Republicans Sweep Several Maryland Counties In Narrow Governor Race
Washington County reports Weller leading by 796 with two precincts missing as Republicans gain wide margins in county and legislative races. Montgomery Garrett Frederick Oakland show GOP wins while Democrats carry statewide governor candidates and other offices with varying majorities.
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Washington
Hagerstown
Weller
Washington County
Orphans’ Court
Chas. C. Zeigler
John B. Huyett
Edward Oswald
Register of Wills
Thomas E. Hilliard
Worthington P. Wachter
John B. Fleming
David &. Gossard
Rockville
Montgomery County
Harrington
McMullen
Ritchie
Beet
Oakland
Garrett County
James A. Hayden
House of Debates
John W. Kimmel
George Warnick
Ernest R. Jones
Albert Ashby
John W. Kimmell
Walter G. Meyers
Board of County Commission
Thompson Turns Over His Assets
Uniontown, Pa., Nov. 4. Josiah V. Thompson coal land operator and former First National Bank of Uniontown president signs an agreement to transfer his assets to creditors. Fayette County Bar Association officials report a committee's finding that Thompson cannot borrow $20,000,000 in New York to liquidate debts, so assets will be turned over to cover obligations.
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Uniontown
Josiah V. Thompson
First National Bank of
Fayette County Bar Association
Thompson
New York
A. F. Cooper
H. L. Robinson
M. M. Cochran
New York City
Pennsylvania
Thom B. Smith
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Samuel W. McCall
David I. Walsh
Maryland
Emerson C. Harrington
Kentucky
Stanley Democrat
Morrow
Ohio
New Jersey
Assembly
Crats
Mississippi
Theo_dore G. Bilbo
Tirginia- Ne
Baltimore Financier William Spence Dies at 100
Baltimore financier William Wallace Spence, who just celebrated his hundredth birthday on October 18, died at his home. He had been aging slowly since his milestone birthday, a testament to his will and determination to reach the century.
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Baltimore
William Wallace Spence
Local Court Judges and County Officials Shown in Returns
Unofficial Garrett county returns list Orphans' Court judges Charles S Harvey Samuel A Miller and J Thomas Moon plus unopposed County Surveyor A C Mason. Weller wins party vote. Harrington carries two districts with margins 17 and 8. Legislative ticket totals show Broadwater in Democrat, Fox Hayden Matthews Michael Shartzer with party split results.
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Charles S. Harvey
Samuel A. Miller
J. Thomas Moon
The
Orphans’ Court
A. C. Mason
Garrett County
Harrington
Weller
Duer
McMullen
Doub
Ritchie
Legislative
Broadwater
Fox
Hayden
Matthews
Michael
Shartzer
Asquith Target for Criticish
London reports a Lords session on cabinet responsibility, war conduct, and censorship. Baron St Davids urged a Privy Council fast meeting to discuss war strategy, argued the late Liberal government managed the war better, and called to replace office holders based on merit. Lord Willoughby de Broke pressed that Asquith bear responsibility for mistakes with sharp criticism of the premiership.
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London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Baron St. Davids
Privy Council
Willoughby de Broke
Asquith
Russia
Grand Duke
Nicholas
England
Hagerstown Makes Big Gains in Manufacturing
Washington reports Hagerstown Maryland shows strong growth in manufacturing from 1909 to 1914. Capital invested rises from 2.97 million to 6.713 million, value of products from 3.197 million to 7.545 million, wage earners from 1,938 to 4,081, wages paid 583 thousand to 1.733 million, establishments 76 to 113, and total value added by manufacture climbs to 3.097 million from 1.399 million.
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Washington
Hagerstown
Young Shively Sought After in Downtown Shooting
Officers search for Claude Shively believed to have shot his father W. H. Shively who owns apartments above the George's Creek and Cumberland Railroad shops. The weapon grazed the leg, striking a bone and exiting the side. Shively, reputedly intoxicated, fled toward the city after an argument at a cinema outing.
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Claude Shively
W. H. Shively
George’s Creek
Cumberland
Field's Restaurant Serves Railroad Men in Cumberland
Field's Restaurant at 606 Virginia Avenue, South Cumberland, offers home made meals tailored for railroad workers. The cook brings nine years of railroad kitchen experience and the shop features fresh coffee, sandwiches, and a special Sunday dinner for 25 cents. A new midnight lunch runs from midnight to 3 or 4 am to serve night shifts.
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Field’s
Virginia Avenue
South
Cumberland
Field's
Field
Robbers Escape in Auto After Ripley Post Office Theft
About $400 in money and stamps were stolen from the Ripley post office Tuesday night. Police traced the burglars to Ravenswood, from which they fled in a automobile stolen from a Ripley garage, carrying the wholesale dry goods firm vehicle.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ripley
Ravenswood
War News From One Year Ago Today
England and France declared war on Turkey while Russians invaded Turkish Armenia. German offensives at Arras Argonne Ypres Lille Berry-au-Bac and in the Vosges were repulsed. Russia claimed heavy German losses in Poland and predicted Teutonic retreat. British ships Good Hope Glasgow and Otranto and German Leipsig Bremen were reported missing over the Chilean navy battle.
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France
Turkey
Armenia
Arras
Argonne
Germany
Ypres
Lille
Berry-au-Bac
Vosges
Russia
Poland
Good Hope
Glasgow Otranto
Leipsig
Bremen
Lines Worth Remembering War Quote
A compact reminder features the adage by Erasmus about war’s appeal to those who have not faced it, reflecting on the fable of battle as a lure for the uninformed.
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