
Claude F. Willis
Patimont
Ler
Villa resigns as rebel leader in northern Mexico
Vera Cruz reports Villa’s coup at Juarez as a bid to crown himself military power in Northern Mexico. Rebels in Tampico and Tuztam reportedly loyal to Carranza. Funston says Villa’s move may accelerate Carranza’s plan to empower Napera. American officers think Carranza fears Villa’s growing strength and chose Napera as a pliant figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Villa
Juarez
Mexico
Tampico
Tuztam
Carranza
Funston
Napera
Funeral for Hickla Noibla Held Tomorrow
The funeral for Hickla Noibla a 26 year old Italian laborer formerly with James F Meade Company railroad contractors at Paw Paw West Virginia will be held at 1030 tomorrow morning with services at the Butler Mortuary Chapel and burial in St Patrick's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickla Noibla
James F. Meade Company
Paw Paw
W. Va
Western Maryland Hospital
Butler Mortuary Chapel
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Mass killings as brigands seize Chinese capital
Shanghai reports thousands killed when the "White Wolf" and his brigands captured Mane and looted Tao-Chow in Kansu province last week. Government troops mutinied and joined the brigands, with many victims burned alive in buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Mane
White Wolf
Tao-Chow
Kansu Province
Lanchow
Kalmbach seeks injunction in hose contract case
Frederick W. Kalmbach through attorney files petition to restrain the Mayor City Council and Dr Theo A K Hummerstime from awarding a 1000 foot hose contract to Fabric Hose Company of Baltimore while Manhattan Rubber Company claims lowest bid. Judge Henderson orders show cause by June 26. Fabric company contract closed Monday and hose possibly shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Kalmbach
William E. McHugh
Theo
A. K. Hummerstime
Fabric Hose Company
Baltimore
Gornall and Wegman
Manhattan Rubber Company
Kalmbach
Lecture on careful handling of explosives by Baldwin
Representative C. G. Baldwin of the bureau of explosives will lecture at Music Hall Keyser West Virginia on June 24 about careful handling of explosives and dangerous articles. Cumberland division officers and employees are urged to attend. Western Maryland Cumberland and Pennsylvania and Twin Mountain and Potomac Railway staff are invited along with shippers of these articles. Public admission is available as part of a safety movement mirroring Safety First.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Baldwin
Bureau of Explosives, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Music Hall
Keyser
W. Va
Cumberland Division
Maryland
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Twin Mountain
Baldwin
Wegman Named Motorcycle Policeman in City Plan
Officer Edward Wegman, formerly fire chief, will serve as a motorcycle policeman in Everett. Chief Thomas Isenhauer ordered the move to curb excessive speeding as Everett's Bishop Motorcycle Garage owner Everett Bishop loans a machine for Wegman to learn riding and to measure car speeds with a speedometer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Isenhauer
Edward Wegman
Central Fire Department
Everett
G. Bishop
Bishop
Wegman
Bedford Veterans Reunion Held With 300 Attendees
Bedford county veterans gathered for the annual reunion in Bedford on June 17 with about 300 in attendance. The crowd was smaller due to other soldiers at Harrisburg flag-removal ceremonies and illness. Rev. John A. Zinn of Osterburg delivered the oration as a parade formed on the morning train and led to the reunion grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Bedford County
Harrisburg
John A. Zinn
Osterburg
Minstrel Show Rehearsal for YMCA Benefit
The first rehearsal of a minstrel show by YMCA members is tonight with many talented men and boys taking part. The July charity performance supports City Baseball League expenses under YMCA management Seibers Schmeiser. Charles Seibers and Miss Anna Bertha Schmeiser, both of Hancock Maryland, wed yesterday afternoon at Bedford Street German Lutheran church. Barn Dance at Cresaptown Expected to Draw Large Crowd
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Seibers
Anna Bertha Schmeiser
Hancock, Md
Bedford Street
German Lutheran Church
C. F. Bergner
Cresaptown
John B. Gunning
Gunning
Mr. Gunning
Personal notices from a late 19th century town paper
The column lists Miss Frances Sloan after tonsil surgery in Allegany Hospital and home. Also notes include Arthur A. Beckman returning from New York, Miss Elizabeth Shearer home from Charleston, Frank R. Lyon visiting from Fairmont, Ex-Congressman William C. Amos in town, Charles A. Cross bound for Washington, Walter Reichenbach and Elphy Snowden arriving as dancers, the Tinker family vacationing in Bloomingdale, Karl Lashley receiving a PhD from Johns Hopkins and an Adam T. Bruce fellowship, Dr. W. T. Kirk returning to Springfield, banker Daniel Annan at Cape May with daughter Margaret, Eugene Williamson recovering at Sulphur Springs, Catherine McEvoy attending St. Joseph's College commencement, Henry Pierce going to Columbus, Robert W. Davis sailing from Seattle to Alaska, Edward Showaker back from Buckwell University, Finley Hendrickson attending a Prohibition national meeting, and John J. Stump returning from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Sloan
David W. Sloan
Washington Street
Allegany Hospital
Arthur A. Beckman
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Elizbeth Shearer
Charleston
W. Va
Frank R. Lyon
Consolidation Coal Company
Fairmont
Queen City
William C. Amos
Green Ridge
F. Mertens’ Sons
Charles A. Cross
Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio
Walter Reichenbach
Walter Ross
Elphye Snowden
Adam T. T. Bruce
W. T. Kirk
Roanoke
Springfield
Daniel Annan
Margaret Annan
Cape May
N. J
Maryland Banker's Association
Eugene Williamson
Sulphur Springs
Catherine McEvoy
Green Street
Femimiteburg
St. Joseph's College
Sxty
Marie McEvoy
Henry Pierce
Mt. Savage
Columbus
Ohio
Robert W. Davis
Decatur Hall
Seattle
Lola F. Turner
Cordova
Alaska
Edward Showaker
E. A. Showaker
Mechanic Street
Buckwell University
Finley C. Hendrickson
Clinton, Mo
National Committee of the
Prohibition Party
John J. Stump
Local couples listed from multiple states plan Nantucket summer stay
The Baltimore Sun notes pairs and individuals from McKees Rocks Cumberland Altoona Fairmont New Castle Baden Brownsville Crayton Spring Gap Cumberland and other towns will spend the summer at a cottage on Nantucket Island Massachusetts. The Lowndes family residence is 201 Longwood Road Reland Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Roman
Laura Charlesworth
Crayton
William Thomas
Emma Viola Fawcett
Brownsville
Frederick Jacob Weisenmiller
Bertha Matthews
Cumberland
William Wesley Davis
Spring Gap
Nettie Graham Hamilton
Charles William Davis
Margaret Ann Reed
William Bladen Lowndes
Longwood Road
Reland Park
Nantucket Island
Davis and Elkins College Largest Class Graduates
Commencement at Davis Memorial Church Elkins W Va marks largest class. Port Currell PhD of Washington and Lee University delivers address. West Virginia University Morgantown also graduates large class with Dr Glenn Frank from Northwestern University giving the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
W. Va
Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
Port. W. S. Currell
Washington and Lee University
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Glenn Frank
Northwestern University
Boy Bitten by Supposed Mad Dog on Grand Avenue
A 12 year old named Hogan was bitten on the knee by a dog believed to be mad. The animal acted strangely earlier and was shot after biting the boy. Police searched for the owner but were unable to locate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Avenue
Hogan
Lake View Hotel Burns In Frederick Maryland Fire
More than two hundred people watched flames leap between sections as the Lake View Hotel near Lewistown Maryland owned by Charles J. Ramsburg burned to the ground last night. Loss exceeds $20,000, insured with Haller and Newman. Four years earlier the Lake View Casino also burned, with a loss over $15,000 and no insurance. The structure served as a summer hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Ramsburg
Frederick
Lake View
Lewistown
Haller & Newman
Police Court: John Burns Held on Assault Charge
John Burns was arrested on a charge of assaulting a woman and resisting an officer. He was fined $10 in police court this morning and, in lieu of payment, committed for ten days. Burns was taken into custody after refusing to go with the officer and was struck on the head with a club. Police controlled the Blue Bridge area and targeted speeding motorists in plain clothes, with several arrests anticipated for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burns
Burns
Blue Bridge
Woman seeks divorce from William T Campbell in Blair County
Altoona June 17 Melda M Campbell petitions Blair county court for divorce from William T Campbell citing desertion though she has never been married by civil or religious ceremony. Judge Bald ridge appoints Clyde J Brown master to investigate and report on the case. The couple have two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Melda M. Campbell
Blair County
William T. Campbell
Clyde 3. Brown
Thomas J. Baldridge
Baldwin Steel plant sale to Becker Steel of Germany
Charleston West Virginia June 17 announced sale of the Baldwin Steel Company plant to Becker Steel Company of Germany. The idle plant may resume operations under a new company with 1 million dollars capital funded by German interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Baldwin Steel Company
Becker Steel Company
Germany
Etee
Militants chained to statue provoke crowd in London
Two militant suffragettes chained themselves to a statue before the Royal Exchange in London. A crowd gathered, hissing and throwing missiles, until policemen intervened and rescued the women to prevent a panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Exchange
Citi zens Bank and Trust Co. closed by state officials
Ashland Ky June 17 The Citi zens Bank and Trust Company was closed by the State Banking department and bank examiners took charge. Inability to realize on assets due to excess real estate investments is cited as the cause of the closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
State Banking Department
Divorce Verdict Finds Lillian Poss Guilty
A jury in Justice Donnelly's court returned a sealed verdict in the divorce suit of Frank P. Poss against Mrs. Lillian K. Poss. The jury found Mrs. Poss guilty of the charges brought by her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Justice
Western Maryland Railway Pays Lower Wages After Layoffs
Western Maryland Railway employees receive checks for the past month with pay reduced due to layoffs. Management notes the current month shows smaller wages but expects brighter prospects in the coming month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland Railway
Policeman For a Day Resigns After One Shift
William J. Cavanaugh, previously linked with the Stag and Reynard Cafes, was assigned to Cumberland police on Saturday night and resigned Sunday night after a single day on the force to accept another job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Cavanaugh
Stag
Reynard
Cumberland
Vague Travel Snippet About A Vacation Plan
A garbled note hints at a vacation or trip plan with unclear details about cost and arrangements. The text references telecommunication and a location possibly Cu, but the meaning remains uncertain and fragmented.
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Woman's Club
Moscow
Russia
Bedford Veterans IN
Rehersal
Seibers - Schmeiser
Stanley John Paulowski and
Jakubine Massal
McKees Rocks, Pa
Lee Depalmer
Frances Naples
Ralph David Giarth
Ida Gertrude Retting
David Russel Linn
Gladys Kathleen Wallace
St. Louis
James Edward Dennerlein
Baden
Hazel Jean Stoner
New Castle
Lews Franks
Dickersons Run
Nellie Helen Conti
Vanderbie
Bishop's Motorcycle Garage
Police
Burton
MDE
Liberty Street
Keep
Land Press
Ice
Visi
Clarke
Ible Druggists
Baltimore Street
Leader Garage
South
Etn Tan Ao
Laing Ave
Keys Hotel
J. J. Zapf
Baltimore St
Biddle
Frederick Street
D. I. Biddle
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