Great Temperance Speaker Addresses Evening at Centre Street
Ex Governor Patterson will speak on temperance at Centre Street M E Church tonight under the Anti-Saloon League of Maryland. Dr Thomas M Hare leads the event as president and the campaign runs two weeks with nightly county meetings culminating in a Lyric rally in Baltimore.
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Patterson
Tennesee
Centre Street
M. E
Anti-Saloon League of Maryland
Thomas M. Hare
Anti-Saloon League
Lyric
Baltimore
Frostburg
Snow Hill
Berlin
Malcolm R. Patterson
John G. Woolley
Prohibition
Laula A. Banka
Bertin
Injunction Sought Over Traction Engine Foreclosure
H W Yonker a local lumberman via Wilbur V Wilson filed a bill for injunction in the Circuit Court against Frick Co and A A Doub to stop foreclosure of a chattel mortgage on a traction engine Yonker bought from Frick for 2000 with part payment terms He claimed use on roads to haul lumber from Flintstone to Cumberland While plans to use failed State Roads Commission and Road Directors won an injunction against Yonker barring use on county roads Foreclosure measures followed by the manufacturer.
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H. W. Yonker
Wilbur V. Wilson
Frick Co
A. A. Doub
Chattell
Yonkers
Yonker
Flintstone
Cumberland
State Roads Commission
Train strikes Dr Shoemaker car at Baltimore street crossing
Dr G Shoemaker and passenger William G Paul of Westernport were in a car that was badly damaged when struck by a Western Maryland freight train at the Baltimore street crossing about 12 30 yesterday afternoon. The engine pushed the auto along the tracks before Shoemaker backed it off.
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G. Guy Shoemaker
William G. Paul
Westernport
Western Maryland Railway Company
Baltimore Street Crossing
Y W C A Holds Biennial Convention in Los Angeles
The Young Women's Christian Association opened its two year convention in Los Angeles with daily sessions scheduled through May 11.
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Los Angeles
Young Women’s Christian Association
Forrest Collett 22 Dies After Brain Abscess
Forrest Collett died Monday at his Hambleton home after three weeks of brain abscess treatment at Western Maryland Hospital. He was 22, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Collett, formerly of Elkins where he worked at Johnston Drug Co. and the Coal & Coke Railway office. He studied at Mountain State Business College in Parkersburg. Survived by a sister Ruth and brothers Junior Dyer and Kermit. Funeral held at Hambleton today at 2 PM.
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Forrest Collett
Hambleton
W. Va
Western Maryland
J. D. Collett
Mr. Collett
Elkins
Johnston Drug Co
Coal & Coke Railway
Mountain State Business College
Parkersburg
Ruth
Junior
Dyer
Kermit
Newsboys threaten revolt over Darnell publicity
In St Paul on May 5 newsboys threaten action after sensational publicity surrounding Rev. James Morrison Darnell. The boys, who called him Mister Darnell, drew parallels to events at the Dardanelles and shouted Wuxtry as two ships were sunk, accusing him of responsibility.
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St. Paul, Minn
James Morrison Darnell
Darnell
Dardanelles
State Bank Financial Statement May 4 1915 Allegany County
The document records financial figures for a Maryland bank with capital stock, surplus, and undivided profits. It notes deposits subject to check certified checks and special items. J A Hoover, cashier, swears to the truth of the statement before a notary on May 4, 1915.
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U. S
State of Maryland
County of Allegany
Ss. I
J. A. Hoover
Eeenay
Miss Virginia Watrous Leads New Jersey Suffrage Drive
Miss Virginia Watrous daughter of Mrs Antoinette Funk of the National Woman Suffrage Association will drive a large automobile with suffrage campaigners through New Jersey this summer. The party includes her mother Mrs Medill McCormick Mrs Winston Churchill and Mrs Martha S Kimball with Miss Watrous earning a chauffeur license and serving as spellbinder. Also along is Miss Watrous bull terrier Vates seen in the campaign photo.
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Virginia Watrous
Antoinette Funk
National Woman Suffrage Association
New Jersey
Medill McCormick
Winston Churchill
Martha S. Kimball
Miss Watrous
Bull
Amusing exam gaffes from Brunswick teachers noted
A local teacher shares original pupil answers from Brunswick and nearby schools. The list mockingly redefines anatomy and geography with errors such as the diaphragm as a bone, the scapula in the head, and Virginia as the mother of presidents, with De Soto linked to the Mississippi and Jamestown named for a virgin queen.
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Brunswick
Lafayette
Steppes
Virginia
England
United States
Jamestown
de Soto
Mississippi River
Tigers Tennis Meet Princeton At Columbia South Field
Columbia's tennis team played Princeton at South Field in a key season contest. Other items note visits, annual meetings of Masonic groups, and several local residents traveling or hosting guests across Maryland and West Virginia.
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Tiger
Columbia
New York
Princeton
South Field
Indiana Nine Goes North on Spring Swing
Bloomington Indiana May 5 The Indiana University baseball nine left today on its annual northern invasion. The Hoosiers will face Wisconsin Northwestern and Chicago as they travel.
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Indiana
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University Baseball Nine
Hoosiers
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Chicago
Political Announcement Seeks Support for Alleghany State's Attorney Run
A candidate declares intent to seek the Republican nomination for State's Attorney in Alleghany County. The announcement asks fellow citizens for support and influence in the upcoming primaries.
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Allegany County
Walsh Announces Democratic Bid for Allegany State’s Attorney
William C. Walsh announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Allegany County State’s Attorney and seeks the support of county voters in the upcoming primary.
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William C. Walsh
Allegany County
House of Delegates
Henry Fresh Seeks Allegany County Treasurer GOP Support
Henry Fresh announces candidacy for County Treasurer of Allegany County subject to Republican primaries and asks voters for support. He emphasizes fiscal stewardship and party backing in the upcoming vote.
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Allegany County
John J. Price
Henry Fresh
James Chapman
the Orphans Court
James Patterson
Application for Retail Liquor License in Allegany County
Notice filed May 1 1915 for Owen A Laraway to sell spirituous and fermented liquors at 53 North Mechanic Street Cumberland Maryland basement location. Remonstrances must be filed within 20 days with Lloyd L Shaffer Clerk, Allegany County Circuit Court. Owner of Premises J Semmes Deveeman.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Allegany County
Circuit Court
Owen A. Laraway
Mechanic St
Cumberland, Md
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Africa
Napoleon III
Prince Imperial
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the Hat Shop
N. Centre ST
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Gage Phipps
Dime Saving Bank
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Notary Public
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L. Sloan Directors
Jersey
Vates
Minnie King
Annié Beckman
Romney
William R. Mealy
Morgantown
Knights Templar
Harriet Hay
Lew S. Keim
Elk Lick
Verle Keim
C. Lee French
Church Home and Infirmary
Grace Volk
Columbia Street
T. Frank Bayer
Huntingdon
C. H. Shaffer
Fairbury
Nebraska
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LaVale
Jerome Burkey
Cresaptown
Frank Williams
Vera
Eva Douglas
W. J. Muncaster
R. E. Robertson
Marion
Russell Bros. Shows
J. H. Holzshu & Co. Real Estate. Insurance
Bondina
Ruppert
North Gentre St
William A. Huster
Fuller Barnard, JR
Frostburg, FC
Frostburg, MD
J. W. S. Cochrane
Midlothian, MD
Mullen Bros
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Children’s
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Orphans Court
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Washington
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