Public Sale of Denton Ice Plant and Related Properties
Public sale conducted by attorney for George Raleigh at Denton Court House on Tuesday February 9 1915 between 2 and 4 pm. Overviews multiple parcels in Denton Caroline county with railroad frontage, Crystal avenue access, and assorted ice plant equipment including compressor engine and separators. Properties include land with buildings and machinery for ice manufacturing, a machine shop, a dwelling, and riverfront parcels abutting Crystal avenue and State road near Garey & Co. tannery and Choptank river.
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George
Raleigh
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Caroline county
Crystal avenue
National oil
State road
A. D
Harvey L. oo
J. KEMP STEVENS
Land parcel description with frontage on state road
There are no improvements on this property. About 16 acres is cleared and the balance is timber and young pine. Adjoining Parcel No. 6 has 450 feet frontage on the state road from Denton to Greensboro, bounded by the road to Passa Bete landing, and rear by the Choptank River, containing...
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Crystal avenue
Denton
Greensboro
Passa Bete landing
Timber tract sale near Denton with staged payments
The advertisement describes a tract with young pine timber suitable for cord wood, located near Denton. Sale terms require 25 percent cash on sale day and 25 percent each on January 1 in 1916 1917 and 1918 with credit payments bearing interest and secured to the seller. Title papers pass to the purchaser. Attorney Harvey L. Cooper represents George S Raleigh. James Temple is the auctioneer.
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Denton
HARVEY L. COOPER
George S. Raleigh
James Temple
German raid kills six and leaves twenty-two hurt
London reports a German air raid over England killed six people and injured twenty-two. Among the dead are soldiers, women, and a boy. thirty-two houses were destroyed with substantial private damage. The raid touched Sandringham Yarmouth Sheringham Hunstanton Cromer Headey Dersingham Kings Lynn and possibly Ipswich.
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London
kried
England
Sandringham
Yarmouth
Sheringham
Hunstanton
Cromer
Headaw
Dersingham
Kings Lynn
Ipswich
Suffolk county
Pante
Aquarium theater
ins
Soissons
Rheims
Berlin
Paris
France
Meuse
Metz
St. Mihiel
Alsace
English Soldier Sentenced to Die For Striking German Guard
Mr and Mrs Lonsdale report a case from the war front where an English soldier is condemned to death after assaulting a German guard. The verdict underscores military discipline and wartime judicial measures. Royal authorities and field justice are cited in the report.
German airships bombarded Yarmouth and English coast
Berlin reports that airships attacked the fortified town of Yarmouth and other English seacoast locations in the night of January 19 20. The raid caused considerable damage before the airships returned to their home port unharmed.
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Berlin
Yarmouth
Trade Commissioner Chosen by Wilson
Washington January 21 President Wilson selected WIII If. Par ry of Seattle Washington as a member of the federal trade commission in official information. He is described as a Progressive Republican and formerly worked in publishing but is now retired.
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Washington
WIII If. Parry
Seattle
Wash
Wilson
federal trade commission
Senator Works proposes liquor seller as accessory before the fact
Washington January 21 Senator Works of California said he will introduce a bill in the Senate making the seller of intoxicating liquor an accessory before the fact in any crime committed by a person under the influence of liquor.
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Washington
Works
California
senate
Tragic double shooting in Monongahela
In Monongahela Pennsylvania on January 21 Abraham McCleary a one armed telegraph operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad shot his wife and then killed himself after long standing domestic difficulties ended in this tragedy.
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Monongahela
Abraham McCleary
Pennsylvania Railroad company
Earthquake Rocks Belfort and Swiss Cities
A severe quake shook Belfort in France causing overturned furniture and burst doors. A second shock hit Mont Bellard waking residents and smashing crockery. Switz erland felt seven quakes over nine minutes with avalanches in the Alps and docked damage in Neuchatel Chaoux De Fonds and Lockle. Some tremors reached Zurich Berne with minor damage.
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Paris
Belfort
Mont Bellard
France
Switzerland
Alps
Chaoux De Fonds
Lockle
canton
Neuchatel
Lake Neuchatel
Zurich
Berne
Earthquake Kills 63 in Greek Islands Zante Cephalonia
An earthquake in the islands of Zante and Cephalonia killed 63 people and left more than 2000 homeless. Reports from Athens say a relief commission has been dispatched by the Greek government to the disaster area.
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Athens
Zante
Cephalonia
Prince of Wales Tours Alsace Front Amid Storm Visit
The Prince of Wales traveled incognito to the upper Alsace front despite a raging storm and inspected Belfort military workshops. The royal visitor impressed locals by choosing a modest hotel room on the third floor rather than the grand suite.
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Belfort
Prince of Wales
upper
Alsace
Deputies Arrested in Roosevelt Strike Clash
Mayor Joseph A. Hermann said warrants issued for twenty two deputies over the shooting of nineteen striking workers at the Seibig plant of American Agricultural Chemical. Manslaughter charges. One deputy killed? No. Wounded. several in critical condition. Deputies arraigned in New Brunswick pleaded not guilty. held on two thousand dollar bond. Warrant issued by county prosecutor W. E. Florence. Strikers searched for arms after the shooting. none found.
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Roosevelt
cee N. J
Joseph A. Hermann
Seibig
American Agricultural Chemical company
New Brunswick
W. E. Florence
Hermann
Russian Cavalry Drive Presses Toward East Prussia
Berlin reports from the front that a bold Russian Cossack cavalry movement has pushed Grand Duke Nikolai’s forces to within nineteen miles of Thorn, the German supply base. In Poland fighting rages around Dobrzyn on the Drezna river as both sides maneuver near the Vistula and Bzura lines.
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Petrograd
Grand Duke Nichols
East Prussia
Thorn
Poland
Dobrzyn
Drewenz
Bzura
Mlawa
Szensk
Radzanow
Blezun
Miawa-Warsaw
Miawa
Russian Offensive Broken, Says Berlin
Berlin reports an eye-witness dispatch from the eastern theater claims the Russian offensive against Austro-German forces has completely broken down. The witness, echoed by a general staff member, says Russians cannot resume the offensive for months and sent strong forces to protect Warsaw, hindering operations in Galicia or against Hungary.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Galicia
Hungary
Australia Changes Capital Transfer to Sydney Seated
Melbourne dispatch reports the seat of government of the commonwealth moved temporarily from Melbourne to Sydney. Minister of Defense Pierce states no limit on troops to the front. In Cloncurry a German lieutenant is arrested on espionage charges. plans and maps of wireless plants found in his possession.
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Sydney
Melbourne
Australia
the
commonwealth
Pierce
Austrlaian
Cloncurry
Brother Killed in War in German Army Tragedy
West Chester business men learn of Gustave Adolph Lorges death serving with the German army on the Russian frontier. He was nineteen, one of many brothers in service. parents reside in Germany. Also, Wilkes-Barre hotel owner withdraws 1916 liquor license renewal for the Colonial hotel, citing burden on family name.
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West Chester
Martin
Rudolph Lorges
Gustave Adolph Lorges
Young Sorges
Germany
Wilkes-Barre
William Israel
Mine Sinks Italian Ship At Pola Adriatic
Nome reports the Italian freight steamer Varez struck an Austrian mine off Pola and sank with all hands aboard in the Adriatic. Dispatches confirm the vessel was blown up and disappeared beneath the sea.
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Nome
Varez
Pola
Adriatic
Woman Burned to Death in Harrisburg Home
Coroner Eckingers investigates the death of 55 year old Mrs. Emma Etter found burned to death in her Harrisburg home. Her husband discovered her head in the bathroom as smoke filled the house. Authorities consider possible suicide by oil on clothing or foul play.
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Harrisburg
Eckingers
Emma Etter
Addition to steel plant employs six hundred to fuse shrapnel
South Bethlehem Pa Jan 21 -2 The Bethlehem Steel company fuse plant at Redington proving grounds near ready to operate More than 600 workers to be employed The plant comprises several buildings with the fusing line isolated from the main works The project was prompted by British government orders and follows four months of construction Shrapnel shells are produced at the South Bethlehem plant at about 1000 a day with fuses inserted at Redington
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel company
Redington proving grounds
Charles M. Schwab
South Bethlehem
Redington
Garza Working to Restore Order in Mexico City
Provisional President Roque Gonzales Garza says ministers will continue in their posts and he has informed the diplomatic corps of his selection as president by the convention. Torreon will host railroad offices, viewed as nonstrategic, and Francisco Lagos Chazaro is named secretary to Garza.
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Mexico City
Roque Gonzales Garza
Torreon
Francisco Lagos Chazaro
Madero
Garza
Obregon Forces Near Mexico City Advance
The Carranza agency reports Vera Cruz stating General Obregon with a large force is near the capital and expected to occupy Mexico City almost immediately, signaling a pivotal advance in the capital region.
Lives to Spite Wife Scranton Man Refuses Operation
In Scranton Pennsylvania on January 21 George Kiddulat a watchmaker told doctors he will live to spite his wife who is suing him for divorce and seeking $1000 life insurance she would receive. He says he will die rather than have surgery. The case was postponed as his wife’s attorney offered peace terms and Kiddulat replied no.
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Scranton
George Kiddulat
Kiddulat
Rosie
Washington will go dry in January 1916
Olympia Washington January 21 1916 The state legislature quickly passed a resolution in both houses opposing a 1915 special election on the liquor question or any other issue This ensures Washington becomes dry in January 1916 under the initiative measure approved by voters last November
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Washington
Olympia
Wash
House
senate
Lynch Colored Man In City Limits
Edward Johnson, a young colored man, was taken from a deputy sheriff by a mob within the Vicksburg city limits and lynched. He had been charged with stealing cattle.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Edward Johnson
Philadelphia Flour Firm Sets Winter Prices on Grains
Market notes show winter prices for wheat and corn stable with No. 2 red at 1.41 and No. 2 white at 0.59. Live poultry steady with hens 13 to 15 cents and old roosters 10 cents. Eggs steady with selected 40 to 42 cents, nearby and western 36 cents.
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PHILADELPHIA
city mills
Live Stock Prices In Chicago Hog Market Mixed Higher
CHICAGO HOGS 15 20c higher mixed and butchers 6.70 7.25 goo heavy 6.50 7.26 rough heavy 6.70 7.10 ples 6.56 7 bulk of sales Goodr Ad CATTLE 10 15c higher beeves 6 9.50 cows and heifers 3.60 20 Stockers and feeders 4.50 aeoy Texans 6 7.40 calves 8 0.50 SHEEP 10c higher native and Reetarn 3.50 6.40 lambs 5.16
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CHICAGO
American Steamer Greenbrier Seized by British Cruiser
Washington reports Britain has yet to explain why the Greenbrier from New York to Bremen, under a British consul certificate, was stopped by a British cruiser, searched for arms, had a prize crew raise the British flag, and was detained two days before return to Bremen. The State Department seeks reasons for the search and flag reduction, with reports from London expected.
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Washington
state department
Greenbrier
New York
Bremen
New Orleans
Farley
Kirkwall
Leith
London foreign office
Port Arthur
Texas
Rotterdam
department
Ambassador Page
Great Britain
London
United States
Carnegie Fund Honors 44 Heroes
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in Pittsburgh awarded eleven silver and thirty three bronze medals at its eleventh annual meeting recognizing forty four acts of heroism across the United States and Canada. Thirteen heroes died. pensions totaling $3,000 yearly were granted for seven dependents, and $3,000 for four other dependents. Additional grants totaling $14,000 went to educational purposes, and $21,615 funded home purchases and debt liquidation for other awardees. Bronze medals were given to James F. Smith of Annapolis and others who risked or lost their lives in drowning rescues and related acts in 1912–1913.
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Pittsburgh
United States
Canada
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
James F. Smith
Annapolis
Blanche C. Curran
Edgar L. Rayne
Berin
Henry L. Harrison
R. Emil Drummer
Alfred M. Scheer
Wearville
N. J
Gornsdorf
Sexony
Germany
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The Peoples National Bank
DENTON, MD
ALBERT G. TOWERS
Prest
T. F. JOINSON
Dentonational Bank
T. C. WEST
Cashier
KING’S AUCTION
JAMES ICING & SONS HIGH
BALTIMORE
EAE
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Journal
AUTOMOBILE MACHINE SHOP
Garey & Co
Niss
William P. Chester
Annie Chester
W. D. TAYLOR
MR. AND
MRS. LONSDALE
American Press Association
WHEam Lonsdale
Lonsdale
Leeds
WALES
GZAR
KAISER
BRITAIN
U. S
CARNEGIE FUND
IAE
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