Bathtub Brides Murder Case Heads to English Courts
London reports a forthcoming murder trial of George Joseph Smith, the so called bathtub killer, who married six women between 1898 and 1914 under various names. Public Prosecutor Bodkin outlined the case, highlighting insurance gains and the deaths in bathtubs as detectives connect six marriages to three deaths.
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George Joseph Smith
George Oliver Love
Caroline B. Thornhill
Leicester
Canada
Smith
Elizabeth Mabel Pegler
Bristol
Elizabeth Pegler
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Henry Williams
Beatrice Constance Annie Mundy
Weymouth
Alice Burnham
Portsmouth
Oliver Charles James Smith
Alice Revatt
Woolwich
John Lloyd
Elizabeth Lofty
United Press
London
England
Bodkin
Bow Street
Andy
France
Bodkins
Scotland Yard
Pegler
Memorial to James Rumsey by Rumseyan Society
The Rumseyan Society met in Shepherdstown and voted to raise a $20,000 memorial to James Rumsey, claimed by friends as the steamboat inventor. The monument will stand on a Potomac bluff where Rumsey showcased his achievement.
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Rumseyan Society
Shepherdstown
James Rumsey
Potomac
Rumsey
Archdeaconry of Cumberland Meets in Mt Savage Tomorrow
The Spring session of the Archdeaconry of Cumberland of the Protestant Episcopal Church will convene in Mt. Savage from May 26 to 28 under Archdeacon Douglass Hooff. Officials include Bishop John Gardner Murray and Henry L. Ewald. program covers prayers, sermons, and evangelism talks with clergy from multiple Maryland towns. Mike George set to open a new upscale barber shop in Frederick with a full crew and modern parlor services.
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Cumberland
Protestant Episcopal Church
Douglass Hooff
Frederick
Mt. Savage
John Gardner Murray
D. D
Chas. E. Shaw
L. H. Ewald
Committee of Missions
Joseph S. Newman
Peter F. Lange
W. RB. McKinley
W. R. B. Turner
Wm. Cleveland Hicks
Charles E. Shaw
J. Luther Martin
E. E. Burgess
Peter M. Boyden
G. C. F. Bratenah
Geo. C. Thomas
Baltimore
Arthur D. Appleton
New Market
Edward E. Burgess
Brunswick
Louis H. Ewald
William Cleveland Hicks
W. B. McKinley
Westernport
Frostburg
S. Hilton Orrick
Hagerstown
Fair Play
Wm. R. B. Turner
Adamstown
Joseph T. Ware
Mr. Savage
Oliver J. Whildin
Diocesan Committee of Missions
John S. Newman
Metes and Bounds
General Missions
S.hilton Orrick
W R. B. Turner
Mike George
Colytic
Beot Black
Frederick Post
Great Financial Convention Meets at U S Capitol
Delegates from across the Western Hemisphere gather in Washington to discuss postwar financial relations and mutual aid during and after the European War. The United States hosts with Congress approving 50 000 dollars for expenses as foreign guests travel to key financial centers.
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Great Financial Convention
U. S. Capitol
Washington
Hall of the Americas
Pan- American Union
Western Hemisphere
U. S
United States
Congress
McAdoo
Detroit Poised to Take City Run Street Railway System
Detroit plans full municipal ownership and operation of its street railway by summer’s end after lengthy talks with Detroit United Railway. A June election would sanction the purchase, with price set by Wayne County chancery court, likely approved by voters given past majorities. The city would control and operate the system once the court fixes a price.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit United Railway Company
D. U R
Wayne County
City Street Railway
Mortgagee's Sale of Lot No. 13 in West View Park Addition
A public sale will be held on June 5 1915 at 10 o clock A M at the corner of Liberty and Baltimore streets Cumberland Maryland to satisfy a mortgage on Lot No 13 Weber street West View Park Addition Allegany County The property described includes a two story frame dwelling with slate roof and modern conveniences terms cash attorney J W S Cochrane named in the mortgage
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Frank Troutman
Allegany County
Troutman
Liberty and
Baltimore Streets
Cumberland
Maryland
Weber Street
West View Park
Braddock Way
Alley A
Harriet A. Rice
J. W. S. Cochrane
Wall Paper Special At Elyers Store
An advertisement for wallpaper sale offering 2 3 4 and 5 cent rolls with golds at lower prices. Promotes savings on all grades at Elyers 30 N. Centre St with April 9 date line and text.
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Eylers
Centre St
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Francisco J. Peynado
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John Zimmerman
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