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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1912

Page

6

Landis Pursues Mysterious Fire At Ruined Halfway House

Landis from Voxboro Inn drives into a storm to deliver money to a friend when his car catches fire near a ruined halfway house. A fleeing shadow slips away as Landis enters the crumbling building, gun drawn, pursues the intruder up the stairs into darkness.

Voxboro Landis Smuth Rhembank Tonicht Joe Robinson Poxyboro Inn Smith Landry Paxboro

The Riverbank Money Mystery Ends in Tragedy

Landis confronts his supposed ally James Robinson in a storm ridden riverfront house. Robinson lunges for the cash, then vanishes through a balcony door into the river. Robinson's body later washes ashore as Landis contemplates the fatal betrayal.

Landis Tandis Foxboro Robinson Ian Riverbank Jim Calnly South America Jin Nevsei Lands Jim Robinson James Robinson Ufe

Comparisons Are Odious In Early Family Farewell

A young child ten years old visits relatives in sorrowful goodbyes. Amy’s quiet carriage departure prompts a solemn remark from her mother and a quoted aphorism from Youth's Companion about not shedding tears.

Amy Mabel

Famous Pens collection draws collectors and high prices

The hobby of collecting pens linked to famous figures draws enthusiasts though costly. A worn gold pen once owned by Charles Dickens sold for 200. A wood pen from a boxy once owned by George Washington, with a desk box from the Mayflower voyage, is valued at 2500 dollars.

Charles Dickens George Washington America

Can the Dead Be Revived at the Metropolitan Opera

In a scientific weekly a headline asks if the dead can be revived and notes corpses arise from the stage after the curtain falls. The Musical Courier calls this a most encouraging symptom as performers rise to acknowledge the applause.

Metropolitan Opera House Aris c Musical Courier

Hawkshaw Holmes Declares Desire to Be Vaccinated

In a Boston Globe cartoon dialogue, Hawkshaw Holmes asks to be vaccinated while a doctor brushes him off with sarcasm. The exchange centers on Holmes being a detective and the doctor downplaying any danger.

Hawkshaw Holmes Hue Boston Globe

Maryland Public Local Laws repeal and town ordinances act

An Act to repeal and reenact sections of Article 6 Caroline County and Denton subtitle, authorizing town commissioners to set laws for nuisances, building, licenses, taxation, and street work, with detailed procedures for assessments, appeals, and levy collection, effective upon passage. Includes confirmation by governor and Senate secretary.

Tinchu Ilas Sretmos Bert General Assembly of Maryland Carolie Pecoralsburg Stanton State Roads Commission Caroline County Circuit Court P . Goldsborough Code of Public Local Laws Denton General Assembly of Marsland Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland Treastic Dontan Saidstown Caroling County P.L Goldsborough Goldsborough

Caroline County seeks to move and rebuild Denton Bridge

The 1912 Maryland General Assembly proposes to empower Caroline County to move the Denton Bridge from its Denton site to a point up river near Downes Wharf, construct a double track span with access roads, condemn land as needed, and maintain a free bridge. a later act repeals a prior 1910 provision on county borrowing for public works.

General Assembly of Maryland Denton Choptank Caroline County Board of Counts Commissioners Caroline Counts Downes Wharf Ridgely Denton Bridge Chapland Brick Mall River Pasgipees Landing Passi Pies Landing Pownes Wharf Ridge Code of Public General Laws of Maryland Stertos Beat Heepmne Sard Sud County Caroline General Assembly of Pol Goldsborough

Proposals for State Aid highway in Caroline County

Information for Contractors invites scaled proposals for a 1.63 mile Denton Willow Pond Road section. Bids due May 21 1912 at noon in Denton Maryland. Plans at State Roads Commission Baltimore. Bid must include a $20000 certified check and be signed with bidder address. County reserves right to reject all proposals. Signed WML H. Anderson Clerk.

Caroline County Denton Willow Pond Willow Trend Union Trust Building Baltimore Heck State Roads Commission Baltamore Wml H. Anderson

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Pere Ee Howard Melvin Melvin & Johns Jesst D. Price Senate James McC. Trippe House of Delegates Secretary of the Joan R Sullivan Jesse D Price James McC Trippe John R. Sullivan Jesse D. Price John R Sullivan Noel Firotnan Ayer Verge Winfield R. Wright Department Crossett Crex Agate and Tinware Zeigler Oxfords Baby Shoes Winfield R. Wright Denton, Md New Jersey Horsey, Roe & Company E. H. Maloy Greensboro, Md The Denton National Bank Our Savings Department Harvey L. Cooper T. C. West T. A. Goldsborough Tony Collins Snow Hill South Third Street Main Franklin Streets W. P. Cena ExleRson
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