Thousands Die Seeking Health Westward for Tuberculosis
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis says 10 000 to 15 000 consumptives migrate west yearly in search of health. It estimates 100 000 to 200 000 diseased in California Arizona New Mexico Texas and Colorado with many dying within months or in almshouses.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
United States Public Health Service
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Colorado
P. M. Carrington
E. A. Sweet
A. D. Foster
North
South Carolina
National Association
Southwest
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
New York
United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
East 22Nd Street
New York City
48 Years With the C. P. Railroad at Mount Savage
Patrick Sherry aged 75 of Mount Savage recently reached a remarkable 48 years of service with the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad. He moved from Baltimore forty eight years ago and has worked in the blacksmith shops every day, remaining vigorous and well known in Allegany County.
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Patrick Sherry
Mount Savage
Baltimore
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Sherry
Allegany County
Warren Illinois Woman Becomes First Mayor A Grandmother Leader
Mrs. A. R. Canfield, 75, is described as Warren's mayoress and a lifelong suffrage fighter who won election despite opponents. She vows to curb sensational movies and dances, regulate liquor sales to intoxicated patrons, and establish public halls and readings for all ages. She notes opponents accused her of drinking and opium, including some YMCA leaders.
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Warren, Ill
National Association
Illinois
A. R. Canfield
Warren
Mrs. Canfield
Fiere
Fishermen Bring In Bass as Clinton Creek Clears
Patrolman Henry Betz returned to Cumberland Saturday with a string of 21 bass. Another local angler caught four bass and two snapping turtles in Patterson's Creek. Streams had been muddy from recent rains but are clearing and a strong fishing season is expected.
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Henry Betz
Town Creek
Cumberland
Patterson’s Creek
Fifty Entries For City YMCA Championship Meet
Over fifty entries have been received for the Central YMCA athletic meet at South End Park on Wednesday afternoon. Eight events are on the program. The winner will be titled city champion in his event.
Obituary notices for Mrs Harry Rice James J Condon and Louis Stein
Mrs. Harry Rice age 30 dies after operation at Western Maryland Hospital. Survived by husband, nine children. funeral 3 pm tomorrow at Pleasant Grove Church with Rev. William Pierpoint officiating. Burial in church cemetery. James J Condon 4 dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital from locomotor ataxia. Surviving wife, one son James, three daughters, two sisters and three brothers. Funeral 9 am Wednesday from St Patrick's Church. Louis Stein funeral director.
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Harry Rice
Western Maryland Hospital
Pleasant Grove Church
William Pierpoint
James J. Condon
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John’s Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Pulaski Street
Order of
Knights of Columbus
Ancient Order of Hibernians
James
Dauhters
Josephine
Regina
Margaret Condon
Frank Condon
Mt. Pleasant
Mary
Maggie Condon
J. W. Reynolds
St. Patrick’s Church
Louis Stein
Mike and Pat Pinched In Public Drunken Reckless Drive
Mike and Patrick Bridges were fined $5 each in Police Court by Justice Heck for being drunk and disorderly and driving recklessly. They were arrested Saturday night after attempting to race their car down a public thoroughfare following heavy drinking.
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Mike
Patrick Bridges
Justice Heck
Pat
Congressman Brown and wife return to Kingwood after Panama Exposition trip
Congressman W. G. Brown and his wife have returned to Kingwood West Virginia from Honolulu and San Francisco where they attended the Panama Pacific Exposition. They were away more than two months as part of a party visiting multiple sites of interest.
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W. G. Brown
Honolulu
San Francisco
Kingwood
W. Va
Pocketbook Lost on Centre Street Near Knox
Lost pocketbook on Centre Street near Knox containing a small sum of money. Reward offered for return to the Press Office. Je28-31.
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Centre St
Knox
Crusade Against Sunday Baseball Gains Local Support
A Maryland West Virginia Catholic and Protestant groups press to end Sunday baseball. Dr. Kelly and Rev. Dr. Davis spoke in Piedmont and Cumberland with 350 attending Centre Street Church backing a quietus on Sunday baseball. Local Bible classes voted to protest Sunday baseball to the State’s Attorney.
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Kelly
Dr. Davis
St. John’s Methodist Episcopal Church South
Piedmont
W. Va
Westernport
Lake
Maryland
Davis
Garrett
Washington
Barton
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Midland
Eckhart
Mount Savage
Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South Cumberland
Centre Street Church
Duke Memorial
Narrows Park
Cumberland Ministerial Association
Toledo Declares July Fourth as Peace Day
The city of Toledo Ohio will observe July 4 as Peace Day Mayor Karl Keller has issued a proclamation. The organizing committee for the peace pageant is led by W R Walters with plans for the town celebration.
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Toledo
Karl Keller
Mmittee
W. R. Walters
Special Services Mark First Anniversary of Archduke Death
Vienna observes the one year anniversary of Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassination with memorial services in Austria and Germany. Emperor Franz Joseph attends a cathedral ceremony as soldiers are urged to study new explosive and incendiary aerial warfare devices tested from high places.
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Vienna
Austria
Germany
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Franz Joseph
Pisa
Cardinal Gibbons Near Pinnacle of Priesthood
Cardinal Gibbons nears a milestone as he marks the fifty fourth anniversary of his ordination with a quiet mass in the country. He may reach sixty years of ordination, with plans to celebrate privately later, possibly in July on his birth date in Carroll county with friends. Mer George Deve of St. Johns Catholic Church Baltimore will observe his forty fourth ordination anniversary with a special mass.
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Cardial Gibbons
Europe
Rome
Carroll County
Mer
George Deve
St. John's Catholic Church
Valley and
Eager Streets
Baltimore
Death Claims Two Union Veterans in Maryland Brigade
Amos C. Gross aged 72 died at his Bedford street home after a year with paralysis. Survived by wife and several grown children. Funeral at Pleasant Grove Church with Reverends Pierpoint and Grose leading. burial in the church cemetery. Grafton Brant aged 77 died at Hazen from tuberculosis. A Union veteran from a Maryland brigade he is survived by several children. Funeral at Elliott Memorial Church, Hazen, with burial in Bald Hill cemetery.
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Amos C. Gross
Maryland
Bedford Street
Pleasant Grove Church
William Pierpoint
John A. Grose
Church
Grafton Brant
Hazen
Brant
Mia
Ralph Hite
Little Valley Road
Dicken
Rawlings
Charles Brant
Moses Twigg
FE. Boor
Baltimore Pike
Elliott Memorial Church
Bald Hill Cemetery
Consolidation Coal's Big Pay at Clarksburg
The Consolidation Coal Company in the Clarksburg field paid its employer 82000 dollars Saturday. It marks the largest pay in a long time as mines stay busy and the outlook improves. Independent companies also paid higher wages and report busy mines.
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Consolidation Coal Company
Clarksburg
Labor Day Picnic Committee Plans Meeting
The Labor Day picnic committee will meet in Trades Council Hall tomorrow evening to make arrangements for the annual picnic on Labor Day.
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Trades Council Hall
Millionaire and Mule Pick Oil Site in Texas Tale
In Dallas on June 28 a fortune owner Col E H R Green let a mule named Maud's Brother decide where to drill for oil at Cash Texas. The plan foresees a pension for the mule if the venture pays off.
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Dallas
Tex
Hoosac Tunnel
Maud
Col. E. H. R. Green
Cale Tours Hill Climb Route Visits Friends
Cale of Cumberland rides an Indian motorcycle to Uniontown to view the hill climb and plans to return via Bedford. He notes Maryland and Pennsylvania road repair rules, saying Maryland limits contractors to one mile of road paving at a time, while three miles along the Uniontown corridor are torn up for paving.
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Cale
T. A. Cale
Cumberland
Uniontown
Bedford
Mr. Cale
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Connellsville
Spies and deceptive batteries haunt Italian frontline
From Monte Nero on the Isonzo front a correspondent reports Austrians used tunnels with gun rails to shift fire between points. Fake batteries with men of straw and smoke tricks misled Italians until exposure. Spies, including a prisoner posing as an idiot, are seen guiding shelling signals.
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Rome
Paris
Monte Nero
Isonzo
Saddlery trade groups to hold sessions in San Francisco expo
Representatives of the saddlery trade from across the nation descend on San Francisco for a week of daily sessions beginning today. The Wholesale Saddlery Association and the National Saddlery Manufacturers' Association host the event through Friday, drawing members from coast to coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Wholesale Saddlery Association
National Saddlery Manufacturers’ Association
Wall Paper Sale Advertisement at Eylers
A local ad promotes wallpaper in grades 2 to 5 cents per roll with a gold line at 6 cents. Eylers at 30 N Centre St offers savings on any paper grade.
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Eylers
Centre St
National Editorial Association Opens in Los Angeles
Editors in Los Angeles for the annual National Editorial Association convention. President G. E. Hosmer of Denver to call the gathering to order tomorrow morning. The session will last three days with meetings in San Francisco and Sacramento after a visit to Diego.
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Los Angeles
Cal
National Editorial Association
Presid G
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Junior Brown
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Kari Keller
W. R . Walters
Cardinal Gibbons
July Records
Victor and
Columbia
Baltimore St
Wiesel
Cumberland, MD
EAL
Decatur Street
Park Street
Bath
Halle
Elm Street
North Mechanic Street
Braddock Way
J. H. Holzshu & CO
Edison Electric Iil. CO
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Saddlery
N. Mechanic St
Lambert
Mt. Royal and
Maryland Aves
Mt. Vernon
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