Local social notes list visiting friends and health updates
Mary Watson Africa remains a patient at University of Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia. Many residents are noted visiting relatives in Rockwood Allegany hospital Martinsburg Washington and Pittsburgh. Residents travel for medical schooling work and family visits including ex judges auditors and railway staff a broad string of names and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Watson Africa
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Miss Africa
R. L. Seerest
Rockwood
Allegany Hospital
A. G. Sprinkler
Virginia Avemuse
Washington
William C. Montignant
Tess Twige
Fairmont
W. Va
Everett G. Bishop
Columbus
Greenville
Valparaiso
Ind
George Beneman
Isaac Rosenbaum
Uniontown
Jesse K. Goodhand
Martinsburg
Thomas Johnson
Baltimore
Charles
Roemer
Wheeling
H. C. Williams
New York
Railroad Department
Richard Smease
Elkins
George F. Johnson
James Clement
William Galland
Walter Powel
Lewis Deserves Re election Says Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun editorial endorses Representative David J. Lewis of Maryland as the Democratic Congress member best suited for reelection due to his pivotal work on the parcel post. It argues his leadership is essential for expanding and refining the system and urges the Sixth district to give him a decisive, unanimous endorsement.
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Baltimore Sun Today
David J. Lewis
Maryland
O. K
Lewis
American Parcel Post
Parcel Post
Congress
Congressman Lewis
Post Office Department
Funeral for Christian Smith Held at St Johns Lutheran
The funeral for Christian Smith who died at his home 118 First Street was held Thursday afternoon at 77 o clock from St Johns Lutheran Church. Potomac Lodge No 100 A F and A M conducted the service and burial followed at Greenmount Cemetery.
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Christian Smith
First Street
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Potomac Lodge No. 100
Green‘mount Cemetery
Local clubs announce events and meetings in Alexandria
Sagiety invites Loyal Order of Moose members to a Virginia Lodge bazaar in Alexandria. A Cumberland lodge visit by a Virginia club committee is planned this week. The G Cleff Club for women will be reorganized with Prof Ing ham Lord guiding training and engagements expected. Eastern Star unit postpones its 13th anniversary due to mourning. Civic Club dance at Daisy's marks fall social and funds support the Tuberculosis section led by Miss Stallings. Allegany Hospital Aid Society met in sun parlor. Y M S of St Marys Church hosts an evening meeting addressed by Grand President Burke of Louisville.
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Loyal Order of Moose
Virginia Lodge
Moose
Alexandria
Virginia City
Cumberland Lodge
G. Cleff Club
Ingham Lord
Op Ge
Civic Club
Daisy’s Dancing Academy
M. E. Stallings
St. Mary’ S Church
St. Mary’s Hall
Burke
Louisville, Ky
Duchess de Talleyrand seeks American surgeons for France
The Duchess de Talleyrand formerly Anna Gould has appealed through New York lawyers to the United States seeking three or four volunteer surgeons to go to France. She offers to cover their transportation costs.
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Duchess de Talleyrand
Anna Gould
New York
France
Alleged Horse Thief Back to Wheeling
Armed with requisition papers, A. H. Hastings chief of Wheeling detective force arrived in this city this morning and took into custody J. T. Willhide who was arrested here last Thursday as the man who stole a horse from F. N. Church at Wheeling. Hastings returned with his man on Baltimore and Ohio train No. 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Hastings
Wheeling
W. Va
J. T. Willhide
Thomas J. Eisenhauer
F. N. Church
Hastings
Baltimore and Ohio
Alleged embezzler Oechowicz ends own life in Chicago
Simon J. Oechowicz former secretary of the Polish National Alliance and under indictment for alleged embezzlement of seven thousand dollars died by self asphyxiation in Chicago. The shortage was disclosed at the alliance convention in Detroit fourteen months earlier. He had been dismissed from office and his death is attributed to distress over the case.
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Chicago
Simon J. Oechowicz
Polish National Alliance
The
Alliance
Detroit
Oechowiccz
Death of five year old Joseph Luhrman in Sharon
Joseph Thomas Luhrman aged five died at 11 45 at his father's home from bronchitis. Funeral Thursday at 2 P M at St Peter and Pauls church with interment in the church cemetery. In Sharon Pennsylvania Emanuel Isenberg aged 15 made two unsuccessful suicide attempts yesterday using a wire and a necktie from an apple tree with no stated cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Thomas Luhrman
A. Luhrman
St. Peter and Paul’s Church
Sharon
Emanuel Isenberg
Fragmentary Note on Me Mul Bras and Shoe Qualifications
Fragmentary OCR reads Me Mul Bras with mention of shoe qualifications. Text includes unclear references to a man and notes on timing or dates. No clear event or outcome established.
City Engine 6008 Big New Engine Leaves Brunswick for Cumberland
Engine No 6008 one of the new big ones on the B and ., departed Brunswick for Cumberland Sunday pulling 101 cars with 15 loaded and 86 empty. The article notes that twenty years ago this many cars would have sufficed for three trains.
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Brunswick
Cumberland
Evangelist Johnson Converts 1114 at Mount Union
Evangelist Robert E. Johnson, once in the queensware trade, began a revival at Spring City, Pa, with joint efforts from Spring City and Royersford churches. The tabernacle between the Schuylkill river and canal seats 2000, built at no cost by residents. Johnson’s Mount Union campaign yielded 1,114 decisions, 72,836 total attendance, 1,652.26 total offerings, 1,589.06 to Johnson, 232 cottage meetings, 1,714 in attendance, 72 addresses, 5,675 marchers, and 10 special trains. He and Mrs. Johnson then headed by auto to Washington, D C.
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Spring City
Royersford
Johnson
Schuylkill
Evangelist Johnson
Mount Union
Mr. Johnson
Washington, D. C
Earthquake Devastates Turkish Towns Isbarta and Burdur
An earthquake struck Isbarta and Burdur in Konia province Sunday night causing heavy loss of life. Isbarta with about 25,000 residents and Burdur around 12,000 were severely damaged. Estimated fatalities in Konia province reach 2,500.
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Smyrna
Asiatic Turkey
Isbarta
Burdur
Konia
Clashes of traders in Belgian Congo reported
London dispatch notes French and German traders clashed at multiple Congo locations with fatalities. The Belgian government has ordered firms placed on river boats to resist German attacks.
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London
Belgian Congo
Add
Congo
Couple Elopes From Duncanville To Cumberland On Motorcycle
Stanley Woodward Roberts and Miss Helen Naomi Williams of Duncanville Pa eloped to Cumberland yesterday. They were married at Center Street Methodist Episcopal Church parsonage by Rev Joseph Dawson after riding 67 miles by motorcycle. They left for home at once to seek parental forgiveness, saying they were merely taking a little spin.
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Stanley Woodward Roberts
Helen Naomi Williams
Duncanville
Cumberland
Center Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Joseph Dawson
Steamer Ardmount Sunk By Floating Mine
Telegraphed from Ostend the Ardmount, a Galveston cargo steamer carrying grain, struck a mine after leaving Dover for Zeebruge. All 55 crew members were saved. The ship had been ordered to Antwerp after reaching Falmouth last Saturday.
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London
Ostend
Exchange
Sys
Dover
Zeebruge
Holland
Galveston
Falmouth
Antwerp
Whisky distillery found among assets at station
A tiny complete whisky distillery with capacity of a quart was found among the effects of George Linkous in Princeton W Va The owner was about to leave for Virginia when his property was attached at the Virginian railway station It is reported that since prohibition enforcement began hundreds like it have been used locally
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Princeton
W. Va
George Linkous
Virginian
Virginia
Death of Claude Banks at 31 Wallace Street
Claude Banks aged 27 son of Andrew R. D. Banks died at 9 o clock this morning at his parents residence 31 Wallace street from hemorrhage of the lungs He leaves his parents four brothers and two sisters Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
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Claude Banks
Andrew R. D. Banks
Wallace Street
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Institution of McKinley Chapter
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Wyron Hand
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John A. Fulton & CO
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Third Nationl Pank
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Couy
Desales Glick
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Ruppert’s
Plendid
Third National Bank
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Atama
Shirey”& Clarke
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Darine
Windsor Hotel
Tri-State Sanitary Milk Co.’s
Cumberland Fame
H. T. Mullen
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Habig Brothers
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Habig & Stegmaier
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Insurance
Cyril B. Geare
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