U. S. Has Over Half World's Telephones
United States holds over 61 percent of the world total with 16,935,918 telephones out of 27,783,963 as of January 1, 1925. Europe accounts for 7,479,690 phones, while other regions share the remainder. Smaller U.S. towns show notable rural telephone growth, with 11.7 phones per 100 inhabitants in communities under 50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brazil
Poland
Spain
Cuba
Bulgaria
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
South America
North America
America
Canada
Telephone Plant Expansion Sees $118 Million Approved
The Bell System approved construction plans for additions and improvements to telephone plant in the United States during Q2 1927. Gross expenditures exceed $118 million, with $114 million for gross additions and net additions estimated over $74 million according to telephone officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Associated Companies
Long Lines Department of the Bell System
First Telephotograph Office Opens in Los Angeles
A landmark telephotograph office of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company opens in Los Angeles. A letter from the Japanese Consulate in Los Angeles extends best wishes to the company. The article notes that the first foreign language spoken over the telephone was in Japanese and recounts early experiments by Japanese students at Harvard testing Japanese over telephone wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Los Angeles
Japan
New York
Alexander Graham Bell
Boston University
Harvard
Peacock Poor Second Phrase Cited By Chinatown Sage
A quotation from H Ho of Chinatown appears in the Washington Star noting a peacock’s feathery display versus a human figure officially allowed to wear only one. The line underscores cultural commentary on appearance and authority with a witty contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Pedestrian Versus Car and Train at Grade Crossing
A pedestrian arguing over right of way faces similar risk to a driver who asserts precedence over a train at a grade crossing. Both scenarios highlight the dangers of misjudging traffic interactions and the need for careful adherence to signals and right of way rules.
Thoughts on character and the company we keep
A reflective musing by Newell Dwight Hillis stating that thoughts reveal character. the company held and the brooding over it foretell futures more than outward acts. The piece emphasizes inner dispositions shaped by associations and contemplation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell
Dwight Hillis
Assignee's Sale of Valuable Real Estate in Caroline County
Assignee for collection Calvert C. Merriken will public sale the Swift mortgaged property in Caroline County Maryland at the courthouse door Denton between 2 and 4 pm. Parcel 1 covers land on the southeast side of Keen's Cross Roads to Templeville with metes and bounds including described courses and distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Swift
Sallie A. Swift
Samuel C. Faulkner
Caroline County
Calvert C. Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
State of
Keen
William H. Faulkner
Alfred D. Faulkner
Keen's Cross Roads Farm sale in Caroline County
Parcel details describe three adjoining parcels from deeds dating 1896 1909 and 1916 totaling about 115 acres with parcel two 164 square perches and parcel three including woodland. Improvements include a two story frame dwelling a large barn and outbuildings. Cash sale day of sale title papers at purchaser expense Calvert C Merriken assignee for collection L F Cavey auctioneer.
Order Nisi in Deed Sale Confirmation Case
In Circuit Court of Caroline County Chy. No. 2605 Judge orders sale report ratified unless objections arise by September 15. Publication required in Caroline County newspapers four weeks before August 15. Reported sale amount listed as 2200 dollars. Clayton Horsey, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Chy
T. Clayton Horsey
True Coe
Clayton Horsey
Void Deed Suit Over Maryland Property in Denton
The case seeks to void a deed from Anna D. Green to Elsie Green Semlow of land in Denton Caroline County and appoint a trustee to sell enough of the property to satisfy creditors. It details an administrator bond, misappropriation of mortgage funds, and prior judgments against Anna D. Green. notice was ordered in four weekly issues to Elsie Semlow and her husband to appear by September 15, 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna D. Green
Elsie Green Semlow
Denton
Caroline County
Maryland
Harvey L. Cooper
Thomas R. Green
Orphans’ Court
William J. M. Wrotten
Cooper
John L. Everngain
Everngain
Everngam
Denton National Bank
Market Street
Wood Yard
John Robert Fountain
Main Street
Low
Franklin Street
Anna A. Rochester
Anna D Green
Circuit Court
Walter Semlow
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Bentor Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
U. S
Peacock
Hush, Sam
Qieu Flaywe
Sam
Sally
J-T
Minnie Akers
Rome
Jeff
John E. Swift, Jr
Cross Roads
Templeville
Ingleside
Barclay
Henderson
Henry Robinson
William J. Faulkner
Alfred Faulkner
Robert Jarrell
Lemuel M. Jones
STORY
FRAME
L. F. Cavey
Nisi
W. Brewster Deen
Samuel Peltzer, Jr
Oanoke
Charles Town
W. Va
THE
Goldsboro Bank
Western Maryland College
Westminster, Maryland
Albert Norman Ward, D. D
Webster S. Blades
Moses W. Rosenfeld
Eugene Frederick Blades
Rosenfeld
Fideli Baltimore
Plaza
Frederick
Uilding Ind
Landreth
James Good
State Road
Burrsville
Caroline
Barrett
S. Frank Cole
South Seventh Street
Denton, Maryland
Journal
Anna D. Green, Et al
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust Building
Baltimore
Elkton
Riverton Ave
Second St
Denton, Md
Mark Smith
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Propeller OF Business
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
Cushier
Caroline Auto Sales Co
Chrysler Automobiles
F. B. Nuttle
Howard Pritchett & CO
Greensboro
R. C. Jackson
Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler
Greensboro, MD
M. K. Newnam
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