Funeral for Earl Cromer and son draws over a thousand
A double funeral was held Sunday for Earl Cromer and his son Donald after a car crash along State road west of Hagerstown. The service at their Frederick Street home was led by three pastors and attended by Cromer Brothers Silk Mill workers, Odd Fellows, and hundreds of relatives and friends who followed the coffins to Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Earl Cromer
Donald
Hagerstown
Frederick Street
Hagerston
Rose Hill
Conrad Clever
Christ's Reformed Church
A. B. Statton
St. Paul’s A. B
E. C. Basom
Evangelical Church
Clever
Mr. Cromer
The
Odd Fellows
Cromer Brothers Silk Mill
Watkins & Minnick
Cromer
Inauguration at Lafayette College in Easton October 19
Lafayette College hosts the inauguration of Dr. John Henry MacCracken as president with holiday decorations and visiting dignitaries. Key speakers include Harry Hutchins, Edgar Smith, and John Hibben. MacCracken, age forty, is a New York University alumnus and son of NYU chancellor Henry H. MacCracken.
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Lafayette
Easton
John Henry MacCracken
Lafayette College
Harry B. Hutchins
University of Michigan
Edgar F. Smith
University of Pennsylvania
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Vermont
New York University
Union Theological Seminary
Westminster College
Missouri
MacCracken
Henry H. MacCrack
Confederate Veterans Gather for Virginia Reunion in Fredericksburg
Hundreds of Confederate veterans and visitors from Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina attend a three day reunion of the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans of Virginia and the United Sons of Confederate Veterans in Fredericksburg. The city is decorated for the event with business sessions planned for the first two days and a parade and major social events scheduled for Thursday.
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Fredericksburg
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Grand Camp of
Confederate Veterans of
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Tetrick Buys Clarksburg Paper Exponent American Editor
W Guy Tetrick, a Democratic politician and former county clerk, will continue as editor and general manager of the Clarksburg Exponent American after purchasing it from E Bryan Templeman. The paper, seized by the sheriff and under bondholders foreclosure, was bought for 15000 dollars, with Tetrick acting for himself and the bondholders.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
W. Guy Tetrick
Used Car Bargains and Auto Ads at Gliffan's Garage
Buick B-85 priced at 600 dollars appears with Buick Roadster steak 6 30 Franklin at 650 dollars Franklin Truck 960 dollars I H C Truck 285 dollars Gliffan's Garage advertisement shows assorted consignments and prices in a compact auto sale listing.
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Franklin
Gliffan
Peasant Alexeieff Said To Lead Russian Armies Now
London dispatch says General Alexeieff, of peasant parentage, has risen to chief of staff and may be the real commander in chief, with the czar’s moves attributed to him. The article notes his humble start, naval service, liquor reforms, and rapid rise to power in autocratic Russia. It also reports Oxford student Miss Czaplika’s Siberian expedition and her findings on northern tribes and war awareness.
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Wilbur S. Forrest
United Press
London
Alexeieff
Russia
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Caucasus
General Russki
Count Medvinoff
Naval
St. Petersburg
America
Navy
Russian Empire
M. A. Czaplika
Oxford
Siberia
Yenesei
Arctic Ocean
Democrats To Hold Large Meeting In Hagerstown
Democrats stage a mass meeting at the Courthouse in Hagerstown this evening with Governor candidate E. C. Harrington and running mates and Congressman David J. Lewis set to speak. Ex Governor Dockery of Missouri and Congressman Heflin of Alabama may also speak while the Hagerstown Municipal Band plays.
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Hagerstown
E. C. Harrington
David J. Lewis
Dockery
Missouri
Heflin
Alabama
Women Watch the Polls in New Jersey Suffrage Vote
October 19 in Trenton New Jersey reports show heavy turnout as women monitor polls while suffragists and opponents mobilize. At Princeton President Wilson was cheered by suffragists when voting to support the amendment.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Princeton
Wilson
Careless Fire Starters May Face Costs Under Plan
Detroit reports the National Safety First association backs state and national laws to require the careless party to repay fire department costs and all property losses from fires. The group argues this could curb the $235,491,350 annual U S fire losses.
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Detroit
National Safety First Association
U. S
Tanlac touted as master medicine in Cumberland ads
An advertisement proclaims Tanlac, the “Master Medicine,” as a premier restorative now introduced in Cumberland by Mr. Quarles. It features a testimonial from WM. H. Houge claiming relief from chronic ailments and praises for Tanlac’s effects, listing local outlets for purchase.
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Tanlac
Tanilac
Cumberland
Quarles
Lichtenstein’s
Baltimore Street
Shupe
250 Quarts Confiscated in Elkins Whiskey Raid
A raid led by Magistrate M. M. Smith seized 250 quarts of whiskey from a prominent Syrian merchant. He was sentenced to $150 fine and 100 days in jail on the roads after a Friday morning hearing, then appealed to a higher court and is held on $3,000 bond. The Syrian claims a forthcoming marriage and jubilee. authorities allege additional details.
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Elkins
M. M. Smith
Smith
Voter Registration Totals Rise in Frederick County
Frederick County reports 13,420 voters with a total registration of 138,420. In 1914 registration was 12,227, a gain of 1,198. The current figure nearly matches the pre-State wide registration of 1918, when it was 327 higher. Party tallies for Republicans and Democrats remain untabulated.
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Frederick County
Joseph I’. Eisenhauer
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Hull widow settles Western Maryland claim for 4500
Mrs Emma Alice Hull of this city compromised her suit against the Western Maryland Railway Company for 4500 over the death of her husband J Luther Hull baggage master killed in a head on collision of two passenger trains on a bridge near Thurmont on June 24 last.
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Emma Alice Hull
Western Maryland Railway Company
J. Luther Hull
Thurmont
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Clarksburg Paper
North M C Street
Averitt Ave
Flat St
Edward L
WM. H. Houge
Connec
Wm. H
Houck
Wa Avenue
Recordio
Ateco
Whiesel
Baltimore St
Agency For Panama-Pacific and
Trans-Atlantic Steamship Lines
Cumberland, MD
J. H. Holzshu & CO
John A. Fulton & CO
Baltimore and Biheety Sts
PD Eicita Ak Md
Cyril B. Geare
Weaver and Geare
Wolkh Building
Enger
Enger Motor Cars
Addison
Pennsylvania
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