Celebration Aims For Baltimore Street Great White Way Inauguration
Philip W. Blake of the Chamber of Commerce asked the Mayor and City Council to back a $500 fundraiser for a gala opening of the Baltimore Street Great White Way. He urged merchants to paint fronts and curb signs extending onto sidewalks, proposing a 2 1/2 inch limit. The council ordered removal of a trestle by October 10 or city action, with B and O Railway facing removal costs. Several street and sewer work orders were approved including curbs on River View Place and Valley Street and extending an 8 inch sewer on a dependence street for up to $50.
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Philip W. Blake
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore Street Great White Way
Blake
Baltimore Street
More and Ohio Railroad Co
Window Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Eyerman
River View Place
Beall
Paca Streets
Valley Street
Furnace
Walnut
J. R. Rinker
Rose Hill Avenue
Koon
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Wilcow Street
Decalogue of Auto Safety From Judge Sabath
Chicago Tribune reports Judge Joseph Sabath issued a public decalogue for drivers. It mixes law and common sense with guidance on speed, lighting, licensing, responsible driving, and avoiding distractions to reduce accidents and court involvement.
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Chicago
Joseph Sabath
Conscription Nears as British War Strain Increases
London dispatch reports conscription looming as British casualties mount in France. Lord Kitchener told workers that the army is now large enough but requires more troops to replace losses in Flanders and the Dardanelles, amid Allied successes this week.
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London
France
Lord Kitchener
Flanders
Dardanelles
Wireless voice crosses continent first time in history
The navy reports successful transmission of the human voice across the continent by wireless telephone from Arlington to San Francisco. Navy wireless experts had conducted tests for some time and finally achieved a breakthrough in voice transmission over radio waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Arlington
San Francisco
Mushroom safety and preparation tips in health guidance
The guide warns that many mushrooms are inedible or poisonous, noting confusion between edible and toxic varieties across states. It advises avoiding veils and volva cups, washing mushrooms without peeling, and cooking them to preserve delicate flavor without strong seasonings.
Exconvict Caught With Mail Bag In Baltimore Robbery
Ray McMillan, 203 Druid Hill Ave, Baltimore, was arrested by Officer William Cubbage after being found with a mail bag from Cumberland post. McMillan fled, was cornered at North Liberty Street, and confessed to prior prison terms for robbing the mails. He will be turned over to federal authorities.
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United States
Ray McMillan
Druid Hill Avenue
Baltimore
William Cubbage
Cumberland Post
McMillan
Cubbage
North Liberty Street
Eisenhauer
West Virginia
Brown sauce aspagnol recipe notice
A recipe details brown sauce making from stock bay leaf cloves mace parsley celery carrot onion butter flour salt pepper and gelatin. Simmer until reduced then strain and serve piping hot with chicken beef or any dish needing brown sauce.
Comet Not Visible To Public As Hopes For War Sign Fade
Local astronomy officials state Mellish’s comet will not be visible to the public. Maryland Academy of Sciences and University of California data place the celestial wanderer as a round body two minutes in diameter, 40 million miles from the sun at perihelion.
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Europe
Mellish
John B. Hooper
Astronomical Section
Maryland Academy of Sciences
Baltimore
University of California
Typographers’ Union Delegates Train Passes Through
The Typothetae Special with 4 Pullman cars a baggage and a dining car and about fifty Typographical Union delegates on their way back to San Francisco after last week’s New York City convention crossed here at 10 o’clock this morning via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Typothetae
The
Typographical Union
San Francisco
New York City
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Church Fund Drive Promoted By Good Housekeeping
An advertisement offers a church funding plan with money available for raising arches and women's organizations. It invites inquiries to the Fund Department Good Housekeeping Magazine 119 West 41st St New York City for full particulars.
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Eeett
Good Housekeeping
West 41St St
New York City
Ubiquity of the Diphtheria Bacillus in Detroit Study
United States Public Health Service surveyed 8758 cultures from 4093 Detroit residents in winter 1913 14. About 1 percent carried diphtheria germs in nose or throat, implying widespread risk in daily contact and the potential for transmission through hands and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health Service
Detroit
One Per Cent Of Diptheria Germs In Detroit
The piece cites Detroit’s 1914 population 687 650 and calculates one per cent as 5 376. It notes many residents would contact diphtheria germ disseminators at a moving picture theater and urges throat and nose care, avoiding close contact, and early preventive measures for sore throat and suspicious lesions.
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Detroit
Public Health Service
Squires Family Extends Gratitude for Support
Mr and Mrs Arch street friends and kin thank all for sympathy and assistance on the occasion of the birth of their son Drexel Whiting and Eppler attorneys of the Third National Bank Building send regards.
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Arch Stree
Recen Squires
Drexel
Whiting & Eppler
Third National Bank
Administratrix Notice for Allegany Maryland Estate
Maud V. House administratrix advertises that all persons having claims against the estate of a deceased in Allegany County Maryland must present them with proper proofs on or before September 28, 1918. Creditors are warned they will be excluded from any benefits if not filed. Debtors are urged to make payment immediately.
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Allegany
Maryland
Ted
Rinke
Baltimoreittsburgh
Order of Publication for Maryland Divorce 1915
Equity court in Allegany County orders Martha A Armentrout to publish notice of her divorce suit against Robert L Armentrout. The couple married in 1912, separated the same year, with three children named Irven Evelyne and Gladys. Robert is a non resident. notice must run in four weekly issues before Oct 20 1915 and he must answer by Nov 6.
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Allegany County
Maryland
Martha A. Armentrout
Robertl. Amentrout
Robert L. Armentrout
Martha Amentrout
D&t
Fingl
Mt Entrout Ely
Irven L. Armirteen
Evelyne J. Arnut
Gladys J. Armentrout
Lloyd L. Shaffer
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Dora
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Sewell Ford
the Cumberland Press
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Ensho
the Cumberland Brewing Co
Maud V. House
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Cumberland
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter CO
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Franklin National Bank
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Citizens National Bank
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